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lentisk

[ len-tisk ]

/ ˈlɛn tɪsk /

noun

mastic (def. 1).

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having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.

mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate.

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Origin of lentisk

1375–1425; late Middle English lentiske<Latin lentīscus

Words nearby lentisk

lentiginous, lentiglobus, lentigo, lentil, lentil cut, lentisk, lentissimo, lentivirus, lent lily, lento, lentoid

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Example sentences from the Web for lentisk

My goats eat cytisus, and goatswort, and tread the lentisk shoots, and lie at ease among the arbutus.
Theocritus, Bion and Moschus|Theocritus
On lentisk leaves; or lie them down, ripe strawberries o'er their head.
Theocritus|Theocritus
The sacred island, I suppose, on the other side of a bridge of boats, covered with what seems a scrub of ilex and lentisk.
The Spirit of Rome|Vernon Lee
The dunes were covered with thick bushes of lentisk, myrtle and similar shrubs; every step bruised some scented thing.
The Spirit of Rome|Vernon Lee

And she led him to a tall plane-tree, beneath whose shade grew arbutus, and lentisk, and purple heather-bushes.
The Heroes|Charles Kingsley

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