English Online Dictionary. What means lewis? What does lewis mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English lewis, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French lous, plural of lou, loup (“the name of a kind of siege engine”, literally “wolf”); or related to clevis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluːɪs/
- Hyphenation: lew‧is
Noun
lewis (plural lewises)
- A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
- Synonym: lewisson
- (by extension, figurative) The son of a Freemason, envisaged as assisting his father in heavy work or in old age.
- A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth.
Anagrams
- Liews, Weils, Wiles, lweis, wesil, wiles