† launcen.¹

Etymology: < Latin lance-m (lanx), Italian lance.

Obsolete. rare.

A scale, balance.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > a balance

weigha1050

weightsa1300

balancea1375

weigh-shale1465

scales1480

weigh-beam1492

launce1590

scale instrumenta1691

scale balance1809

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. vii. sig. Ii Need teacheth her..That fortune all in equall launce doth sway.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

launcen.²

/lɑːns/

/lans/

Forms: Also 1600s lawnce, lance.

Etymology: ? identical with lance n.¹; the name may allude to the shape of the fish; compare lancelet n., and German lanzenfisch, a kind of chætodon.

Zoology.

A fish of the genus Ammodytes; the sand-eel; = lant n.² Also called sand-la(u)nce. sable launce n. the capelin.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Ammodytoidei ( sand-lances) > member of genus Ammodytes (sand-eel)

sand-eel1307

sandlingc1440

smould1605

lant1620

launce1623

ammodyte1698

sand-launce1776

gibbin1798

wriggle1816

the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > [noun] > mallotus villosus (capelin)

capelin1620

sable launce1883

1623 R. Whitbourne Disc. New-found-land 89 A sufficient quantity of Herrings, Mackerel, Capeling, and Lawnce, to bait their hooks withal.

1623 R. Whitbourne Disc. New-found-land 114 Mackarell, Herrings, Lance, Caplin, Dogfish.

1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 99 We found the Stomach of one we dissected full of Sand-Eels or Launces, which for the most part lie deep in the Sand.

1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 123 The launce is found on most of our sandy shores during some of the summer months.

1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 26 The launce or sand-eel is a small cylindrical fish from six to twelve inches long.

1883 L. Z. Joncas Fisheries Canada 13 The cod-fish resorts..to the coast..in pursuit of the caplin or sable launce, on which it feeds.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	launce
释义	† launcen.¹ Etymology: < Latin lance-m (lanx), Italian lance. Obsolete. rare. A scale, balance. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > a balance weigha1050 weightsa1300 balancea1375 weigh-shale1465 scales1480 weigh-beam1492 launce1590 scale instrumenta1691 scale balance1809 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. vii. sig. Ii Need teacheth her..That fortune all in equall launce doth sway. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2021). launcen.² /lɑːns//lans/ Forms: Also 1600s lawnce, lance. Etymology: ? identical with lance n.¹; the name may allude to the shape of the fish; compare lancelet n., and German lanzenfisch, a kind of chætodon. Zoology. A fish of the genus Ammodytes; the sand-eel; = lant n.² Also called sand-la(u)nce. sable launce n. the capelin. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Ammodytoidei ( sand-lances) > member of genus Ammodytes (sand-eel) sand-eel1307 sandlingc1440 smould1605 lant1620 launce1623 ammodyte1698 sand-launce1776 gibbin1798 wriggle1816 the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > [noun] > mallotus villosus (capelin) capelin1620 sable launce1883 1623 R. Whitbourne Disc. New-found-land 89 A sufficient quantity of Herrings, Mackerel, Capeling, and Lawnce, to bait their hooks withal. 1623 R. Whitbourne Disc. New-found-land 114 Mackarell, Herrings, Lance, Caplin, Dogfish. 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 99 We found the Stomach of one we dissected full of Sand-Eels or Launces, which for the most part lie deep in the Sand. 1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 123 The launce is found on most of our sandy shores during some of the summer months. 1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 26 The launce or sand-eel is a small cylindrical fish from six to twelve inches long. 1883 L. Z. Joncas Fisheries Canada 13 The cod-fish resorts..to the coast..in pursuit of the caplin or sable launce, on which it feeds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹1590n.²1623
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