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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The traditional garment worn by men and women in Madagascar, consisting of a rectangular length of cloth wrapped around the body.

   "[…] the Lances flew briskly at one another; one of which went thorow my Lamber, and scratch’d me […]"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Punjabi.

Example

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"[…] the Lances flew briskly at one another; one of which went thorow my Lamber, and scratch’d me […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Malagasy (Highlands dialect).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Punjabi ਲੰਬਾ (lambā).

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