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Word entry · 6 letters

laurel

Best crossword clue

"Victory wreath leaf"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɒɹ.əl/Part of speech nounSorted aellruStarts with LEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A plant used for wreaths, or a wreath symbolizing victory.

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • Laurel leaves were used in the Orient to promote amatory exercise.
  • to win laurels
  • to crown with laurels

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01Victory wreath leaf6 letters

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