Associations to the word «Lafitte»

Dictionary definition

LAFITTE, noun. French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats