luce
1 Americannoun
noun
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Clare Boothe, 1903–87, U.S. writer, politician, and diplomat.
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Henry Robinson, 1898–1967, U.S. publisher and editor (husband of Clare Boothe Luce).
noun
Etymology
Origin of luce
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French lus pike < Late Latin lūcius
Example Sentences
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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
Restitit; Eurydicenque suam jam luce sub ipsâ, Immemor, heu! victusque animi respexit.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 by Various
He was an albino and chiefly remembered for his abortive attempt to tax matches, giving rise to the joke “ex luce lucellum.”
From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh
Bring, O bring thy essence-pot, Amber, musk, and bergamot; Eau de chipre, eau de luce, Sanspareil, and citron juice.
From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton
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
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