lawson

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UK/ˈlɒsən/US/ˈlɔsən/US, cot caught merger/ˈlɑsən/

noun

A chemical and dye found in henna (Lawsonia inermis).

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Meanings

lawson1

nounlawson (plural lawsons)

plural lawsons

  1. A chemical and dye found in henna (Lawsonia inermis).

Lawson2

proper nounLawson (countable and uncountable, plural Lawsons)

plural Lawsons

  1. countableuncountableAn English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
    2. countableuncountableA town in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Union County, Arkansas, United States.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA city in Clay County, Clinton County and Ray County, Missouri, United States.
    7. countableuncountableAn area of Mesquite, Texas, United States.

Origin

* As a Scottish and northern English surname meaning "son of Lawrence," from Lawrence + -son. Compare Law, Laws. * As a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and north German surname, Americanized from Larsen, Larsson.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lawson

RawsonMawsonquassin
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Cite this entry
APA

lawson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawson

MLA

“lawson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawson. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lawson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawson.

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