laurel C2+ Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈlɔɹ.əl/ UK /ˈlɒɹ.əl/ See IPA manual Freq #7366 Meanings 1 noun An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils. Laurel leaves were used in the Orient to promote amatory exercise. 2 noun Honor, distinction, fame. To win laurels. 3 verb To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath. Windows peered from the spaces between the columns, which rose to hold up the large portico laureling the home with chiseled, decorative wreaths and curving spirals. 4 verb To enwreathe. It wasn't hot this late in the year, and the sun was low in the southern sky, bracketed by pines and nearly hidden by a tree line laureling a trailer park. Thesaurus Word family Forms laurels Derived forms dog-laurelspurge-laurel Related forms lauralauraceouslaureatelaurenlaurencelaurestinelaurettalauriferouslaurustinus Etymology Inherited from Middle English laurer, laurel, from Anglo-Norman lorer, from Old French lorier, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, from Latin laurus (“laurel”). Doublet of loureiro. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # laurel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈlɔɹ.əl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɒɹ.əl/ **Frequency rank:** 7366 ## Meanings 1. An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils. 2. Honor, distinction, fame. 3. To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath. 4. To enwreathe. ## Examples - Laurel leaves were used in the Orient to promote amatory exercise. - To win laurels. - Windows peered from the spaces between the columns, which rose to hold up the large portico laureling the home with chiseled, decorative wreaths and curving spirals. - It wasn't hot this late in the year, and the sun was low in the southern sky, bracketed by pines and nearly hidden by a tree line laureling a trailer park. ## Derived Forms - dog-laurel - spurge-laurel ## Related Forms - laura - lauraceous - laureate - lauren - laurence - laurestine - lauretta - lauriferous - laurustinus ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English laurer, laurel, from Anglo-Norman lorer, from Old French lorier, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, from Latin laurus (“laurel”). Doublet of loureiro. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown