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lau·rel
[lawr-uh
l, lor-] noun, verb, lau·reled, lau·rel·ing or ( especially British ) lau·relled, lau·rel·ling. 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.
a branch or wreath of laurel foliage.
verb (used with object)
7.
to adorn or wreathe with laurel.
8.
to honor with marks of distinction.
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is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
9.
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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | bay, Also called: true laurel any lauraceous tree of the genus Laurus, such as the bay tree (see bay4) and L. canariensis, of the Canary Islands and Azores |
| 2. | any lauraceous plant |
| 3. | cherry laurel short for mountain laurel |
| 4. | spurge laurel a European thymelaeaceous evergreen shrub, Daphne laureola, with glossy leaves and small green flowers |
| 5. | spotted laurel, Japan laurel an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves |
| 6. | (plural) a wreath of true laurel, worn on the head as an emblem of victory or honour in classical times |
| 7. | (plural) honour, distinction, or fame |
| 8. | look to one's laurels to be on guard against one's rivals |
| 9. | rest on one's laurels to be satisfied with distinction won by past achievements and cease to strive for further achievements |
| —vb , -rels, -relling, -relled, -rels, -reling, -reled | |
| 10. | (tr) to crown with laurels |
| [C13 lorer, from Old French lorier laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus] | |
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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
of victory or of distinction, hence the phrase to rest (originally repose) on one's laurels, first attested 1859.
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