lake 1
/layk/ , n.
1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil.
3. ( go ) jump in the lake , (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.)
[ bef. 1000; ME lak ( e ), lac ( e ), appar. a conflation of OF lac, its source, L lacus (cf. Gk lákkos, OIr loch, OE, OS lagu sea, water) and OE lacu stream, water course (cf. leccan to moisten, mod. dial. lake stream, channel; see LEACH 1 ) ]
lake 2
/layk/ , n.
1. any of various pigments prepared from animal, vegetable, or coal-tar coloring matters by chemical or other union with metallic compounds.
2. a red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal by combination with a metallic compound.
[ 1610-20; var. of LAC 1 ]