lovat

[ luhv-uht ]

/ ˈlʌv ət /

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noun

a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.

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Origin of lovat

First recorded in 1905–10; probably after Thomas Alexander Fraser, Lord Lovat (1802–75), who popularized tweeds in muted colors as hunters' dress

Words nearby lovat

louvred, Louÿs, lovable, lovage, lovastatin, lovat, love, loveable, love affair, love apple, love arrows

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How to use lovat in a sentence

General Wade was commissioned in 1724 to examine and report on the Highlands: Lovat had already sent in a report.
A Short History of Scotland|Andrew Lang
Mr. Lovat Fraser, for his divine discontent with everything and everybody and his masterly use of italic type.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 12, 1920|Various
He listened to the account which Lovat gave of the business which had brought him to Edinburgh.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson
It will do as a twenty-first birthday present, as I have received no news re Lovat Fraser.
At Ypres with Best-Dunkley|Thomas Hope Floyd

It is also made into a verb thus, "hhrholja a lovat," "he maltreats the horse."
The Folk-Tales of the Magyars|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lovat

lovat

/ (ˈlʌvət) /

noun

a yellowish-green or bluish-green mixture, esp in tweeds or woollens

Word Origin for lovat

named after Lovat, Inverness-shire

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