lank
1Lank — (l[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. {Lanker}; superl. {Lankest}.] [{AS}. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.] 1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. [1913 Webster]… …
2lank — lank; lank·i·ly; lank·i·ness; lank·ish; lank·ly; lank·ness; …
3lank´ly — lank «langk», adjective. 1. long and thin; slender: »a lank boy, lank grasses. SYNONYM(S): skinny, lanky, gaunt. 2. straight and flat; not curly or wavy: »lank locks of hair. ╂[Old English hlanc] –lank´ly …
4lank — [ læŋk ] adjective lank hair is thin and straight: Her hair hung straight down, lank from the rain. ╾ lank|ly adverb ╾ lank|ness noun uncount …
5Lank — Lank, v. i. & t. To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] Shak. G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] …
6Lank — may refer to: * Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean; languid; drooping *Surnames: ** Barry Lank (b. 1960), comedian, journalist, and former writer at Air America Radio. ** Edith Lank, author and advice columnist… …
7Lank — bezeichnet einen Ortsteil der Stadt Lübtheen im Landkreis Ludwigskust in Mecklenburg Vorpommern den Ortsteil Lank Latum der Stadt Meerbusch im Rhein Kreis Neuss in Nordrhein Westfalen ein Berg im Bregenzerwald 1.370 m siehe Lank (Berg) …
8lank|y — «LANG kee», adjective, lank|i|er, lank|i|est. awkwardly long and thin; tall and ungraceful: »a lanky boy …
9lank — [læŋk] adj [: Old English; Origin: hlanc] lank hair is thin, straight, and unattractive …
10lank — (adj.) O.E. hlanc loose and empty, slender, flaccid, from P.Gmc. *khlankaz, perhaps from a root meaning flexible (Cf. Ger. lenken to bend, turn aside, O.N. hlykkr bend, noose, loop ), from PIE root *kleng to bend, turn (see LINK (Cf. link) (n.)) …
