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lass

[ las ]

noun

  1. a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
  2. a female sweetheart:

    a young lad and his lass.



lass

/ læs /

noun

  1. a girl or young woman
  2. informal.
    a familiar form of address for any female
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lass1

1250–1300; Middle English las, lasse, of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lass1

C13: origin uncertain
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Example Sentences

The Dutch portraitist constructed a scene with the city’s mayor and his lieutenant—plus 32 other characters, including a dressed-up young lass.

He wished "the missus wud go out every day, an' leave lass to cook the dinner."

"And thou hast saved our lives my brave lass," cried Rushmere, grasping her cold hand, which he was chafing in his own.

So ye mind, Mysie, hoo Tam Graham's lass aye clashed on the rest o' us on the pit-head?

We gaed to the school together, and we gaed to work together, an' I hae aye looked on you as my lass.

The look in Kitty Tynan's face reminded him of that farmer's lass in his boyhood's history.

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