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Synonyms for laurel

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lawr-uhl, lor-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔr əl, ˈlɒr-

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Définition of laurel

Origin :
  • c.1300, lorrer, from Old French laurier (12c.), from Latin laurus "laurel tree," probably related to Greek 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 mid-14c. is by dissimilation. An emblem of victory or of distinction, hence the phrase to rest (originally repose) on one's laurels, first attested 1831.
  • noun distinction
Example sentences :
  • It was twined of Olympic olive leaves and Apollo's own laurel.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • She stood at the entrance to the laurel grove and peered a little forward.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • The said branch is usually styled a laurel branch, but why I know not.
  • Extract from : « The Coinages of the Channel Islands » by B. Lowsley
  • He held a sprig of laurel in his hand during the time he was confined in the pillory.
  • Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews
  • It was a crisis when there was a fair opening for new candidates for the laurel.
  • Extract from : « The Poetical Works of William Collins » by William Collins
  • He wore the red lucco, but had declined to crown himself with laurel.
  • Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton
  • But Cabarreux did not look at the laurel: he did not know what she said.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various
  • The world shall kneel to us yet: shall glorify us with laurel and with gold.
  • Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
  • Here are their marks on the left—here, beside the laurel bushes!
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • There was a statue of Fame close by, and beside it a laurel.
  • Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall

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