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Webster 1913 Edition


Lacteous

Lac′te-ous

,
Adj.
[See
Lacteal
.]
1.
Milky; resembling milk.
“The lacteous circle.”
Sir T. Browne.
2.
Lacteal; conveying chyle;
as,
lacteous
vessels
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lacteous

LAC'TEOUS

,
Adj.
[L. lacteus, from lac, milk.
1.
Milky; resembling milk.
2.
Lacteal; conveying chyle; as a lacteous vessel.

Definition 2024


lacteous

lacteous

English

Adjective

lacteous (comparative more lacteous, superlative most lacteous)

  1. Milky; resembling milk.
    The lacteous circle. Sir Thomas Browne.
  2. Lacteal; conveying chyle.
    lacteous vessels