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L. 1913 Webster]
L(n.1.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 Ph\'d2nician, 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). 1913 Webster]
At the end of monosyllables containing a single vowel, it is often doubled, as in fall, full, bell; but not after digraphs, as in foul, fool, prowl, growl, foal. In English words, the terminating syllable le is unaccented, the e is silent, and l is preceded by a voice glide, as in able, eagle, pronounced \'be"b'l, .
See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
2.As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the Latin language. 1913 Webster]
For 50 the Romans used the Chalcidian chi, I. Taylor (The Alphabet). 1913 Webster]
L(, n.1.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.[Written also ell.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles.[Written also ell.] 1913 Webster]
L, a.1.Having the general shape of the (capital) letter L; as, an L beam, or L-beam. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Elevated; -- a symbol for el. as an abbreviation of elevated in elevated road or railroad. -- n.An elevated road; as, to ride on the L. [Colloq., U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
La(l, n.(Mus.)(a)A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.(b)The tone A; -- so called among the French and Italians. 1913 Webster]
La(?), interj.[Cf. Lo.]1.Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me; as, La me! [Low] 1913 Webster]
laa"ger(lor l, n.[D., also leger. Cf. 2d Leaguer, Lair.]A camp, especially one surrounded by a circular formation of travelers' wagons for temporary defense. [South Africa] Syn. -- lager. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wagons . . . can be readily formed into a laager, a camp, by being drawn into a circle, with the oxen placed inside and so kept safe from the attacks of wild beasts.James Bryce. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Laa"ger, v. t. & i.[From Laager, n.]To form into, or camp in, a laager, or protected camp. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Laas(?), n.A lace. See Lace. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lab(?), v. i.[Cf. OD. labben to babble.]To prate; to gossip; to babble; to blab. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
lab, n.1.A telltale; a prater; a blabber. [Obs.] \'bdI am no lab.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.[By truncation of laboratory.]Laboratory. [Colloq.] PJC]
lab, a.Of or pertaining to a laboratory; as, a lab bench. [Colloq.] PJC]
Lab"a*dist, n.(Eccl. Hist.)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. 1913 Webster]
La`bar`raque's" so*lu"tion(?)n.[From Labarraque, a Parisian apothecary.](Med.)An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite, extensively used as a disinfectant. 1913 Webster]
Sodium hypochlorite is the same compound used in the commercial trademarked bleach Clorox(TM). It has both disinfectant and bleaching activity. PJC]
\'d8Lab"a*rum(, n.; pl.Labara(#).[L.]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 (
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Lab"da*num(?), n.(Bot.)See Ladanum. 1913 Webster]
Lab`e*fac"tion(?), n.[See Labefy.]The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin. 1913 Webster]
There is in it such a labefaction of all principles as may be injurious to morality.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Lab"e*fy(?), v. t.[L. labefacere; labare to totter + facere to make.]To weaken or impair. [R.] 1913 Webster]
La"bel(l, n.[OF. label sort of ribbon or fringe, label in heraldry, F. lambeau shred, strip, rag; of uncertain origin; cf. L. labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge, margin, G. lappen flap, patch, rag, tatter (cf. Lap of a dress), W. llab, llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob, slice, shred, hanging lip.]1.A tassel. [Obs.] Huloet.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, and indicating, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package. 1913 Webster]
3.A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal. 1913 Webster]
4.A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will. 1913 Webster]
5.(Her.)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. 1913 Webster]
6.A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes.Knight. 1913 Webster]
7.(Gothic Arch.)The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in medi\'91val architecture. It always has a square form, as in the illustration.Arch. Pub. Soc. 1913 Webster]
8.In medi\'91val art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
La"bel, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Labeled(l or Labelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Labeling or Labelling.]1.To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package. 1913 Webster]
2.To affix in or on a label. [R.] 1913 Webster]
La"bel*er(l, n.One who labels.[Written also labeller.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*bel"lum(l, n.; pl. L. Labella(l, E. Labellums(l.[L., dim. of labrum lip.]1.(Bot.)The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects. 1913 Webster]
La"bent(?), a.[L. labens, p. pr. of labi to slide, glide.]Slipping; sliding; gliding. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8La"bi*a(?), n. pl.See Labium. 1913 Webster]
La"bi*al(?), a.[LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial. See Lip.]1.Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe. 1913 Webster]
3.(Phonetics)(a)Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w.(b)Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as eu and u in French, and \'94, \'81 in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium. 1913 Webster]
La"bi*al, n.1.(Phonetics)A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile. 1913 Webster]
La"bi*al*ism(?), n.(Phonetics)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.J. Peile. 1913 Webster]
La`bi*al*i*za"tion(?), n.(Phonetics)The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening. 1913 Webster]
La"bi*al*ize(?), v. t.(Phonetics)To modify by contraction of the lip opening. 1913 Webster]
La"bi*al*ly, adv.In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips. 1913 Webster]
La"bi*ate(?), v. t.To labialize.Brewer. 1913 Webster]
La"bi*ate(?), a.[NL. labiatus, fr. L. labium lip.](Bot.)(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.(b)Belonging to a natural order of plants (Labiat\'91), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs. 1913 Webster]
La"bi*ate, n.(Bot.)A plant of the order Labiat\'91. 1913 Webster]
La"bi*a`ted(?), a.(Bot.)Same as Labiate, a.(a). 1913 Webster]
{ La`bi*a`ti*flo"ral(?), La`bi*a`ti*flo"ral(?), }a.[Labiate + L. flos, floris, flower.](Bot.)Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon. 1913 Webster]
Lab`i*dom"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. labi`s, -i`dos, a forceps + meter: cf. F. labidometre.](Med.)A forceps with a measuring attachment for ascertaining the size of the fetal head. 1913 Webster]
La"bile(?), a.[L. labilis apt to slip, fr. labi to slip.]1.Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
2.Liable or likely to change. PJC]
3.(Chem.)Easily decomposed or inactivated when subjected to heat, radiation, or mildly acidic or alkaline conditions; -- of chemical compounds; as, enzymes from thermophilic organisms are not as labile as those from mesophiles. PJC]
La*bil"i*ty(?), n.1.Liability to lapse, err, or apostatize. [Archaic] Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
2.The property of changing readily. PJC]
3.(Chem.)The property of being labile{3}; -- of chemical compounds; as, the lability of some natural products makes them difficult to isolate and identify. PJC]
La*bim"e*ter(?), n.[Cf. F. labimetre.](Med.)See Labidometer. 1913 Webster]
La`bi*o*den"tal(?), a.[Labium + dental.](Phonetics)Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the lips and teeth, as f and v. -- n.A labiodental sound or letter. 1913 Webster]
La`bi*o*na"sal(?), a.[Labium + nasal.](Phonetics)Formed by the lips and the nose. -- n.A labionasal sound or letter. 1913 Webster]
La"bi*o*plas`ty(l, n.[Labium + -plasty.](Surg.)A plastic operation for making a new lip, or for replacing a lost tissue of a lip. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
La"bi*ose`(?), a.[From Labium.](Bot.)Having the appearance of being labiate; -- said of certain polypetalous corollas. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La`bi*pal"pus(?), n.; pl.Labipalpi(.[NL. See Labium, and Palpus.](Zo\'94l.)One of the labial palpi of an insect. See Illust. under Labium. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La"bi*um(?), n.; pl. L. Labia(#), E. Labiums(#).[L.]1.A lip, or liplike organ. 1913 Webster]
2.The lip of an organ pipe. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.(Anat.)The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath, and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second pair of maxill\'91, 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).(b)Inner margin of the aperture of a shell. 1913 Webster]
Lab"lab(l, n.(Bot.)an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth bean (Dolichos Lablab). 1913 Webster]
La"bor(l, n.[OE. labour, OF. labour, laber, labur, F. labeur, L. labor; cf. Gr. lamba`nein to take, Skr. labh to get, seize.][Written also labour.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
God hath set Labor and rest, as day and night, to men Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history. 1913 Webster]
3.That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort. 1913 Webster]
Being a labor of so great a difficulty, the exact performance thereof we may rather wish than look for.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
4.Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth. 1913 Webster]
The queen's in labor, labor end.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Any pang or distress.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.(Naut.)The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging. 1913 Webster]
7.[Sp.]A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177Bartlett.
8.(Mining.)A stope or set of stopes. [Sp. Amer.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
La"bor, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Labored(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Laboring.][OE. labouren, F. labourer, L. laborare. See Labor, n.][Written also labour.]1.To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil. 1913 Webster]
Adam, well may we labor still to dress Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
The stone that labors up the hill.Granville. 1913 Webster]
The line too labors, and the words move slow.Pope. 1913 Webster]
To cure the disorder under which he labored.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Matt. xi. 28 1913 Webster]
4.To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be in labor. 1913 Webster]
5.(Naut.)To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.Totten. 1913 Webster]
La"bor, v. t.[F. labourer, L. laborare.]1.To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil. 1913 Webster]
The most excellent lands are lying fallow, or only labored by children.W. Tooke. 1913 Webster]
2.To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care. \'bdTo labor arms for Troy.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge strenuously; as, to labor a point or argument. 1913 Webster]
4.To belabor; to beat. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Lab"o*rant(?), n.[L. laborans, p. pr. of laborare to labor.]A chemist. [Obs.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Lab"o*ra*to*ry(?), n.; pl.Laboratories(#).[Shortened fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See Elaborate, Labor.][Formerly written also elaboratory.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:Any place, activity or situation suggestive of a scientific laboratory{1}, especially in being conducive to learning new facts by experimentation or by systematic observation; as, the states serve as laboratories where different new policies may be tested prior to adoption throughout the country. PJC]
Labor Day. In most of the States and Territories of the United States, a day, usually the first Monday of September, set aside as a legal holiday, in honor of, or in the interest of, workingmen as a class. Also, a similar holiday in Canada, Australia, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
La"bored(?), a.1.Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style. 1913 Webster]
La"bored*ly, adv.In a labored manner; with labor. 1913 Webster]
La"bor*er(?), n.[Written also labourer.]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. 1913 Webster]
La"bor*ing, a.1.That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days. 1913 Webster]
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet.Eccl. v. 12. 1913 Webster]
2.Suffering pain or grief.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Laboring oar, the oar which requires most strength and exertion; often used figuratively; as, to have, or pull, the laboring oar in some difficult undertaking. 1913 Webster]
La*bo"ri*ous(?), a.[L. laboriosus, fr. labor labor: cf. F. laborieux.]1.Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome. 1913 Webster]
Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil, Laborious virtues all? Learn these from Cato.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious mechanic. 1913 Webster]
-- La*bo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- La*bo"ri*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
La"bor*less(l, a.Not involving labor; not laborious; easy. 1913 Webster]
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La"bor*ous(l, a.Laborious. [Obs.] Wyatt. -- La"bor*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
La"bor-sav`ing(?), a.Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; as, labor-saving machinery; labor-saving appliances{4}; labor-saving devices like washing machines. Syn. -- laborsaving. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
La"bor*some(?), a.1.Made with, or requiring, great labor, pains, or diligence. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)Likely or inclined to roll or pitch, as a ship in a heavy sea; having a tendency to labor. 1913 Webster]
la"bour(?), n.Same as labor; -- British spelling. [Chiefly Brit.] PJC]
labouredadj.1.same as labored; -- British spelling [Chiefly British] Syn. -- graceless, labored, strained. WordNet 1.5]
labourern.a laborer; someone who works with their hands. [Chiefly Brit.] Syn. -- laborer, manual laborer. WordNet 1.5]
labouriousadj.1.characterized by toilsome effort; same as laborious; -- British spelling. [Chiefly Brit.] Syn. -- arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, punishing, slavish, strenuous, toilsome. WordNet 1.5]
Labouriten.a member of the British Labour Party. WordNet 1.5]
Lab`ra*dor"(?), n.A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. 1913 Webster]
Labrador duck(Zo\'94l.), a sea duck (Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878. --
Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite. --
Labrador tea(Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus Ledum (Ledum palustre and Ledum latifolium), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops. 1913 Webster]
Lab"ra*dor`ite(, n.(Min.)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. 1913 Webster]
La"bras(?), n. pl.[L. labrum; cf. It. labbro, pl. labbra.]Lips. [Obs. & R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
La"bret(?), n.[L. labrum lip.](Anthropology)A piece of wood, shell, stone, or other substance, worn in a perforation of the lip or cheek by many savages. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
La"broid(?), a.[Labrus + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Like the genus Labrus; belonging to the family Labrid\'91, 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La"brum(?), n.; pl. L. Labra(#), E. Labrums(#).[L.]1.A lip or edge, as of a basin. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See Illust. of Hymenoptera.(b)The external margin of the aperture of a shell. See Univalve. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La"brus(?), n.; pl.Labri(-br.[L., a sort of fish.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of marine fishes, including the wrasses of Europe. See Wrasse. 1913 Webster]
La*bur`nic(l, a.Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the laburnum. 1913 Webster]
La*bur`nine(?), n.(Chem.)A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum. 1913 Webster]
La*bur"num(?), n.[L.](Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
Cytisus alpinus) is similar, but has smooth leaves; purple laburnum is Cytisus purpureus. 1913 Webster]
Lab"y*rinth(?), n.[L. labyrinthus, Gr. laby`rinthos: cf. F. labyrinthe.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
Labyrinth of Classical Mythology was a vast maze constructed by Daedalus on the island of Crete, in order to confine the Minotaur; the task was done at the command of King Minos. One theory suggests that the myth had some basis in the structure of the palace of King Minos at Knossos, in Crete, it being a multistoried royal palace with labyrinthine passages between rooms. PJC]
2.Hence:Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden, having high hedges separating confusingly convoluted passages. 1913 Webster]
3.Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature. 1913 Webster]
The serpent . . . fast sleeping soon he found, labyrinth of many a round self-rolled.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The labyrinth of the mind.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
4.An inextricable or bewildering difficulty. 1913 Webster]
I' the maze and winding labyrinths o' the world.Denham. 1913 Webster]
5.(Anat.)The internal ear. See Note under Ear. 1913 Webster]
6.(Metal.)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.Ure. 1913 Webster]
7.(Arch.)A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Maze; confusion; intricacy; windings. -- Labyrinth, Maze. Labyrinth, originally; the name of an edifice or excavation, carries the idea of design, and construction in a permanent form, while maze is used of anything confused or confusing, whether fixed or shifting. Maze is less restricted in its figurative uses than labyrinth. We speak of the labyrinth of the ear, or of the mind, and of a labyrinth of difficulties; but of the mazes of the dance, the mazes of political intrigue, or of the mind being in a maze. 1913 Webster]
Lab`y*rin"thal(?), a.Pertaining to, or resembling, a labyrinth; intricate; labyrinthian. 1913 Webster]
Lab`y*rin"thi*an(, a.Intricately winding; like a labyrinth; perplexed; labyrinthal. 1913 Webster]
Lab`y*rin"thi*branch(?), a.[See Labyrinth, and Branchia.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthici. -- n.One of the Labyrinthici.
{ Lab`y*rin"thic(?), Lab`y*rin`thic*al(?), }a.[L. labyrinthicus: cf. F. labyrinthique.]Like or pertaining to a labyrinth. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lab`y*rin"thi*ci(?), n. pl.[NL. See Labyrinth.](Zo\'94l.)An order of teleostean fishes, including the Anabas, or climbing perch, and other allied fishes. 1913 Webster]
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Lab`y*rin"thi*form(?), a.[Labyrinth + -form: cf. F. labyrinthiforme.]Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate. 1913 Webster]
Lab`y*rin"thine(?), a.Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal; labyrinthian. 1913 Webster]
Lab`y*rin"tho*don(?), n.[Gr. laby`rinthos labyrinth + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.](Paleon.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lab`y*rin"tho*dont(?), a.(Paleon.)Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta. -- n.One of the Labyrinthodonta. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lab`y*rin`tho*don"ta(?), prop. n. pl.[NL. See Labyrinthodon.](Paleon.)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. 1913 Webster]
{ Lac(l, \'d8Lakh(l }, n.[Hind. lak, l\'bekh, l\'beksh, Skr. laksha a mark, sign, lakh.]One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees.[Written also lack.] [East Indies] 1913 Webster]
Lac, n.[Per. lak; akin to Skr. l\'beksh\'be: cf. F. lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. Lake a color, Lacquer, Litmus.]A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the Laccifer lacca (formerly 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. 1913 Webster]
Stick-lac is the substance in its natural state, incrusting small twigs. When broken off, and the coloring matter partly removed, the granular residuum is called seed-lac. When melted, and reduced to a thin crust, it is called shell-lac or shellac. Lac is an important ingredient in sealing wax, dyes, varnishes, and lacquers. 1913 Webster]
Ceylon lac, a resinous exudation of the tree Croton lacciferum, resembling lac. --
Lac dye, a scarlet dye obtained from stick-lac. --
Lac lake, the coloring matter of lac dye when precipitated from its solutions by alum. --
Mexican lac, an exudation of the tree Croton Draco. 1913 Webster]
Lac"cic(l, a.[Cf. F. laccique.](Chem.)Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as, laccic acid. 1913 Webster]
Lac"cin(l, n.[Cf. F. laccine.](Chem.)A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac. 1913 Webster]
{ Lac"co*lite(?), Lac"co*lith(?), }n.[Gr. -lite, -lith.](Geol.)A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata. -- Lac`co*lit"ic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Lace(l\'bes), n.[OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. Delight, Elicit, Lasso, Latchet.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
His hat hung at his back down by a lace.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For striving more, the more in laces strong Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. [Obs.] Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
Our English dames are much given to the wearing of costly laces.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old Slang] Addison. 1913 Webster]
Alen, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alen --
Bone lace,
Brussels lace, etc. See under Bone, Brussels, etc. --
Gold lace, or
Silver lace, lace having warp threads of silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt. --
Lace leather, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting into lacings for machine belts. --
Lace lizard(Zo\'94l.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard (Hydrosaurus giganteus), allied to the monitors. --
Lace paper, paper with an openwork design in imitation of lace. --
Lace piece(Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship. --
Lace pillow, and
Pillow lace. See under Pillow. 1913 Webster]
Lace, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Laced(\'best); p. pr. & vb. n.Lacing(?).]1.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.Shak. 1913 Webster]
When Jenny's stays are newly laced.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
I'll lace your coat for ye.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
4.To add something to (a food or beverage) so as to impart flavor, pungency, or some special quality; as, to lace a punch with alcohol; to lace the Kool-Aid with LSD. [Old Slang] 1913 Webster +PJC]
5.To twine or draw as a lace; to interlace; to intertwine. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Gond . . . picked up a trail of the Karela, the vine that bears the bitter wild gourd, and laced it to and fro across the temple door.Kipling. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lace, v. i.To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace. 1913 Webster]
lacebarkn.A small tree or shrub (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage. Syn. -- ribbonwood, houhere, Hoheria populnea. WordNet 1.5]
Lace"-bark`(?), n.(Bot.)A shrub in the West Indies (Lagetta Iintearia); -- so called from the lacelike layers of its inner bark. 1913 Webster]
Laced(?), a.1.Fastened with a lace or laces; decorated with narrow strips or braid. See Lace, v. t. 1913 Webster]
2.Decorated with the fabric lace. 1913 Webster]
A shirt with laced ruffles.Fielding. 1913 Webster]
Laced mutton, a prostitute. [Old slang] --
Laced stocking, a strong stocking which can be tightly laced; -- used in cases of weak legs, varicose veins, etc.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Lac`e*d\'91*mo"ni*an(?), a.[L. Lacedamonius, Gr. Lakedaimo`nios, fr. Lakedai`mwn Laced\'91mon.]Of or pertaining to Laced\'91mon or Sparta, the chief city of Laconia in the Peloponnesus. -- n.A Spartan.[Written also Lacedemonian.] 1913 Webster]
lace into, v. t.To attack vigorously; -- used of physical or verbal attacks; as, the boss laced into him for coming to the meeting late. PJC]
Lace"man(?), n.; pl.Lacemen(.A man who deals in lace. 1913 Webster]
Lac"er*a*ble(?), a.[L. lacerabilis: cf. F. lac\'82rable.]That can be lacerated or torn. 1913 Webster]
Lac"er*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lacerated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lacerating(.][L. laceratus, p. p. of lacerare to lacerate, fr. lacer mangled, lacerated; cf. Gr. slay.]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. 1913 Webster]
{ Lac"er*ate(?), Lac"er*a`ted(?), }p. a.[L. laceratus, p. p.]1.Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound. 1913 Webster]
By each other's fury lacerateSouthey. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge. 1913 Webster]
La*cer"ta, n.[L. a lizard. See Lizard.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of lizards. See Lizard. 1913 Webster]
Lacerta viridis) and the sand lizard (Lacerta agilis), of Europe. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)The Lizard, a northern constellation. 1913 Webster]
La*cer"tian(?), a.[Cf. F. lacertien.](Zo\'94l.)Like a lizard; of or pertaining to the Lacertilia. -- n.One of the Lacertilia. 1913 Webster]
lacertidn.Any lizard of the family Lacertidae, a family of Old World terrestrial lizard. Syn. -- lacertid lizard. WordNet 1.5]
Lacertidaen.A natural family of Old World lizards. Syn. -- family Lacertidae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Lac`er*til"i*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. lacertus a lizard.](Zo\'94l.)An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards. 1913 Webster]
Heloderma be an exception. The order includes the chameleons, the Cionocrania, or typical lizards, and the amphisb\'91nas. See Amphisb\'91na, Gecko, Gila monster, and Lizard. 1913 Webster]
Lac`er*til"i*an(-an), a. & n.Same as Lacertian. 1913 Webster]
La*cer"ti*loid(?), a.[Lacertilia + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Like or belonging to the Lacertilia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*cer"tus(l, n.; pl.Lacerti(-t\'c6).[L., the upper arm.](Anat.)A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibers. 1913 Webster]
Lace"wing`(l, n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus Chrysopa and allied genera. They have delicate, lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larv\'91 are useful in destroying aphids. Called also lace-winged fly, and goldeneyed fly. 1913 Webster]
{ Lach"es(l, Lache(l, }n.[OF. lachesse, fr. lache lax, indolent, F. l\'83che, ultimately fr. L. laxus loose, lax. See Lax.](Law)Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; especially, a delay in asserting a claim, sufficient to cause a person to lose the right to adjuducation of the claim by a court. 1913 Webster]
It ill became him to take advantage of such a laches with the eagerness of a shrewd attorney.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Lach"ry*ma*ble(?), a.[L. lacrimabilis, fr. lacrima a tear.]Lamentable.Martin Parker. 1913 Webster]
Lach"ry*mals(?), n. pl.[See Lachrymal.]Tears; also, lachrymal feelings or organs. [Colloq.]
People go to the theaters to have . . . their risibles and lachrymals set agoing.The Lutheran. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lach"ry*ma*ry(?), a.Containing, or intended to contain, tears; lachrymal.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Lach"ry*mate(-m\'bet), v. i.To weep. [R.] Blount. 1913 Webster]
Lach`ry*ma"tion(?), n.[L. lacrimatio, from lacrimare to shed tears, fr. lacrima tear.]The act of shedding tears; weeping. 1913 Webster]
lachrymatorn.A chemical substance that causes tears to flow; same as lacrimator. Syn. -- lacrimator. PJC]
Lach"ry*ma*to*ry(?), n.; pl. -ries(#).[Cf. F. lacrymatoire.](Antiq.)A \'bdtear-bottle;\'b8 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. 1913 Webster]
lachrymatoryadj.Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical substances.lacrimator Syn. -- lacrimatory. WordNet 1.5]
Lach"ry*mi*form(?), a., [L. lacrima tear + -form; cf. F. lacrymiforme.]Having the form of a tear; tear-shaped. 1913 Webster]
Lach"ry*mose`(?), a.[L. lacrymosus, better lacrimosus, fr. lacrima, lacruma (also badly spelt lachryma) a tear, for older dacrima, akin to E. tear. See Tear the secretion.]Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with tears; tearful. 1913 Webster]
You should have seen his lachrymose visnomy.Lamb.
-- Lach"ry*mose`ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
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La"cing(l, n.1.The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces. 1913 Webster]
2.A lace;specifically(Mach.), a thong of thin leather for uniting the ends of belts. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)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. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bridge Building)A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut.Waddell. 1913 Webster]
5.A quantity of a substance, such as an alcoholic liquor, added to a food or a drink; as, punch with a lacing of rum. PJC]
6.A beating, especially with a lash. PJC]
La*cin"i*a(?), n.; pl. L. Lacini\'91(#).[L., the lappet or flap of a garment.]1.(Bot.)(a)One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.(b)A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the maxill\'91 of insects. 1913 Webster]
{ La*cin"i*ate(?), La*cin"i*a"ted(?), }a.[See Lacinia.]1.Fringed; having a fringed border. 1913 Webster]
2.Lacking spirit or liveliness; lethargic; listless; languid. PJC]
3.Indolent; lazy; idle, especially in a dreamy manner. PJC]
-- Lack`a*dai"si*cal*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Lack"a*dai`sy(?), interj.[From Lackaday, interj.]An expression of languor. 1913 Webster]
Lack"a*dai`sy, a.Lackadaisical. 1913 Webster]
Lack"a*day`(?), interj.[Abbreviated from alackaday.]Alack the day; alas; -- an expression of sorrow, regret, dissatisfaction, or surprise. 1913 Webster]
Lack"brain`(?), n.One who is deficient in understanding; a witless person.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Lack"er(?), n.One who lacks or is in want. 1913 Webster]
Lack"er, n. & v.See Lacquer. 1913 Webster]
Lack"ey(?), n.; pl.Lackeys(#).[F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg. lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin to E. lick, v.]An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower. 1913 Webster]
Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Lackey caterpillar(Zo\'94l.), the caterpillar, or larva, of any bombycid moth of the genus Clisiocampa; -- so called from its party-colored markings. The common European species (Clisiocampa neustria) is striped with blue, yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The American species (Clisiocampa Americana and Clisiocampa sylvatica) are commonly called tent caterpillars. See Tent caterpillar, under Tent. --
Lackey moth(Zo\'94l.), the moth which produces the lackey caterpillar. 1913 Webster]
Lack"ey, v. t.To attend as a lackey; to wait upon. 1913 Webster]
A thousand liveried angels lackey her.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Lack"ey, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Lackeyed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lackeying.]To act or serve as lackey; to pay servile attendance. 1913 Webster]
{ Lack"lus`ter, Lack"lus`tre }(?), n.A lack of luster. 1913 Webster]
2.Lacking spirit, liveliness, or enthusiasm; dull. PJC]
3.Mediocre; as, a lackluster performance. PJC]
Lac"mus(?), n.See Litmus. 1913 Webster]
La*co"ni*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Laconia, a division of ancient Greece; Spartan. -- n.An inhabitant of Laconia; esp., a Spartan.
{ La*con"ic(?), La*con"ic*al(?), }a.[L. Laconicus Laconian, Gr. laconique.]1.Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; concise; brusque; epigrammatic. In this sense laconic is the usual form. 1913 Webster]
I grow laconic even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.Pope. 1913 Webster]
His sense was strong and his style laconic.Welwood. 1913 Webster]
2.Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence, stern or severe; cruel; unflinching. 1913 Webster]
His head had now felt the razor, his back the rod; all that laconical discipline pleased him well.Bp. Hall.
Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; succinct; sententious; pointed; pithy. -- Laconic, Concise. Concise means without irrelevant or superfluous matter; it is the opposite of diffuse. Laconic means concise with the additional quality of pithiness, sometimes of brusqueness. 1913 Webster]
2.An instance of laconic style or expression. 1913 Webster]
Lac"o*nize(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Laconized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Laconizing(?).][Gr. Laconic.]To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity. 1913 Webster]
Lac"quer(?), n.[F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg. lacte, fr. laca lac. See Lac the resin.][Written also lacker.]A varnish, consisting of a solution of shellac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mach\'82, 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. 1913 Webster]
Lac"quer, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lacquered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lacquering.]To cover with lacquer. \'bdLacquer'd chair.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
Lac"quer*er(?), n.One who lacquers, especially one who makes a business of lacquering. 1913 Webster]
Lac"quer*ing, n.The act or business of putting on lacquer; also, the coat of lacquer put on. 1913 Webster]
lacrimationn.shedding tears; same as lachrymation. Syn. -- lachrymation, tearing, watering. WordNet 1.5]
lacrimatorn.a chemical substance that causes tears to flow; same as lachrymator. Syn. -- lachrymator. PJC]
lacrimatoryadj.relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical substances; same as lachrymatory. Syn. -- lachrymatory. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8La`cri*mo"so(?), a.[It. See Lachrymose.](Mus.)Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic movement or style.Moore. 1913 Webster]
La*crosse"(?), n.[F. la crosse, lit., the crosier, hooked stick. Cf. Crosier.]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 \'bdcrosse\'b8. 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. 1913 Webster]
Lac"ry*mal(?), n. & a.See Lachrymatory, n., and Lachrymal, a. 1913 Webster]
Lac"tage(?), n.[L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. laitage. See Lacteal.]The produce of animals yielding milk; milk and that which is made from it. 1913 Webster]
Lac"tam(?), n.[Lactone + amido.](Chem.)One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to the lactones, as oxindol; a cyclic amide. 1913 Webster]
beta-lactamor
, (a)a lactam in which the amide bond is contained within a four-membered ring, which includes the amide nitrogen and the carbonyl carbon.(b)an antibiotic containing a beta-lactam, such as a penicillin, cephalosporin, or carbapenem; also called a beta-lactam antibiotic. [informal, laboratory slang] PJC]
Lac*tam"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an amido acid related to lactic acid, and called also amido-propionic acid. 1913 Webster]
Lac*tam"ide(?), n.[Lactic + amide.](Chem.)An acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is metameric with alanine. 1913 Webster]
Lac"tant(?), a.[L. lactans, p. pr. of lactare to suck, fr. lac, lactis, milk.]Suckling; giving suck. 1913 Webster]
Lac"ta*rene(?), n.[L. lac, lactis, milk.]A preparation of casein from milk, used in printing calico. 1913 Webster]
Lac"ta*ry(?), a.[L. lactarius, fr. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactaire.]Milky; full of white juice like milk. [Obs.] \'bdLactary or milky plants.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Lac"ta*ry, n.a dairyhouse. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Lac"tate(?), n.[L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactate.](Chem.)A salt of lactic acid. 1913 Webster]
lactatingadj.actively producing milk; -- of female mammals. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Lac*ta"tion(?), n.The secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland; giving suck. 1913 Webster]
Lac"te*al(?), a.[L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy, Lettuce.]1.Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat. & Physiol.)Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels. 1913 Webster]
Lac"te*al, n.(Anat.)One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel. 1913 Webster]
Lac"te*al*ly, adv.Milkily; in the manner of milk. 1913 Webster]
Lac"te*ous*ly, adv.In a lacteous manner; after the manner of milk. 1913 Webster]
Lac*tes"cence(?), n.[Cf. F. lactescence.]1.The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color. 1913 Webster]
This lactescence does commonly ensue when . . . fair water is suddenly poured upon the solution.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The latex of certain plants. See Latex. 1913 Webster]
Lac*tes"cent(?), a.[L. lactescens, p. pr. of lactescere to turn to milk, incho. fr. lactere to be milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactescent.]1.Having a milky look; becoming milky. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Producing milk or a milklike juice or fluid, as the milkweed. See Latex. 1913 Webster]
Lac"tic(?), a.[L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactique. See Lacteal, and cf. Galactic.](Physiol. Chem.)Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc. 1913 Webster]
Lactic acid(Physiol. Chem.), a sirupy, colorless fluid, soluble in water, with an intensely sour taste and strong acid reaction. There is one center of optical activity, and this results in the observation of three isomeric modifications all having the formula C3H6O3; one is dextrorotatory (L-lactic acid), the other levorotatory (D-lactic acid), and the third an optically inactive mixture of the first two (DL-lactic acid); chemically it is 2-hydroxypropanoic acid. Sarcolactic acid or paralactic acid occurs chiefly in dead muscle tissue, while ordinary lactic acid (DL-lactic acid) results from fermentation, such as the fermentation of milk by lactic acid bacteria. The two acids are alike in having the same constitution (expressed by the name ethylidene lactic acid), but the latter is optically inactive, while sarcolactic acid rotates the plane of polarization to the right. The third acid, ethylene lactic acid, accompanies sarcolactic acid in the juice of flesh, and is optically inactive. --
Lactic ferment, an organized ferment (Bacterium lacticumorBacterium lactis), which produces lactic fermentation, decomposing the sugar of milk into carbonic and lactic acids, the latter, of which renders the milk sour, and precipitates the casein, thus giving rise to the so-called spontaneous coagulation of milk. --
Lactic fermentation. See under Fermentation. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Lac"tide(?), n.[Lactic + anhydride.](Chem.)A white, crystalline substance, obtained from lactic acid by distillation, and regarded as an anhydride; also, by extension, any similar substance. 1913 Webster]
Lac*tif"er*ous(?), a.[l. lac, lactis, milk + -ferous: cf. F. lactif\'8are.]Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular plants. 1913 Webster]
{ Lac*tif"ic(?), Lac*tif"ic*al(?), }a.[L. lac, lactis, milk + facere to make.]Producing or yielding milk. 1913 Webster]
Lac"ti*fuge(?), n.[L. lac, lactis, milk + fugare to expel.](Med.)A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body. 1913 Webster]
Lac"tim(?), n.[Lactic + imido.](Chem.)One of a series of anhydrides resembling the lactams, but of an imido type; as, isatine is a lactim. Cf. Lactam. 1913 Webster]
Lac*tim"ide(?), n.[Lactic + imide.](Chem.)A white, crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid. 1913 Webster]
Lac`to*a*bu"min(?), n.[L. lac, lactis, milk + E. albumin.](Physiol. Chem.)The albumin present in milk, apparently identical with ordinary serum albumin. It is distinct from the casein of milk. 1913 Webster]
Lac`to*bu`ty*rom"e*ter(?), n.[L. lac, lactis, milk + E. butyrometer.]An instrument for determining the amount of butter fat contained in a given sample of milk. 1913 Webster]
Lac`to*den*sim"e*ter(?), n.[L. lac, lactis, milk + E. densimeter.]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. 1913 Webster]
Lac*tom"e*ter(?), n.[L. lac, lactis, milk + meter: cf. F. lactom\'8atre. Cf. Galactometer.]An instrument for estimating the purity or richness of milk, as a measuring glass, a specific gravity bulb, or other apparatus. 1913 Webster]
Lac"tone(?), n.(Chem.)One of a series of organic compounds, being cyclic esters which may be 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. 1913 Webster]
Lac*ton"ic(?), a.[From Lactone.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a lactone. 1913 Webster]
Lac*ton"ic, a.[From Lactose.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of milk sugar (lactose). 1913 Webster]
Lac`to*pro"te*in(?), n.[L. lac, lactis, milk + E. protein.](Physiol. Chem.)A peculiar albuminous body considered a normal constituent of milk. 1913 Webster]
Lac"to*ry(?), a.Lactiferous. [Obs.] \'bdLactory or milky plants.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Lac"to*scope(?), n.[L. lac, lactis + scope.]An instrument for estimating the amount of cream contained in milk by ascertaining its relative opacity. 1913 Webster]
lac"tose`(l, n.1.(Physiol. Chem.)The main sugar present in milk, called also sugar of milk or milk sugar. When isolated pure it is obtained crystalline; it is separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It is a disaccharide with the formula C12H22O11, being chemically 4-(. It has a slightly sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin. When hydrolyzed it yields glucose and galactose. In cells it may be hydrolyzed by the enzyme 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Chem.)See Galactose. 1913 Webster]
lac"tose` in*tol"er*ance(l, n.A physiological condition in which lactose cannot be hydrolyzed in the intestine, leading to uncomfortable gaseousness, cramps, or diarrhea after eating a lactose-containing food such as milk or ice cream. The symptoms may be prevented by ingesting a preparation of beta-galactosidase before or together with dairy products. PJC]
\'d8Lac*tu"ca(?), n.[L., lettuce. See Lettuce.](Bot.)A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated for salad; lettuce. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lac`tu*ca"ri*um(?), n.[NL., fr. L. lactuca lettuce.]The inspissated juice of the common lettuce, sometimes used as a substitute for opium. 1913 Webster]
Lac*tu"cic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, the juice of the Lactuca virosa; -- said of certain acids. 1913 Webster]
Lac*tu"cin(?), n.[From Lactuca: cf. F. lactucine.](Chem.)A white, crystalline substance, having a bitter taste and a neutral reaction, and forming one of the essential ingredients of lactucarium. 1913 Webster]
Lac*tu"cone(?), n.[From Lactuca.](Chem.)A white, crystalline, tasteless substance, found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium. 1913 Webster]
Lac`tu*ram"ic(, a.[Lactic + urea + amic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an organic amido acid, which is regarded as a derivative of lactic acid and urea. 1913 Webster]
Lac"tyl(?), n.[Lactic + -yl.](Chem.)An organic residue or radical (CH3.CHOH.CO-) derived from lactic acid. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8La*cu"na(l, n.; pl. L. Lacun\'91(l; E. Lacunas(l.[L., ditch, pit, lake, orig., anything hollow. See Lagoon.]1.A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)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. 1913 Webster]
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{ La*cu"nal(l, La*cu"nar(l, }a.Pertaining to, or having, lacun\'91; as, a lacunar circulation. 1913 Webster]
La*cu"nar, n.; pl. E. Lacunars(l, L. Lacunaria(l.[L.](Arch.)(a)The ceiling or under surface of any part, especially when it consists of compartments, sunk or hollowed without spaces or bands between the panels.Gwilt(b)One of the sunken panels in such a ceiling. 1913 Webster]
{ Lac"u*nose`(?), La*cu"nous(?), }a.[L. lacunosus full of holes or hollows; cf. F. lacuneux. See Lacuna.](Biol.)Furrowed or pitted; having shallow cavities or lacun\'91; as, a lacunose leaf. 1913 Webster]
{ La*cus"tral(?), La*cus"trine(?), }a.[L. lacus lake: cf. F. lacustral, lacustre.]Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them; as, lacustrine flowers. 1913 Webster]
Lacustrine deposits(Geol.), the deposits which have been accumulated in fresh-water areas. --
Lacustrine dwellings. See Lake dwellings, under Lake. 1913 Webster]
Lac"work`(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Lad(l, obs. p. p. of Lead, to guide.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lad(l, n.[OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. llawd, Ir. lath. Lass.]1.A boy; a youth; a stripling. \'bdCupid is a knavish lad.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes.John vi. 9. 1913 Webster]
2.A companion; a comrade; a mate. 1913 Webster]
Lad's love. (Bot.)See Boy's love, under Boy. 1913 Webster]
Lad"a*num(?), n.[L. ladanum, ledanum, Gr. la`danon, lh`danon, fr. lh^don name of a shrub, mastic; cf. Per. l\'bedan, l\'beden. Cf. Laudanum.]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.[Written also labdanum.] 1913 Webster]
Lad"de(?), (obs.) imp. of Lead, to guide.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lad"der(l, n.[OE. laddre, AS. hl, hl; akin to OFries. hladder, OHG. leitara, G. leiter, and from the root of E. lean, v. Lean, v. i., and cf. Climax.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
Some the engines play, ladders to the fire.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.That which resembles a ladder in form or use;hence,that by means of which one attains to eminence; as, to climb the corporate ladder. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Lowliness is young ambition's ladder.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fish ladder. See under Fish. --
Ladder beetle(Zo\'94l.), an American leaf beetle (Chrysomela scalaris). The elytra are silvery white, striped and spotted with green; the under wings are rose-colored. It feeds upon the linden tree. --
Ladder handle, an iron rail at the side of a vertical fixed ladder, to grasp with the hand in climbing. --
Ladder shell(Zo\'94l.), a spiral marine shell of the genus Scalaria. See Scalaria. 1913 Webster]
ladder-backn.a chair with a ladder-back{2}. Syn. -- ladder-back chair. WordNet 1.5]
2.a chair backrest consisting of 2 uprights with several connecting slats. WordNet 1.5]
ladder-backedn.Having horizontal stripes on the back, reminiscent of a ladder; -- used of birds; as, a ladder-backed woodpecker. PJC]
ladder company, ladder truckn.Same as hook-and-ladder company, hook-and-ladder truck. PJC]
ladder-proofadj.resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders; -- of hosiery. Syn. -- runproof, run-resistant. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Lad"die(?), n.A lad; a male sweetheart. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Lade(l, v. t.[imp.Laded; p. p.Laded, Laden(l; p. pr. & vb. n.Lading.][AS. hladan to heap, load, draw (water); akin to D. & G. laden to load, OHG. hladan, ladan, Icel. hla, Sw. ladda, Dan. lade, Goth. afhla. Cf. Load, Ladle, Lathe for turning, Last a load.]1.To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object. 1913 Webster]
And they laded their asses with the corn.Gen. xlii. 26. 1913 Webster]
2.To throw in or out, with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern. 1913 Webster]
And chides the sea that sunders him from thence, lade it dry to have his way.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Plate Glass Manuf.)To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table. 1913 Webster]
Lade, v. i.[See Lade, v. t.]1.To draw water. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)To admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc. 1913 Webster]
Lade, n.[Prov. E., a ditch or drain. Cf. Lode, Lead to conduct.]1.The mouth of a river. [Obs.] Bp. Gibson. 1913 Webster]
2.A passage for water; a ditch or drain. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Lade"man(?), n.One who leads a pack horse; a miller's servant. [Obs. or Local] 1913 Webster]
Lad"en(?), p. & a.Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart. 1913 Webster]
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity.Is. i. 4. 1913 Webster]
A ship laden with gold.Shak. 1913 Webster]
La"died(?), a.Ladylike; not rough; gentle. [Obs.] \'bdStroked with a ladied land.\'b8 Feltham. 1913 Webster]
La"dies' ear`drops`(?)n.(Bot.)The small-flowered Fuchsia (Fuchsia coccinea), and other closely related species. 1913 Webster]
La"di*fy(?), v. t.[Lady + -fy.]To make a lady of; to make ladylike. [Obs.] Massinger. 1913 Webster]
La*din"(?), n.[From L. Latinus Latin. See Latin]1.A Romansch dialect spoken in some parts of Switzerland and the Tyrol. 1913 Webster]
2.A person speaking Ladin as a mother tongue. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lad"ing(?), n.1.The act of loading. 1913 Webster]
2.That which lades or constitutes a load or cargo; freight; burden; as, the lading of a ship. 1913 Webster]
Bill of lading. See under Bill. 1913 Webster]
La*di"no(?), n.; pl.Ladinos(#).[Sp.]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.Am. Cyc. 1913 Webster]
La*di"no(?), n.; pl. -nos(1.The mixed Spanish and Hebrew language spoken by Sephardim. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A cunningly vicious horse. [Southeastern U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A ladin. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lad"kin(?), n.A little lad. [R.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
La"dle(?), n.[AS. hl\'91del, fr. hladan to load, drain. See Lade, v. t.]1.A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping. 1913 Webster]
When the materials of glass have been kept long in fusion, the mixture casts up the superfluous salt, which the workmen take off with ladles.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Founding)A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold. 1913 Webster]
3.The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board. 1913 Webster]
4.(Gun.)(a)An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.(b)A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot. 1913 Webster]
Ladle wood(Bot.), the wood of a South African tree (Cassine Colpoon), used for carving. 1913 Webster]
La"dle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ladled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ladling(?).]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. 1913 Webster]
La"dle*ful(?), n.; pl.Ladlefuls(.A quantity sufficient to fill a ladle. 1913 Webster]
La*drone"(?), n.[Sp. ladron, L. latro servant, robber, Gr. ( A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal. 1913 Webster]
La"dy(l, n.; pl.Ladies(l.[OE. ladi, l\'91fdi, AS. hl, hl; AS. hl\'bef loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See Loaf, and cf. Lord.] 1913 Webster]
1.A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household. 1913 Webster]
Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the face of Sara my lady.Wyclif (Gen. xvi. 8.). 1913 Webster]
2.A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. \'bdLord or lady of high degree.\'b8 Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, . . . lady.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart. 1913 Webster]
The soldier here his wasted store supplies, lady's eyes.Waller. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
5.A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman. 1913 Webster]
6.A wife; -- not now in approved usage.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
7.Hence:Any woman; as, a lounge for ladies; a cleaning lady; also used in combination; as, saleslady. PJC]
8.(Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
Ladies' man, a man who affects the society of ladies. --
Lady altar, an altar in a lady chapel.Shipley. --
Lady chapel, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. --
Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor. --
Lady crab(Zo\'94l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab (Platyonichus ocellatus) very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States. --
Lady fern. (Bot.)See Female fern, under Female, and Illust. of Fern. --
Lady in waiting, a lady of the queen's household, appointed to wait upon or attend the queen. --
Lady Mass, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.Shipley.
Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord.
Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady.Thackeray. --
Our Lady, the Virgin Mary. 1913 Webster]
La"dy, a.Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. 1913 Webster]
\'bdSome lady trifles.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
ladybeetlen.Same as ladybird. Syn. -- ladybug, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle. WordNet 1.5]
La"dy*bird`(?), n.[Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus Coccinella and allied genera (family Coccinellid\'91); -- called also ladybug, ladyclock, lady cow, lady fly, ladybeetle, and lady beetle. Coccinella seplempunctata in one of the common European species. See Coccinella. 1913 Webster]
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La"dy*bug`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Ladybird. 1913 Webster]
La"dy` Day`(dn.The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See Annunciation. 1913 Webster]
La"dy*fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A large, handsome oceanic fish (Albula vulpes), found both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonefish, grubber, French mullet, and macab\'82.(b)A labroid fish (Harpe rufa) of Florida and the West Indies. 1913 Webster]
La"dy*hood(?), n.The state or quality of being a lady; the personality of a lady. 1913 Webster]
lady-in-waitingn.a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess. WordNet 1.5]
La"dy-kill`er(?), n.A gallant who captivates the hearts of women. \'bdA renowned dandy and lady-killer.\'b8 Blackw. Mag. 1913 Webster]
La"dy-kill`ing, n.The art or practice of captivating the hearts of women. 1913 Webster]
Better for the sake of womankind that this dangerous dog should leave off lady-killing.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
La"dy*kin(?), n.[Lady + -kin.]A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's time, in the abbreviated form Lakin, to the Virgin Mary. 1913 Webster]
Brewer. 1913 Webster]
La"dy*like`(?), a.1.Like a lady in appearance or manners; well-bred. 1913 Webster]
She was ladylike, too, after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
2.Becoming or suitable to a lady; as, ladylike manners. \'bdWith fingers ladylike.\'b8 Warner. 1913 Webster]
Too ladylike a long fatigue to bear.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
La"dy*like`ness(?), n.The quality or state of being ladylike. 1913 Webster]
La"dy*love`(?), n.A sweetheart or mistress. 1913 Webster]
lady-of-the-nightn.(Bot.)A West Indian shrub (Brunfelsia americana) with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers. Syn. -- lady of the night, Brunfelsia americana. WordNet 1.5]
La"dy's bed"straw`(?), (Bot.)The common bedstraw (Galium verum); also, a slender-leaved East Indian shrub (Pharnaceum Mollugo), with white flowers in umbels. 1913 Webster]
La"dy's cloth`(?)A kind of broadcloth of light weight, used for women's dresses, cloaks, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
La"dy's comb"(?), (Bot.)An umbelliferous plant (Scandix Pecten-Veneris), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb. 1913 Webster]
La"dy's cush"ion(?), (Bot.)An herb growing in dense tufts; the thrift (Armeria vulgaris). 1913 Webster]
lady's-eardrop(?), n.(Bot.)An erect or climbing shrub (Fuchsia coccinea) of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers. Syn. -- ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops, Fuchsia coccinea. WordNet 1.5]
La"dy's fin"ger(?), 1.pl.(Bot.)The kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria; called also lady's fingers. 1913 Webster]
2.(Cookery)A variety of small cake of about the dimensions of a finger. 1913 Webster]
3.A long, slender variety of the potato. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)One of the branchi\'91 of the lobster. 1913 Webster]
5.(Bot.)A tall coarse annual (Abelmoschus esculentus) of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern U. S. and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; it is sometimes placed in the genus Hibiscus.[wns=1]different from lady's fingers Syn. -- okra, gumbo, okra plant, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus. WordNet 1.5]
La"dy's look"ing-glass`(l, n.(Bot.)See Venus's looking-glass, under Venus. 1913 Webster]
La"dy's man"tle(l. (Bot.)A genus of rosaceous herbs (Alchemilla), esp. the European Alchemilla vulgaris, which has leaves with rounded and finely serrated lobes. 1913 Webster]
La"dy's seal"(l.(Bot.)(a)The European Solomon's seal (Polygonatum verticillatum).(b)The black bryony (Tamus communis). 1913 Webster]
La"dy's slip"per(?)n.(Bot.)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). 1913 Webster]
La"dy's smock"(?)n.(Bot.)A plant of the genus Cardamine (Cardamine pratensis); cuckoo flower. 1913 Webster]
La"dy's thumb"(?)n.(Bot.)An annual weed (Polygonum Persicaria), having a lanceolate leaf with a dark spot in the middle. 1913 Webster]
{ La"dy's tra"ces(?), La"dies' tress"es(?). }n.(Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8L\'91"laps(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)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. 1913 Webster]
L\'91*mod"i*pod(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the L\'91modipoda. 1913 Webster]
\'d8L\'91`mo*dip"o*da(?), n. pl.[NL., from Gr. (Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
L\'91`mo*dip"o*dous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the L\'91modipoda. 1913 Webster]
L\'91*te"re Sun"day(?)n.The fourth Sunday of Lent; -- so named from the Latin word L\'91tare (rejoice), the first word in the antiphone of the introit sung that day in the Roman Catholic service. 1913 Webster]
L\'91v"i*gate(?), a.[See Levigate.](Biol.)Having a smooth surface, as if polished. 1913 Webster]
L\'91"vo-(?)pref.A prefix. See Levo. 1913 Webster]
L\'91"vo*ro"ta*to*ry(?), a.Same as Levorotatory. Cf. Dextrorotatory. 1913 Webster]
La`fa`yette"(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The dollar fish.(b)A market fish, the goody, or spot (Liostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States. 1913 Webster]
Laft(?), obs. p. p. of Leave.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Laf"te(?), obs. imp. of Leave.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lag(?), a.[Of Celtic origin: cf. Gael. & Ir. lagweak, feeble, faint, W. llag, llac, slack, loose, remiss, sluggish; prob. akin to E. lax, languid.]1.Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Came too lag to see him buried.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Last; long-delayed; -- obsolete, except in the phrase lag end. \'bdThe lag end of my life.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
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3.Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior. [Obs.] \'bdLag souls.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Lag(?), n.1.One who lags; that which comes in last. [Obs.] \'bdThe lag of all the flock.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class. 1913 Webster]
The common lag of people.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The amount of retardation of anything, as of a valve in a steam engine, in opening or closing. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)See Graylag. 1913 Webster]
6.The failing behind or retardation of one phenomenon with respect to another to which it is closely related; as, the lag of magnetization compared with the magnetizing force (hysteresis); the lag of the current in an alternating circuit behind the impressed electro-motive force which produced it. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lag of the tide, the interval by which the time of high water falls behind the mean time, in the first and third quarters of the moon; -- opposed to priming of the tide, or the acceleration of the time of high water, in the second and fourth quarters; depending on the relative positions of the sun and moon. --
Lag screw, an iron bolt with a square head, a sharp-edged thread, and a sharp point, adapted for screwing into wood; a screw for fastening lags. 1913 Webster]
Lag, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Lagged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lagging(?).]To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or loiter. \'bdI shall not lag behind.\'b8 Milton.
Syn. -- To loiter; linger; saunter; delay; be tardy. 1913 Webster]
Lag, v. t.1.To cause to lag; to slacken. [Obs.] \'bdTo lag his flight.\'b8 Heywood. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)To cover, as the cylinder of a steam engine, with lags. See Lag, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
Lag, n.One transported for a crime. [Slang, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Lag, v. t.To transport for crime. [Slang, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
She lags us if we poach.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
La"gan(?), n. & v.See Ligan. 1913 Webster]
La*gar"to(?), n.[See Alligator.]An alligator. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*ge"na(?), n.; pl. L. Lagen\'91(#), E. Lagenas(#).[L., a flask; cf. Gr. (Anat.)The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles; an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea, in fishes and amphibians. 1913 Webster]
La*ge"ni*an(?), a.[See Lagena.](Zo\'94l.)Like, or pertaining to, Lagena, a genus of Foraminifera having a straight, chambered shell. 1913 Webster]
La*ge"ni*form(?), a.[See Lagena, and -form.](Bot.)Shaped like a bottle or flask; flag-shaped. 1913 Webster]
Lagenopheraprop. n.A small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having small solidary white or purple flowers similar to true daisies of genus Bellis. Syn. -- genus Lagenophera. WordNet 1.5]
La"ger(?), n.Lager beer. 1913 Webster]
La"ger beer`(?)n.[G. lager bed, storehouse + bier beer. See Lair, and 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. 1913 Webster]
La"ger wine`(?)n.Wine which has been kept for some time in the cellar.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Lag"gard, n.One who lags; a loiterer. 1913 Webster]
Lag"ger(?), n.A laggard. 1913 Webster]
Lag"ging(?), n.1.(Mach.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches. 1913 Webster]
Lag"ging*ly, adv.In a lagging manner; loiteringly. 1913 Webster]
{ La*gniappe(?), La*gnappe"(?) }, n.[Also spelled lagnappe.][Etym. uncertain.]1.In Louisiana, a trifling present given to customers by tradesmen; a gratuity. 1913 Webster]
Lagniappe . . .is something thrown in, gratis, for good measure.Mark Twain. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A tip or gratuity. PJC]
3.Hence:Anything obtained gratuitously or unexpectedly. PJC]
lag"o*morph(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Lagomorpha. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lag`o*mor"pha(l, prop. n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. lagw`s a hare + morfh` form.](Zo\'94l.)an order of rodent-like mammals, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas. They have four incisors in the upper jaw. Called also Duplicidentata. They were formerly classified together with the rodents, but the Rodentia and Lagomorpha are now classed as separate orders. 1913 Webster +PJC]
la*goon"(l, n.[It. or Sp. laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool, pond, lacus lake. See Lake, and cf. Lacuna.][Written also lagune.]1.A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice. 1913 Webster]
2.A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll. 1913 Webster]
Lagoon island, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef encircling a lagoon. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Lag`oph*thal"mi*a(?), \'d8Lag`oph*thal"mos(?), }n.[NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s hare + 'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a hare sleeps with his eyes open.](Med.)A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance. 1913 Webster]
La*go"pous(?), a.[Gr. lagw`s a hare + poy`s, podo`s, foot.](Bot.)Having a dense covering of long hair, like the foot of a hare. 1913 Webster]
Lagorchestesprop. n.A mammal genus comprising the hare wallabies. Syn. -- genus Lagorchestes. WordNet 1.5]
Lagostomusprop. n.A mammal genus comprising the viscachas. Syn. -- genus Lagostomus. WordNet 1.5]
Lagothrixprop. n.A mammal genus comprising the woolly monkeys. Syn. -- genus Lagothrix. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Lag"thing(?), n.[Norw. lagting, lagthing; lag company, society (akin to E. law, lay) + ting, thing, parliament. See Thing.]See Legislatature, below. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
La*gune"(?), n.See Lagoon. 1913 Webster]
{ La"ic(?), La"ic*al(?), }a.[L. laicus: cf. F. la\'8bque. See Lay laic.]Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. \'bdLaical literature.\'b8 Lowell. 1913 Webster]
An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble.Milton. 1913 Webster]
La"ic, n.A layman.Bp. Morton. 1913 Webster]
La"ic*al"i*ty(?), n.The state or quality of being laic; the state or condition of a layman. 1913 Webster]
La"ic*al*ly(?), adv.As a layman; after the manner of a layman; as, to treat a matter laically. 1913 Webster]
Laid(?), imp. & p. p.of Lay. 1913 Webster]
Laid paper, paper marked with parallel lines or water marks, as if ribbed, from parallel wires in the mold. It is called blue laid, cream laid, etc., according to its color. 1913 Webster]
Lair(l, n.[OE. leir, AS. leger; akin to D. leger, G. lager couch, lair, OHG. legar, Goth. ligrs, and to E. lie. See Lie to be prostrate, and cf. Layer, Leaguer.] 1913 Webster]
1.A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast. 1913 Webster]
Laird(l, n.[See Lord.]A lord; a landholder, esp. one who holds land directly of the crown. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Laird"ship, n.The state of being a laird; an estate; landed property. [Scot.] Ramsay. 1913 Webster]
La"ism(?), n.See Lamaism. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lais`sez" faire"(?)n.[F., let alone.]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 of government. 1913 Webster]
La"i*ty(l, n.[See Lay, a.]1.The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders. 1913 Webster]
A rising up of the laity against the sacerdotal caste.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of a layman. [Obs.] Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
3.Those who are not of a certain profession, as law or medicine, in distinction from those belonging to it. 1913 Webster]
Lake(l, n.[F. laque, fr. Per. See Lac.]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. 1913 Webster]
Lake, n.[Cf. G. laken.]A kind of fine white linen, formerly in use. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lake(l, v. i.[AS. l\'becan, l\'91can, to spring, jump, l\'bec play, sport, or fr. Icel. leika to play, sport; both akin to Goth. laikan to dance. Knowledge.]To play; to sport. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Lake, n.[AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea, Icel. l\'94gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf. Loch, Lough.]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. 1913 Webster]
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Lake dwellers(Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of Switzerland. --
Lake dwellings(Arch\'91ol.), dwellings built over a lake, sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See Crannog. --
Lake fly(Zo\'94l.), any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larv\'91 live in lakes. --
Lake herring(Zo\'94l.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii). --
Lake poets,
Lake school, a collective name originally applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey, Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and lakists. --
Lake sturgeon(Zo\'94l.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food. --
Lake trout(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of trout and salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes, and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and Canada. A large variety of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake trout. See Namaycush. --
Lake whitefish. (Zo\'94l.)See Whitefish. --
Lake whiting(Zo\'94l.), an American whitefish (Coregonus Labradoricus), found in many lakes in the Northern United States and Canada. It is more slender than the common whitefish. 1913 Webster]
Lake"-dwell`er(?), n.See Lake dwellers, under Lake. 1913 Webster]
lakefrontn.land bordering a lake. WordNet 1.5]
Lake"let(?), n.A little lake.Southey. 1913 Webster]
Lak"er(?), n.One that is connected with a lake or lakes, as in habitation, toil, etc.:(a)One of the poets of the Lake school. See Lake poets, under Lake, n.(b)(Zo\'94l.)A fish living in, or taken from, a lake, esp. the namaycush.(c)A lake steamer or canal boat. 1913 Webster]
The bridge tender . . . thought the Cowies \'bda little mite\'b8 longer than that laker.The Century. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
lakeshoren.the shore of a lake. Syn. -- lakeside. WordNet 1.5]
lakesiden.the shore of a lake. Syn. -- lakeshore. WordNet 1.5]
Lake"weed`(?), n.(Bot.)The water pepper (Polygonum Hydropiper), an aquatic plant of Europe and North America. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lakh(?), n.Same as Lac, one hundred thousand. 1913 Webster]
La"kin(?), n.See Ladykin. 1913 Webster]
Lak"ke(?), n. & v.See Lack. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lak"y(?), a.Pertaining to a lake.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Lak"y, a.[From Lake the pigment.]Transparent; -- said of blood rendered transparent by the action of some solvent agent on the red blood corpuscles. 1913 Webster]
Lal*la"tion(?), n.[L. lallare to sing lalla, or lullaby: cf. F. lallation.]An imperfect enunciation of the letter r, in which it sounds like l. 1913 Webster]
La"lo(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Lam(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lammed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lamming.][Icel. lemja to beat, or lama to bruise, both fr. lami, lama, lame. See Lame.]To beat soundly; to thrash. [Obs. or Low] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
La"ma, n.[Tibet. blama (pronounced l\'84"ma) a chief, a high priest.]In Tibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism. 1913 Webster]
The Grand Lama, or
Dalai Lama[lit., Ocean Lama], the supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. Until the Chinese occupied Tibet he resided in Lhasa, but now (1998) is in exile. See Lamaism. 1913 Webster +PJC]
La"ma*ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to Lamaism. 1913 Webster]
La"ma*ism(?), n.A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Tibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d Lama. 1913 Webster]
{ La"ma*ist(?), La"ma*ite(?) }n.One who believes in Lamaism. 1913 Webster]
La`ma*is"tic(?), a.Of or pertaining to Lamaism. 1913 Webster]
La*man"tin(?), n.[F. lamantin, lamentin, prob. from the name of the animal in the Antilles. Cf. Manater.](Zo\'94l.)The manatee.[Written also lamentin, and lamantine.] 1913 Webster]
La*marck"i*an(?), a.Pertaining to, or involved in, the doctrines of Lamarckianism. 1913 Webster]
La"marck"ism(?), n.[From Lamarck, a distinguished French naturalist.](Biol.)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. It is a discredited theory, not believed by modern biologists. 1913 Webster +PJC]
La"ma*ser*y(?), n.[See 2d Lama.]A monastery or convent of lamas, in Tibet, Mongolia, etc. 1913 Webster]
Lamb(?), n.[AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The young of the sheep. 1913 Webster]
2.Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. 1913 Webster]
3.A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized. 1913 Webster]
Lamb of God,
The Lamb(Script.), the Jesus Christ, in allusion to the paschal lamb. 1913 Webster]
The twelve apostles of the Lamb.Rev. xxi. 14. 1913 Webster]
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.John i. 29.
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Lamb's lettuce(Bot.), an annual plant with small obovate leaves (Valerianella olitoria), often used as a salad; corn salad.[Written also lamb lettuce.] --
Lamb's tongue, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit, for making curved grooves.Knight. --
Lamb's wool. (a)The wool of a lamb.(b)Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to lamb's wool. [Obs.] Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Lamb(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Lambed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lambing.]To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep. 1913 Webster]
Lamb"ale`(?), n.A feast at the time of shearing lambs. 1913 Webster]
lam*bast"(?), v. t.Same as lambaste. WordNet 1.5]
Lam*baste"(?), v. t.[Lam + baste to beat.]To beat severely;specifically,to beat with a cane. [Low] Nares. Syn. -- cane, flog, lambaste. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Lam"ba*tive(?), a.[L. lambere to lick. See Lambent.]Taken by licking with the tongue. \'bdSirups and lambative medicines.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Lam"ba*tive, n.A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture.Wiseman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lamb"da(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. la`mbda.]1.The name of the Greek letter 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull. 1913 Webster]
3.(Phys.)A subatomic particle carrying no charge, having a mass equal to 2183 times that of an electron; it decays rapidly, typically forming a nucleon and a pion.MW10 PJC]
Lambda moth(Zo\'94l.), a moth so called from a mark on its wings, resembling the Greek letter lambda ( 1913 Webster]
Lamb"da*cism(?), n.[L. lambdacismus, Gr. la`mbda the letter lambda (1.A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American. 1913 Webster]
Lamb"doid(?), a.[Gr. la`mbda the letter lambda (e"i^dos shape.]Shaped like the Greek letter lambda (as, the lambdoid suture between the occipital and parietal bones of the skull. 1913 Webster]
Lamb*doid"al(?), a.Same as Lambdoid. 1913 Webster]
Lam"bent(?), a.[L. lambens, -enlis, p. pr. of lambere to lick; akin to lap. See Lap to drink by licking.]1.Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over. \'bdA lambent flame.\'b8 Dryden. \'bdA lambent style.\'b8 Beaconsfield. 1913 Webster]
2.Twinkling or gleaming; fickering. \'bdThe lambent purity of the stars.\'b8 W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Lambertian.A small genus of Australian shrubs. Syn. -- genus Lambertia. WordNet 1.5]
Lam"bert pine`(?)n.[So called from Lambert, an English botanist.](Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lambisn.A genus of scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of eastern hemisphere. Syn. -- genus Lambis. WordNet 1.5]
Lamb"kill`(?), n.(Bot.)A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; -- called also calfkill, sheepkill, sheep laurel, etc. It is supposed to poison young sheep and other animals that eat it at times when the snow is deep and they cannot find other food. Syn. -- sheep laurel, pig laurel, Kalmia angustifolia. Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Lamb"kin(?), n.A small lamb. 1913 Webster]
Lamb"like(?), a.Like a lamb; gentle; meek; inoffensive. 1913 Webster]
Lam"boys(?), n. pl.[Cf. F. lambeau. Cf. Label.](Anc. Armor)Same as Base, n., 19. 1913 Webster]
Lam"bre*quin(?), n.[F. Cf. Lamboys, Label.]1.A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat. 1913 Webster]
2.A leather flap hanging from a cuirass.Wilhelm. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
Lamb"skin`(?), n.1.The skin of a lamb; especially, a skin dressed with the wool on, and used as a mat. Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
Lamb's-quar"ters(?), n.(Bot.)A name given to several common weedy European plants of the Goosefoot family, introduced into N. America, and sometimes used as pot herbs, as Chenopodium album and Atriplex patulsa.It is sometimes collected from the wild and eaten as a vegetable Syn. -- lamb's quarters, pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium album. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Lam*doid"al(?), a.Lambdoid. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Lame(l, a.[Compar.Lamer(l; superl.Lamest.][OE. lame, AS. lama; akin to D. lam, G. lahm, OHG., Dan., & Sw. lam, Icel. lami, Russ. lomate to break, lomota rheumatism.]1.(a)Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.(b)To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man. \'bdLame of one leg.\'b8 Arbuthnot. \'bdLame in both his feet.\'b8 2 Sam. ix. 13. \'bdHe fell, and became lame.\'b8 2 Sam. iv. 4. 1913 Webster]
O, most lame and impotent conclusion!Shak. 1913 Webster]
Lame duck(a)(Stock Exchange), a person who can not fulfill his contracts. [Cant] (b)An elected politician who is completing a term after having been defeated at an election; also, an office holder who cannot or chooses not to run again for the same office; -- So called from the presumed lack of political power of one who is soon to be out of office.(b)Any office holder who is serving out a term after a replacement has been selected. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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Lame(l, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lamed(l; p. pr. & vb. n.Laming.]To make lame. 1913 Webster]
If you happen to let child fall and lame it.Swift. 1913 Webster]
lamedhn.The 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding to l. WordNet 1.5]
Lam"el(?), n.See Lamella. 1913 Webster]
La*mel"la(?), n.; pl. L. Lamell\'91(#), E. Lamellas(#).[L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. Lamina, Omelet.]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. 1913 Webster]
Lam"el*lar(?), a.[Cf. F. lamellaire.]Flat and thin; lamelliform; composed of lamell\'91. -- Lam"el*lar*ly, adv.In thin plates or scales. 1913 Webster]
Lam"el*la*ry(?), a.Of or pertaining to lamella or to lamell\'91; lamellar. 1913 Webster]
{ Lam"el*late(?), Lam"el*la`ted(?), }a.[See Lamella.]Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antenn\'91. 1913 Webster]
La*mel"li*branch(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8La*mel`li*bran"chi*a(?), \'d8La*mel`li*bran`chi*a"ta(?), }n. pl.[NL. See lamella, and Branchia, Branchiate.](Zo\'94l.)An earlier name for the class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc., now called Pelecypoda or Bivalvia. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Acephala. Called also Conchifera, and Pelecypoda. See Bivalve. 1913 Webster]
Lam`el*li*bran"chi*ate(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). -- n.One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). 1913 Webster]
La*mel"li*corn(?), a.[Lamella + L. cornu a horn: cf. F. lamellicorne. See Lamella.](Zo\'94l.)(a)Having antenn\'91 terminating in a group of flat lamell\'91; -- said of certain coleopterous insects.(b)Terminating in a group of flat lamell\'91; -- said of antenn\'91. -- n.A lamellicorn insect. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*mel`li*cor"ni*a(?), n. pl.[NL. See Lamellicorn.](Zo\'94l.)A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also Lamellicornes. 1913 Webster]
Lam`el*lif"er*ous(?), a.[Lamella + -ferous: cf. F. lamellif\'8are.]Bearing, or composed of, lamell\'91, or thin layers, plates, or scales; foliated. 1913 Webster]
La*mel"li*form(?), a.[Lamella + -form : cf. F. lamelliforme.]Thin and flat; scalelike; lamellar. 1913 Webster]
Lam`el*li*ros"tral(?), a.[Lamella + rostral : cf. F. lamellirostre.](Zo\'94l.)Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*mel`li*ros"tres(?), n. pl.[NL. See Lamella, and Rostrum.](Zo\'94l.)A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate. 1913 Webster]
Lam"el*lose`(?), a.[Cf. F. lamelleux.]Composed of, or having, lamell\'91; lamelliform. 1913 Webster]
Lame"ly(?), adv.[See Lame.]In a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner; as, to walk lamely; a figure lamely drawn. 1913 Webster]
Lame"ness, n.The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument. 1913 Webster]
La*ment"(?), v. i.[F. lamenter, L. lamentari, fr. lamentum a lament.]To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn. 1913 Webster]
Jeremiah lamented for Josiah.2 Chron. xxxv. 25. 1913 Webster]
Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice.John xvi. 20. 1913 Webster]
La*ment", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lamented; p. pr. & vb. n.Lamenting.]To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail. 1913 Webster]
One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes.Dryden.
Syn. -- To deplore; mourn; bewail. See Deplore. 1913 Webster]
La*ment", n.[L. lamentum. Cf. Lament, v.]1.Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping. 1913 Webster]
Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Lam"en*ta*ble(?), a.[L. lamentabilis: cf. F. lamentable.]1.Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance. [Archaic] \'bdLamentable eye.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; regrettable; unfortunate; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error. \'bdLamentable helplessness.\'b8 Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense.Bp. Stillingfleet.
-- Lam"en*ta*ble*ness, n. -- Lam"en*ta*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Lam`en*ta"tion(?), n.[F. lamentation, L. lamentatio.]1.The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning. 1913 Webster]
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping.Matt. ii. 18. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.(Script.)A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents. 1913 Webster]
This humble praise, lamented shade ! receive.Pope. 1913 Webster]
La*ment"er(, n.One who laments. 1913 Webster]
La*men"tin(?), n.See Lamantin. 1913 Webster]
La*ment"ing(?), n.Lamentation. 1913 Webster]
Lamentings heard i' the air.Shak. 1913 Webster]
La*ment"ing*ly, adv.In a lamenting manner. 1913 Webster]
Lames(l, n. pl.[F. lame a thin plate, L. lamina.](Armor)Small steel plates combined together so as to slide one upon the other and form a piece of armor. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*met"ta(?), n.[Cf. It. lametta, dim. of lama a thin plate.]Foil or wire made of gold, silver, or brass.De Colange. 1913 Webster]
La"mi*a(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. (Class. Myth.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lam"i*na(l, n.; pl. L. Lamin\'91(-n E. Laminas(-n.[L. cf. Lamella.]1.A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower.Gray. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather. 1913 Webster]
Lam`i*na*bil"i*ty(?), n.The quality or state of being laminable. 1913 Webster]
Lam"i*na*ble(?), a.Capable of being split into lamin\'91 or thin plates, as mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip. 1913 Webster]
When a body can be readily extended in all directions under the hammer, it is said to be malleable; and when into fillets under the rolling press, it is said to be laminable.Ure. 1913 Webster]
{ Lam"i*nar(?), Lam"i*nal(?), }a.[Cf. F. laminaire. See Lamina]In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form of a thin plate or lamina. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lam`i*na"ri*a(?), n.[NL. See Lamina.](Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lam`i*na"ri*an(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Lam"i*nate(?), a.[See Lamina.]Consisting of, or covered with, lamin\'91, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated. 1913 Webster]
Lam"i*nate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Laminated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Laminating(?).][See Lamina.]1.To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates. 1913 Webster]
2.To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling. 1913 Webster]
3.To form by uniting two or more layers (in sheet form) of a material, so that the layers are bonded tightly. PJC]
4.To unite (layers in sheet form) by bonding, so as to create a single object with multiple layers; -- used with the material in sheet form as the object; as, to laminate plywood. PJC]
Lam"i*nate, v. i.To separate into lamin\'91. 1913 Webster]
lam"i*na`ted(?), a.1.Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, sheets, scales, or layers, one over another; laminate. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:Constructed of thin sheets of material, bonded together to form a composite structure having multiple layers. PJC]
Laminated arch(Arch.), a timber arch made of layers of bent planks secured by treenails. 1913 Webster]
Lam"i*na`ting(?), a.Forming, or separating into, scales or thin layers. 1913 Webster]
Lam`i*na"tion(?), n.The process of laminating, or the state of being laminated. 1913 Webster]
Lam`i*nif"er*ous(?), a.[Lamina + -ferous.]Having a structure consisting of lamin\'91, or thin layers. 1913 Webster]
Lam`i*ni*plan"tar(?), a.[Lamina + L. planta sole of the foot.](Zo\'94l.)Having the tarsus covered behind with a horny sheath continuous on both sides, as in most singing birds, except the larks. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lam`i*ni"tis(?), n.[NL. See Lamina, and -itis.](Far.)Inflammation of the lamin\'91 or fleshy plates along the coffin bone of a horse; founder.Youatt. 1913 Webster]
Lam"ish(?), a.Somewhat lame.Wood. 1913 Webster]
Lamm(?), v. t.See Lam. 1913 Webster]
Lam"mas(?), n.[AS. hl\'bemmesse, hl\'befm\'91sse, loaf mass, bread feast, or feast of first fruits; hl\'bef loaf + m\'91sse mass. See Loaf, and Mass religious service.]The first day of August; -- called also Lammas day, and Lammastide. 1913 Webster]
{ Lam"mer*geir(l, Lam"mer*gei`er, lam"mer*gey`er(l, }n.[G. l\'84mmergeier; lamm, pl. l\'84mmer, lamb + geier vulture.](Zo\'94l.)A very large vulture (Gypa\'89tus 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. 1913 Webster]
Lamnidaen.A natural family of oceanic sharks. Syn. -- family Lamnidae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Lam*nun"gui*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. lamina a scale + unguis a nail.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Hyracoidea. 1913 Webster]
Lamp(l, n.[OE. (with excrescent p), fr. F. lame, L. lamina. See Lamina.]A thin plate or lamina. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lamp(l, n.[F. lampe, L. lampas, -adis, fr. Gr. Lampad, Lantern.]1.A light-producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus;formerly referring especially toa vessel with a wick used for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for the purpose of producing artificial light; also, a similar device using a gas as the combustible fuel;now referring mainly toan electric lamp. See sense {3}. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp. 1913 Webster]
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.Ps. cxix. 105. 1913 Webster]
Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
3.(Elec.)A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity, usually having a glass bulb or tube containing the light-emitting element. Most lamps belong to one of two categories, the Incandescent lamp (See under Incandescent) or the fluorescent lamp. However, see also arc lamp, below. 1913 Webster +PJC]
4.A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat, infrared, or ultraviolet rays; as, a heat lamp. PJC]
\'92olipile lamp, a hollow ball of copper containing alcohol which is converted into vapor by a lamp beneath, so as to make a powerful blowpipe flame when the vapor is ignited.Weale. --
Arc lamp(Elec.), a form of lamp in which the voltaic arc is used as the source of light. --
D\'89bereiner's lamp, an apparatus for the instantaneous production of a flame by the spontaneous ignition of a jet of hydrogen on being led over platinum sponge; -- named after the German chemist D\'94bereiner, who invented it. Called also philosopher's lamp. --
Flameless lamp, an aphlogistic lamp. --
Lamp burner, the part of a lamp where the wick is exposed and ignited.Knight. --
Lamp fount, a reservoir for oil, in a lamp. --
Lamp jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4 (l) & (n). --
Lamp shade, a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for softening or obstructing the light of a lamp. --
Lamp shell(Zo\'94l.), any brachiopod shell of the genus Terebratula and allied genera. The name refers to the shape, which is like that of an antique lamp. See Terebratula. --
Safety lamp, a miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by fine wire gauze, preventing the kindling of dangerous explosive gases; -- called also, from Sir Humphry Davy the inventor, Davy lamp. --
To smell of the lamp, to bear marks of great study and labor, as a literary composition. 1913 Webster]
Lam"pad(?), n.[Gr. Lamp.]A lamp or candlestick. [R.] 1913 Webster]
By him who 'mid the golden lampads went.Trench. 1913 Webster]
Lam"pa*dist(?), n.[Gr. Lamp.](Gr. Antiq.)One who gained the prize in the lampadrome. 1913 Webster]
Lam"pa*drome(?), n.[Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lam"pas(?), n.[F. lampas.]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. 1913 Webster]
Lam"pate(?), n.[Cf. F. lampate.](Chem.)A supposed salt of lampic acid. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Lamp"black`(?), n.[Lamp + black.]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. 1913 Webster]
Lamp"less, a.Being without a lamp, or without light; hence, being without appreciation; dull. 1913 Webster]
Your ladies' eyes are lampless to that virtue.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Lamp"light`(?), n.Light from a lamp. 1913 Webster]
This world's artificial lamplights.Owen Meredith. 1913 Webster]
Lamp"light`er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, lights a lamp;esp.,a person who in former times lighted street lamps which were illuminated by a combustible gas; -- such lamps are now little used, and primarily as nostalgic ornaments. 1913 Webster +PJC]
He made the night a little brighter lamplighter Song lyrics. (?) PJC]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The calico bass. 1913 Webster]
3.A device used to light lamps. PJC]
lamplitadj.Illuminated by a lamp. WordNet 1.5]
Lam*poon"(?), n.[F. lampon a drinking song, fr. lampons let us drink, -- the burden of such a song, fr. lamper to guzzle, to drink much and greedily; of German origin, and akin to E. lap to drink. Prob. so called because drinking songs often contain personal slander or satire.]1.A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress. 1913 Webster]
Like her who missed her name in a lampoon, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:Any satire ridiculing or mocking a person, activity, or institution by representing its character or behavior in an exaggerated or grotesque form; the representation may be written, filmed, or performed as a live skit, and may be intended as a severe reproach, or as good-natured humor. PJC]
Lam*poon", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lampooned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lampooning.]To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in a work of art; to make (a person, behavior, or institution) the subject of a lampoon. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ribald poets had lampooned him.Macaulay.
Syn. -- To libel; defame; satirize; lash. 1913 Webster]
Lam*poon"er(?), n.The writer of a lampoon. \'bdLibelers, lampooners, and pamphleteers.\'b8 Tatler. 1913 Webster]
Lam*poon"ry(?), n.The act of lampooning; a lampoon, or lampoons. 1913 Webster]
Lamp"-post`(?), n.A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc. 1913 Webster]
Lam"prey(l, n.; pl.Lampreys(l.[OE. lampreie, F. lamproie, LL. lampreda, lampetra, from L. lambere to lick + petra rock, stone. The lampreys are so called because they attach themselves with their circular mouths to rocks and stones, whence they are also called rocksuckers. See Lap to drink, Petrify.](Zo\'94l.)An eel-like marsipobranch of the genus Petromyzon, and allied genera; called also lamprey eel and lamper eel. 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.[Written also lamprel, and lampron.] 1913 Webster]
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Petromyzon marinus), which in spring ascends rivers to spawn, is considered excellent food by many, and is sold as a market fish in some localities. The smaller river lampreys mostly belong to the genus Ammoc\'d2les, or Lampetra, as Ammoc\'d2les fluviatilis, of Europe, and Ammoc\'d2les \'91pypterus of America. All lampreys attach themselves to other fishes, as parasites, by means of the suckerlike mouth. 1913 Webster]
Lam"pron(l, n.[Cf. OE. lampreon. See Lamprey.](Zo\'94l.)See Lamprey. 1913 Webster]
lampshade, lamp shaden.a protective ornamental covering used to screen the light bulb in a lamp from direct view. WordNet 1.5]
lampshell, lamp shelln.A mollusklike marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found worldwide. Syn. -- brachiopod. WordNet 1.5]
Lampyridaeprop. n.A natural family of insects comprising the fireflies. Syn. -- family Lampyridae. WordNet 1.5]
Lam*py"rine(?), n.[See Lampyris.](Zo\'94l.)An insect of the genus Lampyris, or family Lampyrid\'91. See Lampyris. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lam*py"ris(?), n.[L., glowworm, Gr. ( (Zo\'94l.)A genus of coleopterous insects, including the glowworms. 1913 Webster]
LANn.[Local Area Network.]A local area network; a network{3} connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment within a small area, to create an inter-office system, typically within one building or one site of a corporation. Contrasted to WAN, a wide-area network. Syn. -- local area network. WordNet 1.5]
Lanain.1. (upper case) an island in the Hawaiian chain. WordNet 1.5]
2. (lower case) a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room. [Hawaii] WordNet 1.5]
Lan"ark*ite(?), n.[From Lanarkshire, a county in Scotland.](Min.)A mineral consisting of sulphate of lead, occurring either massive or in long slender prisms, of a greenish white or gray color. 1913 Webster]
La"na*ry(?), n.[L. lanaria, fr. lanarius belonging to wool, lana wool.]A place for storing wool. 1913 Webster]
{ La"nate(?), La"na*ted(?), }[L. lanatus, fr. lana wool, down.]1.Wooly; covered with fine long hair, or hairlike filaments. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:(Biol.)covered with dense often matted or curly hairs. Syn. -- wooly, woolly. WordNet 1.5]
Lan"ca*shire boil"er(?)n.A steam boiler having two flues which contain the furnaces and extend through the boiler from end to end. 1913 Webster]
Lancasterprop. n.1.A city in Northwest England on the river Lune.[wns=1] WordNet 1.5]
2.The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its symbol was a red rose; called also the House of Lancaster.[wns=2] Syn. -- Lancastrian line. WordNet 1.5]
Lan`cas*te"ri*an(?), prop. 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. 1913 Webster]
Lancastrianprop. a.1.Of or pertaining to Lancaster{2}; as, Lancastrian royalty. WordNet 1.5]
2.Of or pertaining to the city of Lancaster{1}; as, Lancastrian city center. WordNet 1.5]
3.Of or pertaining to the members of the house of Lancaster; as, Lancastrian members. WordNet 1.5]
4.Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Lancaster; as, the Lancastrian population. WordNet 1.5]
Lancastrianprop. n.1.A member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster. WordNet 1.5]
2.A resident of Lancaster{1}. WordNet 1.5]
Lance(l, n.[OE. lance, F. lance, fr. L. lancea; cf. Gr. lo`gchh. Cf. Launch.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
A braver soldier never couched lance.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer. 1913 Webster]
3.(Founding)A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mil.)An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home. 1913 Webster]
5.(Pyrotech.)One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure. 1913 Webster]
6.(Med.)A lancet. PJC]
Free lance, in the Middle Ages, and subsequently, a knight or roving soldier, who was free to engage for any state or commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility without regard to party lines or deference to authority. See also freelance, n. and a., and freelancer. --
Lance bucket(Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance. --
Lance corporal, same as Lancepesade. --
Lance knight, a lansquenet.B. Jonson. --
Lance snake(Zo\'94l.), the fer-de-lance. --
Stink-fire lance(Mil.), a kind of fuse filled with a composition which burns with a suffocating odor; -- used in the counter operations of miners. --
To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest. 1913 Webster]
Lance, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lanced(; p. pr. & vb. n.Lancing(?).]1.To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. 1913 Webster]
Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess. 1913 Webster]
3.To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch. 1913 Webster]
lance" cor`por*al(?), n.1.A lancepesade. PJC]
2.An enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps ranking between a private first class and a corporal. PJC]
3.The lowest rank of corporal; -- a term used in the British military.RHUD PJC]
Lance" fish`(?)n.(Zo\'94l.)A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus of the English coast; -- called also sand lance. 1913 Webster]
{ Lance"gay`, Lance"gaye` }(?), n.[OF. lancegaie, corrupted from the same source as E. assagai, under the influence of F. lance lance. See Assagai.]A kind of spear anciently used. Its use was prohibited by a statute of Richard II.Nares. 1913 Webster]
In his hand a launcegay, Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lance"let(?), n.[Lance + -let.](Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lance"ly, a.Like a lance. [R.] Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Lan"ce*o*lar(?), a.[L. lanceola a little lance, dim. of lancea lance: cf. F. lanc\'82olaire.](Bot.)Lanceolate. 1913 Webster]
{ Lan"ce*o*late(?), Lan"ce*o*la`ted(?) }a.[L. lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc\'82ol\'82. See Lanceolar.](Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf. 1913 Webster]
Lance`pe*sade"(?), n.[F. lancepessade, lanspessade, anspessade, It. lancia spezzata a broken lance or demilance, a demilance roan, a light horseman, bodyguard.]An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal; -- called also lance corporal. [Obsolete] 1913 Webster]
Lan"cer(?), n.[Cf. F. lancier.]1.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.Wilhelm. 1913 Webster]
2.A lancet. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.pl.(Dancing)A set of quadrilles of a certain arrangement.[Written also lanciers.] 1913 Webster]
lancersn.1.A set of quadrilles for 8 or 16 couples.[wns=1][Written also lanciers.] WordNet 1.5]
2.Music appropriate for a set of lancers{1}. PJC]
Lan"cet(?), n.[F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See Lance.]1.A surgical knife-like instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.(Metal.)An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Lancet arch(Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or span, is narrow compared with the height. --
Lancet architecture, a name given to a style of architecture, in which lancet arches are common; -- peculiar to England and 13th century. 1913 Webster]
lan"cet*fish`, lan"cet fish`n.(Zo\'94l.)A large, elongated, scaleless, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth and a long saillike dorsal fin.[wns=1] Syn. -- lancet fish, wolffish. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.The doctor, or surgeon fish. 1913 Webster]
Lance"wood`(?), n.(Bot.)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 (Anonase\'91). 1913 Webster]
Australian lancewood, a myrtaceous tree (Backhousia Australis). 1913 Webster]
Lanch(l, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lanched(l; p. pr. & vb. n.Lanching. See Launch, Lance.]To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch. 1913 Webster]
See Whose arm can lanch the surer bolt.Dryden & Lee. 1913 Webster]
Lan*cif"er*ous(?), a.[Lance + -ferous.]Bearing a lance. 1913 Webster]
Lan"ci*form(?), a.[Lance + -form: cf. F. lanciforme.]Having the form of a lance. 1913 Webster]
Lan"ci*nate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lancinated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lancinating(?).][L. lancinatus, p. p. of lancinare to fear.]To tear; to lacerate; to pierce or stab.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Lan"ci*na`ting, a.Piercing; seeming to pierce or stab; as, lancinating pains (i.e., severe, darting pains). 1913 Webster]
Lan`ci*na"tion(?), n.A tearing; laceration. \'bdLancinations of the spirit.\'b8 Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Land(l, n.Urine. See Lant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Land, n.[AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ]1.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. 1913 Webster]
They turn their heads to sea, their sterns to land.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
Go view the land, even Jericho.Josh. ii. 1. 1913 Webster]
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Goldsmith.
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Where wealth and freedom reign contentment fails,
And honor sinks where commerce long prevails.
(THe captivity, an Oratorio. Act II line 91) --> 1913 Webster]
land,\'b8 \'bdto go, or fare, on land,\'b8 as used by Chaucer, land denotes the country as distinguished from the town. 1913 Webster]
A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the country].Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land. 1913 Webster]
4.The inhabitants of a nation or people. 1913 Webster]
These answers, in the silent night received, land believed.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.The mainland, in distinction from islands. 1913 Webster]
6.The ground or floor. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Herself upon the land she did prostrate.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
7.(Agric.)The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing. 1913 Webster]
8.(Law)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.Kent. Bouvier. Burrill. 1913 Webster]
9.(Naut.)The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also landing.Knight. 1913 Webster]
10.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. 1913 Webster]
Land agent, a person employed to sell or let land, to collect rents, and to attend to other money matters connected with land. --
Land boat, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails. --
Land blink, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See Ice blink. --
Land breeze. See under Breeze. --
Land chain. See Gunter's chain. --
Land crab(Zo\'94l.), any one of various species of crabs which live much on the land, and resort to the water chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a large size. --
Land fisha fish on land; a person quite out of place.Shak. --
Land force, a military force serving on land, as distinguished from a naval force. --
Land, ho!(Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of land. --
Land ice, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in distinction from a floe. --
Land leech(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions, live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast. --
Land measure, the system of measurement used in determining the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such measurement. --
Land of bondageor
House of bondage, in Bible history, Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special oppression. --
Land o' cakes, Scotland. --
Land of Nod, sleep. --
Land of promise, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a better country or condition of which one has expectation. --
Land of steady habits, a nickname sometimes given to the State of Connecticut. --
Land office, a government office in which the entries upon, and sales of, public land are registered, and other business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.] --
Land pike. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The gray pike, or sauger.(b)The Menobranchus. --
Land service, military service as distinguished from naval service. --
Land rail. (Zo\'94l)(a)The crake or corncrake of Europe. See Crake. (b)An Australian rail (Hypot\'91nidia Phillipensis); -- called also pectoral rail. --
Land scrip, a certificate that the purchase money for a certain portion of the public land has been paid to the officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.] --
Land shark, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant] --
Land side(a)That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an island or ship, which is turned toward the land.(b)The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard and which presses against the unplowed land. --
Land snail(Zo\'94l.), any snail which lives on land, as distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of warm countries are Di\'d2cia, and belong to the T\'91nioglossa. See Geophila, and Helix. --
Land spout, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on land. --
Land steward, a person who acts for another in the management of land, collection of rents, etc. --
Land tortoise,
Land turtle(Zo\'94l.), any tortoise that habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See Tortoise. --
Land warrant, a certificate from the Land Office, authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land. [U.S.] --
Land wind. Same as Land breeze (above). --
To make land(Naut.), to sight land.
To set the land, to see by the compass how the land bears from the ship. --
To shut in the land, to hide the land, as when fog, or an intervening island, obstructs the view. 1913 Webster]
Land(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Landed; p. pr. & vb. n.Landing.]1.To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark. 1913 Webster]
I 'll undertake to land them on our coast.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
4.Specifically:(Aeronautics)To pilot (an airplane) from the air onto the land; as, to land the plane on a highway. PJC]
Land, v. i.1.To come to the end of a course; to arrive at a destination, literally or figuratively; as, he landed in trouble; after hithchiking for a week, he landed in Los Angeles. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.Specifically:To go on shore from a ship or boat; to disembark. 1913 Webster]
3.Specifically:To reach and come to rest on land after having been in the air; as, the arrow landed in a flower bed; the golf ball landed in a sand trap; our airplane landed in Washington. PJC]
Lan"dam*man(?), n.[G. Landamman; land land, country + amimann bailiff. See Land, and Ambassador.]1.A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons. 1913 Webster]
2.The president of the diet of the Helvetic republic. 1913 Webster]
Lan"dau(?), n.[From the town Ladau in Germany; cf. F. landau. See Land, Island.]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.[Written also landaw.] 1913 Webster]
Lan`dau*let"(?), n.[Cf. F. landaulet, dim, of landau. See Landau.]A small landau. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Land"drost`(?), n.; pl. -drosten(#). Sometimes incorrectly Landtrost. [D., fr. land land + drost a kind of official; akin to G. truchsess.] (In South Africa) (a)A chief magistrate in rural districts. He was replaced in 1827 by \'bdresident magistrates.\'b8(b)The president of the Heemraad. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Land"ed(?), a.1.Having an estate in land. 1913 Webster]
The House of Commons must consist, for the most part, of landed men.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting in real estate or land; as, landed property; landed security. 1913 Webster]
Land"er(?), n.1.One who lands, or makes a landing. \'bdThe lander in a lonely isle.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mining)A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore. 1913 Webster]
Land"fall(?), n.1.A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)Sighting or making land when at sea. 1913 Webster]
A good landfall(Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity with the navigator's reckoning and expectation. 1913 Webster]
Land"flood`(?), n.An overflowing of land by river; an inundation; a freshet.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
Land"grave`(?), n.[G. landgraf; land land + graf earl, count; cf. D. landgraaf, F. landgrave.]A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France. 1913 Webster]
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Land*gra"vi*ate(?), n.[Cf. F. landgraviat.]1.The territory held by a landgrave. 1913 Webster]
2.The office, jurisdiction, or authority of a landgrave. 1913 Webster]
Land"gra*vine(?), n.[G. landgr\'84fin; cf. D. landgravin.]The wife of a landgrave. 1913 Webster]
Land"hold`er(?), n.A holder, owner, or proprietor of land. -- Land"hold`ing, n. & a. 1913 Webster]
landholdingn.1.ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land. WordNet 1.5]
2.A holding in the form of land; the land owned by a person. WordNet 1.5]
Land"ing, a.Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore. 1913 Webster]
Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded from a vessel. --
Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to take the fish from the water after being hooked. --
Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide, and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel lying beside the stage. --
Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter. 1913 Webster]
Land"ing, n.1.A going or bringing on shore. 1913 Webster]
2.A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)The level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another. 1913 Webster]
4.(Aeronautics)The act or process of bringing an aircraft to land after having been in the air; as, the pilot made a perfect three-point landing. Contrasted with take-off. PJC]
Landing place. me as Landing, n., 2 and 3. 1913 Webster]
land"ing gear`, n.The wheels and attached structures under an airplane that support it and allow it to move when on the ground; also, the floats or pontoons of an amphibious airplane together with their supporting structures. Landing gear may be fixed rigidly in place, or retractable when in flight. PJC]
land"ing strip`, n.(Aeronautics)A runway at an airport, at which airplanes land{3}; the long smooth surface used for takeoff or landing{4}. PJC]
land"la`dy(?), n.; pl.landladies(#).[Cf. landlord.]1.A woman having real estate which she leases to a tenant or tenants. 1913 Webster]
2.The mistress of an inn or lodging house. 1913 Webster]
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Land Leaguen.In Ireland, a combination of tenant farmers and other, organized, with Charles Stewart Parnell as president, in 1879 with a view to the reduction of farm rents and a reconstruction of the land laws. -- Land"*lea`guer(#), n. -- Land"*lea`guism(#), n.
The Land League, of which Michael Davitt was the founder, originated in Mayo in August, and at a Dublin in October the organization was extended to all Ireland, with Parnell as president.Encyc. Brit. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Land"leap`er(l, n.See Landlouper. 1913 Webster]
Land"less(l, a.Having no property in land. 1913 Webster]
Land"lock`(?), v. t.To inclose, or nearly inclose, as a harbor or a vessel, with land. 1913 Webster]
Land"locked`(?), a.1.Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land; having no border on the sea; as, a landlocked country. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
Land"lo`per(?), n.Same as Landlouper. 1913 Webster]
Land"lord`(?), n.[See Land, and Lord.]1.The lord of a manor, or of land; the owner of land or houses which he leases to a tenant or tenants. 1913 Webster]
2.The master of an inn or of any form of lodging house; as, the landlord collects the rents on the first of the month. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Upon our arrival at the inn, my companion fetched out the jolly landlord.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Land"lord`ism(?), 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.J. S. Mill. 1913 Webster]
Land"lord`ry(?), n.The state of a landlord. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Land"loup`er(?), n.[D. landlooper, lit., landrunner; land land + loopen to run. See Land, and Leap.]A vagabond; a vagrant.[Written also landleaper and landloper.] \'bdBands of landloupers.\'b8 Moltey. 1913 Webster]
Land"lub`ber(?), n.[Prop. fr. land + lubber, or possibly corrupted fr. laudlouper.](Naut.)One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule. 1913 Webster]
landlubberlyadj.Like a landlubber: inexperienced in seamanshap. Syn. -- lubberly. WordNet 1.5]
Land"man(?), n.; pl.Landmen(.1.A man who lives or serves on land; -- opposed to seaman. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng.)An occupier of land.Cowell. 1913 Webster]
Land"mark`(?), n.[AS. landmearc. See Land, and Mark a sign.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple. 1913 Webster]
3.A structure that has special significance, such as a building with historical associations;especially,a building that is protected from destruction or alteration by special laws intended to preserve structures of historical significance; as, a landmark preservation law. PJC]
4.An event or accomplishment of great significance; as, Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark of the civil rights movement. Also used attributively, as a landmark court decision. PJC]
Landmarks of history, important events by which eras or conditions are determined. 1913 Webster]
landmassn.a large continuous extent of land; as, the Eurasian landmass. WordNet 1.5]
Land of Steady Habitsprop. n.Connecticut; -- a nickname alluding to the moral character of its inhabitants, implied by the rigid laws (see Blue laws) of the early period. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Land"own`er(?), n.An owner of land. 1913 Webster]
Land"own`ing, n.The owning of land. -- a.Having property in land; of or pertaining to landowners. 1913 Webster]
Land"-poor`(?), a.Pecuniarily embarrassed through owning much unprofitable land. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Land"reeve`(?), n.[Land + reeve an officer.]A subordinate officer on an extensive estate, who acts as an assistant to the steward. 1913 Webster]
Land"scape(?), n.[Formerly written also landskip.][D. landschap; land land + -schap, equiv. to E. -schip; akin to G. landschaft, Sw. landskap, Dan. landskab. See Land, and-schip.]1.A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains. 1913 Webster]
2.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. Compare seascape. 1913 Webster]
3.The pictorial aspect of a country. 1913 Webster]
The landscape of his native country had taken hold on his heart.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Landscape gardening, The art of laying out grounds and arranging trees, shrubbery, etc., in such a manner as to produce a picturesque effect. 1913 Webster]
landscapingn.Working as a landscape gardner. Syn. -- landscape gardening. WordNet 1.5]
Land"scap`ist(?), n.A painter of landscapes. 1913 Webster]
Land"skip(?), n.[See Landscape.]A landscape. [Obs. except in poetry.] 1913 Webster]
Straight my eye hath caught new pleasures, landskip round it measures.Milton. 1913 Webster]
{ Land"slide`(?), Land"slip`(?), }n.1.The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.The land which slips down. 1913 Webster]
3.An election victory in which the winning candidate receives a substantial majority of the votes, usually meaning at least ten per cent more than any opposing candidate. PJC]
4.Any overwhelming victory. PJC]
Lands"man(?), n.; pl.Landsmen(#).1.One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A sailor on his first voyage. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lands"thing`(?), n.[Dan. landsthing, landsting, fr. land land + thing, ting, parliament. See Land; Thing.](Denmark.)See Legislature, below. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Land"streight`(?), n.[See Strait.]A narrow strip of land. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Land"sturm`(?), n.[G. See Land; Storm.] [In Germany and other European nations, and Japan:] (a)A general levy in time of war.(b)The forces called out on such levy, composed of all men liable to service who are not in the army, navy, or Landwehr; the last line of defense, supposed to be called out only in case of invasion or other grave emergency. See Army organization, above. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Land"tag`(?), n.[G. See Land; Day.](Prussia.)The diet or legislative body; as, the Landtag of Prussia. See Legislature, below. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Land"wait`er(?), n.See Landing waiter, under Landing, a. 1913 Webster]
Land"ward(?), adv. & a.Toward the land. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Land"wehr`(?), n.[G., fr. land land, country + wehr defense.]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. 1913 Webster]
Lane(l, a.[See Lone.]Alone. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
His lane, by himself; himself alone. 1913 Webster]
Lane(l, n.[OE. lane, lone, AS. lone, lone; akin to D. laan, OFries. lana, lona.]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. 1913 Webster]
It is become a turn-again lane unto them which they can not go through.Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
Lang(?), a. & adv.Long. [Obs. or Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Lan"ga*ha(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lan`ga*rey"(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lan"gate(?), n.(Surg.)A linen roller used in dressing wounds. 1913 Webster]
Lang"dak`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A wolf (Canis pallipes), found in India, allied to the jackal. 1913 Webster]
{ Lan"grage(?), Lan"grel(?), }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. 1913 Webster]
Lan"gret(?), n.A kind of loaded die. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Lan"gridge(?), n.See Langrage.[Sometimes compounded with shot.] 1913 Webster]
Lang`syne"(?), adv. & n.[Scot. lang long + syne since.]Long since; long ago. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Lang`ter*a*loo"(?), n.[See Loo.]An old game at cards. See Loo(a).Tatler. 1913 Webster]
Lan"guage(?), n.[OE. langage, F. langage, fr. L. lingua the tongue, hence speech, language; akin to E. tongue. See Tongue, cf. Lingual.] 1913 Webster]
1.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. 1913 Webster]
Language consists in the oral utterance of sounds which usage has made the representatives of ideas. When two or more persons customarily annex the same sounds to the same ideas, the expression of these sounds by one person communicates his ideas to another. This is the primary sense of language, the use of which is to communicate the thoughts of one person to another through the organs of hearing. Articulate sounds are represented to the eye by letters, marks, or characters, which form words. 1913 Webster]
2.The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality. 1913 Webster]
3.The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation. 1913 Webster]
4.The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style. 1913 Webster]
Others for language all their care express.Pope. 1913 Webster]
5.The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants. 1913 Webster]
6.The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers. 1913 Webster]
There was . . . language in their very gesture.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology. 1913 Webster]
8.A race, as distinguished by its speech. [R.] 1913 Webster]
All the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshiped the golden image.Dan. iii. 7. 1913 Webster]
9.Any system of symbols created for the purpose of communicating ideas, emotions, commands, etc., between sentient agents. PJC]
10.Specifically:(computers)Any set of symbols and the rules for combining them which are used to specify to a computer the actions that it is to take; also referred to as a computer lanugage or programming language; as, JAVA is a new and flexible high-level language which has achieved popularity very rapidly. PJC]
languages are classed a low-level if each instruction specifies only one operation of the computer, or high-level if each instruction may specify a complex combination of operations. Machine language and assembly language are low-level computer languages. FORTRAN, COBOL and C are high-level computer languages. Other computer languages, such as JAVA, allow even more complex combinations of low-level operations to be performed with a single command. Many programs, such as databases, are supplied with special languages adapted to manipulate the objects of concern for that specific program. These are also high-level languages. PJC]
Language master, a teacher of languages. [Obs.]
Syn. -- Speech; tongue; idiom; dialect; phraseology; diction; discourse; conversation; talk. -- Language, Speech, Tongue, Idiom, Dialect. Language is generic, denoting, in its most extended use, any mode of conveying ideas; speech is the language of articulate sounds; tongue is the Anglo-Saxon term for language, esp. for spoken language; as, the English tongue. Idiom denotes the forms of construction peculiar to a particular language; dialects are varieties of expression which spring up in different parts of a country among people speaking substantially the same language. 1913 Webster]
Lan"guage, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Languaged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Languaging(?).]To communicate by language; to express in language. 1913 Webster]
Others were languaged in such doubtful expressions that they have a double sense.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Lan"guaged(?), a.Having a language; skilled in language; -- chiefly used in composition. \'bd Many-languaged nations.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
Lan"guage*less(?), a.Lacking or wanting language; speechless; silent.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Langued(?), a.[F. langue tongue. See Language.](Her.)Tongued; having the tongue visible. 1913 Webster]
Lions . . . represented as armed and langued gules.Cussans. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Langue` d'oc"(?)n.[F., language of oc yes.]The dialect, closely akin to French, formerly spoken south of the Loire (in which the word for \'bdyes\'b8 was
oc
); Proven 1913 Webster]
\'d8Langue` d'o\'8bl"(?). [F., language of o\'8bl yes.]The dialect formerly spoken north of the Loire (in which the word for \'bdyes\'b8 was
o\'8bl
, F. oui). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lan*guen"te(?), adv.[It., p. pr. of languire. See Languish.](Mus.)In a languishing manner; pathetically. 1913 Webster]
Lan"guet, n.[F. languette, dim. of langue tongue, L. lingua.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.That part of the hilt, in certain kinds of swords, which overlaps the scabbard. 1913 Webster]
Lan"guid(?), a.[L. languidus, fr. languere to be faint or languid: cf. F. languide. See Languish.] 1913 Webster]
1.Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; indisposed to exertion; without animation; weak; weary; heavy; dull. \'bd Languid, powerless limbs. \'b8 Armstrong. 1913 Webster]
Fire their languid souls with Cato's virtue.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.Slow in progress; tardy. \'bd No motion so swift or languid.\'b8 Bentley. 1913 Webster]
3.Promoting or indicating weakness or heaviness; as, a languid day. 1913 Webster]
Feebly she laugheth in the languid moon.Keats. 1913 Webster]
Their idleness, aimless flirtations and languid airs.W. Black.
-- Lan"guid*ly, adv. -- Lan"guid*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Lan"guish(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Languished(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Languishing.][OE. languishen, languissen, F. languir, L. languere; cf. Gr. lakra to lag behind; prob. akin to E. lag, lax, and perh. to E. slack. See -ish.]1.To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to linger in a weak or deteriorating condition; to wither or fade. 1913 Webster]
We . . . do languish of such diseases.2 Esdras viii. 31. 1913 Webster]
Lan"guor(?), n.[OE. langour, OF. langour, F. langueur, L. languor. See Languish.]1.A state of the body or mind which is caused by exhaustion of strength and characterized by a languid feeling; feebleness; lassitude; laxity. 1913 Webster]
2.Any enfeebling disease. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Sick men with divers languors.Wyclif (Luke iv. 40). 1913 Webster]
3.Listless indolence; dreaminess.Pope. \'bd German dreams, Italian languors.\'b8 The Century.
Lan"guor*ous(?), a.[From Languor: cf. F. langoureux.]Producing, or tending to produce, languor; characterized by languor. [Obs. or Poetic] 1913 Webster]
Whom late I left in languorous constraint.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
To wile the length from languorous hours, and draw Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Lan"gure(?), v. i.To languish. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lan"gya(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)[Native name Anglicized.]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. 1913 Webster]
Lan"iard(?), n.See Lanyard. 1913 Webster]
La`ni*ar"i*form(?), a.[Laniary + -form.](Anat.)Shaped like a laniary, or canine, tooth.Owen. 1913 Webster]
La"ni*a*ry(?), a.[L. laniarius, fr. lanius butcher, laniare to tear in pieces: cf. F. laniaire.](Anat.)Lacerating or tearing; as, the laniary canine teeth. 1913 Webster]
La"ni*a*ry, n.[L. Laniary, a.] 1913 Webster]
1.The shambles; a place of slaughter. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)A laniary, or canine, tooth. 1913 Webster]
La"ni*ate(?), v. t.[L. laniatus, p. p. of laniare.]To tear in pieces. [R.] 1913 Webster]
La`ni*a"tion(?), n.[L. laniatio.]A tearing in pieces. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Lan"ier(?), n.[F. lani\'8are. See Lanyard.][Written also lanner, lanyer.]1.A thong of leather; a whip lash. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
2.A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
La*nif"er*ous(?), n.[L. lanifer; lana wool + ferre to bear: cf. F. lanif\'8are.]Bearing or producing wool. 1913 Webster]
La*nif"i*cal(?), a.[L. lanificus; lana wool + facere to make.]Working in wool. 1913 Webster]
Lan"i*fice(?), n.[L. lanificium: cf. OF. lanifice.]Anything made of wool. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
La*nig"er*ous(?), a.[L. laniger; lano wool + gerere to hear.]Bearing or producing wool. 1913 Webster]
La"ni*oid(?), a.[NL. Lanius (fr. L. lanius a butcher), the typical genus + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the shrikes (family Laniid\'91). 1913 Webster]
Lank(l, a.[Compar.Lanker(?); superl.Lankest.][AS. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.]1.Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. 1913 Webster]
Meager and lank with fasting grown.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Who would not choose . . . to have rather a lank purse than an empty brain?Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.Languid; drooping. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Lank hair, long, thin hair.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Lank, v. i. & t.To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] Shak.G. Fletcher. 1913 Webster]
Lank"i*ness(?), n.The condition or quality or being lanky. 1913 Webster]
Lank"ly, adv.In a lank manner. 1913 Webster]
Lank"ness, n.The state or quality of being lank. 1913 Webster]
Lank"y, a.Somewhat lank; tall, thin, bony and ungraceful.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
The lanky Dinka, nearly seven feet in height.The Century. 1913 Webster]
{ Lan"ner(?), n. f.Lan"ner*et(?), n. m.}[F. lanier, OF. also, lasnier. Cf. Lanyard.](Zo\'94l.)A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon. 1913 Webster]
Lan"o*lin(l, n.[L. lana wool + oleum oil.](Physiol. Chem.)A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lan"seh(l, n.The small, yellow to whitish brown berrylike fruit of an East Indian tree (Lansium domesticum). It has a fleshy pulp, with an agreeable tart subacid taste.Balfour. Syn. -- lansah, lansa, lansat, lanset. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Lans"que*net(?), n.[F., fr. G. landsknecht a foot soldier, also a game of cards introduced by these foot soldiers; land country + knecht boy, servant. See Land, and Knight.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.A game at cards, vulgarly called lambskinnet. 1913 Webster]
[They play] their little game of lansquenet.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Lant, n.[Cf. Lance.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (Ammedytes tobianus) and the American species (Ammedytes Americanus) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also launce, and sand eel. 1913 Webster]
Lan`ta*nu"ric(?), a.[Formed by transposition of the letters of allantoin and -uric.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of allantoin, and usually called allanturic acid. 1913 Webster]
Lan"ter*loo`(?), n.An old name of loo(a). 1913 Webster]
Lan"tern(l, n.[F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth`r light, torch. See Lamp.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)(a)An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.(b)A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.(c)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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mach.)A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). 1913 Webster]
4.(Steam Engine)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. 1913 Webster]
5.(Founding)A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 1913 Webster]
hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried. 1913 Webster]
Dark lantern, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also bull's-eye. --
Lantern jaws, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. --
Lantern pinion,
Lantern wheel(Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also wallower, or trundle. --
Lantern shell(Zo\'94l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus Anatina, and allied genera. --
Magic lantern, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens. 1913 Webster]
Lan"tern, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lanterned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lanterning.][Cf. F. lanterner to hang at the lamp post, fr. lanterne. See Lantern.]To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse. 1913 Webster]
lanternfishn.A small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night. WordNet 1.5]
lanternfly, lantern flyn.(Zo\'94l.)any one of several species of large, handsome, brightly marked, tropical hemipterous insects of the genera Laternaria, Fulgora, and allies, of the family Fulgorid\'91. The largest species is Laternaria phosphorea of Brazil. The head has a snoutlike process in some species which was formerly thought to emit a phosphorescent light. WordNet 1.5]
Lan"tern-jawed`(?), a.Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person. 1913 Webster]
lanthaniden.Any rare earth element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71). Syn. -- rare earth, rare-earth element, lanthanon. WordNet 1.5]
Lan"tha*nite(l, n.(Min.)Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular white crystals. 1913 Webster]
Lanthanotidaen.A natural family of stout-bodied lizards. Syn. -- family Lanthanotidae. WordNet 1.5]
Lanthanotusn.A genus withonly one species. Syn. -- genus Lanthanotus. WordNet 1.5]
Lan"tha*num(l, n.[NL., fr. Gr. lanqa`nein to lie hid, to be concealed.](Chem.)A rare element of the rare earth group of the metals, of atomic number 57, allied to aluminum. 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 earth elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.9. Symbol La.[Formerly written also lanthanium.] 1913 Webster]
Lan"tho*pine(?), n.[Gr. lanqa`nein to lie hid + E. opium.](Chem.)An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance. 1913 Webster]
Lan"thorn(?), n.See Lantern. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
{ La*nu"gi*nose`(?), La*nu"gi*nous(?), }a.[L. lanuginosus, fr. lanugo, -ginis, woolly substance, down, fr. lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux.]Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*nu"go(?), n.[See Lanuginose.](Anat.)The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth. 1913 Webster]
Lan"yard(?), n.[F. lani\'8are thong, strap, OF. lasniere, fr. lasne strap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf. Lanier.][Written also laniard.]1.(Naut.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lan"yer(?), n.See Lanier. 1913 Webster]
La*oc"o*\'94n(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. 1.(Class. Myth.)A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.) 1913 Webster]
2.(Sculp.)A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laoco\'94n, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil. 1913 Webster]
La*od`i*ce"an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion.Rev. iii. 14-16. 1913 Webster]
Laosprop. n.a country in Southeast Asia. WordNet 1.5]
Laotianprop. n.a native or inhabitant of Laos. WordNet 1.5]
Laotianprop. a.1.of or pertaining to Laos; as, the Laotian Prime Minister. WordNet 1.5]
2.of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Laos; as, Laotian refugees. WordNet 1.5]
Lao-tse, Laoziprop. n.A Chinese philosopher who founded Taoism in the 6th-century b.c. Syn. -- Lao-Tzu, Lao-Tse. WordNet 1.5]
Lap(l, n.[OE. lappe, AS. l\'91ppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.]1.The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his heart smites him.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
Men expect that happiness should drop into their laps.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the distance one course extends over the second course below, the distance over the course immediately below being called the cover. 1913 Webster]
5.(Steam Engine)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). 1913 Webster]
6.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. 1913 Webster]
7.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. 1913 Webster]
8.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. 1913 Webster]
9.(Cotton Manuf.)A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine. 1913 Webster]
10.(Mach.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lap joint, a joint made by one layer, part, or piece, overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers. --
Lap weld, a lap joint made by welding together overlapping edges or ends. --
Inside lap(Steam Engine), lap of the valve with respect to the exhaust port. --
Outside lap, lap with respect to the admission, or steam, port. 1913 Webster]
Lap, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lapped(; p. pr. & vb. n.Lapping.]1.To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap. 1913 Webster]
To lap his head on lady's breast.Praed. 1913 Webster]
2.To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10. 1913 Webster]
Lap, v. t.[OE. lappen to fold (see Lap, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.]1.To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth. 1913 Webster]
2.To wrap or wind around something. 1913 Webster]
About the paper . . . I lapped several times a slender thread of very black silk.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
3.To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish. 1913 Webster]
Her garment spreads, and laps him in the folds.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
5.(Carding & Spinning)To lay together one over another, as fleeces or slivers for further working. 1913 Webster]
To lap boards,
shingles, etc., to lay one partly over another. --
To lap timbers, to unite them in such a way as to preserve the same breadth and depth throughout, as by scarfing.Weale. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a flay.Grew. 1913 Webster]
Lap(?), v. i.[OE. lappen, lapen, AS. lapian; akin to LG. lappen, OHG. laffan, Icel. lepja, Dan. lade, Sw. l\'84ppja, L. lambere; cf. Gr. llepio. Cf. Lambent.]1.To take up drink or food with the tongue; to drink or feed by licking up something. 1913 Webster]
The dogs by the River Nilus's side, being thirsty, lap hastily as they run along the shore.Sir K. Digby. 1913 Webster]
2.To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with the tongue. 1913 Webster]
I heard the ripple washing in the reeds, lapping on the crag.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Lap, v. t.To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue. 1913 Webster]
They 'II take suggestion as a cat laps milk.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Lap, n.1.The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap. 1913 Webster]
2.The sound of lapping. 1913 Webster]
Lap"a*ro*cele`(?), n.[Gr. (Med.)A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions. 1913 Webster]
laparoscopen.(Med.)A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall, allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal damage to the abdominal muscles. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
laparoscopyn.Laparotomy performed with a laparoscope. WordNet 1.5]
Lap`a*rot"o*my(?), n.[Gr. te`mnein to cut.](Surg.)A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the C\'91sarean section. 1913 Webster]
Lap"board`(?), n.A board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as by tailors. 1913 Webster]
Lap"dog`(?), n.1.A small dog which is or can be fondled in the lap. 1913 Webster]
2.One who does the bidding of another; a servile follower. [informal] PJC]
La*pel"(?), n.[Dim. of lap a fold.]That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar.[Written also lappel and lapelle.] 1913 Webster]
La*pelled"(?), a.Furnished with lapels. 1913 Webster]
Lap"ful(?), n.; pl.Lapfuls(.As much as the lap can contain. 1913 Webster]
Lap"i*cide(?), n.[L. lapicida, fr. lapis stone + caedere to cut.]A stonecutter. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Lap`i*da"ri*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record. 1913 Webster]
Lap"i*da*ry(?), n.; pl.Lapidaries(#).[L. lapidarius, fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]1.An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones. 1913 Webster]
2.A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. 1913 Webster]
Lapidary's lathe,
Lapidary's mill,
Lapidary's wheel, a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing. 1913 Webster]
Lap"i*da*ry, a.[L. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]1.Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation. 1913 Webster]
Lapidary style, that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious. 1913 Webster]
Lap"i*date(?), v. t.[L. lapidatus, p. p. of lapidare, fr. lapis stone.]To stone. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Lap`i*da"tion(?), n.[L. lapidatio: cf. F. lapidation.]The act of stoning. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
La*pid"e*ous(?), a.[L. lapideus, fr. lapis stone.]Of the nature of stone. [Obs.] Ray. 1913 Webster]
Lap`i*des"cence(?), n.1.The state or quality of being lapidescent. 1913 Webster]
2.A hardening into a stone substance. 1913 Webster]
3.A stony concretion.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Lap`i*des"cent(?), a.[L. lapidescens, p. pr. of lapidescere to become stone, fr. lapis, -idis, stone: cf. F. lapidescent.]Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies. 1913 Webster]
Lap"i*des"cent, n.Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone. 1913 Webster]
{ Lap`i*dif"ic(?), Lap`i*dif"ic*al(?), }a.[L. lapis, -idis, stone + facere to make: cf. F. lapidifique.]Forming or converting into stone. 1913 Webster]
La*pid`i*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. lapidification.]The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction. 1913 Webster]
La*pid"i*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lapidified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lapidifying(?).][Cf. f. lapidifier. See Lapidific, and -fy.]To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. 1913 Webster]
La*pid"i*fy, v. i.To become stone or stony. 1913 Webster]
Lap"i*dist(?), n.[L. lapis, -idis, a stone.]A lapidary.Ray. 1913 Webster]
Lap"il*la"tion(?), n.[See Lapilli.]The state of being, or the act of making, stony. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*pil"li(?), n. pl.[L. lapillus a little stone, dim. of lapis stone.](Min.)Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles. 1913 Webster]
Lapis infernalis( n.[L.]Fused nitrate of silver; lunar caustic. 1913 Webster]
La"pis laz"u*li(?)n.(Min.)An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color; also called lapis. Same as Lazuli, which see. 1913 Webster]
Lap"-joint`ed(?), a.Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work. 1913 Webster]
Lap"land*er(?), n.A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also Lapp. 1913 Webster]
Lap"land*ish, a.Of or pertaining to Lapland. 1913 Webster]
Lap"ling(?), n.[Lap of a garment + ling.]One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights; -- a term of contempt. 1913 Webster]
Lapp(l, n.Same as Laplander. Cf. Lapps. 1913 Webster]
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Lap*pa"ceous(l, a.[L. lappaceus burlike, fr. lappa a bur.](Bot.)Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points. 1913 Webster]
Lap"per(?), n.[From Lap to drink.]One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue. 1913 Webster]
Lap"pet(?), n.[Dim. of lap a fold.]A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Lappet moth(Zo\'94l.), one of several species of bombycid moths, which have stout, hairy caterpillars, flat beneath. Two common American species (Gastropacha Americana, and Tolype velleda) feed upon the apple tree. 1913 Webster]
Lap"pet, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lappeted; p. pr. & vb. n.Lappeting.]To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] Landor. 1913 Webster]
Lap"pic(?), a.Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps. -- n.The language of the Lapps. See Lappish. 1913 Webster]
Lap"ping(?), n.A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Lapping engine,
Lapping machine(Textile Manuf.), A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9. 1913 Webster]
Lap"pish(?), a.Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish. -- n.The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language. 1913 Webster]
Lapps(?), n. pl.; sing. Lapp(. (Ethnol.)A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia. 1913 Webster]
Laps"a*ble(?), a.Lapsible.Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
Lapse(l, n.[L. lapsus, fr. labi, p. p. lapsus, to slide, to fall: cf. F. laps. See Sleep.]1.A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses. 1913 Webster]
The lapse to indolence is soft and imperceptible.Rambler. 1913 Webster]
Bacon was content to wait the lapse of long centuries for his expected revenue of fame.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude. 1913 Webster]
To guard against those lapses and failings to which our infirmities daily expose us.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)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. 1913 Webster]
4.(Theol.)A fall or apostasy. 1913 Webster]
Lapse, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Lapsed(#); p. pr. & vb. n.Lapsing.]1.To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; -- mostly restricted to figurative uses. 1913 Webster]
A tendency to lapse into the barbarity of those northern nations from whom we are descended.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Homer, in his characters of Vulcan and Thersites, has lapsed into the burlesque character.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
To lapse in fullness Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)(a)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.(b)To become ineffectual or void; to fall. 1913 Webster]
If the archbishop shall not fill it up within six months ensuing, it lapses to the king.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
Lapse, v. t.1.To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass. 1913 Webster]
An appeal may be deserted by the appellant's lapsing the term of law.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
2.To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For which, if be lapsed in this place, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Lapsed(?), a.1.Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses. 1913 Webster]
Once more I will renew lapsed powers, though forfeit.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of insurance; a lapsed legacy. 1913 Webster]
Lapsed devise,
Lapsed legacy(Law), a devise, or legacy, which fails to take effect in consequence of the death of the devisee, or legatee, before that of the testator, or for other cause.Wharton (Law Dict.). 1913 Webster]
Laps"i*ble(?), a.Liable to lapse. 1913 Webster]
Lap"sid`ed(?), a.See Lopsided. 1913 Webster]
Lap"stone`(?), n.A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers beat leather. 1913 Webster]
{ Lap"streak`(?), Lap"strake`(?), lap-streaked, lap-straked }a.Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker-built; -- said of boats. Contrasted with carvel-built. Syn. -- lap-jointed, overlapping. 1913 Webster]
lap up(?), v. t.[See lap, v. i.]1.To take up (drink or food) with the tongue; to drink by licking up. 1913 Webster]
2. (fig.) To accept or enjoy enthusiatically and uncritically. PJC]
La*pu"tan(?), 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. \'bdLaputan ideas.\'b8 G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Lap"-weld`ed(?), a.Having edges or ends united by a lap weld; as, a lap-welded pipe. 1913 Webster]
Lap"wing`(?), n.[OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS. hle\'a0pewince; hle\'a0pan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering; cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See Leap, and Wink.](Zo\'94l.)A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or Vanellus 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 \'bdplover's eggs\'b8 of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea. 1913 Webster]
Lap"work`(l, n.Work in which one part laps over another.Grew. 1913 Webster]
Laq"ue*a*ry(?), a.[L. laqueus a noose.]Using a noose, as a gladiator. [Obs. or R.] 1913 Webster]
Retiary and laqueary combatants.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Lar(l, n.; pl.Lares(#), sometimes Lars(#).[L.](Rom. Myth.)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, (Fig.): Hearth or dwelling house. 1913 Webster]
Nor will she her dear Lar forget, Lovelace. 1913 Webster]
The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Looking backward in vain toward their Lares and lands.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Lar(l, n.(Zo\'94l.)A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon. 1913 Webster]
Lar"a*mie group`(?)n.(Geol.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lar"board`(?), n.[Lar- is of uncertain origin, possibly the same as lower, i. e., humbler in rank, because the starboard side is considered by mariners as higher in rank; cf. D. laag low, akin to E. low. See Board, n., 8.](Naut.)The left-hand side of a ship to one on board facing toward the bow; port; -- opposed to starboard. 1913 Webster]
Larboard is a nearly obsolete term, having been superseded by port to avoid liability of confusion with starboard, owing to similarity of sound. 1913 Webster]
Lar"board`, a.On or pertaining to the left-hand side of a vessel; port; as, the larboard quarter. 1913 Webster]
{ Lar"ce*ner(?), Lar"ce*nist(?) }, n.One who commits larceny. 1913 Webster]
Lar"ce*nous(?), a.[Cf. OE. larrecinos. See Larceny.]Having the character of larceny; as, a larcenous act; committing larceny. \'bdThe larcenous and burglarious world.\'b8 Sydney Smith. -- Lar"ce*nous*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Lar"ce*ny(?), n.; pl.Larcenies(#).[F. larcin, OE. larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired servant; cf. Gr. (Latrociny.](Law)The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. Embezzlement. 1913 Webster]
Grand larcenyPetit larceny aredistinctions having reference to the nature or value of the property stolen. They are abolished in England. --
Mixed larceny, or
Compound larceny, that which, under statute, includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building or the person. --
Simple larceny, that which is not accompanied with any aggravating circumstances. 1913 Webster]
Larch(l, n.[Cf. OE. larege (Cotgrave), It. larice, Sp. larice, alerce, G. l\'84rche; all fr. L. larix, -icis, Gr. la`rix.](Bot.)A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle).The European larch is Larix Europ\'91a. The American or black larch is Larix Americana, the hackmatack or tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping, graceful appearance. 1913 Webster]
Larch"en(l, a.Of or pertaining to the larch.Keats. 1913 Webster]
Lard(l, n.[F., bacon, pig's fat, L. lardum, laridum; cf. Gr. ( 1.Bacon; the flesh of swine. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.The fat of swine, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen; also, this fat melted and strained. 1913 Webster]
Lard oil, an illuminating and lubricating oil expressed from lard. --
Leaf lard, the internal fat of the hog, separated in leaves or masses from the kidneys, etc.; also, the same melted. 1913 Webster]
Lard, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Larded; p. pr. & vb. n.Larding.][F. larder. See Lard, n.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
And larded thighs on loaded altars laid.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To fatten; to enrich. 1913 Webster]
[The oak] with his nuts larded many a swine.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Falstaff sweats to death. lards the lean earth as he walks along.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To smear with lard or fat. 1913 Webster]
In his buff doublet larded o'er with fat Somerville. 1913 Webster]
4.To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Let no alien Sedley interpose lard with wit thy hungry Epsom prose.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Lard(l, v. i.To grow fat. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Lar`da*ce"in(?), n.[See Lardaceous.](Physiol. Chem.)A peculiar amyloid substance, colored blue by iodine and sulphuric acid, occurring mainly as an abnormal infiltration into the spleen, liver, etc. 1913 Webster]
Lar*da"ceous(?), a.[Cf. F. lardac\'82.]Consisting of, or resembling, lard. 1913 Webster]
Lare, n.Pasture; feed. See Lair. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Lare, v. t.To feed; to fatten. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La"res(?), n. pl.See 1st Lar. 1913 Webster]
Large(l, a.[Compar.Larger(l; superl.Largest.][F., fr. L. largus. Cf. Largo.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
great, and not large, is used as a qualifying word; as, great length, breadth, depth; a great distance; a great height. 1913 Webster]
2.Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions. 1913 Webster]
We have yet large day.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse. 1913 Webster]
I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.Felton. 1913 Webster]
4.Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart. 1913 Webster]
5.Free; unembarrassed. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Of burdens all he set the Paynims large.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
6.Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language. [Obs.] \'bdSome large jests he will make.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.Prodigal in expending; lavish. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
8.(Naut.)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. 1913 Webster]
At large. (a)Without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large; to be left at large.(b)Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse on a subject at large. --
Common at large. See under Common, n. --
Electors at large,
Representative at large, electors, or a representative, as in Congress, chosen to represent the whole of a State, in distinction from those chosen to represent particular districts in a State. [U. S.] --
To give large,
To go large,
To run large, or
To sail large(Naut.), to have the wind crossing the direction of a vessel's course in such a way that the sails feel its full force, and the vessel gains its highest speed. See Large, a., 8.
Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed. 1913 Webster]
The heralds finished their proclamation with their usual cry of \'bdLargesse, largesse, gallant knights!\'b8 and gold and silver pieces were showered on them from the galleries.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
largestadj.1.greatest in size of those under consideration. Syn. -- biggest, greatest. WordNet 1.5]
2.maximal. Syn. -- outside. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Lar"get(?), n.[Cf. F. larget.]A short piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small billet. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lar*ghet"to(?), a. & adv.[It., dim. of largo largo.](Mus.)Somewhat slow or slowly, but not so slowly as largo, and rather more so than andante. 1913 Webster]
Lar*gi"tion(?), [L. largitio, fr. largiri, p. p. largitus, to give bountifully.]The bestowment of a largess or gift. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lar"go(?), a. & adv.[It., large, L. largus, See Large.](Mus.)Slow or slowly; -- more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn. -- n.A movement or piece in largo time. 1913 Webster]
Lariprop. n.A suborder of birds including the gulls; terns; jaegers; and skimmers. Syn. -- suborder Lari. WordNet 1.5]
Lar"i*at(l, n.[Sp. la reata the rope; la the + reata rope. Cf. Reata.]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. [Mexico & Western U.S.] 1913 Webster]
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Lar"i*at(l, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lariated; p. pr. & vb. n.Lariating.]To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat. [Western U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Laridaeprop. n.The natural family of birds including the gulls and terns; the gull family. Syn. -- family Laridae. WordNet 1.5]
La"rine(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Gull family (Larid\'91). 1913 Webster]
Larixprop. n.The genus of trees comrising the larches. Syn. -- genus Larix. WordNet 1.5]
Lar`ix*in"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Of, or derived from, the larch (Larix); as, larixinic acid. 1913 Webster]
Lark(l, n.[Perh fr. AS. l\'bec play, sport. Cf. Lake, v. i.]A frolic; a jolly time. [Colloq.] Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Lark, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Larked(l; p. pr. & vb. n.Larking.]To sport; to frolic. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Lark, n.[OE. larke, laverock, AS. l\'bewerce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l, G. lerche, Sw. l\'84rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l\'91virki.](Zo\'94l.)Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudid\'91). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented 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. 1913 Webster]
Alauda arvensis), is of a brown mottled color, and is noted for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and descends almost perpendicularly in the air. It is considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are killed for the markets. Other well-known European species are the crested, or tufted, lark (Alauda cristata), and the wood lark (Alauda arborea). The pipits, or titlarks, of the genus Anthus (family Motacillid\'91) are often called larks. See Pipit. The American meadow larks, of the genus Sturnella, are allied to the starlings. See Meadow Lark. The Australian bush lark is Mirafra Horsfieldii. See Shore lark. 1913 Webster]
Lark bunting(Zo\'94l.), a fringilline bird (Calamospiza melanocorys) found on the plains of the Western United States. --
Lark sparrow(Zo\'94l.), a sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), found in the Mississippi Valley and the Western United States. 1913 Webster]
Lark, v. i.To catch larks; as, to go larking. 1913 Webster]
Lark"-col`ored(?), a.Having the sandy brown color of the European larks. 1913 Webster]
Lark"er(?), n.[See 3d Lark, for sense 1, and 1st Lark, for sense 2.]1.A catcher of larks. 1913 Webster]
2.One who indulges in a lark or frolic. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Lark"spur(?), n.(Bot.)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 Delphinium Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur (Delphinium elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee. 1913 Webster]
Lar"mi*er(?), n.[F., fr. larme tear, drop, L. lacrima. See Lachrymose.](Anat.)See Tearpit. 1913 Webster]
La"roid(?), a.[Larus + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Like or belonging to the Gull family (Larid\'91). 1913 Webster]
Lar"ri*kin(?), n.[Cf. E. dial. larrikin a mischievous or frolicsome youth, larrick lively, careless, larack to frolic, to romp.]A rowdy street loafer; a rowdyish or noisy ill-bred fellow; a hoodlum; -- variously applied, as to a street blackguard, a street Arab, a youth given to horse-play, etc. [Australia & Eng.] -- a.Rowdy; rough; disorderly. [Australia & Eng.]
Mobs of unruly larrikins.Sydney Daily Telegraph.
Larrikin is often popularly explained by the following anecdote (which is without foundation): An Irish policeman at Melbourne, on bringing a notorious rough into court, was asked by the magistrate what the prisoner had been doing, and replied, \'bdHe was a-larrikin' [i. e., a-larking] about the streets.\'b8 Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lar"rup(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Larruped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Larruping.][Perh, a corrupt. of lee rope, used by sailors in beating the boys; but cf. D. larpen to thresh, larp a whip, blow.]To beat or flog soundly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] Forby. 1913 Webster]
Lar"ry(?), n.Same as Lorry, or Lorrie. 1913 Webster]
Lar"um(?), n.See Alarum, and Alarm. 1913 Webster]
Lar"va(l, n.; pl. L. Larv\'91(l, E. Larvas(l.[L. larva ghost, specter, mask.]1.(Zo\'94l.)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 larv\'91 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 larv\'91 are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape. 1913 Webster]
Larvaceaprop. n.A class sometimes classified as an order. Syn. -- class Larvacea. WordNet 1.5]
lar"val(l, a.[L. larvalis ghostly. See Larva.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to a larva. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lar*va"li*a(?), prop. n. pl.[NL. See Larval.](Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lar"vate(?), a.[L. larva mask.]Masked; hence, concealed; obscure; -- applied in medicine to doubtful cases of some diseases; as, larvate pneumonis; larvate epilepsy. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lar"va*ted(?), a.[L. larvatus bewitched. See Larva.]Masked; clothed as with a mask. 1913 Webster]
Lar"vi*form(?), a.[Larva + -form.](Zo\'94l.)Having the form or structure of a larva. 1913 Webster]
Lar*vip"a*rous(?), a.[Larva + L. parete to bring forth.](Zo\'94l.)Depositing living larv\'91, instead of eggs; -- said of certain insects. 1913 Webster]
La"ry(l, n.[Cf. F. lare sea gull, L. larus a sort of sea bird, Gr. la`ros.]A guillemot; -- called also lavy. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Lar`yn*ge"al(?), a.[From Larynx.]Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps. 1913 Webster]
Lar`yn*ge"an(?), a.See Laryngeal. 1913 Webster]
Lar`yn*gec"to*my(?), n.[Larynx + Gr. (Surg.)Excision of the larynx. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Lar`yn*gis"mus(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. laryggismo`s a croaking. See Larynx.](Med.)A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lar`yn*gi"tis(?), n.[NL. See Larynx, and -tis.](Med.)Inflammation of the larynx. 1913 Webster]
La*ryn"go*graph(?), n.[larynx + -graph.]An instrument for recording the larynx movements in speech. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
La*ryn`go*log"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to laryngology. 1913 Webster]
Lar`yn*gol"o*gist(?), n.One who applies himself to laryngology. 1913 Webster]
Lar`yn*gol"o*gy(?), n.[Larynx + -logy.]Systematized knowledge of the action and functions of the larynx; in pathology, the department which treats of the diseases of the larynx. 1913 Webster]
Lar`yn*goph"o*ny(?), n.[Larynx + Gr. ( The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the larynx. 1913 Webster]
La*ryn"go*scope(?), n.[Larynx + -scope.]1.(Surg.)An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)A type of endoscope having a light source and lenses, permitting theviewing of a magnified image of the larynx. It may be flexible or rigid. PJC]
La*ryn`go*scop"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to the inspection of the larynx; of or pertaining to the laryngoscope or laryngoscopy. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Lar`yn*gos"co*pist(?), n.One skilled in laryngoscopy. 1913 Webster]
Lar`yn*gos"co*py(?), n.The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with the laryngoscope. 1913 Webster]
La*ryn"go*tome(?), n.(Surg.)An instrument for performing laryngotomy. 1913 Webster]
Lar`yn*got"o*my(?), n.[Gr. (te`mnein to cut: cf. F. laryngotomie.](Surg.)The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies. 1913 Webster]
La*ryn`go*tra"che*al(?), a.[Larynx + tracheal.](Anat.)Pertaining to both larynx and trachea; as, the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog. 1913 Webster]
la*ryn`go*tra`che*ot"o*my(?), n.[Larynx + tracheotomy.](Surg.)The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing. 1913 Webster]
lar"ynx(l, n.[NL. from Gr. la`rygx, la`ryggos.](Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
Adam's apple, and is articulated below to the ringlike cricoid cartilage. This is narrow in front and high behind, where, within the thyroid, it is surmounted by the two arytenoid cartilages, from which the vocal cords pass forward to be attached together to the front of the thyroid. See Syrinx. 1913 Webster]
Las(?), n.A lace. See Lace. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Las, a. & adv.Less. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
lasagna, lasagne(l, n.1.A baked dish of layers of lasagna{2} pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables; -- a popular dish of Italian cuisine. WordNet 1.5]
2.large flat rectangular strips of pasta. WordNet 1.5]
Las"car(?), n.[Per. & Hind. lashkar an army, an inferior artillery man, a cooly, a native sailor.]A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower. [East Indies] 1913 Webster]
Las*civ"i*ent(l, a.[L. lasciviens, pr. of lascivire to be wanton, fr. lascivus. See Lascivious.]Lascivious. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Las*civ"i*ous(l, a.[L. lascivia wantonness, fr. lascivus wanton; cf. Gr. la`stauros lecherous, lh^n to wish, Skr. lash to desire.]1.Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions. 1913 Webster]
He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber lascivious pleasing of a lute.Shak.
-- Las*civ"i*ous*ly, adv. -- Las*civ"i*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
las*civ"i*ous*nessn.The state or habitual condition of feeling an excessive or morbid sexual desire. Syn. -- prurience, pruriency, carnality. WordNet 1.5]
lase(lv. i.[imp. & p. p.lased(l; p. pr. & vb. n.lasing.][by back-formation from laser. See laser.]To give off a beam of coherent light; -- of a laser. PJC]
lasern.[acronym from Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation: ca. 1955.]A device which produces an intense, usually narrow, monochromatic beam of coherent light; called also optical maser. It has various forms, and is used in various applications in science and technology. The beam is produced by boosting the majority of the electrons in specific radiation-absorbing atoms in a medium into a higher energy level, from which they are stimulated by their own emitted radiation to drop back synchronously to their lower energy level, and emit light which is in phase (coherent). Syn. -- optical maser. WordNet 1.5]
laser beamn.A beam of light from a laser. PJC]
laser diskn.A digital data storage medium consisting of a thin disk onto which the data is impressed by a laser, in the form of a linear sequence of dots; same as optical disk. The data is subsequently read back by the use of a laser beam. See also compact disk.The original disk may be created by use of a laser, but copies of the original disk may be created by a replicating process which does not itself require a laser. PJC]
laser lightn.Light produced by a laser. PJC]
laser printern.A printer controlled by a computer, using a laser beam to produce images in a fine dot-matrix pattern of charge on an electrostatic drum, to which fine particles of ink are subsequently caused to adhere, and the image of which is subsequently transferred to paper or another type of material in sheet form. It is capable of high-speed production of images with a higher resolution than those from dot-matrix impact printers. PJC]
laser surgeryn.(Med.)Surgery using lasers. PJC]
La"ser*wort`(l, n.[L. laser the juice of the laserwort.](Bot.)Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Laserpitium, of several species (as Laserpitium glabrum, and Laserpitium siler), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. The genus is mostly European. 1913 Webster]
Lash(l, n.[OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]1.The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. 1913 Webster]
I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes. 1913 Webster]
4.A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. 1913 Webster]
The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
5.A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. 1913 Webster]
6.In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure. 1913 Webster]
Lash(l, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lashed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lashng.]1.To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. 1913 Webster]
We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
And big waves lash the frighted shores.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To throw out with a jerk or quickly. 1913 Webster]
He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice. 1913 Webster]
Lash, v. i.To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language. 1913 Webster]
To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To lash out, to strike out wildly or furiously; also used figuratively. 1913 Webster]
Lash, v. t.[Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See 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. 1913 Webster]
Lash"er(?), n.One who whips or lashes. 1913 Webster]
Lash"er, n.1.A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; -- called also lashing. 1913 Webster]
2.A weir in a river. [Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Lash"ing, n.The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.South. 1913 Webster]
Lashing out, a striking out; also, extravagance. 1913 Webster]
Lash"ing, n.See 2d Lasher. 1913 Webster]
lasiocampidn.A member of the Lasiocampidae, a family of medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moth with comblike antennae. Syn. -- lasiocampid moth. WordNet 1.5]
Lasiocampidaen.A natural family of moths whose larvae include the tent caterpillars; the eggars; the lappet moths. Syn. -- family Lasiocampidae. WordNet 1.5]
Lask(?), n.A diarrhea or flux. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Lass(l, n.[OE. lasse; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. llodes girl, fem. of llawd lad. Lad a youth.]A young woman; a girl; a sweetheart. 1913 Webster]
Lasse(l, a. & adv.Less. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Las"sie(l, n.A young girl; a lass. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Las"si*tude(l, n.[L. lassitudo, fr. lassus faint, weary; akin to E. late: cf. F. lassitude. See Late.]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. 1913 Webster]
The corporeal instruments of action being strained to a high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Lass"lorn`(l, a.Forsaken by a lass.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Lass"o(ln.; pl.Lassos(-s.[Sp. lazo, L. laqueus. See Lace.]A rope or long thong of leather with a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc. 1913 Webster]
Lasso cell(Zo\'94l.), one of a peculiar kind of defensive and offensive stinging cells, found in great numbers in all c\'d2lenterates, and in a few animals of other groups. They are most highly developed in the tentacles of jellyfishes, hydroids, and Actini\'91. Each of these cells is filled with, fluid, and contains a long, slender, often barbed, hollow thread coiled up within it. When the cell contracts the thread is quickly ejected, being at the same time turned inside out. The thread is able to penetrate the flesh of various small, soft-bodied animals, and carries a subtle poison by which they are speedily paralyzed and killed. The threads, at the same time, hold the prey in position, attached to the tentacles. Some of the jellyfishes, as the Portuguese man-of-war, and Cyanea, are able to penetrate the human skin, and inflict painful stings in the same way. Called also nettling cell, cnida, cnidocell. 1913 Webster]
Las"so, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lassoed(l; p. pr. & vb. n.Lassoing.]To catch with a lasso. 1913 Webster]
Last(l, 3d pers. sing. pres.of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Last(l, a.[OE. last, latst, contr. of latest, superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G. letzt. See Late, and cf. Latest.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God.Neh. viii. 18. 1913 Webster]
Fairest of stars, last in the train of night.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Next before the present; as, I saw him last week. 1913 Webster]
3.Supreme; highest in degree; utmost. 1913 Webster]
Contending for principles of the last importance.R. Hall. 1913 Webster]
4.Lowest in rank or degree; as, the a last place finish.Pope. 1913 Webster]
5.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. 1913 Webster]
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At last, at the end of a certain period; after delay. \'bdThe duke of Savoy felt that the time had at last arrived.\'b8 Motley. --
At the last. [Prob. fr. AS. on l\'beste behind, following behind, fr. l\'best race, track, footstep. See Last mold of the foot.]At the end; in the conclusion. [Obs.] \'bdGad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last.\'b8 Gen. xlix. 19. --
Last heir, the person to whom lands escheat for lack of an heir. [Eng.] Abbott. --
On one's last legs, at, or near, the end of one's resources; hence, on the verge of failure or ruin, especially in a financial sense. [Colloq.] --
To breathe one's last, to die. --
To the last, to the end; till the conclusion. 1913 Webster]
And blunder on in business to the last.Pope.
Syn. -- At Last, At Length. These phrases both denote that some delayed end or result has been reached. At length implies that a long period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At last commonly implies that something has occurred (as interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as, in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived.<-- "eventually" also suggests a (relatively) long interval, but does not specifically imply any interruptions --> 1913 Webster]
Last(l, adv.[See Last, a.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.In conclusion; finally; lastly. 1913 Webster]
Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires, last, the thing adored desires.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.At a time next preceding the present time. 1913 Webster]
How long is't now since last yourself and I Shak. 1913 Webster]
Last, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Lasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Lasting.][OE. lasten, As. l\'91stan to perform, execute, follow, last, continue, fr. l\'best, l, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to follow. See Last mold of the foot.]1.To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence. 1913 Webster]
[I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted.Testament of Love. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
Last, n.[AS. l\'best trace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l\'84st, Dan. l\'91st, Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. Last, v. i., Learn, Delirium.]A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed. 1913 Webster]
The cobbler is not to go beyond his last.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Darning last, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Last, n.[As. hl\'91st, fr. hladan to lade; akin to OHG. hlast, G., D., Dan., & Sw. last: cf. F. laste, last, a last, of German or Dutch origin. See Lade.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.The burden of a ship; a cargo. 1913 Webster]
Last"age(?)n.[E. lestage ballasting, fr. lest ballast, or LL. lastagium, lestagium. See Last a load.]1.A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A tax on wares sold by the last. [Obs.] Cowell. 1913 Webster]
3.The lading of a ship; also, ballast.Spelman. 1913 Webster]
4.Room for stowing goods, as in a ship. 1913 Webster]
Last"e(?), obs. imp. of Last, to endure.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Last"er, 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. 1913 Webster]
Last"er*y(?), n.A red color. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Lastheniaprop. n.A small genus of herbs of the Pacific coast of North and South America. Syn. -- genus Lasthenia. WordNet 1.5]
Last"ing, a.Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending. -- Lasting, Permanent, Durable. Lasting commonly means merely continuing in existence; permanent carries the idea of continuing in the same state, position, or course; durable means lasting in spite of agencies which tend to destroy. 1913 Webster]
2.A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting. 1913 Webster]
3.The act or process of shaping on a last. 1913 Webster]
Last"ing*ly, adv.In a lasting manner. 1913 Webster]
lastingnessn.permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force. Syn. -- durability, enduringness, strength. WordNet 1.5]
Last"ly, adv.1.In the last place; in conclusion. 1913 Webster]
2.at last; finally. 1913 Webster]
Lastreopsisprop. n.A genus of tropical terrestrial shield ferns. Syn. -- genus Lastreopsis. WordNet 1.5]
Lat(l, v. t.To let; to allow. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
{ La"ta, La"tah }(?), n.[Malay.]A convulsive tic or hysteric neurosis prevalent among Malays, similar to or identical with miryachit and jumping disease, the person affected performing various involuntary actions and making rapid inarticulate ejaculations in imitation of the actions and words of another person. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lat`a*ki"a(?), n.[Turk.]A superior quality of Turkish smoking tobacco, so called from the place where produced, the ancient Laodicea. 1913 Webster]
Latch(l, v. t.[Cf. F. l\'82cher to lick (of German origin). Cf. Lick.]To smear; to anoint. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Latch, n.[OE. lacche, fr. lacchen to seize, As. l\'91ccan.]1.That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. [Obs.] Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)A latching. 1913 Webster]
4.A crossbow. [Obs.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Latch, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Latched(l; p. pr. & vb. n.Latching.][OE. lacchen. See Latch. n.]1.To catch so as to hold. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Those that remained threw darts at our men, and latching our darts, sent them again at us.Golding. 1913 Webster]
2.To catch or fasten by means of a latch. 1913 Webster]
The door was only latched.Locke. 1913 Webster]
latchedadj.secured by means of a latch against opening. Syn. -- fastened. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Latch"et(?), n.[OE. lachet, from an OF. dialect form of F. lacet plaited string, lace dim. of lacs. See Lace.]The string that fastens a shoe; a shoestring. 1913 Webster]
Latch"ing, n.(Naut.)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. [Usually in pl.] 1913 Webster]
Latch"key`(?), n.A key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp. a night latch. 1913 Webster]
latch"key` child(?), n.A child who frequently spends part of the day at home without adult supervision, especially a school child who returns home before the parent(s) return from work. Called also door-key child. PJC]
Latch"string`(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
To find the latchstring out, to meet with hospitality; to be welcome. (Intrusion is prevented by drawing in the latchstring.) [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Late(l, a.[Compar.Later(l, or latter(l; superl.Latest(l or Last(l.][OE. lat slow, slack, AS. l\'91t; akin to OS. lat, D. laat late, G. lass weary, lazy, slack, Icel. latr, Sw. lat, Dan. lad, Goth. lats, and to E. let, v. See Let to permit, and cf. Alas, Lassitude.]1.Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring. 1913 Webster]
2.Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life. 1913 Webster]
3.Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; recently deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration. 1913 Webster]
4.Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence. 1913 Webster]
5.Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher. 1913 Webster]
Late, adv.[AS. late. See Late, a.]1.After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early. 1913 Webster]
2.Not long ago; lately. 1913 Webster]
3.Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night. 1913 Webster]
Of late, in time not long past, or near the present; lately; as, the practice is of late uncommon. --
Too late, after the proper or available time; when the time or opportunity is past. 1913 Webster]
latecomern.someone who arrives late. WordNet 1.5]
Lat"ed(?), a.Belated; too late. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
la*teen"(?), a.1.(Naut.)Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa; pertaining to a lateen sail. See below. 1913 Webster]
2.rigged with a triangular (lateen sail). Syn. -- lateen-rigged. WordNet 1.5]
lateen sailn.[F. voile latine a sail in the shape of a right-angled triangle; cf. It. & Sp. vela latina; properly Latin sail. See Latin.](Naut.)A triangular sail, extended by a long yard, which is slung at about one fourth of its length from the lower end, to a low mast, this end being brought down at the tack, while the other end is elevated at an angle or about forty-five degrees; -- used in small boats, feluccas, xebecs, etc., especially in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters. Some lateen sails have also a boom on the lower side. 1913 Webster]
lateen-rign.the rig on a sailing vessel with a lateen sail. WordNet 1.5]
lateen-riggedadj.rigged with a triangular (lateen sail). Syn. -- lateen. WordNet 1.5]
Late"ly(?), adv.Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy. 1913 Webster]
La"tence(?), n.Latency.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
La"ten*cy(?), n.[See Latent.]1.The state or quality of being latent. 1913 Webster]
To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish three degrees of this latency.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
2.The time between a stimulus the appearance of the response; the time between any causal action and the first appearance of the effect. Called also latent period. PJC]
3.Hence:(Med.)The time between exposure to a carcinogen or other disease-causing agent and the appearance of the consequent disease. PJC]
Late"ness(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
La"tent(l, a.[L. latens, -entis, p. pr. of latere to lie hid or concealed; cf. Gr. lanqa`nein, E. lethargy: cf. F. latent.]1.Not visible or apparent; hidden; concealed; secret; dormant; as, latent springs of action. 1913 Webster]
The evils latent in the most promising contrivances are provided for as they arise.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Existing but not presenting symptoms; dormant or developing; -- of disease, especially infectious diseases; as, the latent phase of an infection. PJC]
Latent buds(Bot.), buds which remain undeveloped or dormant for a long time, but may eventually grow.
Latent heat(Physics), that quantity of heat which disappears or becomes concealed in a body while producing some change in it other than rise of temperature, as fusion, evaporation, or expansion, the quantity being constant for each particular body and for each species of change; the amount of heat required to produce a change of phase. --
Latent period. (a)(Med.)The regular time in which a disease is supposed to be existing without manifesting itself.(b)(Physiol.)One of the phases in a simple muscular contraction, in which invisible preparatory changes are taking place in the nerve and muscle.(c)(Biol.)One of those periods or resting stages in the development of the ovum, in which development is arrested prior to renewed activity. 1913 Webster]
La"tent*ly, adv.In a secret or concealed manner; invisibly. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La"ter(?), n.; pl.Lateres(#).[L.]A brick or tile.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Lat"er(?), a.Compar. of Late, a. & adv. 1913 Webster]
Lat"er*ad(?), adv.[L. latus, lateris, side + ad to.](Anat.)Toward the side; away from the mesial plane; -- opposed to mesiad. 1913 Webster]
Lat"er*al(?), a.[L. lateralis, fr. latus, lateris, side: cf. F. lat\'82ral.]1.Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial. 1913 Webster]
3.Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing. 1913 Webster]
Lateral cleavage(Crystallog.), cleavage parallel to the lateral planes. --
Lateral equation(Math.), an equation of the first degree. [Obs.] --
Lateral line(Anat.), in fishes, a line of sensory organs along either side of the body, often marked by a distinct line of color. --
Lateral pressure or
stress(Mech.), a pressure or stress at right angles to the length, as of a beam or bridge; -- distinguished from longitudinal pressure or stress. --
Lateral strength(Mech.), strength which resists a tendency to fracture arising from lateral pressure. --
Lateral system(Bridge Building), the system of horizontal braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral stiffness is secured. 1913 Webster]
lat"er*al, lat"er*al pass`(?), n.(Football)1.A short pass to a receiver who is upfield from the passer, i.e. is behind the passer relative to the direction of the passer's goal. PJC]
2.A part or extension of something that points sideways, as a drift in a mine that goes to the side from the main one. PJC]
lat"er*al(?), v. t. & i.(Football)To pass the footbal to a receiver who is behind the passer; to make a lateral pass; as, the ball was lateraled to the fullback, who ran it for a touchdown. PJC]
Lat`er*al"i*ty(?), n.The state or condition of being lateral. 1913 Webster]
Lat"er*al*ly(?), adv.By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side. 1913 Webster]
Lat"er*an(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Laterani family, who possessed a palace on or near the spot where the church now stands. In this church several ecclesiastical councils, hence called Lateran councils, have been held. 1913 Webster]
Lat"ered(?), a.Inclined to delay; dilatory. [Obs.] \'bdWhen a man is too latered.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lat`er*i*fo"li*ous(?), a.[L. latus, lateris, side + folium leaf: cf. F. lat\'82rifoli\'82.](Bot.)Growing from the stem by the side of a leaf; as, a laterifolious flower. 1913 Webster]
Lat"er*ite(?), n.[L. later brick, tile: cf. F. lat\'82rite.](Geol.)An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India. 1913 Webster]
Lat"er*i"tious(?), a.[L. lateritius, fr. later a brick.]Like bricks; of the color of red bricks. 1913 Webster]
Lateritious sediment(Med.), a sediment in urine resembling brick dust, observed after the crises of fevers, and at the termination of gouty paroxysms. It usually consists of uric acid or urates with some coloring matter. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La"tes(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (Lates calcarifer) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes. 1913 Webster]
La*tes"cence(?), n.A slight withdrawal from view or knowledge.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
La*tes"cent(?), a.[L. latescens, -entis, p. pr. of latescere to be concealed, fr. latere to be hid.]Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Late"wake`(?), n.See Lich wake, under Lich. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La"tex(?), n.[L.]1.(Bot.)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. The lattex of the India rubber plant produces the rubber of commerce on coagulation. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Chem.)Any aqueous emulsion of finely divided rubber or plastic particles, especially such an emulsion used as a base for paint; as, a latex paint. PJC]
Lath(?), n.; pl.Laths(#).[OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS. l\'91tta; akin to D. lat, G. latte, OHG. latta; cf. W. llath a rod, staff, yard. Cf. Lattice, Latten.]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. 1913 Webster]
Lath brick, a long, slender brick, used in making the floor on which malt is placed in the drying kiln.
Lath naila slender nail for fastening laths. 1913 Webster]
Lath(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lathed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lathing.]To cover or line with laths. 1913 Webster]
Lathe(l, n.[AS. l. Of uncertain origin.]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.[Written also lath.]Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Lathe(l, n.[OE. lathe a granary; akin to G. lade a chest, Icel. hla a storehouse, barn; but cf. also Icel. l\'94 a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original meaning being, a frame to hold something. If so, the word is from an older form of E. lade to load. See Lade to load.]1.A granary; a barn. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)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.
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3.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. 1913 Webster]
Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like. --
Drill lathe, or
Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe. --
Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc. --
Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by the foot. --
Geometric lathe. See under Geometric --
Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe without an automatic feed for the tool. --
Slide lathe, an engine lathe. --
Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the cutting tool is held in the other. 1913 Webster]
latheen.a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India. Syn. -- lathi. WordNet 1.5]
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Lath"er(l, n.[AS. le\'a0 niter, in le\'a0 soapwort; cf. Icel. lau; perh. akin to E. lye.]1.Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water. 1913 Webster]
2.Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse. 1913 Webster]
Lath"er, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lathered(l; p. pr. & vb. n.Lathering.][AS. l to lather, anoint. See Lather, n. ]To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face. 1913 Webster]
Lath"er, v. i.To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse. 1913 Webster]
Lath"er, v. t.[Cf. Leather.]To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [Low] 1913 Webster]
{ Lathe"reeve`(?), Lath"reeve`(?), }n.Formerly, the head officer of a lathe. See 1st Lathe. 1913 Webster]
Lath"ing(?), n.1.The act or process of covering with laths. 1913 Webster]
2.Laths, collectively; a covering of laths. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Lath"work`(?), n.Same as Lathing. 1913 Webster]
Lath"y(?), a.Like a lath; long and slender. 1913 Webster]
A lathy horse, all legs and length.R. Browning. 1913 Webster]
La"tian(?), a.Belonging, or relating, to Latium, a country of ancient Italy. See Latin. 1913 Webster]
La*tib"u*lize(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Latibulized(; p. pr. & vb. n.Latibulizing(?).][L. latibulum hiding place, fr. latere to lie hid.]To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid. [R.] G. Shaw. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*tib"u*lum(?), n.; pl.Latibula(#).[L.]A concealed hiding place; a burrow; a lair; a hole. 1913 Webster]
Lat`i*cif"er*ous(?), a.[L. latex, laticis, a liquid + -ferous.](Bot.)Containing the latex; -- applied to the tissue or tubular vessels in which the latex of the plant is found. 1913 Webster]
Lat"i*clave(?), n.[L. laticlavus, laticlavium; latus broad + clavus nail, a purple stripe on the tunica: cf. F. laticlave.](Rom. Antiq.)A broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office. 1913 Webster]
Lat`i*cos"tate(?), a.[L. latus broad + E. costate.]Broad-ribbed. 1913 Webster]
Lat`i*den"tate(?), a.[L. latus broad + E. dentate.]Broad-toothed. 1913 Webster]
Latimeriaprop. n.The type genus of the Latimeridae, including the coelacanth. Syn. -- genus Latimeria. WordNet 1.5]
Latimeridaeprop. n.A natural family of fish extinct except for the coelacanth. Syn. -- family Latimeridae. WordNet 1.5]
Lat"in(?), a.[F., fr. L. Latinus belonging to Latium, Latin, fr. Latium a country of Italy, in which Rome was situated. Cf. Ladin, Lateen sail, under Lateen.]1.Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language. 1913 Webster]
2.Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom. 1913 Webster]
Latin Church(Eccl. Hist.), the Western or Roman Catholic Church, as distinct from the Greek or Eastern Church. --
Latin cross. See Illust. 1 of Cross. --
Latin races, a designation sometimes loosely given to certain nations, esp. the French, Spanish, and Italians, who speak languages principally derived from Latin.
Latin Union, an association of states, originally comprising France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy, which, in 1865, entered into a monetary agreement, providing for an identity in the weight and fineness of the gold and silver coins of those countries, and for the amounts of each kind of coinage by each. Greece, Servia, Roumania, and Spain subsequently joined the Union. 1913 Webster]
Lat"in, n.1.A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. 1913 Webster]
2.The language of the ancient Romans. 1913 Webster]
3.An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. [Obs.] Ascham. 1913 Webster]
4.(Eccl.)A member of the Roman Catholic Church. 1913 Webster]
Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; a jargon in imitation of Latin; as, the log Latin of schoolboys. --
Late Latin,
Low Latin, terms used indifferently to designate the latest stages of the Latin language; low Latin (and, perhaps, late Latin also), including the barbarous coinages from the French, German, and other languages into a Latin form made after the Latin had become a dead language for the people. --
Law Latin, that kind of late, or low, Latin, used in statutes and legal instruments; -- often barbarous. 1913 Webster]
Lat"in, v. t.To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Lat"in A*me"ri*ca, prop. n.That part of the American continents that speak Spanish, Portuguese, or French; the part of the American continents south of the United States. PJC]
Lat"in A*me"ri*can, prop. a.Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Latin America. PJC]
Lat"in A*me"ri*can, prop. n.A native or inhabitant of Latin America. PJC]
latinateadj.derived from or imitative of Latin. WordNet 1.5]
Latinisev. t.Same as Latinize. Syn. -- Romanize, Latinize. WordNet 1.5]
Lat"in*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. latinisme.]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. 1913 Webster]
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Lat"in*ist, n.[Cf. F. latiniste.]One skilled in Latin; a Latin scholar.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
He left school a good Latinist.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Lat`in*is"tic(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or derived from, Latin; in the Latin style or idiom. \'bdLatinistic words.\'b8 Fitzed. Hall. 1913 Webster]
La*tin"i*tas`ter(?), n.[Cf. Poetaster.]One who has but a smattering of Latin.Walker. 1913 Webster]
La*tin"i*ty(?), n.[L. latinitas: cf. F. latinit\'82.]The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom. \'bdHis eleLatinity.\'b8 Motley. 1913 Webster]
Lat`in*i*za"tion(?), n.The act or process of Latinizing, as a word, language, or country. 1913 Webster]
The Germanization of Britain went far deeper than the Latinization of France.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Lat"in*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Latinized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Latinizing(?).][L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser.]1.To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin. 1913 Webster]
2.To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech. \'bdLatinized races.\'b8 Lowell. 1913 Webster]
3.To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England. 1913 Webster]
4.to write in the latin alphabet. Syn. -- Romanize. WordNet 1.5]
Lat"in*ize, v. i.To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church. 1913 Webster]
Lat"in*ly, adv.In the manner of the Latin language; in correct Latin. [Obs.] Heylin. 1913 Webster]
{ Lat`i*ros"tral(?), Lat`i*ros"trous(?), }a.[Cf. F. latirostre. See Latirostres.](Zo\'94l.)Having a broad beak.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lat`i*ros"tres(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. latus broad + rostrum beak.](Zo\'94l.)The broad-billed singing birds, such as the swallows, and their allies. 1913 Webster]
Lat`i*ster"nal(?), a.[L. latus broad + E. sternal.](Zo\'94l.)Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes. 1913 Webster]
Lat"i*tan*cy(?), n.[See Latitant.]Act or state of lying hid, or lurking. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Lat"i*tant(?), a.[L. latitans, pr. of latitare to lie hid, to lurk, v. intens. fr. latere to be hid: cf. F. latitant.]Lying hid; concealed; latent. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lat"i*tat(?), n.[L., he lies hid.](O. Eng. Law)A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Lat`i*ta"tion(?), n.[L. latitatio.]A lying in concealment; hiding. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Lat"i*tude(?), n.[F. latitude, L. latitudo, fr. latus broad, wide, for older stlatus; perh. akin to E. strew.]1.Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width. 1913 Webster]
Provided the length do not exceed the latitude above one third part.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
2.Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence. 1913 Webster]
In human actions there are no degrees and precise natural limits described, but a latitude is indulged.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
3.Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc. 1913 Webster]
No discreet man will believe Augustine's miracles, in the latitude of monkish relations.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
4.Extent; size; amplitude; scope. 1913 Webster]
I pretend not to treat of them in their full latitude.Locke. 1913 Webster]
5.(Geog.)Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian. 1913 Webster]
6.(Astron.)The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic. 1913 Webster]
Ascending latitude,
Circle of latitude,
Geographical latitude, etc. See under Ascending. Circle, etc. --
High latitude, that part of the earth's surface near either pole, esp. that part within either the arctic or the antarctic circle. --
Low latitude, that part of the earth's surface which is near the equator. 1913 Webster]
Lat`i*tu"di*nal(?), a.Of or pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude. 1913 Webster]
Lat`i*tu`di*na"ri*an(?), a.[Cf. F. latitudinaire.]1.Not restrained; not confined by precise limits. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
Latitudinarian sentiments upon religious subjects.Allibone. 1913 Webster]
3.Lax in moral or religious principles. 1913 Webster]
Lat`i*tu`di*na"ri*an, n.1.One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. Eccl. Hist.)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. 1913 Webster]
They were called \'bdmen of latitude;\'b8 and upon this, men of narrow thoughts fastened upon them the name of latitudinarians.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
3.(Theol.)One who departs in opinion from the strict principles of orthodoxy. 1913 Webster]
Lat`i*tu`di*na"ri*an*ism(?), n.A latitudinarian system or condition; freedom of opinion in matters pertaining to religious belief. 1913 Webster]
La"trant(?), a.[L. latrans, p. pr. of latrare. See Latrate.]Barking. [Obs.] Tickell. 1913 Webster]
La"trate(?), v. i.[L. latratus, p. p. of latrare to bark.]To bark as a dog. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
La*tra"tion(?), n.A barking. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
La*treu"tic*al(l, a.[Gr. latreytiko`s, fr. latrey`ein to serve, to worship.]1.Acting as a hired servant; serving; ministering; assisting. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to latria. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*tri"a(l, n.[L., fr. Gr. latrei`a, fr. latrey`ein to serve, fr. la`tris servant.]The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; -- distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints. 1913 Webster]
La*trine"(l, n.[L. latrina: cf. F. latrines.]A privy, or water-closet, esp. in a camp, hospital, etc. 1913 Webster]
lat"te(l, n.Same as cafe latte; a type of espresso coffee served with foamy steamed milk, and usually served in a tall glass or mug. PJC]
Lat"ten(?), n.[OE. latoun, laton, OF. laton, F. laiton, prob. fr. OF. late lath, F. latte; -- because made in thin plates; cf. It. latta a sheet of tinned iron, tin plate. F. latte is of German origin. See Lath a thin board.] 1913 Webster]
1.A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass. 1913 Webster]
He had a cross of latoun full of stones.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets; as, gold latten. 1913 Webster]
Black latten, brass in milled sheets, composed of copper and zinc, used by braziers, and for drawing into wire. --
Roll latten, latten polished on both sides ready for use. --
Shaven latten, a thinner kind than black latten. --
White latten, a mixture of brass and tin. 1913 Webster]
Lat"ter(?), a.[OE. later, l\'91tter, compar. of lat late. See Late, and cf. Later.]1.Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain. 1913 Webster]
2.Of two things, the one mentioned second. 1913 Webster]
The difference between reason and revelation, and in what sense the latter is superior.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
3.Recent; modern. 1913 Webster]
Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania?Locke. 1913 Webster]
Latter spring, the last part of the spring of the year.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Lat"ter*day`, a.Belonging to present times or those recent by comparison. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lat"ter-day` saint"(?)n.A Mormon; -- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints being the name assumed by the whole body of Mormons. 1913 Webster]
Lat"ter*kin(?), n.A pointed wooden tool used in glazing leaden lattice. 1913 Webster]
Lat"ter*ly, adv.Lately; of late; recently; at a later, as distinguished from a former, period. 1913 Webster]
Latterly Milton was short and thick.Richardson. 1913 Webster]
Lat"ter*math(?), n.[Cf. Aftermath.]The latter, or second, mowing; the aftermath. 1913 Webster]
Lat"tice(?), n.[OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte lath. See Latten, 1st Lath.]1.Any work of wood, metal, plastic, or other solid material, made by crossing a series of parallel laths, or thin strips, with another series at a diagonal angle, and forming a network with openings between the strips; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework. 1913 Webster]
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice.Judg. v. 28. 1913 Webster]
2.(Her.)The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal. 1913 Webster]
3.(Crystallography)The arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal, represented as a repeating arrangement of points in space, each point representing the location of an atom or molecule; called also crystal lattice and space lattice. PJC]
Lattice bridge, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or latticework trusses. --
Lattice girder(Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of latticework. --
Lattice plant(Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar (Ouvirandra fenestralis), whose leaves have interstices between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble latticework. A second species is Ouvirandra Berneriana. The genus is merged in Aponogeton by recent authors. 1913 Webster]
Lat"tice, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Latticed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Latticing(?).]1.To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers. 1913 Webster]
2.To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window. 1913 Webster]
To lattice up, to cover or inclose with a lattice. 1913 Webster]
Therein it seemeth he [Alexander] hath latticed up C\'91sar.Sir T. North. 1913 Webster]
latticedadj.having a lattice. Syn. -- fretted, interlaced, latticelike. WordNet 1.5]
latticelikeadj.1.same as latticed. Syn. -- fretted, interlaced, latticed. WordNet 1.5]
Lat"tice*work`(?), n.Same as Lattice, n., 1. 1913 Webster]
Lat"ti*cing(?), n.1.The act or process of making a lattice of, or of fitting a lattice to. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bridge Building)A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La"tus rec"tum(?)n.[L., the right side.](Conic Sections)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. 1913 Webster]
Laud(?), n.[L. laus, laudis. See Laud, v. i.] 1913 Webster]
1.High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. \'bdLaud be to God.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same.Tyndals. 1913 Webster]
2.A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl. 1913 Webster]
lauds. 1913 Webster]
3.Music or singing in honor of any one. 1913 Webster]
Laud, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n.Lauding.][L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. Allow.]To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol. 1913 Webster]
With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name.Book of Common Prayer. 1913 Webster]
Laud"a*ble(?), a.[L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See Laud, v. i.]1.Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
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Laud"a*ble*ness(l, n.The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness. 1913 Webster]
Laud"a*bly(?), adv.In a laudable manner. 1913 Webster]
Lau"da*nine(?), n.[From Laudanum.](Chem.)A white organic base, resembling morphine, and obtained from certain varieties of opium. 1913 Webster]
Lau"da*num(?), n.[Orig. the same wort as ladanum, ladbdanum: cf. F. laudanum, It. laudano, ladano. See Ladanum.]Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes. 1913 Webster]
U. S. Disp. 1913 Webster]
Dutchman's laudanum(Bot.)See under Dutchman. 1913 Webster]
Lau*da"tion(?), n.[L. laudatio: cf. OE. taudation. See Land, v. t.]The act of lauding; praise; high commendation. 1913 Webster]
Laud"a*tive(?), a.[L. laudativus laudatory: cf. F. laudatif.]Laudatory. 1913 Webster]
Laud"a*tive, n.A panegyric; a eulogy. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lau*da"tor(?), n.[L.]1.One who lauds. 1913 Webster]
Laud"a*to*ry(?), a.[L. laudatorius: cf. OF. laudatoire.]Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden.Sir J. Stephen. 1913 Webster]
Laud"er(?), n.One who lauds. 1913 Webster]
Laugh(l, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Laughed(l; p. pr. & vb. n.Laughing.][OE. laughen, laghen, lauhen, AS. hlehhan, hlihhan, hlyhhan, hliehhan; akin to OS. hlahan, D. & G. lachen, OHG. hlahhan, lahhan, lahh, Icel. hl\'91ja,W Dan. lee, Sw. le, Goth. hlahjan; perh. of imitative origin.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
Queen Hecuba laughed that her eyes ran o'er.Shak. 1913 Webster]
He laugheth that winneth.Heywood's Prov. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport. 1913 Webster]
Then laughs the childish year, with flowerets crowned.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
In Folly's cup still laughs the bubble Joy.Pope. 1913 Webster]
To laugh at, to make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride. 1913 Webster]
No wit to flatter left of all his store, to laugh at, which he valued more.Pope.
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To laugh in the sleeve,
To laugh up one's sleeve, to laugh secretly, or so as not to be observed, especially while apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor toward the person or persons laughed at. --
To laugh out, to laugh in spite of some restraining influence; to laugh aloud. --
To laugh out of the other corner of the mouthor
To laugh out of the other side of the mouth, to weep or cry; to feel regret, vexation, or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Laugh, v. t.1.To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule. 1913 Webster]
Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy?Shak. 1913 Webster]
I shall laugh myself to death.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out. 1913 Webster]
From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To laugh away. (a)To drive away by laughter; as, to laugh away regret.(b)To waste in hilarity. \'bdPompey doth this day laugh away his fortune.\'b8 Shak. --
To laugh down. (a)To cause to cease or desist by laughter; as, to laugh down a speaker.(b)To cause to be given up on account of ridicule; as, to laugh down a reform. --
To laugh one out of, to cause one by laughter or ridicule to abandon or give up; as, to laugh one out of a plan or purpose. --
To laugh to scorn, to deride; to treat with mockery, contempt, and scorn; to despise. 1913 Webster]
Laugh(?), n.An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i. 1913 Webster]
And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a hearty laugh.F. W. Robertson. 1913 Webster]
Laugh"a*ble(?), a.Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See Droll, and Ludicrous. 1913 Webster]
-- Laugh"a*ble*ness, n. -- Laugh"a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Laugh"er(?), n.1.One who laughs. 1913 Webster]
2.A variety of the domestic pigeon. 1913 Webster]
3.A contest in which one side wins easily; a lopsided victory. [Informal] PJC]
4.A blatantly false statement, especially a self-serving one. [Slang] PJC]
Laugh"ing(?), a. & n.from Laugh, v. i. 1913 Webster]
Laughing falcon(Zo\'94l.), a South American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans); -- so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. --
Laughing gas(Chem.), hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen<-- = nitrous oxide -->; -- so called from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes produces when inhaled. It is much used as an an\'91sthetic agent.<-- now primarily in dentistry --> --
Laughing goose(Zo\'94l.), the European white-fronted goose. --
Laughing gull. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A common European gull (Xema ridibundus); -- called also pewit, black cap, red-legged gull, and sea crow.(b)An American gull (Larus atricilla). In summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black. --
Laughing hyena(Zo\'94l.), the spotted hyena. See Hyena. --
Laughing jackass(Zo\'94l.), the great brown kingfisher (Dacelo gigas), of Australia; -- called also giant kingfisher, and gogobera. --
Laughing owl(Zo\'94l.), a peculiar owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of extinction. The name alludes to its notes. 1913 Webster]
Laugh"ing*ly(?), adv.With laughter or merriment. 1913 Webster]
Laugh"ing*stock`(?), n.An object of ridicule; a butt of sport.Shak. 1913 Webster]
When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughingstock of his hearers.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Laugh"ter(?), n.[AS. hleahtor; akin to OHG. hlahtar, G. gel\'84chter, Icel. hl\'betr, Dan. latter. See Laugh, 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. 1913 Webster]
The act of laughter, which is a sweet contraction of the muscles of the face, and a pleasant agitation of the vocal organs, is not merely, or totally within the jurisdiction of ourselves.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Archly the maiden smiled, and with eyes overrunning with laughter.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Laugh"ter*less, a.Not laughing; without laughter. 1913 Webster]
Laugh"wor`thy(?), a.Deserving to be laughed at. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Lau"mont*ite(?), n.[From Dr. Laumont, the discoverer.](Min.)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.[Written also laumonite.] 1913 Webster]
Launce(?), n.A lance. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Launce, n.[It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. Balance.]A balance. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fortune all in equal launce doth sway.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Launce, n.(Zo\'94l.)See Lant, the fish. 1913 Webster]
Launch(lor l, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Launched(lor l; p. pr. & vb. n.Launching.][OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF. lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance lance. See Lance.][Written also lanch.]1.To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly. 1913 Webster]
2.To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship. 1913 Webster]
With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship, launched her in the deep.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch presbytery in England.Eikon Basilike. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.Luke v. 4. 1913 Webster]
He [Spenser] launches out into very flowery paths.Prior. 1913 Webster]
Launch, n.1.The act of launching. 1913 Webster]
2.The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. 1913 Webster]
3.[Cf. Sp. lancha.](Naut.)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. 1913 Webster]
launchern.1.a device capable of launching a rocket. Syn. -- rocket launcher. WordNet 1.5]
2.A device which launches aircraft from an aircraft carrier; -- it provides additional velocity to the airplane, to supplement that from the airplane's engines, so that the airplane rapidly achieves a velocity sufficient to sustain it in flight when taking off. Syn. -- catapult. WordNet 1.5]
launchingn.1.the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time. WordNet 1.5]
2.the act of beginning something new. Syn. -- debut, first appearance, unveiling, introduction, entry. WordNet 1.5]
3.the act of propelling with force. Syn. -- launch. WordNet 1.5]
launchpadn.(Rocketry)a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched. Syn. -- launching pad, launch pad, launch area, pad. WordNet 1.5]
Laund(l, n.[See Lawn of grass.]A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In a laund upon an hill of flowers.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Through this laund anon the deer will come.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Laun"der(lor l, n.[Contracted fr. OE. lavender, F. lavandi\'8are, LL. lavandena, from L. lavare to wash. See Lave.]1.A washerwoman. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Mining)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. 1913 Webster]
Laun"der, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Laundered(lor l; p. pr. & vb. n.Laundering.]1.To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts. 1913 Webster]
2.To lave; to wet. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Laun"der*er(?), n.One who follows the business of laundering. 1913 Webster]
Laun"der*ing, n.The act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing. 1913 Webster]
Laun"dress(?), n.A woman whose employment is laundering. 1913 Webster]
Laun"dress, v. i.To act as a laundress. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Laun"dry(?), n.; pl.Laundries(#).[OE. lavendrie, OF. lavanderie. See Launder.]1.A laundering; a washing. 1913 Webster]
2.A place or room where laundering is done; a laundry room. 1913 Webster]
3.A business establishment where clothing is laundered for a fee. PJC]
4.A collection of items such as articles of clothing or bed linens that need to be laundered, or have just been laundered; as, put the dirty laundry in the basket and take it downstairs; hang the laundry out to dry. PJC]
coin laundryA business establishment with washing and drying machines operated by coins, where items such as articles of clothing may be laundered and dried by the customer. PJC]
Laun"dry*man(?), n.; pl.Laundrymen(.A man who follows the business of laundering. 1913 Webster]
Lau"ra(?), n.[LL., fr. Gr. ( (R. C. Ch.)A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Lau*ra"ceous(?), a.[From Laurus.](Bot.)Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Laurace\'91) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor tree, etc. 1913 Webster]
Lau"rate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of lauric acid. 1913 Webster]
Lau"re*ate(?), a.[L. laureatus, fr. laurea laurel tree, fr. laureus of laurel, fr. laurus laurel: cf. F. laur\'82at. Cf. Laurel.]Crowned, or decked, with laurel.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Soft on her lap her laureate son reclines.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Poet laureate. (b)One who received an honorable degree in grammar, including poetry and rhetoric, at the English universities; -- so called as being presented with a wreath of laurel. [Obs.] (b)Formerly, an officer of the king's household, whose business was to compose an ode annually for the king's birthday, and other suitable occasions; now, a poet officially distinguished by such honorary title, the office being a sinecure. It is said this title was first given in the time of Edward IV. [Eng.] (c)A poet who has been publicly recognized as the most pre-eminent poet of a country or region; as, the poet laureate of the United States. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Lau"re*ate, n.1.One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate. \'bdA learned laureate.\'b8 Cleveland. 1913 Webster]
2.A person who has been presented with an award for some distinguished achievement; as, a Nobel laureate; the Pris de Rome laureate; the Music Director Laureate; the conductor laureate. PJC]
Lau"re*ate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Laureated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Laureating(?).]To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities. 1913 Webster]
Lau"re*ate*ship, n.State, or office, of a laureate. 1913 Webster]
Lau`re*a"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. laur\'82ation.]The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title. 1913 Webster]
Lau"rel(?), n.[OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier, laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]1.(Bot.)An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus (Laurus nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay.The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce. 1913 Webster]
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2.A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels. 1913 Webster]
3.An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel. 1913 Webster]
Laurel water, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other products carried over in the process. 1913 Webster]
American laurel, or
Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia; called also calico bush. See under Mountain. --
California laurel, Umbellularia Californica. --
Cherry laurel(in England called laurel). See under Cherry. --
Great laurel, the rosebay (Rhododendron maximum). --
Ground laurel, trailing arbutus. --
New Zealand laurel, the Laurelia Nov\'91 Zelandi\'91. --
Portugal laurel, the Prunus Lusitanica. --
Rose laurel, the oleander. See Oleander. --
Sheep laurel, a poisonous shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and redder flowers. --
Spurge laurel, Daphne Laureola. --
West Indian laurel, Prunus occidentalis. 1913 Webster]
Lau"reled(?), a.Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate.[Written also laurelled.] 1913 Webster]
lau"rels(?), n. pl.An honor or honors conferred for some notable achievement. PJC]
to rest on one's laurels [fig.] to be content with one's past achievements and not strive to continue to excel; as, he didn't rest on his laurels after receiving the Nobel Prize, but went on to made even more significant discoveries. PJC]
laurel-treen.A small tree (Persea borbonia) of the Southern U. S. having dark red heartwood. Syn. -- red bay, Persea borbonia. WordNet 1.5]
Lau*ren"tian(?), a.Pertaining to, or near, the St. Lawrence River; as, the Laurentian hills. 1913 Webster]
Laurentian period(Geol.), the lower of the two divisions of the Arch\'91an age; -- called also the Laurentian. 1913 Webster]
Lau"res*tine(?), n.[NL. lautus tinus, fr. L. laurus the laurel + tinus laurestine. See Laurel.](Bot.)The Viburnum Tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter months.[Written also laurustine and laurestina.] 1913 Webster]
Lau"ric(?), a.1.Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis). 1913 Webster]
2.pertaining to or combined with lauric acid, the 12-carbon member of the fatty acid series; combined with the acyl group of lauric acid. PJC]
Lauric acid(Chem.), a white, crystalline substance, CH3.(CH2)10.COOH, resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from the fruit of the bay tree, and various other vegetable sources. The sodium salt (sodium lauryl sulfate) is used as a detergent.Syn. -- dodecanoic acid, laurostearic acid, dodecoic acid. 1913 Webster + PJC]
Lau*rif"er*ous(?), a.[L. laurifer; laurus + ferre to bear.]Producing, or bringing, laurel. 1913 Webster]
Lau"rin(?), n.[Cf. F. laurine.](Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Lau"ri*nol(?), n.[Laurin + -ol.](Chem.)Ordinary camphor; -- so called in allusion to the family name (Laurace\'91) of the camphor trees. See Camphor. 1913 Webster]
Lau"rite(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Min.)A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon. 1913 Webster]
Lau"rone(?), n.[Lauric + -one.](Chem.)The ketone of lauric acid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lau"rus(?), n.[L., laurel.](Bot.)A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger Laurus 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. 1913 Webster]
Laus(?), a.Loose. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Laut"ver*schie`bung(lout"f, n.; pl. Lautverschiebungen(lout"f. [G.; laut sound + verschiebung shifting.](Philol.)(a)The regular changes which the primitive Indo-European stops, or mute consonants, underwent in the Teutonic languages, probably as early as the 3d century b. c. , often called the first Lautverschiebung, sound shifting, or consonant shifting.(b)A somewhat similar set of changes taking place in the High German dialects (less fully in modern literary German) from the 6th to the 8th century, known as the second Lautverschiebung, the results of which form the striking differences between High German and The Low German Languages. The statement of these changes is commonly regarded as forming part of Grimm's law, because included in it as originally framed. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
lavn.[by truncation of lavatory.]Same as lavatory{5}; -- a shortened form of the word. [informal] Syn. -- toilet, lavatory, can, facility, john, privy, bathroom. WordNet 1.5]
La"va(l, n.[It. lava lava, orig. in Naples, a torrent of rain overflowing the streets, fr. It. & L. lavare to wash. See Lave.]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. 1913 Webster]
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Lava millstone, a hard and coarse basaltic millstone from the neighborhood of the Rhine. --
Lava ware, a kind of cheap pottery made of iron slag cast into tiles, urns, table tops, etc., resembling lava in appearance. 1913 Webster]
la`va*la"va(l, n.A printed cloth garment resembling a skirt or kilt, worn as the principle garment by both men and women in Polynesia, especialy in Samoa; called also pareu. PJC]
{ la`va`liere", la`val`lier", or La val`liere" }(?), n.[after the Duchesse de La Valliere, a mistress of Louis XI.RHUD.]A neck ornament consisting of a chain and single jewelled pendant, or drop; also, the pendant itself. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
la`va`liere" mic"ro*phonen.A small microphone worn around the neck on a supporting string or chain. PJC]
Lavandulan.A genus of plants of the mint family including the lavender{1}. Syn. -- genus Lavandula. WordNet 1.5]
Lav"a*ret(?), n.[F.](Zo\'94l.)A European whitefish (Coregonus laveretus), found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland. 1913 Webster]
Lavateran.A widespread genus of herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers. Syn. -- genus Lavatera. WordNet 1.5]
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La*vat"ic(l, a.Like lava, or composed of lava; lavic. 1913 Webster]
La*va"tion(?), n.[L. lavatio: cf. OF. lavation.]A washing or cleansing. [Obs. or R.] 1913 Webster]
Lav"a*to*ry(?), a.Washing, or cleansing by washing. 1913 Webster]
Lav"a*to*ry, n.; pl.Lavatories(#).[L. lavatorium: cf. lavatoire. See Lave to wash, and cf. Laver.]1.A place for washing. 1913 Webster]
2.A basin or other vessel for washing in. 1913 Webster]
3.A wash or lotion for a diseased part. 1913 Webster]
4.A place where gold is obtained by washing. 1913 Webster]
5.A room containing one or more sinks for washing, as well as one or more toilet fixtures; also called bathroom, toilet, and sometimes commode. Commode and toilet may refer to a room with only a toilet fixture, but without a sink. Syn. -- toilet, lavatory, can, facility, john, privy, bathroom. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Lav"a*ture(?; 135), n.A wash or lotion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Lave(l, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Laved(l; p. pr. & vb. n.Laving.][F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere to wash, Gr. Ablution, Deluge, Lavender, Lava, Lotion.]To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise. 1913 Webster]
His feet the foremost breakers lave.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Lave, v. i.To bathe; to wash one's self. 1913 Webster]
In her chaste current oft the goddess laves.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Lave, v. t.[OE. laven. See Lavish.]To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Lave, n.[AS. l\'bef the remainder, what is left. Leave.]The remainder; others. [Scot.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Lave"-eared`(?), a.[Cf. W. llaf that extends round, llipa flaccid, flapping, G. lapp flabby, lappohr flap ear.]Having large, pendent ears. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
La*veer"(?), v. i.[D. laveren.](Naut.)To beat against the wind; to tack. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Lave"ment(?), n.[F. lavement, fr. laver to wash.]A washing or bathing; also, an enema. 1913 Webster]
Lav"en*der(?), n.[OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It. lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in bathing and washing. See Lave. to wash, and cf. Lavender.]1.(Bot.)An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (Lavandula vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (Lavandula Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts. 1913 Webster]
2.The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac. 1913 Webster]
Lavender cotton(Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub (Santolina Cham\'91cyparissus) of the Mediterranean region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called ground cypress. --
Lavender water, a perfume, toilet water, or shaving lotion containing the essential oil of lavender, and sometimes the essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris. --
Sea lavender. (Bot.)See Marsh rosemary. --
To lay in lavender. (a)To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.(b)To pawn. [Obs.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Lav"er(l, n.[OE. lavour, F. lavoir, L. lavatorium a washing place. See Lavatory.]1.A vessel for washing; a large basin. 1913 Webster]
2.(Script. Hist.)(a)A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.(b)One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed. 1913 Webster]
3.That which washes or cleanses.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Lav"er, n.[From Lave to wash.]One who laves; a washer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
La"ver(l, n.The fronds of certain marine alg\'91 used as food, and for making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the Ulva latissima; purple laver, Porphyra laciniata and Porphyra vulgaris. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also sloke, or sloakan. 1913 Webster]
Mountain laver(Bot.), a reddish gelatinous alga of the genus Palmella, found on the sides of mountains 1913 Webster]
La"ver*ock(l, n.[See Lark the bird.]The lark. [Old Eng. & Scot.] [Written also lavrock.]Gower. 1913 Webster]
La"vic(l, a.See Lavatic. 1913 Webster]
Lav"ish(l, a.[Akin to E. lave to lade out; cf. AS. gelafian to refresh, G. laben.]1.Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise. 1913 Webster]
Lav"ish, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lavished(-; p. pr. & vb. n.Lavishing.]To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise. 1913 Webster]
Lav"ish*er(-, n.One who lavishes. 1913 Webster]
Lav"ish*ly, adv.In a lavish manner. 1913 Webster]
Lav"ish*ment(-m, n.The act of lavishing. 1913 Webster]
Lav"ish*ness, n.The quality or state of being lavish. 1913 Webster]
\'d8La*v(?), n.[NL., fr. Lavoisier, the celebrated French chemist.](Chem.)A supposed new metallic element, which was said to have been discovered in pyrites, and some other minerals, and to be of a silver-white color, and malleable. It is not currently (1998) a recognized element.<-- new name?? --> 1913 Webster +PJC]
{ La*volt"(?), La*vol"ta(?), }n.[It. la volta the turn, turning, whirl. Cf. Volt of a horse, Volta.]An old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in which the woman made a high spring or bound.Shak. 1913 Webster]
La*vol`ta*teer"(?), n.A dancer of the lavolta. 1913 Webster]
Law(l, n.[OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l\'94g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See Lie to be prostrate.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
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These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the Lord made.Lev. xxvi. 46. 1913 Webster]
The law of thy God, and the law of the King.Ezra vii. 26. 1913 Webster]
As if they would confine the Interminable . . . laws to bind us, not himself.Milton. 1913 Webster]
His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament.Specifically:the first five books of the bible, called also Torah, Pentatech, or Law of Moses. 1913 Webster +PJC]
What things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law . . . But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.Rom. iii. 19, 21. 1913 Webster]
4. In human government: (a)An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community.(b)Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority. 1913 Webster]
5.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. 1913 Webster]
6.In mathematics: 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. 1913 Webster]
7.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. 1913 Webster]
8.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. 1913 Webster]
9.Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice. 1913 Webster]
Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason.Coke. 1913 Webster]
Law is beneficence acting by rule.Burke. 1913 Webster]
And sovereign Law, that state's collected will Sir W. Jones. 1913 Webster]
10.Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law. 1913 Webster]
When every case in law is right.Shak. 1913 Webster]
He found law dear and left it cheap.Brougham. 1913 Webster]
11.An oath, as in the presence of a court. [Obs.] See Wager of law, under Wager. 1913 Webster]
Avogadro's law(Chem.), a fundamental conception, according to which, under similar conditions of temperature and pressure, all gases and vapors contain in the same volume the same number of ultimate molecules; -- so named after Avogadro, an Italian scientist. Sometimes called Amp\'8are's law. --
Bode's law(Astron.), an approximative empirical expression of the distances of the planets from the sun, as follows: --
where each distance (line third) is the sum of 4 and a multiple of 3 by the series 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, etc., the true distances being given in the lower line. --
Boyle's law(Physics), an expression of the fact, that when an elastic fluid is subjected to compression, and kept at a constant temperature, the product of the pressure and volume is a constant quantity, i. e., the volume is inversely proportioned to the pressure; -- known also as Mariotte's law, and the law of Boyle and Mariotte. --
Brehon laws. See under Brehon. --
Canon law, the body of ecclesiastical law adopted in the Christian Church, certain portions of which (for example, the law of marriage as existing before the Council of Tent) were brought to America by the English colonists as part of the common law of the land.Wharton. --
Civil law, a term used by writers to designate Roman law, with modifications thereof which have been made in the different countries into which that law has been introduced. The civil law, instead of the common law, prevails in the State of Louisiana.Wharton. --
Commercial law. See Law merchant (below). --
Common law. See under Common. --
Criminal law, that branch of jurisprudence which relates to crimes. --
Ecclesiastical law. See under Ecclesiastical. --
Grimm's law(Philol.), a statement (propounded by the German philologist Jacob Grimm) of certain regular changes which the primitive Indo-European mute consonants, so-called (most plainly seen in Sanskrit and, with some changes, in Greek and Latin), have undergone in the Teutonic languages. Examples: Skr. bh\'betfrater, E. brother, G. bruder; L. tres, E. three, G. drei, Skr. go, E. cow, G. kuh; Skr. dh\'be to put, Gr. ti-qe`-nai, E. do, OHG, tuon, G. thun. See also lautverschiebung. --
Kepler's laws(Astron.), three important laws or expressions of the order of the planetary motions, discovered by John Kepler. They are these: (1) The orbit of a planet with respect to the sun is an ellipse, the sun being in one of the foci. (2) The areas swept over by a vector drawn from the sun to a planet are proportioned to the times of describing them. (3) The squares of the times of revolution of two planets are in the ratio of the cubes of their mean distances. --
Law binding, a plain style of leather binding, used for law books; -- called also law calf. --
Law book, a book containing, or treating of, laws. --
Law calf. See Law binding (above). --
Law day. (a)Formerly, a day of holding court, esp. a court-leet.(b)The day named in a mortgage for the payment of the money to secure which it was given. [U. S.] --
Law French, the dialect of Norman, which was used in judicial proceedings and law books in England from the days of William the Conqueror to the thirty-sixth year of Edward III. --
Law language, the language used in legal writings and forms. --
Law Latin. See under Latin. --
Law lords, peers in the British Parliament who have held high judicial office, or have been noted in the legal profession. --
Law merchant, or
Commercial law, a system of rules by which trade and commerce are regulated; -- deduced from the custom of merchants, and regulated by judicial decisions, as also by enactments of legislatures.<-- now in most state superseded by the Uniform Commercial Code --> --
Law of Charles(Physics), the law that the volume of a given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled Gay Lussac's law, or Dalton's law. --
Law of nations. See International law, under International. --
Law of nature. (a)A broad generalization expressive of the constant action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature. See Law, 4.(b)A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality deducible from a study of the nature and natural relations of human beings independent of supernatural revelation or of municipal and social usages. --
Law of the land, due process of law; the general law of the land. --
Laws of honor. See under Honor. --
Laws of motion(Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as it is made to change that state by external force. (2) Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the direction in which the force is impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and in opposite directions. --
Marine law, or
Maritime law, the law of the sea; a branch of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea, such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.Bouvier. --
Mariotte's law. See Boyle's law (above). --
Martial law.See under Martial. --
Military law, a branch of the general municipal law, consisting of rules ordained for the government of the military force of a state in peace and war, and administered in courts martial.Kent.Warren's Blackstone. --
Moral law, the law of duty as regards what is right and wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten commandments given by Moses. See Law, 2. --
Mosaic law, or
Ceremonial law. (Script.)See Law, 3. --
Municipal law, or
Positive law, a rule prescribed by the supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from international law and constitutional law. See Law, 1. --
Periodic law. (Chem.)See under Periodic. --
Roman law, the system of principles and laws found in the codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws of the several European countries and colonies founded by them. See Civil law (above). --
Statute law, the law as stated in statutes or positive enactments of the legislative body. --
Sumptuary law. See under Sumptuary. --
To go to law, to seek a settlement of any matter by bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute some one. --
To take the law of, or
To have the law of, to bring the law to bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.Addison. --
Wager of law. See under Wager.
Syn. -- Justice; equity. -- Law, Statute, Common law, Regulation, Edict, Decree. Law is generic, and, when used with reference to, or in connection with, the other words here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of justice. A regulation is a limited and often, temporary law, intended to secure some particular end or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A decree is a permanent order either of a court or of the executive government. See Justice. 1913 Webster]
Law(?), v. t.Same as Lawe, v. t. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Law, interj.[Cf. La.]An exclamation of mild surprise. [Archaic or Low] 1913 Webster]
Law"-a*bid`ing(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
law-breakingn.1.an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act. Syn. -- crime. WordNet 1.5]
law"break`er, law"-break`er(?), n.One who disobeys the law; someone who violates the law; a criminal. Syn. -- violator, lawbreaker, law breaker, perpetrator. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
-- Law"break`ing, n. & a. 1913 Webster]
Lawe(?), v. t.[See 2d Lawing.]To cut off the claws and balls of, as of a dog's fore feet.Wright. 1913 Webster]
Law"er(?), n.A lawyer. [Obs.] Bale. 1913 Webster]
Law"ful(?), a.1.Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. 1913 Webster]
2.Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. 1913 Webster]
Lawful age, the age when the law recognizes one's right of independent action; majority; -- generally the age of twenty-one years. Also called legal age or age of majority. 1913 Webster +PJC]
lawful age at eighteen. Abbott.
Syn. -- Legal; constitutional; allowable; regular; rightful. -- Lawful, Legal. Lawful means conformable to the principle, spirit, or essence of the law, and is applicable to moral as well as juridical law. Legal means conformable to the letter or rules of the law as it is administered in the courts; conformable to juridical law. Legal is often used as antithetical to equitable, but lawful is seldom used in that sense.
-- Law"ful*ly, adv. -- Law"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
lawfully-begottenadj.born in wedlock; legitimate; enjoying full filial rights; not illegitimate; -- of people. WordNet 1.5]
Law"giv`er(?), n.One who makes or enacts a law or system of laws; a legislator. 1913 Webster]
Law"ing, n.Going to law; litigation.Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
Law"ing, n.[So called because done in compliance with an English forest law.]Expeditation.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Law"less, a.1.Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim. 1913 Webster]
He needs no indirect nor lawless course.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior. 1913 Webster]
3.Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled. 1913 Webster]
Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void.Pope.
-- Law"less*ly, adv. -- Law"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Law"mak`er(?), n.A legislator; a lawgiver. 1913 Webster]
law-makersn. pl.Those persons who make or amend or repeal laws, collectively. Syn. -- legislature, legislative assembly, general assembly. WordNet 1.5]
Law"mon`ger(?), n.A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Lawn(l, n.[OE. laund, launde, F. lande heath, moor; of Celtic origin; cf. W. llan an open, clear place, llawnt a smooth rising hill, lawn, Armor. lann or lan territory, country, lann a prickly plant, pl. lannou heath, moor.]1.An open space between woods.Milton. 1913 Webster]
\'bdOrchard lawns and bowery hollows.\'b8Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown. 1913 Webster]
Lawn mower, a machine for clipping the short grass of lawns. --
Lawn tennis, a variety of the game of tennis, played in the open air, sometimes upon a lawn, instead of in a tennis court. See Tennis. 1913 Webster]
Lawn, n.[Earlier laune lynen, i. e., lawn linen; prob. from the town Laon in France.]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. 1913 Webster]
A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Lawnd(l, n. [Obs.] See Laund. 1913 Webster]
Lawn"y(l, a.Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns; like a lawn. 1913 Webster]
Musing through the lawny park.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
Lawn"y, a.Made of lawn or fine linen.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
lawrenciumn.[from Ernest O. Lawrence, inventer of the cyclotron.]A transuranic element of atomic number 103. It was discovered in 1961 by bombardment of californium in a cyclotron with boron nuclei. Other isotopes were prepared in 1965 at Dubna. The atomic weight of the most stable isotope is 256, having a half-life of 35 seconds. Symbol Lr.HCP61 Syn. -- Lr. WordNet 1.5]
Lawsn.the first five books of the Old Testament, also called The Law and Torah. Syn. -- Pentateuch, Law of Moses, Torah. WordNet 1.5]
Law*so"ni*a(?), n.(Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
Law"suit`(?), n.An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim. 1913 Webster]
Law"yer(?), n.[From Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
Philadelphia lawyer, A lawyer knowledgeable about the most detailed and minute points of law, especially one with an exceptional propensity and ability to exploit fine technical points of law for the client's advantage. PJC]
lawyerbushn.A stout-stemmed trailing shrub (Rubus cissoides) of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth. Syn. -- lawyer bush, bush lawyer, Rubus cissoides, Rubus australis. WordNet 1.5]
{ Law"yer*like`(?), Law"yer*ly(?), }a.Like, or becoming, a lawyer; as, lawyerlike sagacity. \'bdLawyerly mooting of this point.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Lax(l, a.[Compar.Laxer(l; superl.Laxest.][L. laxus Cf. Laches, Languish, Lease, v. t., Leash.]1.Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber. 1913 Webster]
The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy.Ray. 1913 Webster]
2.Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal. 1913 Webster]
The discipline was lax.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions.J. A. Symonds. 1913 Webster]
The word \'bd\'91ternus\'b8 itself is sometimes of a lax signification.Jortin. 1913 Webster]
3.Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal. 1913 Webster]
Lax*a"tion(?), n.[L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr. laxus loose, slack.]The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened. 1913 Webster]
Lax"a*tive(?), a.[L. laxativus mitigating, assuaging: cf. F. laxatif. See Lax, a.]1.Having a tendency to loosen or relax.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent. -- n.(Med.)A laxative medicine. See the Note under Cathartic. 1913 Webster]
Lax"a*tive*ness, n.The quality of being laxative. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Lax*a"tor(?), n.[NL., fr. L. laxare, laxatum, to loosen.](Anat.)That which loosens; -- esp., a muscle which by its contraction loosens some part. 1913 Webster]
Lax"i*ty(l, n.[L. laxitas, fr. laxus loose, slack: cf. F. laxit\'82, See Lax, a.]The state or quality of being lax; lack of tenseness, strictness, or exactness. 1913 Webster]
Lax"ly, adv.In a lax manner. 1913 Webster]
Lax"ness, n.The state of being lax; laxity. 1913 Webster]
Lay(?), imp.of Lie, to recline. 1913 Webster]
Lay, a.[F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. Laic.]1.Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother. 1913 Webster]
2.Not educated or cultivated; ignorant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease. 1913 Webster]
Lay baptism(Eccl.), baptism administered by a lay person.F. G. Lee. --
Lay brother(R. C. Ch.), one received into a convent of monks under the three vows, but not in holy orders. --
Lay clerk(Eccl.), a layman who leads the responses of the congregation, etc., in the church service.Hook. --
Lay days(Com.), time allowed in a charter party for taking in and discharging cargo.McElrath. --
Lay elder. See 2d Elder, 3, note. 1913 Webster]
Lay(?), n.The laity; the common people. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The learned have no more privilege than the lay.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Lay, n.A meadow. See Lea. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Lay, n.[OF. lei faith, law, F. loi law. See Legal.]1.Faith; creed; religious profession. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Of the sect to which that he was born lay, to which that he was sworn.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
They bound themselves by a sacred lay and oath.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Lay(?), a.[OF. lai, lais, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. laoi, laoidh, song, poem, OIr. laoidh poem, verse; but cf. also AS. l\'bec play, sport, G. leich a sort of poem (cf. Lake to sport). 1.A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.Spenser. Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.A melody; any musical utterance. 1913 Webster]
The throstle cock made eke his lay.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lay(l, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Laid(l; p. pr. & vb. n.Laying.][OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See Lie to be prostrate.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den.Dan. vi. 17. 1913 Webster]
Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan. 1913 Webster]
4.To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint. 1913 Webster]
5.To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit. 1913 Webster]
After a tempest when the winds are laid.Waller. 1913 Webster]
6.To cause to lie dead or dying. 1913 Webster]
Brave C\'91neus laid Ortygius on the plain, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
7.To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk. 1913 Webster]
I dare lay mine honor Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs. 1913 Webster]
9.To apply; to put. 1913 Webster]
She layeth her hands to the spindle.Prov. xxxi. 19. 1913 Webster]
10.To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land. 1913 Webster]
The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.Is. liii. 6. 1913 Webster]
11.To impute; to charge; to allege. 1913 Webster]
God layeth not folly to them.Job xxiv. 12. 1913 Webster]
Lay the fault on us.Shak. 1913 Webster]
12.To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one. 1913 Webster]
13.To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one. 1913 Webster]
14.(Law)To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
15.(Mil.)To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun. 1913 Webster]
16.(Rope Making)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. 1913 Webster]
17.(Print.)(a)To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.(b)To place (new type) properly in the cases. 1913 Webster]
To lay asleep, to put sleep; to make unobservant or careless.Bacon. --
To lay bare, to make bare; to strip. 1913 Webster]
And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain.Byron.
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To lay before, to present to; to submit for consideration; as, the papers are laid before Congress. --
To lay by. (a)To save.(b)To discard. 1913 Webster]
Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by.Bacon.
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To lay by the heels, to put in the stocks.Shak. --
To lay down. (a)To stake as a wager.(b)To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay down one's life; to lay down one's arms.(c)To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle. --
To lay forth. (a)To extend at length; (reflexively) to exert one's self; to expatiate. [Obs.] (b)To lay out (as a corpse). [Obs.] Shak. --
To lay hands on, to seize. --
To lay hands on one's self, or
To lay violent hands on one's self, to injure one's self; specif., to commit suicide. --
To lay heads together, to consult. --
To lay hold of, or
To lay hold on, to seize; to catch. --
To lay in, to store; to provide. --
To lay it on, to apply without stint.Shak. --
To lay it on thick, to flatter excessively. --
To lay on, to apply with force; to inflict; as, to lay on blows. --
To lay on load, to lay on blows; to strike violently. [Obs. --
To lay one's self out, to strive earnestly. 1913 Webster]
No selfish man will be concerned to lay out himself for the good of his country.Smalridge. 1913 Webster]
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To lay one's self open to, to expose one's self to, as to an accusation. --
To lay open, to open; to uncover; to expose; to reveal. --
To lay over, to spread over; to cover. --
To lay out. (a)To expend.Macaulay.(b)To display; to discover.(c)To plan in detail; to arrange; as, to lay out a garden.