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lanate

[ ley-neyt ]

adjective

  1. woolly; covered with something resembling wool.


lanate

/ -nəʊz; ˈleɪnəʊs; ˈleɪneɪt /

adjective

  1. having or consisting of a woolly covering of hairs
“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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Other Words From

  • sub·lanate adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lanate1

1750–60; < Latin lānātus woolly, equivalent to lān ( a ) wool + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lanate1

C18: from Latin lānātus, from lāna wool
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Example Sentences

Lanate -atus: woolly: covered with dense, fine, long hairs, so distinct that they may be separated.

Lanate, Lanose, woolly; clothed with long and soft entangled hairs.

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