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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HOWELL

HOWELL How "ell, n.

 

Defn: The upper stage of a porcelian furnace.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Howells, William Dean

How ells, William Dean |ˈhou-əlz ˈhaʊəlz | (1837 –1920 ), US writer and critic. He was editor-in-chief of Atlantic Monthly magazine 1871 –81. His novels include The Rise of Silas Lapham (1885 ) and A Hazard of New Fortunes (1890 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Howells, William Dean

How ells, William Dean |ˈhou-əlz ˈhaʊəlz | (1837 –1920 ), US writer and critic. He was editor-in-chief of Atlantic Monthly magazine 1871 –81. His novels include The Rise of Silas Lapham (1885 ) and A Hazard of New Fortunes (1890 ).