In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermillion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lake

plural of lake

A surname. / A unisex given name. / A number of places in the United Kingdom / A number of places in the United States:

The state or quality of being a lake.

the amount that a lake can hold.

plural of lake dwelling

(meteorology) An effect of large bodies of fresh water on the weather of regions downwind.

Alternative spelling of lake effect

(anatomy) The pool of tears in the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac of the eye, which drains into the opening of the tear drainage system