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laden — /layd n/, adj. 1. burdened; loaded down. v.t. 2. to lade. [1585 95; LADE + EN3, EN1] * * * … Universalium
ladleful — /layd l fool/, n., pl. ladlefuls. the amount that fills a ladle. [1400 50; late ME. See LADLE, FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * … Universalium
Ladon — /layd n/, n. Class. Myth. a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules. * * * … Universalium
laid — /layd/, v. pt. and pp. of lay1. * * * … Universalium
laid-back — /layd bak /, adj. Slang. 1. relaxed or unhurried: laid back music rhythms. 2. free from stress; easygoing; carefree: a laid back way of living. Also laidback. [1905 10, for an earlier sense; 1970 75 for current sense] * * * … Universalium
Ladon — /layd n/, n. Class. Myth. a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules … Useful english dictionary
accolade — accoladed, adj. /ak euh layd , lahd ; ak euh layd , lahd /, n. 1. any award, honor, or laudatory notice: The play received accolades from the press. 2. a light touch on the shoulder with the flat side of the sword or formerly by an embrace, done… … Universalium
enfilade — /en feuh layd , lahd , en feuh layd , lahd /, n., v., enfiladed, enfilading. n. 1. Mil. a. a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc. b. the fire… … Universalium
escalade — escalader, n. /es keuh layd , lahd , es keuh layd , lahd /, n., v., escaladed, escalading. n. 1. a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, esp. in an assault upon a fortified place. v.t. 2. to mount, pass, or enter by means of ladders. [1590… … Universalium
inlaid — /in layd , in layd /, adj. 1. set into the surface of something: an inlaid design on a chest. 2. decorated or made with a design set into the surface: an inlaid table. [1590 1600; ptp. of INLAY] * * * … Universalium
