The Concise Oxford Dictionary: The Classic First Edition
H. W. Fowler
L laudare, f. L laudcm nom, laus praise] lau'dable, a. Commendable, praiseworthy; (Med, of secretions) healthy. sound. Hence or (:0 n. laudaai'urv n., lau'dabty 2 adv. [f. L audabilis (prec., -ABLE)] lau'danum (lodn-), n. Alcoholic tincture of ...