First Known Use: circa 1830
Dictionary
loment
noun lo·ment \ˈlō-ˌment, -mənt\
Definition of LOMENT
: a dry indehiscent fruit (as of tick trefoil) that is a modified legume having constrictions between the seeds and that breaks into one-seeded segments at maturity
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Origin of LOMENT
New Latin lomentum, from Latin, wash made from bean meal, from lavere to wash — more at lye
Rhymes with LOMENT
absent, accent, Advent, anent, ascent, assent, augment, besprent, cement, comment, consent, content, convent, descent, detent, dissent, docent, event, extent, ferment, foment, fragment, frequent, hell-bent, indent, intent, invent, lament, low-rent, mordent, outspent, percent, pigment, portent, present, prevent, pup tent, quitrent, rack-rent, relent, repent, resent, segment, Shymkent, Tashkent, torment, well-meant, wisent
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