lerret
English
Noun
lerret (plural lerrets)
- A traditional fishing boat of southwest England.
- 1892, Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved (part 1, chapter IV)
- But just within the summit of the bank, whither it had apparently been hauled to be out of the way of the waves, was one of the local boats called lerrets, bottom upwards.
- 1892, Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved (part 1, chapter IV)
Anagrams
- Terrel, terrel
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse lérept.
Noun
lerret n (definite singular lerretet, indefinite plural lerret or lerreter, definite plural lerreta or lerretene)
- (textiles, art) canvas
- a cinema or movie screen
References
- “lerret” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- lereft (superseeded)
Etymology
From earlier lereft and Old Norse lérept. Akin to Icelandic léreft.
Noun
lerret n (definite singular lerretet, indefinite plural lerret, definite plural lerreta)
- (textiles, art) canvas
- a cinema or movie screen
References
- “lerret” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.