Lacra in english
Scour
pronunciation: skaʊɜr part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: skaʊɜr part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
lacra = millstone ; blight ; scourge.
Example: Squeezed between the upper and nether millstones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.Example: In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.Example: Chastity belts were once the scourge of women -- locked into mechanical devices to allow their husbands or fathers to feel secure of their virtue.