GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

last match results

Found 2 definitions

1.       
   Lar (lär), n.; pl. Lares (#), sometimes Lars (#). [L.] (Rom. Myth.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or dwelling house.
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   Nor will she her dear Lar forget,
   
   Victorious by his benefit. Lovelace.
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint. Milton.
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   Looking backward in vain toward their Lares and lands. Longfellow.
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   
         
       

2.       
   Lar (lär), n. (Zool.) A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon.
   
   [1913 Webster]