■ noun
1》 an aromatic evergreen shrub or small tree with dark green glossy leaves. [ Laurus and other genera, family Lauraceae.]
2》 ( ~s ) a crown woven from the foliage of the bay tree and awarded as an emblem of victory or mark of honour in classical times.
↘honour or praise.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) adorn with or as if with a ~.
Phrases
look to one's ~s be careful not to lose one's superior position to a rival.
rest on one's ~s be so satisfied with what one has already achieved that one makes no further effort.
Origin
ME lorer , from OFr. lorier , from Provençal laurier , from earlier laur , from L. laurus .