Meaning of glans | Babel Free
[ˈɡɫãːs]Definitions
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an acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut declension-3
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an acorn-shaped ball of lead or clay, hurled at the enemy declension-3
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a bullet New-Latin, declension-3
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the glans penis declension-3
Examples
“Venit hiems: teritur Sicyonia baca trapetis, glande sues laeti redeunt, dant arbuta silvae; et varios ponit fetus autumnus et alte”
Translation by James B. Greenough Winter is come: in olive-mills they bruise The Sicyonian berry; acorn-cheered The swine troop homeward; woods their arbutes yield; So, various fruit sheds Autumn, and high up On sunny rocks the mellowing vintage bakes.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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