Lar
[lɑ:]
Definition
(n.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, Eng.: Hearth or dwelling house.
(n.) A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon.
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Definition
originally Etruscan but in Roman usage usually regarded as the tutelary deities of a house:—pl. Lares (lā′rēz).
really peculiar to the eldest son but often mistaken for an integral part of the name.—Also Lars.
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Examples
- These here ones as is below, though, ain't reg'lar thoroughbred sawbones; they're only in trainin'. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Ah, that's just the wery thing, Sir,' rejoined Sam, 'they don't mind it; it's a reg'lar holiday to them--all porter and skittles. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Reg'lar do, sir; artful dodge. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Blessed if I don't think that ven a man's wery poor, he rushes out of his lodgings, and eats oysters in reg'lar desperation. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- My dear, the old lady thinks so high of me that she couldn't abear to see and hear me coming out as a reg'lar brown one. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Reg'lar starved out, hey? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I do everything reg'lar. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I beg pardon, ma'am, said Haley, bowing slightly, with a still lowering brow; but still I say, as I said before, this yer's a sing'lar report. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Walentine's day, sir,' responded Sam; 'reg'lar good day for a breach o' promise trial. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- For it was a reg'lar good secret, that was! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Fam'ly name, Headstone, sim'lar to Riderhood which is my own. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Why, lord set you up like a corner pin, we've a reg'lar playground o' children here. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Bread--knuckle o' ham, reg'lar picter--cold beef in slices, wery good. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Chris'en name, Bradley sim'lar to Roger which is my own. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Reg'lar good land that,' interposed another fat man. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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