Lacteous
//ˈlæktiəs// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Milky; resembling milk.
"For though we leave out the Lacteous circle (which Aratus, Geminus, and Proclus, out of him hath numbered among the rest) yet are there more by four than Philo mentions ; that is, the Horizon, Meridian and both the Colures ; circles very considerable"
- 2 Lacteal; conveying chyle.
"lacteous vessels"
Antonyms
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More examples"For though we leave out the Lacteous circle (which Aratus, Geminus, and Proclus, out of him hath numbered among the rest) yet are there more by four than Philo mentions ; that is, the Horizon, Meridian and both the Colures ; circles very considerable"
Etymology
See lacteal.
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