la : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices
  
• adjective (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item
  
• adverb by ordering items listed individually on a menu
  
  • we ate a la carte

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• adjective satellite in the current fashion or style
  in vogue; in style; modish; latest.
  
• adverb with ice cream on top or on the side
  
  • we served the apple pie a la mode

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• noun a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
  Aachen; Aken.
  

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• noun French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
  Montesquieu; Charles Louis de Secondat.
  

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• noun Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)
  Calderon de la Barca; Calderon.
  

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• F., lit., Russian charlotte (Cookery), a dish composed of custard or whipped cream, inclosed in sponge cake.

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• noun a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century
  Clichy.
  

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• noun English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)
  de la Mare; Walter de la Mare.
  

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E"-la` noun

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1. Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence, proverbially, any extravagant saying. "Why, this is above E-la!" Beau. & Fl.

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• noun meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong
  fa la.
  

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• noun meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong
  fa la.
  

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• noun United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
  Morton; Jelly Roll Morton.
  

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• noun French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680)
  Francois de La Rochefoucauld.
  

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• noun French painter of religious works (1593-1652)
  Georges de La Tour.
  

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• noun French neurologist (1857-1904)
  Tourette; Georges Gilles de la Tourette.
  

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• noun French neurologist (1857-1904)
  Tourette; Georges Gilles de la Tourette.
  

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• noun neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and tics and movements of the upper body and grunts and shouts and coprolalia
  Tourette's syndrome.
  

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• noun a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne
  Ivry; battle of Ivry.
  

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• noun French writer who collected Aesop's fables and published them (1621-1695)
  Jean de La Fontaine.
  

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• noun a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
  Jerez.
  

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• noun a town in western Wisconsin on the Mississippi River
  

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• noun French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
  Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier; Marquis de Lafayette; Lafayette.
  

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• noun French writer who collected Aesop's fables and published them (1621-1695)
  Jean de La Fontaine.
  

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• noun capital city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia
  capital of Bolivia.
  

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• noun an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay
  La Plata; Plata River.
  

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• noun French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680)
  Francois de La Rochefoucauld.
  

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• noun a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort
  

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• noun French painter of religious works (1593-1652)
  Georges de La Tour.
  

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La-bur`nine noun

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1. (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum.

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• adjective satellite affectedly genteel
  grandiose; highfalutin; highfaluting; hoity-toity; hifalutin.
  

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La-teen" adjective

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1. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below.

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• noun a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande
  

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• noun largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess
  

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• noun lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice
  lobster Newburg.
  

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• noun a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
  mal rosso; Alpine scurvy; pellagra; mayidism; Saint Ignatius' itch; maidism.
  

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• noun an agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay
  

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• noun Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)
  Calderon de la Barca; Calderon.
  

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• noun an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay
  La Plata; Plata River.
  

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• noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
  promised land; heaven; Eden; nirvana; paradise.
  

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• noun a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain
  tra-la.
  

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• noun a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain
  tra-la.
  

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• noun English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)
  de la Mare; Walter de la Mare.
  

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• noun English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)
  de la Mare; Walter de la Mare.
  

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