lashes
plural of lash
lashes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lash
• Hassel, halses, hassle, selahs, shales, sheals
Lashes
plural of Lash
• Hassel, halses, hassle, selahs, shales, sheals
Source: Wiktionary
Lash, n. Etym: [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]
1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. Addison.
2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. [Obs.]
3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well. L'Estrange.
5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
Lash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lashng.]
1. To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. Dryden.
2. To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail. And big waves lash the frighted shores. Dryden.
3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly. He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws. Dryden.
4. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.
Lash
Definition: ,. v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to uttercensure or sarcastic language. To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. Dryden. To lash out, to strike out wildly or furiously.
Lash, v. t. Etym: [Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See Lash, n. ]
Definition: To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
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