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laurel

noun · verb

Pronunciation

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lawruhl

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ˈlɔɹəl

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Definition

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noun

  1. United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)

  2. A number of places in the United States

  3. A female or male given name from English from the laurel plant.

  4. A ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California.

  5. A neighborhood of Oakland, California.

  6. A river flowing from Lake, Kentucky into the Cumberland at Corbin, Kentucky.

verb

  1. transitive

    To enwreathe.

  2. transitiveinformal

    To award top honours to.

  3. transitive

    To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath.

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