Lauwine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɔːwɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lauwine is a noun meaning (poetic, dated) An avalanche.
Meaning
(poetic, dated) An avalanche.
Example Sentences
I see the young torrent’s first leap towards the ocean, / And the cliff-cradled lawine essay its first motion.
Once more upon the woody Apennine, / The infant Alps, which — had I not before / Gazed on their mightier parents, where the pine / Sits on more shaggy summits, and where roar / The thundering lauwine — might be worshipped more;[…]
1823, George Bancroft, Poems, Hilliard and Metcalf, page 10, The towers of my castle of lauwines are made; / On chambers of ice their foundations are laid; / Like loftiest pyramids rising in air, / O! who but confesses my turrets are fair.
Word Forms
- lauwines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lawine, launce, laisse, luwack, loude, naufrage.
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