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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

Nube non è che scuri vostra luce, L'ore distinte a voi non fanno forza, Caso o necessità non vi conduce.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

Vulgarizzollo appresso Bernardo Segni in questo nostro Idioma, et con alcune sue brevi annotationi lo diede in luce.

From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Spingarn, Joel Elias

All this is very well," said Kishlaki, "but I'd like——" "I say luce meridiana clarius! brighter than the light of day.

From The Village Notary by E?tv?s, J?zsef

But waiving this, you have made it luce clarius to all the world that so late as the year 1882, to you “Euthalius” was nothing else but “a name.”

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William