Lierne
Lierne, li-ern′, n. (archit.) a cross-rib or branch-rib in vaulting. [Fr.]
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Page 82 of 179Lieu
Lieu, lū, n. place, stead, chiefly in the phrase 'in lieu of.' [Fr.,—L. locus, place.]
English · e-38538-7382 · brief source recordLieutenant
Lieutenant, lef-ten′ant, n. one representing or performing the work of another: an officer holding the place of another in his absence: a commissioned officer in the army next below a captain, or in the navy next below a
English · e-38538-7383Life
Life, līf, n. state of living: animate existence: union of soul and body: the period between birth and death: present state of existence: manner of living: moral conduct: animation: a living being: system of animal natur
English · e-38538-7384Lift
Lift, lift, n. (Scot.) the air, heavens, sky. [A.S. lyft; Ger. luft, Ice. lopt, Goth. luftus, the air.]
English · e-38538-7385 · brief source recordLift
Lift, lift, v.t. to bring to a higher position: to elevate or keep elevated: to elate: to take and carry away: (obs.) to bear, support: (slang) to arrest: to steal.—v.i. to rise: to try to rise.—n. act of lifting: that w
English · e-38538-7386Lig
Lig, lig, v.i. (Spens.) to lie. [See Lie.]
English · e-38538-7387 · brief source recordLigament
Ligament, lig′a-ment, n. anything that binds: (anat.) the membrane connecting the movable bones: a bond of union.—adjs. Ligament′al, Ligament′ous, composing or resembling a ligament.—ns. Ligā′tion, act of binding: state
English · e-38538-7388Ligan
Ligan, lī′gan, n. goods sunk at sea, with a float attached for recovery. [L. ligamen, a band.]
English · e-38538-7389 · brief source recordLigger
Ligger, lig′ėr, n. the horizontal timber of a scaffolding: a nether millstone: a board-pathway over a ditch: a coverlet for a bed: a kelt or spent salmon: a night-line with float and bait for pike-fishing.
English · e-38538-7390Light
Light, līt, n. that which shines or is brilliant: the agent by which objects are rendered visible: the power of vision: day: dawn of day: that which gives light, as the sun, a candle: the illuminated part of a picture: m
English · e-38538-7391Light
Light, līt, adj. not heavy: of short weight: easily suffered or performed: easily digested: not heavily armed: active: not heavily burdened: unimportant: not dense or copious or intense: gentle: gay, lively: amusing: unc
English · e-38538-7392Light
Light, līt, v.i. (with on, upon) to stoop from flight: to settle: to rest: to come by chance: (with down, from) to descend, to alight:—pr.p. light′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. light′ed or lit.—v.i. Light′en upon′ (Pr. Bk.), to a
English · e-38538-7393Lighten
Lighten, līt′n, v.t. to make light or clear: (fig.) to illuminate with knowledge.—v.i. to shine like lightning: to flash: to become less dark.—ns. Light′ning, the electric flash usually followed by thunder: (Shak.) a bec
English · e-38538-7394Lign-aloes
Lign-aloes, līn-al′ōz, Lignaloes, lig-nal′ōz, n. (B.) aloes-wood. [L. lignum, wood, and aloes, aloes.]
English · e-38538-7396 · brief source recordLignage
Lignage, līn′āj, n. (Spens.) lineage.
English · e-38538-7395 · brief source recordLignum
Lignum, lig′num, n. wood as contrasted with soft tissues or with bark.—adjs. Lig′neous, wooden: woody: made of wood; Lignif′erous. producing wood.—n. Lignificā′tion.—adj. Lig′niform, resembling wood.—v.t. Lig′nify, to tu
English · e-38538-7397Ligule
Ligule, lig′ūl, n. (bot.) the flat part of the leaf of a grass: a strap-shaped petal in certain flowers.—n. Lig′ula, a tongue-like part or organ: in entomology, a fleshy membranaceous or horny anterior part of the labium
English · e-38538-7398Ligure
Ligure, lī′gūr, or lig′ūr, n. (B.) a precious stone.—n. Lig′urite, a variety of sphene or titanite. [Gr.]
English · e-38538-7399 · brief source recordLike
Like, līk, adj. equal in quantity, quality, or degree: similar: likely, probable.—n. the like thing or person: an exact resemblance: a liking.—adv. in the same manner: probably.—conj. as, as if.—v.t. (Shak.) to compare,
English · e-38538-7400Like
Like, līk, v.t. to be pleased with: to approve: to enjoy: (obs.) to please.—n. a liking, chiefly in phrase 'likes and dislikes.'—adjs. Like′able, lovable: amiable; Like′ly, that may be liked: pleasing.—n. Lik′ing, state
English · e-38538-7401Lilac
Lilac, lī′lak, n. a pretty flowering shrub, with a flower of a light-purple colour.—adj. having the colour of the lilac flower. [Sp.,—the Pers. lilaj.]
English · e-38538-7402Lill
Lill, lil, v.t. (Spens.) to loll.
English · e-38538-7403 · brief source recordLillibullero
Lillibullero, lil-i-bu-lē′rō, n. the famous ballad in mockery of the Irish Catholics, which 'sung James II. out of three kingdoms.'—Also Lilliburlē′ro. [From the refrain.]
English · e-38538-7404Lilliputian
Lilliputian, lil-i-pū′shi-an, n. an inhabitant of the island of Lilliput, described by Swift in his Gulliver's Travels: a person of small size, a dwarf.—adj. of small size: dwarfish.
English · e-38538-7405Lilt
Lilt, lilt, v.i. to do anything cleverly or quickly, as to hop about: to sing, dance, or play merrily.—v.t. to sing a song easily or gaily.—n. a cheerful song or air. [M. E. lilten, lulten; ety. dub.]
English · e-38538-7406Lily
Lily, lil′i, n. a bulbous plant, with showy and fragrant flowers.—adj. resembling a lily: pure.—adjs. Liliā′ceous, pertaining to lilies; Lil′ied, adorned with lilies: resembling lilies.—n. Lil′y-en′crinite, same as Stone
English · e-38538-7407Limaceous
Limaceous, lī-mā′shi-us, adj. like a slug.—adjs. Lim′acoid (also n.); Limac′iform.—n. Lī′max, a slug.
English · e-38538-7408 · brief source recordLimation
Limation, lī-mā′shun, n. the act of filing or polishing.—n. Lī′mature, act of filing: filings.
English · e-38538-7409 · brief source recordLimb
Limb, lim, n. a jointed part in animals, the leg: a projecting part: a branch of a tree: a part of something else, as 'a limb of the law:' an imp, scapegrace, as 'a limb of Satan.'—v.t. to supply with limbs: to tear off
English · e-38538-7410Limb
Limb, lim, n. an edge or border, as of the sun, &c.: the edge of a sextant, &c.—adj. Lim′bate (bot.), bordered. [Fr. limbe—L. limbus.]
English · e-38538-7411Limbec
Limbec, lim′bek, n. (Spens.) an alembic.
English · e-38538-7412 · brief source recordLimber
Limber, lim′bėr, n. the part of a gun-carriage consisting of two wheels and a shaft to which the horses are attached.—v.t. to attach to the limber, as a gun. [Prov. Eng. limbers, shafts—Ice. limar, boughs; cf. limb, a br
English · e-38538-7413Limber
Limber, lim′bėr, adj. pliant, flexible.—n. Lim′berness, flexibleness, pliancy. [See limp (adj.).]
English · e-38538-7414 · brief source recordLimbo
Limbo, lim′bō, n. an indefinite region in the intermediate state, the abode of those who have had no opportunity to accept Christ, of the souls of the pious who died before the time of Christ, and of the souls of unbapti
English · e-38538-7415Lime
Lime, līm, n. any slimy or gluey material: bird-lime: the white caustic earth from limestone, and used for cement.—v.t. to cover with lime: to cement: to manure with lime: to ensnare.—ns. Lime′-burn′er, one who burns lim
English · e-38538-7416Lime
Lime, līm, n. a kind of citron or lemon tree and its fruit.—n. Lime′-juice, the acid juice of the lime, used at sea as a specific against scurvy. [Fr.]
English · e-38538-7417Lime-hound
Lime-hound, līm′-hownd, n. (Spens.) a boar-hound.
English · e-38538-7418 · brief source recordLime-tree
Lime-tree, līm′-trē, n. the linden-tree. [Lime is a corr. of line, for lind=linden-tree.]
English · e-38538-7419 · brief source recordLimerick
Limerick, lim′ėr-ik, n. 'nonsense verse' in five-lined stanzas.
English · e-38700-10034 · brief source recordLimit
Limit, lim′it, n. boundary: utmost extent: restriction: (Shak.) a limb, as the limit of the body.—v.t. to confine within bounds: to restrain: to fix within limits.—adjs. Lim′itable, that may be limited, bounded, or restr
English · e-38538-7420Limma
Limma, lim′a, n. in prosody, a monosemic empty time or pause: in Pythagorean music, the smaller half-step or semi-tone. [Gr. leimma, a remnant.]
English · e-38538-7421Limmer
Limmer, lim′ėr, n. a mongrel-hound: a base person, esp. a jade. [O. Fr. liemier—liem, a leash.]
English · e-38538-7422 · brief source recordLimn
Limn, lim, v.t. to draw or paint, esp. in water-colours: (orig.) to illuminate with ornamental letters, &c.—n. Lim′ner, one who limns or paints on paper or parchment: a portrait-painter. [Contr. of O. Fr. enluminer—L. il
English · e-38538-7423Limonite
Limonite, lī′mō-nīt, n. an iron ore—also Brown hematite and Brown iron ore.—adj. Limonit′ic. [Gr. leimōn, a meadow.]
English · e-38538-7424 · brief source recordLimosis
Limosis, lī-mō′sis, n. a morbidly ravenous appetite. [Gr. limos, hunger.]
English · e-38538-7425 · brief source recordLimp
Limp, limp, adj. wanting stiffness, flexible: weak, flaccid. [According to Skeat, a nasalised form of lip, a weakened form of lap, as seen in Eng. lap, a flap; cf. prov. Ger. lampen, to hang loosely down.]
English · e-38538-7426Limp
Limp, limp, v.i. to halt: to walk lamely—fig. as 'limping verses.'—n. act of limping: a halt.—p.adj. Limp′ing, having the imperfect movement of one who limps.—adv. Limp′ingly. [Prob. conn. with preceding. There is an A.S
English · e-38538-7427Limpet
Limpet, lim′pet, n. a small shellfish which clings to intertidal rocks. [A.S. lempedu, lamprede, lamprey.]
English · e-38538-7428 · brief source recordLimpid
Limpid, lim′pid, adj. clear: shining: transparent: pure.—ns. Limpid′ity, Lim′pidness.—adv. Lim′pidly. [Fr.,—L. limpidus, liquidus, liquid.]
English · e-38538-7429Lin
Lin, lin, v.i. (Spens.) to cease, to give over.—v.t. to cease from. [A.S. linnan, to cease.]
English · e-38538-7430 · brief source recordLinament
Linament, lin′a-ment, n. lint: a tent for a wound. [L.]
English · e-38538-7431 · brief source recordLinch
Linch, linsh, n. a ridge of land, a boundary, a cliff.—n. Linch′et, a terrace seen on the slopes of the chalk, oolitic, and liassic escarpments in Bedfordshire, Somerset, &c. [A.S. hlinc, a ridge of land.]
English · e-38538-7432Linchpin
Linchpin, linsh′pin, n. a pin used to keep the wheel of a carriage on the axle-tree. [Properly linspin, 'axle-pin'—obs. linse, axle, and pin.]
English · e-38538-7433Lincoln-green
Lincoln-green, lingk′un-grēn, n. the colour of cloth made formerly at Lincoln: the cloth itself.
English · e-38538-7434 · brief source recordLincture
Lincture, lingk′tūr, n. medicine to be sucked up.—Also Linc′tus. [L. lingĕre, linctum, to lick.]
English · e-38538-7435 · brief source recordLinden
Linden, lin′den, n. the lime-tree. [A.S. linden—lind; cf. Ice. lind, Ger. linde.]
English · e-38538-7436 · brief source recordLine
Line, līn, v.t. to cover on the inside: to pad: to impregnate: (Shak.) to aid.—n. Lin′ing. [M. E. linen, to cover, perh. orig. with linen—obs. line, linen—A.S. lín—L. linum.]
English · e-38538-7437Line
Line, līn, n. a thread of linen or flax: a slender cord: (math.) that which has length without breadth or thickness: an extended stroke: a straight row: a cord extended to direct any operations: outline: a series or succ
English · e-38538-7438Linen
Linen, lin′en, n. cloth made of lint or flax: underclothing, particularly that made of linen: articles of linen, or of linen and cotton—table-linen, bed-linen, body-linen.—adj. made of flax: resembling linen cloth.—n. Li
English · e-38538-7439Ling
Ling, ling, n. a fish resembling the cod, so called from its lengthened form. [A.S. lang, long.]
English · e-38538-7440 · brief source recordLing
Ling, ling, n. heather.—adj. Ling′y. [Ice. lyng.]
English · e-38538-7441 · brief source recordLingam
Lingam, ling′gam, n. the phallus in Hindu mythology, representative of Siva and the generative power of nature, its female counterpart the Yoni.—Also Ling′a. [Sans.]
English · e-38538-7442Lingel
Lingel, ling′l, n. a shoemaker's thread rubbed with beeswax. [M. E. lingel, through O. Fr.,—L. lineola, dim. of linea, a line.]
English · e-38538-7443Linger
Linger, ling′gėr, v.i. to remain long in any state: to loiter.—v.t. (Shak.) to prolong, protract: (with out) to pass in a tedious manner.—n. Ling′erer.—adj. Ling′ering, protracted.—n. a remaining long.—advs. Ling′eringly
English · e-38538-7444Lingerie
Lingerie, lang-zhe-rē′, n. linen goods, esp. women's underclothing. [Fr.,—linge, flax—L. linum.]
English · e-38538-7445 · brief source recordLinget
Linget, Lingot, n. Same as Ingot.
English · e-38538-7446 · brief source recordLingism
Lingism, ling′izm, n. the Swedish movement-cure, kinesitherapy. [From Peter Henrik Ling, 1776-1839.]
English · e-38538-7447 · brief source recordLingo
Lingo, ling′gō, n. language, speech: esp. applied to dialects. [Corrupted from L. lingua, language.]
English · e-38538-7448 · brief source recordLingua franca
Lingua franca, ling′gwa frank′a, n. a mixed jargon used by Frenchmen and other Western people in intercourse with Arabs, Moors, and other Eastern peoples: an international dialect.
English · e-38538-7449Lingual
Lingual, ling′gwal, adj. pertaining to the tongue or utterance.—n. a letter pronounced mainly by the tongue, as t, d (also called Dental).—adj. Linguaden′tal—Dentilingual.—adv. Ling′ually.—adj. Ling′uiform, tongue-shaped
English · e-38538-7450Linhay
Linhay, lin′hā, n. a donkey-stable.—Also Lin′ny.
English · e-38538-7451 · brief source recordLiniment
Liniment, lin′i-ment, n. a kind of thin ointment. [L. linimentum—linĕre, to besmear.]
English · e-38538-7452 · brief source recordLining
Lining, lī′ning, n. the cover of the inner surface of anything, contents.
English · e-38538-7453 · brief source recordLink
Link, lingk, n. a ring of a chain: anything connecting: a single part of a series: the 1⁄100th part of the chain, a measure used in surveying, &c. (see Chain).—v.t. to connect as by a link: to join in confederacy.—v.i. t
English · e-38538-7454Link
Link, lingk, n. a light or torch of pitch and tow.—ns. Link′boy, Link′man, a boy or man who carries such to light travellers. [Prob. corr. from Dut. lont, a match; cf. Scot. lunt, Dan. lunte.]
English · e-38538-7455Link
Link, lingk, n. a crook or winding of a river.—n.pl. Links, a stretch of flat or gently undulating ground along a sea-shore, on which the game of golf is played. [A.S. hlinc, a ridge of land, a bank.]
English · e-38538-7456Link
Link, lingk, v.i. (Scot.) to go quickly.
English · e-38538-7457 · brief source recordLinn
Linn, Lin, lin, n. a waterfall: a precipice.
English · e-38538-7458 · brief source recordLinnæan
Linnæan, Linnean, lin-nē′an, adj. pertaining to Linnæus, the Latinised form of the name of Linné, the celebrated Swedish botanist (1707-78), or to his artificial system of classification.
English · e-38538-7459Linnet
Linnet, lin′et, n. a small singing-bird—from feeding on flax-seed. [Fr. linot—lin, flax—L. linum.]
English · e-38538-7460 · brief source recordLinoleum
Linoleum, lin-ō′le-um, n. a preparation used as a floor-cloth, linseed-oil being greatly used in the making of it. [L. linum, flax, oleum, oil.]
English · e-38538-7461Linotype
Linotype, lin′ō-tīp, n. a machine for producing stereotyped lines or bars of words, &c., as a substitute for type-setting: a line of printing-type cast in one piece. [L. linea, a line, and type.]
English · e-38538-7462Linseed
Linseed, lin′sēd, n. lint or flax seed—also Lint′seed.—ns. Lin′seed-cake, the cake remaining when the oil is pressed out of lint or flax seed, used as a food for sheep and cattle; Lin′seed-meal, the meal of linseed, used
English · e-38538-7463Linsey
Linsey, lin′si, n. cloth made of linen and wool: a peculiar kind of clayey rock.—adj. Lin′sey-wool′sey, made of linen and wool mixed: mean: of unsuitable parts.—n. a thin coarse stuff of linen and wool mixed: inferior st
English · e-38538-7464Linstock
Linstock, lin′stok, n. a staff to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.—Also Lint′stock. [Dut. lontstok—lont, a match, stok, a stick.]
English · e-38538-7465Lint
Lint, lint, n. linen scraped into a soft woolly substance for dressing wounds: raw cotton ready for baling. [L. linteus—linum, linen.]
English · e-38538-7466Lintel
Lintel, lin′tel, n. the piece of timber or stone over a doorway: the headpiece of a door or casement. [O. Fr. lintel (Fr. linteau)—Low L. lintellus for limitellus, dim. of L. limes, border.]
English · e-38538-7467Lintie
Lintie, lin′ti, Lintwhite, lint′hwīt=Linnet.
English · e-38538-7468 · brief source recordLion
Lion, lī′un, n. a fierce quadruped of immense strength, the largest of all carnivorous animals, tawny-coloured, the male with a shaggy mane, springing on his prey with a terrific roar: a man of unusual courage: (astron.)
English · e-38538-7469Lip
Lip, lip, n. the muscular border in front of the teeth by which things are taken into the mouth; the edge of anything: (slang) impudent talk, insolence: (pl.) speech as passing through the lips.—v.t. to touch with the li
English · e-38538-7470Lipæmia
Lipæmia, li-pē′mi-a, n. excessive fat in the blood.
English · e-38538-7471 · brief source recordLiphæmia
Liphæmia, li-fē′mi-a, n. deficiency or poverty of blood.
English · e-38538-7472 · brief source recordLipogram
Lipogram, lī′pō-gram, n. the name given to a writing, esp. a poem from which all words are omitted which contain a particular letter.—adj. Lipogrammat′ic.—ns. Lipogram′matism; Lipogram′matist. [Gr. leipein, to leave, gra
English · e-38538-7473Lipoma
Lipoma, li-pō′ma, n. a tumour formed of fatty tissue—also Lip′arocele.—n. Lipomatō′sis, the excessive growth of fatty tissue.—adj. Lipom′atous.
English · e-38538-7474Lippen
Lippen, lip′n, v.i. (Scot.) to trust, rely, depend (with to, on).—adj. Lippe′ning, occasional, accidental.
English · e-38538-7475 · brief source recordLippitude
Lippitude, lip′i-tūd, n. soreness of the eyes. [L.,—lippus, blear-eyed.]
English · e-38538-7476 · brief source recordLippy
Lippy, Lippie, lip′i, n. an old Scottish dry measure, the fourth of a peck. [Dim. from. A.S. leáp, a basket; Ice. laupr.]
English · e-38538-7477Liquate
Liquate, lik′wāt, v.t. to melt: to separate one metal from another which is less fusible, by applying sufficient heat.—adj. Liq′uable.—n. Liquā′tion. [L. liquāre, -ātum—liquēre, to be fluid.]
English · e-38538-7478Liquefy
Liquefy, lik′we-fī, v.t. to make liquid: to dissolve.—v.i. to become liquid:—pa.t. and pa.p. liq′uefīed.—adj. Liquefā′cient.—n. Liquefac′tion, the act or process of making liquid: the state of being melted.—adj. Liq′uefi
English · e-38538-7479Liqueur
Liqueur, li-kėr′, n. the name given to the many alcoholic preparations which are flavoured or perfumed and sweetened to be more agreeable to the taste—chartreuse, cherry brandy, curaçao, benedictine, kümmel, maraschino,
English · e-38538-7480Liquid
Liquid, lik′wid, adj. flowing: fluid: soft: smooth: clear.—n. a flowing substance: a letter of a smooth flowing sound, coalescing easily with a preceding mute, l, m, n, r.—adj. Liq′uidable.—v.t. Liq′uidate, to make clear
English · e-38538-7481Liquidambar
Liquidambar, lik′wid-am-bar, n. a genus of balsamiferous trees of the witch-hazel family (Hamamelidaceæ), native to Mexico and the United States. [L. liquidus, liquid, Low L. ambar, amber.]
English · e-38538-7482Liquor
Liquor, lik′ur, n. anything liquid: strong drink: a strong solution of a particular substance: any prepared solution.—v.t. to apply liquor or a solution to: (Shak.) to rub with oil or grease.—v.i. (slang) to drink (esp.
English · e-38538-7483Liquorice
Liquorice, lik′ur-is, n. a plant with a sweet root which is used for medicinal purposes. [Through an O. Fr. form, from Low L. liquiritia, a corr. of Gr. glykyrrhiza—glykys, sweet, rhiza, root.]
English · e-38538-7484Liquorish
Liquorish, lik′ur-ish, adj. obsolete spelling of lickerish.
English · e-38538-7485 · brief source recordLira
Lira, lē′ra, n. an Italian coin, worth a franc, and divisible into 100 centesimi:—pl. Lire (lē′rā). [It.]
English · e-38538-7486 · brief source recordLiriodendron
Liriodendron, lir-i-ō-den′dron, n. a North American tree, sometimes above 100 feet in height, having close bark, large four-lobed leaves, and greenish-yellow flowers, something like a tulip.—Also Tulip-tree. [Gr. leirion
English · e-38538-7487Liripoop
Liripoop, lir′i-poop, n. (obs.) a graduate's hood: smartness: a silly person.—Also Liripip′ium.
English · e-38538-7488 · brief source recordLirk
Lirk, lirk, n. (Scot.) a fold.—v.i. to hang in creases.
English · e-38538-7489 · brief source recordLis
Lis, lis, n. a controversy, litigation. [L.]
English · e-38538-7490 · brief source recordLis
Lis, lēs, n. (her.) same as Fleur-de-lis:—pl. Lisses.
English · e-38538-7491 · brief source recordLisbon
Lisbon, liz′bon, n. a light-coloured wine from Estremadura in Portugal.
English · e-38538-7492 · brief source recordLisle thread
Lisle thread. See Thread.
English · e-38538-7493 · brief source recordLisp
Lisp, lisp, v.i. to speak with the tongue against the upper teeth or gums, as in pronouncing th for s or z: to articulate as a child: to utter imperfectly.—v.t. to pronounce with a lisp.—n. the act or habit of lisping.—n
English · e-38538-7494Lisse
Lisse, lēs, n. in tapestry, the threads of the warp taken together. [Fr., also lice—L. licium.]
English · e-38538-7495 · brief source recordLissencephalous
Lissencephalous, lis-en-sef′a-lus, adj. having a brain smooth or slightly convoluted.
English · e-38538-7496 · brief source recordLissome
Lissome, Lissom, lis′um, adj. lithesome, nimble, flexible.—n. Liss′omeness.
English · e-38538-7497 · brief source recordLissotrichous
Lissotrichous, li-sot′ri-kus, adj. smooth-haired.
English · e-38538-7498 · brief source recordList
List, list, n. the selvage on woven textile fabrics: a stripe of any kind: (Shak.) a border.—adj. made of strips of woollen selvage. [A.S. líst; Ger. leiste.]
English · e-38538-7499List
List, list, n. a catalogue, roll, or enumeration: a book, &c., containing a series of names of persons or things.—v.t. to place in a list or catalogue: to engage for the public service, as soldiers.—v.i. to enter the pub
English · e-38538-7500List
List, list, n. a line enclosing a piece of ground, esp. for combat: (pl.) the ground enclosed for a contest.—v.t. to enclose for a tournament.—Enter the lists, to engage in contest. [O. Fr. lisse (Fr. lice, It. lizza)—Lo
English · e-38538-7501List
List, list, v.i. to have pleasure in: to desire: to like or please: to choose: (naut.) to incline or heel over to one side.—v.t. to cause to careen or heel over.—n. such an inclination. [A.S. lystan, impers., please—lust
English · e-38538-7502List
List, list, v.t. and v.i. original form of listen: now poetical.—v.t. Listen (lis′n), to hear or attend to.—v.i. to give ear or hearken: to follow advice.—n. List′ener, one who listens or hearkens.—adjs. List′ful, attent
English · e-38538-7503Listel
Listel, lis′tel, n. (archit.) a narrow fillet.
English · e-38538-7504 · brief source recordLister
Lister, lis′tėr, n. a form of plough for throwing up ridges.—n. List′ing.
English · e-38538-7505 · brief source recordListerism
Listerism, lis′tėr-izm, n. an antiseptic method of operating introduced by the English surgeon, Lord Lister, born 1827.—v.t. Lis′terise, to treat by Listerism.
English · e-38538-7506Lit
Lit, pa.t. and pa.p. of light, lighten, light, to alight.
English · e-38538-7507 · brief source recordLitany
Litany, lit′a-ni, n. a prayer of supplication, esp. in processions: an appointed form of responsive prayer in public worship in which the same thing is repeated several times at no long intervals.—ns. Lit′any-desk, -stoo
English · e-38538-7508Litchi
Litchi, lē′chē, n. a Chinese fruit: the tree on which it grows.
English · e-38700-10035 · brief source recordLiteral
Literal, lit′ėr-al, adj. according to the letter: plain: not figurative or metaphorical: following the letter or exact meaning, word for word.—v.t. Lit′eralise.—ns. Lit′eraliser; Lit′eralism, strict adherence to the lett
English · e-38538-7509Literary
Literary, lit′ėr-ar-i, adj. belonging to letters or learning: skilled in learning.—n. Lit′eracy, state of being literate:—opp. to Illiteracy.—adj. Lit′erāte, acquainted with letters of learning: learned.—n. one educated,
English · e-38538-7510Literature
Literature, lit′ėr-a-tūr, n. the science of letters or what is written: the whole body of literary compositions in any language, or on a given subject: all literary productions except those relating to positive science a
English · e-38538-7511Lith
Lith, lith, n. (prov.) a joint, segment, or portion of anything. [A.S. lið, a member; Ger. glied.]
English · e-38538-7512 · brief source recordLithagogue
Lithagogue, lith′a-gog, adj. expelling stone from the bladder or kidneys.—n. a medicine with this quality.
English · e-38538-7513 · brief source recordLithanthrax
Lithanthrax, li-than′thraks, n. stone-coal, mineral coal.
English · e-38538-7514 · brief source recordLitharge
Litharge, lith′ärj, n. the semi-vitrified oxide of lead separated from silver in refining. [Fr.,—Gr. lithargyros—lithos, a stone, argyros, silver.]
English · e-38538-7515Lithe
Lithe, līth, adj. easily bent, flexible, active.—adv. Lithe′ly.—n. Lithe′ness.—adj. Lithe′some.—n. Lithe′someness. [A.S. líðe; Ger. lind and gelinde.]
English · e-38538-7516Lithe
Lithe, līth, v.i. (obs.) to listen. [Ice. hlydha, to listen—hljódh, hearing.]
English · e-38538-7517 · brief source recordLithemia
Lithemia, Lithæmia, li-thē′mi-a, n. an excess of uric acid in the blood.—adj. Lithē′mic.
English · e-38538-7518 · brief source recordLither
Lither, līth′ėr, adj. (Shak.) soft, yielding: (obs.) bad, lazy.—adj. Lith′erly, mischievous.—adv. slowly: lazily. [A.S. lýthre, bad.]
English · e-38538-7519Lithia
Lithia, lith′i-a, n. an alkali, the oxide of lithium, discovered in 1817 by Arfvedson: a mineral water good against the stone. [Low L.,—Gr. lithos, stone.]
English · e-38538-7520Lithiasis
Lithiasis, li-thī′a-sis, n. a bodily condition in which uric acid is deposited as stone or gravel in the urinary canals. [Gr. lithos, a stone.]
English · e-38538-7521Lithic
Lithic, lith′ik, adj. pertaining to, or obtained from, stone, specially from urinary calculi.—ns. Lith′ate, a salt of lithic acid; Lithificā′tion, a hardening into stone. [Gr. lithikos—lithos, a stone.]
English · e-38538-7522Lithium
Lithium, lith′i-um, n. one of the alkaline metals, of a silvery appearance, found in several minerals combined with silica.—adj. Lith′ic. [Gr. lithos, a stone.]
English · e-38538-7523Lithocarp
Lithocarp, lith′o-karp, n. a fossil fruit.
English · e-38538-7524 · brief source recordLithochromatic
Lithochromatic, lith-o-krō-mat′ik, adj. pertaining to painting in oils on stone.—n.pl. Lithochromat′ics, this art. [Gr. lithos, stone, chrōma, colour.]
English · e-38538-7525Lithoclast
Lithoclast, lith′o-klast, n. an instrument for crushing bladder-stones. [Gr. lithos, stone, klān, to crush.]
English · e-38538-7526 · brief source recordLithodome
Lithodome, lith′ō-dōm, n. a shellfish living in a hole in a rock.—adj. Lithod′omous.
English · e-38538-7527 · brief source recordLithofracteur
Lithofracteur, lith-ō-frak′tėr, n. a blasting explosive.
English · e-38538-7528 · brief source recordLithogenous
Lithogenous, li-thoj′e-nus, adj. stone-producing.—n. Lithogen′esy, the science of the origin of minerals.
English · e-38538-7529 · brief source recordLithoglyph
Lithoglyph, lith′o-glif, n. any engraving on stone, esp. a precious stone.—adj. Lithoglyph′ic.—ns. Lith′oglyphics, Lithoglypt′ics, the art of engraving on precious stones; Lithog′lyphite, a fossil as if engraved by art.
English · e-38538-7530Lithograph
Lithograph, lith′o-graf, v.t. to write or engrave on stone and transfer to paper by printing.—n. a print from stone.—n. Lithog′rapher.—adjs. Lithograph′ic, -al, belonging to lithography.—adv. Lithograph′ically.—n. Lithog
English · e-38538-7531Lithoid
Lithoid, -al, lith′oid, -al, adj. resembling a stone.
English · e-38538-7532 · brief source recordLitholabe
Litholabe, lith′ō-lāb, n. an instrument for grasping a calculus and holding it while being crushed.
English · e-38538-7533 · brief source recordLitholatry
Litholatry, li-thol′a-tri, n. the worship of stones.—adj. Lithol′atrous.
English · e-38538-7534 · brief source recordLithology
Lithology, lith-ol′o-ji, n. the science that treats of rocks as mineral masses: that part of medical science concerned with the calculi found in the human body.—adjs. Litholog′ic, -al.—n. Lithol′ogist, one skilled in lit
English · e-38538-7535Litholopaxy
Litholopaxy, lith′ol-o-pak-si, n. the operation of crushing stone in the bladder, and of at once removing the fragments by suction. [Gr. lithos, stone, hapax, once only.]
English · e-38538-7536Lithomancy
Lithomancy, lith′o-man-si, n. divination by stones. [Gr. lithos, a stone, manteia, divination.]
English · e-38538-7537 · brief source recordLithomarge
Lithomarge, lith′o-märj, n. a clay-like mineral substance, sometimes called Mountain marrow, soft, greasy to the touch, white, yellow, or red. [Gr. lithos, stone, L. marga, marl.]
English · e-38538-7538Lithophagous
Lithophagous, lith-of′a-gus, adj. eating stones: perforating stones, as certain molluscs. [Gr. lithos, stone, phagein, to eat.]
English · e-38538-7539Lithophane
Lithophane, lith′o-fān, n. ornamental porcelain with pictures which show through the transparency. [Gr. lithos, stone, phainesthai, to appear.]
English · e-38538-7540Lithophotography
Lithophotography, lith-o-fo-tog′ra-fi, n. the art of printing from lithographic stones photographic pictures developed upon them.
English · e-38538-7541Lithophyl
Lithophyl, lith′ō-fīl, n. a fossil leaf.
English · e-38538-7542 · brief source recordLithophyte
Lithophyte, lith′o-fīt, n. any one of the polyps whose substance is stony or hard, as corals. [Gr. lithos, stone, phyton, plant.]
English · e-38538-7543Lithotint
Lithotint, lith′o-tint, n. the process of producing coloured pictures from lithographic stones: a picture so produced. [Gr. lithos, stone, and tint.]
English · e-38538-7544Lithotomy
Lithotomy, lith-ot′o-mi, n. cutting for stone in the bladder.—n. Lith′otome, a mineral resembling a cut gem: a cystotome.—adjs. Lithotom′ic, -al, pertaining to, or performed by, lithotomy.—n. Lithot′omist, one who practi
English · e-38538-7545Lithotrity
Lithotrity, lith′ō-trī-ti, n. the operation of crushing a stone in the bladder, so that its fragments may be removed through the urethra—also Lith′otripsy.—ns. Lithothryp′tist, Lith′othryptor, Lithotrip′tist, Lith′otript
English · e-38538-7546Lithotypy
Lithotypy, lith′ō-tī-pi, n. the process of making a kind of stereotype plates by filling a mould with a composition which, when cooled, becomes hard.—n. Lith′otype, a stereotype plate, produced by lithotypy.—v.t. to prep
English · e-38538-7547Litigate
Litigate, lit′i-gāt, v.t. to contest in law.—v.i. to carry on a lawsuit.—adjs. Lit′igable, that may be contested in law; Lit′igant, contending at law: engaged in a lawsuit.—n. a person engaged in a lawsuit.—ns. Litigā′ti
English · e-38538-7548Litmus
Litmus, lit′mus, n. a dye obtained from certain lichens, originally red, but becoming blue on the addition of alkalies or of lime.—Litmus paper, paper used in chemical testing, tinged blue by litmus, reddened by an acid,
English · e-38538-7549Litotes
Litotes, lit′ō-tēz, n. (rhet.) an affirmation made indirectly by the negation of its contrary, as 'a citizen of no mean city'='of an illustrious city.' [Gr. litotēs, simplicity—litos, plain.]
English · e-38538-7550Litrameter
Litrameter, lit-ram′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of liquids by the height to which they rise in vertical tubes under a definite air-pressure. [Gr. litra, a pound, metron, measure.]
English · e-38538-7551Litre
Litre, lē′tėr, n. (her.) a hatchment consisting of a black belt, charged with the arms of the deceased. [Fr.; prob. orig. listre=liste, border.]
English · e-38538-7552Litre
Litre, lē′tr, n. the unit of the French measures of capacity, both dry and liquid. It is the volume of a cubic decimètre, and contains a kilogramme of water at 4° C. in a vacuum, equal to .2200967 British imperial gallon
English · e-38538-7553Litter
Litter, lit′ėr, n. a heap of straw, &c., for animals to lie upon: materials for a bed: any scattered collection of objects, esp. of little value: a vehicle containing a bed for carrying about, a hospital stretcher: a bro
English · e-38538-7554Littérateur
Littérateur, lit-ėr-a-tėr′, n. a literary man. [Fr.]
English · e-38538-7555 · brief source recordLittle
Little, lit′l, adj. (comp. Less; superl. Least) small in quantity or extent: weak, poor: brief.—n. that which is small in quantity or extent: a small space.—adv. in a small quantity or degree: not much.—ns. Litt′le-ease,
English · e-38538-7556Littoral
Littoral, lit′or-al, adj. belonging to the sea-shore.—n. the strip of land along it.—Littoral zone, the interval on a sea-coast between high and low water mark. [L.,—litus, litŏris, shore.]
English · e-38538-7557Liturate
Liturate, lit′ū-rāt, adj. (bot.) having spots formed by the abrasion of the surface: in entomology, marked with spots (Lituræ) growing paler at one end.
English · e-38538-7558Liturgy
Liturgy, lit′ur-ji, n. the form of service or regular ritual of a church—strictly, that used in the celebration of the Eucharist: in ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.—n. Liturge′, a leader in publi
English · e-38538-7559Lituus
Lituus, li-tū′us, n. an augur's staff with recurved top: a spiral of similar form.—adjs. Lit′uāte, forked with the points turned outward; Lit′uiform. [L.]
English · e-38538-7560Live
Live, liv, v.i. to have, or continue in, life, temporal or spiritual: to last, subsist: to enjoy life: to direct one's course of life: to be nourished or supported: to dwell.—v.t. to spend: to act in conformity to:—pr.p.
English · e-38538-7561Live
Live, līv, adj. having life: alive, not dead: active: containing fire: burning: vivid.—Lived (līvd), used in compounds, as long-lived.—ns. Live′-axle, driving-axle; Live′-bait, a living worm or minnow used in fishing: Li
English · e-38538-7562Livelihood
Livelihood, līv′li-hood, n. means of living: support—(obs.) Live′lihed. [A.S. líf. life, lád, a way.]
English · e-38538-7563 · brief source recordLively
Lively, līv′li, adj. showing life: vigorous, active: sprightly: spirited: vivid.—adv. vivaciously, vigorously.—adv. Līve′lily.—n. Līve′liness.
English · e-38538-7564Liver
Liver, liv′ėr, n. the largest gland in the body, which secretes the bile.—adjs. Liv′er-col′our, of the colour of the liver: dark-red; Liv′ered, in compounds, as white-livered, lily-livered=cowardly.—n. Liver-fluke, a tre
English · e-38538-7565Livery
Livery, liv′ėr-i, n. the dress or uniform worn by servants, esp. men-servants: a dress peculiar to certain persons or things, as in the trade-guilds of London: any characteristic dress: the being kept and fed at a certai
English · e-38538-7566Lives
Lives, līvz, n. plural of life.
English · e-38538-7567 · brief source recordLivid
Livid, liv′id, adj. black and blue: of a lead colour: discoloured.—ns. Livid′ity, Liv′idness. [Fr.,—L. lividus—livēre, to be of a lead colour.]
English · e-38538-7568Living
Living, liv′ing, adj. having life: active, lively: producing action or vigour: running or flowing, as opposed to stagnant.—n. means of subsistence: manner of life: a property: the benefice of a clergyman.—Living rock, ro
English · e-38538-7569Livraison
Livraison, lē-vrā-zon′, n. a number of a book published in parts. [Fr.]
English · e-38538-7570 · brief source recordLivre
Livre, lē′vr, n. an old French coin, about the value of a franc, by which it was superseded in 1795: the ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 lb. avoirdupois. [Fr.,—L. libra, a pound.]
English · e-38538-7571Lixiviation
Lixiviation, liks-iv-i-ā′shun, n. the process of washing or steeping certain substances in a fluid, for the purpose of dissolving a portion of their ingredients, and so separating them from the insoluble residue.—adjs. L
English · e-38538-7572Lizard
Lizard, liz′ard, n. a family of four-footed scaly reptiles, a saurian or lacertilian.—n. Liz′ard-stone, a Cornish serpentine. [Fr. lézard—L. lacerta.]
English · e-38538-7573Llama
Llama, lä′ma, or lā′ma, n. a South American ruminant of the camel family, used for transport in the Andes.
English · e-38538-7574 · brief source recordLlano
Llano, lä′nō, or lyä′nō, n. one of the vast steppes or plains in the northern part of South America:—pl. Lla′nos.—n. Llanero (lya-nā′rō), an inhabitant of the llanos. [Sp.,—L. planus, plain.]
English · e-38538-7575Lloyd's
Lloyd's, loidz, n. a part of the London Royal Exchange frequented by ship-owners, underwriters, &c. to obtain shipping intelligence and transact marine insurance.—Lloyd's Register, a list of sea-going vessels classified
English · e-38538-7576Lo
Lo, lō, interj. look! see! behold! [A.S. lá; imit.]
English · e-38538-7577 · brief source recordLoach
Loach, Loche, lōch, n. a small river-fish.—Also Beardie. [Fr. loche, Sp. loja.]
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