LANK Lank, a. [Compar. Lanker; superl. Lankest.] Etym: [AS. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.]
1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. Meager and lank with fasting grown. Swift. Who would not choose . . . to have rather a lank purse than an empty brain Barrow.
2. Languid; drooping.[Obs.] Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head. Milton. Lank hair, long, thin hair. Macaulay.
LANK
Lank, v. i. & t.
Defn: To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] Shak. G. Fletcher.
LANKINESS
Lank"i*ness, n.
Defn: The condition or quality or being lanky.
LANKLY
Lank"ly, adv.
Defn: In a lank manner.
LANKNESS
Lank"ness, n.