laquear
/ˈlæk.wi.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A lacunar.
Example Sentences
- "these were the panels proper of the laquear or fretted ceiling."
- "Gradus in quo lector stat, Amp. I, V. 381, it is clear that the ambo, which is meant by it, was to a certain extent an imitation of the laquear in Solomon's temple ."
- "The sunk or hollow compartments, which form the laquear of this depressed vault, differ considerably in shape and arrangement from those which were adopted when it was finally rejected."
- "The instrument thus bent is gently pushed upwards, so tahat its points take a position to the right and left side of the uterine neck, as high up as possible in the laquear vaginæ."
- "The distance from the posterior laquear to the bottom of Douglas's cul-de-sac measures 1.5, 2.6 to 3.7 centimetres; in a woman in the seventh month of pregnancy, even 5.8 centimetres."
- "Rent of cervix and roof of the vagina (laquear) on the right side."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin laquear.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlæk.wi.ɚ/
- British English: /ˈlæk.wiː.ɑː/