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lane (iou) and father (medicine)


lane (iou)



lane noun1. See also LOAN noun2.
[Old English lane = Old Frisian lana, laen, Middle Dutch lane (Dutch laan). Ult. origin unkn.]
A narrow path or road between hedges, banks, etc.; a narrow road or street between houses or walls. OE.
R. K. Narayan He..stole along by-ways and lanes. M. Lowry There was a lane branching to the left.., no more than a cart-track at first. Proverb: It's a long lane that has no turning.
(A thing resembling) a narrow or comparatively narrow way, channel, or passage, esp. a passage between two lines of people or through a crowd. LME.
b. A channel or path designated for use or regularly used by shipping or aircraft, esp. on busy routes. M19.
P. Norman We traverse sea lanes crowded, like a busy street, with..liners and cargo ships and..tankers. Aircraft Illustrated For flights in British airspace, air traffic control lanes..are established.
c. Sport. A path or channel allocated to an individual (esp. a sprinter or swimmer) in a race, usu. marked out and separated from parallel paths etc. by lines or ropes. E20.
Marathon & Distance Runner The gun went, the six athletes in their own lanes were released into the..bend. Swimming Times In the 6-lane..pool provided for competition.
d. A division along a road, marked out by painted lines and used to segregate traffic according to speed, intended direction, type of vehicle, etc. E20.
R. Dahl A policeman on a motor-cycle loomed up alongside us on the inside lane. attrib.: Evening Post (Bristol) Better lane discipline by all traffic would make roundabouts safer for all.
e. In ten-pin bowling etc.: a long narrow strip of floor down which a ball is bowled. M20.
A long narrow enclosure from which kangaroos, cattle, etc., are driven into a pen or pound. Austral. M19.
Astronomy. A narrow band or strip in the sky, in the image of a galaxy, etc., that differs markedly from its immediate surroundings, e.g. in containing no observable stars. L19.
Nature A small, irregular, diffuse nebulosity..with a prominent dark lane.
Phrases: fast lane: see FAST adjective. in lane in the appropriate or correct lane. lover's lane: see LOVER noun. memory lane: see MEMORY noun. red lane: see RED adjective. the lane slang the throat.

father (medicine)


father


1. One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent. "A wise son maketh a glad father." (Prov. X. 1)

2. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or family; in the plural, fathers, ancestors. "David slept with his fathers." (1 Kings II. 10) "Abraham, who is the father of us all." (Rom. Iv. 16)

3. One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance, affetionate care, counsel, or protection. "I was a father to the poor." (Job xxix. 16) "He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house." (Gen. Xiv. 8)

4. A respectful mode of address to an old man. "And Joash the king og Israel came down unto him [Elisha], . . . And said, O my father, my father!" (2 Kings xiii. 14)

5. A senator of ancient Rome.

6. A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a confessor (called also father confessor), or a priest; also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a legislative assembly, etc. "Bless you, good father friar !" (Shak)

7. One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ; often spoken of collectively as the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.

8. One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any Art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or teacher. "The father of all such as handle the harp and organ." (Gen. Iv. 21) "Might be the father, Harry, to that thought." (Shak) "The father of good news." (Shak)

9. The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first person in the Trinity. "Our Father, which Art in heaven." (Matt. Vi. 9) "Now had the almighty Father from above . . . Bent down his eye." (Milton) Adoptive father, one who adopts the child of another, treating it as his own. Apostolic father, Conscript fathers, etc. See Apostolic, Conscript, etc. Father in God, a title given to bishops. Father of lies, the Devil. Father of the bar, the oldest practitioner at the bar. Fathers of the city, the aldermen. Father of the Faithful. Abraham. Mohammed, or one of the sultans, his successors. Father of the house, the member of a legislative body who has had the longest continuous service. most Reverend Father in God, a title given to archbishops and metropolitans, as to the archbishops of Canterbury and York. Natural father, the father of an illegitimate child. Putative father, one who is presumed to be the father of an illegitimate child; the supposed father. Spiritual father. A religious teacher or guide, especially. One instrumental in leading a soul to God.

The pope.

Origin: OE. Fader, AS. Faeder; akin to OS. Fadar, D. Vader, OHG. Fatar, G. Vater, Icel. Fair Sw. & Dan. Fader, OIr. Athir, L. Pater, Gr, Skr. Pitr, perh. Fr. Skr. Pa protect,. Cf. Papa, Paternal, Patriot, Potential, Pablum.

Source: Websters Dictionary