Stratum (noun)
Strah-tum/ strey-tum
one of a number of portions or divisions likened to layers or levels.(plural strata)
First recorded 1590–1600 and comes from the Latin word strātum, which means literally “a cover.”
Example sentences
“The geologists cut through the stratum of flint”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
