lew (plural lews or lewis or leois)
(Scotland, obsolete) A French gold coin circulated in 15th-century Scotland.
lew (comparative lewer, superlative lewest)
(obsolete) Sunny; warm.
(dialect) Lukewarm, tepid.
(dialect) Alee: protected from the wind.
Now chiefly Southern Scottish and Northern English.
lew (plural lews)
(now Scotland) Warmth, heat.
(dialect) A shelter from the wind, particularly temporary structures raised by shepherds to protect their flocks.
lew (third-person singular simple present lews, present participle lewing, simple past and past participle lewed)
(transitive) To make warm or lukewarm.
(intransitive, obsolete) To become warm.
(transitive) To shelter from the wind.
lew (comparative more lew, superlative most lew)
Weak.
Sickly-looking, pale, wan.
lew
(obsolete) Alternative form of lo or look: a cry to look at something.
lew (third-person singular simple present lews, present participle lewing, simple past and past participle lewed)
(mining, dialect, transitive) Alternative form of lue: to sift, particularly while mining tin or silver.
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Lew (plural er-noun or Lews)
Diminutive of Lewis
A male given name
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Source: Wiktionary
Lew, a. Etym: [Cf. lee a calm or sheltered place, lukewarm.]
Definition: Lukewarm; tepid. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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