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lockram

Meaningplace in Brittany

Common meaning: coarse linen formerly made in Brittany

Journey through time

  1. BretonLok-ronan‘place in Brittany’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsplace in Brittany → linenlocrenan‘linen’source
  3. Englishlockram‘coarse linen formerly made in Brittany’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Breton Lok-ronan ‘place in Brittany’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry LOCKRAM, p. 338 · dictionary scan

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