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Laurel vs Hardy - What's the difference?

laurel | hardy |

As proper nouns the difference between laurel and hardy

is that laurel is from the plant laurel while hardy is , originally a nickname for a hardy person.

As a noun laurel

is (mormonism) a 16-17 year old participant in the young women organization of the lds church.

laurel

English

(wikipedia laurel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus , having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
  • A crown of laurel.
  • (figuratively, chiefly, in the plural) honor, distinction, fame.
    • to win laurels'''; to crown with '''laurels .
  • An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel

    • Derived terms

    * laurel water * laurel wreath * American laurel * California laurel * cherry laurel * great laurel * ground laurel * mountain laurel * New Zealand laurel * Portugal laurel * rose laurel * sheep laurel * spotted laurel * spurge laurel * West Indian laurel * rest on one's laurels

    Usage notes

    * The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel.

    See also

    * Laurel and Hardy

    Anagrams

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    hardy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.

    • Synonyms

    * robust * rugged * strong

    Derived terms

    * cold hardy

    Noun

    (hardies)
  • A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the (hardy hole).
    • (Webster 1913)

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