Definition of Lascaux

1. Noun. A cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings.

Group relationships: France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: Cave

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lascaux

Larry
Lars
Lars Onsager
Larus
Larus argentatus
Larus canus
Larus marinus
Larus ridibundus
Larvacea
Las Cruces
Las Vegas
Las Vegas algorithm
Lasa
Lascar
Lascaux (current term)
Lasegue
Lasegue's disease
Lasegue's sign
Lasegue's syndrome
Laserdisc
Laserdiscs
Lash's operation
Lashkar
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Lashkar-e-Omar
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
Lashkar-e-Toiba
Lasiocampa

Literary usage of Lascaux

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dordogne by Mike Smith (2006)
"Lascaux show caves A winding road from Montignac climbs up to the Lascaux show caves (remember: tickets can only be purchased in the town). ..."

2. Cycling in France by Carole Saint-Laurent (2003)
"Continue climbing to the parking lot (2km), lock your bicycle well in view and follow the indications to the reception. Lascaux II ..."

3. At Home in Paris: And a Trip Through the Vineyards to Spain by Blanchard Jerrold (1864)
"Ponson du Terrail and Paul de Lascaux, is acceptable as a standard history ... MM. du Terrail and de Lascaux may deal with Francis the First and Charles the ..."

4. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"... and there will go 30000 years of trying ever since Lascaux right up to Bach and beyond into this benighted century—all civilization, gone without a ..."

5. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"But at Lascaux, Niaux, Altamira, and at the caves in northern China, in images preserved in the caves along the Lena River in Russia, there are some ..."

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