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laken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • baize noun A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
  • decry verb To denounce as harmful.

Senses

laken is used for these senses in English:

  • baize A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
  • bedsheet A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen.
  • decry (transitive) To denounce as harmful.

baize — full definition

  1. noun A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
  2. noun A coarse woolen material with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors.

decry — full definition

  1. verb To denounce as harmful.
  2. verb To blame for ills.

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