Defn: One of several species of East Indian and Asiatic fresh-water fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, remarkable for their power of living out of water, and for their tenacity of life; — called also walking fishes.
LANIARDLan"iard, n.
Defn: See Lanyard.
LANIARIFORMLa`ni*ar"i*form, a. Etym: [Laniary + -form.] (Anat.)
Defn: Shaped like a laniary, or canine, tooth. Owen.
LANIARY La"ni*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. laniarius, fr. lanius butcher, laniare to tear in pieces: cf. F. laniaire.] (Anat.)
Defn: Lacerating or tearing; as, the laniary canine teeth.
LANIARYLa"ni*a*ry, n. Etym: [L. Laniary, a.]
1. The shambles; a place of slaughter. [R.]
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A laniary, or canine, tooth.
LANIATELa"ni*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. laniatus, p. p. of laniare.]
Defn: To tear in pieces. [R.]
LANIATIONLa`ni*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. laniatio.]
Defn: A tearing in pieces. [R.]
LANIER Lan"ier, n. Etym: [F. lanière. See Lanyard.] [Written also lanner, lanyer.]
1. A thong of leather; a whip lash. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like. Fairholt.
LANIFEROUSLa*nif"er*ous, n. Etym: [L. lanifer; lana wool + ferre to bear: cf.F. lanifère.]
Defn: Bearing or producing wool.
LANIFICALLa*nif"i*cal, a. Etym: [L. lanificus; lana wool + facere to make.]
Defn: Working in wool.
LANIFICELan"i*fice, n. Etym: [L. lanificium: cf. OF. lanifice.]
Defn: Anything made of wool. [Obs.] Bacon.
LANIGEROUSLa*nig"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. laniger; lano wool + gerere to hear.]
Defn: Bearing or producing wool.
LANIOID La"ni*oid, a. Etym: [NL. Lanius (fr. L. lanius a butcher), the typical genus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the shrikes (family Laniidæ).
LANK Lank, a. [Compar. Lanker; superl. Lankest.] Etym: [AS. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.]
1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. Meager and lank with fasting grown. Swift. Who would not choose . . . to have rather a lank purse than an empty brain Barrow.
2. Languid; drooping.[Obs.] Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head. Milton. Lank hair, long, thin hair. Macaulay.
LANKLank, v. i. & t.
Defn: To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] Shak. G. Fletcher.
LANKINESSLank"i*ness, n.
Defn: The condition or quality or being lanky.
LANKLYLank"ly, adv.
Defn: In a lank manner.
LANKNESSLank"ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being lank.
LANKYLank"y, a.
Defn: Somewhat lank. Thackeray.The lanky Dinka, nearly seven feet in height. The Century.
LANNER; LANNERETLan"ner, n. f. Lan"ner*et, n. m. Etym: [F. lanier, OF. also, lasnier.Cf. Lanyard.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe,Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon.
LANOLINLan"o*lin, n. Etym: [L. lana wool + oleum oil.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally.
Note: Under the same name, it is prepared from wool for commercial purposes, and forms an admirable basis for ointments, being readily absorbed by the skin.
LANSEHLan"seh, n.
Defn: The small, whitish brown fruit of an East Indian tree (Lansium domesticum). It has a fleshy pulp, with an agreeable subacid taste. Balfour.
LANSQUENET Lans"que*net, n. Etym: [F., fr. G. landsknecht a foot soldier, also a game of cards introduced by these foot soldiers; land country + knecht boy, servant. See Land, and Knight.]
1. A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; — a term used in France and Western Europe.
2. A game at cards, vulgarly called lambskinnet. [They play] their little game of lansquenet. Longfellow.
LANTLant, n.
Defn: Urine. [Prov. Eng.] Nares.
LANTLant, n. Etym: [Cf. Lance.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (A. tobianus) and the American species (A. Americanus) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also launce, and sand eel.
LANTLant, n.
Defn: See Lanterloo. [Obs.] Halliwell.
LANTANIUM; LANTANUMLan*ta"ni*um, Lan"ta*num, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Lanthanum.
LANTANURIC Lan`ta*nu"ric, a. Etym: [Formed by transposition of the letters of allantoin and -uric.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of allantoin, and usually called allanturic acid.
LANTERLOOLan"ter*loo`, n.
Defn: An old name of loo (a).
LANTERNLan"tern, n. Etym: [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr.Lamp.]
1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc. ; — sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light.
2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral.
3. (Mach.)
Defn: A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below).
4. (Steam Engine)
Defn: A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc. ; — called also lantern brass.
5. (Founding)
Defn: A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
6. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Aristotle's lantern.
Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; — so named from the positions in which they are carried. Dark lantern, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; — called also bull's-eye. — Lantern fly, Lantern carrier (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera Laternaria, Fulgora, and allies, of the family Fulgoridæ. The largest species is Laternaria phosphorea of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. — Lantern jaws, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. — Lantern pinion, Lantern wheel (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; — so called as resembling a lantern in shape; — called also wallower, or trundle. — Lantern shell (Zoöl.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus Anatina, and allied genera. — Magic lantern, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens.
LANTERNLan"tern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lanterned; p. pr. & vb. n. Lanterning.]Etym: [Cf. F. lanterner to hang at the lamp post, fr. lanterne. SeeLantern.]
Defn: To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse.
LANTERN-JAWEDLan"tern-jawed`, a.
Defn: Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person.
LANTHANITELan"tha*nite, n. (Min.)
Defn: Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular while crystals.
LANTHANUMLan"tha*num, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: A rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. It occurs in certain rare minerals, as cerite, gadolinite, orthite, etc., and was so named from the difficulty of separating it from cerium, didymium, and other rare elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La. [Formerly written also lanthanium.]
LANTHOPINELan"tho*pine, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
LANTHORNLan"thorn, n.
Defn: See Lantern. [Obs.]
LANUGINOSE; LANUGINOUS La*nu"gi*nose`, La*nu"gi*nous, a. Etym: [L. lanuginosus, fr. lanugo, -ginis, woolly substance, down, fr. lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux.]
Defn: Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy.
LANUGOLa*nu"go, n. Etym: [See Lanuginose.] (Anat.)
Defn: The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.
LANYARDLan"yard, n. Etym: [F.lanière thong, strap, OF. lasniere, fr. lasnestrap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf.Lanier.] [Written also laniard.]
1. (Naut.)
Defn: A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube.
LANYERLan"yer, n.
Defn: See Lanier.
LAOCOON; LAOCOOENLa*oc"o*ön, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Class. Myth.)
Defn: A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)
2. (Sculp.)
Defn: A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoön, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.
LAODICEANLa*od`i*ce"an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like theChristians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion. Rev. iii. 14-16.
LAP Lap, n. Etym: [OE. lappe, AS. læppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.]
1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. Chaucer.
2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. Chaucer. If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his heart smites him. Fuller.
3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury. Men expect that happiness should drop into their laps. Tillotson.
4. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing.
Note: The lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the distance one course extends over the second course below, the distance over the course immediately below being called the cover.
5. (Steam Engine)
Defn: The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below).
6. The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.
7. One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2.
8. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; — so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
9. (Cotton Manuf.)
Defn: A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
10. (Mach.)
Defn: A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis. Lap joint, a joint made by one layer, part, or piece, overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers. — Lap weld, a lap joint made by welding together overlapping edges or ends. — Inside lap (Steam Engine), lap of the valve with respect to the exhaust port. — Outside lap, lap with respect to the admission, or steam, port.
LAPLap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lapped (; p. pr. & vb. n. Lapping.]
1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap. To lap his head on lady's breast. Praed.
2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10.
LAP Lap, v. t. Etym: [OE. lappen to fold (see Lap, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.]
1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth.
2. To wrap or wind around something. About the paper . . . I lapped several times a slender thread of very black silk. Sir I. Newton.
3. To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish. Her garment spreads, and laps him in the folds. Dryden.
4. To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay together one partly over another; as, to lap weather-boards; also, to be partly over, or by the side of (something); as, the hinder boat lapped the foremost one.
5. (Carding & Spinning)
Defn: To lay together one over another, as fleeces or slivers for further working. To lap boards, shingles, etc., to lay one partly over another. — To lap timbers, to unite them in such a way as to preserve the same breadth and depth throughout, as by scarfing. Weale.
LAPLap, v. i.
Defn: To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap. The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a flay. Grew.
LAPLap, v. i. Etym: [OE. lappen, lapen, AS. lapian; akin to LG. lappen,OHG. laffan, Icel. lepja, Dan. lade, Sw. läppja, L. lambere; cf. Gr.llepio. Cf. Lambent.]
1. To take up drink or food with the tongue; to drink or feed by licking up something. The dogs by the River Nilus's side, being thirsty, lap hastily as they run along the shore. Sir K. Digby.
2. To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with the tongue. I heard the ripple washing in the reeds, And the wild water lapping on the crag. Tennyson.
LAPLap, v. t.
Defn: To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quickmotion of the tongue.They 'II take suggestion as a cat laps milk. Shak.
LAPLap, n.
1. The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap.
2. The sound of lapping.
LAPAROCELELap"a*ro*cele`, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.
LAPAROTOMYLap`a*rot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. (Surg.)
Defn: A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Cæsarean section.
LAPBOARDLap"board`, n.
Defn: A board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as by tailors.
LAPDOGLap"dog`, n.
Defn: A small dog fondled in the lap.
LAPELLa*pel", n. Etym: [Dim. of lap a fold.]
Defn: That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar. [Written also lappel and lapelle.]
LAPELLEDLa*pelled", a.
Defn: Furnished with lapels.
LAPFULLap"ful, n.; pl. Lapfuls (.
Defn: As much as the lap can contain.
LAPICIDELap"i*cide, n. Etym: [L. lapicida, fr. lapis stone + caedere to cut.]
Defn: A stonecutter. [Obs.]
LAPIDARIANLap`i*da"ri*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record.
LAPIDARIOUSLap`i*da"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. lapidarius, fr. lapis, -idis, stone.]
Defn: Consisting of stones.
LAPIDARY Lap"i*da*ry, n. ; pl. Lapidaries. Etym: [L. lapidarius, fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]
1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. Lapidary's lathe, mill, or wheel, a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.
LAPIDARY Lap"i*da*ry, a. Etym: [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation.
2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation. Lapidary style, that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.
LAPIDATE Lap"i*date, v. t. Etym: [L.lapidatus, p. p. of lapidare, fr. lapis stone.]
Defn: To stone. [Obs.]
LAPIDATIONLap`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. lapidatio: cf. F. lapidation.]
Defn: The act of stoning. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
LAPIDEOUSLa*pid"e*ous, a. Etym: [L. lapideus, fr. lapis stone.]
Defn: Of the nature of stone; [Obs.] Ray.
LAPIDESCENCELap`i*des"cence, n.
1. The state or quality of being lapidescent.
2. A hardening into a stone substance.
3. A stony concretion. Sir T. Browne.
LAPIDESCENT Lap`i*des"cent, a. Etym: [L. lapidescens, p. pr. of lapidescere to become stone, fr. lapis, -idis, stone: cf. F. lapidescent.]
Defn: Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.
LAPIDESCENTLap"i*des"cent, n.
Defn: Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone.
LAPIDIFIC; LAPIDIFICAL Lap`i*dif"ic, Lap`i*dif"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. lapis, -idis, stone + facere to make: cf. F. lapidifique.]
Defn: Forming or converting into stone.
LAPIDIFICATIONLa*pid`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lapidification.]
Defn: The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction.
LAPIDIFYLa*pid"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lapidified; p. pr. & vb. n.Lapidifying.] Etym: [Cf. f. lapidifier. See Lapidific, and -fy.]
Defn: To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.
LAPIDIFYLa*pid"i*fy, v. i.
Defn: To become stone or stony
LAPIDISTLap"i*dist, n. Etym: [L. lapis, -idis, a stone.]
Defn: A lapidary. Ray.
LAPILLATIONLap"il*la"tion, n.Etym: [See Lapilli.]
Defn: The state of being, or the act of making, stony.
LAPILLI La*pil"li, n. pl. Etym: [L. lapillus a little stone, dim. of lapis stone.] (Min.)
Defn: Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles.
LAPISLa"pis, n.; pl. Lapides. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A stone. Lapis calaminaris (. Etym: [NL.] (Min.) Calamine. — Lapis infernalis (. Etym: [L.] Fused nitrate of silver; lunar caustic.
LAPIS LAZULILa"pis laz"u*li. (Min.)
Defn: An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli, which see.
LAP-JOINTEDLap"-joint`ed, a.
Defn: Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.
LAPLANDERLap"land*er, n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Lapland; — called also Lapp.
LAPLANDISHLap"land*ish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Lapland.
LAPLINGLap"ling, n. Etym: [Lap of a garment + ling.]
Defn: One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights; — a term of contempt.
LAPPLapp, n.
Defn: Same as Laplander. Cf. Lapps.
LAPPACEOUSLap*pa"ceous, a. Etym: [L. lappaceus burlike, fr. lappa a bur.](Bot.)
Defn: Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
LAPPERLap"per, n. Etym: [From Lap to drink.]
Defn: One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue.
LAPPETLap"pet, n. Etym: [Dim. of lap a fold.]
Defn: A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. Swift. Lappet moth (Zoöl.), one of several species of bombycid moths, which have stout, hairy caterpillars, flat beneath. Two common American species (Gastropacha Americana, and Tolype velleda) feed upon the apple tree.
LAPPETLap"pet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lappeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lappeting.]
Defn: To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] Landor.
LAPPICLap"pic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps.— n.
Defn: The language of the Lapps. See Lappish.
LAPPINGLap"ping, n.
Defn: A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers. Ure. Lapping engine, Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.), A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9.
LAPPISHLap"pish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish.— n.
Defn: The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.
LAPPONIAN; LAPPONICLap*po"ni*an, Lap*pon"ic, a.
Defn: Laplandish; Lappish.
LAPPSLapps, n. pl.; sing. Lapp (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia.
LAPSABLELaps"a*ble, a.
Defn: Lapsible. Cudworth.
LAPSE Lapse, n. Etym: [L. lapsus, fr. labi, p. p. lapsus, to slide, to fall: cf. F. laps. See Sleep.]
1. A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; — restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses. The lapse to indolence is soft and imperceptible. Rambler. Bacon was content to wait the lapse of long centuries for his expected revenue of fame. I. Taylor.
2. A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude. To guard against those lapses and failings to which our infirmities daily expose us. Rogers.
3. (Law)
Defn: The termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within the limited time, or through failure of some contingency; hence, the devolution of a right or privilege.
4. (Theol.)
Defn: A fall or apostasy.
LAPSELapse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lapsing.]
1. To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; — mostly restricted to figurative uses. A tendency to lapse into the barbarity of those northern nations from whom we are descended. Swift. Homer, in his characters of Vulcan and Thersites, has lapsed into the burlesque character. Addison.
2. To slide or slip in moral conduct; to fail in duty; to fall from virtue; to deviate from rectitude; to commit a fault by inadvertence or mistake. To lapse in fullness Is sorer than to lie for need. Shak.
3. (Law) (a) To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of some one, as a patron, a legatee, etc. (b) To become ineffectual or void; to fall. If the archbishop shall not fill it up within six months ensuing, it lapses to the king. Ayliffe.
LAPSELapse, v. t.
1. To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass. An appeal may be deserted by the appellant's lapsing the term of law. Ayliffe.
2. To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender. [Obs.] For which, if be lapsed in this place, I shall pay dear. Shak.
LAPSEDLapsed, a.
1. Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; — restricted to figurative uses. Once more I will renew His lapsed powers, though forfeit. Milton.
2. Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of insurance; a lapsed legacy. Lapsed devise, Lapsed legacy (Law), a devise, or legacy, which fails to take effect in consequence of the death of the devisee, or legatee, before that of the testator, or for ether cause. Wharton (Law Dict.).
LAPSIBLELaps"i*ble, a.
Defn: Liable to lapse.
LAPSIDEDLap"sid`ed, a.
Defn: See Lopsided.
LAPSTONELap"stone`, n.
Defn: A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers beat leather.
LAPSTREAK; LAPSTRAKELap"streak`, Lap"strake`, a.
Defn: Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker- built; — said of boats.
LAPUTANLa*pu"tan, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical philosophers. Hence, fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy. "Laputan ideas." G. Eliot.
LAP-WELDEDLap"-weld`ed, a
Defn: Having edges or ends united by a lap weld; as, a lap-welded pipe.
LAPWINGLap"wing`, n. Etym: [OE.lapwynke, leepwynke, AS. hleápewince; hleápanto leap, jump + (prob.) a word akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink,AS. wancol wavering; cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See Leap, andWink.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or V. vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the "plover's eggs" of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea.
LAPWORKLap"work`, n.
Defn: Work in which one part laps over another. Grew.
LAQUAYLaq"uay, n.
Defn: A lackey. [Obs.] Evelyn.
LAQUEARLa"que*ar, n.; pl. Laquearia. Etym: [L.] (Arch.)
Defn: A lacunar.
LAQUEARYLaq"ue*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. laqueus a noose.]
Defn: Using a noose, as a gladiator. [Obs. or R.]Retiary and laqueary combatants. Sir T. Browne.
LARLar, n.; pl. Lares, sometimes Lars. Etym: [L.] (Rom. Myth.)
Defn: A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, Eng.: Hearth or dwelling house. Nor will she her dear Lar forget, Victorious by his benefit. Lovelace. The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint. Milton. Looking backward in vain toward their Lares and lands. Longfellow.
LARLar, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon.
LARAMIE GROUPLar"a*mie group`. (Geol.)
Defn: An extensive series of strata, principally developed in the Rocky Mountain region, as in the Laramie Mountains, and formerly supposed to be of the Tertiary age, but now generally regarded as Cretaceous, or of intermediate and transitional character. It contains beds of lignite, often valuable for coal, and is hence also called the lignitic group. See Chart of Geology.
LARBOARD Lar"board`, n. Etym: [Lar- is of uncertain origin, possibly the same as lower, i. e., humbler in rank, because the starboard side is considered by mariners as higher in rank; cf. D. laag low, akin to E. low. See Board, n., 8.] (Naut.)
Defn: The left-hand side of a ship to one on board facing toward the bow; port; — opposed to Ant: starboard.
Note: Larboard is a nearly obsolete term, having been superseded by port to avoid liability of confusion with starboard, owing to similarity of sound.
LARBOARDLar"board`, a.
Defn: On or pertaining to the left-hand side of a vessel; port; as, the larboard quarter.
LARCENER; LARCENISTLar"ce*ner, Lar"ce*nist, n.
Defn: One who commits larceny.
LARCENOUSLar"ce*nous, a. Etym: [Cf. OE. larrecinos. See Larceny.]
Defn: Having the character of larceny; as, a larcenous act;committing larceny. "The larcenous and burglarious world." SydneySmith.— Lar"ce*nous*ly, adv.
LARCENYLar"ce*ny, n.; pl. Larcenies. Etym: [F. larcin, OE. larrecin, L.latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired servant; cf. Gr.(Latrociny.] (Law)
Defn: The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. Embezzlement. Grand larceny and Petit larceny are distinctions having reference to the nature or value of the property stolen. They are abolished in England. — Mixed, or Compound, larceny, that which, under statute, includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building or the person. — Simple larceny, that which is not accompanied with any aggravating circumstances.
LARCH Larch, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. larege (Cotgrave), It.larice, Sp. larice, alerce, G. lärche; all fr. L. larix, -icis, Gr. ( (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle).
Note: The European larch is Larix Europæa. The American or black larch is L. Americana, the hackmatack or tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping, graceful appearance.
LARCHENLarch"en, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the larch. Keats.
LARDLard, n. Etym: [F., bacon, pig's fat, L. lardum, laridum; cf. Gr. (
1. Bacon; the flesh of swine. [Obs.] Dryden.
2. The fat of swine, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen; also, this fat melted and strained. Lard oil, an illuminating and lubricating oil expressed from lard. — Leaf lard, the internal fat of the hog, separated in leaves or masses from the kidneys, etc.; also, the same melted.
LARD Lard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Larded; p. pr. & vb. n. Larding.] Etym: [F. larder. See Lard, n.]
1. To stuff with bacon; to dress or enrich with lard; esp., to insert lardons of bacon or pork in the surface of, before roasting; as, to lard poultry. And larded thighs on loaded altars laid. Dryden.
2. To fatten; to enrich.[The oak] with his nuts larded many a swine. Spenser.Falstaff sweats to death. And lards the lean earth as he walks along.Shak.
3. To smear with lard or fat. In his buff doublet larded o'er with fat Of slaughtered brutes. Somerville.
4. To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard. Shak. Let no alien Sedley interpose To lard with wit thy hungry Epsom prose. Dryden.
LARDLard, v. i.
Defn: To grow fat. [Obs.]
LARDACEINLar`da*ce"in, n. Etym: [See Lardaceous.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A peculiar amyloid substance, colored blue by iodine and sulphuric acid, occurring mainly as an abnormal infiltration into the spleen, liver, etc.
LARDACEOUSLar*da"ceous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. lardacé.]
Defn: Consisting of, or resembling, lard. Lardaceous degeneration(Med.), amyloid degeneration.
LARDERLard"er, n. Etym: [OF. lardier. See Lard, n.]
Defn: A room or place where meat and other articles of food are kept before they are cooked. Shak.
LARDERERLard"er*er, n.
Defn: One in charge of the larder.
LARDERYLard"er*y, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. larderie.]
Defn: A larder. [Obs.]
LARDON; LARDOONLar"don, Lar*doon", n. Etym: [F. lardon, fr. lard lard.]
Defn: A bit of fat pork or bacon used in larding.
LARDRYLard"ry, n. Etym: [See Lardery.]
Defn: A larder. [Obs.]
LARDYLard"y, a.
Defn: Containing, or resembling, lard; of the character or consistency of lard.
LARELare, n. Etym: [See Lore.]
Defn: Lore; learning. [Obs.]
LARELare, n.
Defn: Pasture; feed. See Lair. [Obs.] Spenser.
LARELare, v. t.
Defn: To feed; to fatten. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
LARESLa"res, n. pl.
Defn: See 1st Lar.
LARGE Large, a. [Compar. Larger; superl. Largest.] Etym: [F., fr. L. largus. Cf. Largo.]
1. Exceeding most other things of like in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; — opposed to small; as, a nlarge horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.
Note: For linear dimensions, and mere extent, great, and not large, is used as a qualifying word; as, great length, breadth, depth; a great distance; a great height.
2. Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions. We hare yet large day. Milton.
3. Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse. I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education. Felton.
4. Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; — said of the mind and heart.
5. Free; unembarrassed. [Obs.] Of burdens all he set the Paynims large. Fairfax.
6. Unrestrained by decorum; — said of language. [Obs.] "Some large jests he will make." Shak.
7. Prodigal in expending; lavish. [Obs.] Chaucer.
8. (Naut.)
Defn: Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; — said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter. At large. (a) Without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large; to be left at large. (b) Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse on a subject at large. — Common at large. See under Common, n. — Electors at large, Representative at large, electors, or a representative, as in Congress, chosen to represent the whole of a State, in distinction from those chosen to represent particular districts in a State. [U. S.] — To give, go, run, or sail large (Naut.), to have the wind crossing the direction of a vessel's course in such a way that the sails feel its full force, and the vessel gains its highest speed. See Large, a., 8.
Syn. — Big; bulky; huge; capacious; comprehensive; ample; abundant; plentiful; populous; copious; diffusive; liberal.
LARGELarge, adv.
Defn: Freely; licentiously. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LARGELarge, n. (Mus.)
Defn: A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.
LARGE-ACREDLarge"-a`cred, a.
Defn: Possessing much land.
LARGE-HANDEDLarge"-hand`ed, a.
Defn: Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large quantities; rapacious or bountiful.
LARGE-HEARTEDLarge"-heart`ed, a.
Defn: Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble;liberal.— Large"-heart`ed*ness, n.
LARGELYLarge"ly, adv.
Defn: In a large manner. Dryden. Milton.
LARGENESSLarge"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being large.
LARGESS; LARGESSELar"gess, Lar"gesse, n. Etym: [F. largesse, fr. large. See Large, a.]
1. Liberality; generosity; bounty. [Obs.] Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. Chaucer.
2. A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed. The heralds finished their proclamation with their usual cry of "Largesse, largesse, gallant knights!" and gold and silver pieces were showered on them from the galleries. Sir W. Scott.
LARGETLar"get, n. Etym: [Cf. F. larget.]
Defn: A sport piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small billet.
LARGHETTOLar*ghet"to, a. & adv. Etym: [It., dim. of largo largo.] (Mus.)
Defn: Somewhat slow or slowly, but not so slowly as largo, and rather more so than andante.
LARGIFICALLar*gif"i*cal, a. Etym: [L. largificus; largus large + facere.]
Defn: Generous; ample; liberal. [Obs.]
LARGIFLUOUS Lar*gif"lu*ous, a. Etym: [L. largifiuus; large abundantly + fluere to flow.]
Defn: Flowing copiously. [Obs.]
LARGILOQUENTLar*gil"o*quent, a. Etym: [Cf. L. largiloquus.]
Defn: Grandiloquent. [Obs.]
LARGISHLar"gish, a.
Defn: Somewhat large. [Colloq.]
LARGITION Lar*gi"tion, Etym: [L. largitio, fr. largiri, p. p. largitus, to give bountifully.]
Defn: The bestowment of a largess or gift. [Obs.]
LARGOLar"go, a. & adv. Etym: [It., large, L. largus, See Large.] (Mus.)
Defn: Slow or slowly; — more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn. — n.
Defn: A movement or piece in largo time.
LARIATLar"i*at, n. Etym: [Sp. la reata the rope; la the + reata rope. Cf.Reata.]
Defn: A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; — used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering. [Mexico & Western U.S.]
LARIATLar"i*at, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lariated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lariating.]
Defn: To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat. [Western U.S.]
LARINELa"rine, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Gull family (Laridæ).
LARIXINICLar`ix*in"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, or derived from, the larch (Larix); as, larixinic acid.
LARKLark, n. Etym: [Perh fr. AS. lac play, sport. Cf. Lake, v. i.]
Defn: A frolic; a jolly time. [Colloq.] Dickens.
LARKLark, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Larked; p. pr. & vb. n. Larking.]
Defn: To sport; to frolic. [Colloq.]
LARKLark, n. Etym: [OE. larke, laverock, AS. lawerce; akin to D.leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l, G. lerche, Sw. lärka, Dan. lerke,Icel. lævirki.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudidæ). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus Otocoris. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and usually, dull, sandy brown colors.
Note: The European skylark, or lark of the poets (Alauda arvensis), is of a brown mottled color, and is noted for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and descends almost perpendicularly in the air. It is considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are killed for the markets. Other well-known European species are the crested, or tufted, lark (Alauda cristata), and the wood lark (A. arborea). The pipits, or titlarks, of the genus Anthus (family Motacillidæ) are often called larks. See Pipit. The American meadow larks, of the genus Sturnella, are allied to the starlings. See Meadow Lark. The Australian bush lark is Mirafra Horsfieldii. See Shore lark. Lark bunting (Zoöl.), a fringilline bird (Calamospiza melanocorys) found on the plains of the Western United States. — Lark sparrow (Zoöl.), a sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), found in the Mississippi Valley and the Western United States.
LARKLark, v. i.
Defn: To catch larks; as, to go larking.
LARK-COLOREDLark"-col`ored, a.
Defn: Having the sandy brown color of the European larks.
LARKER Lark"er, n. Etym: [See 3d Lark, for sense 1, and 1st Lark, for sense 2.]
1. A catcher of larks.
2. One who indulges in a lark or frolic. [Colloq.]
LARK'S-HEELLark's"-heel`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Indian cress.
LARKSPURLark"spur, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is D. Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur (D. elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee.
LARMIERLar"mi*er, n. Etym: [F., fr. larme tear, drop, L. lacrima. SeeLachrymose.] (Anat.)
Defn: See Tearpit.
LAROIDLa"roid, a. Etym: [Larus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like or belonging to the Gull family (Laridæ).
LARRIKIN Lar"ri*kin, n. [Cf. E. dial. larrikin a mischievous or frolicsome youth, larrick lively, careless, larack to trolic, to romp.]
Defn: A rowdy street loafer; a rowdyish or noisy ill-bred fellow; — variously applied, as to a street blackguard, a street Arab, a youth given to horse-play, etc. [Australia & Eng.] — a.
Defn: Rowdy; rough; disorderly. [Australia & Eng.]
Mobs of unruly larrikins.Sydney Daily Telegraph.
Larrikin is often popularly explained by the following anecdote (which is without foundation): An Irish policeman at Melbourne, on bringing a notorious rough into court, was asked by the magistrate what the prisoner had been doing, and replied, "He was a-larrikin' [i. e., a-larking] about the streets."
LARRUPLar"rup, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Larruped; p. pr. & vb. n. Larruping.]Etym: [Perh, a corrupt. of lee rope, used by sailors in beating theboys; but cf. D. larpen to thresh, larp a whip, blow.]
Defn: To beat or flog soundly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] Forby.
LARRYLar"ry, n.
Defn: Same as Lorry, or Lorrie.
LARUMLar"um
Defn: , See Alarum, and Alarm.
LARVA Lar"va, n.; pl. L. Larvæ, E. Larvas. Etym: [L. larva ghost, specter, mask.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. The larvæ of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvæ are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape.
LARVALLar"val, a. Etym: [L. larvalis ghostly. See Larva.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a larva.
LARVALIALar*va"li*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Larval.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of Tunicata, including Appendicularia, and allied genera; — so called because certain larval features are retained by them through life. Called also Copelata. See Appendicularia.
LARVATELar"vate, a. [L. larva mask.]
Defn: Masked; hence, concealed; obscure; — applied in medicine to doubtful cases of some diseases; as, larvate pneumonis; larvate epilepsy.
LARVATEDLar"va*ted, a. Etym: [L.larvatus bewitched. See Larva.]
Defn: Masked; clothed as with a mask.
LARVELarve, n.; pl.Larves. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A larva.
LARVIFORMLar"vi*form, a. Etym: [Larva + -form.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the form or structure of a larva.
LARVIPAROUSLar*vip"a*rous, a. Etym: [Larva + L. parete to bring forth.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Depositing living larvæ, instead of eggs; — said of certain insects.
LARYLa"ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lare sea gull, L. larus a sort of sea bird,Gr. (
Defn: A guillemot; — called also lavy. [Prov. Eng.]
LARYNGEALLar`yn*ge"al, a. Etym: [From Larynx.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.
LARYNGEANLar`yn*ge"an, a.
Defn: See Laryngeal.
LARYNGECTOMYLar`yn*gec"to*my, n. [Larynx + Gr. to cut out.] (Surg.)
Defn: Excision of the larynx.
LARYNGISMUSLar`yn*gis"mus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Larynx.] (Med.)
Defn: A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening.
LARYNGITISLar`yn*gi"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Larynx, and -tis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the larynx.
LARYNGOGRAPHLa*ryn"go*graph, n. [larynx + -graph.]
Defn: An instrument for recording the larynx movements in speech.
LARYNGOLOGICALLa*ryn`go*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to laryngology.
LARYNGOLOGISTLar`yn*gol"o*gist, n.
Defn: One who applies himself to laryngology.
LARYNGOLOGYLar`yn*gol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Larynx + -logy.]
Defn: Systematized knowledge of the action and functions of the larynx; in pathology, the department which treats of the diseases of the larynx.
LARYNGOPHONYLar`yn*goph"o*ny, n. Etym: [Larynx + Gr. (
Defn: The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the larynx.
LARYNGOSCOPELa*ryn"go*scope, n. Etym: [Larynx + -scope.] (Surg.)
Defn: An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image.
LARYNGOSCOPICLa*ryn`go*scop"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the inspection of the larynx.
LARYNGOSCOPISTLar`yn*gos"co*pist, n.
Defn: One skilled in laryngoscopy.
LARYNGOSCOPYLar`yn*gos"co*py, n.
Defn: The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with the laryngoscope.
LARYNGOTOMELa*ryn"go*tome, n. (Surg.)
Defn: An instrument for performing laryngotomy.
LARYNGOTOMYLar`yn*got"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. (laryngotomie.] (Surg.)
Defn: The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies.
LARYNGOTRACHEALLa*ryn`go*tra"che*al, a. Etym: [Larynx + tracheal.] (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to both larynx and trachea; as, the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog.
LARYNGOTRACHEOTOMYLa*ryn`go*tra`che*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Larynx + tracheotomy.] (Surg.)
Defn: The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, — a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.
LARYNXLar"ynx, n. [ (Anat.)
Defn: The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis.
Note: In the framework of the human larynx, the thyroid cartilage, attached to the hyoid bone, makes the protuberance on the front of the neck known as Adam's apple, and is articulated below to the ringlike cricoid cartilage. This is narrow in front and high behind, where, within the thyroid, it is surmounted by the two arytenoid cartilages, from which the vocal cords pass forward to be attached together to the front of the thyroid. See Syrinx.
LASLas, n.
Defn: A lace. See Lace. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LASLas, a. & adv.
Defn: Less. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LASCAR Las"car, n. Etym: [Per. & Hind. lashkar an army, an inferior artillery man, a cooly, a native sailor.]
Defn: A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower. [East Indies]
LASCIOUSLas"ci*ous, a.
Defn: Loose; lascivious. [Obs.] "To depaint lascious wantonness."Holland.
LASCIVIENCYLas*civ"i*en*cy, n. Etym: [See Lascivient.]
Defn: Lasciviousness; wantonness. [Obs.]
LASCIVIENT Las*civ"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. lasciviens, pr. of lascivire to be wanton, fr. lascivus. See Lascivious.]
Defn: Lascivious. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
LASCIVIOUS Las*civ"i*ous, a. Etym: [L. lascivia wantonness, fr. lascivus wanton; cf. Gr. (lash to desire.]
1. Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires. Milton.
2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of alute. Shak.— Las*civ"i*ous*ly, adv.— Las*civ"i*ous*ness, n.
LASERWORTLa"ser*wort`, n. Etym: [L.laser the juice of the laserwort.] (Bot.)
Defn: Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Laserpitium, of several species (as L. glabrum, and L. siler), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. The genus is mostly European.
LASH Lash, n. Etym: [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]
1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. Addison.
2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. [Obs.]
3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well. L'Estrange.
5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
LASHLash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lashng.]
1. To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. Dryden.
2. To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail. And big waves lash the frighted shores. Dryden.
3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly. He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws. Dryden.
4. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.
LASHLash
Defn: ,. v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to uttercensure orsarcastic language.To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. Dryden.To lash out, to strike out wildly or furiously.
LASH Lash, v. t. Etym: [Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See Lash, n. ]
Defn: To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.
LASHERLash"er, n.
Defn: One who whips or lashes.
LASHERLash"er, n.
1. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; - - called also lashing.
2. A weir in a river. [Eng.] Halliwell.
LASHINGLash"ing, n.
Defn: The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement. South. Lashing out, a striking out; also, extravagance.
LASHINGLash"ing, n.
Defn: See 2d Lasher.
LASKLask, n.
Defn: A diarrhea or flux. [Obs.] Holland.
LASKETLas"ket, n. Etym: [Cf. Lash, Latching.] (Naut.)
Defn: latching.
LASS Lass, n. Etym: [OE. lasse; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. llodes girl, fem. of llawd lad. (Lad a youth.]
Defn: A youth woman; a girl; a sweetheart.
LASSELasse, a. & adv.
Defn: Less. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LASSIELas"sie, n.
Defn: A young girl; a lass. [Scot.]
LASSITUDELas"si*tude, n. Etym: [L. lassitudo, fr. lassus faint, weary; akin toE. late: cf. F. lassitude. See Late.]
Defn: A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness. The corporeal instruments of action being strained to a high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude. Barrow.
LASSLORNLass"lorn`, a.