stephen douglas
ləs noun
1.
Sir James ( "the Black Douglas" ) 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
2.
James, 2nd Earl of, 1358?–88, Scottish military leader.
3.
Kirk ( Issur Danielovitch Demsky ) born 1916, U.S. actor.
5.
Michael, born 1944, U.S. actor and producer (son of Kirk Douglas).
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| —n | |
| a town and resort on the Isle of Man, capital of the island, on the E coast. Pop: 25 347 (2001) | |
| Douglas2 (ˈdʌɡləs) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | C(lifford) H(ugh). 1879--1952, British economist, who originated the theory of social credit |
| 2. | Gavin. ?1474--1522, Scottish poet, the first British translator of the Aeneid |
| 3. | Keith (Castellain). 1920--44, British poet, noted for his poems of World War II: killed in action |
| 4. | Michael K(irk). born 1944, US film actor; his films include Romancing the Stone (1984), Wall Street (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Wonder Boys (2000) |
| 5. | (George) Norman. 1868--1952, British writer, esp of books on southern Italy such as South Wind (1917) |
| 6. | Tommy, full name Thomas Clement Douglas (1904--86). Canadian statesman: premier of Saskatchewan 1944--61 |
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Douglas
family name, later male personal name, from Gael. Dubh glas "the dark water," name of a place in Lanarkshire. Douglas fir named for David Douglas (1798-1834), Scottish botanist who first recorded it in Pacific Northwest, 1825. Douglas scheme, Douglas plan, Douglassite, etc. refer to "social credit" economic
model put forth by British engineer Maj. Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879-1952).
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