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Meaning of lana | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈɫaː.na]

Definitions

  1. wool
    declension-1
  2. spinning wool
    declension-1
  3. Equivalent to 'wool': A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8486).

Equivalents

English wool

Examples

“lānaque prōveniat nūllās laesūra puellās,”

And may wool be produced that will not harm any girls, soft and suited to hands however delicate.

“deleth quaesīvit lānam et līnum et operāta est cōnsiliō manuum suārum”

She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands.

“Prīmō haec pudīcē vītam parce ac dūriter / agēbat, lānā ac tēlā vīctum quaeritāns.”

At first, she led a chaste life, frugal and harsh, and earned her living by spinning wool and weaving.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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