Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete spelling of
lettuce . - noun An obsolete form of
lattice . - noun A kind of fur, white or very light-colored, in use as late as the middle of the sixteenth century.
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Examples
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Oar hims cuud stuffez himseylfe wif turmatoes, cehlereey, kaurrots, adn lettice frum taht gaurdin hims bees iyn rite naow!
Fez. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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They is two all-beef patties, speshul sause, lettice, cheez, PICKLOLS, onyons on a ectoplasm bun!
They’re heeeeere… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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McCain said '' if you will pick lettice for the WHOLE SEASON I'll give you $50 an hour. ''
Sound Politics: McCain Channels Goldwater; Moore Channels.....Kucinich? 2006
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As for thy drink — I need not tell thee, it must be the infusion of Vervain and the herb Hanea, of which Aelian relates such effects — but if thy stomach palls with it — discontinue it from time to time, taking cucumbers, melons, purslane, water-lillies, woodbine, and lettice, in the stead of them.
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As for thy drink — I need not tell thee, it must be the infusion of Vervain and the herb Hanea, of which Aelian relates such effects — but if thy stomach palls with it — discontinue it from time to time, taking cucumbers, melons, purslane, water-lillies, woodbine, and lettice, in the stead of them.
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Take the tenderest, smallest, and youngest ellicksander-buds, and small sallet, or young lettice mingled together, being washed and pickled, with some capers.
The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery Robert May
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Any of these being thin sliced, as is shown above said, with a little minced taragon and onion amongst it; then have lettice minced as small as the meat by it self, olives by themselves, capers by themselves, samphire by it self, broom-buds by it self, pickled mushrooms by themselves, or any of the materials abovesaid.
The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery Robert May
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Butter, with a few raisins of the Sun boiled in water also by themselves; or in place of lettice use white endive.
The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery Robert May
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He laughs when I cut up lettice and put sugar on it.
Turn About Eleanor F. Graham [Illustrator] Cootes
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Otherways for the liquoring or garnishing of these Pies, for variety you may put in them boil'd skirrets, bottom of artichocks boil'd, or boil'd cabbidge lettice.
The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery Robert May
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