[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lake \lake\ l=ak, n. f. laque, fr. per. see lac.
   a pigment formed by combining some coloring matter, usually
   by precipitation, with a metallic oxide or earth, esp. with
   aluminium hydrate; as, madder lake; florentine lake; yellow
   lake, etc.
   1913 webster
see also:
lac 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lake \lake\, n. cf. g. laken.
   a kind of fine white linen, formerly in use. obs.
   --chaucer.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lake \lake\ l=ak, v. i. as. l=acan, laecan, to spring,
   jump, l=ac play, sport, or fr. icel. leika to play, sport;
   both akin to goth. laikan to dance. root120. cf.
   knowledge.
   to play; to sport. prov. eng.
   1913 webster
see also:
knowledge 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lake \lake\, n. as. lac, l. lacus; akin to as. lagu lake, sea,
   icel. l"ogr; oir. loch; cf. gr. la`kkos pond, tank. cf.
   loch, lough.
   a large body of water contained in a depression of the
   earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
   less extended area.
   1913 webster

   note: lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
         lakes, like the great salt lake of utah, have usually
         no outlet to the ocean.
         1913 webster

   lake dwellers ethnol., people of a prehistoric race, or
      races, which inhabited different parts of europe. their
      dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance
      from the shore. their relics are common in the lakes of
      switzerland.

   lake dwellings archaeol., dwellings built over a lake,
      sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept
      in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of
      prehistoric times. lake dwellings are still used by many
      savage tribes. called also lacustrine dwellings. see
      crannog.

   lake fly zool., any one of numerous species of dipterous
      flies of the genus chironomus. in form they resemble
      mosquitoes, but they do not bite. the larvae live in
      lakes.

   lake herring zool., the cisco coregonus artedii.

   lake poets, lake school, a collective name originally
      applied in contempt, but now in honor, to southey,
      coleridge, and wordsworth, who lived in the lake country
      of cumberland, england, lamb and a few others were classed
      with these by hostile critics. called also lakers and
      lakists.

   lake sturgeon zool., a sturgeon acipenser rubicundus,
      of moderate size, found in the great lakes and the
      mississippi river. it is used as food.

   lake trout zool., any one of several species of trout and
      salmon; in europe, esp. salmo fario; in the united
      states, esp. salvelinus namaycush of the great lakes,
      and of various lakes in new york, eastern maine, and
      canada. a large variety of brook trout salvelinus
      fontinalis, inhabiting many lakes in new england, is
      also called lake trout. see namaycush.

   lake whitefish. zool. see whitefish.

   lake whiting zool., an american whitefish coregonus
      labradoricus, found in many lakes in the northern united
      states and canada. it is more slender than the common
      whitefish.
      1913 webster
see also:
loch lough lake dwellers lake dwellings lacustrine dwellings crannog 
lake fly chironomus lake herring coregonus artedii lake poets 
lake school lakers lakists lake sturgeon acipenser rubicundus 
lake trout salmo fario salvelinus namaycush salvelinus fontinalis namaycush 
lake whitefish whitefish lake whiting coregonus labradoricus 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lake
     n 1: a body of usually fresh water surrounded by land
     2: a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
     3: any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

lake, mi
  zip codes: 48632
lake, ms town, fips 38600
  location: 32.34309 n, 89.32745 w
  population 1990: 369 152 housing units
  area: 2.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 39092
lake, wv
  zip codes: 25121

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in illinois
   population 2000:    644356
   housing units 2000: 225919
   land area 2000:     447.563704 sq. miles 1159.184623 sq. km
   water area 2000:    920.386660 sq. miles 2383.790404 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1367.950364 sq. miles 3542.975027 sq. km
   located within:       illinois il, fips 17
   location:             42.313322 n, 87.983801 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, il
    lake county
    lake county, il

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in indiana
   population 2000:    484564
   housing units 2000: 194992
   land area 2000:     496.984821 sq. miles 1287.184722 sq. km
   water area 2000:    129.358041 sq. miles 335.035775 sq. km
   total area 2000:    626.342862 sq. miles 1622.220497 sq. km
   located within:       indiana in, fips 18
   location:             41.529603 n, 87.395253 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, in
    lake county
    lake county, in

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in montana
   population 2000:    26507
   housing units 2000: 13605
   land area 2000:     1493.773858 sq. miles 3868.856367 sq. km
   water area 2000:    159.946525 sq. miles 414.259580 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1653.720383 sq. miles 4283.115947 sq. km
   located within:       montana mt, fips 30
   location:             47.652922 n, 114.126444 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, mt
    lake county
    lake county, mt

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in minnesota
   population 2000:    11058
   housing units 2000: 6840
   land area 2000:     2099.159616 sq. miles 5436.798216 sq. km
   water area 2000:    891.661842 sq. miles 2309.393470 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2990.821458 sq. miles 7746.191686 sq. km
   located within:       minnesota mn, fips 27
   location:             47.500149 n, 91.469111 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, mn
    lake county
    lake county, mn

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in michigan
   population 2000:    11333
   housing units 2000: 13498
   land area 2000:     567.435063 sq. miles 1469.650004 sq. km
   water area 2000:    7.168657 sq. miles 18.566736 sq. km
   total area 2000:    574.603720 sq. miles 1488.216740 sq. km
   located within:       michigan mi, fips 26
   location:             43.951418 n, 85.831863 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, mi
    lake county
    lake county, mi

[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in ohio
   population 2000:    227511
   housing units 2000: 93487
   land area 2000:     228.211516 sq. miles 591.065088 sq. km
   water area 2000:    750.653787 sq. miles 1944.184300 sq. km
   total area 2000:    978.865303 sq. miles 2535.249388 sq. km
   located within:       ohio oh, fips 39
   location:             41.693346 n, 81.303633 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, oh
    lake county
    lake county, oh

[13] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in oregon
   population 2000:    7422
   housing units 2000: 3999
   land area 2000:     8135.753031 sq. miles 21071.502721 sq. km
   water area 2000:    222.712079 sq. miles 576.821612 sq. km
   total area 2000:    8358.465110 sq. miles 21648.324333 sq. km
   located within:       oregon or, fips 41
   location:             42.713376 n, 120.576980 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, or
    lake county
    lake county, or

[14] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in tennessee
   population 2000:    7954
   housing units 2000: 2716
   land area 2000:     163.417360 sq. miles 423.249002 sq. km
   water area 2000:    30.377450 sq. miles 78.677230 sq. km
   total area 2000:    193.794810 sq. miles 501.926232 sq. km
   located within:       tennessee tn, fips 47
   location:             36.333874 n, 89.485338 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, tn
    lake county
    lake county, tn

[15] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in south dakota
   population 2000:    11276
   housing units 2000: 5282
   land area 2000:     563.228625 sq. miles 1458.755381 sq. km
   water area 2000:    11.827532 sq. miles 30.633165 sq. km
   total area 2000:    575.056157 sq. miles 1489.388546 sq. km
   located within:       south dakota sd, fips 46
   location:             44.019761 n, 97.099990 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, sd
    lake county
    lake county, sd

[16] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in colorado
   population 2000:    7812
   housing units 2000: 3913
   land area 2000:     376.892949 sq. miles 976.148215 sq. km
   water area 2000:    7.006642 sq. miles 18.147119 sq. km
   total area 2000:    383.899591 sq. miles 994.295334 sq. km
   located within:       colorado co, fips 08
   location:             39.214575 n, 106.310225 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, co
    lake county
    lake county, co

[17] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in florida
   population 2000:    210528
   housing units 2000: 102830
   land area 2000:     953.150059 sq. miles 2468.647214 sq. km
   water area 2000:    203.248529 sq. miles 526.411252 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1156.398588 sq. miles 2995.058466 sq. km
   located within:       florida fl, fips 12
   location:             28.795924 n, 81.747696 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, fl
    lake county
    lake county, fl

[18] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

lake -- u.s. county in california
   population 2000:    58309
   housing units 2000: 32528
   land area 2000:     1257.958823 sq. miles 3258.098255 sq. km
   water area 2000:    71.520402 sq. miles 185.236984 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1329.479225 sq. miles 3443.335239 sq. km
   located within:       california ca, fips 06
   location:             39.023264 n, 122.751791 w
   headwords:
    lake
    lake, ca
    lake county
    lake county, ca

[19] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

lake, ms -- u.s. town in mississippi
   population 2000:    408
   housing units 2000: 159
   land area 2000:     1.102019 sq. miles 2.854217 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.102019 sq. miles 2.854217 sq. km
   fips code:            38600
   located within:       mississippi ms, fips 28
   location:             32.343228 n, 89.328193 w
   zip codes 1990:     39092
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    lake, ms
    lake

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