Jones

Jones may refer to:

  • Jones (surname), a common Anglo-Welsh surname
  • Jones (cricketer) (first name unknown), English cricketer in the 1740s
  • Jones calculus, a description of polarization in optics
  • Jones Convenience Stores, a chain of shops based in Westfield, Somerset
  • Jones (Animal Farm), a human character in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm
  • "Jones" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), an episode of the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • Jones Bootmaker, a UK-based footwear retailer
  • Jones Soda, a brand of soda pop
  • Jones Sewing Machine Company, a UK sewing-machine manufacturer acquired in 1968 by Brother Industries
  • Jones, the unit of specific detectivity

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Famous quotes containing the word jones:

    Mrs. Skinner told Jones that Mrs. N. was a very fascinating woman, and that Mr. W. was very fond of fascinating with her.
    Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

    Come all you rounders if you want to hear
    A story ‘bout a brave engineer;
    Casey Jones, that was the rounder’s name
    On a heavy eight-wheeler he rode to fame.
    —Unknown. Casey Jones (l. 1–4)

    Intrepid, unprincipled, reckless, predatory, with boundless ambition, civilized in externals but a savage at heart, America is, or may yet be, the Paul Jones of nations.
    Herman Melville (1819–1891)