- leper lep·er n
- ['lɛpə(r)]
lebbroso (-a)
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lep´rous|ness — lep|rous «LEHP ruhs», adjective. 1. having leprosy: »a leprous person. 2. of or like leprosy: »white, leprous scales. 3. scaly or scurfy: »One old leprous screen of faded Indian leather (Dickens). 4. causing leprosy. 5 … Useful english dictionary
lep´rous|ly — lep|rous «LEHP ruhs», adjective. 1. having leprosy: »a leprous person. 2. of or like leprosy: »white, leprous scales. 3. scaly or scurfy: »One old leprous screen of faded Indian leather (Dickens). 4. causing leprosy. 5 … Useful english dictionary
lep|rous — «LEHP ruhs», adjective. 1. having leprosy: »a leprous person. 2. of or like leprosy: »white, leprous scales. 3. scaly or scurfy: »One old leprous screen of faded Indian leather (Dickens). 4. causing leprosy. 5 … Useful english dictionary
leper — [lep′ər] n. [ME lepre, leprosy < OFr < LL lepra (L leprae, pl.) < Gr < lepros, rough, scaly < lepein, to peel < IE base * lep , to peel off, scale > OE læfer, rush, reed] 1. a person having leprosy 2. a person to be shunned… … English World dictionary
Leper — Lep er (l[e^]p [ e]r), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F. l[ e]pre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. le pra, fr. lepro s scaly, fr. le pos scale, le pein to peel.] A person affected with leprosy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leper — lep|er [ˈlepə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: leper leprosy (13 16 centuries), from Old French, from Late Latin lepra, from Greek, from lepein to remove skin ] 1.) someone who has leprosy 2.) someone that people avoid because they have done… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lep|rose — «LEHP rohs», adjective. Botany. having a scaly or scurfy appearance, as certain lichens in which the thallus adheres to trees or stones like a scurf; lepidote. ╂[< Late Latin leprōsus < Latin lepra; see etym. under leper (Cf. ↑leper)] … Useful english dictionary
leper — one afflicted with leprosy, late 14c., from L.L. lepra, from Gk. lepra leprosy, from fem. of lepros (adj.) scaly, from leops a scale, related to lepein to peel, from lopos a peel, from PIE root *lep to peel, scale (see LEAF … Etymology dictionary
leper — lep|er [ lepər ] noun count 1. ) someone who has LEPROSY 2. ) someone who people refuse to talk to or work with because they do not like them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lep|ro|sar|i|um — «LEHP ruh SAIR ee uhm», noun, plural sar|i|ums, sar|i|a « SAIR ee uh». 1. a hospital or institution for the care and treatment of lepers: »The Salvation Army maintains shelters for men, women, and children, hospitals, military canteens,… … Useful english dictionary
leper — /lep euhr/, n. 1. a person who has leprosy. 2. a person who has been rejected or ostracized for unacceptable behavior, opinions, character, or the like; anathema; outcast. [1350 1400; ME lepre leprosy < L lepra < Gk lépra, n. use of fem. of… … Universalium
