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71lam — (n.) flight, as in on the lam, 1897, from a U.S. slang verb meaning to run off (1886), of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow from the first element of LAMBASTE (Cf. lambaste), which was used in British student slang for beat since 1590s; if so, it …
72Lam-Huset — (Mande Saint Étienne,Бельгия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 6688 Mande Saint Étienne, Бельгия …
73lam|baste — «lam BAYST», transitive verb, bast|ed, bast|ing. Informal. 1. to strike again and again; beat severely; thrash: »The Queen and husband Philip spent the night at Government House, watched the traditional…drummers lambasting their three foot drums… …
74lam|bast — «lam BAST», transitive verb. Informal. lambaste …
75lam|ben|cy — «LAM buhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. lambent quality or condition. 2. a flickering light; shimmer: »In the picture, these colors…accent the lambencies of the hair (New Yorker) …
76lam|bert — «LAM buhrt», noun. the unit of brightness, equivalent to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter. ╂[< Johann H. Lambert, 1728 1777, a German physicist] …
77Lam|beth Conference — «LAM buhth», a meeting of bishops of the Anglican Communion held to discuss church policy about once every ten years in London …
78lam|boys — «LAM boyz», noun. a skirt of armor, usually steel, which hung from the waist to the knees. It was used chiefly in the 1400 s and 1500 s. ╂[origin uncertain] …
79lam|bre|quin — «LAM bruh kihn, buhr », noun. 1. U.S. a drapery covering the top of a window or door, or hanging from a shelf. 2. a scarf worn in medieval times as a covering over a helmet to protect it from heat or dampness. ╂[< Middle French lambrequin < …
80lam|el|lat|ed — «LAM uh LAY tihd», adjective. = lamellate. (Cf. ↑lamellate) …
