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. 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

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

Elsewhere, Greggs has enlisted Nigella Lawson to star in its first ever Christmas advert.

From BBC

As nurse administrator Val, Kaliko Kauahi — who, like Lawson, was on “Superstore” — knows how things work and how to work them, while Kahyun Kim‘s nurse Serena represents youthful, sparky, self-assured attitude. And there, as Peter Quince said to the rude mechanicals, “is a play fitted.”

From Los Angeles Times

After about 60 minutes, when Finn Russell's penalty reduced the gap to four points, the former Scotland captain Rory Lawson said South Africa had been "rattled".

From BBC

Genealogist Bill Lawson, who has traced the family tree of Mary Anne MacLeod back to the early 19th Century, says her father Malcolm ran a post office and small shop in his later years.

From BBC

Mr Lawson adds: "Nowadays, you might think of going to the mainland but in those days most people went to Canada. It was far easier to make a life in America and many people had relatives there."

From BBC