Definition of Lares

1. n. pl. See 1st Lar.

Definition of Lares

1. Noun. (plural of lar) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lares

1. lar [n] - See also: lar

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lares

lardlike
lardo
lardon
lardons
lardoon
lardoons
lardos
lardries
lardry
lards
lardy
lardy cake
lare
laree
larees
lares (current term)
larf
larfed
larfs
largando
large
large(p)
large-cap
large-capitalisation
large-capitalization
large-flowered calamint
large-flowered fiddleneck
large-flowering magnolia
large-headed water snake
large-headed water snakes

Literary usage of Lares

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

1. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands by New York Academy of Sciences (1922)
"Between Ciales and lares no inner lowland appears and the inner cuesta rests upon the ... The lares limestone cuesta.—The southernmost or inner cuesta is ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"We find certainly, from а тегу early time, a distinction between lares privati and ... The lares publici belonged to the state religion ; and their worship, ..."

3. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1812)
"lares, a settlement and head settlement of the district of the province and corregimiento of Calca and lares in Peru. LA mes, another, -near the const of ..."

4. Human Rights in Guatemala During President de León Carpio's First Year by Human Rights Watch/Americas (1994)
"Tonnis lares Cipriano, Killed by Civil Patrollers Joyabaj is a town of some ... lares had been an activist with the human rights organization CERJ and the ..."

5. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"The lares, Manes, and Penates do not appear to have been regarded as essentially different beings, for the names are frequently used either interchangeably ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Lares on Dictionary.com!Search for Lares on Thesaurus.com!Search for Lares on Google!Search for Lares on Wikipedia!

Search