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lunt

[luhnt, loont] Scot.
–noun
1. a match; the flame used to light a fire.
2. smoke or steam, esp. smoke from a tobacco pipe.
–verb (used without object)
3. to emit smoke or steam.
4. to smoke a pipe.
–verb (used with object)
5. to kindle (a fire).
6. to light (a pipe, torch, etc.).
7. to smoke (a pipe).

Origin:
1540–50; < D lont match, fuse; akin to MLG lunte match, wick

Lunt

[luhnt]
–noun
Alfred, 1893–1977, U.S. actor (husband of Lynn Fontanne).
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Lunt   (lŭnt)   
American actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions, including Pygmalion (1926) and Quadrille (1952-1955).
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