See Also: travail(medicine)
travail(1)(dictionary)
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travail(dictionary)
TRAVAIL(law)

loveworthy (iou) and travail (oh)


loveworthy (iou)



loveworthy adjective. ME.
[from LOVE noun + -WORTHY.]
Worthy to be loved, deserving love.
loveworthiness noun M19.

travail (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: travaillier 'to torture, work very hard', from Vulgar Latin tripaliare 'to torture', from tripalium 'instrument of torture', from Latin tri- 'three' + palus 'sharp stick']
also travails
[plural] a difficult or unpleasant situation, or very tiring work
travail of
::the travails of last year's water shortage