(l′is) noun
A dovetailed tenon made in several parts and inserted into a corresponding mortise in a heavy stone, for the purpose of attaching a hoisting gear. Also lew′is·son (-ən). [? <LEWIS, proper name]

(l′is)
See LOUIS.

(l′is), Cecil Day,
1904–1972, English poet.
—G(ilbert) N(ewton),
1875–1946, U.S. chemist.
—John L(lewellyn),
1880–1969, U.S. labor leader.
—Matthew Gregory,
1775–1818, English novelist and dramatist: known as Monk Lewis.
—Meriwether,
1774–1809, U.S. explorer. See CLARK, WILLIAM.
—(Percy) Wyndham,
1884–1957, British painter and writer.
—Sinclair,
1885–1951, U.S. novelist.