Lucas van Leyden

[ loo-kahs vahn lahyd-n ]

/ ˈlu kɑs vɑn ˈlaɪd n /

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noun

Lucas Hugensz, 1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver.

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How to use Lucas van Leyden in a sentence

Lucas answered immediately when asked why he wanted to join the NYPD.
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A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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Lucas said that he himself nonetheless hopes to become a cop.
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Finally, Van Cleef and Martin realize Liberty is going too far.
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Artists like Mick Jagger and Van Morrison obsessively revered and imitated African-American blues and rock musicians.
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Pierre Van Cortlandt, a distinguished revolutionary patriot, died at his seat at Croton river, aged 94.
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Most characteristic is the presence of Curschmann's spirals, Charcot-Leyden crystals, and eosinophilic leukocytes.
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Van Twiller was himself a grower of the plant and had his tobacco farm at Greenwich.
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There was a certain report of meetings with the wife of Lucas de Vergara, auditor of Terrenate.
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Frederick Spanheim died; a noted divinity professor at Leyden, and a voluminous writer.
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British Dictionary definitions for Lucas van Leyden

Lucas van Leyden

/ (ˈluːkəs væn ˈlaɪdən) /

noun

?1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver

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