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

Word History and Origins

Origin of luce¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of luce¹

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

Example Sentences

"It's my life's work," said Luce Green, of Falconry Experience Wales.

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The new foundation’s executive director, Adrienne Luce, was in the process of being hired when the fires hit, and she recalled being told before her last interview, “Look, if the house does not survive, they’re still building this new global, international foundation.”

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Luce said she sees the new foundation as “the connective tissue between scholars and important collections globally.”

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“There’s been a lot of rigorous scholarly studies and thinking behind all of the different conservation aspects of the site,” said Luce.

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What Luce, Demetrios and the board of directors could not anticipate before the fire was how much this new era of the foundation’s — and the house’s — existence would be affected by issues of preservation in the face of mounting ecological and climate disasters, as well as the community engagement that became increasingly urgent and necessary in the wake of the fires.

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