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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

Algunos profesionales, ya sea que se identifiquen como optimistas o no, son capaces de mantenerse motivados para encontrar soluciones incluso cuando el panorama general luce sombrío.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

"The luce, or pike," says Walton, "is the tyrant of the fresh waters."

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

Lo! the flower de luce Enters Alagna; in his Vicar Christ?

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

O abbondante grazia, ond' io presunsi Ficcar lo viso per la luce eterna Tanto, che la veduta vi consunsi!

From Through Nature to God by Fiske, John

L'un fu tutto serafico in ardore, l'altro per sapienza in terra fue di cherubica luce uno splendore.

From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.