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• lamb — [[t]læ̱m[/t]] lambs 1) N COUNT A lamb is a young sheep. N UNCOUNT Lamb is the flesh of a lamb eaten as food. Laura was basting the leg of lamb. 2) N COUNT (feelings) People sometimes use lamb when they are addressing or referring to someone who… …   English dictionary

• lamb —    This word has been used as an endearment since the sixteenth century. It is still in regular use to children or love partners. In Jennifer, by Janet Whitney, a woman uses it to a young girl. A nurse employs it in a similar way in Mariana, by… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• poor´ness — poor «pur», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having few things or nothing; lacking money or property; needy: »The children were so poor that they had no shoes. The poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb (II Samuel 12:3). 2. not good in quality;… …   Useful english dictionary

• Poor Man's Bible — The term Poor Man s Bible has come into use in modern times to describe works of art within churches and cathedrals which either individually or collectively have been created to illustrate the teachings of the Bible for a largely illiterate… …   Wikipedia

• lamb — I UK [læm] / US noun Word forms lamb : singular lamb plural lambs ** 1) a) [countable] a young sheep b) [uncountable] the meat from a young sheep roast lamb a leg of lamb 2) [countable] British spoken used for talking to or about someone in a… …   English dictionary

• lamb — lamb1 [ læm ] noun * 1. ) count a young sheep a ) uncount the meat from a young sheep: roast lamb a leg of lamb 2. ) count BRITISH SPOKEN used for talking to or about someone in a kind way, especially a small child: Poor little lamb! like a lamb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• poor relation — noun Etymology: poor (I) : one that is regarded as holding a subordinate or inferior position modern dance … is the poor relation among the theater arts E.R.Bentley the humanities have become poor relations Report: (Canadian) Royal Commission on… …   Useful english dictionary

• Lamb (film) — Infobox Film name = Lamb caption = DVD cover director = Colin Gregg producer = Neil Zeiger writer = Bernard Mac Laverty starring = Liam Neeson Hugh O Conor Ian Bannen music = Van Morrison cinematography = Michael Garfath editing = Peter Delfgou… …   Wikipedia

• Lamb, Mary Ann — ▪ British author born Dec. 3, 1764, London, Eng. died May 20, 1847, London       English writer, known for Shakespear, written with her brother Charles (Lamb, Charles).       Born into a poor family, Mary Lamb received little formal education.… …   Universalium

• poor man's lamb — last expensive or luxurious possession that a man has left …   English contemporary dictionary

• William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne — Infobox Prime Minister name= The Viscount Melbourne small order =Prime Minister of the United Kingdom term start =18 April 1835 term end =30 August 1841 monarch =William IV Victoria predecessor =Sir Robert Peel, Bt successor =Sir Robert Peel, Bt… …   Wikipedia