2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Lar \Lar\ (l[aum]r), noun; pl. {Lares}, sometimes {Lars}. [L.] (Rom. Myth.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or dwelling house. Nor will she her dear Lar forget, Victorious by his benefit. --Lovelace. The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint. --Milton. Looking backward in vain toward their Lares and lands. --Longfellow. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Lar \Lar\ (l[aum]r), noun (Zo["o]l.) A species of gibbon ({Hylobates lar}), found in Burmah. Called also {white-handed gibbon}.

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