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Traditional English :: Lakeland
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lakelt.html - n. = Lake District. Lakeland terrier 1 a terrier of a small stocky breed originating in the Lake District.
2 this breed. |
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English Idioms :: lake
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lakelt.html - See: GO JUMP IN THE LAKE. |
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Traditional English :: lake(1)
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lakelt.html - n. a large body of water surrounded by land. the Great Lakes the Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario, along the boundary of the US and Canada. Lake District (or the Lakes) the region of the English lakes in Cumbria. lake-dweller a prehistoric inhabitant of lake-dwellings. lake-dwellings prehistoric huts built on piles driven into the bed or shore of a lake. Lake Poets Coleridge, Southey, and Wordsworth, who lived in and were inspired by the Lake District. lakeless adj. lakelet n. [ME f. OF lac f. L lacus basin, pool, lake] |
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Traditional English :: lake(2)
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lakelt.html - n. 1 a reddish colouring orig. made from lac (crimson lake). 2 a complex formed by the action of dye and mordants applied to fabric to fix colour. 3 any insoluble product of a soluble dye and mordant. [var. of LAC(1)] |
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Traditional English :: Lakeland
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lakelt.html - n. = Lake District. Lakeland terrier 1 a terrier of a small stocky breed originating in the Lake District.
2 this breed. |
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Traditional English :: lakeside
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lakelt.html - attrib.adj. beside a lake. |
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