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Leger vs Lewer - What's the difference?

leger | lewer |

As adjectives the difference between leger and lewer

is that leger is light; slender; slim; trivial while lewer is comparative of lew.

As a noun leger

is anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.

As a verb leger

is {{cx|UK|angling|lang=en}} To engage in bottom fishing.

leger

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) light; slender; slim; trivial
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.
    • leger ambassador

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.
  • A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government; also lieger, leiger.
  • * Fuller
    • Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome
  • A ledger.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To engage in bottom fishing.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    lewer

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (lew)
    • ----

    lew

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (Northern England) Lukewarm, tepid.

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