Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: lavender
IPA transcription: [l'ævəndɚ]
Pronunciations of lavender
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: lavender, lilac, lilac-colored
    Meaning: of a pale purple color
Usage examples
  • I retired to my upstairs sitting-room and got out Eliza Klinefelter's lavender slippers.
  • In the open country and especially in hilly places laid bare by the wood-man's axe, the favourite sites are tufts of bracken, rock-rose, lavender, everlasting and rosemary cropped close by the teeth of the flocks.
  • In the meantime, I put myself on a short allowance of bear's grease, wholly abandoned scented soap and lavender water, and sold off three waistcoats at a prodigious sacrifice, as being too luxurious for my stern career.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Black vulture, License CC BY-SA 4.0