Crossword clues for lucern
lucern
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [L. lucerna.]
A lamp. [Obs.]
--Lydgate.
Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.]
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A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland.
My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine.
--Chapman. -
An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx). [Written also lusern and luzern.]
The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern I know to chase.
--Beau. & Fl.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete English) A lamp. Etymology 2
n. (alternative form of lucerne nodot=yes English) (the plant alfalfa) Etymology 3
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A sort of hunting dog. 2 (context obsolete English) An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx); also spelled lusern or luzern.
Usage examples of "lucern".
He was the only person Lucern could think of who would bring a coffin to his own wedding rehearsal.
Bastien would catch hell all the way home, Lucern knew, and almost felt sorry for him.
Instead, still bent into the fridge, Lucern lifted the blood bag to his mouth and stabbed his fangs into it.
Cursing, Lucern dropped the ruined bag onto the refrigerator shelf and grabbed for his head with one hand, slamming the refrigerator door closed with the other.
Leever had no answer to that, but Lucern could feel her standing at his back watching.
Despite having lived for several hundred years, Lucern had failed to come up against anything of the sort.
Kate called, but Lucern kept walking, almost moaning when she rushed up with several packages of steak in her arms that she dumped in the cart.
Orange, red and yellow vegetables flew into the cart and were followed by orange, red and purple fruit before Lucern managed to at last force her to the cash register.
It was due to lack of blood, however, which reminded Lucern that he should see if Bastien was home.
Like Lucern, Bastien preferred working at night when everyone else was sleeping.
She drew a deep breath through her nose, recalling Lucern Argeneau standing before her, blood streaming down his head and face.
Rolling his eyes at the racket she was making and the panic in her voice as she called his name, Lucern pocketed his house keys and jogged upstairs.
Oddly enough, Lucern actually felt a touch of regret at that realization.
Kate frowned at the thing, sure she had reset it after checking on Lucern the first time.
She really had to convince Lucern to do at least one of the interviews.