See Also: lyke-wake(dictionary)
wake(4)(dictionary)
wake(3)(dictionary)
wake(2)(dictionary)
Wake(medicine)
wake(1)(dictionary)
wake-up(dictionary)
Wake Island(encyclopedia)
Finnegan's Wake(dictionary)
wake 1, verb(dictionary)

marine (oh) and lyke-wake (iou)


marine (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: marinus, from mare 'sea']
relating to the sea and the creatures that live there
::the enormous variety of marine life
::the effects of oil pollution on marine mammals
::marine biology
relating to ships or the navy
-synonym maritime maritime

lyke-wake (iou)



lyke-wake noun. Also lykewake. LME.
[from lyke var. of LICH + WAKE noun1. See also LATE-WAKE.]
A watch kept at night over a dead body.