1  "L () L is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It is usually called a semivowel or liquid. Its form and value are from the Greek, through the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being from the Phoenician, and the ultimate origin prob. Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to r and u; as in pilgrim, peregrine, couch (fr. collocare), aubura (fr. LL. alburnus)."
   2  
   3  "L () As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the Latin language."
   4  
   5  "L (n.) An extension at right angles to the length of a main building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower, or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the main building; a wing."
   6  
   7  "L (n.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles."
   8  
   9  La (n.) A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.
  10  
  11  La (n.) The tone A; -- so called among the French and Italians.
  12  
  13  La (interj.) Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you.
  14  
  15  "La (interj.) An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me; as, La me!"
  16  
  17  Laas (n.) A lace. See Lace.
  18  
  19  Lab (v. i.) To prate; to gossip; to babble; to blab.
  20  
  21  Lab (n.) A telltale; a prater; a blabber.
  22  
  23  "Labadist (n.) A follower of Jean de Labadie, a religious teacher of the 17th century, who left the Roman Catholic Church and taught a kind of mysticism, and the obligation of community of property among Christians."
  24  
  25  "Labarraque's solution () An aqueous solution of hypochlorite of sodium, extensively used as a disinfectant."
  26  
  27  Labara (pl. ) of Labarum
  28  
  29  "Labarum (n.) The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters (CHR) of the name of Christ in its Greek form. Later, the name was given to various modifications of this standard."
  30  
  31  Labdanum (n.) See Ladanum.
  32  
  33  Labefaction (n.) The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin.
  34  
  35  Labefy (v. t.) To weaken or impair.
  36  
  37  Label (n.) A tassel.
  38  
  39  "Label (n.) A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package."
  40  
  41  "Label (n.) A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal."
  42  
  43  "Label (n.) A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will."
  44  
  45  "Label (n.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living."
  46  
  47  "Label (n.) A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes."
  48  
  49  "Label (n.) The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture. It always has a /quare form, as in the illustration."
  50  
  51  "Label (n.) In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription."
  52  
  53  Labeled (imp. & p. p.) of Label
  54  
  55  Labelled () of Label
  56  
  57  Labeling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Label
  58  
  59  Labelling () of Label
  60  
  61  "Label (v. t.) To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package."
  62  
  63  Label (v. t.) To affix in or on a label.
  64  
  65  Labeler (n.) One who labels.
  66  
  67  Labella (pl. ) of Labellum
  68  
  69  Labellums (pl. ) of Labellum
  70  
  71  "Labellum (n.) The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape."
  72  
  73  Labellum (n.) A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.
  74  
  75  Labent (a.) Slipping; sliding; gliding.
  76  
  77  Labia (n. pl.) See Labium.
  78  
  79  "Labial (a.) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins."
  80  
  81  "Labial (a.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe."
  82  
  83  "Labial (a.) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w."
  84  
  85  "Labial (a.) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as / (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178."
  86  
  87  "Labial (a.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium."
  88  
  89  "Labial (n.) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w."
  90  
  91  Labial (n.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.
  92  
  93  Labial (n.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.
  94  
  95  "Labialism (n.) The quality of being labial; as, the labialism of an articulation; conversion into a labial, as of a sound which is different in another language."
  96  
  97  Labialization (n.) The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.
  98  
  99  Labialize (v. t.) To modify by contraction of the lip opening.
 100  
 101  "Labially (adv.) In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips."
 102  
 103  Labiate (v. t.) To labialize.
 104  
 105  "Labiate (a.) Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and catnip."
 106  
 107  "Labiate (a.) Belonging to a natural order of plants (Labiatae), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs."
 108  
 109  Labiate (n.) A plant of the order Labiatae.
 110  
 111  "Labiated (a.) Same as Labiate, a. (a)."
 112  
 113  Labiatifloral (a.) Alt. of Labiatifloral
 114  
 115  "Labiatifloral (a.) Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon."
 116  
 117  Labidometer (n.) A forceps with a measuring attachment for ascertaining the size of the fetal head.
 118  
 119  "Labile (a.) Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize."
 120  
 121  "Lability (n.) Liability to lapse, err, or apostatize."
 122  
 123  Labimeter (n.) See Labidometer.
 124  
 125  "Labiodental (a.) Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the lips and teeth, as f and v."
 126  
 127  Labiodental (n.) A labiodental sound or letter.
 128  
 129  Labionasal (a.) Formed by the lips and the nose.
 130  
 131  Labionasal (n.) A labionasal sound or letter.
 132  
 133  Labiose (a.) Having the appearance of being labiate; -- said of certain polypetalous corollas.
 134  
 135  Labipalpi (pl. ) of Labipalpus
 136  
 137  Labipalpus (n.) One of the labial palpi of an insect. See Illust. under Labium.
 138  
 139  Labia (pl. ) of Labium
 140  
 141  Labiums (pl. ) of Labium
 142  
 143  "Labium (n.) A lip, or liplike organ."
 144  
 145  Labium (n.) The lip of an organ pipe.
 146  
 147  Labium (n.) The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva.
 148  
 149  "Labium (n.) The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath, and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second pair of maxillae, usually closely united in the middle line, but bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate (mentum)."
 150  
 151  Labium (n.) Inner margin of the aperture of a shell.
 152  
 153  "Lablab (n.) an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth bean (Dolichos Lablab)."
 154  
 155  "Labor (n.) Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work."
 156  
 157  "Labor (n.) Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history."
 158  
 159  Labor (n.) That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
 160  
 161  Labor (n.) Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth.
 162  
 163  Labor (n.) Any pang or distress.
 164  
 165  Labor (n.) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
 166  
 167  "Labor (n.) A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres."
 168  
 169  Labored (imp. & p. p.) of Labor
 170  
 171  Laboring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Labor
 172  
 173  "Labor (n.) To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil."
 174  
 175  Labor (n.) To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains.
 176  
 177  "Labor (n.) To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of."
 178  
 179  Labor (n.) To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
 180  
 181  "Labor (n.) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea."
 182  
 183  Labor (v. t.) To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
 184  
 185  "Labor (v. t.) To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care."
 186  
 187  "Labor (v. t.) To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge stre/uously; as, to labor a point or argument."
 188  
 189  Labor (v. t.) To belabor; to beat.
 190  
 191  Laborant (n.) A chemist.
 192  
 193  Laboratories (pl. ) of Laboratory
 194  
 195  "Laboratory (n.) The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile."
 196  
 197  "Labored (a.) Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style."
 198  
 199  Laboredly (adv.) In a labored manner; with labor.
 200  
 201  "Laborer (n.) One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan."
 202  
 203  "Laboring (a.) That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days."
 204  
 205  Laboring (a.) Suffering pain or grief.
 206  
 207  "Laborious (a.) Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome."
 208  
 209  "Laborious (a.) Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious mechanic."
 210  
 211  Laborless (a.) Not involving labor; not laborious; easy.
 212  
 213  Laborous (a.) Laborious.
 214  
 215  "Labor-saving (a.) Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, labor-saving machinery."
 216  
 217  "Laborsome (a.) Made with, or requiring, great labor, pains, or diligence."
 218  
 219  "Laborsome (a.) Likely or inclined to roll or pitch, as a ship in a heavy sea; having a tendency to labor."
 220  
 221  "Labrador (n.) A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland."
 222  
 223  "Labradorite (n.) A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador. See Feldspar."
 224  
 225  Labras (n. pl.) Lips.
 226  
 227  "Labroid (a.) Like the genus Labrus; belonging to the family Labridae, an extensive family of marine fishes, often brilliantly colored, which are very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The tautog and cunner are American examples."
 228  
 229  Labrose (a.) Having thick lips.
 230  
 231  Labra (pl. ) of Labrum
 232  
 233  Labrums (pl. ) of Labrum
 234  
 235  "Labrum (n.) A lip or edge, as of a basin."
 236  
 237  "Labrum (n.) An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See Illust. of Hymenoptera."
 238  
 239  Labrum (n.) The external margin of the aperture of a shell. See Univalve.
 240  
 241  Labri (pl. ) of Labrus
 242  
 243  "Labrus (n.) A genus of marine fishes, including the wrasses of Europe. See Wrasse."
 244  
 245  "Laburnic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the laburnum."
 246  
 247  Laburnine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum.
 248  
 249  "Laburnum (n.) A small leguminous tree (Cytisus Laburnum), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms."
 250  
 251  "Labyrinth (n.) An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths."
 252  
 253  "Labyrinth (n.) Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden."
 254  
 255  "Labyrinth (n.) Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature."
 256  
 257  Labyrinth (n.) An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.
 258  
 259  Labyrinth (n.) The internal ear. See Note under Ear.
 260  
 261  "Labyrinth (n.) A series of canals through which a stream of water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a metal."
 262  
 263  "Labyrinth (n.) A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc."
 264  
 265  "Labyrinthal (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a labyrinth; intricate; labyrinthian."
 266  
 267  Labyrinthian (a.) Intricately winding; like a labyrinth; perplexed; labyrinthal.
 268  
 269  Labyrinthibranch (a.) Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthici.
 270  
 271  Labyrinthibranch (n.) One of the Labyrinthici.
 272  
 273  Labyrinthic (a.) Alt. of Labyrinthical
 274  
 275  Labyrinthical (a.) Like or pertaining to a labyrinth.
 276  
 277  "Labyrinthici (n. pl.) An order of teleostean fishes, including the Anabas, or climbing perch, and other allied fishes."
 278  
 279  Labyrinthiform (a.) Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.
 280  
 281  "Labyrinthine (a.) Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal."
 282  
 283  "Labyrinthodon (n.) A genus of very large fossil amphibians, of the Triassic period, having bony plates on the under side of the body. It is the type of the order Labyrinthodonta. Called also Mastodonsaurus."
 284  
 285  Labyrinthodont (a.) Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta.
 286  
 287  Labyrinthodont (n.) One of the Labyrinthodonta.
 288  
 289  "Labyrinthodonta (n. pl.) An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus Labyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent writers they are divided into two or more orders. See Stegocephala."
 290  
 291  Lac (n.) Alt. of Lakh
 292  
 293  "Lakh (n.) One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees."
 294  
 295  "Lac (n.) A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous substance."
 296  
 297  "Laccic (a.) Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as, laccic acid."
 298  
 299  Laccin (n.) A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac.
 300  
 301  Laccolite (n.) Alt. of Laccolith
 302  
 303  Laccolith (n.) A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata.
 304  
 305  "Lace (n.) That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc."
 306  
 307  "Lace (n.) A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net."
 308  
 309  "Lace (n.) A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress."
 310  
 311  Lace (n.) Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage.
 312  
 313  Laced (imp. & p. p.) of Lace
 314  
 315  Lacing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lace
 316  
 317  "Lace (v. t.) To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or, figuratively. with anything resembling laces."
 318  
 319  "Lace (v. t.) To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver."
 320  
 321  Lace (v. t.) To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
 322  
 323  Lace (v. t.) To add spirits to (a beverage).
 324  
 325  "Lace (v. i.) To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace."
 326  
 327  Lace-bark (n.) A shrub in the West Indies (Lagetta Iintearia); -- so called from the lacelike layers of its inner bark.
 328  
 329  "Laced (a.) Fastened with a lace or laces; decorated with narrow strips or braid. See Lace, v. t."
 330  
 331  Laced (v. t.) Decorated with the fabric lace.
 332  
 333  "Lacedaemonian (a.) Of or pertaining to Lacedaemon or Sparta, the chief city of Laconia in the Peloponnesus."
 334  
 335  Lacedaemonian (n.) A Spartan.
 336  
 337  Lacemen (pl. ) of Laceman
 338  
 339  Laceman (n.) A man who deals in lace.
 340  
 341  Lacerable (a.) That can be lacerated or torn.
 342  
 343  Lacerated (imp. & p. p.) of Lacerate
 344  
 345  Lacerating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lacerate
 346  
 347  "Lacerate (v. t.) To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart."
 348  
 349  Lacerate (p. a.) Alt. of Lacerated
 350  
 351  "Lacerated (p. a.) Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound."
 352  
 353  "Lacerated (p. a.) Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge."
 354  
 355  Laceration (n.) The act of lacerating.
 356  
 357  Laceration (n.) A breach or wound made by lacerating.
 358  
 359  "Lacerative (a.) Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate; as, lacerative humors."
 360  
 361  Lacert (n.) A muscle of the human body.
 362  
 363  Lacerta (n.) A fathom.
 364  
 365  Lacerta (n.) A genus of lizards. See Lizard.
 366  
 367  "Lacerta (n.) The Lizard, a northern constellation."
 368  
 369  Lacertian (a.) Like a lizard; of or pertaining to the Lacertilia.
 370  
 371  Lacertian (n.) One of the Lacertilia.
 372  
 373  "Lacertilia (n. pl.) An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards."
 374  
 375  Lacertilian (a. & n.) Same as Lacertian.
 376  
 377  Lacertiloid (a.) Like or belonging to the Lacertilia.
 378  
 379  Lacertine (a.) Lacertian.
 380  
 381  Lacerti (pl. ) of Lacertus
 382  
 383  Lacertus (n.) A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibers.
 384  
 385  "Lacewing (n.) Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus Chrysopa and allied genera. They have delicate, lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larvae are useful in destroying aphids. Called also lace-winged fly, and goldeneyed fly."
 386  
 387  "Lace-winged (a.) Having thin, transparent, reticulated wings; as, the lace-winged flies."
 388  
 389  Laches (n.) Alt. of Lache
 390  
 391  Lache (n.) Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; delay to assert a claim.
 392  
 393  Lachrymable (a.) Lamentable.
 394  
 395  "Lachrymae Christi () A rich, sweet, red Neapolitan wine."
 396  
 397  "Lachrymal (a.) Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions."
 398  
 399  "Lachrymal (a.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland."
 400  
 401  "Lachrymal (a.) Pertaining to the lachrymal organs; as, lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct."
 402  
 403  Lacrymal (n.) Alt. of Lacrymal
 404  
 405  Lacrymal (n.) See Lachrymatory.
 406  
 407  "Lachrymary (a.) Containing, or intended to contain, tears; lachrymal."
 408  
 409  Lachrymate (v. i.) To weep.
 410  
 411  Lachrymation (n.) The act of shedding tears; weeping.
 412  
 413  ries (pl. ) of Lachrymatory
 414  
 415  "Lachrymatory (n.) A ""tear-bottle;"" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal."
 416  
 417  Lachrymiform (a.) Having the form of a tear; tear-shaped.
 418  
 419  Lachrymose (a.) Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with tears; tearful.
 420  
 421  "Lacing (n.) The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces."
 422  
 423  "Lacing (n.) A lace; specifically (Mach.), a thong of thin leather for uniting the ends of belts."
 424  
 425  "Lacing (n.) A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc."
 426  
 427  "Lacing (n.) A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut."
 428  
 429  Laciniae (pl. ) of Lacinia
 430  
 431  "Lacinia (n.) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers."
 432  
 433  "Lacinia (n.) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf."
 434  
 435  "Lacinia (n.) The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the maxillae of insects."
 436  
 437  Laciniate (a.) Alt. of Laciniated
 438  
 439  Laciniated (a.) Fringed; having a fringed border.
 440  
 441  "Laciniated (a.) Cut into deep, narrow, irregular lobes; slashed."
 442  
 443  "Laciniolate (a.) Consisting of, or abounding in, very minute laciniae."
 444  
 445  Lacinulae (pl. ) of Lacinula
 446  
 447  Lacinulas (pl. ) of Lacinula
 448  
 449  Lacinula (n.) A diminutive lacinia.
 450  
 451  Lack (n.) Blame; cause of blame; fault; crime; offense.
 452  
 453  "Lack (n.) Deficiency; want; need; destitution; failure; as, a lack of sufficient food."
 454  
 455  Lacked (imp. & p. p.) of Lack
 456  
 457  Lacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lack
 458  
 459  Lack (v. t.) To blame; to find fault with.
 460  
 461  Lack (v. t.) To be without or destitute of; to want; to need.
 462  
 463  "Lack (v. i.) To be wanting; often, impersonally, with of, meaning, to be less than, short, not quite, etc."
 464  
 465  Lack (v. i.) To be in want.
 466  
 467  Lack (interj.) Exclamation of regret or surprise.
 468  
 469  Lackadaisical (a.) Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental.
 470  
 471  Lackadaisy (interj.) An expression of languor.
 472  
 473  Lackadaisy (a.) Lackadaisical.
 474  
 475  "Lackaday (interj.) Alack the day; alas; -- an expression of sorrow, regret, dissatisfaction, or surprise."
 476  
 477  Lackbrain (n.) One who is deficient in understanding; a witless person.
 478  
 479  Lacker (n.) One who lacks or is in want.
 480  
 481  Lacker (n. & v.) See Lacquer.
 482  
 483  Lackeys (pl. ) of Lackey
 484  
 485  Lackey (v.) An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.
 486  
 487  Lackey (v. t.) To attend as a lackey; to wait upon.
 488  
 489  Lackeyed (imp. & p. p.) of Lackey
 490  
 491  Lackeying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lackey
 492  
 493  Lackey (v. i.) To act or serve as lackey; to pay servile attendance.
 494  
 495  Lackluster (n.) Alt. of Lacklustre
 496  
 497  Lacklustre (n.) A want of luster.
 498  
 499  Lacklustre (a.) Wanting luster or brightness.
 500  
 501  Lacmus (n.) See Litmus.
 502  
 503  "Laconian (a.) Of or pertaining to Laconia, a division of ancient Greece; Spartan."
 504  
 505  "Laconian (n.) An inhabitant of Laconia; esp., a Spartan."
 506  
 507  Laconic (a.) Alt. of Laconical
 508  
 509  "Laconical (a.) Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; brusque; epigrammatic. In this sense laconic is the usual form."
 510  
 511  "Laconical (a.) Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence, stern or severe; cruel; unflinching."
 512  
 513  Laconic (n.) Laconism.
 514  
 515  "Laconical (a.) See Laconic, a."
 516  
 517  Laconically (adv.) In a laconic manner.
 518  
 519  LaconIcism (n.) Same as Laconism.
 520  
 521  "Laconism (n.) A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style."
 522  
 523  Laconism (n.) An instance of laconic style or expression.
 524  
 525  Laconized (imp. & p. p.) of Laconize
 526  
 527  Laconizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Laconize
 528  
 529  "Laconize (v. i.) To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity."
 530  
 531  "Lacquer (n.) A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mache, and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made."
 532  
 533  Lacquered (imp. & p. p.) of Lacquer
 534  
 535  Lacquering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lacquer
 536  
 537  Lacquer (v. t.) To cover with lacquer.
 538  
 539  "Lacquerer (n.) One who lacquers, especially one who makes a business of lacquering."
 540  
 541  "Lacquering (n.) The act or business of putting on lacquer; also, the coat of lacquer put on."
 542  
 543  Lacrimoso (a.) Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic movement or style.
 544  
 545  "Lacrosse (n.) A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a ""crosse"". The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the field."
 546  
 547  "Lacrymal (n. & a.) See Lachrymatory, n., and Lachrymal, a."
 548  
 549  Lacrymary () Alt. of Lacrymose
 550  
 551  Lacrytory () Alt. of Lacrymose
 552  
 553  "Lacrymose () See Lachrymary, Lachrymatory, Lachrymose."
 554  
 555  Lactage (n.) The produce of animals yielding milk; milk and that which is made from it.
 556  
 557  "Lactam (n.) One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to the lactones, as oxindol."
 558  
 559  "Lactamic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an amido acid related to lactic acid, and called also amido-propionic acid."
 560  
 561  "Lactamide (n.) An acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is metameric with alanine."
 562  
 563  Lactant (a.) Suckling; giving suck.
 564  
 565  "Lactarene (n.) A preparation of casein from milk, used in printing calico."
 566  
 567  Lactary (a.) Milky; full of white juice like milk.
 568  
 569  Lactary (n.) a dairyhouse.
 570  
 571  Lactate (n.) A salt of lactic acid.
 572  
 573  Lactation (n.) A giving suck; the secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland.
 574  
 575  "Lacteal (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid."
 576  
 577  "Lacteal (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels."
 578  
 579  Lacteal (n.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
 580  
 581  Lacteally (adv.) Milkily; in the manner of milk.
 582  
 583  "Lactean (a.) Milky; consisting of, or resembling, milk."
 584  
 585  Lactean (a.) Lacteal; conveying chyle.
 586  
 587  Lacteous (a.) Milky; resembling milk.
 588  
 589  "Lacteous (a.) Lacteal; conveying chyle; as, lacteous vessels."
 590  
 591  Lacteously (adv.) In a lacteous manner; after the manner of milk.
 592  
 593  "Lactescence (n.) The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color."
 594  
 595  Lactescence (n.) The latex of certain plants. See Latex.
 596  
 597  Lactescent (a.) Having a milky look; becoming milky.
 598  
 599  "Lactescent (a.) Producing milk or a milklike juice or fluid, as the milkweed. See Latex."
 600  
 601  "Lactic (a.) Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc."
 602  
 603  "Lactide (n.) A white, crystalline substance, obtained from also, by extension, any similar substance."
 604  
 605  "Lactiferous (a.) Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular plants."
 606  
 607  Lactific (a.) Alt. of Lactifical
 608  
 609  Lactifical (a.) Producing or yielding milk.
 610  
 611  "Lactifuge (n.) A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body."
 612  
 613  "Lactim (n.) One of a series of anhydrides resembling the lactams, but of an imido type; as, isatine is a lactim. Cf. Lactam."
 614  
 615  "Lactimide (n.) A white, crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid."
 616  
 617  Lactin (n.) See Lactose.
 618  
 619  "Lactoabumin (n.) The albumin present on milk, apparently identical with ordinary serum albumin. It is distinct from the casein of milk."
 620  
 621  Lactobutyrometer (n.) An instrument for determining the amount of butter fat contained in a given sample of milk.
 622  
 623  "Lactodensimeter (n.) A form of hydrometer, specially graduated, for finding the density of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been mixed with water or some of the cream has been removed."
 624  
 625  "Lactometer (n.) An instrument for estimating the purity or richness of milk, as a measuring glass, a specific gravity bulb, or other apparatus."
 626  
 627  "Lactone (n.) One of a series of organic compounds, regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids. In general, they are colorless liquids, having a weak aromatic odor. They are so called because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid."
 628  
 629  "Lactonic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, lactone."
 630  
 631  "Lactonic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of milk sugar (lactose)."
 632  
 633  Lactoprotein (n.) A peculiar albuminous body considered a normal constituent of milk.
 634  
 635  Lactory (a.) Lactiferous.
 636  
 637  Lactoscope (n.) An instrument for estimating the amount of cream contained in milk by ascertaining its relative opacity.
 638  
 639  "Lactose (n.) Sugar of milk or milk sugar; a crystalline sugar present in milk, and separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It has a slightly sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin."
 640  
 641  Lactose (n.) See Galactose.
 642  
 643  "Lactuca (n.) A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated foe salad; lettuce."
 644  
 645  "Lactucarium (n.) The inspissated juice of the common lettuce, sometimes used as a substitute for opium."
 646  
 647  "Lactucic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the juice of the Lactuca virosa; -- said of certain acids."
 648  
 649  "Lactucin (n.) A white, crystalline substance, having a bitter taste and a neutral reaction, and forming one of the essential ingredients of lactucarium."
 650  
 651  "Lactucone (n.) A white, crystalline, tasteless substance, found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium."
 652  
 653  "Lacturamic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic amido acid, which is regarded as a derivative of lactic acid and urea."
 654  
 655  Lactyl (n.) An organic residue or radical derived from lactic acid.
 656  
 657  Lacunae (pl. ) of Lacuna
 658  
 659  Lacunas (pl. ) of Lacuna
 660  
 661  Lacuna (n.) A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
 662  
 663  "Lacuna (n.) A small opening; a small depression or cavity; a space, as a vacant space between the cells of plants, or one of the spaces left among the tissues of the lower animals, which serve in place of vessels for the circulation of the body fluids, or the cavity or sac, usually of very small size, in a mucous membrane."
 664  
 665  Lacunal (a.) Alt. of Lacunar
 666  
 667  "Lacunar (a.) Pertaining to, or having, lacunae; as, a lacunar circulation."
 668  
 669  Lacunars (pl. ) of Lacunar
 670  
 671  Lacunaria (pl. ) of Lacunar
 672  
 673  "Lacunar (n.) The ceiling or under surface of any part, especially when it consists of compartments, sunk or hollowed without spaces or bands between the panels."
 674  
 675  Lacunar (n.) One of the sunken panels in such a ceiling.
 676  
 677  Lacune (n.) A lacuna.
 678  
 679  Lacunose (a.) Alt. of Lacunous
 680  
 681  "Lacunous (a.) Furrowed or pitted; having shallow cavities or lacunae; as, a lacunose leaf."
 682  
 683  Lacustral (a.) Alt. of Lacustrine
 684  
 685  "Lacustrine (a.) Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them; as, lacustrine flowers."
 686  
 687  "Lacwork (n.) Ornamentation by means of lacquer painted or carved, or simply colored, sprinkled with gold or the like; -- said especially of Oriental work of this kind."
 688  
 689  "Lad () p. p. of Lead, to guide."
 690  
 691  Lad (n.) A boy; a youth; a stripling.
 692  
 693  Lad (n.) A companion; a comrade; a mate.
 694  
 695  "Ladanum (n.) A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation."
 696  
 697  "Ladde (obs. imp.) of Lead, to guide."
 698  
 699  "Ladder (v. i.) A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps."
 700  
 701  "Ladder (v. i.) That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence."
 702  
 703  Laddie (n.) A lad; a male sweetheart.
 704  
 705  Laded (imp.) of Lade
 706  
 707  Laded (p. p.) of Lade
 708  
 709  Laded () of Lade
 710  
 711  Lading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lade
 712  
 713  "Lade (v. t.) To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object."
 714  
 715  "Lade (v. t.) To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern."
 716  
 717  Lade (v. t.) To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table.
 718  
 719  Lade (v. t.) To draw water.
 720  
 721  "Lade (v. t.) To admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc."
 722  
 723  Lade (n.) The mouth of a river.
 724  
 725  Lade (n.) A passage for water; a ditch or drain.
 726  
 727  Lademan (n.) One who leads a pack horse; a miller's servant.
 728  
 729  "Laden (p. & a.) Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart."
 730  
 731  Ladied (a.) Ladylike; not rough; gentle.
 732  
 733  "Ladies' eardrops () The small-flowered Fuchsia (F. coccinea), and other closely related species."
 734  
 735  Ladify (v. t.) To make a lady of; to make ladylike.
 736  
 737  Ladin (n.) A Romansch dialect spoken in some parts of Switzerland and the Tyrol.
 738  
 739  Lading (n.) The act of loading.
 740  
 741  "Lading (n.) That which lades or constitutes a load or cargo; freight; burden; as, the lading of a ship."
 742  
 743  Ladinos (pl. ) of Ladino
 744  
 745  Ladino (n.) One of the half-breed descendants of whites and Indians; a mestizo; -- so called throughout Central America. They are usually of a yellowish orange tinge.
 746  
 747  Ladkin (n.) A little lad.
 748  
 749  "Ladle (v. t.) A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping."
 750  
 751  Ladle (v. t.) A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold.
 752  
 753  Ladle (v. t.) The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board.
 754  
 755  Ladle (v. t.) An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
 756  
 757  "Ladle (v. t.) A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot."
 758  
 759  Ladled (imp. & p. p.) of Ladle
 760  
 761  Ladling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ladle
 762  
 763  "Ladle (v. t.) To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a ladle; as, to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a kettle."
 764  
 765  Ladlefuls (pl. ) of Ladleful
 766  
 767  Ladleful (n.) A quantity sufficient to fill a ladle.
 768  
 769  "Ladrone (n.) A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal."
 770  
 771  Ladies (pl. ) of Lady
 772  
 773  Lady (n.) A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.
 774  
 775  Lady (n.) A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord.
 776  
 777  Lady (n.) A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart.
 778  
 779  "Lady (n.) A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right."
 780  
 781  Lady (n.) A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.
 782  
 783  Lady (n.) A wife; -- not now in approved usage.
 784  
 785  Lady (n.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.
 786  
 787  Lady (a.) Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike.
 788  
 789  "Ladybird (n.) Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellidae); -- called also ladybug, ladyclock, lady cow, lady fly, and lady beetle. Coccinella seplempunctata in one of the common European species. See Coccinella."
 790  
 791  Ladybug (n.) Same as Ladybird.
 792  
 793  Ladyclock (n.) See Ladyrird.
 794  
 795  "Lady () The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See Annunciation."
 796  
 797  "Ladyfish (n.) A large, handsome oceanic fish (Albula vulpes), found both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonefish, grubber, French mullet, and macabe."
 798  
 799  Ladyfish (n.) A labroid fish (Harpe rufa) of Florida and the West Indies.
 800  
 801  Ladyhood (n.) The state or quality of being a lady; the personality of a lady.
 802  
 803  Lady-killer (n.) A gallant who captivates the hearts of women.
 804  
 805  Lady-killing (n.) The art or practice of captivating the hearts of women.
 806  
 807  "Ladykin (n.) A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's time, in the abbreviated form Lakin, to the Virgin Mary."
 808  
 809  Ladylike (a.) Like a lady in appearance or manners; well-bred.
 810  
 811  "Ladylike (a.) Becoming or suitable to a lady; as, ladylike manners."
 812  
 813  Ladylike (a.) Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate.
 814  
 815  Ladylikeness (n.) The quality or state of being ladylike.
 816  
 817  Ladylove (n.) A sweetheart or mistress.
 818  
 819  "Lady's bedstraw () The common bedstraw (Galium verum); also, a slender-leaved East Indian shrub (Pharnaceum Mollugo), with white flowers in umbels."
 820  
 821  Lady's bower () A climbing plant with fragrant blossoms (Clematis vitalba).
 822  
 823  "Lady's comb () An umbelliferous plant (Scandix Pecten-Veneris), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb."
 824  
 825  Lady's cushion () An herb growing in dense tufts; the thrift (Armeria vulgaris).
 826  
 827  Lady's finger () The kidney vetch.
 828  
 829  Lady's finger () A variety of small cake of about the dimensions of a finger.
 830  
 831  "Lady's finger () A long, slender variety of the potato."
 832  
 833  Lady's finger () One of the branchiae of the lobster.
 834  
 835  Lady's garters () Ribbon grass.
 836  
 837  Lady's hair () A plant of the genus Briza (B. media); a variety of quaking grass.
 838  
 839  Ladyship (n.) The rank or position of a lady; -- given as a title (preceded by her or your).
 840  
 841  Lady's laces () A slender climbing plant; dodder.
 842  
 843  "Lady's looking-glass () See Venus's looking-glass, under Venus."
 844  
 845  "Lady's mantle () A genus of rosaceous herbs (Alchemilla), esp. the European A. vulgaris, which has leaves with rounded and finely serrated lobes."
 846  
 847  Lady's seal () The European Solomon's seal (Polygonatum verticillatum).
 848  
 849  Lady's seal () The black bryony (Tamus communis).
 850  
 851  "Lady's slipper () Any orchidaceous plant of the genus Cypripedium, the labellum of which resembles a slipper. Less commonly, in the United States, the garden balsam (Impatiens Balsamina)."
 852  
 853  Lady's smock () A plant of the genus Cardamine (C. pratensis); cuckoo flower.
 854  
 855  Lady's thimble () The harebell.
 856  
 857  "Lady's thumb () An annual weed (Polygonum Persicaria), having a lanceolate leaf with a dark spot in the middle."
 858  
 859  Lady's traces () Alt. of Ladies' tresses
 860  
 861  "Ladies' tresses () A name given to several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals about a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair."
 862  
 863  "Laelaps (n.) A genus of huge, carnivorous, dinosaurian reptiles from the Cretaceous formation of the United States. They had very large hind legs and tail, and are supposed to have been bipedal. Some of the species were about eighteen feet high."
 864  
 865  Laemmergeyer (n.) See Lammergeir.
 866  
 867  Laemodipod (n.) One of the Laemodipoda.
 868  
 869  "Laemodipoda (n. pl.) A division of amphipod Crustacea, in which the abdomen is small or rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five pairs. The whale louse, or Cyamus, and Caprella are examples."
 870  
 871  Laemodipodous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Laemodipoda.
 872  
 873  "Laetere Sunday () The fourth Sunday of Lent; -- so named from the Latin word Laetare (rejoice), the first word in the antiphone of the introit sung that day in the Roman Catholic service."
 874  
 875  "Laevigate (a.) Having a smooth surface, as if polished."
 876  
 877  Laevo- () A prefix. See Levo.
 878  
 879  Laevorotatory (a.) Same as Levorotatory. Cf. Dextrorotatory.
 880  
 881  Laevulose (n.) See Levulose.
 882  
 883  Lafayette (n.) The dollar fish.
 884  
 885  "Lafayette (n.) A market fish, the goody, or spot (Liostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States."
 886  
 887  Laft () p. p. of Leave.
 888  
 889  Lafte () imp. of Leave.
 890  
 891  Lag (a.) Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy.
 892  
 893  "Lag (a.) Last; long-delayed; -- obsolete, except in the phrase lag end."
 894  
 895  "Lag (a.) Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior."
 896  
 897  Lag (n.) One who lags; that which comes in last.
 898  
 899  "Lag (n.) The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class."
 900  
 901  "Lag (n.) The amount of retardation of anything, as of a valve in a steam engine, in opening or closing."
 902  
 903  "Lag (n.) A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (Mach.), one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or a steam engine."
 904  
 905  Lag (n.) See Graylag.
 906  
 907  Lagged (imp. & p. p.) of Lag
 908  
 909  Lagging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lag
 910  
 911  Lag (v. i.) To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or loiter.
 912  
 913  Lag (v. t.) To cause to lag; to slacken.
 914  
 915  "Lag (v. t.) To cover, as the cylinder of a steam engine, with lags. See Lag, n., 4."
 916  
 917  Lag (n.) One transported for a crime.
 918  
 919  Lag (v. t.) To transport for crime.
 920  
 921  Lagan (n. & v.) See Ligan.
 922  
 923  Lagarto (n.) An alligator.
 924  
 925  Lagenae (pl. ) of Lagena
 926  
 927  Lagenas (pl. ) of Lagena
 928  
 929  "Lagena (n.) The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles; an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea, in fishes and amphibians."
 930  
 931  "Lagenian (a.) Like, or pertaining to, Lagena, a genus of Foraminifera having a straight, chambered shell."
 932  
 933  Lageniform (a.) Shaped like a bottle or flask; flag-shaped.
 934  
 935  Lager (n.) Lager beer.
 936  
 937  "Lager beer () Originally a German beer, but now also made in immense quantities in the United States; -- so called from its being laid up or stored for some months before use."
 938  
 939  Lager wine () Wine which has been kept for some time in the cellar.
 940  
 941  Laggard (a.) Slow; sluggish; backward.
 942  
 943  Laggard (n.) One who lags; a loiterer.
 944  
 945  Lagger (n.) A laggard.
 946  
 947  "Lagging (n.) The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags; -- called also deading and cleading."
 948  
 949  "Lagging (n.) Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches."
 950  
 951  Laggingly (adv.) In a lagging manner; loiteringly.
 952  
 953  Lagly (adv.) Laggingly.
 954  
 955  Lagomorph (n.) One of the Lagomorpha.
 956  
 957  "Lagemorpha (n. pl.) A group of rodents, including the hares. They have four incisors in the upper jaw. Called also Duplicidentata."
 958  
 959  "Lagoon (n.) A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice."
 960  
 961  "Lagoon (n.) A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll."
 962  
 963  Lagophthalmia (n.) Alt. of Lagophthalmos
 964  
 965  "Lagophthalmos (n.) A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance."
 966  
 967  "Lagopous (a.) Having a dense covering of long hair, like the foot of a hare."
 968  
 969  Lagune (n.) See Lagoon.
 970  
 971  Laic (a.) Alt. of Laical
 972  
 973  Laical (a.) Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity.
 974  
 975  Laic (n.) A layman.
 976  
 977  Laicality (n.) The state or quality of being laic; the state or condition of a layman.
 978  
 979  "Laically (adv.) As a layman; after the manner of a layman; as, to treat a matter laically."
 980  
 981  Laid (imp. & p. p.) of Lay.
 982  
 983  Laidly (a.) Ugly; loathsome.
 984  
 985  "Lain (p. p.) of Lie, v. i."
 986  
 987  Lainere (n.) See Lanier.
 988  
 989  "Lair (n.) A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast."
 990  
 991  Lair (n.) A burying place.
 992  
 993  "Lair (n.) A pasture; sometimes, food."
 994  
 995  "Laird (n.) A lord; a landholder, esp. one who holds land directly of the crown."
 996  
 997  Lairdship (n.) The state of being a laird; an estate; landed property.
 998  
 999  Laism (n.) See Lamaism.
1000  
1001  "Laissez faire () Noninterference; -- an axiom of some political economists, deprecating interference of government by attempts to foster or regulate commerce, manufactures, etc., by bounty or by restriction; as, the doctrine of laissez faire; the laissez faire system government."
1002  
1003  "Laity (a.) The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders."
1004  
1005  Laity (a.) The state of a layman.
1006  
1007  "Laity (a.) Those who are not of a certain profession, as law or medicine, in distinction from those belonging to it."
1008  
1009  Lakao (n.) Sap green.
1010  
1011  "Lake (n.) A pigment formed by combining some coloring matter, usually by precipitation, with a metallic oxide or earth, esp. with aluminium hydrate; as, madder lake; Florentine lake; yellow lake, etc."
1012  
1013  "Lake (n.) A kind of fine white linen, formerly in use."
1014  
1015  Lake (v. i.) To play; to sport.
1016  
1017  "Lake (n.) A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or less extended area."
1018  
1019  "Lake-dweller (n.) See Lake dwellers, under Lake."
1020  
1021  Lakelet (n.) A little lake.
1022  
1023  "Lakeweed (n.) The water pepper (Polygonum Hydropiper), an aquatic plant of Europe and North America."
1024  
1025  "Lakh (n.) Same as Lac, one hundred thousand."
1026  
1027  Lakin (n.) See Ladykin.
1028  
1029  Lakke (n. & v.) See Lack.
1030  
1031  Laky (a.) Pertaining to a lake.
1032  
1033  Laky (a.) Transparent; -- said of blood rendered transparent by the action of some solvent agent on the red blood corpuscles.
1034  
1035  "Lallation (n.) An imperfect enunciation of the letter r, in which it sounds like l."
1036  
1037  "Lalo (n.) The powdered leaves of the baobab tree, used by the Africans to mix in their soup, as the southern negroes use powdered sassafras. Cf. Couscous."
1038  
1039  Lammed (imp. & p. p.) of Lam
1040  
1041  Lamming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lam
1042  
1043  Lam (v. t.) To beat soundly; to thrash.
1044  
1045  Lama (n.) See Llama.
1046  
1047  "Lama (n.) In Thibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism."
1048  
1049  Lamaic (a.) Of or pertaining to Lamaism.
1050  
1051  "Lamaism (n.) A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Thibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d Lama."
1052  
1053  Lamaist (n.) Alt. of Lamaite
1054  
1055  Lamaite (n.) One who believes in Lamaism.
1056  
1057  Lamaistic (a.) Of or pertaining to Lamaism.
1058  
1059  Lamantin (n.) The manatee.
1060  
1061  "Lamarckian (a.) Pertaining to, or involved in, the doctrines of Lamarckianism."
1062  
1063  Lamarckianism (n.) Lamarckism.
1064  
1065  "Lamarckism (n.) The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and esp., in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs."
1066  
1067  "Lamasery (n.) A monastery or convent of lamas, in Thibet, Mongolia, etc."
1068  
1069  Lamb (n.) The young of the sheep.
1070  
1071  Lamb (n.) Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.
1072  
1073  "Lamb (n.) A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized."
1074  
1075  Lambed (imp. & p. p.) of Lamb
1076  
1077  Lambing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lamb
1078  
1079  "Lamb (v. i.) To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep."
1080  
1081  Lambale (n.) A feast at the time of shearing lambs.
1082  
1083  Lambaste (v. t.) To beat severely.
1084  
1085  Lambative (a.) Taken by licking with the tongue.
1086  
1087  Lambative (n.) A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture.
1088  
1089  "Lambda (n.) The name of the Greek letter /, /, corresponding with the English letter L, l."
1090  
1091  Lambda (n.) The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull.
1092  
1093  "Lambdacism (n.) A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously."
1094  
1095  "Lambdacism (n.) A defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled, which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y, similar to that of the letters lli in billion."
1096  
1097  "Lambdacism (n.) The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American."
1098  
1099  "Lambdoid (a.) Shaped like the Greek letter lambda (/); as, the lambdoid suture between the occipital and parietal bones of the skull."
1100  
1101  Lambdoidal (a.) Same as Lambdoid.
1102  
1103  Lambent (a.) Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over.
1104  
1105  Lambent (a.) Twinkling or gleaming; fickering.
1106  
1107  "Lambert pine () The gigantic sugar pine of California and Oregon (Pinus Lambertiana). It has the leaves in fives, and cones a foot long. The timber is soft, and like that of the white pine of the Eastern States."
1108  
1109  Lambkin (n.) A small lamb.
1110  
1111  Lamblike (a.) Like a lamb; gentle; meek; inoffensive.
1112  
1113  "Lamboys (n. pl.) Same as Base, n., 19."
1114  
1115  "Lambrequin (n.) A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat."
1116  
1117  Lambrequin (n.) A leather flap hanging from a cuirass.
1118  
1119  "Lambrequin (n.) A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like."
1120  
1121  "Lambskin (n.) The skin of a lamb; especially, a skin dressed with the wool on, and used as a mat. Also used adjectively."
1122  
1123  Lambskin (n.) A kind of woolen.
1124  
1125  Lambskinnet (n.) See Lansquenet.
1126  
1127  "Lamb's-quarters (n.) A name given to several plants of the Goosefoot family, sometimes used as pot herbs, as Chenopodium album and Atriplex patulsa."
1128  
1129  Lamdoidal (a.) Lambdoid.
1130  
1131  "Lame (superl.) Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle."
1132  
1133  "Lame (superl.) To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man."
1134  
1135  "Lame (superl.) Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect."
1136  
1137  Lamed (imp. & p. p.) of Lame
1138  
1139  Laming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lame
1140  
1141  Lame (v. t.) To make lame.
1142  
1143  Lamel (n.) See Lamella.
1144  
1145  Lamellae (pl. ) of Lamella
1146  
1147  Lamellas (pl. ) of Lamella
1148  
1149  "Lamella (n.) a thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed."
1150  
1151  Lamellar (a.) Flat and thin; lamelliform; composed of lamellae.
1152  
1153  Lamellarly (adv.) In thin plates or scales.
1154  
1155  Lamellary (a.) Of or pertaining to lamella or to lamellae; lamellar.
1156  
1157  Lamellate (a.) Alt. of Lamellated
1158  
1159  "Lamellated (a.) Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennae."
1160  
1161  Lamellibranch (n.) One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.
1162  
1163  Lamellibranchia (n. pl.) Alt. of Lamellibranchiata
1164  
1165  "Lamellibranchiata (n. pl.) A class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc."
1166  
1167  Lamellibranchiate (a.) Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia.
1168  
1169  Lamellibranchiate (n.) One of the Lamellibranchia.
1170  
1171  Lamellicorn (a.) Having antennae terminating in a group of flat lamellae; -- said of certain coleopterous insects.
1172  
1173  Lamellicorn (a.) Terminating in a group of flat lamellae; -- said of antennae.
1174  
1175  Lamellicorn (n.) A lamellicorn insect.
1176  
1177  "Lamellicornia (n. pl.) A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also Lamellicornes."
1178  
1179  "Lamelliferous (a.) Bearing, or composed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or scales; foliated."
1180  
1181  Lamelliform (a.) Thin and flat; scalelike; lamellar.
1182  
1183  "Lamellirostral (a.) Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese."
1184  
1185  "Lamellirostres (n. pl.) A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate."
1186  
1187  "Lamellose (a.) Composed of, or having, lamellae; lamelliform."
1188  
1189  "Lamely (adv.) An a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner; as, to walk lamely; a figure lamely drawn."
1190  
1191  "Lameness (n.) The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument."
1192  
1193  Lament (v. i.) To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.
1194  
1195  Lamented (imp. & p. p.) of Lament
1196  
1197  Lamenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lament
1198  
1199  Lament (v. t.) To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail.
1200  
1201  Lament (v.) Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping.
1202  
1203  "Lament (v.) An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like."
1204  
1205  "Lamentable (a.) Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance."
1206  
1207  "Lamentable (a.) Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error."
1208  
1209  Lamentable (a.) Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense.
1210  
1211  Lamentation (n.) The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
1212  
1213  "Lamentation (n.) A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents."
1214  
1215  Lamented (a.) Mourned for; bewailed.
1216  
1217  Lamenter (n.) One who laments.
1218  
1219  Lamentin (n.) See Lamantin.
1220  
1221  Lamenting (n.) Lamentation.
1222  
1223  Lamentingly (adv.) In a lamenting manner.
1224  
1225  Lames (n. pl.) Small steel plates combined together so as to slide one upon the other and form a piece of armor.
1226  
1227  "Lametta (n.) Foil or wire made of gold, silver, or brass."
1228  
1229  "Lamia (n.) A monster capable of assuming a woman's form, who was said to devour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress; a witch."
1230  
1231  Laminae (pl. ) of Lamina
1232  
1233  Laminas (pl. ) of Lamina
1234  
1235  "Lamina (n.) A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals."
1236  
1237  "Lamina (n.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower."
1238  
1239  "Lamina (n.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather."
1240  
1241  Laminability (n.) The quality or state of being laminable.
1242  
1243  "Laminable (a.) Capable of being split into laminae or thin plates, as mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip."
1244  
1245  Laminar (a.) Alt. of Laminal
1246  
1247  "Laminal (a.) In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form of a thin plate or lamina."
1248  
1249  "Laminaria (n.) A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of Kelp."
1250  
1251  "Laminarian (a.) Pertaining to seaweeds of the genus Laminaria, or to that zone of the sea (from two to ten fathoms in depth) where the seaweeds of this genus grow."
1252  
1253  Laminarite (n.) A broad-leafed fossil alga.
1254  
1255  Laminary (a.) Laminar.
1256  
1257  "Laminate (a.) Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated."
1258  
1259  Laminated (imp. & p. p.) of Laminate
1260  
1261  Laminating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Laminate
1262  
1263  Laminate (v. t.) To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
1264  
1265  "Laminate (v. t.) To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling."
1266  
1267  Laminate (v. i.) To separate into laminae.
1268  
1269  Laminated (a.) Laminate.
1270  
1271  "Laminating (a.) Forming, or separating into, scales or thin layers."
1272  
1273  "Lamination (n.) The process of laminating, or the state of being laminated."
1274  
1275  "Laminiferous (a.) Having a structure consisting of laminae, or thin layers."
1276  
1277  "Laminiplantar (a.) Having the tarsus covered behind with a horny sheath continuous on both sides, as in most singing birds, except the larks."
1278  
1279  Laminitis (n.) Inflammation of the laminae or fleshy plates along the coffin bone of a horse; founder.
1280  
1281  Lamish (a.) Somewhat lame.
1282  
1283  Lamm (v. t.) See Lam.
1284  
1285  "Lammas (n.) The first day of August; -- called also Lammas day, and Lammastide."
1286  
1287  Lammergeir (n.) Alt. of Lammergeier
1288  
1289  "Lammergeier (n.) A very large vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore called bonebreaker and ossifrage. It is supposed to be the ossifrage of the Bible. Called also bearded vulture and bearded eagle."
1290  
1291  Lamnunguia (n. pl.) Same as Hyracoidea.
1292  
1293  Lamp (n.) A thin plate or lamina.
1294  
1295  "Lamp (n.) A light-producing vessel, instrument or apparatus; especially, a vessel with a wick used for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for the purpose of producing artificial light."
1296  
1297  "Lamp (n.) Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp."
1298  
1299  "Lamp (n.) A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity. See Incandescent lamp, under Incandescent."
1300  
1301  Lampad (n.) A lamp or candlestick.
1302  
1303  Lampadist (n.) One who gained the prize in the lampadrome.
1304  
1305  "Lampadrome (n.) A race run by young men with lighted torches in their hands. He who reached the goal first, with his torch unextinguished, gained the prize."
1306  
1307  Lampas (n.) An inflammation and swelling of the soft parts of the roof of the mouth immediately behind the fore teeth in the horse; -- called also lampers.
1308  
1309  Lampate (n.) A supposed salt of lampic acid.
1310  
1311  "Lampblack (n.) The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and various black pigments and cements."
1312  
1313  Lamper eel () See Lamprey.
1314  
1315  "Lampern (n.) The river lamprey (Ammocoetes, / Lampetra, fluviatilis)."
1316  
1317  Lampers (n.) See Lampas.
1318  
1319  "Lampic (a.) Pertaining to, or produced by, a lamp; -- formerly said of a supposed acid."
1320  
1321  Lamping (a.) Shining; brilliant.
1322  
1323  "Lampless (a.) Being without a lamp, or without light; hence, being without appreciation; dull."
1324  
1325  Lamplight (n.) Light from a lamp.
1326  
1327  "Lamplighter (n.) One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who lights street lamps."
1328  
1329  Lamplighter (n.) The calico bass.
1330  
1331  "Lampoon (n.) A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress."
1332  
1333  Lampooned (imp. & p. p.) of Lampoon
1334  
1335  Lampooning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lampoon
1336  
1337  Lampoon (v. t.) To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing; to make the subject of a lampoon.
1338  
1339  Lampooner (n.) The writer of a lampoon.
1340  
1341  "Lampoonry (n.) The act of lampooning; a lampoon, or lampoons."
1342  
1343  "Lamp-post (n.) A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc."
1344  
1345  Lamprel (n.) See Lamprey.
1346  
1347  Lampreys (pl. ) of Lamprey
1348  
1349  "Lamprey (n.) An eel-like marsipobranch of the genus Petromyzon, and allied genera. The lampreys have a round, sucking mouth, without jaws, but set with numerous minute teeth, and one to three larger teeth on the palate (see Illust. of Cyclostomi). There are seven small branchial openings on each side."
1350  
1351  Lampron (n.) See Lamprey.
1352  
1353  "Lampyrine (n.) An insect of the genus Lampyris, or family Lampyridae. See Lampyris."
1354  
1355  "Lampyris (n.) A genus of coleopterous insects, including the glowworms."
1356  
1357  "Lanarkite (n.) A mineral consisting of sulphate of lead, occurring either massive or in long slender prisms, of a greenish white or gray color."
1358  
1359  Lanary (n.) A place for storing wool.
1360  
1361  Lanate () Alt. of Lanated
1362  
1363  "Lanated () Wooly; covered with fine long hair, or hairlike filaments."
1364  
1365  Lacashire boiler () A steam boiler having two flues which contain the furnaces and extend through the boiler from end to end.
1366  
1367  "Lacasterian (a.) Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster, of England, in which advanced pupils in a school teach pupils below them."
1368  
1369  "Lance (n.) A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen."
1370  
1371  Lance (n.) A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
1372  
1373  Lance (n.) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
1374  
1375  Lance (n.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
1376  
1377  "Lance (n.) One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure."
1378  
1379  Lanced (imp. & p. p.) of Lance
1380  
1381  Lancing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lance
1382  
1383  "Lance (v. t.) To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon."
1384  
1385  "Lance (v. t.) To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess."
1386  
1387  Lance (v. t.) To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.
1388  
1389  "Lance fish () A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus of the English coast; -- called also sand lance."
1390  
1391  Lancegay (n.) Alt. of Lancegaye
1392  
1393  Lancegaye (n.) A kind of spear anciently used. Its use was prohibited by a statute of Richard II.
1394  
1395  "Lancelet (n.) A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of the class Leptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia."
1396  
1397  Lancely (a.) Like a lance.
1398  
1399  Lanceolar (a.) Lanceolate.
1400  
1401  Lanceolate (a.) Alt. of Lanceolated
1402  
1403  "Lanceolated (a.) Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf."
1404  
1405  Lancepesade (n.) An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal; -- called also lance corporal.
1406  
1407  "Lancer (n.) One who lances; one who carries a lance; especially, a member of a mounted body of men armed with lances, attached to the cavalry service of some nations."
1408  
1409  Lancer (n.) A lancet.
1410  
1411  Lancer (n.) A set of quadrilles of a certain arrangement.
1412  
1413  "Lancet (n.) A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc."
1414  
1415  Lancet (n.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
1416  
1417  "Lancewood (n.) A tough, elastic wood, often used for the shafts of gigs, archery bows, fishing rods, and the like. Also, the tree which produces this wood, Duguetia Quitarensis (a native of Guiana and Cuba), and several other trees of the same family (Anonaseae)."
1418  
1419  Lanched (imp. & p. p.) of Lanch
1420  
1421  Lanching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lanch
1422  
1423  "Lanch (v. t.) To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch."
1424  
1425  Lanciferous (a.) Bearing a lance.
1426  
1427  Lanciform (a.) Having the form of a lance.
1428  
1429  Lancinated (imp. & p. p.) of Lanciname
1430  
1431  Lancinating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lanciname
1432  
1433  Lanciname (v. t.) To tear; to lacerate; to pierce or stab.
1434  
1435  "Lancinating (a.) Piercing; seeming to pierce or stab; as, lancinating pains (i.e., severe, darting pains)."
1436  
1437  Lancination (n.) A tearing; laceration.
1438  
1439  Land (n.) Urine. See Lant.
1440  
1441  "Land (n.) The solid part of the surface of the earth; -- opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a long voyage."
1442  
1443  "Land (n.) Any portion, large or small, of the surface of the earth, considered by itself, or as belonging to an individual or a people, as a country, estate, farm, or tract."
1444  
1445  "Land (n.) Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land."
1446  
1447  Land (n.) The inhabitants of a nation or people.
1448  
1449  "Land (n.) The mainland, in distinction from islands."
1450  
1451  Land (n.) The ground or floor.
1452  
1453  Land (n.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing.
1454  
1455  "Land (n.) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate."
1456  
1457  Land (n.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also landing.
1458  
1459  "Land (n.) In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves."
1460  
1461  Landed (imp. & p. p.) of Land
1462  
1463  Landing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Land
1464  
1465  Land (v. t.) To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark.
1466  
1467  "Land (v. t.) To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish."
1468  
1469  "Land (v. t.) To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes."
1470  
1471  Land (v. i.) To go on shore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to come to the end of a course.
1472  
1473  Landamman (n.) A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons.
1474  
1475  Landamman (n.) The president of the diet of the Helvetic republic.
1476  
1477  "Landau (n.) A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an open carriage."
1478  
1479  Landaulet (n.) A small landau.
1480  
1481  Landed (a.) Having an estate in land.
1482  
1483  "Landed (a.) Consisting in real estate or land; as, landed property; landed security."
1484  
1485  "Lander (n.) One who lands, or makes a landing."
1486  
1487  Lander (n.) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
1488  
1489  Landfall (n.) A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner.
1490  
1491  Landfall (n.) Sighting or making land when at sea.
1492  
1493  Landflood (n.) An overflowing of land by river; an inundation; a freshet.
1494  
1495  Landgrave (n.) A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France.
1496  
1497  Landgraviate (n.) The territory held by a landgrave.
1498  
1499  "Landgraviate (n.) The office, jurisdiction, or authority of a landgrave."
1500  
1501  Landgravine (n.) The wife of a landgrave.
1502  
1503  "Landholder (n.) A holder, owner, or proprietor of land."
1504  
1505  "Landing (a.) Of, pertaining to or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore."
1506  
1507  Landing (n.) A going or bringing on shore.
1508  
1509  "Landing (n.) A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc."
1510  
1511  "Landing (n.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another."
1512  
1513  Landladies (pl. ) of Landlady
1514  
1515  Landlady (n.) A woman having real estate which she leases to a tenant or tenants.
1516  
1517  Landlady (n.) The mistress of an inn or lodging house.
1518  
1519  Landleaper (n.) See Landlouper.
1520  
1521  Landless (a.) Having no property in land.
1522  
1523  "Landlock (v. t.) To inclose, or nearly inclose, as a harbor or a vessel, with land."
1524  
1525  "Landlocked (a.) Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land."
1526  
1527  "Landlocked (a.) Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon."
1528  
1529  Landloper (n.) Same as Landlouper.
1530  
1531  "Landlord (n.) The lord of a manor, or of land; the owner of land or houses which he leases to a tenant or tenants."
1532  
1533  Landlord (n.) The master of an inn or of a lodging house.
1534  
1535  "Landlordism (n.) The state of being a landlord; the characteristics of a landlord; specifically, in Great Britain, the relation of landlords to tenants, especially as regards leased agricultural lands."
1536  
1537  Landlordry (n.) The state of a landlord.
1538  
1539  Landlouper (n.) A vagabond; a vagrant.
1540  
1541  Landlouping (a.) Vagrant; wandering about.
1542  
1543  Landlubber (n.) One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule.
1544  
1545  Landmen (pl. ) of Landman
1546  
1547  Landman (n.) A man who lives or serves on land; -- opposed to seaman.
1548  
1549  Landman (n.) An occupier of land.
1550  
1551  "Landmark (n.) A mark to designate the boundary of land; any , mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or other portion of territory may be known and preserved."
1552  
1553  "Landmark (n.) Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple."
1554  
1555  Landowner (n.) An owner of land.
1556  
1557  Landowning (n.) The owning of land.
1558  
1559  Landowning (a.) Having property in land; of or pertaining to landowners.
1560  
1561  Land-poor (a.) Pecuniarily embarrassed through owning much unprofitable land.
1562  
1563  "Landreeve (n.) A subordinate officer on an extensive estate, who acts as an assistant to the steward."
1564  
1565  "Landscape (n.) A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains."
1566  
1567  "Landscape (n.) A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc."
1568  
1569  Landscape (n.) The pictorial aspect of a country.
1570  
1571  Landscapist (n.) A painter of landscapes.
1572  
1573  Landskip (n.) A landscape.
1574  
1575  Landslip (n.) Alt. of Landslide
1576  
1577  "Landslide (n.) The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc."
1578  
1579  Landslide (n.) The land which slips down.
1580  
1581  Landsmen (pl. ) of Landsman
1582  
1583  Landsman (n.) One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman.
1584  
1585  Landsman (n.) A sailor on his first voyage.
1586  
1587  Landstreight (n.) A narrow strip of land.
1588  
1589  Landsturm (n.) That part of the reserve force in Germany which is called out last.
1590  
1591  "Landtag (n.) The diet or legislative body; as, the Landtag of Prussia."
1592  
1593  "Landwaiter (n.) See Landing waiter, under Landing, a."
1594  
1595  Landward (adv. & a.) Toward the land.
1596  
1597  "Landwehr (n.) That part of the army, in Germany and Austria, which has completed the usual military service and is exempt from duty in time of peace, except that it is called out occasionally for drill."
1598  
1599  Lane (a.) Alone.
1600  
1601  "Lane (n.) A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks, and other natural obstructions; hence, in a general sense, a narrow passageway; as, a lane between lines of men, or through a field of ice."
1602  
1603  Lang (a. & adv.) Long.
1604  
1605  "Langaha (n.) A curious colubriform snake of the genus Xyphorhynchus, from Madagascar. It is brownish red, and its nose is prolonged in the form of a sharp blade."
1606  
1607  "Langarey (n.) One of numerous species of long-winged, shrikelike birds of Australia and the East Indies, of the genus Artamus, and allied genera; called also wood swallow."
1608  
1609  Langate (n.) A linen roller used in dressing wounds.
1610  
1611  "Langdak (n.) A wolf (Canis pallipes), found in India, allied to the jackal."
1612  
1613  Langrage (n.) Alt. of Langrel
1614  
1615  "Langrel (n.) A kind of shot formerly used at sea for tearing sails and rigging. It consisted of bolts, nails, and other pieces of iron fastened together or inclosed in a canister."
1616  
1617  Langret (n.) A kind of loaded die.
1618  
1619  Langridge (n.) See Langrage.
1620  
1621  Langsyne (adv. & n.) Long since; long ago.
1622  
1623  Langteraloo (n.) An old game at cards. See Loo (a).
1624  
1625  "Language (n.) Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth."
1626  
1627  "Language (n.) The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality."
1628  
1629  "Language (n.) The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation."
1630  
1631  "Language (n.) The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style."
1632  
1633  Language (n.) The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.
1634  
1635  "Language (n.) The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers."
1636  
1637  "Language (n.) The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology."
1638  
1639  "Language (n.) A race, as distinguished by its speech."
1640  
1641  Languaged (imp. & p. p.) of Language
1642  
1643  Languaging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Language
1644  
1645  Language (v. t.) To communicate by language; to express in language.
1646  
1647  Languaged (a.) Having a language; skilled in language; -- chiefly used in composition.
1648  
1649  Languageless (a.) Lacking or wanting language; speechless; silent.
1650  
1651  Langued (a.) Tongued; having the tongue visible.
1652  
1653  "Langue d'oc () The dialect, closely akin to French, formerly spoken south of the Loire (in which the word for ""yes"" was oc); Provencal."
1654  
1655  "Langue d'oil () The dialect formerly spoken north of the Loire (in which the word for ""yes"" was oil, F. oui)."
1656  
1657  Languente (adv.) In a languishing manner; pathetically.
1658  
1659  "Languet (n.) Anything resembling the tongue in form or office; specif., the slip of metal in an organ pipe which turns the current of air toward its mouth."
1660  
1661  "Languet (n.) That part of the hilt, in certain kinds of swords, which overlaps the scabbard."
1662  
1663  Languid (a.) Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; indisposed to exertion; without animation; weak; weary; heavy; dull.
1664  
1665  Languid (a.) Slow in progress; tardy.
1666  
1667  "Languid (a.) Promoting or indicating weakness or heaviness; as, a languid day."
1668  
1669  Languished (imp. & p. p.) of Languish
1670  
1671  Languishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Languish
1672  
1673  "Languish (v. i.) To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade."
1674  
1675  "Languish (v. i.) To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy."
1676  
1677  Languish (v. i.) To cause to droop or pine.
1678  
1679  Languish (n.) See Languishiment.
1680  
1681  Languisher (n.) One who languishes.
1682  
1683  Languishing (a.) Becoming languid and weak; pining; losing health and strength.
1684  
1685  "Languishing (a.) Amorously pensive; as, languishing eyes, or look."
1686  
1687  Languishingly (adv.) In a languishing manner.
1688  
1689  Languishment (n.) The state of languishing.
1690  
1691  Languishment (n.) Tenderness of look or mien; amorous pensiveness.
1692  
1693  Languishness (n.) Languishment.
1694  
1695  Languor (n.) A state of the body or mind which is caused by exhaustion of strength and characterized by a languid feeling; feebleness; lassitude; laxity.
1696  
1697  Languor (n.) Any enfeebling disease.
1698  
1699  Languor (n.) Listless indolence; dreaminess. Pope.
1700  
1701  "Languorous (a.) Producing, or tending to produce, languor; characterized by languor."
1702  
1703  Langure (v. i.) To languish.
1704  
1705  "Langya (n.) One of several species of East Indian and Asiatic fresh-water fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, remarkable for their power of living out of water, and for their tenacity of life; -- called also walking fishes."
1706  
1707  Laniard (n.) See Lanyard.
1708  
1709  "Laniariform (a.) Shaped like a laniary, or canine, tooth."
1710  
1711  "Laniary (a.) Lacerating or tearing; as, the laniary canine teeth."
1712  
1713  Laniary (a.) The shambles; a place of slaughter.
1714  
1715  "Laniary (a.) A laniary, or canine, tooth."
1716  
1717  Laniate (v. t.) To tear in pieces.
1718  
1719  Laniation (n.) A tearing in pieces.
1720  
1721  Lanier (n.) A thong of leather; a whip lash.
1722  
1723  "Lanier (n.) A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like."
1724  
1725  Laniferous (n.) Bearing or producing wool.
1726  
1727  Lanifical (a.) Working in wool.
1728  
1729  Lanifice (n.) Anything made of wool.
1730  
1731  Lanigerous (a.) Bearing or producing wool.
1732  
1733  Lanioid (a.) Of or pertaining to the shrikes (family Laniidae).
1734  
1735  Lank (superl.) Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
1736  
1737  Lank (superl.) Languid; drooping.
1738  
1739  Lank (v. i. & t.) To become lank; to make lank.
1740  
1741  Lankiness (n.) The condition or quality or being lanky.
1742  
1743  Lankly (adv.) In a lank manner.
1744  
1745  Lankness (n.) The state or quality of being lank.
1746  
1747  Lanky (a.) Somewhat lank.
1748  
1749  Lanner (n. m.) Alt. of Lanneret
1750  
1751  "Lanneret (n. m.) A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon."
1752  
1753  "Lanolin (n.) A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally."
1754  
1755  "Lanseh (n.) The small, whitish brown fruit of an East Indian tree (Lansium domesticum). It has a fleshy pulp, with an agreeable subacid taste."
1756  
1757  Lansquenet (n.) A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in France and Western Europe.
1758  
1759  "Lansquenet (n.) A game at cards, vulgarly called lambskinnet."
1760  
1761  Lant (n.) Urine.
1762  
1763  "Lant (n.) Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (A. tobianus) and the American species (A. Americanus) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also launce, and sand eel."
1764  
1765  Lant (n.) See Lanterloo.
1766  
1767  Lantanium (n.) Alt. of Lantanum
1768  
1769  Lantanum (n.) See Lanthanum.
1770  
1771  "Lantanuric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of allantoin, and usually called allanturic acid."
1772  
1773  Lanterloo (n.) An old name of loo (a).
1774  
1775  "Lantern (n.) Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc. ; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light."
1776  
1777  "Lantern (n.) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior."
1778  
1779  "Lantern (n.) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns."
1780  
1781  "Lantern (n.) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral."
1782  
1783  Lantern (n.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below).
1784  
1785  "Lantern (n.) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc. ; -- called also lantern brass."
1786  
1787  Lantern (n.) A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
1788  
1789  Lantern (n.) See Aristotle's lantern.
1790  
1791  Lanterned (imp. & p. p.) of Lantern
1792  
1793  Lanterning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lantern
1794  
1795  "Lantern (v. t.) To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse."
1796  
1797  "Lantern-jawed (a.) Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person."
1798  
1799  "Lanthanite (n.) Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular while crystals."
1800  
1801  "Lanthanum (n.) A rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. It occurs in certain rare minerals, as cerite, gadolinite, orthite, etc., and was so named from the difficulty of separating it from cerium, didymium, and other rare elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La."
1802  
1803  "Lanthopine (n.) An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance."
1804  
1805  Lanthorn (n.) See Lantern.
1806  
1807  Lanuginose (a.) Alt. of Lanuginous
1808  
1809  "Lanuginous (a.) Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy."
1810  
1811  "Lanugo (n.) The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth."
1812  
1813  "Lanyard (n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc."
1814  
1815  "Lanyard (n.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube."
1816  
1817  Lanyer (n.) See Lanier.
1818  
1819  "Laocoon (n.) A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)"
1820  
1821  "Laocoon (n.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoon, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil."
1822  
1823  "Laodicean (a.) Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion."
1824  
1825  Lap (n.) The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
1826  
1827  "Lap (n.) An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth."
1828  
1829  "Lap (n.) The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury."
1830  
1831  "Lap (n.) That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing."
1832  
1833  "Lap (n.) The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below)."
1834  
1835  "Lap (n.) The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader."
1836  
1837  "Lap (n.) One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2."
1838  
1839  "Lap (n.) In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called when they are counted in the score of the following game."
1840  
1841  "Lap (n.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine."
1842  
1843  "Lap (n.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis."
1844  
1845  Lapped (imp. & p. p.) of Lap
1846  
1847  Lapping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lap
1848  
1849  "Lap (v. t.) To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap."
1850  
1851  "Lap (v. t.) To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10."
1852  
1853  "Lap (n.) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth."
1854  
1855  Lap (n.) To wrap or wind around something.
1856  
1857  Lap (n.) To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
1858  
1859  "Lap (n.) To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay together one partly over another; as, to lap weather-boards; also, to be partly over, or by the side of (something); as, the hinder boat lapped the foremost one."
1860  
1861  "Lap (n.) To lay together one over another, as fleeces or slivers for further working."
1862  
1863  "Lap (v. i.) To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap."
1864  
1865  Lap (v. i.) To take up drink or food with the tongue; to drink or feed by licking up something.
1866  
1867  Lap (v. i.) To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with the tongue.
1868  
1869  Lap (v. t.) To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
1870  
1871  "Lap (n.) The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap."
1872  
1873  Lap (n.) The sound of lapping.
1874  
1875  Laparocele (n.) A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.
1876  
1877  "Laparotomy (n.) A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Caesarean section."
1878  
1879  "Lapboard (n.) A board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as by tailors."
1880  
1881  Lapdog (n.) A small dog fondled in the lap.
1882  
1883  "Lapel (n.) That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar."
1884  
1885  Lapelled (a.) Furnished with lapels.
1886  
1887  Lapfuls (pl. ) of Lapful
1888  
1889  Lapful (n.) As much as the lap can contain.
1890  
1891  Lapicide (n.) A stonecutter.
1892  
1893  "Lapidarian (a.) Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record."
1894  
1895  Lapidarious (a.) Consisting of stones.
1896  
1897  Lapidaries (pl. ) of Lapidary
1898  
1899  "Lapidary (n.) An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones."
1900  
1901  Lapidary (n.) A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
1902  
1903  "Lapidary (a.) Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation."
1904  
1905  "Lapidary (a.) Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation."
1906  
1907  Lapidate (v. t.) To stone.
1908  
1909  Lapidation (n.) The act of stoning.
1910  
1911  Lapideous (a.) Of the nature of stone.
1912  
1913  Lapidescence (n.) The state or quality of being lapidescent.
1914  
1915  Lapidescence (n.) A hardening into a stone substance.
1916  
1917  Lapidescence (n.) A stony concretion.
1918  
1919  Lapidescent (a.) Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.
1920  
1921  "Lapidescent (n.) Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone."
1922  
1923  Lapidific (a.) Alt. of Lapidifical
1924  
1925  Lapidifical (a.) Forming or converting into stone.
1926  
1927  Lapidification (n.) The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction.
1928  
1929  Lapidified (imp. & p. p.) of Lapidify
1930  
1931  Lapidifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lapidify
1932  
1933  Lapidify (v. t.) To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.
1934  
1935  Lapidify (v. i.) To become stone or stony.
1936  
1937  Lapidist (n.) A lapidary.
1938  
1939  "Lapillation (n.) The state of being, or the act of making, stony."
1940  
1941  "Lapilli (n. pl.) Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles."
1942  
1943  Lapides (pl. ) of Lapis
1944  
1945  Lapis (n.) A stone.
1946  
1947  "Lapis lazuli () An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli, which see."
1948  
1949  "Lap-jointed (a.) Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work."
1950  
1951  Laplander (n.) A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also Lapp.
1952  
1953  Laplandish (a.) Of or pertaining to Lapland.
1954  
1955  Lapling (n.) One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights; -- a term of contempt.
1956  
1957  Lapp (n.) Same as Laplander. Cf. Lapps.
1958  
1959  Lappaceous (a.) Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
1960  
1961  Lapper (n.) One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue.
1962  
1963  "Lappet (n.) A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress."
1964  
1965  Lappeted (imp. & p. p.) of Lappet
1966  
1967  Lappeting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lappet
1968  
1969  "Lappet (v. t.) To decorate with, or as with, a lappet."
1970  
1971  "Lappic (a.) Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps."
1972  
1973  Lappic (n.) The language of the Lapps. See Lappish.
1974  
1975  Lapping (n.) A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
1976  
1977  Lappish (a.) Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish.
1978  
1979  "Lappish (n.) The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language."
1980  
1981  Lapponian (a.) Alt. of Lapponic
1982  
1983  Lapponic (a.) Laplandish; Lappish.
1984  
1985  "Lapps (n. pl.) A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia."
1986  
1987  Lapsable (a.) Lapsible.
1988  
1989  "Lapse (n.) A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses."
1990  
1991  Lapse (n.) A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude.
1992  
1993  "Lapse (n.) The termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within the limited time, or through failure of some contingency; hence, the devolution of a right or privilege."
1994  
1995  Lapse (n.) A fall or apostasy.
1996  
1997  Lapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Lapse
1998  
1999  Lapsing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lapse
2000  
2001  "Lapse (v. i.) To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; -- mostly restricted to figurative uses."
2002  
2003  Lapse (v. i.) To slide or slip in moral conduct; to fail in duty; to fall from virtue; to deviate from rectitude; to commit a fault by inadvertence or mistake.
2004  
2005  "Lapse (v. i.) To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of some one, as a patron, a legatee, etc."
2006  
2007  Lapse (v. i.) To become ineffectual or void; to fall.
2008  
2009  Lapse (v. t.) To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass.
2010  
2011  "Lapse (v. t.) To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender."
2012  
2013  "Lapsed (a.) Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses."
2014  
2015  "Lapsed (a.) Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of insurance; a lapsed legacy."
2016  
2017  Lapsible (a.) Liable to lapse.
2018  
2019  Lapsided (a.) See Lopsided.
2020  
2021  "Lapstone (n.) A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers beat leather."
2022  
2023  Lapstreak (a.) Alt. of Lapstrake
2024  
2025  Lapstrake (a.) Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker-built; -- said of boats.
2026  
2027  "Laputan (a.) Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical philosophers. Hence, fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy."
2028  
2029  "Lap-welded (a.) Having edges or ends united by a lap weld; as, a lap-welded pipe."
2030  
2031  "Lapwing (n.) A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or V. vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the ""plover's eggs"" of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea."
2032  
2033  Lapwork (n.) Work in which one part laps over another.
2034  
2035  Laguay (n.) A lackey.
2036  
2037  Laquearia (pl. ) of Laquear
2038  
2039  Laquear (n.) A lacunar.
2040  
2041  "Laqueary (a.) Using a noose, as a gladiator."
2042  
2043  Lares (pl. ) of Lar
2044  
2045  Lars (pl. ) of Lar
2046  
2047  "Lar (n.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, Eng.: Hearth or dwelling house."
2048  
2049  "Lar (n.) A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon."
2050  
2051  "Laramie group () An extensive series of strata, principally developed in the Rocky Mountain region, as in the Laramie Mountains, and formerly supposed to be of the Tertiary age, but now generally regarded as Cretaceous, or of intermediate and transitional character. It contains beds of lignite, often valuable for coal, and is hence also called the lignitic group. See Chart of Geology."
2052  
2053  Larboard (n.) The left-hand side of a ship to one on board facing toward the bow; port; -- opposed to starboard.
2054  
2055  "Larboard (a.) On or pertaining to the left-hand side of a vessel; port; as, the larboard quarter."
2056  
2057  Larcener (n.) Alt. of Larcenist
2058  
2059  Larcenist (n.) One who commits larceny.
2060  
2061  "Larcenous (a.) Having the character of larceny; as, a larcenous act; committing larceny."
2062  
2063  Larcenies (pl. ) of Larceny
2064  
2065  Larceny (n.) The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. Embezzlement.
2066  
2067  "Larch (n.) A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle)."
2068  
2069  Larchen (a.) Of or pertaining to the larch.
2070  
2071  Lard (n.) Bacon; the flesh of swine.
2072  
2073  "Lard (n.) The fat of swine, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen; also, this fat melted and strained."
2074  
2075  Larded (imp. & p. p.) of Lard
2076  
2077  Larding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lard
2078  
2079  "Lard (n.) To stuff with bacon; to dress or enrich with lard; esp., to insert lardons of bacon or pork in the surface of, before roasting; as, to lard poultry."
2080  
2081  Lard (n.) To fatten; to enrich.
2082  
2083  Lard (n.) To smear with lard or fat.
2084  
2085  "Lard (n.) To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard."
2086  
2087  Lard (v. i.) To grow fat.
2088  
2089  "Lardacein (n.) A peculiar amyloid substance, colored blue by iodine and sulphuric acid, occurring mainly as an abnormal infiltration into the spleen, liver, etc."
2090  
2091  "Lardaceous (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, lard."
2092  
2093  Larder (n.) A room or place where meat and other articles of food are kept before they are cooked.
2094  
2095  Larderer (n.) One in charge of the larder.
2096  
2097  Lardery (n.) A larder.
2098  
2099  Lardon (n.) Alt. of Lardoon
2100  
2101  Lardoon (n.) A bit of fat pork or bacon used in larding.
2102  
2103  Lardry (n.) A larder.
2104  
2105  "Lardy (a.) Containing, or resembling, lard; of the character or consistency of lard."
2106  
2107  Lare (n.) Lore; learning.
2108  
2109  Lare (n.) Pasture; feed. See Lair.
2110  
2111  Lare (v. t.) To feed; to fatten.
2112  
2113  Lares (n. pl.) See 1st Lar.
2114  
2115  "Large (superl.) Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city."
2116  
2117  "Large (superl.) Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions."
2118  
2119  Large (superl.) Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
2120  
2121  Large (superl.) Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart.
2122  
2123  Large (superl.) Free; unembarrassed.
2124  
2125  Large (superl.) Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language.
2126  
2127  Large (superl.) Prodigal in expending; lavish.
2128  
2129  "Large (superl.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter."
2130  
2131  Large (adv.) Freely; licentiously.
2132  
2133  "Large (n.) A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves."
2134  
2135  Large-acred (a.) Possessing much land.
2136  
2137  "Large-handed (a.) Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large quantities; rapacious or bountiful."
2138  
2139  Large-hearted (a.) Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal.
2140  
2141  Largely (adv.) In a large manner.
2142  
2143  Largeness (n.) The quality or state of being large.
2144  
2145  Largess (a.) Alt. of Largesse
2146  
2147  Largesse (a.) Liberality; generosity; bounty.
2148  
2149  Largesse (a.) A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed.
2150  
2151  Larget (n.) A sport piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small billet.
2152  
2153  "Larghetto (a. & adv.) Somewhat slow or slowly, but not so slowly as largo, and rather more so than andante."
2154  
2155  Largifical (a.) Generous; ample; liberal.
2156  
2157  Largifluous (a.) Flowing copiously.
2158  
2159  Largiloquent (a.) Grandiloquent.
2160  
2161  Largish (a.) Somewhat large.
2162  
2163  Largition () The bestowment of a largess or gift.
2164  
2165  "Largo (a. & adv.) Slow or slowly; -- more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn."
2166  
2167  Largo (n.) A movement or piece in largo time.
2168  
2169  "Lariat (n.) A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering."
2170  
2171  Lariated (imp. & p. p.) of Lariat
2172  
2173  Lariating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lariat
2174  
2175  "Lariat (v. t.) To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat."
2176  
2177  Larine (a.) Of or pertaining to the Gull family (Laridae).
2178  
2179  "Larixinic (a.) Of, or derived from, the larch (Larix); as, larixinic acid."
2180  
2181  Lark (v. i.) A frolic; a jolly time.
2182  
2183  Larked (imp. & p. p.) of Lark
2184  
2185  Larking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lark
2186  
2187  Lark (v. i.) To sport; to frolic.
2188  
2189  "Lark (n.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudidae). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus Otocoris. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and usually, dull, sandy brown colors."
2190  
2191  "Lark (v. i.) To catch larks; as, to go larking."
2192  
2193  Lark-colored (a.) Having the sandy brown color of the European larks.
2194  
2195  Larker (n.) A catcher of larks.
2196  
2197  Larker (n.) One who indulges in a lark or frolic.
2198  
2199  Lark's-heel (n.) Indian cress.
2200  
2201  "Larkspur (n.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is D. Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur (D. elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee."
2202  
2203  Larmier (n.) See Tearpit.
2204  
2205  Laroid (a.) Like or belonging to the Gull family (Laridae).
2206  
2207  Larruped (imp. & p. p.) of Larrup
2208  
2209  Larruping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Larrup
2210  
2211  Larrup (v. t.) To beat or flog soundly.
2212  
2213  "Larry (n.) Same as Lorry, or Lorrie."
2214  
2215  "Larum (n.) See Alarum, and Alarm."
2216  
2217  Larvae (pl. ) of Larva
2218  
2219  Larvas (pl. ) of Larva
2220  
2221  "Larva (n.) Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. The larvae of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvae are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc."
2222  
2223  "Larva (n.) The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape."
2224  
2225  Larval (a.) Of or pertaining to a larva.
2226  
2227  "Larvalia (n. pl.) An order of Tunicata, including Appendicularia, and allied genera; -- so called because certain larval features are retained by them through life. Called also Copelata. See Appendicularia."
2228  
2229  Larvated (a.) Masked; clothed as with a mask.
2230  
2231  Larves (pl. ) of Larve
2232  
2233  Larve (n.) A larva.
2234  
2235  Larviform (a.) Having the form or structure of a larva.
2236  
2237  "Larviparous (a.) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; -- said of certain insects."
2238  
2239  Lary (n.) A guillemot; -- called also lavy.
2240  
2241  "Laryngeal (a.) Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps."
2242  
2243  Laryngean (a.) See Laryngeal.
2244  
2245  "Larypgismus (n.) A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening."
2246  
2247  Laryngitis (n.) Inflammation of the larynx.
2248  
2249  Laryngological (a.) Of or pertaining to laryngology.
2250  
2251  Laryngologist (n.) One who applies himself to laryngology.
2252  
2253  "Laryngology (n.) Systematized knowledge of the action and functions of the larynx; in pathology, the department which treats of the diseases of the larynx."
2254  
2255  Laryngophony (n.) The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the larynx.
2256  
2257  "Larungoscope (n.) An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image."
2258  
2259  Laryngoscopic (a.) Of or pertaining to the inspection of the larynx.
2260  
2261  Laryngoscopist (n.) One skilled in laryngoscopy.
2262  
2263  Laryngoscopy (n.) The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with the laryngoscope.
2264  
2265  Laryngotome (n.) An instrument for performing laryngotomy.
2266  
2267  "Laryngotomy (n.) The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies."
2268  
2269  "Laryngotracheal (a.) Pertaining to both larynx and trachea; as, the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog."
2270  
2271  "Laryngotracheotomy (n.) The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing."
2272  
2273  "Larynx (n.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis."
2274  
2275  Las (n.) A lace. See Lace.
2276  
2277  Las (a. & adv.) Less.
2278  
2279  "Lascar (n.) A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower."
2280  
2281  Lascious (a.) Loose; lascivious.
2282  
2283  Lasciviency (n.) Lasciviousness; wantonness.
2284  
2285  Lascivient (a.) Lascivious.
2286  
2287  "Lascivious (a.) Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires."
2288  
2289  Lascivious (a.) Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.
2290  
2291  "Laserwort (n.) Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Laserpitium, of several species (as L. glabrum, and L. siler), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. The genus is mostly European."
2292  
2293  "Lash (n.) The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given."
2294  
2295  "Lash (n.) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare."
2296  
2297  "Lash (n.) A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes."
2298  
2299  Lash (n.) A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
2300  
2301  Lash (n.) A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
2302  
2303  "Lash (n.) In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure."
2304  
2305  Lashed (imp. & p. p.) of Lash
2306  
2307  Lashng (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lash
2308  
2309  "Lash (v. t.) To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one."
2310  
2311  "Lash (v. t.) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail."
2312  
2313  Lash (v. t.) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
2314  
2315  "Lash (v. t.) To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice."
2316  
2317  Lash (v. i.) To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
2318  
2319  "Lash (n.) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back."
2320  
2321  Lasher (n.) One who whips or lashes.
2322  
2323  Lasher (n.) A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; -- called also lashing.
2324  
2325  Lasher (n.) A weir in a river.
2326  
2327  "Lashing (n.) The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement."
2328  
2329  Lashing (n.) See 2d Lasher.
2330  
2331  Lask (n.) A diarrhea or flux.
2332  
2333  Lasket (n.) latching.
2334  
2335  Lass (n.) A youth woman; a girl; a sweetheart.
2336  
2337  Lasse (a. & adv.) Less.
2338  
2339  Lassie (n.) A young girl; a lass.
2340  
2341  "Lassitude (n.) A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness."
2342  
2343  Lasslorn () Forsaken by a lass.
2344  
2345  Lassos (pl. ) of Lasso
2346  
2347  "Lasso (n.) A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc."
2348  
2349  Lassoed (imp. & p. p.) of Lasso
2350  
2351  Lassoing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lasso
2352  
2353  Lasso (v. t.) To catch with a lasso.
2354  
2355  "Last (3d pers. sing. pres.) of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth."
2356  
2357  "Last (a.) Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance."
2358  
2359  "Last (a.) Next before the present; as, I saw him last week."
2360  
2361  Last (a.) Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
2362  
2363  "Last (a.) Lowest in rank or degree; as, the last prize."
2364  
2365  "Last (a.) Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft."
2366  
2367  "Last (a.) At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York."
2368  
2369  Last (a.) In conclusion; finally.
2370  
2371  Last (a.) At a time next preceding the present time.
2372  
2373  Lasted (imp. & p. p.) of Last
2374  
2375  Lasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Last
2376  
2377  Last (v. i.) To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.
2378  
2379  "Last (v. i.) To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter."
2380  
2381  "Last (v. i.) A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed."
2382  
2383  "Last (v. t.) To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot."
2384  
2385  "Last (n.) A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs."
2386  
2387  Last (n.) The burden of a ship; a cargo.
2388  
2389  "Lastage (n.) A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will."
2390  
2391  Lastage (n.) A tax on wares sold by the last.
2392  
2393  "Lastage (n.) The lading of a ship; also, ballast."
2394  
2395  "Lastage (n.) Room for stowing goods, as in a ship."
2396  
2397  "Laste (obs. imp.) of Last, to endure."
2398  
2399  "Laster (n.) A workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or place leather smoothly, on lasts; a tool for stretching leather on a last."
2400  
2401  Lastery (n.) A red color.
2402  
2403  "Lasting (a.) Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color."
2404  
2405  Lasting (n.) Continuance; endurance.
2406  
2407  "Lasting (n.) A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting."
2408  
2409  Lasting (n.) The act or process of shaping on a last.
2410  
2411  Lasting (adv.) In a lasting manner.
2412  
2413  Lastly (adv.) In the last place; in conclusion.
2414  
2415  Lastly (adv.) at last; finally.
2416  
2417  Lat (v. t.) To let; to allow.
2418  
2419  "Latakia (n.) A superior quality of Turkish smoking tobacco, so called from the place where produced, the ancient Laodicea."
2420  
2421  Latch (v. t.) To smear; to anoint.
2422  
2423  Latch (n.) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
2424  
2425  "Latch (n.) A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted."
2426  
2427  Latch (n.) A latching.
2428  
2429  Latch (n.) A crossbow.
2430  
2431  Latched (imp. & p. p.) of Latch
2432  
2433  Latching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Latch
2434  
2435  Latch (n.) To catch so as to hold.
2436  
2437  Latch (n.) To catch or fasten by means of a latch.
2438  
2439  Latchet (n.) The string that fastens a shoe; a shoestring.
2440  
2441  "Latching (n.) A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also latch and lasket."
2442  
2443  "Latchkey (n.) A key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp. a night latch."
2444  
2445  Latchstring (n.) A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door.
2446  
2447  "Late (v.) Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring."
2448  
2449  "Late (v.) Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life."
2450  
2451  "Late (v.) Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration."
2452  
2453  "Late (v.) Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence."
2454  
2455  "Late (v.) Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher."
2456  
2457  "Late (a.) After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early."
2458  
2459  Late (a.) Not long ago; lately.
2460  
2461  "Late (a.) Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night."
2462  
2463  Lated (a.) Belated; too late.
2464  
2465  "Lateen (a.) Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below."
2466  
2467  "Lately (adv.) Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy."
2468  
2469  Latence (n.) Latency.
2470  
2471  Latency (n.) The state or quality of being latent.
2472  
2473  "Lateness (n.) The state, condition, or quality, of being late; as, the lateness of his arrival; the lateness of the hour; the lateness of the season."
2474  
2475  Latent (a.) Not visible or apparent; hidden; springs of action.
2476  
2477  Latently (adv.) In a secret or concealed manner; invisibly.
2478  
2479  Lateres (pl. ) of Later
2480  
2481  Later (n.) A brick or tile.
2482  
2483  "Later (a.) Compar. of Late, a. & adv."
2484  
2485  Laterad (adv.) Toward the side; away from the mesial plane; -- opposed to mesiad.
2486  
2487  "Lateral (a.) Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree."
2488  
2489  "Lateral (a.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial."
2490  
2491  "Lateral (a.) Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing."
2492  
2493  Laterality (n.) The state or condition of being lateral.
2494  
2495  "Laterally (adv.) By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side."
2496  
2497  "Lateran (n.) The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the Catholic world."
2498  
2499  Latered (a.) Inclined to delay; dilatory.
2500  
2501  "Laterifolious (a.) Growing from the stem by the side of a leaf; as, a laterifolious flower."
2502  
2503  "Laterite (n.) An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India."
2504  
2505  "Lateritic (a.) Consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; as, lateritic formations."
2506  
2507  Lateritious (a.) Like bricks; of the color of red bricks.
2508  
2509  "Lates (n.) A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes."
2510  
2511  Latescence (n.) A slight withdrawal from view or knowledge.
2512  
2513  "Latescent (a.) Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning."
2514  
2515  "Latewake (n.) See Lich wake, under Lich."
2516  
2517  Lateward (a. & adv.) Somewhat late; backward.
2518  
2519  "Latex (n.) A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation."
2520  
2521  Laths (pl. ) of Lath
2522  
2523  "Lath (n.) A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used."
2524  
2525  Lathed (imp. & p. p.) of Lath
2526  
2527  Lathing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lath
2528  
2529  Lath (v. t.) To cover or line with laths.
2530  
2531  "Lathe (n.) Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent."
2532  
2533  Lathe (n.) A granary; a barn.
2534  
2535  "Lathe (n.) A machine for turning, that is, for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool."
2536  
2537  "Lathe (n.) The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also lay and batten."
2538  
2539  Lather (n.) Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
2540  
2541  "Lather (n.) Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse."
2542  
2543  Lathered (imp. & p. p.) of Lather
2544  
2545  Lathering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lather
2546  
2547  "Lather (n.) To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face."
2548  
2549  "Lather (v. i.) To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse."
2550  
2551  "Lather (v. t.) To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog."
2552  
2553  Lathereeve (n.) Alt. of Lathreeve
2554  
2555  "Lathreeve (n.) Formerly, the head officer of a lathe. See 1st Lathe."
2556  
2557  "Lathing (n.) The act or process of covering with laths; laths, collectively; a covering of laths."
2558  
2559  "Lath-shaped (a.) Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; -- said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections."
2560  
2561  Lathwork (n.) Same as Lathing.
2562  
2563  Lathy (a.) Like a lath; long and slender.
2564  
2565  "Latian (a.) Belonging, or relating, to Latium, a country of ancient Italy. See Latin."
2566  
2567  Latibulized (imp. & p. p.) of Latibulize
2568  
2569  Latibulizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Latibulize
2570  
2571  "Latibulize (v. i.) To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid."
2572  
2573  Latibula (pl. ) of Latibulum
2574  
2575  Latibulum (n.) A concealed hiding place; a burrow; a lair; a hole.
2576  
2577  Laticiferous (a.) Containing the latex; -- applied to the tissue or tubular vessels in which the latex of the plant is found.
2578  
2579  "Laticlave (n.) A broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office."
2580  
2581  Laticostate (a.) Broad-ribbed.
2582  
2583  Latidentate (a.) Broad-toothed.
2584  
2585  Latifoliate (a.) Alt. of Latifolious
2586  
2587  Latifolious (a.) Having broad leaves.
2588  
2589  Latimer (n.) An interpreter. [Obs.] Coke.
2590  
2591  "Latin (a.) Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language."
2592  
2593  "Latin (a.) Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom."
2594  
2595  Latin (n.) A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.
2596  
2597  Latin (n.) The language of the ancient Romans.
2598  
2599  "Latin (n.) An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin."
2600  
2601  Latin (n.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church.
2602  
2603  Latin (v. t.) To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin.
2604  
2605  "Latinism (n.) A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model."
2606  
2607  Latinist (n.) One skilled in Latin; a Latin scholar.
2608  
2609  "Latinistic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, Latin; in the Latin style or idiom."
2610  
2611  Latinitaster (n.) One who has but a smattering of Latin.
2612  
2613  "Latinity (n.) The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom."
2614  
2615  "Latinization (n.) The act or process of Latinizing, as a word, language, or country."
2616  
2617  Latinized (imp. & p. p.) of Latinize
2618  
2619  Latinizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Latinize
2620  
2621  "Latinize (v. t.) To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin."
2622  
2623  "Latinize (v. t.) To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech."
2624  
2625  "Latinize (v. t.) To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England."
2626  
2627  Latinize (v. i.) To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.
2628  
2629  "Latinize (v. i.) To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church."
2630  
2631  Latinly (adv.) In the manner of the Latin language; in correct Latin.
2632  
2633  Lation (n.) Transportation; conveyance.
2634  
2635  Latirostral (a.) Alt. of Latirostrous
2636  
2637  Latirostrous (a.) Having a broad beak.
2638  
2639  "Latirostres (n. pl.) The broad-billed singing birds, such as the swallows, and their allies."
2640  
2641  Latish (a.) Somewhat late.
2642  
2643  "Latisternal (a.) Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes."
2644  
2645  "Latitancy (n.) Act or state of lying hid, or lurking."
2646  
2647  Latitant (a.) Lying hid; concealed; latent.
2648  
2649  Latitat (n.) A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding.
2650  
2651  Latitation (n.) A lying in concealment; hiding.
2652  
2653  "Latitude (n.) Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width."
2654  
2655  "Latitude (n.) Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence."
2656  
2657  "Latitude (n.) Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc."
2658  
2659  Latitude (n.) Extent; size; amplitude; scope.
2660  
2661  "Latitude (n.) Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian."
2662  
2663  Latitude (n.) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
2664  
2665  Latitudinal (a.) Of or pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude.
2666  
2667  Latitudinarian (a.) Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
2668  
2669  "Latitudinarian (a.) Indifferent to a strict application of any standard of belief or opinion; hence, deviating more or less widely from such standard; lax in doctrine; as, latitudinarian divines; latitudinarian theology."
2670  
2671  Latitudinarian (a.) Lax in moral or religious principles.
2672  
2673  "Latitudinarian (n.) One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking."
2674  
2675  "Latitudinarian (n.) A member of the Church of England, in the time of Charles II., who adopted more liberal notions in respect to the authority, government, and doctrines of the church than generally prevailed."
2676  
2677  Latitudinarian (n.) One who departs in opinion from the strict principles of orthodoxy.
2678  
2679  Latitudinarianism (n.) A latitudinarian system or condition; freedom of opinion in matters pertaining to religious belief.
2680  
2681  "Latitudinous (a.) Having latitude, or wide extent."
2682  
2683  Laton (n.) Alt. of Latoun
2684  
2685  "Latoun (n.) Latten, 1."
2686  
2687  Latrant (a.) Barking.
2688  
2689  Latrate (v. i.) To bark as a dog.
2690  
2691  Latration (n.) A barking.
2692  
2693  Latreutical (a.) Acting as a hired servant; serving; ministering; assisting.
2694  
2695  Latreutical (a.) Of or pertaining to latria.
2696  
2697  "Latria (n.) The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; -- distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints."
2698  
2699  "Latrine (n.) A privy, or water-closet, esp. in a camp, hospital, etc."
2700  
2701  Latrociny (n.) Theft; larceny.
2702  
2703  "Latten (n.) A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass."
2704  
2705  "Latten (n.) Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets; as, gold latten."
2706  
2707  "Latter (a.) Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain."
2708  
2709  "Latter (a.) Of two things, the one mentioned second."
2710  
2711  Latter (a.) Recent; modern.
2712  
2713  Latter (a.) Last; latest; final.
2714  
2715  Latter-day saint () A Mormon; -- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints being the name assumed by the whole body of Mormons.
2716  
2717  Latterkin (n.) A pointed wooden tool used in glazing leaden lattice.
2718  
2719  "Latterly (adv.) Lately; of late; recently; at a later, as distinguished from a former, period."
2720  
2721  "Lattermath (n.) The latter, or second, mowing; the aftermath."
2722  
2723  "Lattice (n.) Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework."
2724  
2725  "Lattice (n.) The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal."
2726  
2727  Latticed (imp. & p. p.) of Lattice
2728  
2729  Latticing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lattice
2730  
2731  "Lattice (v. i.) To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers."
2732  
2733  "Lattice (v. i.) To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window."
2734  
2735  "Latticework (n.) Same as Lattice, n., 1."
2736  
2737  "Latticing (n.) The act or process of making a lattice of, or of fitting a lattice to."
2738  
2739  "Latticing (n.) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut."
2740  
2741  "Latus rectum () The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of the principal axis. See Focus, and Parameter."
2742  
2743  Laud (v. i.) High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.
2744  
2745  "Laud (v. i.) A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl."
2746  
2747  Laud (v. i.) Music or singing in honor of any one.
2748  
2749  Lauded (imp. & p. p.) of Laud
2750  
2751  Lauding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Laud
2752  
2753  "Laud (v. i.) To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol."
2754  
2755  Laudability (n.) Laudableness; praiseworthiness.
2756  
2757  "Laudable (v. i.) Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition."
2758  
2759  "Laudable (v. i.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus."
2760  
2761  Laudableness (n.) The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
2762  
2763  Laudably (adv.) In a laudable manner.
2764  
2765  "Laudanine (n.) A white organic base, resembling morphine, and obtained from certain varieties of opium."
2766  
2767  "Laudanum (n.) Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes."
2768  
2769  Laudation (v. t.) The act of lauding; praise; high commendation.
2770  
2771  Laudative (a.) Laudatory.
2772  
2773  Laudative (n.) A panegyric; a eulogy.
2774  
2775  Laudator (n.) One who lauds.
2776  
2777  Laudator (n.) An arbitrator.
2778  
2779  "Laudatory (a.) Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden."
2780  
2781  Lauder (n.) One who lauds.
2782  
2783  Laughed (imp. & p. p.) of Laugh
2784  
2785  Laughing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Laugh
2786  
2787  "Laugh (v. i.) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter."
2788  
2789  "Laugh (v. i.) Fig.: To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport."
2790  
2791  Laugh (v. t.) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
2792  
2793  "Laugh (v. t.) To express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out."
2794  
2795  "Laugh (n.) An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i."
2796  
2797  "Laughable (a.) Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene."
2798  
2799  Laugher (n.) One who laughs.
2800  
2801  Laugher (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
2802  
2803  "Laughing (a. & n.) from Laugh, v. i."
2804  
2805  Laughingly (adv.) With laughter or merriment.
2806  
2807  Laughingstock (n.) An object of ridicule; a butt of sport.
2808  
2809  "Laughsome (a.) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry."
2810  
2811  "Laughter (v. i.) A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the face, particularly of the lips, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction, or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs. See Laugh, v. i."
2812  
2813  Laughterless (a.) Not laughing; without laughter.
2814  
2815  Laughworthy (a.) Deserving to be laughed at.
2816  
2817  "Laumontite (n.) A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles."
2818  
2819  Launce (n.) A lance.
2820  
2821  Launce (n.) A balance.
2822  
2823  "Launce (n.) See Lant, the fish."
2824  
2825  Launcegaye (n.) See Langegaye.
2826  
2827  Launched (imp. & p. p.) of Launch
2828  
2829  Launching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Launch
2830  
2831  "Launch (v. i.) To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly."
2832  
2833  "Launch (v. i.) To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce."
2834  
2835  "Launch (v. i.) To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship."
2836  
2837  "Launch (v. i.) To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or enterprise."
2838  
2839  "Launch (v. i.) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out."
2840  
2841  Launch (n.) The act of launching.
2842  
2843  "Launch (n.) The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built."
2844  
2845  "Launch (n.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like."
2846  
2847  Laund (n.) A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade.
2848  
2849  Launder (n.) A washerwoman.
2850  
2851  "Launder (n.) A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore."
2852  
2853  Laundered (imp. & p. p.) of Launder
2854  
2855  Laundering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Launder
2856  
2857  "Launder (v. i.) To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts."
2858  
2859  Launder (v. i.) To lave; to wet.
2860  
2861  Launderer (n.) One who follows the business of laundering.
2862  
2863  "Laundering (n.) The act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing."
2864  
2865  Laundress (n.) A woman whose employment is laundering.
2866  
2867  Laundress (v. i.) To act as a laundress.
2868  
2869  Laundries (pl. ) of Laundry
2870  
2871  Laundry (n.) A laundering; a washing.
2872  
2873  Laundry (n.) A place or room where laundering is done.
2874  
2875  Laundrymen (pl. ) of Laundryman
2876  
2877  Laundryman (n.) A man who follows the business of laundering.
2878  
2879  Laura (n.) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
2880  
2881  "Lauraceous (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor tree, etc."
2882  
2883  Laurate (n.) A salt of lauric acid.
2884  
2885  "Laureate (a.) Crowned, or decked, with laurel."
2886  
2887  Laureate (n.) One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate.
2888  
2889  Laureated (imp. & p. p.) of Laureate
2890  
2891  Laureating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Laureate
2892  
2893  "Laureate (v. i.) To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities."
2894  
2895  "Laureateship (n.) State, or office, of a laureate."
2896  
2897  "Laureation (n.) The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title."
2898  
2899  "Laurel (n.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus (L. nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay."
2900  
2901  "Laurel (n.) A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels."
2902  
2903  "Laurel (n.) An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel."
2904  
2905  "Laureled (a.) Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate."
2906  
2907  "Laurentian (a.) Pertaining to, or near, the St. Lawrence River; as, the Laurentian hills."
2908  
2909  Laurer (n.) Laurel.
2910  
2911  "Laurestine (n.) The Viburnum Tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter mouths."
2912  
2913  "Lauric (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis)."
2914  
2915  "Lauriferous (a.) Producing, or bringing, laurel."
2916  
2917  "Laurin (n.) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids."
2918  
2919  Laurinol (n.) Ordinary camphor; -- so called in allusion to the family name (Lauraceae) of the camphor trees. See Camphor.
2920  
2921  Lauriol (n.) Spurge laurel.
2922  
2923  Laurite (n.) A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon.
2924  
2925  Laurone (n.) The ketone of lauric acid.
2926  
2927  "Laurus (n.) A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus."
2928  
2929  Laus (a.) Loose.
2930  
2931  "Lava (n.) The melted rock ejected by a volcano from its top or fissured sides. It flows out in streams sometimes miles in length. It also issues from fissures in the earth's surface, and forms beds covering many square miles, as in the Northwestern United States."
2932  
2933  "Lavaret (n.) A European whitefish (Coregonus laveretus), found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland."
2934  
2935  "Lavatic (a.) Like lava, or composed of lava; lavic."
2936  
2937  Lavation (n.) A washing or cleansing.
2938  
2939  "Lavatory (a.) Washing, or cleansing by washing."
2940  
2941  Lavatories (pl. ) of Lavatory
2942  
2943  Lavatory (n.) A place for washing.
2944  
2945  Lavatory (n.) A basin or other vessel for washing in.
2946  
2947  Lavatory (n.) A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
2948  
2949  Lavatory (n.) A place where gold is obtained by washing.
2950  
2951  Lavature (n.) A wash or lotion.
2952  
2953  Laved (imp. & p. p.) of Lave
2954  
2955  Laving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lave
2956  
2957  "Lave (v. t.) To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise."
2958  
2959  Lave (v. i.) To bathe; to wash one's self.
2960  
2961  "Lave (v. t.) To lade, dip, or pour out."
2962  
2963  Lave (n.) The remainder; others.
2964  
2965  "Lave-eared (a.) Having large, pendent ears."
2966  
2967  Laveer (v. i.) To beat against the wind; to tack.
2968  
2969  "Lavement (n.) A washing or bathing; also, a clyster."
2970  
2971  "Lavender (n.) An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts."
2972  
2973  "Lavender (n.) The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac."
2974  
2975  Laver (n.) A vessel for washing; a large basin.
2976  
2977  Laver (n.) A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.
2978  
2979  Laver (n.) One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.
2980  
2981  Laver (n.) That which washes or cleanses.
2982  
2983  Laver (n.) One who laves; a washer.
2984  
2985  "Laver (n.) The fronds of certain marine algae used as food, and for making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the Ulva latissima; purple laver, Porphyra laciniata and P. vulgaris. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also sloke, or sloakan."
2986  
2987  Laverock (n.) The lark.
2988  
2989  Lavic (a.) See Lavatic.
2990  
2991  "Lavish (a.) Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise."
2992  
2993  "Lavish (a.) Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits."
2994  
2995  Lavished (imp. & p. p.) of Lavish
2996  
2997  Lavishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lavish
2998  
2999  "Lavish (v. t.) To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise."
3000  
3001  Lavisher (n.) One who lavishes.
3002  
3003  Lavishly (adv.) In a lavish manner.
3004  
3005  Lavishment (n.) The act of lavishing.
3006  
3007  Lavishness (n.) The quality or state of being lavish.
3008  
3009  "Lav/sium (n.) A supposed new metallic element. It is said to have been discovered in pyrites, and some other minerals, and to be of a silver-white color, and malleable."
3010  
3011  Lavolt (n.) Alt. of Lavolta
3012  
3013  "Lavolta (n.) An old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in which the woman made a high spring or bound."
3014  
3015  Lavoltateer (n.) A dancer of the lavolta.
3016  
3017  Lavour (n.) A laver.
3018  
3019  Lavrock (n.) Same as Laverock.
3020  
3021  "Law (n.) In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts."
3022  
3023  "Law (n.) In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature."
3024  
3025  "Law (n.) The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament."
3026  
3027  "Law (n.) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community."
3028  
3029  "Law (n.) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority."
3030  
3031  "Law (n.) In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of God or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation."
3032  
3033  "Law (n.) In matematics: The rule according to which anything, as the change of value of a variable, or the value of the terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence."
3034  
3035  "Law (n.) In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist."
3036  
3037  "Law (n.) Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; -- including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman law; the law of real property; insurance law."
3038  
3039  Law (n.) Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice.
3040  
3041  "Law (n.) Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law."
3042  
3043  "Law (n.) An oath, as in the presence of a court."
3044  
3045  "Law (v. t.) Same as Lawe, v. t."
3046  
3047  Law (interj.) An exclamation of mild surprise.
3048  
3049  "Law-abiding (a.) Abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to the law; as, law-abiding people."
3050  
3051  Lawbreaker (n.) One who disobeys the law; a criminal.
3052  
3053  "Lawe (v. t.) To cut off the claws and balls of, as of a dog's fore feet."
3054  
3055  Lawer (n.) A lawyer.
3056  
3057  Lawful (a.) Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.
3058  
3059  "Lawful (a.) Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands."
3060  
3061  Lawgiver (n.) One who makes or enacts a law or system of laws; a legislator.
3062  
3063  Lawgiving (a.) Enacting laws; legislative.
3064  
3065  Lawing (n.) Going to law; litigation.
3066  
3067  Lawing (n.) Expeditation.
3068  
3069  "Lawless (a.) Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim."
3070  
3071  "Lawless (a.) Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior."
3072  
3073  Lawless (a.) Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled.
3074  
3075  Lawmaker (n.) A legislator; a lawgiver.
3076  
3077  Lammaking (a.) Enacting laws; legislative.
3078  
3079  Lammaking (n.) The enacting of laws; legislation.
3080  
3081  Lawmonger (n.) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
3082  
3083  Lawn (n.) An open space between woods.
3084  
3085  Lawn (n.) Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
3086  
3087  "Lawm (n.) A very fine linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric with a rather open texture. Lawn is used for the sleeves of a bishop's official dress in the English Church, and, figuratively, stands for the office itself."
3088  
3089  Lawnd (n.) See Laund.
3090  
3091  Lawny (a.) Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns; like a lawn.
3092  
3093  Lawny (a.) Made of lawn or fine linen.
3094  
3095  "Lawsonia (n.) An Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia inermis), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called Egyptian privet, and in the West Indies, Jamaica mignonette."
3096  
3097  Lawsuit (n.) An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.
3098  
3099  "Lawyer (n.) One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates."
3100  
3101  Lawyer (n.) The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.
3102  
3103  Lawyer (n.) The bowfin (Amia calva).
3104  
3105  Lawyer (n.) The burbot (Lota maculosa).
3106  
3107  Lawyerlike (a.) Alt. of Lawyerly
3108  
3109  "Lawyerly (a.) Like, or becoming, a lawyer; as, lawyerlike sagacity."
3110  
3111  "Lax (v. t.) Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber."
3112  
3113  Lax (v. t.) Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
3114  
3115  Lax (v. t.) Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
3116  
3117  Lax (n.) A looseness; diarrhea.
3118  
3119  "Laxation (n.) The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened."
3120  
3121  Laxative (a.) Having a tendency to loosen or relax.
3122  
3123  "Laxative (a.) Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent."
3124  
3125  Laxative (n.) A laxative medicine. See the Note under Cathartic.
3126  
3127  Laxativeness (n.) The quality of being laxative.
3128  
3129  "Laxator (n.) That which loosens; -- esp., a muscle which by its contraction loosens some part."
3130  
3131  "Laxity (a.) The state or quality of being lax; want of tenseness, strictness, or exactness."
3132  
3133  Laxly (adv.) In a lax manner.
3134  
3135  Laxness (n.) The state of being lax; laxity.
3136  
3137  "Lay (imp.) of Lie, to recline."
3138  
3139  "Lay (a.) Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother."
3140  
3141  Lay (a.) Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
3142  
3143  "Lay (a.) Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease."
3144  
3145  Lay (n.) The laity; the common people.
3146  
3147  Lay (n.) A meadow. See Lea.
3148  
3149  Lay (n.) Faith; creed; religious profession.
3150  
3151  Lay (n.) A law.
3152  
3153  Lay (n.) An obligation; a vow.
3154  
3155  Lay (a.) A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
3156  
3157  Lay (a.) A melody; any musical utterance.
3158  
3159  Laid (imp. & p. p.) of Lay
3160  
3161  Laying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lay
3162  
3163  "Lay (v. t.) To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust."
3164  
3165  "Lay (v. t.) To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table."
3166  
3167  "Lay (v. t.) To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan."
3168  
3169  "Lay (v. t.) To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint."
3170  
3171  "Lay (v. t.) To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit."
3172  
3173  Lay (v. t.) To cause to lie dead or dying.
3174  
3175  "Lay (v. t.) To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk."
3176  
3177  "Lay (v. t.) To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs."
3178  
3179  Lay (v. t.) To apply; to put.
3180  
3181  "Lay (v. t.) To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land."
3182  
3183  Lay (v. t.) To impute; to charge; to allege.
3184  
3185  "Lay (v. t.) To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one."
3186  
3187  "Lay (v. t.) To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one."
3188  
3189  "Lay (v. t.) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue."
3190  
3191  "Lay (v. t.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun."
3192  
3193  "Lay (v. t.) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope."
3194  
3195  Lay (v. t.) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
3196  
3197  Lay (v. t.) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
3198  
3199  Lay (v. i.) To produce and deposit eggs.
3200  
3201  "Lay (v. i.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft."
3202  
3203  Lay (v. i.) To lay a wager; to bet.
3204  
3205  "Lay (n.) That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood."
3206  
3207  Lay (v. t.) A wager.
3208  
3209  "Lay (v. t.) A job, price, or profit."
3210  
3211  "Lay (v. t.) A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay."
3212  
3213  Lay (v. t.) A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a).
3214  
3215  "Lay (v. t.) The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 3."
3216  
3217  Lay (v. t.) A plan; a scheme.
3218  
3219  "Layer (n.) One who, or that which, lays."
3220  
3221  "Layer (n.) That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion."
3222  
3223  "Layer (n.) A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation."
3224  
3225  Layer (n.) An artificial oyster bed.
3226  
3227  Layering (n.) A propagating by layers.
3228  
3229  "Laying (n.) The act of one who, or that which, lays."
3230  
3231  Laying (n.) The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch.
3232  
3233  Laying (n.) The first coat on laths of plasterer's two-coat work.
3234  
3235  Layland (n.) Land lying untilled; fallow ground.
3236  
3237  Laymen (pl. ) of Layman
3238  
3239  "Layman (n.) One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some particular profession, in distinction from those who do."
3240  
3241  "Layman (n.) A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above)."
3242  
3243  Layner (n.) A whiplash.
3244  
3245  Layship (n.) The condition of being a layman.
3246  
3247  "Laystall (n.) A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited."
3248  
3249  "Laystall (n.) A place where milch cows are kept, or cattle on the way to market are lodged."
3250  
3251  Lazar (n.) A person infected with a filthy or pestilential disease; a leper.
3252  
3253  Lazaret (n.) Alt. of Lazaretto
3254  
3255  "Lazaretto (n.) A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases."
3256  
3257  Lazarist (n.) Alt. of Lazarite
3258  
3259  "Lazarite (n.) One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792."
3260  
3261  Lazarlike (a.) Alt. of Lazarly
3262  
3263  Lazarly (a.) Full of sores; leprous.
3264  
3265  Lazaroni (n. pl.) See Lazzaroni.
3266  
3267  Lazarwort (n.) Laserwort.
3268  
3269  Lazed (imp. & p. p.) of Laze
3270  
3271  Lazing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Laze
3272  
3273  Laze (v. i.) To be lazy or idle.
3274  
3275  "Laze (v. t.) To waste in sloth; to spend, as time, in idleness; as, to laze away whole days."
3276  
3277  Lazily (adv.) In a lazy manner.
3278  
3279  Laziness (n.) The state or quality of being lazy.
3280  
3281  "Lazuli (n.) A mineral of a fine azure-blue color, usually in small rounded masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with some sodium sulphide, is often marked by yellow spots or veins of sulphide of iron, and is much valued for ornamental work. Called also lapis lazuli, and Armenian stone."
3282  
3283  "Lazulite (n.) A mineral of a light indigo-blue color, occurring in small masses, or in monoclinic crystals; blue spar. It is a hydrous phosphate of alumina and magnesia."
3284  
3285  Lazy (superl.) Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work.
3286  
3287  "Lazy (superl.) Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream."
3288  
3289  Lazy (superl.) Wicked; vicious.
3290  
3291  "Lazyback (n.) A support for the back, attached to the seat of a carriage."
3292  
3293  Lazybones (n.) A lazy person.
3294  
3295  "Lazzaroni (n. pl.) The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which serves as their refuge."
3296  
3297  "Lea (n.) A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay."
3298  
3299  Lea (n.) A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.
3300  
3301  Lea (n.) A meadow or sward land; a grassy field.
3302  
3303  Leach (n.) See 3d Leech.
3304  
3305  "Leach (n.) A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali."
3306  
3307  "Leach (n.) A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc."
3308  
3309  Leached (imp. & p. p.) of Leach
3310  
3311  Leaching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leach
3312  
3313  "Leach (v. t.) To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee."
3314  
3315  "Leach (v. t.) To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes."
3316  
3317  Leach (v. i.) To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
3318  
3319  "Leach (n.) See Leech, a physician."
3320  
3321  "Leachy (a.) Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or sandy soils, and the like."
3322  
3323  "Lead (n.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets, etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena, lead sulphide."
3324  
3325  Lead (n.) An article made of lead or an alloy of lead
3326  
3327  "Lead (n.) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea."
3328  
3329  "Lead (n.) A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing."
3330  
3331  "Lead (n.) Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates."
3332  
3333  "Lead (n.) A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils."
3334  
3335  Leaded (imp. & p. p.) of Lead
3336  
3337  Leading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lead
3338  
3339  "Lead (v. t.) To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle."
3340  
3341  "Lead (v. t.) To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter."
3342  
3343  Led (imp. & p. p.) of Lead
3344  
3345  Leading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lead
3346  
3347  "Lead (v. t.) To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man."
3348  
3349  "Lead (v. t.) To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, esp. by going with or going in advance of. Hence, figuratively: To direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to lead a traveler; to lead a pupil."
3350  
3351  "Lead (v. t.) To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party."
3352  
3353  "Lead (v. t.) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages."
3354  
3355  "Lead (v. t.) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure; as, to lead one to espouse a righteous cause."
3356  
3357  "Lead (v. t.) To guide or conduct one's self in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course)."
3358  
3359  "Lead (v. t.) To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps; the double five was led."
3360  
3361  "Lead (v. i.) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; -- used in most of the senses of lead, v. t."
3362  
3363  "Lead (v. t.) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices."
3364  
3365  "Lead (n.) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another."
3366  
3367  "Lead (n.) precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second."
3368  
3369  "Lead (n.) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as, your partner has the lead."
3370  
3371  Lead (n.) An open way in an ice field.
3372  
3373  Lead (n.) A lode.
3374  
3375  Lead (n.) The course of a rope from end to end.
3376  
3377  "Lead (n.) The width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke."
3378  
3379  "Lead (n.) the distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment."
3380  
3381  "Lead (n.) The action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet."
3382  
3383  "Leaded (a.) Fitted with lead; set in lead; as, leaded windows."
3384  
3385  "Leaded (a.) Separated by leads, as the lines of a page."
3386  
3387  "Leaden (a.) Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball."
3388  
3389  "Leaden (a.) Like lead in color, etc. ; as, a leaden sky."
3390  
3391  Leaden (a.) Heavy; dull; sluggish.
3392  
3393  "Leader (n.) One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor."
3394  
3395  Leader (n.) One who goes first.
3396  
3397  Leader (n.) One having authority to direct; a chief; a commander.
3398  
3399  "Leader (n.) A performer who leads a band or choir in music; also, in an orchestra, the principal violinist; the one who plays at the head of the first violins."
3400  
3401  Leader (n.) A block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places.
3402  
3403  Leader (n.) The principal wheel in any kind of machinery.
3404  
3405  Leader (n.) A horse placed in advance of others; one of the forward pair of horses.
3406  
3407  Leader (n.) A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground; a conductor.
3408  
3409  "Leader (n.) A net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc. ; also, a line of gut, to which the snell of a fly hook is attached."
3410  
3411  "Leader (n.) A branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one."
3412  
3413  "Leader (n.) The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article."
3414  
3415  Leader (n.) A type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face.
3416  
3417  "Leader (n.) a row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number."
3418  
3419  Leadership (n.) The office of a leader.
3420  
3421  "Leadhillite (n.) A mineral of a yellowish or greenish white color, consisting of the sulphate and carbonate of lead; -- so called from having been first found at Leadhills, Scotland."
3422  
3423  "Leading (a.) Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example."
3424  
3425  "Leading (n.) The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance."
3426  
3427  Leading (n.) Suggestion; hint; example.
3428  
3429  Leadmen (pl. ) of Leadman
3430  
3431  Leadman (n.) One who leads a dance.
3432  
3433  Leadsmen (pl. ) of Leadsman
3434  
3435  Leadsman (n.) The man who heaves the lead.
3436  
3437  "Leadwort (n.) A genus of maritime herbs (Plumbago). P. Europaea has lead-colored spots on the leaves, and nearly lead-colored flowers."
3438  
3439  Leady (a.) Resembling lead.
3440  
3441  Leaves (pl. ) of Leaf
3442  
3443  "Leaf (n.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage."
3444  
3445  "Leaf (n.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril."
3446  
3447  "Leaf (n.) Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small."
3448  
3449  Leafed (imp. & p. p.) of Leaf
3450  
3451  Leafing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leaf
3452  
3453  "Leaf (v. i.) To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May."
3454  
3455  "Leafage (n.) Leaves, collectively; foliage."
3456  
3457  Leafcup (n.) A coarse American composite weed (Polymnia Uvedalia).
3458  
3459  "Leafed (a.) Having (such) a leaf or (so many) leaves; -- used in composition; as, broad-leafed; four-leafed."
3460  
3461  Leafet (n.) A leaflet.
3462  
3463  "Leaf-footed (a.) Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus)."
3464  
3465  Leafiness (n.) The state of being leafy.
3466  
3467  Leafless (a.) Having no leaves or foliage; bearing no foliage.
3468  
3469  "Leaflet (n.) A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract."
3470  
3471  Leaflet (n.) One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.
3472  
3473  "Leaflet (n.) A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the gills of fishes."
3474  
3475  "Leaf-nosed (n.) Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; -- said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire."
3476  
3477  Leafstalk (n.) The stalk or petiole which supports a leaf.
3478  
3479  "Leafy (superl) Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest."
3480  
3481  Leafy (superl) Consisting of leaves.
3482  
3483  "League (n.) A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each."
3484  
3485  League (n.) A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
3486  
3487  "League (n.) An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc."
3488  
3489  Leagued (imp. & p. p.) of League
3490  
3491  Leaguing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of League
3492  
3493  League (v. i.) To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate.
3494  
3495  "League (v. t.) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements."
3496  
3497  Leaguer (n.) The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
3498  
3499  Leaguer (n.) A siege or beleaguering.
3500  
3501  Leaguer (v. t.) To besiege; to beleaguer.
3502  
3503  Leaguerer (n.) A besieger.
3504  
3505  "Leak (v.) A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe."
3506  
3507  "Leak (v.) The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the ship's pumps."
3508  
3509  Leak (a.) Leaky.
3510  
3511  Leaked (imp. & p. p.) of Leak
3512  
3513  Leaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leak
3514  
3515  "Leak (n.) To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks."
3516  
3517  "Leak (n.) To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice, etc. ; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; -- usually with in or out."
3518  
3519  "Leakage (n.) A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by leaking."
3520  
3521  "Leakage (n.) An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking."
3522  
3523  Leakiness (n.) The quality of being leaky.
3524  
3525  "Leaky (superl.) Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask."
3526  
3527  Leaky (superl.) Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close.
3528  
3529  Leal (a.) Faithful; loyal; true.
3530  
3531  Leam (n. & v. i.) See Leme.
3532  
3533  Leam (n.) A cord or strap for leading a dog.
3534  
3535  Leamer (n.) A dog held by a leam.
3536  
3537  Lean (v. t.) To conceal.
3538  
3539  Leaned (imp. & p. p.) of Lean
3540  
3541  Leant () of Lean
3542  
3543  Leaning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lean
3544  
3545  "Lean (v. i.) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column."
3546  
3547  "Lean (v. i.) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to, toward, etc."
3548  
3549  "Lean (v. i.) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against."
3550  
3551  Lean (v. i.) To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
3552  
3553  "Lean (v. i.) Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle."
3554  
3555  "Lean (v. i.) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages."
3556  
3557  "Lean (v. i.) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type."
3558  
3559  Lean (n.) That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat.
3560  
3561  Lean (n.) Unremunerative copy or work.
3562  
3563  Lean-faced (a.) Having a thin face.
3564  
3565  "Lean-faced (a.) slender or narrow; -- said of type the letters of which have thin lines, or are unusually narrow in proportion to their height."
3566  
3567  "Leaning (n.) The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism."
3568  
3569  Leanly (adv.) Meagerly; without fat or plumpness.
3570  
3571  Leanness (n.) The condition or quality of being lean.
3572  
3573  Lean-to (a.) Having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof.
3574  
3575  "Lean-to (n.) A shed or slight building placed against the wall of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; -- called also penthouse, and to-fall."
3576  
3577  Lean-witted (a.) Having but little sense or shrewdness.
3578  
3579  Leany (a.) Lean.
3580  
3581  Leap (n.) A basket.
3582  
3583  Leap (n.) A weel or wicker trap for fish.
3584  
3585  Leaped (imp. & p. p.) of Leap
3586  
3587  Leapt () of Leap
3588  
3589  Leaping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leap
3590  
3591  "Leap (v. i.) To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse."
3592  
3593  "Leap (v. i.) To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig."
3594  
3595  "Leap (v. t.) To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch."
3596  
3597  Leap (v. t.) To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
3598  
3599  "Leap (v. t.) To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch."
3600  
3601  "Leap (n.) The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound."
3602  
3603  "Leap (n.) Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast."
3604  
3605  Leap (n.) A fault.
3606  
3607  "Leap (n.) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate intervals."
3608  
3609  "Leaper (n.) One who, or that which, leaps."
3610  
3611  Leaper (n.) A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.
3612  
3613  "Leapfrog (n.) A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former."
3614  
3615  Leapful (n.) A basketful.
3616  
3617  "Leaping (a. & n.) from Leap, to jump."
3618  
3619  Leapingly (adv.) By leaps.
3620  
3621  "Leap year () Bissextile; a year containing 366 days; every fourth year which leaps over a day more than a common year, giving to February twenty-nine days. See Bissextile."
3622  
3623  "Lear (v. t.) To learn. See Lere, to learn."
3624  
3625  Lear (n.) Lore; lesson.
3626  
3627  "Lear (a.) See Leer, a."
3628  
3629  "Lear (n.) An annealing oven. See Leer, n."
3630  
3631  Learned (imp. & p. p.) of Learn
3632  
3633  Learnt () of Learn
3634  
3635  Learning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Learn
3636  
3637  "Learn (v. t.) To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to learn the truth about something."
3638  
3639  Learn (v. t.) To communicate knowledge to; to teach.
3640  
3641  "Learn (v. i.) To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly."
3642  
3643  Learnable (a.) Such as can be learned.
3644  
3645  "Learned (a.) Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a learned book; a learned theory."
3646  
3647  Learner (n.) One who learns; a scholar.
3648  
3649  "Learning (n.) The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy."
3650  
3651  "Learning (n.) The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature; science; as, he is a man of great learning."
3652  
3653  Leasable (a.) Such as can be leased.
3654  
3655  Lease (v. i.) To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean.
3656  
3657  Leased (imp. & p. p.) of Lease
3658  
3659  Leasing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lease
3660  
3661  "Lease (v. t.) To grant to another by lease the possession of, as of lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise; as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; -- sometimes with out."
3662  
3663  "Lease (v. t.) To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant leases his land from the owner."
3664  
3665  "Lease (v. t.) A demise or letting of lands, tenements, or hereditaments to another for life, for a term of years, or at will, or for any less interest than that which the lessor has in the property, usually for a specified rent or compensation."
3666  
3667  Lease (v. t.) The contract for such letting.
3668  
3669  Lease (v. t.) Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such a tenure holds good; allotted time.
3670  
3671  Leasehold (a.) Held by lease.
3672  
3673  "Leasehold (n.) A tenure by lease; specifically, land held as personalty under a lease for years."
3674  
3675  Leaseholder (n.) A tenant under a lease.
3676  
3677  Leaser (n.) One who leases or gleans.
3678  
3679  Leaser (n.) A liar.
3680  
3681  "Leash (n.) A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog."
3682  
3683  "Leash (n.) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general."
3684  
3685  "Leash (n.) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom."
3686  
3687  Leashed (imp. & p. p.) of Leash
3688  
3689  Leashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leash
3690  
3691  "Leash (v. t.) To tie together, or hold, with a leash."
3692  
3693  Leasing (a.) The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies.
3694  
3695  Leasow (n.) A pasture.
3696  
3697  "Least (a.) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space."
3698  
3699  "Least (adv.) In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others; as, to reward those who least deserve it."
3700  
3701  "Least (conj.) See Lest, conj."
3702  
3703  Leastways (adv.) Alt. of Leastwise
3704  
3705  Leastwise (adv.) At least; at all events.
3706  
3707  Leasy (a.) Flimsy; vague; deceptive.
3708  
3709  "Leat (n.) An artificial water trench, esp. one to or from a mill."
3710  
3711  "Leather (n.) The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively."
3712  
3713  Leather (n.) The skin.
3714  
3715  Leathered (imp. & p. p.) of Leather
3716  
3717  Leathering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leather
3718  
3719  "Leather (v. t.) To beat, as with a thong of leather."
3720  
3721  "Leatherback (n.) A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle, leather-backed tortoise, etc."
3722  
3723  Leatheret (n.) Alt. of Leatherette
3724  
3725  "Leatherette (n.) An imitation of leather, made of paper and cloth."
3726  
3727  Leatherhead (n.) The friar bird.
3728  
3729  "Leathern (a.) Made of leather; consisting of. leather; as, a leathern purse."
3730  
3731  Leatherneck (n.) The sordid friar bird of Australia (Tropidorhynchus sordidus).
3732  
3733  "Leatherwood (n.) A small branching shrub (Dirca palustris), with a white, soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in the Northern United States; -- called also moosewood, and wicopy."
3734  
3735  Leathery (a.) Resembling leather in appearance or consistence; tough.
3736  
3737  Leaved (imp. & p. p.) of Leave
3738  
3739  Leaving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leave
3740  
3741  Leave (v. i.) To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.
3742  
3743  Leave (v. t.) To raise; to levy.
3744  
3745  Leave (n.) Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
3746  
3747  "Leave (n.) The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go."
3748  
3749  Left (imp. & p. p.) of Leave
3750  
3751  Leaving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leave
3752  
3753  "Leave (v.) To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house."
3754  
3755  "Leave (v.) To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed."
3756  
3757  Leave (v.) To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
3758  
3759  "Leave (v.) To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish."
3760  
3761  "Leave (v.) To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge."
3762  
3763  "Leave (v.) To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators."
3764  
3765  "Leave (v.) To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece."
3766  
3767  Leave (v. i.) To depart; to set out.
3768  
3769  Leave (v. i.) To cease; to desist; to leave off.
3770  
3771  "Leaved (a.) Bearing, or having, a leaf or leaves; having folds; -- used in combination; as, a four-leaved clover; a two-leaved gate; long-leaved."
3772  
3773  Leaveless (a.) Leafless.
3774  
3775  "Leaven (n.) Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce, fermentation, as in dough or liquids; esp., a portion of fermenting dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough, produces a general change in the mass, and renders it light; yeast; barm."
3776  
3777  Leaven (n.) Anything which makes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting) change in the mass.
3778  
3779  Leavened (imp. & p. p.) of Leaven
3780  
3781  Leavening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leaven
3782  
3783  Leaven (v. t.) To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment.
3784  
3785  Leaven (v. t.) To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.
3786  
3787  "Leavening (n.) The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven."
3788  
3789  Leavening (n.) That which leavens or makes light.
3790  
3791  Leavenous (a.) Containing leaven.
3792  
3793  "Leaver (n.) One who leaves, or withdraws."
3794  
3795  Leaves (n.) pl. of Leaf.
3796  
3797  Leave-taking (n.) Taking of leave; parting compliments.
3798  
3799  Leaviness (n.) Leafiness.
3800  
3801  Leavings (n. pl.) Things left; remnants; relics.
3802  
3803  Leavings (n. pl.) Refuse; offal.
3804  
3805  Leavy (a.) Leafy.
3806  
3807  Leban (n.) Alt. of Lebban
3808  
3809  "Lebban (n.) Coagulated sour milk diluted with water; -- a common beverage among the Arabs. Also, a fermented liquor made of the same."
3810  
3811  Lecama (n.) The hartbeest.
3812  
3813  "Lecanomancy (n.) divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought."
3814  
3815  "Lecanoric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid which is obtained from several varieties of lichen (Lecanora, Roccella, etc.), as a white, crystalline substance, and is called also orsellic, / diorsellinic acid, lecanorin, etc."
3816  
3817  Lecanorin (n.) See Lecanoric.
3818  
3819  Lech (v. t.) To lick.
3820  
3821  "Leche (n.) See water buck, under 3d Buck."
3822  
3823  "Lecher (n.) A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit commerce with women."
3824  
3825  Lechered (imp. & p. p.) of Lecher
3826  
3827  Lechering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lecher
3828  
3829  Lecher (v. i.) To practice lewdness.
3830  
3831  "Lecherer (n.) See Lecher, n."
3832  
3833  "Lecherous (a.) Like a lecher; addicted to lewdness; lustful; also, lust-provoking."
3834  
3835  Lechery (n.) Free indulgence of lust; lewdness.
3836  
3837  Lechery (n.) Selfish pleasure; delight.
3838  
3839  "Lecithin (n.) A complex, nitrogenous phosphorized substance widely distributed through the animal body, and especially conspicuous in the brain and nerve tissue, in yolk of eggs, and in the white blood corpuscles."
3840  
3841  lectern (n.) See Lecturn.
3842  
3843  Lecticae (pl. ) of Lectica
3844  
3845  Lectica (n.) A kind of litter or portable couch.
3846  
3847  "Lection (n.) A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in divine service."
3848  
3849  Lection (n.) A reading; a variation in the text.
3850  
3851  -ries (pl. ) of Lectionary
3852  
3853  "Lectionary (n.) A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine service."
3854  
3855  "Lector (n.) A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate."
3856  
3857  "Lectual (a.) Confining to the bed; as, a lectual disease."
3858  
3859  "Lecture (n.) The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture."
3860  
3861  "Lecture (n.) A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon."
3862  
3863  Lecture (n.) A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.
3864  
3865  Lecture (n.) A rehearsal of a lesson.
3866  
3867  Lectured (imp. & p. p.) of Lecture
3868  
3869  Lecturing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lecture
3870  
3871  Lecture (v. t.) To read or deliver a lecture to.
3872  
3873  Lecture (v. t.) To reprove formally and with authority.
3874  
3875  Lecture (v. i.) To deliver a lecture or lectures.
3876  
3877  Lecturer (n.) One who lectures; an assistant preacher.
3878  
3879  Lectureship (n.) The office of a lecturer.
3880  
3881  "Lecturn (n.) A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern.]"
3882  
3883  "Lecythis (n.) A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order Myrtaceae, having woody capsules opening by an apical lid. Lecythis Zabucajo yields the delicious sapucaia nuts. L. Ollaria produces the monkey-pots, its capsules. Its bark separates into thin sheets, like paper, used by the natives for cigarette wrappers."
3884  
3885  Led (imp. & p. p.) of Lead.
3886  
3887  Leden (n.) Alt. of Ledden
3888  
3889  Ledden (n.) Language; speech; voice; cry.
3890  
3891  "Ledge (n.) A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery."
3892  
3893  "Ledge (n.) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks."
3894  
3895  Ledge (n.) A layer or stratum.
3896  
3897  Ledge (n.) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
3898  
3899  "Ledge (n.) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams."
3900  
3901  Ledgement (n.) See Ledgment.
3902  
3903  "Ledger (n.) A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; the final book of record in business transactions, in which all debits and credits from the journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads."
3904  
3905  "Ledger (n.) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb."
3906  
3907  "Ledger (n.) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights and supporting floor timbers, a staircase, scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie in being intended to carry weight."
3908  
3909  "Ledgment (n.) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building."
3910  
3911  "Ledgment (n.) The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained."
3912  
3913  "Ledgy (a.) Abounding in ledges; consisting of a ledge or reef; as, a ledgy island."
3914  
3915  Lee (v. i.) To lie; to speak falsely.
3916  
3917  Lees (pl. ) of Lee
3918  
3919  "Lee (n.) That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural."
3920  
3921  "Lee (n.) A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship."
3922  
3923  "Lee (n.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See Lee, a."
3924  
3925  "Lee (a.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel."
3926  
3927  "Leeboard (n.) A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, by giving her greater draught."
3928  
3929  Leech (n.) See 2d Leach.
3930  
3931  "Leech (v. t.) See Leach, v. t."
3932  
3933  Leech (n.) The border or edge at the side of a sail.
3934  
3935  Leech (n.) A physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing.
3936  
3937  "Leech (n.) Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, esp. those species used in medicine, as Hirudo medicinalis of Europe, and allied species."
3938  
3939  "Leech (n.) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum."
3940  
3941  Leeched (imp. & p. p.) of Leech
3942  
3943  Leeching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leech
3944  
3945  "Leech (v. t.) To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds."
3946  
3947  Leech (v. t.) To bleed by the use of leeches.
3948  
3949  Leechcraft (n.) The art of healing; skill of a physician.
3950  
3951  Leed (n.) Alt. of Leede
3952  
3953  Leede (n.) A caldron; a copper kettle.
3954  
3955  Leef (a. & adv.) See Lief.
3956  
3957  "Leek (n.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. Porrum), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion."
3958  
3959  Leeme (v. & n.) See Leme.
3960  
3961  Leep (strong imp.) Leaped.
3962  
3963  Leer (v. t.) To learn.
3964  
3965  Leer (a.) Empty; destitute; wanting
3966  
3967  Leer (a.) Empty of contents.
3968  
3969  "Leer (a.) Destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse."
3970  
3971  "Leer (a.) Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words."
3972  
3973  Leer (n.) An oven in which glassware is annealed.
3974  
3975  Leer (n.) The cheek.
3976  
3977  Leer (n.) Complexion; aspect; appearance.
3978  
3979  "Leer (n.) A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion."
3980  
3981  Leered (imp. & p. p.) of Leer
3982  
3983  Leering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leer
3984  
3985  "Leer (v. i.) To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc. ; to cast a sidelong lustful or malign look."
3986  
3987  "Leer (v. t.) To entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin."
3988  
3989  Leere (n.) Tape or braid; an ornament.
3990  
3991  Leeringly (adv.) In a leering manner.
3992  
3993  Lees (n. pl.) Dregs. See 2d Lee.
3994  
3995  Lees (n.) A leash.
3996  
3997  Leese (v. t.) To lose.
3998  
3999  Leese (v. t.) To hurt.
4000  
4001  "Leet (obs. imp.) of Let, to allow."
4002  
4003  "Leet (n.) A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office."
4004  
4005  Leet (n.) A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held.
4006  
4007  Leet (n.) The European pollock.
4008  
4009  Leetmen (pl. ) of Leetman
4010  
4011  Leetman (n.) One subject to the jurisdiction of a court-leet.
4012  
4013  "Leeward (a.) Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship."
4014  
4015  Leeward (n.) The lee side; the lee.
4016  
4017  Leeward (adv.) Toward the lee.
4018  
4019  Leeway (n.) The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.
4020  
4021  Left (imp. & p. p.) of Leave.
4022  
4023  "Left (a.) Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; -- opposed to right, when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals."
4024  
4025  "Left (n.) That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North."
4026  
4027  "Left (n.) Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand side of the presiding officer. See Center, and Right."
4028  
4029  "Left-hand (a.) Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-hand road."
4030  
4031  Left-handed (a.) Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.
4032  
4033  "Left-handed (a.) Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment."
4034  
4035  "Left-handed (a.) Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction."
4036  
4037  Left-handedness (n.) Alt. of Left-handiness
4038  
4039  Left-handiness (n.) The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.
4040  
4041  Left-off (a.) Laid aside; cast-off.
4042  
4043  Leftward (adv.) Toward or on the left side.
4044  
4045  Leful (a.) See Leveful.
4046  
4047  "Leg (n.) A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot."
4048  
4049  "Leg (n.) That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or dividers."
4050  
4051  "Leg (n.) The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers."
4052  
4053  "Leg (n.) A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing."
4054  
4055  Leg (n.) A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
4056  
4057  Leg (n.) The course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks.
4058  
4059  "Leg (n.) An extension of the boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; -- called also water leg."
4060  
4061  Leg (n.) The case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
4062  
4063  "Leg (n.) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter."
4064  
4065  "Leg (v. t.) To use as a leg, with it as object"
4066  
4067  Leg (v. t.) To bow.
4068  
4069  Leg (v. t.) To run.
4070  
4071  Legacies (pl. ) of Legacy
4072  
4073  "Legacy (n.) A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease."
4074  
4075  "Legacy (n.) A business with which one is intrusted by another; a commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like."
4076  
4077  "Legal (a.) Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid."
4078  
4079  "Legal (a.) According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation."
4080  
4081  Legal (a.) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of Moses.
4082  
4083  "Legal (a.) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets."
4084  
4085  "Legalism (n.) Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to law."
4086  
4087  "Legalist (n.) One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal, 2 (a)."
4088  
4089  Legality (n.) The state or quality of being legal; conformity to law.
4090  
4091  "Legality (n.) A conformity to, and resting upon, the letter of the law."
4092  
4093  Legalization (n.) The act of making legal.
4094  
4095  Legalized (imp. & p. p.) of Legalize
4096  
4097  Legalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Legalize
4098  
4099  Legalize (v. t.) To make legal.
4100  
4101  Legalize (v. t.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.
4102  
4103  Legally (adv.) In a legal manner.
4104  
4105  Legantine (a.) See Legatine.
4106  
4107  Legatary (n.) A legatee.
4108  
4109  Legate (n.) An ambassador or envoy.
4110  
4111  Legate (n.) An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See.
4112  
4113  Legate (n.) An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.
4114  
4115  "Legate (n.) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province."
4116  
4117  Legatee (n.) One to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
4118  
4119  Legateship (n.) The office of a legate.
4120  
4121  "Legatine (a.) Of or pertaining to a legate; as, legatine power."
4122  
4123  "Legatine (a.) Made by, proceeding from, or under the sanction of, a legate; as, a legatine constitution."
4124  
4125  Legation (n.) The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.
4126  
4127  "Legation (n.) A legate, or envoy, and the persons associated with him in his mission; an embassy; or, in stricter usage, a diplomatic minister and his suite; a deputation."
4128  
4129  Legation (n.) The place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government.
4130  
4131  Legation (n.) A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.
4132  
4133  "Legato (a.) Connected; tied; -- a term used when successive tones are to be produced in a closely connected, smoothly gliding manner. It is often indicated by a tie, thus /, /, or /, /, written over or under the notes to be so performed; -- opposed to staccato."
4134  
4135  Legator (n.) A testator; one who bequeaths a legacy.
4136  
4137  Legatura (n.) A tie or brace; a syncopation.
4138  
4139  Legature (n.) Legateship.
4140  
4141  Lege (v. t.) To allege; to assert.
4142  
4143  Legement (n.) See Ledgment.
4144  
4145  "Legend (n.) That which is appointed to be read; especially, a chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins, and in the refectories of religious houses."
4146  
4147  "Legend (n.) A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous nature."
4148  
4149  "Legend (n.) Any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable."
4150  
4151  "Legend (n.) An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration."
4152  
4153  "Legend (v. t.) To tell or narrate, as a legend."
4154  
4155  Legendary (a.) Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends; consisting of legends; like a legend; fabulous.
4156  
4157  Legendary (n.) A book of legends; a tale or narrative.
4158  
4159  Legendary (n.) One who relates legends.
4160  
4161  "Leger (n.) Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place."
4162  
4163  Leger (n.) A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government.
4164  
4165  Leger (n.) A ledger.
4166  
4167  "Leger (a.) Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador."
4168  
4169  Leger (a.) Light; slender; slim; trivial.
4170  
4171  "Legerdemain (n.) Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick."
4172  
4173  Legerdemainist (n.) One who practices sleight of hand; a prestidigitator.
4174  
4175  Legerity (n.) Lightness; nimbleness.
4176  
4177  Legge (v. t.) To lay.
4178  
4179  Legge (v. t.) To lighten; to allay.
4180  
4181  "Legged (a.) Having (such or so many) legs; -- used in composition; as, a long-legged man; a two-legged animal."
4182  
4183  Leggiadro (a. & adv.) Alt. of Leggiero
4184  
4185  "Leggiero (a. & adv.) Light or graceful; in a light, delicate, and brisk style."
4186  
4187  Legging (n.) Alt. of Leggin
4188  
4189  "Leggin (n.) A cover for the leg, like a long gaiter."
4190  
4191  "Legging () a. & vb. n., from Leg, v. t."
4192  
4193  Leggy (a.) Having long legs.
4194  
4195  "Leghorn (n.) A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany, Italy; -- so called from Leghorn, the place of exportation."
4196  
4197  Legibility (n.) The quality of being legible; legibleness.
4198  
4199  "Legible (a.) Capable of being read or deciphered; distinct to the eye; plain; -- used of writing or printing; as, a fair, legible manuscript."
4200  
4201  "Legible (a.) Capable of being discovered or understood by apparent marks or indications; as, the thoughts of men are often legible in their countenances."
4202  
4203  Legibleness (n.) The state or quality of being legible.
4204  
4205  Legibly (adv.) In a legible manner.
4206  
4207  Legific (a.) Of or pertaining to making laws.
4208  
4209  "Legion (n.) A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, -- from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the cavalry being about one tenth."
4210  
4211  Legion (n.) A military force; an army; military bands.
4212  
4213  Legion (n.) A great number; a multitude.
4214  
4215  Legion (n.) A group of orders inferior to a class.
4216  
4217  "Legionary (a.) Belonging to a legion; consisting of a legion or legions, or of an indefinitely great number; as, legionary soldiers; a legionary force."
4218  
4219  Legionaries (pl. ) of Legionary
4220  
4221  Legionary (n.) A member of a legion.
4222  
4223  Legioned (a.) Formed into a legion or legions; legionary.
4224  
4225  "Legionry (n.) A body of legions; legions, collectively."
4226  
4227  Legislated (imp. & p. p.) of Legislate
4228  
4229  Legislating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Legislate
4230  
4231  Legislate (v. i.) To make or enact a law or laws.
4232  
4233  Legislation (n.) The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
4234  
4235  "Legislative (a.) Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; -- distinguished from executive; as, a legislative act; a legislative body."
4236  
4237  "Legislative (a.) Of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to legislation; as, the transaction of legislative business; the legislative style."
4238  
4239  Legislatively (adv.) In a legislative manner.
4240  
4241  Legislator (n.) A lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community; a member of a legislative body.
4242  
4243  Legislatorial (a.) Of or pertaining to a legislator or legislature.
4244  
4245  Legislatorship (n.) The office of a legislator.
4246  
4247  Legislatress (n.) Alt. of Legislatrix
4248  
4249  Legislatrix (n.) A woman who makes laws.
4250  
4251  Legislature (n.) The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.
4252  
4253  Legist (n.) One skilled in the laws; a writer on law.
4254  
4255  Legitim (a.) The portion of movable estate to which the children are entitled upon the death of the father.
4256  
4257  "Legitimacy (a.) The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully begotten, or born in wedlock."
4258  
4259  "Legitimate (a.) Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession to the throne; a legitimate proceeding of an officer; a legitimate heir."
4260  
4261  Legitimate (a.) Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.
4262  
4263  "Legitimate (a.) Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions."
4264  
4265  "Legitimate (a.) Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate combination of colors."
4266  
4267  "Legitimate (a.) Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a legitimate result; a legitimate inference."
4268  
4269  Legitimated (imp. & p. p.) of Legitimate
4270  
4271  Legitimating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Legitimate
4272  
4273  "Legitimate (v. t.) To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child."
4274  
4275  Legitimately (adv.) In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely.
4276  
4277  Legitimateness (n.) The state or quality of being legitimate; lawfulness; genuineness.
4278  
4279  Legitimation (n.) The act of making legitimate.
4280  
4281  Legitimation (n.) Lawful birth.
4282  
4283  Legitimatist (n.) See Legitimist.
4284  
4285  Legitimatize (v. t.) To legitimate.
4286  
4287  Legitimism (n.) The principles or plans of legitimists.
4288  
4289  "Legitimist (n.) One who supports legitimate authority; esp., one who believes in hereditary monarchy, as a divine right."
4290  
4291  "Legitimist (n.) Specifically, a supporter of the claims of the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty to the crown of France."
4292  
4293  Legitimized (imp. & p. p.) of Legitimize
4294  
4295  Legitimizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Legitimize
4296  
4297  Legitimize (v. t.) To legitimate.
4298  
4299  Legless (a.) Not having a leg.
4300  
4301  Lego-literary (a.) Pertaining to the literature of law.
4302  
4303  Leguleian (a.) Lawyerlike; legal.
4304  
4305  Leguleian (n.) A lawyer.
4306  
4307  "Legume (n.) A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea."
4308  
4309  "Legume (n.) The fruit of leguminous plants, as peas, beans, lupines; pulse."
4310  
4311  Legumina (pl. ) of Legumen
4312  
4313  Legumens (pl. ) of Legumen
4314  
4315  Legumen (n.) Same as Legume.
4316  
4317  "Legumin (n.) An albuminous substance resembling casein, found as a characteristic ingredient of the seeds of leguminous and grain-bearing plants."
4318  
4319  Leguminous (a.) Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse.
4320  
4321  "Leguminous (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants (Leguminosae), which bear legumes, including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas."
4322  
4323  "Leiger (n.) See Leger, n., 2."
4324  
4325  Leiotrichan (a.) Of or pertaining to the Leiotrichi.
4326  
4327  Leiotrichan (n.) One of the Leiotrichi.
4328  
4329  Leiotrichi (n. pl.) The division of mankind which embraces the smooth-haired races.
4330  
4331  "Leiotrichous (a.) Having smooth, or nearly smooth, hair."
4332  
4333  "Leipoa (n.) A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a single species (Leipoa ocellata), about the size of a turkey. Its color is variegated, brown, black, white, and gray. Called also native pheasant."
4334  
4335  Leipothymic (a.) See Lipothymic.
4336  
4337  Leister (n.) Alt. of Lister
4338  
4339  "Lister (n.) A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish."
4340  
4341  Leisurable (a.) Leisurely.
4342  
4343  Leisurable (a.) Vacant of employment; not occupied; idle; leisure; as leisurable hours.
4344  
4345  Leisurably (adv.) At leisure.
4346  
4347  Leisure (n.) Freedom from occupation or business; vacant time; time free from employment.
4348  
4349  "Leisure (n.) Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease."
4350  
4351  "Leisure (a.) Unemployed; as, leisure hours."
4352  
4353  Leisured (a.) Having leisure.
4354  
4355  "Leisurely (a.) Characterized by leisure; taking abundant time; not hurried; as, a leisurely manner; a leisurely walk."
4356  
4357  Leisurely (adv.) In a leisurely manner.
4358  
4359  "Leitmotif (n.) See Leading motive, under Leading, a."
4360  
4361  "Leman (n.) A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; -- usually in a bad sense."
4362  
4363  Leme (n.) A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam.
4364  
4365  Leme (v. i.) To shine.
4366  
4367  Lemmata (pl. ) of Lemma
4368  
4369  Lemmas (pl. ) of Lemma
4370  
4371  "Lemma (n.) A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic."
4372  
4373  Lemman (n.) A leman.
4374  
4375  "Lemming (n.) Any one of several species of small arctic rodents of the genera Myodes and Cuniculus, resembling the meadow mice in form. They are found in both hemispheres."
4376  
4377  Lemnian (a.) Of or pertaining to the isle of Lemnos.
4378  
4379  Lemniscata (n.) Alt. of Lemniscate
4380  
4381  "Lemniscate (n.) A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center."
4382  
4383  Lemnisci (pl. ) of Lemniscus
4384  
4385  Lemniscus (n.) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
4386  
4387  "Lemon (n.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the common fruit known in commerce being that of the species C. Limonum or C. Medica (var. Limonum). There are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet."
4388  
4389  Lemon (n.) The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.
4390  
4391  Lemonade (n.) A beverage consisting of lemon juice mixed with water and sweetened.
4392  
4393  "Lemur (n.) One of a family (Lemuridae) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo."
4394  
4395  Lemures (n. pl.) Spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters.
4396  
4397  "Lemuria (n.) A hypothetical land, or continent, supposed by some to have existed formerly in the Indian Ocean, of which Madagascar is a remnant."
4398  
4399  Lemurid (a. & n.) Same as Lemuroid.
4400  
4401  Lemuridous (a.) Alt. of Lemurine
4402  
4403  Lemurine (a.) Lemuroid.
4404  
4405  Lemuroid (a.) Like or pertaining to the lemurs or the Lemuroidea.
4406  
4407  Lemuroid (n.) One of the Lemuroidea.
4408  
4409  "Lemuroidea (n. pl.) A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species."
4410  
4411  Lena (n.) A procuress.
4412  
4413  Lent (imp. & p. p.) of Lend
4414  
4415  Lending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lend
4416  
4417  "Lend (v. t.) To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow."
4418  
4419  "Lend (v. t.) To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food."
4420  
4421  "Lend (v. t.) To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence."
4422  
4423  "Lend (v. t.) To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig."
4424  
4425  Lendable (a.) Such as can be lent.
4426  
4427  Lender (n.) One who lends.
4428  
4429  Lendes (n. pl.) See Lends.
4430  
4431  Lending (n.) The act of one who lends.
4432  
4433  Lending (n.) That which is lent or furnished.
4434  
4435  Lends (n. pl.) Loins.
4436  
4437  Lene (v. t.) To lend; to grant; to permit.
4438  
4439  "Lene (a.) Smooth; as, the lene breathing."
4440  
4441  "Lene (a.) Applied to certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t (or Gr. /, /, /)."
4442  
4443  Lene (n.) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).
4444  
4445  "Lene (n.) Any one of the lene consonants, as p, k, or t (or Gr. /, /, /)."
4446  
4447  Lenger (a.) Alt. of Lengest
4448  
4449  Lengest (a.) Longer; longest; -- obsolete compar. and superl. of long.
4450  
4451  "Length (a.) The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line."
4452  
4453  Length (a.) A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural.
4454  
4455  "Length (a.) The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk."
4456  
4457  "Length (a.) A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence."
4458  
4459  "Length (a.) Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length."
4460  
4461  Length (a.) Distance.
4462  
4463  Length (v. t.) To lengthen.
4464  
4465  Lengthened (imp. & p. p.) of Lengthen
4466  
4467  Lengthening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lengthen
4468  
4469  "Lengthen (v. t.) To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; -- sometimes followed by out."
4470  
4471  Lengthen (v. i.) To become longer.
4472  
4473  Lengthful (a.) Long.
4474  
4475  Lengthily (adv.) In a lengthy manner; at great length or extent.
4476  
4477  Lengthiness (n.) The state or quality of being lengthy; prolixity.
4478  
4479  Lengthways (adv.) Alt. of Lengthwise
4480  
4481  Lengthwise (adv.) In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction.
4482  
4483  "Lengthy (superl.) Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like."
4484  
4485  Lenience (n.) Alt. of Leniency
4486  
4487  Leniency (n.) The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.
4488  
4489  Lenient (a.) Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.
4490  
4491  "Lenient (a.) Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence."
4492  
4493  Lenient (n.) A lenitive; an emollient.
4494  
4495  Leniently (adv.) In a lenient manner.
4496  
4497  Lenify (v. t.) To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate.
4498  
4499  Leniment (n.) An assuasive.
4500  
4501  "Lenitive (a.) Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient."
4502  
4503  Lenitive (n.) A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants.
4504  
4505  Lenitive (n.) A mild purgative; a laxative.
4506  
4507  "Lenitive (n.) That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative."
4508  
4509  Lenitiveness (n.) The quality of being lenitive.
4510  
4511  Lenitude (n.) The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity.
4512  
4513  Lenity (n.) The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or disposition; gentleness of treatment; softness; tenderness; clemency; -- opposed to severity and rigor.
4514  
4515  "Lenni-Lenape (n. pl.) A general name for a group of Algonquin tribes which formerly occupied the coast region of North America from Connecticut to Virginia. They included the Mohicans, Delawares, Shawnees, and several other tribes."
4516  
4517  Leno (n.) A light open cotton fabric used for window curtains.
4518  
4519  Lenocinant (a.) Given to lewdness.
4520  
4521  Lenses (pl. ) of Lens
4522  
4523  "Lens (n.) A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some other figure."
4524  
4525  Lent () imp. & p. p. of Lend.
4526  
4527  "Lent (n.) A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior."
4528  
4529  "Lent (a.) Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats."
4530  
4531  Lent (a.) See Lento.
4532  
4533  Lentamente (adv.) Slowly; in slow time.
4534  
4535  Lentando (a.) Slackening; retarding. Same as Rallentando.
4536  
4537  Lenten (n.) Lent.
4538  
4539  "Lenten (n.) Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season."
4540  
4541  Lenten (n.) Spare; meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant or showy.
4542  
4543  Lententide (n.) The season of Lenten or Lent.
4544  
4545  "Lenticel (n.) One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth."
4546  
4547  "Lenticel (n.) A small, lens-shaped gland on the under side of some leaves."
4548  
4549  Lenticellate (a.) Producing lenticels; dotted with lenticels.
4550  
4551  Lenticelle (n.) Lenticel.
4552  
4553  Lenticulas (pl. ) of Lenticula
4554  
4555  Lenticulae (pl. ) of Lenticula
4556  
4557  Lenticula (n.) A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.
4558  
4559  Lenticula (n.) A lens of small size.
4560  
4561  Lenticula (n.) A lenticel.
4562  
4563  Lenticular (a.) Resembling a lentil in size or form; having the form of a double-convex lens.
4564  
4565  Lenticularly (adv.) In the manner of a lens; with a curve.
4566  
4567  Lentiform (a.) Lenticular.
4568  
4569  Lentiginose (a.) Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles.
4570  
4571  Lentiginous (a.) Of or pertaining to lentigo; freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous.
4572  
4573  Lentigo (n.) A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles.
4574  
4575  "Lentil (n.) A leguminous plant of the genus Ervum (Ervum Lens), of small size, common in the fields in Europe. Also, its seed, which is used for food on the continent."
4576  
4577  Lentiscus (n.) Alt. of Lentisk
4578  
4579  Lentisk (n.) A tree; the mastic. See Mastic.
4580  
4581  Lentitude (a.) Slowness; sluggishness.
4582  
4583  Lento (a. & adv.) Slow; in slow time; slowly; -- rarely written lente.
4584  
4585  Lentoid (a.) Having the form of a lens; lens-shaped.
4586  
4587  "Lentor (a.) Tenacity; viscidity, as of fluids."
4588  
4589  Lentor (a.) Slowness; delay; sluggishness.
4590  
4591  Lentous (a.) Viscid; viscous; tenacious.
4592  
4593  L'envoi (n.) Alt. of L'envoy
4594  
4595  "L'envoy (n.) One or more detached verses at the end of a literary composition, serving to convey the moral, or to address the poem to a particular person; -- orig. employed in old French poetry."
4596  
4597  L'envoy (n.) A conclusion; a result.
4598  
4599  "Leo (n.) The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus [/] in almanacs."
4600  
4601  "Leo (n.) A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus at the end of the handle of the Sickle."
4602  
4603  Leod (n.) People; a nation; a man.
4604  
4605  Leon (n.) A lion.
4606  
4607  Leonced (a.) See Lionced.
4608  
4609  "Leonese (a.) Of or pertaining to Leon, in Spain."
4610  
4611  Leonese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or natives of Leon.
4612  
4613  Leonid (n.) One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty-three years; -- so called because these shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo.
4614  
4615  "Leonine (a.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the lion; as, a leonine look; leonine rapacity."
4616  
4617  "Leontodon (n.) A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall dandelion (L. autumnale), and formerly the true dandelion; -- called also lion's tooth."
4618  
4619  "Leopard (n.) A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther (Felis pardus) is regarded as a variety of leopard."
4620  
4621  "Leopard's bane () A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana, Senecio Doronicum, and Paris quadrifolia."
4622  
4623  Leopardwood (n.) See Letterwood.
4624  
4625  Lep (obs. strong imp.) of Leap. Leaped.
4626  
4627  Lepadite (n.) Same as Lepadoid.
4628  
4629  "Lepadoid (n.) A stalked barnacle of the genus Lepas, or family Lepadidae; a goose barnacle. Also used adjectively."
4630  
4631  Lepal (n.) A sterile transformed stamen.
4632  
4633  "Lepas (n.) Any one of various species of Lepas, a genus of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; -- called also goose barnacle. See Barnacle."
4634  
4635  Leper (n.) A person affected with leprosy.
4636  
4637  Lepered (a.) Affected or tainted with leprosy.
4638  
4639  Leperize (v. t.) To affect with leprosy.
4640  
4641  Leperous (a.) Leprous; infectious; corrupting; poisonous.
4642  
4643  Lepid (a.) Pleasant; jocose.
4644  
4645  "Lepidine (n.) An organic base, C9H6.N.CH3, metameric with quinaldine, and obtained by the distillation of cinchonine."
4646  
4647  "Lepidodendrid (n.) One of an extinct family of trees allied to the modern club mosses, and including Lepidodendron and its allies."
4648  
4649  "Lepidodendroid (a.) Allied to, or resembling, Lepidodendron."
4650  
4651  Lepidodendroid (n.) A lepidodendrid.
4652  
4653  "Lepidodendron (n.) A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks."
4654  
4655  "Lepidoganoid (n.) Any one of a division (Lepidoganoidei) of ganoid fishes, including those that have scales forming a coat of mail. Also used adjectively."
4656  
4657  "Lepidolite (n.) A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See Mica."
4658  
4659  "Lepidomelane (n.) An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See Mica."
4660  
4661  Lepidopter (n.) One of the Lepidoptera.
4662  
4663  "Lepidoptera (n. pl.) An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored."
4664  
4665  Lepidopteral (a.) Alt. of Lepidopterous
4666  
4667  Lepidopterous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.
4668  
4669  Lepidopterist (n.) One who studies the Lepidoptera.
4670  
4671  "Lepidosauria (n. pl.) A division of reptiles, including the serpents and lizards; the Plagiotremata."
4672  
4673  "Lepidosiren (n.) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species (Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko."
4674  
4675  Lepidote (a.) Alt. of Lepidoted
4676  
4677  "Lepidoted (a.) Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the oleaster."
4678  
4679  "Lepisma (n.) A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by seven unequal bristles. A common species (Lepisma saccharina) is found in houses, and often injures books and furniture. Called also shiner, silver witch, silver moth, and furniture bug."
4680  
4681  Lepismoid (a.) Like or pertaining to the Lepisma.
4682  
4683  "Leporine (a.) Of or pertaining to a hare; like or characteristic of, a hare."
4684  
4685  Lepra (n.) Leprosy.
4686  
4687  Lepre (n.) Leprosy.
4688  
4689  "Leprose (a.) Covered with thin, scurfy scales."
4690  
4691  "Leprosity (n.) The state or quality of being leprous or scaly; also, a scale."
4692  
4693  "Leprosy (n.) A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is incurable, and is probably contagious."
4694  
4695  Leprous (a.) Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy.
4696  
4697  Leprous (a.) Leprose.
4698  
4699  Lepry (n.) Leprosy.
4700  
4701  Leptiform (a.) Having a form somewhat like leptus; -- said of active insect larvae having three pairs of legs. See Larva.
4702  
4703  "Leptocardia (n. pl.) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus."
4704  
4705  Leptocardian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Leptocardia.
4706  
4707  Leptocardian (n.) One of the Leptocardia.
4708  
4709  Leptodactyl (n.) A bird or other animal having slender toes.
4710  
4711  Leptodactylous (a.) Having slender toes.
4712  
4713  Leptology (n.) A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.
4714  
4715  Leptomeningitis (n.) Inflammation of the pia mater or of the arachnoid membrane.
4716  
4717  Leptorhine (a.) Having the nose narrow; -- said esp. of the skull. Opposed to platyrhine.
4718  
4719  "Leptostraca (n. pl.) An order of Crustacea, including Nebalia and allied forms."
4720  
4721  "Leptothrix (n.) A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated."
4722  
4723  "Leptothrix (n.) Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals."
4724  
4725  "Leptus (n.) The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; -- sometimes used as a generic name. See Harvest mite, under Harvest."
4726  
4727  Leptynite (n.) See Granulite.
4728  
4729  Lere (n.) Learning; lesson; lore.
4730  
4731  Lere (v. t. & i.) To learn; to teach.
4732  
4733  Lere (a.) Empty.
4734  
4735  Lere (n.) Flesh; skin.
4736  
4737  Lered (v. t.) Learned.
4738  
4739  "Lernaea (n.) A Linnaean genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as the family Lernaeidae."
4740  
4741  "Lernaeacea (n. pl.) A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in Appendix."
4742  
4743  "Lernean (n.) One of a family (Lernaeidae) of parasitic Crustacea found attached to fishes and other marine animals. Some species penetrate the skin and flesh with the elongated head, and feed on the viscera. See Illust. in Appendix."
4744  
4745  "Lerot (n.) A small European rodent (Eliomys nitela), allied to the dormouse."
4746  
4747  Les (n.) A leash.
4748  
4749  "Lesbian (a.) Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago."
4750  
4751  Lese (v. t.) To lose.
4752  
4753  Lese-majesty (n.) See Leze majesty.
4754  
4755  Lesion (n.) A hurt; an injury.
4756  
4757  Lesion (n.) Loss sustained from failure to fulfill a bargain or contract.
4758  
4759  Lesion (n.) Any morbid change in the exercise of functions or the texture of organs.
4760  
4761  "-less () A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless."
4762  
4763  Less (conj.) Unless.
4764  
4765  "Less (a.) Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before."
4766  
4767  "Less (adv.) Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful."
4768  
4769  Less (n.) A smaller portion or quantity.
4770  
4771  "Less (n.) The inferior, younger, or smaller."
4772  
4773  Less (v. t.) To make less; to lessen.
4774  
4775  "Lessee (v. t.) The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease."
4776  
4777  Lessened (imp. & p. p.) of Lessen
4778  
4779  Lessening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lessen
4780  
4781  "Lessen (a.) To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune."
4782  
4783  "Lessen (v. i.) To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened."
4784  
4785  "Lessener (n.) One who, or that which, lessens."
4786  
4787  Lesser (a.) Less; smaller; inferior.
4788  
4789  Lesser (adv.) Less.
4790  
4791  Lesses (v. t.) The leavings or dung of beasts.
4792  
4793  "Lesson (n.) Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a pupil to be studied or learned at one time."
4794  
4795  "Lesson (n.) That which is learned or taught by an express effort; instruction derived from precept, experience, observation, or deduction; a precept; a doctrine; as, to take or give a lesson in drawing."
4796  
4797  "Lesson (n.) A portion of Scripture read in divine service for instruction; as, here endeth the first lesson."
4798  
4799  Lesson (n.) A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
4800  
4801  Lesson (n.) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
4802  
4803  Lessoned (imp. & p. p.) of Lesson
4804  
4805  Lessoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lesson
4806  
4807  Lesson (v. t.) To teach; to instruct.
4808  
4809  "Lessor (v. t.) One who leases; the person who lets to farm, or gives a lease."
4810  
4811  Lest (v. i.) To listen.
4812  
4813  Lest (n.) Lust; desire; pleasure.
4814  
4815  Lest (a.) Last; least.
4816  
4817  Lest (a.) For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.
4818  
4819  Lest (a.) That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.
4820  
4821  "-let () A noun suffix having a diminutive force; as in streamlet, wavelet, armlet."
4822  
4823  Let (v. t.) To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose.
4824  
4825  "Let (n.) A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic."
4826  
4827  Let (n.) A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.
4828  
4829  Let (imp. & p. p.) of Let
4830  
4831  Letted () of Let
4832  
4833  Letting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Let
4834  
4835  Let (v. t.) To leave; to relinquish; to abandon.
4836  
4837  Let (v. t.) To consider; to think; to esteem.
4838  
4839  "Let (v. t.) To cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought."
4840  
4841  "Let (v. t.) To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent."
4842  
4843  "Let (v. t.) To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses."
4844  
4845  "Let (v. t.) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering."
4846  
4847  Let (v. i.) To forbear.
4848  
4849  "Let (v. i.) To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t."
4850  
4851  Let-alone (a.) Letting alone.
4852  
4853  Letch (v. & n.) See Leach.
4854  
4855  Letch (n.) Strong desire; passion. (Archaic).
4856  
4857  Letchy (a.) See Leachy.
4858  
4859  Lete (v. t.) To let; to leave.
4860  
4861  Leten () p. p. of Lete.
4862  
4863  Lethal (n.) One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.
4864  
4865  Lethal (a.) Deadly; mortal; fatal.
4866  
4867  Lethality (n.) The quality of being lethal; mortality.
4868  
4869  Lethargic (a.) Alt. of Lethargical
4870  
4871  "Lethargical (a.) Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy; morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy."
4872  
4873  Lethargized (imp. & p. p.) of Lethargize
4874  
4875  Lethargizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lethargize
4876  
4877  Lethargize (v. t.) To make lethargic.
4878  
4879  -gies (pl. ) of Lethargy
4880  
4881  "Lethargy (n.) Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked."
4882  
4883  Lethargy (n.) A state of inaction or indifference.
4884  
4885  Lethargy (v. t.) To lethargize.
4886  
4887  Lethe (n.) Death.
4888  
4889  Lethe (n.) A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past.
4890  
4891  Lethe (n.) Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.
4892  
4893  Lethean (a.) Of or pertaining to Lethe; resembling in effect the water of Lethe.
4894  
4895  Letheed (a.) Caused by Lethe.
4896  
4897  Letheon (n.) Sulphuric ether used as an anaesthetic agent.
4898  
4899  Letheonize (v. t.) To subject to the influence of letheon.
4900  
4901  Lethiferous (a.) Deadly; bringing death or destruction.
4902  
4903  Lethy (a.) Lethean.
4904  
4905  "Let-off (n.) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom."
4906  
4907  Letted (imp. & p. p.) of Lette
4908  
4909  "Lette (v. t.) To let; to hinder. See Let, to hinder."
4910  
4911  Letter (n.) One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.
4912  
4913  Letter (n.) One who retards or hinders.
4914  
4915  "Letter (n.) A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of written language."
4916  
4917  "Letter (n.) A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle."
4918  
4919  Letter (n.) A writing; an inscription.
4920  
4921  Letter (n.) Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.
4922  
4923  "Letter (n.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of type."
4924  
4925  "Letter (n.) Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters."
4926  
4927  Letter (n.) A letter; an epistle.
4928  
4929  Lettered (imp. & p. p.) of Letter
4930  
4931  Lettering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Letter
4932  
4933  "Letter (v. t.) To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered."
4934  
4935  Lettered (a.) Literate; educated; versed in literature.
4936  
4937  Lettered (a.) Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned.
4938  
4939  Lettered (a.) Inscribed or stamped with letters.
4940  
4941  "Letterer (n.) One who makes, inscribes, or engraves, alphabetical letters."
4942  
4943  "Lettering (n.) The act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting."
4944  
4945  "Lettering (n.) The letters made; as, the lettering of a sign."
4946  
4947  Letterless (a.) Not having a letter.
4948  
4949  Letterless (a.) Illiterate.
4950  
4951  Lettern (n.) See Lecturn.
4952  
4953  Letterpress (n.) Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types; -- often used of the reading matter in distinction from the illustrations.
4954  
4955  Letterure (n.) Letters; literature.
4956  
4957  "Letterwood (n.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (B. Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks."
4958  
4959  Lettic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Letts; Lettish.
4960  
4961  "Lettic (a.) Of or pertaining to a branch of the Slavic family, subdivided into Lettish, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian."
4962  
4963  Lettic (n.) The language of the Letts; Lettish.
4964  
4965  "Lettic (n.) The language of the Lettic race, including Lettish, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian."
4966  
4967  Lettish (a.) Of or pertaining to the Letts.
4968  
4969  Lettish (n.) The language spoken by the Letts. See Lettic.
4970  
4971  Lettrure (n.) See Letterure.
4972  
4973  "Letts (n. pl.) An Indo-European people, allied to the Lithuanians and Old Prussians, and inhabiting a part of the Baltic provinces of Russia."
4974  
4975  "Lettuce (n.) A composite plant of the genus Lactuca (L. sativa), the leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of this genus yield a milky juice, from which lactucarium is obtained. The commonest wild lettuce of the United States is L. Canadensis."
4976  
4977  Letuary (n.) Electuary.
4978  
4979  "Let-up (n.) Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up."
4980  
4981  Leuc- () Same as Leuco-.
4982  
4983  "Leucadendron (n.) A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope, having handsome foliage. Leucadendron argenteum is the silverboom of the colonists."
4984  
4985  "Leucaniline (n.) A colorless, crystalline, organic base, obtained from rosaniline by reduction, and also from other sources. It forms colorless salts."
4986  
4987  Leuchaemia (n.) See Leucocythaemia.
4988  
4989  Leucic (a.) Alt. of Leucinic
4990  
4991  "Leucinic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from leucin, and called also oxycaproic acid."
4992  
4993  "Leucin (n.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. It is also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid."
4994  
4995  "Leucite (n.) A mineral having a glassy fracture, occurring in translucent trapezohedral crystals. It is a silicate of alumina and potash. It is found in the volcanic rocks of Italy, especially at Vesuvius."
4996  
4997  Leucite (n.) A leucoplast.
4998  
4999  "Leucitic (a.) Containing leucite; as, leucitic rocks."
5000  
5001  Leucitoid (n.) The trapezohedron or tetragonal trisoctahedron; -- so called as being the form of the mineral leucite.
5002  
5003  Leuco- () Alt. of Leuc-
5004  
5005  "Leuc- () A combining form signifying white, colorless; specif. (Chem.), denoting an extensive series of colorless organic compounds, obtained by reduction from certain other colored compounds; as, leucaniline, leucaurin, etc."
5006  
5007  "Leucocyte (n.) A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, or those found in lymph, marrow of bone, connective tissue, etc."
5008  
5009  Leucocythaemia (n.) Alt. of Leucocythemia
5010  
5011  "Leucocythemia (n.) A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are largely increased in number, and there is enlargement of the spleen, or the lymphatic glands; leuchaemia."
5012  
5013  Leucocytogenesis (n.) The formation of leucocytes.
5014  
5015  "Leucoethiopic (a.) White and black; -- said of a white animal of a black species, or the albino of the negro race."
5016  
5017  Leucoethiops (n.) An albino.
5018  
5019  "Leucoline (n.) A nitrogenous organic base from coal tar, and identical with quinoline. Cf. Quinoline."
5020  
5021  Leucoma (n.) A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also albugo.
5022  
5023  "Leucomaine (n.) An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison."
5024  
5025  "Leuconic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid, obtained as a yellowish white gum by the oxidation of croconic acid."
5026  
5027  "Leucopathy (n.) The state of an albino, or of a white child of black parents."
5028  
5029  "Leucophane (n.) A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine. Called also leucophanite."
5030  
5031  "Leucophlegmacy (n.) A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness, with viscid juices and cold sweats."
5032  
5033  "Leucophlegmatic (a.) Having a dropsical habit of body, with a white bloated skin."
5034  
5035  "Leucophyll (n.) A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green."
5036  
5037  Leucophyllous (a.) Having white or silvery foliage.
5038  
5039  Leucoplast (n.) Alt. of Leucoplastid
5040  
5041  Leucoplastid (n.) One of certain very minute whitish or colorless granules occurring in the protoplasm of plants and supposed to be the nuclei around which starch granules will form.
5042  
5043  "Leucopyrite (n.) A mineral of a color between white and steel-gray, with a metallic luster, and consisting chiefly of arsenic and iron."
5044  
5045  "Leucorrhoea (n.) A discharge of a white, yellowish, or greenish, viscid mucus, resulting from inflammation or irritation of the membrane lining the genital organs of the female; the whites."
5046  
5047  "Leucoryx (n.) A large antelope of North Africa (Oryx leucoryx), allied to the gemsbok."
5048  
5049  "Leucoscope (n.) An instrument, devised by Professor Helmholtz, for testing the color perception of the eye, or for comparing different lights, as to their constituent colors or their relative whiteness."
5050  
5051  "Leucosoid (a.) Like or pertaining to the Leucosoidea, a tribe of marine crabs including the box crab or Calappa."
5052  
5053  Leucosphere (n.) The inner corona.
5054  
5055  "Leucoturic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic substance of the uric acid group, called leucoturic acid or oxalantin. See Oxalantin."
5056  
5057  "Leucous (a.) White; -- applied to albinos, from the whiteness of their skin and hair."
5058  
5059  "Leucoxene (n.) A nearly opaque white mineral, in part identical with titanite, observed in some igneous rocks as the result of the alteration of titanic iron."
5060  
5061  Leukaemia (n.) Leucocythaemia.
5062  
5063  Leuke (n.) Alt. of Leukeness
5064  
5065  "Leukeness (n.) See Luke, etc."
5066  
5067  Leukoplast (n.) See Leucoplast.
5068  
5069  Levana (n.) A goddess who protected newborn infants.
5070  
5071  "Levant (a.) Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant."
5072  
5073  Levant (n.) The countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters.
5074  
5075  Levant (n.) A levanter (the wind so called).
5076  
5077  Levant (a.) Eastern.
5078  
5079  Levant (v. i.) To run away from one's debts; to decamp.
5080  
5081  "Levanter (v.) One who levants, or decamps."
5082  
5083  Levanter (n.) A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean.
5084  
5085  Levantine (n.) Of or pertaining to the Levant.
5086  
5087  Levantine (n.) A native or inhabitant of the Levant.
5088  
5089  "Levantine (n.) A stout twilled silk fabric, formerly made in the Levant."
5090  
5091  Levari facias () A writ of execution at common law.
5092  
5093  "Levation (n.) The act of raising; elevation; upward motion, as that produced by the action of a levator muscle."
5094  
5095  "Levator (n.) A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid."
5096  
5097  Levator (n.) A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.
5098  
5099  Leve (a.) Dear. See Lief.
5100  
5101  Leve (n. & v.) Same as 3d & 4th Leave.
5102  
5103  Leve (v. i.) To live.
5104  
5105  Leve (v. t.) To believe.
5106  
5107  Leve (v. t.) To grant; -- used esp. in exclamations or prayers followed by a dependent clause.
5108  
5109  Levee (n.) The act of rising.
5110  
5111  "Levee (n.) A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soiree, or evening assembly; a matinee; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee."
5112  
5113  Levee (v. t.) To attend the levee or levees of.
5114  
5115  "Levee (n.) An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river."
5116  
5117  "Levee (v. t.) To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river."
5118  
5119  "Levee en masse () See Levy in mass, under Levy, n."
5120  
5121  Leveful (n.) Allowable; permissible; lawful.
5122  
5123  "Level (n.) A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; -- this is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all points are equally distant from the center of the earth, or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere."
5124  
5125  "Level (n.) A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; -- this is the apparent level at the given point."
5126  
5127  "Level (n.) An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the valley or of the sea."
5128  
5129  "Level (n.) Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard, degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one of several planes of different elevation."
5130  
5131  "Level (n.) A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a condition conformable to natural law or which will secure a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level."
5132  
5133  "Level (n.) An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or adjust something with reference to a horizontal line."
5134  
5135  "Level (n.) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two points, by means of a level; as, to take a level."
5136  
5137  "Level (n.) A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine."
5138  
5139  "Level (a.) Even; flat; having no part higher than another; having, or conforming to, the curvature which belongs to the undisturbed liquid parts of the earth's surface; as, a level field; level ground; the level surface of a pond or lake."
5140  
5141  "Level (a.) Coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon; horizontal; as, the telescope is now level."
5142  
5143  "Level (a.) Even with anything else; of the same height; on the same line or plane; on the same footing; of equal importance; -- followed by with, sometimes by to."
5144  
5145  Level (a.) Straightforward; direct; clear; open.
5146  
5147  "Level (a.) Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level head; a level understanding. [Colloq.]"
5148  
5149  Level (a.) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection.
5150  
5151  Leveled (imp. & p. p.) of Level
5152  
5153  Levelled () of Level
5154  
5155  Leveling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Level
5156  
5157  Levelling () of Level
5158  
5159  "Level (v. t.) To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden."
5160  
5161  Level (v. t.) To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down; to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.
5162  
5163  "Level (v. t.) To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to point in taking aim; to aim; to direct."
5164  
5165  "Level (v. t.) Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.; as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men."
5166  
5167  "Level (v. t.) To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level remarks to the capacity of children."
5168  
5169  "Level (v. i.) To be level; to be on a level with, or on an equality with, something; hence, to accord; to agree; to suit."
5170  
5171  "Level (v. i.) To aim a gun, spear, etc., horizontally; hence, to aim or point a weapon in direct line with the mark; fig., to direct the eye, mind, or effort, directly to an object."
5172  
5173  "Leveler (n.) One who, or that which, levels."
5174  
5175  Leveler (n.) One who would remove social inequalities or distinctions; a socialist.
5176  
5177  Leveling (n.) The act or operation of making level.
5178  
5179  "Leveling (n.) The art or operation of using a leveling instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining the differences of level between different points of the earth's surface included in a survey, for establishing grades, etc., as in finding the descent of a river, or locating a line of railroad."
5180  
5181  Levelism (n.) The disposition or endeavor to level all distinctions of rank in society.
5182  
5183  Levelly (adv.) In an even or level manner.
5184  
5185  Levelness (n.) The state or quality of being level.
5186  
5187  Leven (n.) Lightning.
5188  
5189  Lever (a.) More agreeable; more pleasing.
5190  
5191  Lever (adv.) Rather.
5192  
5193  "Lever (n.) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; -- used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. Specif., a bar of metal, wood, or other rigid substance, used to exert a pressure, or sustain a weight, at one point of its length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It is usually named as the first of the six mechanical powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the fulcrum F, the weight W, or the power P, respectively, is situated between the other two, as in the figures."
5194  
5195  "Lever (n.) A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it."
5196  
5197  "Lever (n.) An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it."
5198  
5199  Leverage (n.) The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever.
5200  
5201  Leveret (n.) A hare in the first year of its age.
5202  
5203  Leverock (n.) A lark.
5204  
5205  "Leverwood (n.) The American hop hornbeam (Ostrya Virginica), a small tree with very tough wood."
5206  
5207  Levesel (n.) A leafy shelter; a place covered with foliage.
5208  
5209  Levet (n.) A trumpet call for rousing soldiers; a reveille.
5210  
5211  "Leviable (a.) Fit to be levied; capable of being assessed and collected; as, sums leviable by course of law."
5212  
5213  "Leviathan (n.) An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned in other passages of Scripture."
5214  
5215  "Leviathan (n.) The whale, or a great whale."
5216  
5217  Levier (n.) One who levies.
5218  
5219  Levigable (v. t.) Capable of being levigated.
5220  
5221  Levigate (a.) Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.
5222  
5223  Levigated (imp. & p. p.) of Levigate
5224  
5225  Levigating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Levigate
5226  
5227  Levigate (v. t.) To make smooth in various senses
5228  
5229  Levigate (v. t.) To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste.
5230  
5231  "Levigate (v. t.) To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids."
5232  
5233  Levigate (v. t.) To polish.
5234  
5235  Levigate (v. t.) To make smooth in action.
5236  
5237  "Levigate (v. t.) Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments."
5238  
5239  "Levigate (a.) Made smooth, as if polished."
5240  
5241  Levigation (n.) The act or operation of levigating.
5242  
5243  Levin (n.) Lightning.
5244  
5245  Leviner (n.) A swift hound.
5246  
5247  Levir (n.) A husband's brother; -- used in reference to levirate marriages.
5248  
5249  Levirate (a.) Alt. of Leviratical
5250  
5251  "Leviratical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with, a law of the ancient Israelites and other tribes and races, according to which a woman, whose husband died without issue, was married to the husband's brother."
5252  
5253  Leviration (n.) Levirate marriage or marriages.
5254  
5255  "Levirostres (n. pl.) A group of birds, including the hornbills, kingfishers, and related forms."
5256  
5257  "Levitate (v. i.) To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate."
5258  
5259  "Levitate (v. t.) To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table."
5260  
5261  Levitation (n.) Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light.
5262  
5263  Levitation (n.) The act or process of making buoyant.
5264  
5265  "Levite (n.) One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; esp., one subordinate to the priests (who were of the same tribe) and employed in various duties connected with the tabernacle first, and afterward the temple, such as the care of the building, bringing of wood and other necessaries for the sacrifices, the music of the services, etc."
5266  
5267  Levite (n.) A priest; -- so called in contempt or ridicule.
5268  
5269  Levitical (a.) Of or pertaining to a Levite or the Levites.
5270  
5271  Levitical (a.) Priestly.
5272  
5273  "Levitical (a.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, the law contained in the book of Leviticus."
5274  
5275  Levitically (adv.) After the manner of the Levites; in accordance with the levitical law.
5276  
5277  "Leviticus (n.) The third canonical book of the Old Testament, containing the laws and regulations relating to the priests and Levites among the Hebrews, or the body of the ceremonial law."
5278  
5279  "Levity (n.) The quality of weighing less than something else of equal bulk; relative lightness, especially as shown by rising through, or floating upon, a contiguous substance; buoyancy; -- opposed to gravity."
5280  
5281  Levity (n.) Lack of gravity and earnestness in deportment or character; trifling gayety; frivolity; sportiveness; vanity.
5282  
5283  Levity (n.) Lack of steadiness or constancy; disposition to change; fickleness; volatility.
5284  
5285  Levo- () A prefix from L. laevus
5286  
5287  "Levo- () Pertaining to, or toward, the left; as, levorotatory."
5288  
5289  "Levo- () Turning the plane of polarized light to the left; as, levotartaric acid; levoracemic acid; levogyratory crystals, etc."
5290  
5291  "Levogyrate (a.) Turning or twisting the plane of polarization towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc."
5292  
5293  "Levorotatory (a.) Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc."
5294  
5295  "Levulin (n.) A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, as a colorless, spongy, amorphous material. It is so called because by decomposition it yields levulose."
5296  
5297  "Levulinic (a.) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also acetyl-propionic acid), C5H8O3, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose)."
5298  
5299  Levulosan (n.) An unfermentable carbohydrate obtained by gently heating levulose.
5300  
5301  "Levulose (n.) A sirupy variety of sugar, rarely obtained crystallized, occurring widely in honey, ripe fruits, etc., and hence called also fruit sugar. It is called levulose, because it rotates the plane of polarization to the left."
5302  
5303  Levies (pl. ) of Levy
5304  
5305  "Levy (n.) A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 12/ cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d."
5306  
5307  "Levy (n.) The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc."
5308  
5309  "Levy (n.) That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc."
5310  
5311  "Levy (n.) The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution."
5312  
5313  Levied (imp. & p. p.) of Levy
5314  
5315  Levying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Levy
5316  
5317  "Levy (v. t.) To raise, as a siege."
5318  
5319  "Levy (v. t.) To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc."
5320  
5321  "Levy (v. t.) To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions."
5322  
5323  "Levy (v. t.) To gather or exact; as, to levy money."
5324  
5325  "Levy (v. t.) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc."
5326  
5327  Levy (v. t.) To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution.
5328  
5329  "Levy (v. i.) To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods."
5330  
5331  Levyne (n.) Alt. of Levynite
5332  
5333  "Levynite (n.) A whitish, reddish, or yellowish, transparent or translucent mineral, allied to chabazite."
5334  
5335  Lew (a.) Lukewarm; tepid.
5336  
5337  "Lewd (superl.) Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple."
5338  
5339  "Lewd (superl.) Belonging to the lower classes, or the rabble; idle and lawless; bad; vicious."
5340  
5341  Lewd (superl.) Given to the promiscuous indulgence of lust; dissolute; lustful; libidinous.
5342  
5343  "Lewd (superl.) Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or language."
5344  
5345  Lewdster (n.) A lewd person.
5346  
5347  Lewis (n.) Alt. of Lewisson
5348  
5349  "Lewisson (n.) An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc."
5350  
5351  Lewisson (n.) A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.
5352  
5353  Leges (pl. ) of Lex
5354  
5355  "Lex (n.) Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terrae, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants."
5356  
5357  "Lexical (a.) Of or pertaining to a lexicon, to lexicography, or words; according or conforming to a lexicon."
5358  
5359  Lexicographer (n.) The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary.
5360  
5361  Lexicographic (a.) Alt. of Lexicographical
5362  
5363  "Lexicographical (a.) Of or pertaining to, or according to, lexicography."
5364  
5365  Lexicographist (n.) A lexicographer.
5366  
5367  "Lexicography (n.) The art, process, or occupation of making a lexicon or dictionary; the principles which are applied in making dictionaries."
5368  
5369  Lexicologist (n.) One versed in lexicology.
5370  
5371  Lexicology (n.) The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
5372  
5373  "Lexicon (n.) A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language."
5374  
5375  Lexiconist (n.) A writer of a lexicon.
5376  
5377  Lexigraphic (a.) Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
5378  
5379  Lexigraphy (n.) The art or practice of defining words; definition of words.
5380  
5381  "Lexiphanic (a.) Using, or interlarded with, pretentious words; bombastic; as, a lexiphanic writer or speaker; lexiphanic writing."
5382  
5383  "Lexiphanicism (n.) The use of pretentious words, language, or style."
5384  
5385  Lexipharmic (a.) See Alexipharmic.
5386  
5387  Ley (v. t. & i.) To lay; to wager.
5388  
5389  Ley (n.) Law.
5390  
5391  Ley (n.) See Lye.
5392  
5393  Ley (n.) Grass or meadow land; a lea.
5394  
5395  Ley (a.) Fallow; unseeded.
5396  
5397  Leyden jar () Alt. of Leyden phial
5398  
5399  "Leyden phial () A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland."
5400  
5401  Leyser (n.) Leisure.
5402  
5403  Leze majesty () Any crime committed against the sovereign power.
5404  
5405  "Lherzolite (n.) An igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite (a variety of spinel containing chromium)."
5406  
5407  "Li (n.) A Chinese measure of distance, being a little more than one third of a mile."
5408  
5409  Li (n.) A Chinese copper coin; a cash. See Cash.
5410  
5411  Liabilities (pl. ) of Liability
5412  
5413  "Liability (n.) The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law."
5414  
5415  "Liability (n.) That which one is under obligation to pay, or for which one is liable."
5416  
5417  Liability (n.) the sum of one's pecuniary obligations; -- opposed to assets.
5418  
5419  "Liable (v. t.) Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal."
5420  
5421  "Liable (v. t.) Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident."
5422  
5423  Liableness (n.) Quality of being liable; liability.
5424  
5425  Liage (n.) Union by league; alliance.
5426  
5427  "Liaison (n.) A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; especially, an illicit intimacy between a man and a woman."
5428  
5429  Liane (n.) Alt. of Liana
5430  
5431  "Liana (n.) A luxuriant woody plant, climbing high trees and having ropelike stems. The grapevine often has the habit of a liane. Lianes are abundant in the forests of the Amazon region."
5432  
5433  Liar (n.) A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.
5434  
5435  Liard (a.) Gray.
5436  
5437  Liard (n.) A French copper coin of one fourth the value of a sou.
5438  
5439  Lias (n.) The lowest of the three divisions of the Jurassic period; a name given in England and Europe to a series of marine limestones underlying the Oolite. See the Chart of Geology.
5440  
5441  Liassic (a.) Of the age of the Lias; pertaining to the Lias formation.
5442  
5443  Liassic (n.) Same as Lias.
5444  
5445  Lib (v. t.) To castrate.
5446  
5447  Libament (n.) Libation.
5448  
5449  Libant (a.) Sipping; touching lightly.
5450  
5451  "Libation (n.) The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out."
5452  
5453  Libatory (a.) Pertaining to libation.
5454  
5455  Libbard (n.) A leopard.
5456  
5457  Libbard's bane () Leopard's bane.
5458  
5459  "Libel (n.) A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc."
5460  
5461  Libel (n.) Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
5462  
5463  "Libel (n.) A malicious publication expressed either in print or in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law."
5464  
5465  Libel (n.) The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory publication.
5466  
5467  "Libel (n.) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of the relief he seeks."
5468  
5469  Libeled (imp. & p. p.) of Libel
5470  
5471  Libelled () of Libel
5472  
5473  Libeling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Libel
5474  
5475  Libelling () of Libel
5476  
5477  "Libel (v. t.) To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon."
5478  
5479  "Libel (v. t.) To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly against a ship or goods."
5480  
5481  "Libel (v. i.) To spread defamation, written or printed; -- with against."
5482  
5483  Libelant (n.) One who libels; one who institutes a suit in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court.
5484  
5485  Libeler (n.) One who libels.
5486  
5487  Libelist (n.) A libeler.
5488  
5489  Li bella (n.) A small balance.
5490  
5491  "Li bella (n.) A level, or leveling instrument."
5492  
5493  Libellulid (n.) A dragon fly.
5494  
5495  Libelluloid (a.) Like or pertaining to the dragon flies.
5496  
5497  "Libelous (a.) Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet."
5498  
5499  "Liber (n.) The inner bark of plants, lying next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is, therefore, the part from which the fiber of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc."
5500  
5501  "Liberal (a.) Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or studies."
5502  
5503  "Liberal (a.) Bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman; generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver."
5504  
5505  "Liberal (a.) Bestowed in a large way; hence, more than sufficient; abundant; bountiful; ample; profuse; as, a liberal gift; a liberal discharge of matter or of water."
5506  
5507  "Liberal (a.) Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal construction of law or of language."
5508  
5509  Liberal (a.) Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.
5510  
5511  Liberal (a.) Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious.
5512  
5513  "Liberal (a.) Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion; not conservative; friendly to great freedom in the constitution or administration of government; having tendency toward democratic or republican, as distinguished from monarchical or aristocratic, forms; as, liberal thinkers; liberal Christians; the Liberal party."
5514  
5515  "Liberal (n.) One who favors greater freedom in political or religious matters; an opponent of the established systems; a reformer; in English politics, a member of the Liberal party, so called. Cf. Whig."
5516  
5517  "Liberalism (n.) Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the principles of the Liberal party."
5518  
5519  Liberalist (n.) A liberal.
5520  
5521  "Liberalistic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, liberalism; as, liberalistic opinions."
5522  
5523  Liberalities (pl. ) of Liberality
5524  
5525  Liberality (n.) The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity.
5526  
5527  "Liberality (n.) A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, a prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities."
5528  
5529  Liberalization (n.) The act of liberalizing.
5530  
5531  Liberalized (imp. & p. p.) of Liberalize
5532  
5533  Liberalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Liberalize
5534  
5535  Liberalize (v. t.) To make liberal; to free from narrow views or prejudices.
5536  
5537  "Liberalizer (n.) One who, or that which, liberalizes."
5538  
5539  Liberally (adv.) In a liberal manner.
5540  
5541  Liberated (imp. & p. p.) of Liberate
5542  
5543  Liberating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Liberate
5544  
5545  "Liberate (a.) To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases."
5546  
5547  Liberation (n.) The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
5548  
5549  "Liberator (n.) One who, or that which, liberates; a deliverer."
5550  
5551  "Liberatory (a.) Tending, or serving, to liberate."
5552  
5553  "Libertarian (a.) Pertaining to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity."
5554  
5555  Libertarian (n.) One who holds to the doctrine of free will.
5556  
5557  Libertarianism (n.) Libertarian principles or doctrines.
5558  
5559  Liberticide (n.) The destruction of civil liberty.
5560  
5561  Liberticide (n.) A destroyer of civil liberty.
5562  
5563  Libertinage (n.) Libertinism; license.
5564  
5565  "Libertine (n.) A manumitted slave; a freedman; also, the son of a freedman."
5566  
5567  "Libertine (n.) One of a sect of Anabaptists, in the fifteenth and early part of the sixteenth century, who rejected many of the customs and decencies of life, and advocated a community of goods and of women."
5568  
5569  "Libertine (n.) One free from restraint; one who acts according to his impulses and desires; now, specifically, one who gives rein to lust; a rake; a debauchee."
5570  
5571  Libertine (n.) A defamatory name for a freethinker.
5572  
5573  Libertine (n.) Free from restraint; uncontrolled.
5574  
5575  "Libertine (n.) Dissolute; licentious; profligate; loose in morals; as, libertine principles or manners."
5576  
5577  Libertinism (n.) The state of a libertine or freedman.
5578  
5579  Libertinism (n.) Licentious conduct; debauchery; lewdness.
5580  
5581  Libertinism (n.) Licentiousness of principle or opinion.
5582  
5583  Liberties (pl. ) of Liberty
5584  
5585  "Liberty (n.) The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another claiming ownership of the person or services; freedom; -- opposed to slavery, serfdom, bondage, or subjection."
5586  
5587  "Liberty (n.) Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon locomotion."
5588  
5589  "Liberty (n.) A privilege conferred by a superior power; permission granted; leave; as, liberty given to a child to play, or to a witness to leave a court, and the like."
5590  
5591  "Liberty (n.) Privilege; exemption; franchise; immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant; as, the liberties of the commercial cities of Europe."
5592  
5593  "Liberty (n.) The place within which certain immunities are enjoyed, or jurisdiction is exercised."
5594  
5595  "Liberty (n.) A certain amount of freedom; permission to go freely within certain limits; also, the place or limits within which such freedom is exercised; as, the liberties of a prison."
5596  
5597  "Liberty (n.) A privilege or license in violation of the laws of etiquette or propriety; as, to permit, or take, a liberty."
5598  
5599  Liberty (n.) The power of choice; freedom from necessity; freedom from compulsion or constraint in willing.
5600  
5601  Liberty (n.) A curve or arch in a bit to afford room for the tongue of the horse.
5602  
5603  Liberty (n.) Leave of absence; permission to go on shore.
5604  
5605  "Libethenite (n.) A mineral of an olive-green color, commonly in orthorhombic crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of copper."
5606  
5607  Libidinist (n.) One given to lewdness.
5608  
5609  Libidinosity (n.) The state or quality of being libidinous; libidinousness.
5610  
5611  Libidinous (a.) Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual; lascivious.
5612  
5613  Libken (n.) Alt. of Libkin
5614  
5615  Libkin (n.) A house or lodging.
5616  
5617  Librae (pl. ) of Libra
5618  
5619  "Libra (n.) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus / in almanacs, etc."
5620  
5621  Libra (n.) A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio.
5622  
5623  Libral (a.) Of a pound weight.
5624  
5625  Librarian (n.) One who has the care or charge of a library.
5626  
5627  Librarian (n.) One who copies manuscript books.
5628  
5629  Librarianship (n.) The office of a librarian.
5630  
5631  Libraries (pl. ) of Library
5632  
5633  "Library (n.) A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library."
5634  
5635  Library (n.) A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books.
5636  
5637  Librated (imp. & p. p.) of Librate
5638  
5639  Librating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Librate
5640  
5641  "Librate (v. i.) To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium; hence, to be poised."
5642  
5643  Librate (v. t.) To poise; to balance.
5644  
5645  Libration (n.) The act or state of librating.
5646  
5647  "Libration (n.) A real or apparent libratory motion, like that of a balance before coming to rest."
5648  
5649  "Libration point (n.) any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as such a libration point will remain in gravitational equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall toward either body."
5650  
5651  "Libratory (a.) Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level."
5652  
5653  Librettist (n.) One who makes a libretto.
5654  
5655  Librettos (pl. ) of Libretto
5656  
5657  Libretti (pl. ) of Libretto
5658  
5659  Libretto (n.) A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music.
5660  
5661  Libretto (n.) The words themselves.
5662  
5663  "Libriform (a.) Having the form of liber, or resembling liber."
5664  
5665  "Libyan (a.) Of or pertaining to Libya, the ancient name of that part of Africa between Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean, or of Africa as a whole."
5666  
5667  Lice (n.) pl. of Louse.
5668  
5669  Licensable (a.) That can be licensed.
5670  
5671  "License (n.) Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry on a certain business, which without such permission would be illegal; a grant of permission; as, a license to preach, to practice medicine, to sell gunpowder or intoxicating liquors."
5672  
5673  License (n.) The document granting such permission.
5674  
5675  "License (n.) Excess of liberty; freedom abused, or used in contempt of law or decorum; disregard of law or propriety."
5676  
5677  "License (n.) That deviation from strict fact, form, or rule, in which an artist or writer indulges, assuming that it will be permitted for the sake of the advantage or effect gained; as, poetic license; grammatical license, etc."
5678  
5679  Licensed (imp. & p. p.) of License
5680  
5681  Licensing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of License
5682  
5683  "License (v. t.) To permit or authorize by license; to give license to; as, to license a man to preach."
5684  
5685  "Licensed (a.) Having a license; permitted or authorized by license; as, a licensed victualer; a licensed traffic."
5686  
5687  Licensee (n.) The person to whom a license is given.
5688  
5689  "Licenser (n.) One who gives a license; as, a licenser of the press."
5690  
5691  Licensure (n.) A licensing.
5692  
5693  "Licentiate (n.) One who has a license to exercise a profession; as, a licentiate in medicine or theology."
5694  
5695  "Licentiate (n.) A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy."
5696  
5697  "Licentiate (n.) One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty, as if having a license therefor."
5698  
5699  "Licentiate (n.) On the continent of Europe, a university degree intermediate between that of bachelor and that of doctor."
5700  
5701  Licentiate (v. t.) To give a license to.
5702  
5703  "Licentious (a.) Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press."
5704  
5705  "Licentious (a.) Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral; dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a licentious life."
5706  
5707  Lich (a.) Like.
5708  
5709  Lich (a.) A dead body; a corpse.
5710  
5711  "Lichen (n.) One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants, (technically called Lichenes), having no distinction of leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and generate by means of spores. The species are very widely distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and various bodies, to which they adhere with great tenacity. They are often improperly called rock moss or tree moss."
5712  
5713  "Lichen (n.) A name given to several varieties of skin disease, esp. to one characterized by the eruption of small, conical or flat, reddish pimples, which, if unchecked, tend to spread and produce great and even fatal exhaustion."
5714  
5715  "Lichened (a.) Belonging to, or covered with, lichens."
5716  
5717  "Lichenic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, lichens."
5718  
5719  Licheniform (a.) Having the form of a lichen.
5720  
5721  "Lichenin (n.) A substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several species of moss and lichen, esp. from Iceland moss."
5722  
5723  Lichenographic (a.) Alt. of Lichenographical
5724  
5725  Lichenographical (a.) Of or pertaining to lichenography.
5726  
5727  Lichenographist (n.) One who describes lichens; one versed in lichenography.
5728  
5729  Lichenography (n.) A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.
5730  
5731  Lichenologist (n.) One versed in lichenology.
5732  
5733  Lichenology (n.) The science which treats of lichens.
5734  
5735  "Lichenous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, lichens; abounding in lichens; covered with lichens."
5736  
5737  Lichi (n.) See Litchi.
5738  
5739  Lichwale (n.) The gromwell.
5740  
5741  "Lichwort (n.) An herb, the wall pellitory. See Pellitory."
5742  
5743  Licit (a.) Lawful.
5744  
5745  Licitation (n.) The act of offering for sale to the highest bidder.
5746  
5747  Licked (imp. & p. p.) of Lick
5748  
5749  Licking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lick
5750  
5751  "Lick (v. t.) To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand."
5752  
5753  "Lick (v. t.) To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk."
5754  
5755  Lick (v.) A stroke of the tongue in licking.
5756  
5757  "Lick (v.) A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied."
5758  
5759  "Lick (v.) A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick it up; -- often, but not always, near salt springs."
5760  
5761  "Lick (v. t.) To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter."
5762  
5763  Lick (n.) A slap; a quick stroke.
5764  
5765  "Licker (n.) One who, or that which, licks."
5766  
5767  Lickerish (a.) Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.
5768  
5769  Lickerish (a.) Tempting the appetite; dainty.
5770  
5771  Lickerish (a.) Lecherous; lustful.
5772  
5773  Lickerous (a.) Lickerish; eager; lustful.
5774  
5775  Licking (n.) A lapping with the tongue.
5776  
5777  Licking (n.) A flogging or castigation.
5778  
5779  Lickpenny (n.) A devourer or absorber of money.
5780  
5781  Lick-spigot (n.) A tapster.
5782  
5783  Lick-spittle (n.) An abject flatterer or parasite.
5784  
5785  "Licorice (n.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions."
5786  
5787  "Licorice (n.) The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes."
5788  
5789  Licorous (a.) See Lickerish.
5790  
5791  Licour (n.) Liquor.
5792  
5793  "Lictor (n.) An officer who bore an ax and fasces or rods, as ensigns of his office. His duty was to attend the chief magistrates when they appeared in public, to clear the way, and cause due respect to be paid to them, also to apprehend and punish criminals."
5794  
5795  "Lid (n.) That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk."
5796  
5797  Lid (n.) The cover of the eye; an eyelid.
5798  
5799  Lid (n.) The cover of the spore cases of mosses.
5800  
5801  "Lid (n.) A calyx which separates from the flower, and falls off in a single piece, as in the Australian Eucalypti."
5802  
5803  "Lid (n.) The top of an ovary which opens transversely, as in the fruit of the purslane and the tree which yields Brazil nuts."
5804  
5805  Lidded (a.) Covered with a lid.
5806  
5807  Lidge (n.) Same as Ledge.
5808  
5809  "Lidless (a.) Having no lid, or not covered with the lids, as the eyes; hence, sleepless; watchful."
5810  
5811  Lie (n.) See Lye.
5812  
5813  Lie (n.) A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.
5814  
5815  Lie (n.) A fiction; a fable; an untruth.
5816  
5817  Lie (n.) Anything which misleads or disappoints.
5818  
5819  Lied (imp. & p. p.) of Lie
5820  
5821  Lying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lie
5822  
5823  "Lie (v. i.) To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation."
5824  
5825  Lay (imp.) of Lie
5826  
5827  Lain (p. p.) of Lie
5828  
5829  Lien () of Lie
5830  
5831  Lying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lie
5832  
5833  "Lie (adj.) To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin."
5834  
5835  "Lie (adj.) To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the ship lay in port."
5836  
5837  "Lie (adj.) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall."
5838  
5839  Lie (adj.) To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; -- with in.
5840  
5841  Lie (adj.) To lodge; to sleep.
5842  
5843  "Lie (adj.) To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest."
5844  
5845  Lie (adj.) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
5846  
5847  "Lie (n.) The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country."
5848  
5849  "Lieberkuhn (n.) A concave metallic mirror attached to the object-glass end of a microscope, to throw down light on opaque objects; a reflector."
5850  
5851  Lieberkuhn's glands () The simple tubular glands of the small intestines; -- called also crypts of Lieberkuhn.
5852  
5853  Lieder (pl. ) of Lied
5854  
5855  "Lied (n.) A lay; a German song. It differs from the French chanson, and the Italian canzone, all three being national."
5856  
5857  Liedertafel (n.) A popular name for any society or club which meets for the practice of male part songs.
5858  
5859  Lief (n.) Same as Lif.
5860  
5861  Lief (n.) Dear; beloved.
5862  
5863  Lief (n.) Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable; preferable.
5864  
5865  Lief (adv.) Willing; disposed.
5866  
5867  Lief (n.) A dear one; a sweetheart.
5868  
5869  "Lief (adv.) Gladly; willingly; freely; -- now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief; as, I had, or would, as lief go as not."
5870  
5871  Liefsome (a.) Pleasing; delightful.
5872  
5873  Liegance (n.) Same as Ligeance.
5874  
5875  "Liege (a.) Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord."
5876  
5877  "Liege (a.) Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, as a vassal to his lord; faithful; loyal; as, a liege man; a liege subject."
5878  
5879  Liege (a.) Full; perfect; complete; pure.
5880  
5881  "Liege (n.) A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign."
5882  
5883  Liege (n.) The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
5884  
5885  Liegemen (pl. ) of Liegeman
5886  
5887  "Liegeman (n.) Same as Liege, n., 2."
5888  
5889  Lieger (n.) A resident ambassador.
5890  
5891  Liegiancy (n.) See Ligeance.
5892  
5893  Lien (obs. p. p.) of Lie. See Lain.
5894  
5895  Lien (n.) A legal claim; a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty; a right in one to control or hold and retain the property of another until some claim of the former is paid or satisfied.
5896  
5897  Lienal (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic.
5898  
5899  Lienculi (pl. ) of Lienculus
5900  
5901  Lienculus (n.) One of the small nodules sometimes found in the neighborhood of the spleen; an accessory or supplementary spleen.
5902  
5903  "Lieno-intestinal (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen and intestine; as, the lieno-intestinal vein of the frog."
5904  
5905  "Lienteric (a.) Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, a lientery."
5906  
5907  Lienteric (n.) A lientery.
5908  
5909  "Lientery (n.) A diarrhea, in which the food is discharged imperfectly digested, or with but little change."
5910  
5911  "Lier (n.) One who lies down; one who rests or remains, as in concealment."
5912  
5913  "Lierne rib () In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another."
5914  
5915  "Lieu (n.) Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of."
5916  
5917  "Lieutenancy (n.) The office, rank, or commission, of a lieutenant."
5918  
5919  Lieutenancy (n.) The body of lieutenants or subordinates.
5920  
5921  "Lieutenant (n.) An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty."
5922  
5923  "Lieutenant (n.) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain."
5924  
5925  "Lieutenant (n.) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander."
5926  
5927  "Lieutenant (n.) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander."
5928  
5929  Lieutenant general () An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a major general.
5930  
5931  Lieutenantry (n.) See Lieutenancy.
5932  
5933  "Lieutenantship (n.) Same as Lieutenancy, 1."
5934  
5935  Lieve (a.) Same as Lief.
5936  
5937  "Lif (n.) The fiber by which the petioles of the date palm are bound together, from which various kinds of cordage are made."
5938  
5939  Lives (pl. ) of Life
5940  
5941  "Life (n.) The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; -- used of all animal and vegetable organisms."
5942  
5943  "Life (n.) Of human beings: The union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an immortal life."
5944  
5945  "Life (n.) The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of animals and plants are started and continued in the performance of their several and cooperative functions; the vital force, whether regarded as physical or spiritual."
5946  
5947  "Life (n.) Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural organism in structure or functions; as, the life of a state, a machine, or a book; authority is the life of government."
5948  
5949  "Life (n.) A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered collectively, as a distinct class or type; as, low life; a good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of miners."
5950  
5951  Life (n.) Animation; spirit; vivacity; vigor; energy.
5952  
5953  "Life (n.) That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon which enjoyment or success depends; as, he was the life of the company, or of the enterprise."
5954  
5955  "Life (n.) The living or actual form, person, thing, or state; as, a picture or a description from the life."
5956  
5957  "Life (n.) A person; a living being, usually a human being; as, many lives were sacrificed."
5958  
5959  "Life (n.) The system of animal nature; animals in general, or considered collectively."
5960  
5961  "Life (n.) An essential constituent of life, esp. the blood."
5962  
5963  "Life (n.) A history of the acts and events of a life; a biography; as, Johnson wrote the life of Milton."
5964  
5965  "Life (n.) Enjoyment in the right use of the powers; especially, a spiritual existence; happiness in the favor of God; heavenly felicity."
5966  
5967  Life (n.) Something dear to one as one's existence; a darling; -- used as a term of endearment.
5968  
5969  Lifeblood (n.) The blood necessary to life; vital blood.
5970  
5971  Lifeblood (n.) Fig.: That which gives strength and energy.
5972  
5973  "Lifeboat (n.) A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people."
5974  
5975  Lifeful (a.) Full of vitality.
5976  
5977  Life-giving (a.) Giving life or spirit; having power to give life; inspiriting; invigorating.
5978  
5979  Lifehold (n.) Land held by a life estate.
5980  
5981  "Lifeless (a.) Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead; spiritless; powerless; dull; as, a lifeless carcass; lifeless matter; a lifeless desert; a lifeless wine; a lifeless story."
5982  
5983  "Lifelike (a.) Like a living being; resembling life; giving an accurate representation; as, a lifelike portrait."
5984  
5985  Lifelong (a.) Lasting or continuing through life.
5986  
5987  Lifely (a.) In a lifelike manner.
5988  
5989  Lifemate (n.) Companion for life.
5990  
5991  Lifen (v. t.) To enliven.
5992  
5993  "Life-preserver (n.) An apparatus, made in very various forms, and of various materials, for saving one from drowning by buoying up the body while in the water."
5994  
5995  "Life-saving (a.) That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life-saving station."
5996  
5997  Life-size (a.) Of full size; of the natural size.
5998  
5999  Lifesome (a.) Animated; sprightly.
6000  
6001  Lifespring (n.) Spring or source of life.
6002  
6003  "Lifestring (n.) A nerve, or string, that is imagined to be essential to life."
6004  
6005  Lifetime (n.) The time that life continues.
6006  
6007  Life-weary (a.) Weary of living.
6008  
6009  Liflode (n.) Livelihood.
6010  
6011  Lift (n.) The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.
6012  
6013  Lifted (imp. & p. p.) of Lift
6014  
6015  Lifting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lift
6016  
6017  "Lift (v. t.) To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support or holding in the higher place; -- said of material things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair or a burden."
6018  
6019  "Lift (v. t.) To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition, estimation, character, etc.; -- often with up."
6020  
6021  Lift (v. t.) To bear; to support.
6022  
6023  "Lift (v. t.) To collect, as moneys due; to raise."
6024  
6025  "Lift (v. t.) To steal; to carry off by theft (esp. cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle."
6026  
6027  Lift (v. i.) To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
6028  
6029  "Lift (v. i.) To rise; to become or appear raised or elevated; as, the fog lifts; the land lifts to a ship approaching it."
6030  
6031  Lift (v. t.) To live by theft.
6032  
6033  "Lift (n.) Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted."
6034  
6035  "Lift (n.) The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift."
6036  
6037  "Lift (n.) Help; assistance, as by lifting; as, to give one a lift in a wagon."
6038  
6039  Lift (n.) That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifted
6040  
6041  Lift (n.) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.
6042  
6043  Lift (n.) A handle.
6044  
6045  Lift (n.) An exercising machine.
6046  
6047  "Lift (n.) A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals."
6048  
6049  "Lift (n.) A lift gate. See Lift gate, below."
6050  
6051  Lift (n.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
6052  
6053  Lift (n.) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
6054  
6055  Lift (n.) A layer of leather in the heel.
6056  
6057  Lift (n.) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.
6058  
6059  Liftable (a.) Such as can be lifted.
6060  
6061  "Lifter (n.) One who, or that which, lifts."
6062  
6063  "Lifter (n.) A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold; also, a contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand together when the cope is lifted."
6064  
6065  "Lifting (a.) Used in, or for, or by, lifting."
6066  
6067  Lig (v. i.) To recline; to lie still.
6068  
6069  Ligament (n.) Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.
6070  
6071  "Ligament (n.) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints."
6072  
6073  "Ligament (n.) A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach."
6074  
6075  Ligamental (a.) Alt. of Ligamentous
6076  
6077  "Ligamentous (a.) Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane."
6078  
6079  "Ligan (n.) Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that they may be found again. See Jetsam and Flotsam."
6080  
6081  Ligate (v. t.) To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.
6082  
6083  "Ligation (n.) The act of binding, or the state of being bound."
6084  
6085  Ligation (n.) That which binds; bond; connection.
6086  
6087  "Ligator (n.) An instrument for ligating, or for placing and fastening a ligature."
6088  
6089  Ligature (n.) The act of binding.
6090  
6091  Ligature (n.) Anything that binds; a band or bandage.
6092  
6093  "Ligature (n.) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage."
6094  
6095  "Ligature (n.) A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc."
6096  
6097  "Ligature (n.) The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint."
6098  
6099  Ligature (n.) Impotence caused by magic or charms.
6100  
6101  Ligature (n.) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
6102  
6103  "Ligature (n.) A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /."
6104  
6105  Ligature (v. t.) To ligate; to tie.
6106  
6107  Lige (v. t. & i.) To lie; to tell lies.
6108  
6109  "Ligeance (n.) The connection between sovereign and subject by which they were mutually bound, the former to protection and the securing of justice, the latter to faithful service; allegiance."
6110  
6111  Ligement (n.) See Ledgment.
6112  
6113  Ligge (v. i.) To lie or recline.
6114  
6115  "Ligger (n.) A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See Leger, a."
6116  
6117  "Ligger (a.) See Ledger, 2."
6118  
6119  "Light (n.) That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous."
6120  
6121  "Light (n.) That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc."
6122  
6123  "Light (n.) The time during which the light of the sun is visible; day; especially, the dawn of day."
6124  
6125  Light (n.) The brightness of the eye or eyes.
6126  
6127  "Light (n.) The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions."
6128  
6129  Light (n.) Life; existence.
6130  
6131  Light (n.) Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
6132  
6133  Light (n.) The power of perception by vision.
6134  
6135  Light (n.) That which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge; information.
6136  
6137  Light (n.) Prosperity; happiness; joy; felicity.
6138  
6139  Light (n.) The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; -- opposed to shade. Cf. Chiaroscuro.
6140  
6141  "Light (n.) Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light."
6142  
6143  "Light (n.) One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example; as, the lights of the age or of antiquity."
6144  
6145  "Light (n.) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame; as, a Bengal light."
6146  
6147  "Light (superl) Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light."
6148  
6149  "Light (superl) White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light brown; a light complexion."
6150  
6151  Lighted (imp. & p. p.) of Light
6152  
6153  Lit () of Light
6154  
6155  Lighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Light
6156  
6157  "Light (n.) To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light the gas; -- sometimes with up."
6158  
6159  Light (n.) To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up.
6160  
6161  Light (n.) To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
6162  
6163  "Light (v. i.) To become ignited; to take fire; as, the match will not light."
6164  
6165  "Light (v. i.) To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room lights up very well."
6166  
6167  "Light (superl.) Having little, or comparatively little, weight; not tending to the center of gravity with force; not heavy."
6168  
6169  "Light (superl.) Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load."
6170  
6171  "Light (superl.) Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not difficult; as, a light affliction or task."
6172  
6173  "Light (superl.) Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as, light food; also, containing little nutriment."
6174  
6175  "Light (superl.) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse."
6176  
6177  "Light (superl.) Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift."
6178  
6179  "Light (superl.) Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted; as, the ship returned light."
6180  
6181  "Light (superl.) Slight; not important; as, a light error."
6182  
6183  "Light (superl.) Well leavened; not heavy; as, light bread."
6184  
6185  "Light (superl.) Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as, a light rain; a light snow; light vapors."
6186  
6187  "Light (superl.) Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind."
6188  
6189  "Light (superl.) Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy, graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light style of execution."
6190  
6191  "Light (superl.) Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind."
6192  
6193  "Light (superl.) Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial."
6194  
6195  Light (superl.) Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
6196  
6197  Light (superl.) Easily bestowed; inconsiderately rendered.
6198  
6199  "Light (superl.) Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character."
6200  
6201  "Light (superl.) Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin."
6202  
6203  "Light (superl.) Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil."
6204  
6205  Light (adv.) Lightly; cheaply.
6206  
6207  Light (v. t.) To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
6208  
6209  Lighted (imp. & p. p.) of Light
6210  
6211  Lit () of Light
6212  
6213  Lighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Light
6214  
6215  "Light (v. i.) To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to alight; -- with from, off, on, upon, at, in."
6216  
6217  Light (v. i.) To feel light; to be made happy.
6218  
6219  "Light (v. i.) To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect."
6220  
6221  Light (v. i.) To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; -- with on or upon.
6222  
6223  Light (v. i.) To come by chance; to happen; -- with on or upon; formerly with into.
6224  
6225  Lightable (a.) Such as can be lighted.
6226  
6227  Light-armed (a.) Armed with light weapons or accouterments.
6228  
6229  Light-boat (n.) Light-ship.
6230  
6231  "Lighte () imp. of Light, to alight."
6232  
6233  Lighten (v. i.) To descend; to light.
6234  
6235  Lightened (imp. & p. p.) of Lighten
6236  
6237  Lightening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lighten
6238  
6239  "Lighten (v. i.) To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash."
6240  
6241  "Lighten (v. i.) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky."
6242  
6243  "Lighten (v. t.) To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets."
6244  
6245  Lighten (v. t.) To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
6246  
6247  "Lighten (v. t.) To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning."
6248  
6249  Lighten (v. t.) To free from trouble and fill with joy.
6250  
6251  "Lighten (v. t.) To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden."
6252  
6253  "Lighten (v. t.) To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief."
6254  
6255  Lighten (v. t.) To cheer; to exhilarate.
6256  
6257  "Lighter (n.) One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps."
6258  
6259  "Lighter (n.) A large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of shipment or delivery."
6260  
6261  "Lighter (v. t.) To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship."
6262  
6263  Lighterage (n.) The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter.
6264  
6265  "Lighterage (n.) The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter."
6266  
6267  Lightermen (pl. ) of Lighterman
6268  
6269  "Lighterman (n.) A person employed on, or who manages, a lighter."
6270  
6271  Light-fingered (a.) Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.
6272  
6273  Light-foot (a.) Alt. of Light-footed
6274  
6275  "Light-footed (a.) Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris."
6276  
6277  Lightful (a.) Full of light; bright.
6278  
6279  "Light-handed (a.) Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel light-handed."
6280  
6281  Light-headed (a.) Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.
6282  
6283  Light-headed (a.) Thoughtless; heedless; volatile; unsteady; fickle; loose.
6284  
6285  Light-hearted (a.) Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.
6286  
6287  Light-heeled (a.) Lively in walking or running; brisk; light-footed.
6288  
6289  -men (pl. ) of Light-horseman
6290  
6291  Light-horseman (n.) A soldier who serves in the light horse. See under 5th Light.
6292  
6293  "Light-horseman (n.) A West Indian fish of the genus Ephippus, remarkable for its high dorsal fin and brilliant colors."
6294  
6295  Lighthouses (pl. ) of Lighthouse
6296  
6297  "Lighthouse (n.) A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos."
6298  
6299  Lighting (n.) A name sometimes applied to the process of annealing metals.
6300  
6301  Light-legged (a.) Nimble; swift of foot.
6302  
6303  Lightless (a.) Destitute of light; dark.
6304  
6305  "Lightly (adv.) With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly."
6306  
6307  Lightly (adv.) Swiftly; nimbly; with agility.
6308  
6309  Lightly (adv.) Without deep impression.
6310  
6311  Lightly (adv.) In a small degree; slightly; not severely.
6312  
6313  Lightly (adv.) With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.
6314  
6315  "Lightly (adv.) Without reason, or for reasons of little weight."
6316  
6317  Lightly (adv.) Commonly; usually.
6318  
6319  Lightly (adv.) Without dejection; cheerfully.
6320  
6321  Lightly (adv.) Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.
6322  
6323  Lightly (adv.) Not chastely; wantonly.
6324  
6325  -men (pl. ) of Lightman
6326  
6327  Lightman (n.) A man who carries or takes care of a light.
6328  
6329  Light-minded (a.) Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
6330  
6331  "Lightness (n.) The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace."
6332  
6333  "Lightness (n.) Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room."
6334  
6335  "Lightness (n.) Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion."
6336  
6337  "Lightning (n.) A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere constitutes thunder."
6338  
6339  "Lightning (n.) The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers."
6340  
6341  Lightning (vb. n.) Lightening.
6342  
6343  "Light-o'-love (n.) An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters."
6344  
6345  Light-o'-love (n.) Hence: A light or wanton woman.
6346  
6347  "Lightroom (n.) A small room from which the magazine of a naval vessel is lighted, being separated from the magazine by heavy glass windows."
6348  
6349  Lights (n. pl.) The lungs of an animal or bird; -- sometimes coarsely applied to the lungs of a human being.
6350  
6351  "Light-ship (n.) A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of dangerous navigation as a guide for mariners."
6352  
6353  Lightsome (a.) Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
6354  
6355  Lightsome (a.) Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating.
6356  
6357  Light-winged (a.) Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.
6358  
6359  "Lightwood (n.) Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like, for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze."
6360  
6361  Lighty (a.) Illuminated.
6362  
6363  "Lign-aloes (n.) Aloes wood, or agallochum. See Agallochum."
6364  
6365  Lign-aloes (n.) A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible.
6366  
6367  "Ligneous (a.) Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody."
6368  
6369  Ligniferous (a.) Yielding or producing wood.
6370  
6371  "Lignification (n.) A change in the character of a cell wall, by which it becomes harder. It is supposed to be due to an incrustation of lignin."
6372  
6373  Ligniform (a.) Like wood.
6374  
6375  Lignified (imp. & p. p.) of Lignify
6376  
6377  Lignifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lignify
6378  
6379  Lignify (v. t.) To convert into wood or into a ligneous substance.
6380  
6381  Lignify (v. i.) To become wood.
6382  
6383  Lignin (n.) A substance characterizing wood cells and differing from cellulose in its conduct with certain chemical reagents.
6384  
6385  Ligniperdous (a.) Wood-destroying; -- said of certain insects.
6386  
6387  Lignireose (n.) See Lignin.
6388  
6389  "Lignite (n.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and bituminous coal of the proper coal series. Called also brown coal, wood coal."
6390  
6391  "Lignitic (a.) Containing lignite; resembling, or of the nature of, lignite; as, lignitic clay."
6392  
6393  Lignitiferous (a.) Producing or containing lignite; lignitic.
6394  
6395  "Lignoceric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the formic acid series, found in the tar, wax, or paraffine obtained by distilling certain kinds of wood, as the beech."
6396  
6397  Lignone (n.) See Lignin.
6398  
6399  Lignose (a.) Alt. of Lignous
6400  
6401  Lignous (a.) Ligneous.
6402  
6403  Lignose (n.) See Lignin.
6404  
6405  Lignose (n.) An explosive compound of wood fiber and nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin.
6406  
6407  "Lignum rhodium () The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of species of Rhodorhiza from the Canary Islands, and of the West Indian Amyris balsamifera."
6408  
6409  "Lignum-vitae (n.) A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum."
6410  
6411  "Ligroin (n.) A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 170� Fahr., and is more inflammable than safe kerosene. It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps."
6412  
6413  Ligsam (n.) Same as Ligan.
6414  
6415  Ligulae (pl. ) of Ligula
6416  
6417  Ligulas (pl. ) of Ligula
6418  
6419  Ligula (n.) See Ligule.
6420  
6421  "Ligula (n.) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees."
6422  
6423  Ligula (n.) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.
6424  
6425  Ligulate (a.) Alt. of Ligulated
6426  
6427  "Ligulated (a.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped."
6428  
6429  Ligulated (a.) Composed of ligules.
6430  
6431  Ligule (n.) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass.
6432  
6433  Ligule (n.) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositae.
6434  
6435  Ligule (n.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.
6436  
6437  "Liguliflorous (a.) Bearing only ligulate flowers; -- said of a large suborder of composite plants, such as the dandelion, lettuce, hawkweed, etc."
6438  
6439  Ligure (n.) A kind of precious stone.
6440  
6441  "Ligustrin (n.) A bitter principle found in the bark of the privet (Ligustrum vulgare), and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a warm, bitter taste; -- called also ligustron."
6442  
6443  "Likable (a.) Such as can be liked; such as to attract liking; as, a likable person."
6444  
6445  "Like (superl.) Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the particulars of the resemblance; as, they are like each other in features, complexion, and many traits of character."
6446  
6447  "Like (superl.) Equal, or nearly equal; as, fields of like extent."
6448  
6449  Like (superl.) Having probability; affording probability; probable; likely.
6450  
6451  "Like (superl.) Inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a walk."
6452  
6453  Like (n.) That which is equal or similar to another; the counterpart; an exact resemblance; a copy.
6454  
6455  "Like (n.) A liking; a preference; inclination; -- usually in pl.; as, we all have likes and dislikes."
6456  
6457  "Like (a.) In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him."
6458  
6459  Like (a.) In a like or similar manner.
6460  
6461  Like (a.) Likely; probably.
6462  
6463  Liked (imp. & p. p.) of Like
6464  
6465  Liking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Like
6466  
6467  Like (a.) To suit; to please; to be agreeable to.
6468  
6469  Like (a.) To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to take satisfaction in; to enjoy.
6470  
6471  Like (a.) To liken; to compare.
6472  
6473  Like (v. i.) To be pleased; to choose.
6474  
6475  Like (v. i.) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
6476  
6477  "Like (v. i.) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had like, under Like, a."
6478  
6479  Likeable (a.) See Likable.
6480  
6481  Likehood (n.) Likelihood.
6482  
6483  Likelihood (n.) Appearance; show; sign; expression.
6484  
6485  Likelihood (n.) Likeness; resemblance.
6486  
6487  Likelihood (n.) Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude.
6488  
6489  Likeliness (n.) Likelihood; probability.
6490  
6491  Likeliness (n.) Suitableness; agreeableness.
6492  
6493  "Likely (a.) Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story."
6494  
6495  "Likely (a.) Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain."
6496  
6497  Likely (a.) Similar; like; alike.
6498  
6499  Likely (a.) Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome.
6500  
6501  "Likely (a.) Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant."
6502  
6503  Likely (adv.) In all probability; probably.
6504  
6505  Like-minded (a.) Having a like disposition or purpose; of the same mind.
6506  
6507  Likened (imp. & p. p.) of Liken
6508  
6509  Likening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Liken
6510  
6511  "Liken (a.) To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage."
6512  
6513  Liken (a.) To make or cause to be like.
6514  
6515  "Likeness (n.) The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable."
6516  
6517  Likeness (n.) Appearance or form; guise.
6518  
6519  Likeness (n.) That which closely resembles; a portrait.
6520  
6521  Likeness (n.) A comparison; parable; proverb.
6522  
6523  Likerous (n.) Alt. of Likerousness
6524  
6525  "Likerousness (n.) See Lickerish, Lickerishness."
6526  
6527  Likewise (n.) In like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also.
6528  
6529  "Liking (p. a.) Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See Like, to look."
6530  
6531  "Liking (n.) The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See On liking, below."
6532  
6533  "Liking (n.) The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference; -- often with for, formerly with to; as, it is an amusement I have no liking for."
6534  
6535  Liking (n.) Appearance; look; figure; state of body as to health or condition.
6536  
6537  "Lilac (n.) A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and S. Persica, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies various other shrubs have this name."
6538  
6539  Lilac (n.) A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac.
6540  
6541  Lilacin (n.) See Syringin.
6542  
6543  "Liliaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples."
6544  
6545  Liliaceous (a.) Like the blossom of a lily in general form.
6546  
6547  Lilial (a.) Having a general resemblance to lilies or to liliaceous plants.
6548  
6549  "Lilied (a.) Covered with, or having many, lilies."
6550  
6551  Lill (v. i.) To loll.
6552  
6553  "Lilliputian (n.) One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's ""Voyage to Lilliput."""
6554  
6555  Lilliputian (n.) A person or thing of very small size.
6556  
6557  "Lilliputian (a.) Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants."
6558  
6559  Lilliputian (a.) Of very small size; diminutive; dwarfed.
6560  
6561  "Lilly-pilly (n.) An Australian myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Smithii), having smooth ovate leaves, and panicles of small white flowers. The wood is hard and fine-grained."
6562  
6563  "Lilt (v. i.) To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop."
6564  
6565  Lilt (v. i.) To sing cheerfully.
6566  
6567  "Lilt (v. t.) To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness."
6568  
6569  "Lilt (n.) Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness."
6570  
6571  Lilt (n.) A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
6572  
6573  Lilies (pl. ) of Lily
6574  
6575  "Lily (n.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary."
6576  
6577  "Lily (n.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis, Nerine, etc."
6578  
6579  Lily (n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
6580  
6581  "Lily-handed (a.) Having white, delicate hands."
6582  
6583  Lily-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly.
6584  
6585  Lilywort (n.) Any plant of the Lily family or order.
6586  
6587  Lim (n.) A limb.
6588  
6589  "Lima (n.) The capital city of Peru, in South America."
6590  
6591  "Limaceous (a.) Pertaining to, or like, Limax, or the slugs."
6592  
6593  "Limacina (n.) A genus of small spiral pteropods, common in the Arctic and Antarctic seas. It contributes to the food of the right whales."
6594  
6595  "Lima/on (n.) A curve of the fourth degree, invented by Pascal. Its polar equation is r = a cos / + b."
6596  
6597  Limaille (n.) Filings of metal.
6598  
6599  Liman (n.) The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river; slime.
6600  
6601  Limation (n.) The act of filing or polishing.
6602  
6603  Limature (n.) The act of filing.
6604  
6605  Limature (n.) That which is filed off; filings.
6606  
6607  "Limax (n.) A genus of airbreathing mollusks, including the common garden slugs. They have a small rudimentary shell. The breathing pore is on the right side of the neck. Several species are troublesome in gardens. See Slug."
6608  
6609  Limb (n.) A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch.
6610  
6611  "Limb (n.) An arm or a leg of a human being; a leg, arm, or wing of an animal."
6612  
6613  "Limb (n.) A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else."
6614  
6615  Limb (n.) An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
6616  
6617  Limb (v. t.) To supply with limbs.
6618  
6619  Limb (v. t.) To dismember; to tear off the limbs of.
6620  
6621  "Limb (n.) A border or edge, in certain special uses."
6622  
6623  "Limb (n.) The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal, or sepal; blade."
6624  
6625  "Limb (n.) The border or edge of the disk of a heavenly body, especially of the sun and moon."
6626  
6627  "Limb (n.) The graduated margin of an arc or circle, in an instrument for measuring angles."
6628  
6629  "Limbat (n.) A cooling periodical wind in the Isle of Cyprus, blowing from the northwest from eight o'clock, A. M., to the middle of the day or later."
6630  
6631  "Limbate (a.) Bordered, as when one color is surrounded by an edging of another."
6632  
6633  Limbec (n.) An alembic; a still.
6634  
6635  Limbec (v. t.) To distill.
6636  
6637  "Limbed (a.) Having limbs; -- much used in composition; as, large-limbed; short-limbed."
6638  
6639  Limber (n.) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
6640  
6641  "Limber (n.) The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit."
6642  
6643  Limber (n.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.
6644  
6645  Limbered (imp. & p. p.) of Limber
6646  
6647  Limbering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Limber
6648  
6649  "Limber (v. t.) To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun."
6650  
6651  Limber (a.) Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.
6652  
6653  Limber (v. t.) To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
6654  
6655  Limberness (n.) The quality or state of being limber; flexibleness.
6656  
6657  Limbless (a.) Destitute of limbs.
6658  
6659  Limbmeal (adv.) Piecemeal.
6660  
6661  Limbo (n.) Alt. of Limbus
6662  
6663  Limbus (n.) An extramundane region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the judgment.
6664  
6665  "Limbus (n.) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo."
6666  
6667  "Limbus (n.) A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea."
6668  
6669  Limbous (a.) With slightly overlapping borders; -- said of a suture.
6670  
6671  Lime (n.) A thong by which a dog is led; a leash.
6672  
6673  Lime (n.) The linden tree. See Linden.
6674  
6675  "Lime (n.) A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree which bears it. There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime (C. Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour."
6676  
6677  Lime (n.) Birdlime.
6678  
6679  "Lime (n.) Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called quicklime, obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when treated with water, forming slacked lime, and is an essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc."
6680  
6681  Limed (imp. & p. p.) of Lime
6682  
6683  Liming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lime
6684  
6685  "Lime (v. t.) To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime."
6686  
6687  Lime (v. t.) To entangle; to insnare.
6688  
6689  "Lime (v. t.) To treat with lime, or oxide or hydrate of calcium; to manure with lime; as, to lime hides for removing the hair; to lime sails in order to whiten them."
6690  
6691  Lime (v. t.) To cement.
6692  
6693  Limehound (n.) A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer.
6694  
6695  Limekiln (n.) A kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned and reduced to lime.
6696  
6697  "Limenean (a.) Of or pertaining to Lima, or to the inhabitants of Lima, in Peru."
6698  
6699  Limenean (n.) A native or inhabitant of Lima.
6700  
6701  Limer (n.) A limehound; a limmer.
6702  
6703  "Limestone (n.) A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or dolomitic limestone. Crystalline limestone is called marble."
6704  
6705  Lime twig () See under 4th Lime.
6706  
6707  "Lime-twigged (a.) Beset with snares; insnared, as with birdlime."
6708  
6709  "Limewater (n.) Water impregnated with lime; esp., an artificial solution of lime for medicinal purposes."
6710  
6711  "Limicolae (n. pl.) A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, curlew, etc. ; the Grallae."
6712  
6713  Limicoline (a.) Shore-inhabiting; of or pertaining to the Limicolae.
6714  
6715  Liminess (n.) The state or quality of being limy.
6716  
6717  "Limit (v. t.) That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge or endeavor."
6718  
6719  Limit (v. t.) The space or thing defined by limits.
6720  
6721  "Limit (v. t.) That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent."
6722  
6723  Limit (v. t.) A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance.
6724  
6725  Limit (v. t.) A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic; a differentia.
6726  
6727  "Limit (v. t.) A determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually approaches, and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under the law of variation, the variable can never become exactly equivalent."
6728  
6729  Limited (imp. & p. p.) of Limit
6730  
6731  Limiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Limit
6732  
6733  "Limit (v. t.) To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word."
6734  
6735  "Limit (v. i.) To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar."
6736  
6737  Limitable (a.) Capable of being limited.
6738  
6739  Limitaneous (v. t.) Of or pertaining to a limit.
6740  
6741  Limitarian (a.) Tending to limit.
6742  
6743  "Limitary (v. t.) Placed at the limit, as a guard."
6744  
6745  "Limitary (v. t.) Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc."
6746  
6747  "Limitary (v. t.) Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive."
6748  
6749  -ries (pl. ) of Limitary
6750  
6751  Limitary (n.) That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land.
6752  
6753  "Limitary (n.) A limiter. See Limiter, 2."
6754  
6755  Limitate (v. t.) Bounded by a distinct line.
6756  
6757  "Limitation (v. t.) The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council."
6758  
6759  "Limitation (v. t.) That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a restraining condition, defining circumstance, or qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought."
6760  
6761  "Limitation (v. t.) A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during which they were permitted to exercise their functions in such a district."
6762  
6763  Limitation (v. t.) A limited time within or during which something is to be done.
6764  
6765  Limitation (v. t.) A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit.
6766  
6767  Limitation (v. t.) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules.
6768  
6769  "Limitation (v. t.) A restriction of power; as, a constitutional limitation."
6770  
6771  "Limited (a.) Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted; as, our views of nature are very limited."
6772  
6773  Limitedly (adv.) With limitation.
6774  
6775  Limitedness (n.) The quality of being limited.
6776  
6777  "Limiter (n.) One who, or that which, limits."
6778  
6779  "Limiter (n.) A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district."
6780  
6781  "Limitive (a.) Involving a limit; as, a limitive law, one designed to limit existing powers."
6782  
6783  Limitless (a.) Having no limits; unbounded; boundless.
6784  
6785  "Limitour (n.) See Limiter, 2."
6786  
6787  Limmer (a.) Limber.
6788  
6789  Limmer (n.) A limehound; a leamer.
6790  
6791  "Limmer (n.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound."
6792  
6793  "Limmer (n.) A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute."
6794  
6795  Limmer (n.) A man rope at the side of a ladder.
6796  
6797  Limned (imp. & p. p.) of Limn
6798  
6799  Limning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Limn
6800  
6801  "Limn (v. t.) To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush."
6802  
6803  "Limn (v. t.) To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders."
6804  
6805  "Lim naea (n.) A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in ponds and streams; -- called also pond snail."
6806  
6807  Limner (n.) A painter; an artist
6808  
6809  Limner (n.) One who paints portraits.
6810  
6811  Limner (n.) One who illuminates books.
6812  
6813  Limniad (n.) See Limoniad.
6814  
6815  "Limning (n.) The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced."
6816  
6817  Limoges (n.) A city of Southern France.
6818  
6819  Limoniad (n.) A nymph of the meadows; -- called also Limniad.
6820  
6821  "Limonin (n.) A bitter, white, crystalline substance found in orange and lemon seeds."
6822  
6823  "Limonite (n.) Hydrous sesquioxide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, and yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called brown hematite."
6824  
6825  Limosis (n.) A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.
6826  
6827  Limous (a.) Muddy; slimy; thick.
6828  
6829  Limped (imp. & p. p.) of Limp
6830  
6831  Limping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Limp
6832  
6833  Limp (v. i.) To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
6834  
6835  Limp (n.) A halt; the act of limping.
6836  
6837  Limp (n.) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
6838  
6839  "Limp (a.) Flaccid; flabby, as flesh."
6840  
6841  "Limp (a.) Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat."
6842  
6843  Limper (n.) One who limps.
6844  
6845  "Limpet (n.) In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell."
6846  
6847  "Limpet (n.) Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides."
6848  
6849  "Limpet (n.) Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks."
6850  
6851  Limpet (n.) A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella.
6852  
6853  "Limpid (a.) Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream."
6854  
6855  Limpidity (n.) The quality or state of being limpid.
6856  
6857  Limpidness (n.) Quality of being limpid; limpidity.
6858  
6859  Limpin (n.) A limpet.
6860  
6861  Limpingly (adv.) In a limping manner.
6862  
6863  Limpitude (n.) Limpidity.
6864  
6865  "Limpkin (n.) Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species (A. giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other (A. scolopaceus) is found in South America. Called also courlan, and crying bird."
6866  
6867  Limpness (n.) The quality or state of being limp.
6868  
6869  Limpsy (a.) Alt. of Limsy
6870  
6871  Limsy (a.) Limp; flexible; flimsy.
6872  
6873  "Limu (n.) The Hawaiian name for seaweeds. Over sixty kinds are used as food, and have species names, as Limu Lipoa, Limu palawai, etc."
6874  
6875  Limule (n.) A limulus.
6876  
6877  "Limuloidea (n. pl.) An order of Merostomata, including among living animals the genus Limulus, with various allied fossil genera, mostly of the Carboniferous period. Called also Xiphosura."
6878  
6879  Limuli (pl. ) of Limulus
6880  
6881  "Limulus (n.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot."
6882  
6883  "Limy (a.) Smeared with, or consisting of, lime; viscous."
6884  
6885  "Limy (a.) Containing lime; as, a limy soil."
6886  
6887  Limy (a.) Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime.
6888  
6889  Lin (v. i.) To yield; to stop; to cease.
6890  
6891  Lin (v. t.) To cease from.
6892  
6893  "Lin (n.) A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water."
6894  
6895  "Lin (n.) A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin."
6896  
6897  Lin (n.) A steep ravine.
6898  
6899  Linage (n.) See Lineage.
6900  
6901  "Linament (n.) Lint; esp., lint made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers."
6902  
6903  Linarite (n.) A hydrous sulphate of lead and copper occurring in bright blue monoclinic crystals.
6904  
6905  Linch (n.) A ledge; a right-angled projection.
6906  
6907  Linchi (n.) An esculent swallow.
6908  
6909  Linchpin (n.) A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.
6910  
6911  "Lincoln green () A color of cloth formerly made in Lincoln, England; the cloth itself."
6912  
6913  Lincture (n.) Alt. of Linctus
6914  
6915  Linctus (n.) Medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
6916  
6917  Lind (n.) The linden. See Linden.
6918  
6919  "Linden (n.) A handsome tree (Tilia Europaea), having cymes of light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree is common in Europe."
6920  
6921  "Linden (n.) In America, the basswood, or Tilia Americana."
6922  
6923  "Lindia (n.) A peculiar genus of rotifers, remarkable for the absence of ciliated disks. By some zoologists it is thought to be like the ancestral form of the Arthropoda."
6924  
6925  Lindiform (a.) Resembling the genus Lindia; -- said of certain apodous insect larvae.
6926  
6927  Line (n.) Flax; linen.
6928  
6929  Line (n.) The longer and finer fiber of flax.
6930  
6931  Lined (imp. & p. p.) of Line
6932  
6933  Lining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Line
6934  
6935  "Line (v. t.) To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin."
6936  
6937  "Line (v. t.) To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money."
6938  
6939  "Line (v. t.) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers."
6940  
6941  Line (v. t.) To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals.
6942  
6943  "Line (n.) A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline."
6944  
6945  "Line (n.) A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line."
6946  
6947  "Line (n.) The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel."
6948  
6949  "Line (n.) Direction; as, the line of sight or vision."
6950  
6951  "Line (n.) A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column."
6952  
6953  "Line (n.) A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend."
6954  
6955  "Line (n.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure."
6956  
6957  "Line (n.) Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity."
6958  
6959  "Line (n.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness."
6960  
6961  "Line (n.) The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline."
6962  
6963  "Line (n.) A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark."
6964  
6965  Line (n.) Lineament; feature; figure.
6966  
6967  "Line (n.) A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers."
6968  
6969  "Line (n.) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings."
6970  
6971  "Line (n.) A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line."
6972  
6973  "Line (n.) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map."
6974  
6975  "Line (n.) The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line."
6976  
6977  "Line (n.) A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline."
6978  
6979  Line (n.) A measuring line or cord.
6980  
6981  "Line (n.) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode."
6982  
6983  Line (n.) Instruction; doctrine.
6984  
6985  "Line (n.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line."
6986  
6987  Line (n.) The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
6988  
6989  "Line (n.) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column."
6990  
6991  "Line (n.) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc."
6992  
6993  Line (n.) A trench or rampart.
6994  
6995  "Line (n.) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy."
6996  
6997  "Line (n.) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections."
6998  
6999  Line (n.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
7000  
7001  Line (n.) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
7002  
7003  "Line (n.) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc."
7004  
7005  "Line (n.) The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name."
7006  
7007  Line (n.) The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.
7008  
7009  Line (n.) A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch.
7010  
7011  "Line (v. t.) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book."
7012  
7013  Line (v. t.) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
7014  
7015  "Line (v. t.) To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn."
7016  
7017  "Line (v. t.) To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops."
7018  
7019  Lineage (n.) Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
7020  
7021  "Lineal (a.) Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant."
7022  
7023  Lineal (a.) Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
7024  
7025  "Lineal (a.) Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs."
7026  
7027  "Lineal (a.) In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude."
7028  
7029  Lineality (n.) The quality of being lineal.
7030  
7031  "Lineally (adv.) In a lineal manner; as, the prince is lineally descended from the Conqueror."
7032  
7033  "Lineament (n.) One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks, of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark; -- usually in the plural."
7034  
7035  Linear (a.) Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.
7036  
7037  "Linear (a.) Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf."
7038  
7039  "Linearensate (a.) Having the form of a sword, but very long and narrow."
7040  
7041  Linearly (adv.) In a linear manner; with lines.
7042  
7043  Linear-shaped (a.) Of a linear shape.
7044  
7045  Lineary (a.) Linear.
7046  
7047  Lineate (a.) Alt. of Lineated
7048  
7049  Lineated (a.) Marked with lines.
7050  
7051  "Lineated (a.) Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines; as, a lineate leaf."
7052  
7053  Lineation (n.) Delineation; a line or lines.
7054  
7055  Lineature (n.) Anything having outline.
7056  
7057  Linemen (pl. ) of Lineman
7058  
7059  "Lineman (n.) One who carries the line in surveying, etc."
7060  
7061  "Lineman (n.) A man employed to examine the rails of a railroad to see if they are in good condition; also, a man employed to repair telegraph lines."
7062  
7063  "Linen (n.) Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking."
7064  
7065  Linen (n.) Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
7066  
7067  "Linen (n.) Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc."
7068  
7069  "Linen (n.) Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen."
7070  
7071  Linener (n.) A dealer in linen; a linen draper.
7072  
7073  Lineolate (a.) Marked with little lines.
7074  
7075  Lineolate