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luce

1

[ loos ]

noun

  1. a pike, especially when fully grown.


Luce

2

[ loos ]

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).

luce

/ luːs /

noun

  1. another name for pike 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of luce1

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French lus pike < Late Latin lūcius
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Word History and Origins

Origin of luce1

C14: from Old French lus, from Late Latin lūcius pike
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Example Sentences

Read more reviews by Stephanie ZacharekAnd Harrison—who has given fine performances in pictures like Julius Onah’s Luce and Trey Edward Shults’ Waves—doesn’t just convey Steve’s youthful vulnerability.

From Time

Raised by her mother to manipulate men and compete with women, Luce was fundamentally cold.

As Luce well puts it: Mr Kagan denies America is in relative decline—and mistakenly insists there is no economic evidence for it.

There he insinuates himself with the locals as the new bootlegger and begins stalking Luce and her two charges.

"I Am a Luce Lady," says one banner featuring a picture of Ann Coulter.

In the invention of Time, Luce and his partner, Briton Hadden, are chalk and cheese when they meet at Hotchkiss and Yale.

These are certainly strong authorities for saying that the Flower-de-luce is the Lily.

Hunc gestant ulnis angeli,Ne lapis officiat pedi;Ne luce timor occupet,Aut nocte pestis incubet.

Into the feelings of Captain Luce it would be impertinent to pry; but a little may be guessed, perhaps, from what follows.

Luce is going to have nurse take the babies always down the back stairs, for fear I should hear them as they come out and in.

Well, and Vera said, 'Here's Luce lying tucked up as jolly as a sandboy, why shouldn't we be jolly too?'

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