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Davies
[ dey-veez ]
noun
- Arthur Bow·en [boh, -, uh, n], 1862–1928, U.S. painter.
- Joseph Edward, 1876–1958, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- Peter Maxwell, 1934–2016, English composer.
- (William) Robertson, 1913–1995, Canadian novelist, playwright, and essayist.
Davies
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- DaviesSir John15691626MEnglishWRITING: poet Sir John. 1569–1626, English poet, author of Orchestra or a Poem of Dancing (1596) and the philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum (1599)
- DaviesSir Peter Maxwell1934MEnglishMUSIC: composer Sir Peter Maxwell. born 1934, British composer whose works include the operas Taverner (1967), The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977), and Resurrection (1988), nine symphonies, and the ten Strathclyde Concertos; Master of the Queen's Music from 2004
- Davies(William) Robertson19131995MCanadianWRITING: novelistTHEATRE: dramatist ( William ) Robertson. 1913–95, Canadian novelist and dramatist. His novels include Leaven of Malice (1954), Fifth Business (1970), The Rebel Angels (1981), What's Bred in the Bone (1985), and The Cunning Man (1994)
- DaviesW(illiam) H(enry)18711940MWelshWRITING: poet W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1871–1940, Welsh poet, noted also for his Autobiography of a Super-tramp (1908)
Example Sentences
Mr Davies said a property was warned on Monday evening to pack their belongings for possible evacuation, but the fire crew were able to keep the Cwm Rheidol blaze at bay.
Small business owner Josh Davies from Swansea said he's now paying an extra £20 a month in council tax for the second year in a row.
Former Welsh guardsman Tony Davies also said he felt "invigorated".
And yet, as the band's only official biographer Hunter Davies told Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday: "The strange thing about the Beatles is that the longer we get from them, the bigger they become".
Conservative committee chair Andrew RT Davies said some local firms had reported losses of tens of thousands of pounds from the closure and said it was "clear that the Welsh government's response was not acceptable".
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