† labentadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin lābent-, lābēns, lābī.

Etymology: < classical Latin lābent-, lābēns, present participle of lābī to fall, of unknown origin. Compare labant adj.

Obsolete. rare.

That falls or slides away; slipping, sliding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adjective] > slipping or sliding

slithinga1300

slidingc1374

slipping1435

labent1727

slithering1864

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Labent, falling, sliding, fleeting, running or passing away.

1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand I. vi. 186 The chief and his intimates entered the house, into which I also crept, with the labent movement of a snake, on all fours.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018).

单词	labent
释义	† labentadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin lābent-, lābēns, lābī. Etymology: < classical Latin lābent-, lābēns, present participle of lābī to fall, of unknown origin. Compare labant adj. Obsolete. rare. That falls or slides away; slipping, sliding. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adjective] > slipping or sliding slithinga1300 slidingc1374 slipping1435 labent1727 slithering1864 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Labent, falling, sliding, fleeting, running or passing away. 1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand I. vi. 186 The chief and his intimates entered the house, into which I also crept, with the labent movement of a snake, on all fours. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018). < adj.1727
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