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• luce
  luce

  noun

  a pike, especially when fully grown.
• Luce
  Luce

  noun

  Clare Boothe, 1903–87, U.S. writer, politician, and diplomat.

luce

¹ American  

[loos] / lus /

noun

1. a pike, especially when fully grown.

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Luce ² American  

[loos] / lus /

noun

1. Clare Boothe, 1903–87, U.S. writer, politician, and diplomat.

2. Henry Robinson, 1898–1967, U.S. publisher and editor (husband of Clare Boothe Luce).

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luce British  

/ luːs /

noun

1. another name for pike 1

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Etymology

Origin of luce

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French lus pike < Late Latin lūcius

Example Sentences

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Rushing in, I asked for eau de luce.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

Iris; The rainbow; also a Flower de luce.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson

Part off the roots of flower de luce, piony, and others of a similar kind.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Sow the seeds of flower de luce and crown imperial, as also of auriculas and polyanthuses, according to the method before recommended.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

"Ex hac luce," she said, as though speaking to herself, "out of this light; alas! alas! for some the light is darkness."

From The Lost Stradivarius by Falkner, John Meade

The company has announced a new limited edition 12Cilindri Manuale, which should help offset risk from the Luce electric-vehicle, BofA adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The company's shares plunged by 8% the day after the Luce was unveiled.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Reception of the Luce styling and pricing is poor across every region, but early order intake feedback suggests it should meet the market’s volume expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

"But then again, all this could have been intentional, given the huge media storm that the Luce has attracted."

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Again Luce showed neither surprise, disapproval, or interest.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides