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Lawson

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[ law-suhn ]

adjective

(sometimes lowercase)
  1. of or relating to a style of overstuffed sofa or chair that is boxy in shape, with square back and seat cushions and broad, square or rounded arms that are lower in height than the back:

    a Lawson sofa.



Lawson

2

[ law-suhn ]

noun

  1. Robert, 1892–1957, U.S. illustrator and author, especially of children's books.

Lawson

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. LawsonHenry Archibald18671922MAustralianWRITING: poetWRITING: short-story writer Henry Archibald. 1867–1922, Australian poet and short-story writer, whose work is taken as being most representative of the Australian outback, esp in While the Billy Boils (1896) and Joe Wilson and his Mates (1901)
  2. LawsonNigel1932MBritishPOLITICS: politician Nigel , Baron. born 1932, British Conservative politician; Chancellor of the Exchquer (1983–89).
  3. LawsonNigella1960FBritishCOOKERY: chef his daughter, Nigella (naɪˈdʒɛlə). born 1960, British journalist, broadcaster, and cookery writer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lawson1

First recorded in 1905–10; allegedly from a kind of furniture designed for Thomas W. Lawson (1857–1925), U.S. financier
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Example Sentences

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Same with Nigella Lawson, who championed frozen peas in the first episode of her show, “Nigella Bites.”

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During the race in Saudi Arabia, Liam Lawson picked up a 10-second penalty for completing his pass on Jack Doohan off-track, so gained an advantage.

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So Lawson got the standard penalty because it was during the body of the race, whereas Verstappen's had the mitigating circumstances of being on the first lap, which has come to be treated differently because of the proximity of all the cars.

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He has been supported by Comedy Gives Back, a community nonprofit spearheaded by Amber J. Lawson, Jodi Lieberman and Zoe Friedman, and a GoFundMe initiated by Hilarie Steele.

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Given the demotion to Racing Bulls for Liam Lawson, what are Jack Doohan's chances looking like at Alpine given that Franco Colapinto is a reserve driver?

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