lacert

English

Etymology

From French lacerte, from Late Latin lacertus (“muscle”), from Classical Latin lacertus (“upper arm”), of uncertain etymology but possibly related to lacerta (“lizard”) in the manner of muscle.

Noun

lacert (plural lacerts)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of lacertus: a fleshy muscle of the human body.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

References

  • lacert in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

lacert

  1. Alternative form of lesarde
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