Saint. died 258 ad, Roman martyr: according to tradition he was roasted to death on a gridiron. Feast day: Aug 10
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D(avid) H(erbert). 1885–1930, British novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Many of his works deal with the destructiveness of modern industrial society, contrasted with the beauty of nature and instinct, esp the sexual impulse. His novels include Sons and Lovers (1913), The Rainbow (1915), Women in Love (1920), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928)
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Ernest Orlando. 1901–58, US physicist, who invented the cyclotron (1931): Nobel prize for physics 1939
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Gertrude. 1898–1952, British actress, noted esp for her roles in comedies such as Noël Coward's Private Lives (1930)
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Sir Thomas. 1769–1830, British portrait painter
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T(homas) E(dward), known as Lawrence of Arabia. 1888–1935, British soldier and writer. He took a major part in the Arab revolt against the Turks (1916–18), proving himself an outstanding guerrilla leader. He described his experiences in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926)
Lawrence in American English1
(ˈlɔrəns; ˈlɑrəns)
noun
a masculine name
see also Laurence
Lawrence in American English2
(ˈlɔrəns; ˈlɑrəns)
1.
D(avid) H(erbert)1885-1930; Eng. novelist & poet
2.
Ernest O(rlando)1901-58; U.S. physicist
3.
Gertrude(born Gertrud Alexandra Dagmar Lawrence Klasen) 1898-1952; Eng. actress
4.
T(homas) E(dward)(changed name, 1927, to Thomas Edward Shaw) 1888-1935; Brit. adventurer & writer
: called Lawrence of Arabia
5.
Sir Thomas1769-1830; Eng. portrait painter
Lawrence in American English3
(ˈlɔrəns; ˈlɑrəns)
1.
city in NE Mass.: pop. 72,000
2.
city in NE Kans., on the Kansas River: pop. 80,000
Word origin
(sense 1) after Abbot Lawrence (1792-1855), Boston merchant, founder of the town; (sense 2) after Amos A. Lawrence (1814-86), Boston manufacturer; active in antislavery group that founded the town
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St. Lawrence
river flowing from Lake Ontario northeast into the Gulf of St. Lawrence : c. 750 mi (1,207 km)
Saint Lawrence
a river in SE Canada, flowing northeast from Lake Ontario , forming part of the border between Canada and the US, to the Gulf of St Lawrence : commercially one of the most important rivers in the world as the easternmost link of the St Lawrence Seaway . Length: 1207 km (750 miles). Width at mouth : 145 km (90 miles)
Saint Lawrence Seaway
an inland waterway of North America, passing through the Great Lakes , the St Lawrence River, and connecting canals and locks : one of the most important waterways in the world. Length: 3993 km (2480 miles)
St. Lawrence Seaway
inland waterway for oceangoing ships, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic : operated jointly by the U.S. & Canada , it consists of the Welland Canal , the St. Lawrence River, & several locks & canals between Montreal & Lake Ontario
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
a deep arm of the Atlantic off the E coast of Canada between Newfoundland and the mainland coasts of Quebec , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia