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American documentary filmmaker
Les Blank (November 27, 1935 – April 7, 2013) was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians. Leslie
Les_Blank
American actor (born 1967)
Matthew Steven LeBlanc (/ləˈblɑːŋk/ lə-BLAHNK; born July 25, 1967) is an American actor. He gained global recognition with his portrayal of Joey Tribbiani
Matt_LeBlanc
1982 film by Werner Herzog
The film had a troubled production, chronicled in the documentary by Les Blank Burden of Dreams (1982). Herzog had his crew attempt to manually haul
Fitzcarraldo
1982 documentary film
Dreams is a 1982 making-of documentary film directed and produced by Les Blank. It recounts the troubled production of the 1982 Fitzcarraldo directed
Burden_of_Dreams
or subject of documentaries and mockumentaries. He has appeared in two Les Blank documentaries, including Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980), in which
Werner_Herzog_filmography
British TV comedy game show (1979–)
fill-in-the-blank questions. The original series ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC1, hosted first by Terry Wogan from 1979 until 1983, then by Les
Blankety_Blank
1980 film
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe is a 1980 short documentary film directed by Les Blank. It depicts German filmmaker Werner Herzog living up to his alleged vow
Werner_Herzog_Eats_His_Shoe
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and guitarist (1912–1982)
Hopkins (1968), directed by Les Blank and Skip Gerson (Flower Films & Video) The Sun's Gonna Shine (1969), directed by Les Blank with Skip Gerson (Flower
Lightnin'_Hopkins
American documentary filmmaker
Berkeley, California. He is the son of Gail, a ceramic artist, and filmmaker Les Blank. His works include the 1992 film Wild Wheels, which documents the artcar
Harrod_Blank
American documentary filmmaker
film as a teenager when his father gave him a movie camera. Wilson cites Les Blank, George Kuchar, and Bruce Brown as influences. Shortly after graduating
John_Wilson_(filmmaker)
American film directors
of Les Blank, Touki Bouki by Djibril Diop Mambéty and the works of Robert Altman as being major influences in style and storytelling. On Les Blank they've
Ross_brothers
American singer-songwriter (1942–2016)
there. In 1972, after viewing the Les Blank film, The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins, Russell and Cordell hired Blank to film a documentary of the activities
Leon_Russell
American musician (born 1947)
tribute to Ry Cooder. Also in 1988, Cooder produced and featured in the Les Blank-directed concert documentary film Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces:
Ry_Cooder
1980 American film
Good as Ten Mothers is a 1980 documentary film about garlic directed by Les Blank. Its official premiere was at the 1980 Berlin Film Festival. It was filmed
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Garlic_Is_as_Good_as_Ten_Mothers
Louisiana French ethnicity
dʒənz/; French: les Cadjins [le kadʒɛ̃] or les Cadiens [le kadjɛ̃]; Spanish: Cajunes), also known as Louisiana Acadians (French: les Acadiens), are an
Cajuns
1974 American film
American documentary film directed by Les Blank, filmed in 1972–1974 but not publicly released until 2015, after Blank's death. The film is a documentary about
A_Poem_Is_a_Naked_Person
German actor (1926–1991)
archival service (link) * Jones, Kevin L. (11 July 2016). "Werner Herzog on Les Blank: "I Do Not Feel that He Has Passed Away"". KQED. The entire interview
Klaus_Kinski
Surname list
actor Les Blank (1935–2013), American documentary filmmaker Marc Blank, American computer game designer Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (née Blank) (1835–1916)
Blank_(surname)
American voice actor and radio personality (1908–1989)
Melvin Jerome Blanc (né Blank /blæŋk/; May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over sixty
Mel_Blanc
American blues singer and guitarist (1895–1976)
posthumously). He was the subject of a short 1971 documentary film by Les Blank, called A Well Spent Life. Following his discovery by McCormick and Strachwitz
Mance_Lipscomb
1984 American film
In Heaven There Is No Beer? is a 1984 American documentary film by Les Blank about the life, culture and food surrounding devotees of polkas. It won a
In_Heaven_There_Is_No_Beer?
German director, producer, screenwriter (born 1942)
incorporated into a short documentary, Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980), by Les Blank. Herzog suggested that he hoped the act would serve to encourage anyone
Werner_Herzog
American documentary filmmaker
She is best known for her 20-year collaboration with the late director Les Blank. Gosling was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her physician father
Maureen_Gosling
American photographer and filmmaker (1931–2011)
film, Monterey Pop. During Mardi Gras in late February 1968, Feinstein, Les Blank, Baird Bryant and others were in New Orleans as part of the original "underground
Barry_Feinstein
Style of documentary filmmaking
(Albert and David Maysles) Frederick Wiseman John Cassavetes Barbara Kopple Les Blank Peter Watkins Matthew Heineman Daybreak Express (1953) Sea Countrymen
Cinéma_vérité
Award ceremony for films of 2013
Jim Kelly - Actor, martial artist Stephenie McMillan - Set decorator Les Blank - Documentarian Eileen Brennan - Actress Paul Walker - Actor Fay Kanin
86th_Academy_Awards
Music venue and former movie theater in Berkeley, California, United States
the documentary Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980) by local filmmaker Les Blank. In 1984, Cicely Tyson spoke at an event in her honor at the theater that
UC_Theatre
Cajun dance party
Terry J. Clement. In the 1989 film J'ai Été Au Bal/I Went to the Dance by Les Blank, Chris Strachwitz, Maureen Gosling. In the 1944 film Dark Waters starring
Fais_do-do
Convicted serial killer on death row in Louisiana (born 1962)
Joseph Blank (born June 28, 1962) is an American convicted serial killer sentenced to death in Louisiana. Dubbed The River Parishes serial killer, Blank had
Daniel_Blank
American musician and accordion maker
Directed by Les Blank. [2] 1990 - Yum Yum Yum! A Taste Of Cajun And Creole Cooking. Directed by Les Blank. [3] 1991 - Marc & Ann. Directed by Les Blank.[4] History
Marc_Savoy
English musician (born 1943)
2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014. Malcolm, Derek (12 January 2000). "Les Blank: Burden of Dreams". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original
Mick_Jagger
Name list
electronics engineer Les Binks (1951–2025), Northern Irish heavy metal drummer Les Blank (1935–2013), American documentary filmmaker Les Brown (bandleader)
Les_(given_name)
Award
covers the life of nightclub performer Jason Holliday; Burden of Dreams by Les Blank, which chronicles the turbulent production of Werner Herzog's film Fitzcarraldo;
19th_Cinema_Eye_Honors
2007 American film
All in This Tea is a 2007 documentary film co-directed by Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht, about Chinese tea. It follows the American tea connoisseur David
All_in_This_Tea
Genre of folk music
Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge (1994). Directed by Les Blank. El Cerrito, California: Flower Films. ISBN 0-933621-61-2. Songcatcher
Old-time_music
1978 film
Always for Pleasure is a 1978 documentary film by Les Blank about social traditions in New Orleans, Louisiana. The film has footage of musical events
Always_for_Pleasure
Selection of films for preservation in the US Library of Congress
Subway, 14th Street to 42nd Street Les Blank: Chulas Fronteras, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers John Boorman: Point Blank, Deliverance Martin Brest: Hot
National_Film_Registry
American musician (1901–1985)
community of Toast, North Carolina. His life is documented in two films by Les Blank. Jarrell died in January 1985 from a heart attack in his home, at the
Tommy_Jarrell
American film director (born 1948)
which was documented in the short film Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe by Les Blank. Gates of Heaven was given a limited release in the spring of 1981. Roger
Errol_Morris
American musician (born 1953)
Tibbetts. She also appeared in a documentary film, Gap-Toothed Women, by Les Blank. Schmidt was interviewed about her approach to the 12-string guitar in
Claudia_Schmidt_(musician)
Factors affecting crops
correct order on the basis of the quality of terroir they come from. Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht's 2007 documentary, All In This Tea, explores the importance
Terroir
1976 documentary film by Les Blank
is played on both sides of the Mexico–Texas border. It was directed by Les Blank. A CD soundtrack of the music played in the film is also available, under
Chulas_Fronteras
Skip Gerson would be a collaborator of filmmaker Les Blank and appear at the recording session. Blank would later photograph Red Crayola. Houston's local
The_Familiar_Ugly
Musical artist
Person, filmed from 1972 to 1974 by director Les Blank and released by his son Harrod Blank in 2015 after Blank's death. The film is a documentary about Leon
Don_Preston_(guitarist)
includes over 425 documentaries dating back to 1947 including films by Les Blank, Alan Lomax, Bill Ferris, John Cohen, Jerome Hill, Errol Morris, Pete
Folkstreams
filmmaker and visual effects supervisor Harrod Blank – documentary filmmaker and son of Les Blank Les Blank – documentary filmmaker Aaron Cometbus – documentarian
List of people from Berkeley, California
List_of_people_from_Berkeley,_California
1986 West German film
Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Fitzcarraldo, La Soufrière, and the Les Blank documentary Burden of Dreams. The film is notable for footage of a conversation
Portrait_Werner_Herzog
American professional wrestler (born 1987)
Barbara Jean Coba (née Blank; January 15, 1987), known professionally as Barbie Blank and by her ring name Kelly Kelly, is an American model and former
Kelly_Kelly
Ethnographic documentary filmmaker (1925–2014)
experimental (Hollis Frampton, Standish Lawder), and documentary film (Les Blank, Hilary Harris). Blunden Harbour (1951) Dances of the Kwakiutl (1951)
Robert Gardner (anthropologist)
Robert_Gardner_(anthropologist)
Annual Canadian film festival
From the Pole to the Equator by Yervant Gianikian Gap-Toothed Women by Les Blank Greenham Granny by Caroline Goldie Handsworth Songs by John Akomfrah The
1987 Toronto International Film Festival
1987_Toronto_International_Film_Festival
Einstein Reckless Kelly 6 Bigas Luna 67 Spain Director Jamón Jamón Bámbola 7 Les Blank 77 US Documentarian Burden of Dreams In Heaven There Is No Beer? 7 Mickey
2013_in_film
Lake in Oklahoma, United States
as well as Leon Russell's Paradise Studios, is featured in the 1974 Les Blank documentary A Poem Is a Naked Person. Lakes in Oklahoma "Encyclopedia
Grand_Lake_o'_the_Cherokees
Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) Gilles Blais Les Blank (Burden of Dreams) Doug Block (51 Birch Street, Home Page) Michel Brault
List of directors and producers of documentaries
List_of_directors_and_producers_of_documentaries
American accordionist and singer (1939–2025)
featured artists in the 1976 documentary film Chulas Fronteras, directed by Les Blank. He also appeared as a band member in the 2000 movie Picking Up the Pieces
Flaco_Jiménez
Notable people from Tampa, Florida
player Paul Bilzerian (born 1950), financier convicted of securities fraud Les Blank (1935–2013), documentary filmmaker Sheila Bleck (born 1974), professional
List of people from Tampa, Florida
List_of_people_from_Tampa,_Florida
American Cajun musician and songwriter
Retrieved October 21, 2009. Savoy 1984, p. 272. Savoy 1984, p. 270. Les Blank (director), Chris Strachwitz (director), Maureen Gosling (October 13,
D._L._Menard
City in California, United States
co-founder of Stack Overflow Paul Baloff, lead vocalist of metal band Exodus Les Blank, documentary filmmaker (1935–2013) Ernie Broglio, former Major League
El_Cerrito,_California
American musician, author, and record producer
appeared in many documentaries on the subject of Cajun music including a Les Blank film, entitled Marc and Ann.[citation needed] As a record producer she
Ann_Savoy
Film director
international production team included actors from the US and Hong Kong, editor Les Blank, and cinematographers Subrata Mitra and Chi Ho-che. When interviewed,
Tang_Shu_Shuen
American Cajun fiddler and singer
Valcour Records) 1972: Spend It All by Les Blank 1974: Dedans le sud de la Louisiane by Jean-Pierre Bruneau 1983: Les Blues de Balfa by Yasha Aginsky Balfa
Dewey_Balfa
American music ensemble
Good As Ten Mothers, a 1980 documentary film about garlic directed by Les Blank. The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music (Swallow Records, 1967)
The_Balfa_Brothers
Non-profit organization
(America, Lost and Found, 1980) Noel Black (The Electric Grandmother, 1982) Les Blank (Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers and Burden of Dreams, 1983; In Heaven
CINE
Friday Night Lights and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist (graduated 1972) Les Blank, independent documentary filmmaker (graduated 1954) Humphrey Bogart, actor
List of Phillips Academy alumni
List_of_Phillips_Academy_alumni
Annual film festival in the United States
(2003) Tim Robbins (2002) D.A. Pennebaker (2001) Chris Hegedus (2001) Les Blank (2000) Recipients have also included professionals in the entertainment
Woodstock_Film_Festival
Pray, Jerry Blumenthal, Joe Berlinger, John Cohen, Kartemquin Films, Les Blank, Lucy Walker (director), Maysles Brothers, Ondi Timoner, Robert B. Weide
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Big_Sky_Documentary_Film_Festival
architect Marion Abramson, founder of WYES-TV Bryan Batt, BA 1985, actor Les Blank, BA 1958, MFA 1960, documentary filmmaker Marshall Colt, Class of 1970
List of Tulane University people
List_of_Tulane_University_people
Underground comix artist
Tyler. Seda was featured in the short documentary Gap-Toothed Women by Les Blank, a tribute to women with the commonality of a gap between their two front
Dori_Seda
American filmmaker and film distributor
filmmakers from the 1960s and later—including Alan Lomax, Pete Seeger, Les Blank, Davenport, and others—focusing on films that document and preserve the
Tom_Davenport_(filmmaker)
Jazz and folk percussionist (1925–2010)
He is featured in the 1995 documentary Sworn to the Drum by filmmaker Les Blank, and is featured in a documentary titled Aguabella currently in production
Francisco_Aguabella
Topics referred to by the same term
Pepper (1933 film) directed by John G. Blystone Hot Pepper (1973 film) by Les Blank Chili pepper, fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum This disambiguation
Hot_Pepper
are briefly featured in the 1978 documentary 'Always For Pleasure' by Les Blank. "Jefferson City Buzzards announce Grand Marshal for 128th Mardi Gras
Jefferson_City_Buzzards
Annual film festival in the Czech Republic
DeVito, Elliot Page, Tom DiCillo, Cybill Shepherd 2008: Robert De Niro, Les Blank, Kim Bodnia, Saffron Burrows, Danny Glover, John Sayles, Christopher Lee
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy_Vary_International_Film_Festival
Filmmaker organization in New York, US
Kathryn Arledge Scott Bartlett Craig Baldwin Zoe Beloff Alan Berliner Les Blank Stan Brakhage Rudy Burckhardt Shirley Clarke Doris Totten Chase Abigail
The_Film-Makers'_Cooperative
British documentary filmmaker
How to Smell A Rose: A visit with Ricky Leacock in Normandy (2014) by Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht (US-France, 65 min.) The Camera That Changed The World
Richard_Leacock
1978 British TV series or programme
The Les Dawson Show was a variety show that aired on BBC1 intermittently from 1978 through 1989. The show starred comedian Les Dawson (1931–1993), who
The_Les_Dawson_Show
1967) – chairman and CEO of Arden Realty Judd Apatow Troian Bellisario Les Blank Caleb Deschanel Susan Downey Brian Grazer George Lucas Elizabeth Allen
List of University of Southern California people
List_of_University_of_Southern_California_people
Family of long-necked lutes
Godmilow. Ziveli! Medicine for the Heart (1987) Filmed and directed by Les Blank. Produced by Flower Films in association with the Center for Visual Anthropology
Tamburica
52nd New York Film Festival
"NYFF Announces Spotlight on Documentary Selections: Films From Maysles, Blank, Scorsese". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-08. Hudson, David. "Daily
2014_New_York_Film_Festival
American filmmaker and writer (born 1974)
heavily influenced by filmmaking predecessors such as Errol Morris and Les Blank. A frequent theme of many of his films is the subjective notion of success
Chris_Metzler
American independent record label
Dejo en San Antonio won a Grammy Award in 1986. With cinematographer Les Blank, he also made two documentaries about the music in the mid 1970s, Chulas
Arhoolie_Records
American documentary film maker (born 1950)
of Busby Berkeley, the intimate documentaries of D.A. Pennebaker and Les Blank, the sprawling historical documentaries of Marcel Ophuls and Louis Malle
Robert_Mugge
American folklorist and land developer (1907–1974)
responsible for introducing filmmaker Les Blank to Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, and Clifton Chenier. Blank made The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’
John_Lomax_Jr.
Idea of being born empty of mental content
Tabula rasa (/ˈtæb.(j)ə.lə ˈrɑː.sə, -.zə, ˈreɪ.-/; Latin for "blank slate") is the idea of individuals being born empty of any built-in mental content
Tabula_rasa
American music video director (1945–2024)
"Stuck with You" Be-Fore - A documentary airing on Showtime by filmmaker Les Blank about the making of "Stuck with You". Sheena Easton "Do It for Love" -
Edd_Griles
Annual Australian film festival
se lo halla Lee Sokol United States 1985 In Heaven There Is No Beer? Les Blank United States 1986 My Life Without Steve Gillian Leahy Australia 1987
Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne_International_Film_Festival
American chef and travel documentarian (1956–2018)
employed at Les Halles, he maintained a relationship with the restaurant, which described him in January 2014 as their "chef at large". Les Halles closed
Anthony_Bourdain
2027. If a candidate receives an absolute majority of the votes (excluding blank and void ballots), the election ends after the first round and the second
Opinion polling for the 2027 French presidential election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2027_French_presidential_election
Day of the year
(born 1918) 2013 – Marty Blake, American businessman (born 1927) 2013 – Les Blank, American director and producer (born 1935) 2013 – Andy Johns, English-American
April_7
Place in California, United States
September 3, 2007. Jones, Kevin L. (July 11, 2016). "Werner Herzog on Les Blank: "I Do Not Feel that He Has Passed Away"". KQED. The entire interview
Stinson_Beach,_California
Hawaiian songwriter and performer (1911–2001)
her daughter Aima McManus, to the group. A short film was created by Les Blank, Meleanna Meyer and Chris Simon about Puamana in 1991. The film features
Irmgard_Farden_Aluli
American film podcast
Blank Check with Griffin & David is a film podcast following the career output of notable directors who had significant success early in their careers
Blank Check with Griffin & David
Blank_Check_with_Griffin_&_David
American Cajun accordion player
feature in a 1971 documentary titled Spend It All which was directed by Les Blank, as well as being featured in a 1975 documentary from PBS titled The Good
Nathan_Abshire
Canadian screenwriter, director, producer and programmer
Documentary Project for the Winnipeg Film Group. Visiting filmmakers included Les Blank, Steve James, Allan King, Kirby Dick, Zacharias Kunuk and Nettie Wild
Kier-La_Janisse
Day of the year
1975) 1934 – Gilbert Strang, American mathematician and academic 1935 – Les Blank, American director and producer (died 2013) 1935 – Daniel Charles, French
November_27
2003 film by Jean-François Rivard
word "blank". The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 24th Genie Awards. "NOËL BLANK". Cinémathèque québécoise. "'Les Invasions'
Noël_Blank
English comedian (1931–1993)
(1991) Blankety Blank (1984–90; 124 episodes) Sez Les (1969–76) Jokers Wild (1969–73) The Loner (1975) The Dawson Watch (1979–80) The Les Dawson Show (1978–89)
Les_Dawson
Peter Davis 2025: Portrait of Jason – Shirley Clarke, Burden of Dreams – Les Blank, Sans Soleil – Chris Marker and Tongues Untied – Marlon T. Riggs THE COVE
Cinema Eye Honors Legacy Award
Cinema_Eye_Honors_Legacy_Award
Gap between two teeth
Some men broke their own teeth to avoid going to war.[citation needed] Les Blank's Gap-Toothed Women (1987) is a 30-minute documentary film about diastematic
Diastema
Tramaine Hawkins music videos on her album "Live"". Retrieved 2010-10-22. Les Blank.com Archived 2006-11-13 at the Wayback Machine ""One Night Only" on Allmusic
Santana_videography
1862 novel by Victor Hugo
Les Misérables (/leɪ ˌmɪzəˈrɑːb(əl), -blə/, French: [le mizeʁabl] ) is a French epic historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862
Les_Misérables
LES BLANK
LES BLANK
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Leo, LEÓN means "lion."
Male
English
Short form of English unisex Lesley, LES means "garden of hollies."
Male
Hebrew
(× Öµ×¡) Hebrew name NES means "miracle."
Male
Yiddish
(לֵב) Yiddish name LEV means "lion." In use by the Russians. Compare with other forms of Lev.
Female
English
Short form of English Lysandra, LYS means "freer; liberator."
Male
Polish
 Polish form of Yiddish Lev, LEW means "lion." Compare with another form of Lew.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Meadow
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Jamaican, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Brave; Lion-bold; Brave People; Lion-man; Leo
Male
English
 English short form of English Levi, LEV means "adhesion, joined to" or "crown, garland." Compare with other forms of Lev.
Male
Hebrew
(לֵב) Hebrew name LEV means "heart." Compare with other forms of Lev.
Girl/Female
Scottish
Scottish surname and place name.
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian, Czech, Czechoslovakian, French, German, Hebrew, Latin, Polish, Russian
Lion; Similar to Leo; Brave; Heart; Crown; Garland
Male
Native American
 Native American Hopi name LEN means "flute." Compare with another form of Len.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Short Form of Name Starting with Des
Male
English
 Short form of English Leonard, LEN means "lion-strong." Compare with another form of Len.
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Male
Russian
 Yiddish name LEV means "lion." In use by the Russians. Compare with other forms of Lev.
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Male
English
 Short form of English Lewis, LEW means "famous warrior." Compare with another form of Lew.
Male
English
 Short form of English Leonard, LEO means "lion-strong." Compare with another form of Leo.
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LES BLANK
Male
Egyptian
, a mystical divinity.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Hindu
Ever victorious, Father of Satyabhama
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lotus
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Loving
Boy/Male
Indian
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood
Boy/Male
Scottish
Red Rob.
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Greek Daniēl (Hebrew Daniyel), DANIEL means "God is my judge." In the bible, this is the name of the hero of the Book of Daniel, who was cast into a den of lions but saved by God. Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Domhnall, meaning "world ruler."
Girl/Female
Arabic
Friendly; Talkative; Affable
Girl/Female
Irish
strong willed.
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n.
A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing.
pl.
of Res
v. t.
To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.
v. t.
To make less; to lessen.
v. t.
To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering.
n. pl.
Dregs. See 2d Lee.
n.
Grass or meadow land; a lea.
imp. & p. p.
of Let
v. i.
To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t.
n.
That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or dividers.
a.
Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.
pl.
of Lee
a.
Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel.
v. t.
To use as a leg, with it as object
adv.
Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
n.
The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.
a. & adv.
Less.
n.
Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terrae, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants.