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labionasal adjective Formed by the lips and the nose., A labionasal sound or letter.
labipalpus noun One of the labial palpi of an insect. See Illust. under Labium.
laboratory noun 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.
lacerating present participle & vb. noun of Lacerate
laceration noun The act of lacerating., A breach or wound made by lacerating.
lacerative adjective Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate; as, lacerative humors.
lacertilia noun pl. An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards.
lachrymary adjective Containing, or intended to contain, tears; lachrymal.
lachrymate verb i. To weep.
lachrymose adjective Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with tears; tearful.
laciniated adjective Fringed; having a fringed border., Cut into deep, narrow, irregular lobes; slashed.
lackadaisy interj. An expression of languor., Lackadaisical.
lackluster noun Alt. of Lacklustre
lacklustre noun A want of luster., Wanting luster or brightness.
laconicism noun Same as Laconism.
laconizing present participle & vb. noun of Laconize
lacquering present participle & vb. noun of Lacquer, The act or business of putting on lacquer; also, the coat of lacquer put on.
lacteously adverb In a lacteous manner; after the manner of milk.
lactescent adjective Having a milky look; becoming milky., Producing milk or a milklike juice or fluid, as the milkweed. See Latex.
lactifical adjective Producing or yielding milk.
lactometer noun An instrument for estimating the purity or richness of milk, as a measuring glass, a specific gravity bulb, or other apparatus.
lactoscope noun An instrument for estimating the amount of cream contained in milk by ascertaining its relative opacity.
lacturamic adjective Pertaining to, or designating, an organic amido acid, which is regarded as a derivative of lactic acid and urea.
lacustrine adjective Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them; as, lacustrine flowers.
laemodipod noun One of the Laemodipoda.
lageniform adjective Shaped like a bottle or flask; flag-shaped.
lager beer Originally a German beer, but now also made in immense quantities in the United States; — so called from its being laid up or stored for some months before use.
lager wine Wine which has been kept for some time in the cellar.
lagemorpha noun pl. A group of rodents, including the hares. They have four incisors in the upper jaw. Called also Duplicidentata.
lamarckian adjective Pertaining to, or involved in, the doctrines of Lamarckianism.
lamarckism noun 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.
lambdacism noun A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously., 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., The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American.
lambdoidal adjective Same as Lambdoid.
lambrequin noun A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat., A leather flap hanging from a cuirass., 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.
lamellarly adverb In thin plates or scales.
lamellated adjective Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennae.
lamentable adjective Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance., Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error., Miserable; pitiful; paltry; — in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense.
laminarian adjective 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.
laminarite noun A broad-leafed fossil alga.
laminating present participle & vb. noun of Laminate, Forming, or separating into, scales or thin layers.
lamination noun The process of laminating, or the state of being laminated.
lammergeir noun Alt. of Lammergeier
lamnunguia noun pl. Same as Hyracoidea.
lampadrome noun 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.
lamper eel See Lamprey.
lampooning present participle & vb. noun of Lampoon
lance fish A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus of the English coast; — called also sand lance.
lanceolate adjective Alt. of Lanceolated
lancinated imp. & past participle of Lanciname
landholder noun A holder, owner, or proprietor of land.
landladies plural of Landlady
landleaper noun See Landlouper.
landlocked adjective Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land., 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.
landlordry noun The state of a landlord.
landlouper noun A vagabond; a vagrant.
landlubber noun One who passes his life on land; — so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule.
landowning noun The owning of land., Having property in land; of or pertaining to landowners.
landwaiter noun See Landing waiter, under Landing, a.
languaging present participle & vb. noun of Language
languished imp. & past participle of Languish
languisher noun One who languishes.
languorous adjective Producing, or tending to produce, languor; characterized by languor.
laniferous noun Bearing or producing wool.
lanigerous adjective Bearing or producing wool.
lansquenet noun 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., A game at cards, vulgarly called lambskinnet.
lantanuric adjective Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of allantoin, and usually called allanturic acid.
lanterning present participle & vb. noun of Lantern
lanthanite noun Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular while crystals.
lanthopine noun An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
lanuginose adjective Alt. of Lanuginous
lanuginous adjective Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy.
laparocele noun A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.
laparotomy noun A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Caesarean section.
lapidarian adjective Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record.
lapidaries plural of Lapidary
lapidation noun The act of stoning.
lapidified imp. & past participle of Lapidify
laplandish adjective Of or pertaining to Lapland.
lappaceous adjective Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
lap-welded adjective Having edges or ends united by a lap weld; as, a lap-welded pipe.
lardaceous adjective Consisting of, or resembling, lard.
largifical adjective Generous; ample; liberal.
laryngitis noun Inflammation of the larynx.
lascivient adjective Lascivious.
lascivious adjective Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires., Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.
laterality noun The state or condition of being lateral.
latescence noun A slight withdrawal from view or knowledge.
lathereeve noun Alt. of Lathreeve
latibulize verb i. To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid.
latinistic adjective Of, pertaining to, or derived from, Latin; in the Latin style or idiom.
latinizing present participle & vb. noun of Latinize
latitation noun A lying in concealment; hiding.
lattermath noun The latter, or second, mowing; the aftermath.
laughingly adverb With laughter or merriment.
laumontite noun 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.
launcegaye noun See Langegaye.
laundering present participle & vb. noun of Launder, The act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing.
laundrymen plural of Laundryman
laundryman noun A man who follows the business of laundering.
lauraceous adjective Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor tree, etc.
laureating present participle & vb. noun of Laureate
laureation noun The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.
laurentian adjective Pertaining to, or near, the St. Lawrence River; as, the Laurentian hills.
laurestine noun The Viburnum Tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter mouths.
lavatories plural of Lavatory
lave-eared adjective Having large, pendent ears.
lavishment noun The act of lavishing.
lavishness noun The quality or state of being lavish.
lawbreaker noun One who disobeys the law; a criminal.
lawyerlike adjective Alt. of Lawyerly
leadership noun The office of a leader.
leaf-nosed noun Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; — said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire.
lean-faced adjective Having a thin face., slender or narrow; — said of type the letters of which have thin lines, or are unusually narrow in proportion to their height.
leathering present participle & vb. noun of Leather
lectionary noun A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine service.
leechcraft noun The art of healing; skill of a physician.
legalizing present participle & vb. noun of Legalize
legateship noun The office of a legate.
legibility noun The quality of being legible; legibleness.
legislated imp. & past participle of Legislate
legislator noun A lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community; a member of a legislative body.
legitimacy adjective The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully begotten, or born in wedlock.
legitimate adjective Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession to the throne; a legitimate proceeding of an officer; a legitimate heir., Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock., Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions., Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate combination of colors., Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a legitimate result; a legitimate inference., To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child.
legitimism noun The principles or plans of legitimists.
legitimist noun One who supports legitimate authority; esp., one who believes in hereditary monarchy, as a divine right., Specifically, a supporter of the claims of the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty to the crown of France.
legitimize verb t. To legitimate.
leguminous adjective Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse., Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants (Leguminosae), which bear legumes, including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas.
leiotrichi noun pl. The division of mankind which embraces the smooth-haired races.
leisurable adjective Leisurely., Vacant of employment; not occupied; idle; leisure; as leisurable hours.
leisurably adverb At leisure.
lemniscata noun Alt. of Lemniscate
lemniscate noun A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.
lemuridous adjective Alt. of Lemurine
lemuroidea noun pl. A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species.
lengthened imp. & past participle of Lengthen
lengthways adverb Alt. of Lengthwise
lengthwise adverb In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction.
lenocinant adjective Given to lewdness.
lentamente adverb Slowly; in slow time.
lententide noun The season of Lenten or Lent.
lenticelle noun Lenticel.
lenticulas plural of Lenticula
lenticulae plural of Lenticula
lenticular adjective Resembling a lentil in size or form; having the form of a double-convex lens.
lepidolite noun A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See Mica.
lepidopter noun One of the Lepidoptera.
leptorhine adjective Having the nose narrow; — said esp. of the skull. Opposed to platyrhine.
leptothrix noun A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated., Having the form of a little chain; — applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals.
lernaeacea noun pl. A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in Appendix.
lethargize verb t. To make lethargic.
letheonize verb t. To subject to the influence of letheon.
letterless adjective Not having a letter., Illiterate.
letterwood noun The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (B. Aubletii), found in Guiana; — so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks.
leuchaemia noun See Leucocythaemia.
leucomaine noun An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
leucopathy noun The state of an albino, or of a white child of black parents.
leucophane noun A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine. Called also leucophanite.
leucophyll noun A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green.
leucoplast noun Alt. of Leucoplastid
leucoscope noun An instrument, devised by Professor Helmholtz, for testing the color perception of the eye, or for comparing different lights, as to their constituent colors or their relative whiteness.
leucoturic adjective Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic substance of the uric acid group, called leucoturic acid or oxalantin. See Oxalantin.
leukoplast noun See Leucoplast.
levigating present participle & vb. noun of Levigate
levigation noun The act or operation of levigating.
leviration noun Levirate marriage or marriages.
levitation noun Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light., The act or process of making buoyant.
levogyrate adjective Turning or twisting the plane of polarization towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc.
lexicology noun The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
lexiconist noun A writer of a lexicon.
lexigraphy noun The art or practice of defining words; definition of words.
lexiphanic adjective Using, or interlarded with, pretentious words; bombastic; as, a lexiphanic writer or speaker; lexiphanic writing.
leyden jar Alt. of Leyden phial
lherzolite noun An igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite (a variety of spinel containing chromium).
liableness noun Quality of being liable; liability.
libellulid noun A dragon fly.
liberalism noun Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the principles of the Liberal party.
liberalist noun A liberal.
liberality noun The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity., A gift; a gratuity; — sometimes in the plural; as, a prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.
liberalize verb t. To make liberal; to free from narrow views or prejudices.
liberating present participle & vb. noun of Liberate
liberation noun The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
liberatory adjective Tending, or serving, to liberate.
libidinist noun One given to lewdness.
libidinous adjective Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual; lascivious.
librettist noun One who makes a libretto.
licensable adjective That can be licensed.
licentiate noun One who has a license to exercise a profession; as, a licentiate in medicine or theology., A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy., One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty, as if having a license therefor., On the continent of Europe, a university degree intermediate between that of bachelor and that of doctor., To give a license to.
licentious adjective Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press., Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral; dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a licentious life.
licitation noun The act of offering for sale to the highest bidder.
lieberkuhn noun A concave metallic mirror attached to the object-glass end of a microscope, to throw down light on opaque objects; a reflector.
lierne rib In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another.
lieutenant noun An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty., A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain., A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander., A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.
lifespring noun Spring or source of life.
lifestring noun A nerve, or string, that is imagined to be essential to life.
life-weary adjective Weary of living.
ligamental adjective Alt. of Ligamentous
light-boat noun Light-ship.
lightening present participle & vb. noun of Lighten
lighterage noun The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter., The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.
lightermen plural of Lighterman
lighterman noun A person employed on, or who manages, a lighter.
light-foot adjective Alt. of Light-footed
lighthouse noun A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos.
light-ship noun A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of dangerous navigation as a guide for mariners.
lign-aloes noun Aloes wood, or agallochum. See Agallochum., A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible.
lignifying present participle & vb. noun of Lignify
lignireose noun See Lignin.
lignoceric adjective Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the formic acid series, found in the tar, wax, or paraffine obtained by distilling certain kinds of wood, as the beech.
likelihood noun Appearance; show; sign; expression., Likeness; resemblance., Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude.
likeliness noun Likelihood; probability., Suitableness; agreeableness.
liliaceous adjective Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples., Like the blossom of a lily in general form.
limberness noun The quality or state of being limber; flexibleness.
limicoline adjective Shore-inhabiting; of or pertaining to the Limicolae.
limitarian adjective Tending to limit.
limitation verb t. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council., That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a restraining condition, defining circumstance, or qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought., A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during which they were permitted to exercise their functions in such a district., A limited time within or during which something is to be done., A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit., A settling of an estate or property by specific rules., A restriction of power; as, a constitutional limitation.
limpidness noun Quality of being limpid; limpidity.
limuloidea noun pl. An order of Merostomata, including among living animals the genus Limulus, with various allied fossil genera, mostly of the Carboniferous period. Called also Xiphosura.
linguality noun The quality of being lingual.
linguiform adjective Having the form of the tongue; tongue-shaped.
linguistic adjective Alt. of Linguistical
linigerous adjective Bearing flax; producing linen.
lion-heart noun A very brave person.
lion’s ear A name given in Western South America to certain plants with shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of Culcitium, and Espeletia.
lipothymic adjective Tending to swoon; fainting.
liquefying present participle & vb. noun of Liquefy
liquescent adjective Tending to become liquid; inclined to melt; melting.
liquidated imp. & past participle of Liquidate
liquidator noun One who, or that which, liquidates., An officer appointed to conduct the winding up of a company, to bring and defend actions and suits in its name, and to do all necessary acts on behalf of the company.
liquidized imp. & past participle of Liquidize
liquidness noun The quality or state of being liquid; liquidity; fluency.
liroconite noun A hydrated arseniate of copper, occurring in obtuse pyramidal crystals of a sky-blue or verdigris-green color.
literalism noun That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter., The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization.
literalist noun One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter.
literalize verb t. To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the strict meaning of the words; — opposed to spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture.
literation noun The act or process of representing by letters.
literature noun Learning; acquaintance with letters or books., The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry., The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles-lettres., The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work.
lithagogue noun A medicine having, or supposed to have, the power of expelling calculous matter with the urine.
lithobilic adjective Pertaining to or designating an organic acid of the tartaric acid series, distinct from lithofellic acid, but, like it, obtained from certain bile products, as bezoar stones.
lithoclast noun An instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.
lithodomus noun A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels, and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter, in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also Lithophagus.
lithoglyph noun An engraving on a gem.
lithograph verb t. To trace on stone by the process of lithography so as to transfer the design to paper by printing; as, to lithograph a design; to lithograph a painting. See Lithography., A print made by lithography.
litholatry noun The worship of a stone or stones.
lithologic adjective Alt. of Lithological
lithomancy noun Divination by means of stones.
lithomarge noun A clay of a fine smooth texture, and very sectile.
lithophane noun Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, — as when hung in a window, or used as a lamp shade.
lithophyll noun A fossil leaf or impression of a leaf.
lithophyse noun A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. It is supposed to be produced by expanding gas, whence the name.
lithophyte noun A hard, or stony, plantlike organism, as the gorgonians, corals, and corallines, esp. those gorgonians having a calcareous axis. All the lithophytes except the corallines are animals.
lithotomic adjective Alt. of Lithotomical
lithotrite Alt. of Lithotritor
lithotrity noun The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small pieces capable of being voided.
lithotyped imp. & past participle of Lithotype
lithotypic adjective Of, pertaining to, or produced by, lithotypy.
lithuanian adjective Of or pertaining to Lithuania (formerly a principality united with Poland, but now Russian and Prussian territory)., A native, or one of the people, of Lithuania; also, the language of the Lithuanian people.
litigating present participle & vb. noun of Litigate
litigation noun The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest.
litraneter noun An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of liquids.
littleness noun The state or quality of being little; as, littleness of size, thought, duration, power, etc.
liturgical Pertaining to, of or the nature of, a liturgy; of or pertaining to public prayer and worship.
livelihood noun Subsistence or living, as dependent on some means of support; support of life; maintenance., Liveliness; appearance of life.
liveliness noun The quality or state of being lively or animated; sprightliness; vivacity; animation; spirit; as, the liveliness of youth, contrasted with the gravity of age., An appearance of life, animation, or spirit; as, the liveliness of the eye or the countenance in a portrait., Briskness; activity; effervescence, as of liquors.
livingness noun The state or quality of being alive; possession of energy or vigor; animation; quickening.
lixiviated imp. & past participle of Lixiviate
loadmanage noun Alt. of Lodemanage
lodemanage noun Pilotage; skill of a pilot or loadsman., Pilotage.
loanmonger noun A dealer in, or negotiator of, loans.
loathingly adverb With loathing.
localizing present participle & vb. noun of Localize
locked-jaw noun See Lockjaw.
locomotion noun The act of moving from place to place., The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant life.
locomotive adjective Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal., Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an animal., A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, — used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.
loculament noun The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.
locustella noun The European cricket warbler.
loggerhead noun A blockhead; a dunce; a numskull., A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat tar., An upright piece of round timber, in a whaleboat, over which a turn of the line is taken when it is running out too fast., A very large marine turtle (Thalassochelys caretta, / caouana), common in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Cape Cod; — called also logger-headed turtle., An American shrike (Lanius Ludovicianus), similar to the butcher bird, but smaller. See Shrike.
logicality noun Logicalness.
logistical adjective Logical., Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as, logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic.
logography noun A method of printing in which whole words or syllables, cast as single types, are used., A mode of reporting speeches without using shorthand, — a number of reporters, each in succession, taking down three or four words.
logometric adjective Serving to measure or ascertain chemical equivalents; stoichiometric.
logrolling noun The act or process of rolling logs from the place where they were felled to the stream which floats them to the sawmill or to market. In this labor neighboring camps of loggers combine to assist each other in turn., Hence: A combining to assist another in consideration of receiving assistance in return; — sometimes used of a disreputable mode of accomplishing political schemes or ends.
lollardism noun Alt. of Lollardy
lomatinous adjective Furnished with lobes or flaps.
lombardeer noun A pawnbroker.
loneliness noun The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion., The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the loneliness of a road., Love of retirement; disposition to solitude., A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
long-armed adjective Having long arms; as, the long-armed ape or gibbon.
long-drawn adjective Extended to a great length.
longheaded adjective Having unusual foresight or sagacity.
longimetry noun The art or practice of measuring distances or lengths.
long-lived adjective Having a long life; having constitutional peculiarities which make long life probable; lasting long; as, a long-lived tree; they are a longlived family; long-lived prejudices.
longshanks noun The stilt.
long-sight noun Long-sightedness.
lophophore noun A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of the Bryozoa. See Phylactolemata.
lophosteon noun The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
loquacious adjective Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous., Speaking; expressive., Apt to blab and disclose secrets.
lordliness noun The state or quality of being lordly.
lordolatry noun Worship of, or reverence for, a lord as such.
loricating present participle & vb. noun of Loricate
lorication noun The act of loricating; the protecting substance put on; a covering of scales or plates.
losengerie noun Flattery; deceit; trickery.
louchettes noun pl. Goggles intended to rectify strabismus by permitting vision only directly in front.
louis d’or Formerly, a gold coin of France nominally worth twenty shillings sterling, but of varying value; — first struck in 1640.
love-drury noun Affection.
loveliness noun The state or quality of being lovely.
lovemonger noun One who deals in affairs of love.
lovingness noun Affection; kind regard.
low-church adjective Not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms; — applied especially to Episcopalians, and opposed to high-church. See High Church, under High.
lower-case adjective Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; — used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.
loweringly adverb In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
low-minded adjective Inclined in mind to low or unworthy things; showing a base mind.
low-necked adjective Cut low in the neck; decollete; — said of a woman’s dress.
loxodromic adjective Pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines; as, loxodromic tables.
lubricator noun One who, or that which, lubricates., A contrivance, as an oil cup, for supplying a lubricant to machinery.
lucernaria noun A genus of acalephs, having a bell-shaped body with eight groups of short tentacles around the margin. It attaches itself by a sucker at the base of the pedicel.
luciferian adjective Of or pertaining to Lucifer; having the pride of Lucifer; satanic; devilish., Of or pertaining to the Luciferians or their leader., One of the followers of Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari, in the fourth century, who separated from the orthodox churches because they would not go as far as he did in opposing the Arians.
luciferous adjective Giving light; affording light or means of discovery.
lucubrated imp. & past participle of Lucubrate, of Lucubrate
lucubrator noun One who studies by night; also, one who produces lucubrations.
luculently adverb In a luculent manner; clearly.
ludibrious adjective Sportive; ridiculous; wanton.
lugubrious adjective Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look.
lumachella noun A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire marble, from its fiery reflections.
lumbricoid adjective Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family Lumbricidae.
luminaries plural of Luminary
lumination noun Illumination.
luminosity noun The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness.
lumpsucker noun The lumprish.
lung-grown adjective Having lungs that adhere to the pleura.
lupercalia noun pl. A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.
lusitanian adjective Pertaining to Lusitania, the ancient name of the region almost coinciding with Portugal., One of the people of Lusitania.
lusterless adjective Alt. of Lustreless
lustreless adjective Destitute of luster; dim; dull.
lustrating present participle & vb. noun of Lustrate
lustration noun The act of lustrating or purifying., A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of uncleanness, were purified.
lutestring noun A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies’ dresses and for ribbon.
luxuriance noun The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth.
luxuriancy noun The state or quality of being luxuriant; luxuriance.
luxuriated imp. & past participle of Luxuriate
lychnobite noun One who labors at night and sleeps in the day.
lycoperdon noun A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball.
lycopodite noun An old name for a fossil club moss.
lycopodium noun A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order Lycopodiaceae; club moss.
lyme grass A coarse perennial grass of several species of Elymus, esp. E. Canadensis, and the European E. arenarius.
lyriferous adjective Having a lyre-shaped shoulder girdle, as certain fishes.