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Lewis vs Lo - What's the difference?

lewis | lo |

As nouns the difference between lewis and lo

is that lewis is a cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in freemasonry while lo is wolf.

lewis

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • of Norman origin, the English form of Louis.
  • ; anglicized form of Llewellyn.
  • The , Scotland.
  • The title given to a partially apprenticed Freemason who is normally the Master or Son of a practicing Freemason; One practising or learning the degrees of Freemasonry after introduction to the degrees and before full induction or before becoming a Worshipful Brother.

    • Derived terms

    * Holstein-Lewis fracture * Lewis acid * Lewis base * Lewisian

    Quotations

    * 1595 William Shakespeare: Third Part of King Henry the Sixth : Act III, Scene III: *: And tell false Edward, thy supposed king, *: That Lewis of France is sending over masquers, *: To revel it with him and his new bride. * 1994 Joseph Heller: Closing Time ISBN 0671746049 page 42: *: They named me Lewis and called me Louie as though my name was Louis, and I never saw the difference until Sammy pointed it out. And even then, I still don't see much difference.

    See also

    * - physical chemist

    Anagrams

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    lo

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lo, loo, from (etyl) . See also (l).

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (archaic) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

    • Contraction

    (head)
  • (colloquial) hello ('lo; see hallo)
    • Related terms
    * lo and behold

    Etymology 2

    Variant of low.

    Adjective

    (-)
    • Can you turn the fan down to lo ?
    Derived terms
    * lo-cal * lo-tech
    Related terms
    * hi * mid

    Anagrams

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