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(1):

(n.) A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; - especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.

(2):

(n.) An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.

(3):

(n.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus (L. nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; - called also sweet bay.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Laurel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/laurel.html. 1828.
 
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