- Lactary
- Lactary \Lac"ta*ry\, n. a dairyhouse. [R.] [1913 Webster]
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Lactary — Lac ta*ry, a. [L. lactarius, fr. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactaire.] Milky; full of white juice like milk. [Obs.] Lactary or milky plants. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lactary — [lak′tə rē] adj. [L lactarius < lac (gen. lactis), milk: see LACTO ] Rare of or pertaining to milk … English World dictionary
lactary — /lak teuh ree/, adj. Archaic. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of milk. [1615 25; < L lactarius milk giving. See LACT , ARY] * * * … Universalium
lactary — lac·ta·ry … English syllables
lactary — ˈlaktərē adjective Etymology: Latin lactarius, from lact + arius ary archaic : of or relating to milk : yielding a white milky juice … Useful english dictionary
lactarium — n. dairy. ♦ lactary, a. pertaining to milk … Dictionary of difficult words
lactory — [lactory an erroneous form of lactary.] … Useful english dictionary
