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adjective, -er, -est.
1.
(of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees.
2.
(of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl.
3.
lean; gaunt; thin.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English lanc, Old English hlanc; akin to Old High German hlanca loin, side. Compare flank
before 1000; Middle English lanc, Old English hlanc; akin to Old High German hlanca loin, side. Compare flank
Related forms
lank·ly, adverb
lank·ness, noun
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lank
O.E. hlanc "loose and empty, slender, flaccid," from P.Gmc. *khlankaz, perhaps from a root meaning "flexible" (cf. Ger. lenken "to bend, turn aside").
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