longe

[ luhnj, lonj ]

noun

1. a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.

verb (used with object)

, longed, longe·ing.

1. to train or exercise (a horse) by use of a longe.

longe

/ lʌndʒ; lɒndʒ /

noun

1. an older variant of lunge 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of longe¹

< French, Old French: noun use of longe (adj.) < Latin longa, feminine of longus long ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of longe¹

C17: via Old French from Latin longus long ¹

Example Sentences

The same seems to be indicated by l. 21 (the longe day), and still more clearly by ll.

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Potentia coeundi permanere potest longe post annum sexagesimum-secundum.

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Quin dir Eumenides monstraque Tartari His longe duce te finibus exulant.

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If it bee not longe inoughe, thenn lengthen it fyrste, and afterwarde doo as I haue sayde beefore.

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Diu me in hoc curru promovendo laborasse, priusquam tam longe processit.

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