Lenoir

[ luh-nwar for 1; luh-nawr, -nohr for 2 ]

/ ləˈnwar for 1; ləˈnɔr, -ˈnoʊr for 2 /

noun

Jean Jo·seph É·tienne

[zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/,1822–1900, French inventor.

a town in W North Carolina.

Example sentences from the Web for lenoir

Arthel Watson got his nickname one night in a furniture store in Lenoir, N.C., in 1951, when he was just 18 years old.

Doc Watson, a Legendary Picker, Was Traditional Music’s Best Ambassador |Malcolm Jones |May 30, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
This monument is in marble, and by the hand of Michel Anguier; see the description in Lenoir, vol.

Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good |Victor Cousin
"Well, a great institution," Mrs. Lenoir ended, rather lamely.

Mrs. Maxon Protests |Anthony Hope
"I'd give every pound at my bank and every rag off my back for one line of your figure," said Mrs. Lenoir.

Mrs. Maxon Protests |Anthony Hope

The use of the apse is discussed by Lenoir, Architecture Monastique, 4to.

The Care of Books |John Willis Clark
M'sieur Lenoir said that--that he admired the color of my dress, and that blue became me more than lilac.

In the Days of My Youth |Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards

Scientific definitions for lenoir

Lenoir

[ lĕ-nwär′ ]

Jean-Joseph-Étienne 1822-1900

French inventor who in 1859 constructed the first practical internal-combustion engine, which was fueled by coal gas and air. He later built a car and a boat that were powered by this engine.

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