What is "lamb"

Lamb \Lamb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lambed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lambing.] To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep.

Lamb \Lamb\, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) The young of the sheep.

2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.

3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized.

   Lamb of God, The Lamb (Script.), the Jesus Christ, in allusion to the paschal lamb.

   The twelve apostles of the Lamb.
   --Rev. xxi. 1

4. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. --John i. 29. Lamb's lettuce (Bot.), an annual plant with small obovate leaves ( Valerianella olitoria), often used as a salad; corn salad. [Written also lamb lettuce.] Lamb's tongue, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit, for making curved grooves. --Knight. Lamb's wool.

   1. The wool of a lamb.

   2. Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to lamb's wool. [Obs.]
      --Goldsmith.

Old English lamb "lamb," from Proto-Germanic *lambaz (cognates: Old Norse, Old Frisian, Gothic lamb, Middle Dutch, Dutch lam, Middle High German lamp, German Lamm "lamb"). Common to the Germanic languages, but with no certain cognates outside them. Old English plural was lomberu. Applied to persons (especially young Church members, gentle souls, etc.) from late Old English. Also sometimes used ironically for cruel or rough characters (such as Kirke's Lambs in wars of 1684-86). Lamb's-wool (adj.) is from 1550s.

n. 1 A young sheep. 2 The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food. 3 (context figuratively English) A person who is meek, docile and easily led. 4 A simple, unsophisticated person. 5 (context finance slang English) One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) Of a sheep, to give birth. 2 (context transitive or intransitive English) To assist (sheep) to give birth.

v. give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed"

1. n. young sheep

2. English essayist (1775-1834) [syn: Charles Lamb, Elia]

3. a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)

4. a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) [syn: dear]

5. the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food

LaMB is a 2009 Singaporean-Japanese animated film directed by Ryosuke Tei based on a script written by Carmelo S. J. Juinio and illustrated by Yasufumi Soejima, produced by Animax. The film tells the story of a futuristic inhabited planet that has seemingly perfected a system of justice and imprisonment, called "Lamination". Individuals convicted of serious crimes are encased in laminated suits, which results in virtual slavery. The criminals are referred to as "LaMBs". The protagonists struggle with the political and ethical system of laminated imprisonment, leading to the eventual development of a romantic relationship between a free citizen and a LaMB.

It is the first Animax original production that provided two different songs for the opening and ending themes of the movie, featuring the music of Simple Plan and The Click Five.

Lamb are an English electronic music duo from Manchester, whose music is influenced by trip hop, drum and bass and jazz. The duo consists of producer Andy Barlow and singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes. They achieved commercial success with two hit singles " Górecki" and "Gabriel".

Lamb is a lunar crater that lies beyond the southeastern limb on the Moon's far side. It is located in an irregular lunar mare region named Mare Australe, just to the east of the crater Jenner.

This crater has a slender inner wall and an interior floor that has been resurfaced by basaltic lava. The rim is somewhat worn and irregular, but retains a generally circular shape and is not overlaid by any smaller craters of significance. The interior floor is marked only by a multitude of tiny craters, and a small, unnamed crater in the south-southeastern section.

The exterior of the crater consists of the outer rampart and sections of rough terrain. This in turn is nearly enclosed by lava-flooded sections of the surface belonging to the Mare Australe. To the east of Lamb is Lamb G, a somewhat smaller, lava-flooded formation.

The crater is named after Horace Lamb.

Lamb is the title of Lamb's first album, released in 1996. The album peaked at #109 on the UK albums chart in October 1996.

Lamb is a 1985 British drama film, directed by Colin Gregg and starring Liam Neeson, Hugh O'Conor and Ian Bannen. The film is based on the novel by Bernard MacLaverty, who also wrote the screenplay.

Lamb is a 2015 Ethiopian drama film directed by Yared Zeleke. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It was the first Ethiopian film to be included in the Official Selection. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Ethiopian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.

Lamb is an American drama film, written and directed by Ross Partridge. The film was adapted by the novel of the same name, by Bonnie Nadzam. The film stars Ross Partridge, Oona Laurence, Jess Weixler and Tom Bower.

The film had its world premiere at the SXSW film festival on March 14, 2015. The film was released in a limited release on January 8, 2016, before being released through video on demand on January 12, 2016 by The Orchard.

The Lamb (; ) is the square portion of bread cut from the prosphora in the Liturgy of Preparation at the Divine Liturgy in the Orthodox Church and in the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church. The Lamb is placed in the center of the diskos. The prosphoron from which the Lamb is cut is a loaf of leavened bread, formed in two layers to symbolize the hypostatic union of the human and divine natures of Christ. It must be made only from the finest flour, yeast, salt and water, and is stamped on top with a seal forming a Greek cross and the Greek letters IC, XC, and NIKA (which stand for, "Jesus" "Christ" and "Victory"), indicating that through the Cross and Resurrection, Jesus Christ has gained the victory over sin and death. The portion of the loaf demarcated by the seal will be cut out as the Lamb.

Lamb is a surname, and may refer to

• Alan Lamb, Australian musician and sculptor
• Alexander Crawford Lamb, Scottish hotelier and collector
• Allan Lamb, South African and MCC cricketer
• Amanda Lamb, British television presenter
• Andrew Lamb (disambiguation), several people
• Andy Lamb (Wisconsin politician), American politician
• Annabel Lamb, British singer-songwriter
• Anthony Lamb, botanist
• Sir Archie Lamb (born 1921), British former ambassador, writer
• Barry Lamb, British musician
• Ben Lamb, American professional poker player
• Benjamin Lamb, an English organist
• Brian Lamb, American television personality
• Cainon Lamb, American music producer
• Lady Caroline Lamb (1785–1828), wife of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne and lover of Lord Byron
• Charles Lamb, several people
• Charles Lamb (writer) (1775–1834), British essayist
• Christina Lamb, British journalist and author
• Chuck Lamb, American television personality
• David Lamb, English actor, presenter, comedian and voice actor
• Dominick Lamb, birth name of hip-hop producer Nottz
• Donald Lamb, Canadian airline executive
• Doron Lamb (born 1992), American basketball player
• Edmund Lamb, British Liberal Party politician
• Edward Lamb, American labor lawyer
• Elizabeth Lamb, Viscountess Melbourne, wife of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne
• Emily Lamb, Countess Cowper, sister to Prime Minister Lord Melbourne
• Eugene M. Lamb, American politician
• Floyd Lamb, American politician
• Francis Lamb, Americaan politician
• George Lamb, British disc jockey and television presenter
• Greg Lamb, Zimbabwean cricketer
• Harold Lamb, American novelist and historical writer
• Horace Lamb, British hydrodynamicist
• Hubert Lamb, British climatologist
• Jan Lamb, Hong Kong DJ and singer
• Jeremy Lamb (born 1992), American basketball player
• Jerry Lamb, Hong Kong actor
• Joseph Lamb, American ragtime composer
• Joseph Lamb (politician), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament 1922–1945
• Larry Lamb (newspaper editor), British journalist
• Larry Lamb, British actor
• Lily Lamb, Disney fictional character
• Marcus Lamb, American television evangelist
• Mary Lamb, British writer, sister of Charles Lamb
• Mathew Charles Lamb, Canadian spree killer and psychiatric patient, latterly a soldier in the Rhodesian armed forces
• Mike Lamb, American baseball player
• Michael Lamb (attorney), Controller of the City of Pittsburgh
• Michael Lamb (psychologist), Professor of Psychology in the Social Sciences, Head, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Cambridge University.
• Norman Lamb, British politician
• Lady Pansy Lamb, Anglo-Irish writer and translator
• Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne
• Ryan Lamb, English rugby player
• Robert Lamb, disambiguation page for people of that name
• Sarah Lamb, American ballet dancer
• Sydney Lamb, American linguist
• Terry Lamb, Australian rugby league player
• Thomas Lamb (disambiguation)
• Tim Lamb, British cricket administrator
• Todd Lamb see Lambair, Canadian airline executive
• Wally Lamb, American author
• Walt Lamb (1920–1991), American football player
• William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779–1848), British Prime Minister, husband of Lady Caroline Lamb
• William Kaye Lamb, Canadian civil servant
• Willis Lamb, American physicist (Lamb shift)

Lamb was a San Francisco-based rock group. They tend to be remembered only for their appearance on the Fillmore: The Last Days concert album, where they were one of several non-star artists on a set dominated by bigger names like the Grateful Dead, Santana, and Jefferson Airplane. They also played at the Ribeltad Vorden in San Francisco. However, they did issue three albums: A Sign of Change (Fillmore, 1970), Cross Between (War. Bros., 1971) and Bring Out The Sun (War. Bros., 1971 - Billed as: Barbara Mauritz & Lamb).

Lamb were formed by the duo of Texan singer Barbara Mauritz and (multi-instrumentalist though primarily guitarist) Bob Swanson, who with Mauritz (writing both separately and together) were responsible for the band's material.

Their music blended jazz, folk music, singer-songwriter pop, gospel, and even some classical and avant-garde influences. Reminiscent in spots of such varied artists as Tim Buckley, Judy Collins (in her art-song phase), David Ackles, and Savage Rose (in that band's most gospel-soaked period), their records were ultimately idiosyncratic enough to defy ready comparison to anyone.

Their debut album on the Fillmore label, A Sign of Change, was perhaps their most uncompromising and experimental, relying largely on jazz-folk acoustic arrangements and spotlighting Mauritz's impressive voice on impressionistic, dream-like lyrics.

Tracks:

• 01. Traveler's Observation (Bob Swanson/Barbara Mauritz) - 5:05
• 02. Adventures Of The Incredible Mr. Sandman (Barbara Mauritz) - 2:35
• 03. In Dreams (Bob Swanson/Barbara Mauritz) - 5:35
• 04. Barbara's Soul II (Bob Swanson/Bill Douglass/Barbara Mauritz) - 5:10
• 05. The Odyssey Of Ehram Spickor (Bob Swanson/Barbara Mauritz) - 3:11
• 06. Preacher's Holiday (Bob Swanson/Barbara Mauritz) - 7:54
• 07. Where I'm Bound (Barbara Mauritz) - 6:57

Personnel:

• Barbara Mauritz - vocals, guitar, tambourine
• Bob Swanson - guitar
• Bill Douglass - double bass

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• David Litwin - wind and string arrangements
• Walter Papaport - shepherd
• Diva Goodfriend-Koven - flute
• Robert Hubbard - English horn
• Douglas Blumenstock - cello
• Ed Bogas - viola
• David Rubinson - producer

Allmusic wrote: "Lamb's second album used some far more conventional elements of electric rock production than their starker debut had, which in some ways made this follow-up more mainstream and less striking. On the other hand, the songs themselves were more eclectic, and complemented well by the greater textural depth of the arrangements. Most importantly, the songwriting continued to be as inspired and unusual as it had been on A Sign of Change, and only slightly less abstract, again mixing jazz, folk, impressionistic singer/songwriter rock, gospel, and classical, though in different proportions." (1)

Tracks:

• 01. Flying (Barbara Mauritz) - 2:35
• 02. Now's Not The Time (Barbara Mauritz) - 3:37
• 03. Cross Between (Barbara Mauritz) - 3:40
• 04. Sleepwalkers (Bob Swanson, Barbara Mauritz) - 5:41
• 05. Reach High (Jeffrey Cain, Jerry Corbett) - 4:03
• 06. Ku (Bob Swanson, Barbara Mauritz) - 4:57
• 07. While Waiting (Bob Swanson, Barbara Mauritz) - 3:54
• 08. Flotation (Barbara Mauritz) - 4:29
• 09. Milo And The Travelers (Bob Swanson, Barbara Mauritz) - 6:12

Personnel:

• Barbara Mauritz - keyboards, vocals, producer
• Bob Swanson - guitar, banjo, producer
• David Hayes - bass

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• Jerry Garcia plays - banjo (01), pedal steel (05,08)
• Bill Atwood - trumpet
• Ed Bogus - viola
• Ellen Dessier
• Bill Douglas - bass
• Lawrence Duckles
• Ed Jang
• Dick Fenner
• Kenneth Goldsmith
• Tom Heimberg
• Mitchell Howie
• Robert Hughes
• Anne Kish
• Gordon Messick
• Lawrence Sousa
• Germaine Wallace
• Walter Rapaport, Fred Catero - producers

Mauritz went on to record as a solo, putting out Music Box for Columbia Records in 1972. Her solo career didn't take off, however, although she continued to perform and write (composing the music for many commercials) and appearing/composing on the 1974 Soundtrack album for the Film Where the Lilies Bloom. She died on April 14, 2014 in San Francisco, California.