Lawson

¹

[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

/ ˈlɔːsən /

noun

1. 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. Nigel , Baron. born 1932, British Conservative politician; Chancellor of the Exchquer (1983–89).

3. his daughter, Nigella (naɪˈdʒɛlə). born 1960, British journalist, broadcaster, and cookery writer

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

Example Sentences

Hulkenberg, Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls, Yuki Tsunoda in the second Red Bull and the Alpine pair Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto missed the cut to the top ten shootout.

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The drop came, even though BofA Securities analyst Lawson Winder hiked his price target to $112 from $78 and kept his Buy rating.

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This includes Rhiannon Lawson, from Suffolk, who told the BBC seeing those two blue lines on her pregnancy test filled her and her partner Mike "full of hope".

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Wong had great admiration for worker and civil rights icon the Rev. James Lawson Jr., who served as a longtime mentor to Wong, as well as other stalwarts in L.A., including Durazo and the city’s Mayor Karen Bass.

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Instead, you should be "uplifting and encouraging", says relationships coach Persia Lawson.

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