lavender

Plurallavenders

Formslavenders, lavendering, lavendered

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A small bushy plant with purple flowers and a sweet, strong smell.

   She planted lavender along the edge of the garden path.

   The whole kitchen smelled of dried lavender hanging by the window.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A light purple color with a touch of blue, like the lavender flower.

   She painted her bedroom walls a soft lavender.

   The evening sky faded to a pale lavender over the hills.

   Similarlilac, mauve

3. 3
   adjective

   Having a light purple color.

   She wore a lavender dress to the spring party.

   Her notebook had a lavender cover that faded over the years.

   Similarlilac, mauve

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4. 4
   adjective

   Relating to LGBT people and the fight for their equal rights.

   The city held a lavender march to support equal rights.

   Students started a lavender club at their high school.

   Similarqueer

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5. 5
   adjective

   Relating to lesbian feminism and its stand against treating only straight relationships as normal.

   They started a lavender group to support lesbian writers.

   The lavender movement shaped much of her early activism.

   Similarlesbian

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6. 6
   verbtransitive

   To add lavender to something so it smells sweet or looks nice.

   They lavender the linens before storing them away for winter.

   Grandmother liked to lavender her wardrobe every spring.

   Similarscent, perfume

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7. 7
   nounhistoricaluncountable

   A type of film once used to make positive copies from negatives when copying movies.

   Like making a safe copy of a treasured photo so you never risk the original.

   The studio printed the scene onto lavender to protect the original negative.

   Old labs kept reels of lavender for copying their best films.

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