lai
Americannoun
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(in medieval French literature)
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a narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets and dealing with tales of adventure and romance.
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a lyric poem, often a love poem, having great metrical variety and designed to be sung to a popular melody.
Etymology
Origin of lai
1200–50; Middle English < Old French. See lay 4
Example Sentences
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“I’m driven by my conscience. We don’t know if it would work, but we must try,” said Kevin Chan, 56, who bought lai see packets from Mak.
From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2020
Mostly, they stop and take photos, or just watch the acrobatic process of a lump of dough turning into a pile of lai mein.
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2016
He takes a lump of dough made from water, oil and Korean flour, which he and Lui say is the best for lai mein.
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2016
"Hen gap lai," I called to Phuoc, but it was Phong's wife who answered.
From Golf Digest • Sep. 13, 2010
“Ni hao? Wo Jiao Shirley. Wo yeh shr Chung Kuo lai de....”
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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