- gárléac
- n (-es/-) garlic
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
gárléac
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garlic — noun Etymology: Middle English garlek, from Old English gārlēac, from gār spear + lēac leek more at gore Date: before 12th century 1. a European allium (Allium sativum) widely cultivated for its pungent compound bulbs much used in cookery;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
garlic — garlicked, garlicky, adj. /gahr lik/, n. 1. a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine. 2. any of various other plants of the genus Allium. 3. the bulb of such a plant,… … Universalium
Carlick — Recorded as Carlick, Garlick, Corlick and others, this is an English surname. It has at least two possible origins. Firstly, it may be of Anglo Saxon origin, and an occupational name for a grower or seller of garlic, a plant which in ancient… … Surnames reference
Garlic — This interesting and unusual surname has a number of possible derivations. Firstly, it may be of Anglo Saxon origin, as a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of garlic, from the Olde English pre 7th Century, garleac (Middle English … Surnames reference
Garlicke — This interesting and unusual surname has a number of possible derivations. Firstly, it may be of Anglo Saxon origin, as a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of garlic, from the Olde English pre 7th Century, garleac (Middle English … Surnames reference
Garlick — Recorded as Garlick and occasionally Carlick, this is an English surname. It has at least two possible origins. Firstly, it may be of Anglo Saxon origin, and a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of garlic, a plant which in ancient … Surnames reference
géarléac — see gárléac … Old to modern English dictionary
garlic — gar|lic S3 [ˈga:lık US ˈga:r ] n [U] ↑clove [: Old English; Origin: garleac, from gar spear + leac ( LEEK)] a plant like a small onion, used in cooking to give a strong taste ▪ Add a crushed clove of garlic (=single section of it) . >garlicky… … Dictionary of contemporary English
garlic — O.E. garleac (Mercian), garlec (W. Saxon) garlic, from gar spear (in reference to the clove), see GAR (Cf. gar) + leac leek (see LEEK (Cf. leek)) … Etymology dictionary
garlic — noun 1》 a strong smelling pungent tasting bulb, used as a flavouring in cookery. 2》 the central Asian plant, closely related to the onion, which produces garlic. [Allium sativum.] ↘used in names of plants with a similar smell or flavour, e.g … English new terms dictionary
