- Loaves
- Loaves \Loaves\, n.; pl. of {Loaf}. [1913 Webster]
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Loaves
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loaves — [ləuvz US louvz] n the plural of ↑loaf … Dictionary of contemporary English
loaves — the plural of loaf1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loaves — [lōvz] n. pl. of LOAF1 … English World dictionary
LOAVES — pl. of LOAF(1). * * * plural of loaf * * * /lohvz/, n. pl. of loaf1. * * * loaves UK [ləʊvz] US [loʊvz] the plural of loaf1 Thesaurus: irregular pluralshyponym * * * … Useful english dictionary
Loaves — Loaf Loaf, n.; pl. {Loaves}. [OE. lof, laf, AS. hl[=a]f; akin to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ. khlieb , Lith. kl[ e]pas. Cf. {Lady}, {Lammas}, {Lord}.] Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loaves — [[t]lo͟ʊvz[/t]] Loaves is the plural of loaf … English dictionary
Loaves of Proposition — • Heb. bread of the faces , i.e. bread of the presence (of Yahweh) (Ex., xxxv, 13; xxxix, 35, etc.), also called holy bread Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Loaves of Proposition Loaves of Proposition … Catholic encyclopedia
loaves and fishes — noun plural Etymology: so called from the 5 barley loaves and 2 fishes with which Jesus miraculously fed a multitude of 5000 (John 6) that he later reproached for their greater interest in the food than in him (John 6: 26) : material gain… … Useful english dictionary
loaves and fishes — 1) a miracle performed by Jesus when preaching to a crowd of thousands who grew hungry and needed to be fed. Only five loaves and two fishes were available but Jesus blessed the food and then commanded his disciples to distribute it among the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
loaves and fishes — miracle performed by Jesus (he turned only five loaves and two fishes to much more in order to feed a crowd of thousands who grew hungry and needed to be fed) … English contemporary dictionary
