KOORILIANKoo*ril"i*an, a & n.
Defn: Same as Kurilian.
KOPKop, n. [South Afr. D., fr. D. kop head, akin to G. kopf and prob. toE. cop top.]
Defn: Hill; mountain. [South Africa]
KOPECKKo"peck, n. Etym: [Russ. kopeika.]
Defn: A small Russian coin. One hundred kopecks make a rouble, worth about sixty cents. [Written also kopek, copec, and copeck.]
KOPJEKop"je, n. [South African D., dim. of kop. See Kop.]
Defn: A hillock; a small kop. [South Africa]
The colloqual Dutch pronunciation as here given is the usual one inSouth Africa.
KORANKo"ran, n. Etym: [Ar. goran. See Alcoran.]
Defn: The Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; — called also Alcoran. [Written also Kuran or Quran.]
KORINKo"rin, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The gazelle.
KORRIGUMKor"ri*gum, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A West African antelope (Damalis Senegalensis), allied to the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees.
KOSHERKo"sher, a. [heb. koshër fit, proper.]
Defn: Ceremonially clean, according to Jewish law; —applied to food, esp. to meat of animals slaughtered according to the requirements of Jewish law. Opposed to tref. Hence, designating a shop, store, house, etc., where such food is sold or used.
KOSHERKo"sher, n.
Defn: Kosher food; also, a kosher shop.
KOSHERKo"sher, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Koshered; p. pr. & vb. n. Koshering.]
Defn: To prepare in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law, as meat.
KOSMOSKos"mos, n.
Defn: See Cosmos. Gladstone.
KOTOWKo*tow", n. Etym: [Chinese, knock head.]
Defn: The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings. [China]kowtow S. W. Williams.
KOTOWKo*tow", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kotowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Kotowing.]
Defn: To perform the kotow.kowtow
KOULANKou"lan, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A wild horse (Equus, or Asinus, onager) inhabiting the plants of Central Asia; — called also gour, khur, and onager. [Written also kulan.]
Note: It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is intermediate between the horse and ass.
KOUMISSKou"miss, n. Etym: [Russ. kumys; of Mongolian origin.]
Defn: An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made by the Tartars from mare's or camel's milk. It can be obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely made in Europe. [Written also koumyss, kumiss, kumish, and kumys.] Koumiss has from time immemorial served the Tartar instead of wine or spirits. J. H. Newman.
KOUSSOKous"so, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. [Written also cusso and kosso.]
KOWTOWKow*tow", n. & v. i.
Defn: The same as Kotow.I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. H. James.
KRAKra, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A long-tailed ape (Macacus cynomolgus) of India and Sumatra. It is reddish olive, spotted with black, and has a black tail.
KRAAL Kraal, n. Etym: [D., a village, inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same word as Sp. corral. See Corral.]
1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut. [South Africa]
2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated. [Ceylon]
KRAITKrait, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A very venomous snake of India (Bungarus coeruleus), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish.
KRAKEN Kra"ken, n. Etym: [Prob. from OSw. krake, or ODan. krage the trunk of a tree, the branches of which are not entirely cut off, to which it was likened by the Norwegian mariners.]
Defn: A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus. To believe all that has been said of the sea serpent or kraken, would be credulity; to reject the possibility of their existence, would be presumption. Goldsmith. Like a kraken huge and black. Longfellow.
KRAKOWIAKKra*ko"wi*ak, n. (Mus.)
Defn: A lively Polish dance. See Cracovienne.
KRAMERIAKra*me"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. So called after the German botanists, J.G. H. & W. H. Kramer.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species of which (K. triandra), found in Peru, rhatany root, used as a medicine, is obtained.
KRAMERICKra*mer"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, Krameria (rhatany); as, krameric acid, usually called ratanhia-tannic acid.
KRANGKrang, n. Etym: [Cf. D. kreng a carcass.]
Defn: The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.[Written also crang and kreng.]
KRANGING HOOKKrang"ing hook`. (Whaling)
Defn: A hook for holding the blubber while cutting it away. [Written also cranging hook.]
KREATICKre*at"ic, a.
Defn: See Creatic.
KREATINKre"a*tin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Creatin.
KREATININKre*at"i*nin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Creatinin.
KREELKreel, n.
Defn: See Creel.
KREMLINKrem"lin, n. Etym: [Russ. kremle.]
Defn: The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc. [Russia]
KREMSKrems, n.
Defn: A variety of white lead. See Krems lead, under Lead, n.
KRENGKreng, n.
Defn: See Krang.
KREOSOTEKre"o*sote, n.
Defn: See Creosote.
KREUTZERKreut"zer, n. Etym: [G. kreuzer.]
Defn: A small copper coin formerly used in South Germany; also, a small Austrian copper coin. [Written also kreuzer.]
KRIEGSSPIELKriegs"spiel` (, n. Etym: [G., fr. krieg war + spiel play.]
Defn: A game of war, played for practice, on maps. Farrow.
KRISKris, n.
Defn: A Malay dagger. See Creese.
KRISHNAKrish"na (, n. Etym: [Skr. (Hindoo Myth.)
Defn: The most popular of the Hindoo divinities, usually held to be the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.
KRITARCHYKri"tarch*y, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The rule of the judges over Israel.Samson, Jephthah, Gideon, and other heroes of the kritarchy. Southey.
KROKIDOLITEKro*kid"o*lite, n. (Min.)
Defn: See Crocidolite.
KRONEKro"ne, n.Etym: [Dan.]
Defn: A coin of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, of the value of about twenty-eight cents. See Crown, n., 9.
KROOMANKroo"man, n.; pl. Kroomen (.
Defn: One of a negro tribe of Liberia and the adjacent coast, whose members are much employed on shipboard.
KRULLERKrul"ler, n.
Defn: See Cruller.
KRUMMHORN; KRUMHORN Krumm"horn`, Krum"horn`, n. Etym: [G. krummhorn horn.] (Mus.) (a) A reed instrument of music of the cornet kind, now obsolete (see Cornet, 1, a.) (b) A reed stop in the organ; — sometimes called cremona.
KRUPP GUNKrupp" gun"
Defn: . A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a smaller size are forged solid. Knight.
KRUPPIZEKrupp"ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kruppized; p. pr. & vb. n.Kruppizing.] (Metal.)
Defn: To treat by, or subject to, the Krupp process.
KRUPP PROCESS Krupp process. (Iron Metal.) (a) A process practiced by Friedrich Krupp, Essen, Germany, for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace. Called also the Bell-Krupp process. (b) A process for the manufacture of steel armor plates, invented or practiced by Krupp, the details of which are secret. It is understood to involve the addition of chromium as well as nickel to the metal, and to include a treatment like that of the Harvey process with unknown variations or additions. The product is mentioned by some authors, as improved Harvey, or Harvey-Krupp armor plate.
KRYOLITEKry"o*lite, n. (Min.)
Defn: See Cryolite.
KRYPTONKryp"ton, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , neut. of hidden.] (Chem.)
Defn: An inert gaseous element of the argon group, occurring in air to the extent of about one volume in a million. It was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1898. Liquefying point, — 152º C.; symbol, Kr; atomic weight, 83.0.
KSARKsar, n.
Defn: See Czar.
KSHATRIYA; KSHATRUYA Ksha"tri*ya, Ksha"tru*ya, n.Etym: [Skr. kshatriya one belonging to the military caste.]
Defn: The military caste, the second of the four great Hindoo castes; also, a member of that caste. See Caste. [India]
KUDAKu"da, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The East Indian tapir. See Tapir.
KUDOSKu"dos, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. ky^dos glory.]
Defn: Glory; fame; renown; praise. W. H. Russel.
KUDOSKu"dos, v. t.
Defn: To praise; to extol; to glorify. "Kudos'd egregiously." [R.]Southey.
KUDUKu"du, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Koodoo.
KUFICKu"fic, a.
Defn: See Cufic.
KUKANGKu*kang", n. (Zoöl.) Etym: [Native name.]
Defn: The slow lemur. See Lemur.
KUKLUXKu`klux", n.
Defn: The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freedmen; — called also Kuklux Klan.
KULANKu"lan, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Koulan.
KULTURKAMPFKul*tur"kampf`, n. [G., fr. kultur, cultur, culture + kampf fight.](Ger. Hist.)
Defn: Lit., culture war; — a name, originating with Virchow (1821 — 1902), given to a struggle between the the Roman Catholic Church and the German government, chiefly over the latter's efforts to control educational and ecclesiastical appointments in the interest of the political policy of centralization. The struggle began with the passage by the Prussian Diet in May, 1873, of the so-called May laws, or Falk laws, aiming at the regulation of the clergy. Opposition eventually compelled the government to change its policy, and from 1880 to 1887 laws virtually nullifying the May laws were enacted.
KUMISH; KUMISSKu"mish, Ku"miss, n.
Defn: See Koumiss.
KUMMELKum"mel, n. Etym: [G. kümmel cumin, caraway seed, L. cuminum. Cf.Cumin.]
Defn: A Russian and German liqueur, consisting of a sweetened spirit flavored with caraway seeds.
KUMQUATKum"quat, n. Etym: [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.)
Defn: A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.
KUPFERNICKELKup"fer*nick"el, n. Etym: [G. See Copper, and Nickel.] (Min.)
Defn: Copper-nickel; niccolite. See Niccolite.
KURDKurd, n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of a mountainous region of Western Asia belonging to the Turkish and Persian monarchies. [Written also Koord.]
KURDISHKurd"ish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Kurds. [Written also Koordish.]
KURILIANKu*ril"i*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka to Yesso. — n.
Defn: A native or an inhabitant of the Kurile Islands. [Written alsoKoorilian.]
KURO-SIWOKu"ro-Siwo, n. [Jap. kuroshio; kuro black + shio tide.]
Defn: See Japan Current, above.
KURSAALKur"saal`, n.Etym: [G.]
Defn: A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany.
KUSIMANSEKu`si*man"se, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A carnivorous animal (Crossarchus obscurus) of tropical Africa.It its allied to the civets. Called also kusimansel, and mangue.
KUSKUSKus"kus, Etym: [Per. & Hind. khaskhas.] (Bot.)
Defn: See Vetiver.
KUSSIERKus"si*er, n.
Defn: (Mus.) A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered with skin, over which five strings are stretched. [Written also kussir.]
KUTAUSSKu*tauss", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The India civet (Viverra zibetha).
KUTCHKutch, n. (Goldbeating)
Defn: The packet of vellum leaves in which the gold is first beaten into thin sheets.
KUTCHKutch, n.
Defn: See Catechu.
KYKy, n. pl.
Defn: Kine. [Scot.] See Kee, Kie, and Kine.
KYABOCA WOOD Ky`a*bo"ca wood`. (Bot.) (a) Amboyna wood. (b) Sandalwood (Santalum album).
KYACKKy"ack, n.
Defn: A pack sack to be swung on either side of a packsaddle.[Western U. S.]
KYANITEKy"an*ite, n.
Defn: See Cyanite.
KYANIZEKy"an*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kyanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Kyanizing.]Etym: [From Mr. Kyan, the inventor of the process.]
Defn: To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure.
KYANOL Ky"a*nol, n. Etym: [See Cyanite.] (Chem.) (a) Aniline. [Obs.] (b) A base obtained from coal tar. Ure.
KYANOPHYLLKy*an"o*phyll, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Cyanophyll.
KYARKyar, n.
Defn: Cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. See Coir.
KYAWKyaw, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A daw. [Scot.]
KYDKyd,
Defn: p. p. of Kythe.
KYDDEKyd"de (,
Defn: imp. of Kythe, to show. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Note: Spenser erroneously uses kydst to mean "knowest."
KYKEKyke, v. i. Etym: [See 1st Kike.]
Defn: To look steadfastly; to gaze. [Obs.] [Written also kike, keke.] This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright, As he had kyked on the newe moon. Chaucer.
KYLEYKy"ley, n.
Defn: A variety of the boomerang.
KYLOESKy"loes, n. pl.
Defn: The cattle of the Hebrides, or of the Highlands. [Scot.] Sir W.Scott.
KYMNELKym"nel, n.
Defn: See Kimnel. [Obs.] Chapman.
KYMOGRAPHKy"mo*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. -graph.] (Physiol.)
Defn: An instrument for measuring, and recording graphically, the pressure of the blood in any of the blood vessels of a living animal; — called also kymographion.
KYMOGRAPHICKy`mo*graph"ic, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a kymograph; as, a kymographic tracing.
KYMRICKym"ric, a & n.
Defn: See Cymric, a. & n.
KYMRYKym"ry, n.
Defn: See Cymry.
KYNREDEKyn"rede, n.
Defn: Kindred. [Obs.] Chaucer.
KYNURENICKy`nu*ren"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from the urine of dogs. By decomposition the acid yields a nitrogenous base (called kynurin) and carbonic acid. [Written also cynurenic.]
KYRIEKyr"i*e, n.
Defn: See Kyrie eleison.
KYRIE ELEISONKyr"i*e e*lei"son. Etym: [Gr. ky`rie 'elei^son .]
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: Greek words, meaning "Lord, have mercy upon us," used in theMass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc. Addis &Arnold.
2. The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
KYRIELLEKyr`i*elle, n. Etym: [Cf. F. kyrielle.]
Defn: A litany beginning with the words. "Kyrie eleison." Shipley.
KYRIOLEXY; KYRIOLOGYKyr"i*o*lex`y, Kyr`i*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. Curiologic.]
Defn: The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure ones. Krauth-Fleming.
KYRIOLOGICALKyr`i*o*log"ic*al, a. Etym: [See Curiologic.]
Defn: Serving to denote objects by conventional signs or alphabetical characters; as, the original Greek alphabet of sixteen letters was called kyriologic, because it represented the pure elementary sounds. See Curiologic. [Written also curiologic and kuriologic.]
Note: The term is also applied, as by Warburton, to those Egyptian hieroglyphics, in which a part is put conventionally for the whole, as in depicting a battle by two hands, one holding a shield and the other a bow.
KYTHE; KITHE Kythe, Kithe, v. t. [imp. Kydde, Kidde (kîd"de); p. p. Kythed, Kid; p. pr. & vb. n. Kything.] Etym: [OE. kythen, kithen, cu, to make known, AS. c, fr. c known. Uncouth, Ca to be able, and cf. Kith.]
Defn: To make known; to manifest; to show; to declare. [Obs: orScot.]For gentle hearte kytheth gentilesse. Chaucer.
KYTHEKythe, v. t.
Defn: To come into view; to appear. [Scot.]It kythes bright . . . because all is dark around it. Sir W. Scott.
KYTOMITONKy*tom"i*ton, n.Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: See Karyomiton.
KYTOPLASMAKy`to*plas"ma, n.Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: See Karyoplasma.
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 Phoenician, and the ultimate origin prob. Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to r and u; as in pilgrim, peregrine, couch (fr. collocare), aubura (fr. LL. alburnus).
Note: 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 a''b'l, ''g'l. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 241.
2. As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the Latin language. For 50 the Romans used the Chalcidian chi, I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
LL, 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.]
2. (Mech.)
Defn: A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles. [Written also ell.]
LA La, 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.
LALa, interj. Etym: [Cf. Lo.]
1. Look; see; behold; — sometimes followed by you. [Obs.] Shak.
2. An exclamation of surprise; — commonly followed by me; as, La me! [Low]
LAAGERLaa"ger (lal"ger or lä"ger), n. [D., also leger. Cf. 2d Leaguer,Lair.]
Defn: A camp, esp. one with an inclosure of travelers' wagons for temporary defense. [South Africa]
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.
LAAGERLaa"ger, v. t. & i. [From Laager, n.]
Defn: To form into, or camp in, a laager, or protected camp.
LAASLaas, n.
Defn: A lace. See Lace. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LABLab, v. i. Etym: [Cf. OD. labben to babble.]
Defn: To prate; to gossip; to babble; to blab. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LABLab, n.
Defn: A telltale; a prater; a blabber. [Obs.] "I am no lab." Chaucer.
LABADISTLab"a*dist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: 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.
LABARRAQUE'S SOLUTION La`bar`raque's" so*lu"tion. Etym: [From Labarraque, a Parisian apothecary.] (Med.)
Defn: An aqueous solution of hypochlorite of sodium, extensively used as a disinfectant.
LABARUMLab"a*rum (, n.; pl. Labara. Etym: [L.]
Defn: The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters (CHR) of the name of Christ in its Greek form. Later, the name was given to various modifications of this standard.
LABDANUMLab"da*num, n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Ladanum.
LABEFACTIONLab`e*fac"tion, n. Etym: [See Labefy.]
Defn: The act of labefying or making weak; the state of beingweakened; decay; ruin.There is in it such a labefaction of all principles as may beinjurious to morality. Johnson.
LABEFY Lab"e*fy, v. t. Etym: [L. labefacere; labare to totter + facere to make.]
Defn: To weaken or impair. [R.]
LABEL La"bel, n. Etym: [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.
2. A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package.
3. A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal.
4. A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will.
5. (Her.)
Defn: 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.
6. A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes. Knight.
7. (Gothic Arch.)
Defn: The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediæval architecture. It always has a Arch. Pub. Soc.
8. In mediæval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. Fairholt.
LABELLa"bel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Labeled 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.
2. To affix in or on a label. [R.]
LABELERLa"bel*er, n.
Defn: One who labels. [Written also labeller.]
LABELLUM La*bel"lum, n.; pl. L. Labella, E. Labellums. Etym: [L., dim. of labrum lip.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.
LABENTLa"bent, a. Etym: [L. labens, p. pr. of labi to slide, glide.]
Defn: Slipping; sliding; gliding. [R.]
LABIALa"bi*a, n. pl.
Defn: See Labium.
LABIALLa"bi*al, a. Etym: [LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial.See Lip.]
1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.
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 oo (food), o (old), etc., and as eu and u in French, and ö, ü in German. See Guide to Pronunciation,
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.
LABIALLa"bi*al, n.
1. (Phonetics)
Defn: A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.
LABIALISMLa"bi*al*ism, n. (Phonetics)
Defn: 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.
LABIALIZATIONLa`bi*al*i*za"tion, n. (Phonetics)
Defn: The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.
LABIALIZELa"bi*al*ize, v. t. (Phonetics)
Defn: To modify by contraction of the lip opening.
LABIALLYLa"bi*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips.
LABIATELa"bi*ate, v. t.
Defn: To labialize. Brewer.
LABIATE La"bi*ate, a. Etym: [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 (Labiatæ), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs.
LABIATELa"bi*ate, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant of the order Labiatæ.
LABIATEDLa"bi*a`ted, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Labiate, a. (a).
LABIATIFLORAL; LABIATIFLORAL La`bi*a`ti*flo"ral, La`bi*a`ti*flo"ral, a. Etym: [Labiate + L. flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon.
LABIDOMETERLab`i*dom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr.meter: cf. F. labidometre.] (Med.)
Defn: A forceps with a measuring attachment for ascertaining the size of the fetal head.
LABILELa"bile, a. Etym: [L. labilis apt to slip, fr. labi to slip.]
Defn: Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] Cheyne.
LABILITYLa*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: Liability to lapse, err, or apostatize. [Archaic] Coleridge.
LABIMETERLa*bim"e*ter, n. Etym: [Cf. F. labimetre.] (Med.)
Defn: See Labidometer.
LABIODENTALLa`bi*o*den"tal, a. Etym: [Labium + dental.] (Phonetics)
Defn: Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the lips and teeth, as f and v. — n.
Defn: A labiodental sound or letter.
LABIONASALLa`bi*o*na"sal, a. Etym: [Labium + nasal.] (Phonetics)
Defn: Formed by the lips and the nose.— n.
Defn: A labionasal sound or letter.
LABIOPLASTYLa"bi*o*plas`ty (la"bi*o*plas`ty), n. [Labium + -plasty.] (Surg.)
Defn: A plastic operation for making a new lip, or for replacing a lost tissue of a lip.
LABIOSELa"bi*ose`, a. Etym: [From Labium.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having the appearance of being labiate; — said of certain polypetalous corollas.
LABIPALPLa"bi*palp, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A labial palp.
LABIPALPUSLa`bi*pal"pus, n.; pl. Labipalpi (. Etym: [NL. See Labium, andPalpus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the labial palpi of an insect. See Illust. under Labium.
LABIUMLa"bi*um, n. ; pl. L. Labia, E. Labiums. Etym: [L.]
1. A lip, or liplike organ.
2. The lip of an organ pipe.
3. pl. (Anat.)
Defn: The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva.
4. (Zoöl.) (a) The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath, and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second pair of maxillæ, 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.
LABLABLab"lab, n. (Bot.)
Defn: an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth bean (Delichos Lablab).
LABOR La"bor, n. Etym: [OE. labour, OF. labour, laber, labur, F. labeur, L. labor; cf. Gr. 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. God hath set Labor and rest, as day and night, to men Successive. Milton.
2. Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history.
3. That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort. Being a labor of so great a difficulty, the exact performance thereof we may rather wish than look for. Hooker.
4. Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth. The queen's in labor, They say, in great extremity; and feared She'll with the labor end. Shak.
5. Any pang or distress. Shak.
6. (Naut.)
Defn: The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
7. Etym: [Sp.]
Defn: A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177 Bartlett.
Syn. — Work; toil; drudgery; task; exertion; effort; industry; painstaking. See Toll.
LABORLa"bor, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Labored; p. pr. & vb. n. Laboring.] Etym:[OE. labouren, F. labourer, L. laborare. See Labor, n.] [Written alsolabour.]
1. To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil. Adam, well may we labor still to dress This garden. Milton.
2. To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains.
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. The stone that labors up the hill. Granville. The line too labors,and the words move slow. Pope. To cure the disorder under which he labored. Sir W. Scott. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matt. xi. 28
4. To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
5. (Naut.)
Defn: To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea. Totten.
LABORLa"bor, v. t. Etym: [F. labourer, L. laborare.]
1. To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil. The most excellent lands are lying fallow, or only labored by children. W. Tooke.
2. To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care. "To labor arms for Troy." Dryden.
3. To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge streas, to labor a point or argument.
4. To belabor; to beat. [Obs.] Dryden.
LABORANTLab"o*rant, n. Etym: [L.laborans, p. pr. of laborare to labor.]
Defn: A chemist. [Obs.] Boyle.
LABORATORYLab"o*ra*to*ry, n.; pl. Laboratories. Etym: [Shortened fr.elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See Elaborate,Labor.] [Formerly written also elaboratory.]
Defn: 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.
LABOR DAYLabor Day.
Defn: 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.
LABOREDLa"bored, a.
Defn: Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style.
LABOREDLYLa"bored*ly, adv.
Defn: In a labored manner; with labor.
LABORERLa"bor*er, n. Etym: [Written also labourer.]
Defn: 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.
LABORINGLa"bor*ing, a.
1. That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days. The sleep of a laboring man is sweet. eccl. v. 12.
2. Suffering pain or grief. Pope. 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.
LABORIOUS La*bo"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. laboriosus,fr. labor labor: cf. F. laborieux.]
1. Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome. Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil, Laborious virtues all Learn these from Cato. Addison.
2. Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious mechanic.— La*bo"ri*ous*ly, adv.— La*bo"ri*ous*ness, n.
LABORLESSLa"bor*less, a.
Defn: Not involving labor; not laborious; easy.
LABOROUSLa"bor*ous, a.
Defn: Laborious. [Obs.] Wyatt.— La"bor*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
LABOR-SAVINGLa"bor-sav`ing, a.
Defn: Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, laborsaving machinery.
LABORSOMELa"bor*some, a.
1. Made with, or requiring, great labor, pains, or diligence. [Obs.] Shak.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: Likely or inclined to roll or pitch, as a ship in a heavy sea; having a tendency to labor.
LABRADORLab`ra*dor", n.
Defn: A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. Labrador duck (Zoöl.), 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 (L. palustre and L. latifolium), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops.
LABRADORITELab"ra*dor`ite (, n. (Min.)
Defn: 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.
LABRASLa"bras, n. pl. Etym: [L.labrum; cf. It. labbro, pl. labbra.]
Defn: Lips. [Obs. & R.] Shak.
LABRETLa"bret, n. [L. labrum lip.] (Anthropology)
Defn: A piece of wood, shell, stone, or other substance, worn in a perforation of the lip or cheek by many savages.
LABROIDLa"broid, a. Etym: [Labrus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like the genus Labrus; belonging to the family Labridæ, 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.
LABROSELa"brose`, a. Etym: [L. labrosus, fr. labrum lip.]
Defn: Having thick lips.
LABRUMLa"brum, n.; pl. L. Labra, E. Labrums. Etym: [L.]
1. A lip or edge, as of a basin.
2. (Zoöl.) (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.
LABRUSLa"brus, n.; pl. Labri (-bri). Etym: [L., a sort of fish.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of marine fishes, including the wrasses of Europe. SeeWrasse.
LABURNICLa*bur`nic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the laburnum.
LABURNINELa*bur`nine, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum.
LABURNUMLa*bur"num, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)
Defn: 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.
Note: Scotch laburnum (Cytisus alpinus) is similar, but has smooth leaves; purple laburnum is C. purpureus.
LABYRINTH Lab"y*rinth, n. Etym: [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.
2. Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden.
3. Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature. The serpent . . . fast sleeping soon he found, In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. Milton. The labyrinth of the mind. Tennyson.
4. An inextricable or bewildering difficulty. I' the maze and winding labyrinths o' the world. Denham.
5. (Anat.)
Defn: The internal ear. See Note under Ear.
6. (Metal.)
Defn: 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.
7. (Arch.)
Defn: A pattern or design representing a maze, — often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.
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.
LABYRINTHALLab`y*rin"thal, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, a labyrinth; intricate; labyrinthian.
LABYRINTHIANLab`y*rin"thi*an (, a.
Defn: Intricately winding; like a labyrinth; perplexed; labyrinthal.
LABYRINTHIBRANCHLab`y*rin"thi*branch, a. Etym: [See Labyrinth, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthici.— n.
Defn: One of the Labyrinthici.
LABYRINTHIC; LABYRINTHICAL Lab`y*rin"thic, Lab`y*rin`thic*al, a. Etym: [L. labyrinthicus: cf. F. labyrinthique.]
Defn: Like or pertaining to a labyrinth.
LABYRINTHICILab`y*rin"thi*ci, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Labyrinth.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of teleostean fishes, including the Anabas, or climbing perch, and other allied fishes.
Note: They have, connected with the gill chamber, a special cavity in which a labyrinthiform membrane is arranged so as to retain water to supply the gills while the fish leaves the water and travels about on land, or even climbs trees.
LABYRINTHIFORM Lab`y*rin"thi*form, a. Etym: [Labyrinth + -form: cf. F. labyrinthiforme.]
Defn: Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.
LABYRINTHINELab`y*rin"thine, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal.
LABYRINTHODONLab`y*rin"tho*don, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: 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.
LABYRINTHODONTLab`y*rin"tho*dont, a. (Paleon.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta.— n.
Defn: One of the Labyrinthodonta.
LABYRINTHODONTALab`y*rin`tho*don"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Labyrinthodon.] (Paleon.)
Defn: An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genusLabyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from the Carboniferous,Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent writers they are dividedinto two or more orders. See Stegocephala.
LAC; LAKH Lac, Lakh (, n. Etym: [Hind. lak, lakh, laksh, Skr. laksha a mark, sign, lakh.]
Defn: One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees. [Written also lack.] [East Indies]
LAC Lac, n. Etym: [Per. lak; akin to Skr. laksha: cf. F. lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. Lake a color, Lacquer, Litmus.]
Defn: A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous substance.
Note: 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. 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.
LACCICLac"cic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. laccique.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as, laccic acid.
LACCINLac"cin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. laccine.] (Chem.)
Defn: A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac.
LACCOLITE; LACCOLITHLac"co*lite, Lac"co*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite, -lith.] (Geol.)
Defn: A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata. — Lac`co*lit"ic, a.
LACELace (las), n. Etym: [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. His hat hung at his back down by a lace. Chaucer. For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself he tied. Spenser.
2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. [Obs.] Fairfax. Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace. Chaucer.
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. Our English dames are much given to the wearing of costlylaces. Bacon.
4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old Slang] Addison. Alencon lace, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alencon in France, in the 17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and cost. — 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 (Zoöl.), 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.
LACELace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laced (ast); 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. When Jenny's stays are newly laced. Prior.
2. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver. Shak.
3. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.] I'll lace your coat for ye. L'Estrange.
4. To add spirits to (a beverage). [Old Slang]
LACELace, v. i.
Defn: To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace.
LACE-BARKLace"-bark`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A shrub in the West Indies (Lagetta Iintearia); — so called from the lacelike layers of its inner bark.
LACEDLaced, a.
1. Fastened with a lace or laces; decorated with narrow strips or braid. See Lace, v. t.
2. Decorated with the fabric lace. A shirt with laced ruffles. Fielding. 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.
LACEDAEMONIANLac`e*dæ*mo"ni*an, a. Etym: [L. Lacedamonius, Gr. Lakedaimo`nios, fr.Lakedai`mwn Lacedæmon.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Lacedæmon or Sparta, the chief city of Laconia in the Peloponnesus. — n.
Defn: A Spartan. [Written also Lacedemonian.]
LACEMANLace"man, n.; pl. Lacemen (.
Defn: A man who deals in lace.
LACERABLELac"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. lacerabilis: cf. F. lacérable.]Etym:
Defn: That can be lacerated or torn.
LACERATELac"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lacerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lacerating().] Etym: [L. laceratus, p. p. of lacerare to lacerate, fr. lacermangled, lacerated; cf. Gr. slay.]
Defn: 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.
LACERATE; LACERATEDLac"er*ate, Lac"er*a`ted, p. a. Etym: [L. laceratus, p. p.]
1. Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound. By each other's fury lacerate Southey.
2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge.
LACERATIONLac`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L.laceratio: cf. F. lacération.]
1. The act of lacerating.
2. A breach or wound made by lacerating. Arbuthnot.
LACERATIVELac"er*a*tive, a.
Defn: Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate; as, lacerative humors. Harvey.
LACERTLa"cert, n. Etym: [OE. lacerte. See Lacertus.]
Defn: A muscle of the human body. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LACERTALa*cer"ta, n. Etym: [L. lacertus the arm.]
Defn: A fathom. [Obs.] Domesday Book.
LACERTALa*cer"ta, n. Etym: [L. a lizard. See Lizard.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of lizards. See Lizard.
Note: Formerly it included nearly all the known lizards. It is now restricted to certain diurnal Old World species, like the green lizard (Lacerta viridis) and the sand lizard (L. agilis), of Europe.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: The Lizard, a northern constellation.
LACERTIANLa*cer"tian, a. Etym: [Cf. F. lacertien.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like a lizard; of or pertaining to the Lacertilia.— n.
Defn: One of the Lacertilia.
LACERTILIALac`er*til"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L.lacertus a lizard.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards.
Note: They are closely related to the snakes, and life the latter, usually have the body covered with scales or granules. They usually have eyelids, and most of then have well-formed legs; but in some groups (amphisbæna, glass-snake, etc.) the legs are wanting and the body is serpentlike. None are venomous, unless Heloderma be an exception. The order includes the chameleons, the Cionocrania, or typical lizards, and the amphisbænas. See Amphisbæna, Gecko, Gila monster, and Lizard.
LACERTILIANLac`er*til"i*an (-an), a. & n.
Defn: Same as Lacertian.
LACERTILOIDLa*cer"ti*loid, a. Etym: [Lacertilia + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like or belonging to the Lacertilia.
LACERTINELa*cer"tine, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Lacertian.
LACERTUSLa*cer"tus, n.; pl. Lacerti (-ti). Etym: [L., the upper arm.] (Anat.)
Defn: A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibers.
LACEWINGLace"wing`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus Chrysopa and allied genera. They have delicate, lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larvæ are useful in destroying aphids. Called also lace-winged fly, and goldeneyed fly.
LACE-WINGEDLace"-winged`, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having thin, transparent, reticulated wings; as, the lace- winged flies.
LACHES; LACHE Lach"es, Lache, n. Etym: [OF. lachesse, fr. lache lax, indolent, F. lâche, ultimately fr. L. laxus loose, lax. See Lax.] (Law)
Defn: Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; delay to assert a claim. It ill became him to take advantage of such a laches with the eagerness of a shrewd attorney. Macaulay.
LACHRYMABLELach"ry*ma*ble, a. Etym: [L. lacrimabilis, fr. lacrima a tear.]
Defn: Lamentable. Martin Parker.
LACHRYMAE CHRISTILach"ry*mæ Chris"ti. Etym: [L., lit., Christ's tears.]
Defn: A rich, sweet, red Neapolitan wine.
LACHRYMALLach"ry*mal (, a. Etym: [Cf. F. lacrymal. See Lachrymose.]
1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions.
2. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland. (b) Pertaining to the lachrymal organs; as, lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct.
LACHRYMALLach"ry*mal, n.
Defn: See Lachrymatory.
LACHRYMALSLach"ry*mals, n. pl. [See Lachrymal.]
Defn: Tears; also, lachrymal feelings or organs. [Colloq.]
People go to the theaters to have . . . their risibles and lachrymalsset agoing.The Lutheran.
LACHRYMARYLach"ry*ma*ry, a.
Defn: Containing, or intended to contain, tears; lachrymal. Addison.
LACHRYMATELach"ry*mate (-mat), v. i.
Defn: To weep. [R.] Blount.
LACHRYMATION Lach`ry*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. lacrimatio, from lacrimare to shed tears, fr. lacrima tear.]
Defn: The act of shedding tears; weeping.
LACHRYMATORYLach"ry*ma*to*ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.](Antiq.)
Defn: A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; — so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
LACHRYMIFORM Lach"ry*mi*form, a, Etym: [L.lacrima tear + -form; cf. F. lacrymiforme.]
Defn: Having the form of a tear; tear-shaped.
LACHRYMOSE Lach"ry*mose`, a. Etym: [L. lacrymosus, better lacrimosus, fr. lacrima, lacruma (also badly spelt lachryma) a tear, for older dacrima, akin to E. tear. See Tear the secretion.]
Defn: Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffusedwith tears; tearful.You should have seen his lachrymose visnomy. Lamb.— Lach"ry*mose`ly, adv.