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

We are free, therefore, through knowledge: ex magna luce in intellectu sequitur magna propensio in voluntate, and omnis peccans est ignorans.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

"The luce, or pike," says Walton, "is the tyrant of the fresh waters."

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

Eau de luce and sweet milk are generally given in this country for a snake’s bite, and the natives have beans and serpent stones, which, it is said, effect a cure.

From Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa by Adams, H.C.

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