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lake
noun
a
large
area
of
water
completely
surrounded
by
land
•
On
hot
summer
days
,
the
family
goes
swimming
in
the
lake
.
On
hot
summer
days
,
the
family
goes
swimming
in
the
lake
.
•
Snow-covered
mountains
reflect
clearly
on
the
calm
surface
of
the
lake
.
Snow-covered
mountains
reflect
clearly
on
the
calm
surface
of
the
lake
.
From
Old
English
‘
lacu
’
meaning
stream
or
pond
,
later
influenced
by
Old
Norse
‘
lǫgr
’
meaning
water
or
sea
.
The
modern
sense
of
an
inland
body
of
water
crystallized
in
Middle
English
.
noun
a
pigment
made
by
attaching
a
dye
to
an
insoluble
substance
so
it
can
be
used
as
a
solid
colorant
in
paints
,
inks
,
or
cosmetics
•
The
artist
mixed
a
red
lake
with
oil
to
make
bright
paint
.
The
artist
mixed
a
red
lake
with
oil
to
make
bright
paint
.
•
Historically
,
people
created
blue
lake
pigments
from
plant
dyes
.
Historically
,
people
created
blue
lake
pigments
from
plant
dyes
.
Adopted
in
the
17th
century
from
French
‘
laque
’,
ultimately
from
Persian
‘
lakh
’
referring
to
lac
dye
.
