Associations to the word «Lank»

Wiktionary

LANK, adjective. Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
LANK, adjective. (of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (often associated with being greasy)
LANK, adjective. (obsolete) languid; drooping.
LANK, verb. (rare) To become lank; to make lank.
LANK SLEEVE, noun. The empty sleeve to an one-armed man.
LANK SLEEVES, noun. Plural of lank sleeve

Dictionary definition

LANK, adjective. Long and thin and often limp; "grown lank with fasting"; "lank mousy hair".
LANK, adjective. Long and lean.

Wise words

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