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lurden

lurden is the alternative spelling of lurdane.

Meaning of lurdane

Noun

lurdane (plural lurdanes)

  1. (obsolete) A lazy, stupid person; a sluggard.
    • I have also seene some excellent Lourdans, or Clownes attired in their ordinary worky-day clothes, and with a common homely countenance, affoord us all the pleasure that may be had from their art[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 10, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Forms of lurden

plurallurdens

Questions about lurden

What is lurden the alternative spelling of?
Lurden is the alternative spelling of lurdane.

Words near lurden in the dictionary

  1. lurchy
  2. lurdan
  3. lurdane
  4. lurdanes
  5. lurdans
  6. lurden
  7. lurdens
  8. lure
  9. lured
  10. lureful
  11. lurement

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