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las·so 
Audio Help [las-oh, la-soo] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -sos, -soes, verb, -soed, -so·ing.
Audio Help [las-oh, la-soo] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -sos, -soes, verb, -soed, -so·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc. |
| 2. | to catch with or as with a lasso. |
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Las·so
Audio Help [lah-soh] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [lah-soh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Orlando di
Audio Help [dee] Pronunciation Key, (Orlandus Lassus), 1532–94, Flemish composer. |
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| las·so
Audio Help (lās'ō, lā-sōō') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. las·sos or las·soes A long rope with a running noose at one end, used especially to catch horses and cattle. Also called lariat. tr.v. las·soed, las·so·ing, las·sos or las·soes To catch with or as if with such a long rope. [Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, noose; see lace.] las'so·er n. |
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lasso
1807 (v.); 1808 (n.), Amer.Eng., from Sp. lazo, from L. laqueum (nom. laqueus) "noose, snare" (see lace).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| lasso | |
noun | |
| 1. | Belgian composer (1532-1594) |
| 2. | a long noosed rope used to catch animals |
verb | |
| 1. | catch with a lasso; "rope cows" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
lasso [lӕˈsuː] noun — plural lasˈso(e)s
a long rope with a loop which tightens when the rope is pulled, used for catching wild horses etc
lasso [lӕˈsuː] verb
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to catch with a lasso
Example: The cowboy lassoed the horse.
Example: The cowboy lassoed the horse.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Lasso
Lace\ (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. Delight, Elicit, Lasso, Latchet.]1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc. His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer. For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself he tied. --Spenser. 2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. [Obs.] --Fairfax. Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace. --Chaucer. 3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress. Our English dames are much given to the wearing of costlylaces. --Bacon. 4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old Slang] --Addison. Alencon lace, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alencon in France, in the 17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and cost. Bone lace, Brussels lace, etc. See under Bone, Brussels, etc. Gold lace, or Silver lace, lace having warp threads of silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt. Lace leather, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting into lacings for machine belts. Lace lizard (Zo["o]l.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard (Hydrosaurus giganteus), allied to the monitors. Lace paper, paper with an openwork design in imitation of lace. Lace piece (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship. Lace pillow, & Pillow lace. See under Pillow.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Lasso
Lass"o\ (l[a^]s"s[-o]) n.; pl. Lassos (-s[=o]z). [Sp. lazo, L. laqueus. See Lace.] A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc. Lasso cell (Zo["o]l.), one of a peculiar kind of defensive and offensive stinging cells, found in great numbers in all c[oe]lenterates, and in a few animals of other groups. They are most highly developed in the tentacles of jellyfishes, hydroids, and Actini[ae]. Each of these cells is filled with, fluid, and contains a long, slender, often barbed, hollow thread coiled up within it. When the cell contracts the thread is quickly ejected, being at the same time turned inside out. The thread is able to penetrate the flesh of various small, soft-bodied animals, and carries a subtle poison by which they are speedily paralyzed and killed. The threads, at the same time, hold the prey in position, attached to the tentacles. Some of the jellyfishes, as the Portuguese man-of-war, and Cyanea, are able to penetrate the human skin, and inflict painful stings in the same way. Called also nettling cell, cnida, cnidocell.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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