Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A muscle.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A muscle of the human body.

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  • noun obsolete A fleshy muscle of the human body.

Etymologies

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Old English lacerte, since shaped like a lizard. See lacertus.

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  • In addition, lacert means a lizard (OED).

    December 10, 2011