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laurel


Definition: Meaning of, laurel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlɒr(ə)l /

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  1. [uncountable and countable] a small tree with smooth shiny dark green leaves that do not fall in winter
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  2. rest/sit on your laurels to be satisfied with what you have achieved and therefore stop trying to achieve anything new
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  3. look to your laurels to work hard in order not to lose the success that you have achieved
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  4. laurels [plural] honours that you receive for something you have achieved
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Laurel


Definition: Meaning of, Laurel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlôrəl;ˈlär- /

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  1. 1890-1965 born in England united States slapstick comedian who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films
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    Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
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Laurel used in phrases

  • Alexandrian laurel (noun)
    1. east Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia
  • American laurel (noun)
    1. a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-coloured flowers
  • Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel (noun)
    1. 1890-1965 born in England united States slapstick comedian who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films
  • California laurel (noun)
    1. pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
  • Equador laurel (noun)
    1. large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood
  • Laurel and Hardy
    1. two US COMEDIAN s, Stan Laurel (1890-1965), who was born in the UK, and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), who made many humorous and popular films together from the 1920s to the 1950s. Laurel is famous for being a thin stupid character, who is easily upset, and Hardy is famous for being a fat character with a small MOUSTACHE, who often gets angry with Laurel and says to him, "That's another fine mess you've gotten me into!"
  • Stan Laurel (noun)
    1. 1890-1965 born in England united States slapstick comedian who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films
  • bay laurel (noun)
    1. small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavouring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
  • bog laurel (noun)
    1. laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
  • cherry laurel (noun)
    1. frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil
    2. small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
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