lanate

[ ley-neyt ]
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adjective
  1. woolly; covered with something resembling wool.

Origin of lanate

1
1750–60; <Latin lānātus woolly, equivalent to lān(a) wool + -ātus-ate1

Other words from lanate

  • sub·la·nate, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for lanate

lanate

lanose (ˈleɪnəʊs, -nəʊz)

/ (ˈleɪneɪt) /


adjectivebiology
  1. having or consisting of a woolly covering of hairs

Origin of lanate

1
C18: from Latin lānātus, from lāna wool

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