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noun
1.
Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves. Compare laurel family.
2.
any tree of the genus Laurus.
3.
any of various similar trees or shrubs, as the mountain laurel or the great rhododendron.
4.
the foliage of the laurel as an emblem of victory or distinction.
5.
EXPANDa branch or wreath of laurel foliage.
6.
COLLAPSEUsually, laurels. honor won, as for achievement in a field or activity.
verb (used with object)
7.
to adorn or wreathe with laurel.
8.
to honor with marks of distinction.
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Laurels
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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look to one's laurels, to be alert to the possibility of being excelled or surpassed: New developments in the industry are forcing long-established firms to look to their laurels.
10.
rest on one's laurels, to be content with one's past or present honors, achievements, etc.: He retired at the peak of his career and is resting on his laurels.
Example Sentences
- There are no guarantees, though, so don't rest on your laurels.
- The authorities would be unwise to rest on their laurels.
- The hemlocks thinned out, giving way to sunlight and open deciduous woods, with mountain laurels lining the brook.
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noun
1.
Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson
), 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture actor and comedian, born in England.
), 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture actor and comedian, born in England.2.
a city in SE Mississippi. 21,897.
3.
a town in central Maryland. 12,103.
4.
a female given name.
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Word Origin & History
laurel
c.1300, lorrer, from O.Fr. laurier, from L. laurus "laurel tree," probably related to Gk. daphne "laurel" (for change of d- to l- see lachrymose), probably from a pre-IE Mediterranean language. The change of second -r- to -l- after c.1350 is by dissimilation. An emblem
EXPANDof victory or of distinction, hence the phrase to rest (originally repose) on one's laurels, first attested 1859.
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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