Lassus

[ lah-suhs ]

/ ˈlɑ səs /

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noun

Roland de

[roh-luhnd; Flemish raw-lahnt], /ˈroʊ lənd; Flemish ˈrɔ lɑnt/, Orlando di Lasso, 1532–94, Flemish composer.

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How to use Lassus in a sentence

Quærens me sedisti lassus,Redemisti crucem passus;Tantus labor non sit cassus.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 76, February, 1864|Various
Were a modern student to present such a plan to any commission, said M. Lassus, he would be dismissed as mad.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Frontispiece bust portrait of Lassus and seventy-three plates on India paper, besides forty-three woodcuts.
A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 3 of 3)|Various
De Lassus choked with emotion as he handed over the keys and the archives which so long had been under his charge.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough

Bos lassus fortius figit pedem—The tired ox plants his foot more firmly.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for Lassus

Lassus

/ (ˈlæsəs) /

noun

Roland de. Italian name Orlando di Lasso. ?1532–94, Flemish composer, noted for his mastery in both sacred and secular music

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