Baylis

/ ˈbeɪlɪs /

noun

1. Baylis Lillian Mary18741937FBritishTHEATRE: theatre manager Lillian Mary . 1874–1937, British theatre manager: founded the Old Vic (1912) and the Sadler's Wells company for opera and ballet (1931)
2. BaylisTrevor (Graham)1937MBritishTECHNOLOGY: inventor Trevor ( Graham ). born 1937, British inventor of the clockwork radio (1992)

Example Sentences

BBC London went behind the scenes during rehearsals at the Lilian Baylis Studio in Sadler's Wells.

From BBC

The firm's marketing manager Sam Baylis shows the BBC the tennis racket-style electrified fly swatter, leaned up against a wall.

From BBC

He became hyper-focused on what he ate, his friends said — to the point that he developed an eating disorder that required hospitalization, Jack Baylis, 28, another former friend, previously told the Statesman.

From Seattle Times

“The Organising Committee had a clear intent … to shift the focus away from heritable to somatic,” says bioethicist Françoise Baylis, now retired from Dalhousie University, who was part of that committee.

From Science Magazine

The challenge of regulating private entities is not unique to China, notes bioethicist Françoise Baylis, now retired from Dalhousie University in Canada.

From Science Magazine