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lew

Pronunciation: /ljuː/

The English word “lew” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A French gold coin circulated in 15th-century Scotland.
  2. Warmth, heat.
  3. A shelter from the wind, particularly temporary structures raised by shepherds to protect their flocks.

adjective

  1. Sunny; warm.
  2. Lukewarm, tepid.
  3. Alee: protected from the wind.
  4. Weak.
  5. Sickly-looking, pale, wan.

verb

  1. To make warm or lukewarm.
  2. To become warm.
  3. To shelter from the wind.

Etymology

From corruption of French louis, from Louis, presumably Louis IX or Louis XI, who issued gold écus.

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