- (in sing. Or pl.) Wreath of bay-leaves as an emblem of victory or poetic merit.
- any of various plants with dark-green glossy leaves. look to one's laurels beware of losing one's pre-eminence. Rest on one's laurels see *rest1. [latin laurus bay]
LAVISH
—adj. - giving or producing in large quantities; profuse.
- generous. —v. (often foll. By on) bestow or spend (money, effort, praise, etc.) Abundantly. lavishly adv. [french lavasse deluge: related to *lave]
LAWFUL
adj. Conforming with or recognized by law; not illegal. lawfully adv. Lawfulness n.
LAWYER
n. Legal practitioner, esp. A solicitor.
LAYMAN
n. (fem. Laywoman) 1 non-ordained member of a church.
- person without professional or specialized knowledge.
LAYOFF
n. Temporary discharge of workers; a redundancy.
LAYOUT
n. - way in which land, a building, printed matter, etc., is arranged or set out.
- something arranged in a particular way; display.
LEADEN
adj. - of or like lead.
- heavy or slow.
- lead-coloured.
LEADER
n. - a person or thing that leads. B person followed by others.
- principal player in a music group or of the first violins in an orchestra.
- = *leading article.
- shoot of a plant at the apex of a stem or of the main branch. leadership n.
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