Lamb
51lamb — [OE] Lamb is a widespread word throughout the Germanic languages (German and Swedish have lamm and Dutch and Danish have lam), but no connections have ever been established with any animal names in non Germanic languages. In Gothic, lamb was used …
52lamb — This word has been used as an endearment since the sixteenth century. It is still in regular use to children or love partners. In Jennifer, by Janet Whitney, a woman uses it to a young girl. A nurse employs it in a similar way in Mariana, by… …
53lamb — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB S TAIL …
54lamb — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB S TAIL …
55Lamb — The lamb is a young sheep that reminds us of the sacrifice used to be presented to God in the Old Testament. The Lord Jesus Christ became a Sacrifice for our sake. The Holy Bread that is picked out in the Eucharist is called the Lamb, for it is… …
56lamb — [akin to Eng lamb] : lamb …
57lamb — See: God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, in two shakes of a lamb s tail …
58lamb — noun 1》 a young sheep. 2》 a mild mannered, gentle, or innocent person. verb (of a ewe) give birth to lambs. ↘tend (ewes) at lambing time. Phrases in lamb (of a ewe) pregnant. the Lamb of God a title of Jesus Christ (see John 1:29). Derivatives… …
59Lamb. — Aylmer Bourke Lambert Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bourke (homonymie) et Lambert. Aylmer Bourke Lambert est un botaniste britannique, né le 2 février 1761 à Bath et mort le 10 janvier 1842. Il est le fils d’Edmund Lambert et de Bridget née… …
60lamb — 1. noun /læm/ a) A young sheep, of up to one year of age. b) The flesh of a lamb used as food. 2. verb /læm/ a) Of a sheep, to give birth. The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes …
