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Word: Lank
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Old English hlanc ‘thin’, of Germanic origin; related to German lenken ‘to bend, turn’, also to flinch and link
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
laŋk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of hair) long, limp, and straight
Short Definition:long and straight
Examples:- the man had lank, brown, greasy hair
Definition:
(of a person) lanky
Short Definition:lanky
Examples:- he sprawled his long, lank figure over a chair
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