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Paul Beliën — Infobox Person name = Paul Belien image size = 150px caption = Paul Belien (courtesy of Luc van Braekel) birth date = 1959 birth place = death date = death place = occupation = journalist spouse = Alexandra Colen religion = Roman Catholic… … Wikipedia
laurel — /lawr euhl, lor /, n., v., laureled, laureling or (esp. Brit.) laurelled, laurelling. n. 1. Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves. Cf. laurel family. 2 … Universalium
laurel — noun 1》 an aromatic evergreen shrub or small tree with dark green glossy leaves. [Laurus and other genera, family Lauraceae.] 2》 (laurels) a crown woven from the foliage of the bay tree and awarded as an emblem of victory or mark of honour in… … English new terms dictionary
laurel — [lôr′əl] n. [ME laurer, lorel < OFr lorier < L laurus] 1. any of a genus (Laurus) of evergreen trees or shrubs of the laurel family, native to S Europe and widely cultivated in the U.S., with large, glossy, aromatic leaves, greenish yellow… … English World dictionary
laurel — n. & v. n. 1 = BAY(2). 2 a (in sing. or pl.) the foliage of the bay tree used as an emblem of victory or distinction in poetry usu. formed into a wreath or crown. b (in pl.) honour or distinction. 3 any plant with dark green glossy leaves like a… … Useful english dictionary
Laurel — n. & v. n. 1 = BAY(2). 2 a (in sing. or pl.) the foliage of the bay tree used as an emblem of victory or distinction in poetry usu. formed into a wreath or crown. b (in pl.) honour or distinction. 3 any plant with dark green glossy leaves like a… … Useful english dictionary
