Lote
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Initialism of language(s) other than English. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit.
"Then they led him to the sheikh of the tribe , a tall , lean , old man who held an elegant cane made of lote wood crowned by leather straps embossed with delicate patterns"
- 1 To lurk; lie hidden archaic, intransitive
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More examples"Then they led him to the sheikh of the tribe , a tall , lean , old man who held an elegant cane made of lote wood crowned by leather straps embossed with delicate patterns"
Etymology
From Middle English loten, lotien, from Old English *lotian, a variant (influenced by Old English lot (“fraud; deceit”)) of lutian (“to lie hid; be concealed; lurk; skulk; be latent”), from Proto-Germanic *lutōną (“to conceal; hide; lurk”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”).
From Latin lotus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”). Doublet of lotus.
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