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lanţ — LANŢ, lanţuri, s.n. 1. Şir de verigi, de plăci, de zale etc. metalice, unite între ele pentru a forma un lot, care serveşte spre a lega ceva, a transmite o mişcare etc. ♦ Instrument format dintr un şir de vergele groase, cu care se măsoară… … Dicționar Român
Lant — is aged urine. Lant had many uses in pre industrial households. Most often, it was used for cleaning floors. It was effective because of the ammonium content. According to early housekeeping guides bedpans would be collected by one of the younger … Wikipedia
Lant — Lant, n. Urine. [Prov. Eng.] Nares. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lant — Lant, n. [Cf. {Lance}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus {Ammedytes}. The common European species ({Ammedytes tobianus}) and the American species ({Ammedytes Americanus}) live on sandy shores,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lant — Lant, n. See {Lanterloo}. [Obs.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lant — ˈlant noun ( s) Etymology: back formation from lants (taken as plural), alteration of launce, lance : sand launce … Useful english dictionary
lant — acid·u·lant; al·lant·ox·a·idin; al·lant·ox·an·ic; am·bu·lant; ax·il·lant; bal·lant; cal·lant; ca·pit·u·lant; cir·cu·lant; co·ag·u·lant; con·grat·u·lant; cu·mu·lant; de·floc·cu·lant; floc·cu·lant; ga·lant; gal·lant·ize; gal·lant·ly; gal·lant·ness; … English syllables
Lant — This unusual surname recorded as Lant, Lante, Lantte, is said to be English. It is according to one of the dictionaries of surnames, locational from some lost place in the county of Northumberland. If this is the case it probably derives from the … Surnames reference
lant — , land urine ; to lant or leint ale, to put urine into it to make it strong. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
Lant Pritchett — (born 1959) is an American developmental economist.He was born in Utah in 1959 and raised in Boise, Idaho. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1983 with a B.S. in Economics, after serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of… … Wikipedia
lant|horn — «LANT hrn, LAN tuhrn», noun. Archaic. lantern … Useful english dictionary
