lavant
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See also: Lavant
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *lavand, *lavant, lavande, present participle of Middle English laven (“to stream, pour out a stream, wash”), from Old English lafian (“to pour water on, wash, lave, bathe, ladle out”), equivalent to lave + -and; or from Old French lavant, present participle of laver (“to wash”). See lave.
Noun[edit]
lavant (plural lavants)
- (UK dialectal) A shallow or more or less intermittent spring.
- (UK dialectal) A violent flow or rush of water.
- How it did rain! It ran down the street in a lavant.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Participle[edit]
lavant
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
lavant
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