| abrade | (v) wear away, Syn. rub down, rub off, abrase, corrade |
| abrader | (n) a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing, Syn. abradant |
| abrading stone | (n) a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader |
| labrador | (n) the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada |
| labrador retriever | (n) breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat |
| labrador sea | (n) an arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern Greenland |
| labrador tea | (n) evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution, Syn. crystal tea, Ledum groenlandicum |
| labrador-ungava peninsula | (n) a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador, Syn. Labrador Peninsula |
| newfoundland and labrador | (n) a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949 |
| abrasive | (n) a substance that abrades or wears down, Syn. abradant, abrasive material |
| scour | (v) rub hard or scrub, Syn. abrade |
| trapper's tea | (n) a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum, Syn. glandular Labrador tea |
| Abradant | n. A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Abrade | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrading. ] [ L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze. ] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. Lyell. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Abrade | v. t. Same as Abraid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Labrador | n. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. [ 1913 Webster ]
Labrador duck (Zool.), a sea duck (Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878. --
Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite. --
Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus Ledum (Ledum palustre and Ledum latifolium), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Labradorite | n. (Min.) A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador. See Feldspar. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 研磨 | [yán mó, ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄛˊ, 研 磨] milling; to grind; to polish by grinding; to abrade; whetstone; pestle #30,181 [Add to Longdo] |
| 拉布拉多 | [Lā bù lā duō, ㄌㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨㄛ, 拉 布 拉 多] Labrador peninsula in northeast Canada #111,344 [Add to Longdo] |
| 圣约翰斯 | [Shèng Yuē hàn sī, ㄕㄥˋ ㄩㄝ ㄏㄢˋ ㄙ, 圣 约 翰 斯 / 聖 約 翰 斯] St John's, capital of Labrador and Newfoundland province, Canada #576,271 [Add to Longdo] |
| 纽芬兰与拉布拉多 | [Niǔ fēn lán yǔ lā bù lā duō, ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄣ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩˇ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨㄛ, 纽 芬 兰 与 拉 布 拉 多 / 紐 芬 蘭 與 拉 布 拉 多] Newfoundland and Labrador, province of Canada [Add to Longdo] |
