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lanose

[ ley-nohs ]
/ ˈleɪ noʊs /
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adjective

lanate.

RELATED WORDS

furry, hairy, woolen, downy, fleecy, flocculent, soft, lanate, laniferous, fluffy, hirsute, shaggy, pilose, floccose, pileous, whiskered

Nearby words

lanky, lanner, lanneret, lanny, lanolin, lanose, lanosity, lanosterol, lanoxin, lansa, lansberg

Origin of lanose

From the Latin word lānōsus, dating back to 1850–55. See lani-, -ose1
Related formsla·nos·i·ty [ley-nos-i-tee] /leɪˈnɒs ɪ ti/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for lanose

lanose

/ (ˈleɪnəʊs, -nəʊz) /

adjective

another word for lanate
Derived Formslanosity (leɪˈnɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for lanose

C19: from Latin lānosus
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