English

Proper noun

Lewis

1. A male given name of Norman origin, the English form of Louis.
2. An English patronymic surname​.
3. A Welsh surname​; anglicized form of Llewellyn.
4. The Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
5. The title given to a partially apprenticed Freemason who is normally the Master or Son of a practicing Freemason; One practising or learning the degrees of Freemasonry after introduction to the degrees and before full induction or before becoming a Worshipful Brother.

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Quotations

• 1595 William Shakespeare: Third Part of King Henry the Sixth: Act III, Scene III:

  And tell false Edward, thy supposed king,

  That Lewis of France is sending over masquers,

  To revel it with him and his new bride.

• 1994 Joseph Heller: Closing Time ISBN 0671746049 page 42:

  They named me Lewis and called me Louie as though my name was Louis, and I never saw the difference until Sammy pointed it out. And even then, I still don't see much difference.

See also

• Gilbert N. Lewis - physical chemist

Anagrams

• wiles, Wiles

English

Noun

lewis ‎(plural lewises)

1. A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry
2. A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth.
   • 1835, Andrew Ure, The philosophy of manufactures (page 203)

     After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room.

Anagrams

• wiles, Wiles