English Dictionary: Lafitte | by the DICT Development Group |
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Godwit \God"wit\, n. [Prob. from AS. g[?]d good + wiht creature, wight.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus {Limosa}, and family {Tringid[91]}. The European black-tailed godwit ({Limosa limosa}), the American marbled godwit ({L. fedoa}), the Hudsonian godwit ({L. h[91]mastica}), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also {godwin}. | |
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Labiate \La"bi*ate\, a. [NL. labiatus, fr. L. labium lip.] (Bot.) (a) Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and catnip. (b) Belonging to a natural order of plants ({Labiat[91]}), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs. | |
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Labiate \La"bi*ate\, v. t. To labialize. --Brewer. | |
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Labiate \La"bi*ate\, n. (Bot.) A plant of the order {Labiat[91]}. | |
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Lafayette \La`fa`yette"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The dollar fish. (b) A market fish, the goody, or spot ({Liostomus xanthurus}), of the southern coast of the United States. | |
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Spot \Spot\, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored. Out, damned spot! Out, I say! --Shak. 2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish. Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope. 3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card. 4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place. [bd]Fixed to one spot.[b8] --Otway. That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton. [bd]A jolly place,[b8] said he, [bd]in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.[b8] --Wordsworth. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak. 6. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A sci[91]noid food fish ({Liostomus xanthurus}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also {goody}, {Lafayette}, {masooka}, and {old wife}. (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}. 7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant] {Crescent spot} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly of the family {Melit[91]id[91]} having crescent-shaped white spots along the margins of the red or brown wings. {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}. {Spot rump} (Zo[94]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa h[91]mastica}). {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}. {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving; without changing place. It was determined upon the spot. --Swift. Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish; place; site; locality. | |
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Dollar \Dol"lar\, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See {Dale}.] 1. (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains. (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined. Note: Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now, the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained 24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each dollar. 2. A coin of the same general weight and value, though differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries. 3. The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values. {Chop dollar}. See under 9th {Chop}. {Dollar fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the United States coast ({Stromateus triacanthus}), having a flat, roundish form and a bright silvery luster; -- called also {butterfish}, and {Lafayette}. See {Butterfish}. {Trade dollar}, a silver coin formerly made at the United States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of alloy. | |
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Laft \Laft\, obs. p. p. of {Leave}. --Chaucer. | |
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Lafte \Laf"te\, obs. imp. of {Leave}. --Chaucer. | |
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Lap \Lap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapping}.] 1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap. 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. | |
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Lappet \Lap"pet\, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. --Swift. {Lappet moth} (Zo[94]l.), 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. | |
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Lappet \Lap"pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lappeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lappeting}.] To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] --Landor. | |
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Lave \Lave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laving}.] [F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere to wash, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Ablution}, {Deluge}, {Lavender}, {Lava}, {Lotion}.] To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise. His feet the foremost breakers lave. --Byron. | |
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Leaf \Leaf\, n.; pl. {Leaves}. [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[a0]f; akin to S. l[?]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub,OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[94]f, Dan. l[94]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] 1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage. Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina, supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs and veins that support the cellular texture. The petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each side of its base, which is called the stipule. The green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings, known as stomata. 2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril. Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves more or less modified and transformed. 3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small. {Leaf beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves; esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}, as the potato beetle and helmet beetle. {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which swings vertically on hinges. {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a leafy branch. {Leaf butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly which, in the form and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Leaf crumpler} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Phycis indigenella}), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening leaves together in clusters. {Leaf cutter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of wild bees of the genus {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the construction of their nests, which are made in holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the common American species are {M. brevis} and {M. centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}. {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the body of an animal. {Leaf flea} (Zo[94]l.), a jumping plant louse of the family {Psyllid[91]}. {Leaf frog} (Zo[94]l.), any tree frog of the genus {Phyllomedusa}. {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}. {Leaf hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any small jumping hemipterous insect of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live hopper}. {Leaf insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several genera and species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus {Phyllium}, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs, resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}. {Leaf louse} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid. {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin. {Leaf miner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various small lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as, the pear-tree leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}). {Leaf notcher} (Zo[94]l.), a pale bluish green beetle ({Artipus Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges of the leaves of orange trees. {Leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See {Tortrix}. {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has fallen. {Leaf sewer} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree. {Leaf sight}, a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be raised or folded down. {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a leaf. {Leaf tier} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk; esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree. {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge. {Leaf wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a sawfiy. {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.] They were both determined to turn over a new leaf. --Richardson. | |
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Leaf \Leaf\, n.; pl. {Leaves}. [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[a0]f; akin to S. l[?]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub,OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[94]f, Dan. l[94]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] 1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage. Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina, supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs and veins that support the cellular texture. The petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each side of its base, which is called the stipule. The green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings, known as stomata. 2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril. Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves more or less modified and transformed. 3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small. {Leaf beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves; esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}, as the potato beetle and helmet beetle. {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which swings vertically on hinges. {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a leafy branch. {Leaf butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly which, in the form and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Leaf crumpler} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Phycis indigenella}), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening leaves together in clusters. {Leaf cutter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of wild bees of the genus {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the construction of their nests, which are made in holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the common American species are {M. brevis} and {M. centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}. {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the body of an animal. {Leaf flea} (Zo[94]l.), a jumping plant louse of the family {Psyllid[91]}. {Leaf frog} (Zo[94]l.), any tree frog of the genus {Phyllomedusa}. {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}. {Leaf hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any small jumping hemipterous insect of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live hopper}. {Leaf insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several genera and species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus {Phyllium}, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs, resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}. {Leaf louse} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid. {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin. {Leaf miner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various small lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as, the pear-tree leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}). {Leaf notcher} (Zo[94]l.), a pale bluish green beetle ({Artipus Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges of the leaves of orange trees. {Leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See {Tortrix}. {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has fallen. {Leaf sewer} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree. {Leaf sight}, a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be raised or folded down. {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a leaf. {Leaf tier} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk; esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree. {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge. {Leaf wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a sawfiy. {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.] They were both determined to turn over a new leaf. --Richardson. | |
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Leaf \Leaf\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leafed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leafing}.] To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May. | |
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Leafed \Leafed\, a. Having (such) a leaf or (so many) leaves; -- used in composition; as, broad-leafed; four-leafed. | |
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Leafet \Leaf"et\, n. (Bot.) A leaflet. | |
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Leap \Leap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaped}, rarely {Leapt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaping}.] [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hle[a0]pan to leap, jump, run; akin to OS. [be]hl[?]pan, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G. laufen, OHG. louffan, hlauffan, Icel. hlaupa, Sw. l[94]pa, Dan. l[94]be, Goth. ushlaupan. Cf. {Elope}, {Lope}, {Lapwing}, {Loaf} to loiter.] 1. To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse. --Bacon. Leap in with me into this angry flood. --Shak. 2. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig. My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky. --Wordsworth. | |
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Leap \Leap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaped}, rarely {Leapt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaping}.] [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hle[a0]pan to leap, jump, run; akin to OS. [be]hl[?]pan, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G. laufen, OHG. louffan, hlauffan, Icel. hlaupa, Sw. l[94]pa, Dan. l[94]be, Goth. ushlaupan. Cf. {Elope}, {Lope}, {Lapwing}, {Loaf} to loiter.] 1. To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse. --Bacon. Leap in with me into this angry flood. --Shak. 2. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig. My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky. --Wordsworth. | |
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Leave \Leave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaving}] To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out. --G. Fletcher. | |
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Leaved \Leaved\, a. [From {Leaf}.] Bearing, or having, a leaf or leaves; having folds; -- used in combination; as, a four-leaved clover; a two-leaved gate; long-leaved. | |
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Leave \Leave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Left}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaving}.] [OE. leven, AS. l[?]fan, fr. l[be]f remnant, heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain; cf. bel[c6]fan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban. [?]. See {Live}, v.] 1. To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii. 24. 2. To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed. If grape gatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes ? --Jer. xlix. 9. These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. --Matt. xxiii. 23. Besides it leaveth a suspicion, as if more might be said than is expressed. --Bacon. 3. To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from. Now leave complaining and begin your tea. --Pope. 4. To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish. Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. --Mark x. 28. The heresies that men do leave. --Shak. 5. To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge. I will leave you now to your gossiplike humor. --Shak. 6. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators. Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way. --Matt. v. 24. The foot That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks. --Shak. 7. To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece. {To leave alone}. (a) To leave in solitude. (b) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to leave dangerous chemicals alone. {To leave off}. (a) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off work at six o'clock. (b) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the tablecloth. (c) To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit. {To leave out}, to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in writing. {To leave to one's self}, to let (one) be alone; to cease caring for (one). Syn: Syn>- To quit; depart from; forsake; abandon; relinquish; deliver; bequeath; give up; forego; resign; surrender; forbear. See {Quit}. | |
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Left \Left\ (l[ecr]ft), imp. & p. p. of {Leave}. | |
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Left \Left\, a. [OE. left, lift, luft; akin to Fries. leeft, OD. lucht, luft; cf. AS. left (equiv. to L. inanis), lyft[be]dl palsy; or cf. AS. l[emac]f weak.] Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; -- opposed to {right}, when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals. {Left bank of a river}, that which is on the left hand of a person whose face is turned downstream. {Left bower}. See under 2d {Bower}. {Left center}, the members whose sympathies are, in the main, with the members of the Left, but who do not favor extreme courses, and on occasions vote with the government. They sit between the Center and the extreme Left. {Over the left shoulder}, or {Over the left}, an old but still current colloquialism, or slang expression, used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief; as, he said it, and it is true, -- over the left. | |
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Left \Left\, n. 1. That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North. Put that rose a little more to the left. --Ld. Lytton. 2. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand side of the presiding officer. See {Center}, and {Right}. | |
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Left \Left\, a. Situated so that the left side of the body is toward it; as, the left side of a deliberative meeting is that to the left of the presiding officer; the left wing of an army is that to the left of the center to one facing an enemy. | |
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Lepid \Lep"id\ (-[icr]d), a. [L. lepidus.] Pleasant; jocose. [R.] The joyous and lepid consul. --Sydney Smith. | |
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Levet \Lev"et\ (l[ecr]v"[ecr]t), n. [Cf. F. lever to raise.] A trumpet call for rousing soldiers; a reveille. [Obs.] --Hudibras. | |
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Levy \Lev"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Levied} (l[ecr]v"[icr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Levying}.] 1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] --Holland. 2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. Augustine . . . inflamed Ethelbert, king of Kent, to levy his power, and to war against them. --Fuller. 3. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. If they do this . . . my ransom, then, Will soon be levied. --Shak. 4. (Law) (a) To gather or exact; as, to levy money. (b) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone. (c) To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution. {To levy a fine}, to commence and carry on a suit for assuring the title to lands or tenements. --Blackstone. {To levy war}, to make or begin war; to take arms for attack; to attack. | |
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Levite \Le"vite\ (l[emac]"v[imac]t), n. [L. Levites, Gr. Leyi:`ths, fr. Heb. Levi, one of the sons of Jacob.] 1. (Bib. Hist.) One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; esp., one subordinate to the priests (who were of the same tribe) and employed in various duties connected with the tabernacle first, and afterward the temple, such as the care of the building, bringing of wood and other necessaries for the sacrifices, the music of the services, etc. 2. A priest; -- so called in contempt or ridicule. | |
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Levity \Lev"i*ty\ (l[ecr]v"[icr]*t[ycr]), n. [L. levitas, fr. levis light in weight; akin to levare to raise. See {Lever}, n.] 1. The quality of weighing less than something else of equal bulk; relative lightness, especially as shown by rising through, or floating upon, a contiguous substance; buoyancy; -- opposed to {gravity}. He gave the form of levity to that which ascended; to that which descended, the form of gravity. --Sir. W. Raleigh. This bubble by reason of its comparative levity to the fluidity that incloses it, would ascend to the top. --Bentley. 2. Lack of gravity and earnestness in deportment or character; trifling gayety; frivolity; sportiveness; vanity. [bd] A spirit of levity and libertinism.[b8] --Atterbury. He never employed his omnipotence out of levity. --Calamy. 3. Lack of steadiness or constancy; disposition to change; fickleness; volatility. The levity that is fatigued and disgusted with everything of which it is in possession. --Burke. Syn: Inconstancy; thoughtlessness; unsteadiness; inconsideration; volatility; flightiness. Usage: {Levity}, {Volatility}, {Flightiness}. All these words relate to outward conduct. Levity springs from a lightness of mind which produces a disregard of the proprieties of time and place.Volatility is a degree of levity which causes the thoughts to fly from one object to another, without resting on any for a moment. Flightiness is volatility carried to an extreme which often betrays its subject into gross impropriety or weakness. Levity of deportment, of conduct, of remark; volatility of temper, of spirits; flightiness of mind or disposition. | |
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Lift \Lift\ (l[icr]ft), n. [AS. lyft air. See {Loft}.] The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament. [Obs. or Scot.] | |
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Lift \Lift\ (l[icr]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lifting}.] [Icel. lypta, fr. lopt air; akin to Sw. lyfta to lift, Dan. l[94]fte, G. l[81]ften; -- prop., to raise into the air. See {Loft}, and cf. 1st {Lift}.] 1. To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support or holding in the higher place; -- said of material things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair or a burden. | |
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Lift \Lift\ (l[icr]ft), v. i. 1. To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing. Strained by lifting at a weight too heavy. --Locke. 2. To rise; to become or appear raised or elevated; as, the fog lifts; the land lifts to a ship approaching it. 3. [See {Lift}, v. t., 5.] To live by theft. --Spenser. | |
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Lift \Lift\, n. 1. Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted. 2. The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift. --Bacon. 3. Help; assistance, as by lifting; as, to give one a lift in a wagon. [Colloq.] The goat gives the fox a lift. --L'Estrange. | |
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Lip \Lip\ (l[icr]p), n. [OE. lippe, AS. lippa; akin to D. lip, G. lippe, lefze, OHG. lefs, Dan. l[91]be, Sw. l[84]pp, L. labium, labrum. Cf. {Labial}.] 1. One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself. Thine own lips testify against thee. --Job xv. 6. 2. An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel. 3. The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger. 4. (Bot.) (a) One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla. (b) The odd and peculiar petal in the {Orchis} family. See {Orchidaceous}. 5. (Zo[94]l.) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell. {Lip bit}, a pod auger. See {Auger}. {Lip comfort}, comfort that is given with words only. {Lip comforter}, one who comforts with words only. {Lip labor}, unfelt or insincere speech; hypocrisy. --Bale. {Lip reading}, the catching of the words or meaning of one speaking by watching the motion of his lips without hearing his voice. --Carpenter. {Lip salve}, a salve for sore lips. {Lip service}, expression by the lips of obedience and devotion without the performance of acts suitable to such sentiments. {Lip wisdom}, wise talk without practice, or unsupported by experience. {Lip work}. (a) Talk. (b) Kissing. [Humorous] --B. Jonson. {To make a lip}, to drop the under lip in sullenness or contempt. --Shak. {To shoot out the lip} (Script.), to show contempt by protruding the lip. | |
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Lip \Lip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lipped} (l[icr]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lipping} (-p[icr]ng).] 1. To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to kiss. The bubble on the wine which breaks Before you lip the glass. --Praed. A hand that kings Have lipped and trembled kissing. --Shak. 2. To utter; to speak. [R.] --Keats. | |
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Lipped \Lipped\ (l[icr]pt), a. 1. Having a lip or lips; having a raised or rounded edge resembling the lip; -- often used in composition; as, thick-lipped, thin-lipped, etc. 2. (Bot.) Labiate. | |
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Live \Live\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Living}.] [OE. liven, livien, AS. libban, lifian; akin to OS. libbian, D. leven, G. leben, OHG. leb[emac]n, Dan. leve, Sw. lefva, Icel. lifa to live, to be left, to remain, Goth. liban to live; akin to E. leave to forsake, and life, Gr. liparei^n to persist, liparo`s oily, shining, sleek, li`pos fat, lard, Skr. lip to anoint, smear; -- the first sense prob. was, to cleave to, stick to; hence, to remain, stay; and hence, to live.] 1. To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age are long in reaching maturity. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will . . . lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live. --Ezek. xxxvii. 5, 6. 2. To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully. O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions! --Ecclus. xli. 1. 3. To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside. Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. --Gen. xlvii. 28. 4. To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be permanent; to last; -- said of inanimate objects, ideas, etc. Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water. --Shak. 5. To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness. What greater curse could envious fortune give Than just to die when I began to live? --Dryden. 6. To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with on; as, horses live on grass and grain. 7. To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith. The just shall live by faith. --Gal. iii. ll. 8. To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist; -- with on or by; as, to live on spoils. Those who live by labor. --Sir W. Temple. 9. To outlast danger; to float; -- said of a ship, boat, etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm. A strong mast that lived upon the sea. --Shak. {To live out}, to be at service; to live away from home as a servant. [U. S.] {To live with}. (a) To dwell or to be a lodger with. (b) To cohabit with; to have intercourse with, as male with female. | |
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Lived \Lived\, a. Having life; -- used only in composition; as, long-lived; short-lived. | |
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Livid \Liv"id\, a. [L. lividus, from livere to be of a blush color, to be black and blue: cf. F. livide.] Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead color; discolored, as flesh by contusion. --Cowper. There followed no carbuncles, no purple or livid spots, the mass of the blood not being tainted. --Bacon. | |
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Loaf \Loaf\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loafed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loafing}.] [G. laufen to run, Prov. G. loofen. See {Leap}.] To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. [bd] Loafing vagabonds.[b8] --W. Black. | |
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Lobate \Lo"bate\, Lobated \Lo"ba*ted\, a. [See {Lobe}.] 1. (Bot.) Consisting of, or having, lobes; lobed; as, a lobate leaf. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Having lobes; -- said of the tails of certain fishes having the integument continued to the bases of the fin rays. (b) Furnished with membranous flaps, as the toes of a coot. See Illust. (m) under {Aves}. | |
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Lob \Lob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lobbing}.] To let fall heavily or lazily. And their poor jades Lob down their heads. --Shak. {To lob a ball} (Lawn Tennis), to strike a ball so as to send it up into the air. | |
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Lobby \Lob"by\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lobbied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lobbying}.] To address or solicit members of a legislative body in the lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their votes.[U.S.] --Bartlett. | |
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Lobed \Lobed\, a. Having lobes; lobate. | |
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Loft \Loft\, a. Lofty; proud. [R. & Obs.] --Surrey. | |
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Loft \Loft\, n. [Icel. lopt air, heaven, loft, upper room; akin to AS. lyft air, G. luft, Dan. loft loft, Goth. luftus air. Cf. {Lift}, v. & n. ] That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially: (a) The room or space under a roof and above the ceiling of the uppermost story. (b) A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.; as, an organ loft. (c) A floor or room placed above another; a story. Eutychus . . . fell down from the third loft. --Acts xx. 9. {On loft}, aloft; on high. Cf. {Onloft}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Loft \Loft\, n. (Golf) Pitch or slope of the face of a club (tending to drive the ball upward). | |
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Loft \Loft\, v. t. To make or furnish with a loft; to cause to have loft; as, a lofted house; a lofted golf-club head. A wooden club with a lofted face. --Encyc. of Sport. | |
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Loft \Loft\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Lofted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lofting}.] To raise aloft; to send into the air; esp. (Golf), to strike (the ball) so that it will go over an obstacle. | |
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Lofty \Loft"y\, a. [Compar. {Loftier}; superl. {Loftiest}.] [From {Loft}.] 1. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high. See lofty Lebanon his head advance. --Pope. 2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit, bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately; characterized by pride; haughty. The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. --Is. lvii. 15. Lofty and sour to them that loved him not. --Shak. Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. --Milton. Syn: Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic; sublime; proud; haughty. See {Tall}. | |
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Loop \Loop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looping}.] To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain. | |
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Looped \Looped\, a. 1. Bent, folded, or tied, so as to make a loop; as, a looped wire or string. 2. Full of holes. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Lope \Lope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loping}.] [See {Leap}.] 1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] [bd]He that lopes on the ropes.[b8] --Middleton. 2. To move with a lope, as a horse. [U.S.] | |
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Lop \Lop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lopping}.] [Prov. G. luppen, lubben,to cut, geld, or OD. luppen, D. lubben.] 1. To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything; to sho[?] -- by cutting off the extremities; to cut off, or remove as superfluous parts; as, to lop a tree or its branches. [bd]With branches lopped, in wood or mountain felled.[b8] --Milton. Expunge the whole, or lop the excrescent parts. --Pope. 2. To cut partly off and bend down; as, to lop bushes in a hedge. | |
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Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[89]minent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters. Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own. --Keble. 2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex. He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored. --Milton. 3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage. Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena, And won her soul. --Shak. 4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often with of and an object. Love, and health to all. --Shak. Smit with the love of sacred song. --Milton. The love of science faintly warmed his breast. --Fenton. 5. Due gratitude and reverence to God. Keep yourselves in the love of God. --Jude 21. 6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address. [bd]Trust me, love.[b8] --Dryden. Open the temple gates unto my love. --Spenser. 7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus. Such was his form as painters, when they show Their utmost art, on naked Lores bestow. --Dryden. Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love. --Shak. 8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle. 9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({C. Vitalba}). 10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc. He won the match by three sets to love. --The Field. Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in most of which the meaning is very obvious; as, love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked, love-taught, etc. {A labor of love}, a labor undertaken on account of regard for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself, without expectation of reward. {Free love}, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See {Free love}. {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love. {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love. {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato. {Love bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small, short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are celebrated for the affection which they show for their mates. {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak. {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton. {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen. {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. --Chaucer. {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer. {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love. {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists, in imitation of the agap[91] of the early Christians. {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak. {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished person or party does not score a point. {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus {Eragrostis}. {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.) (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena}) having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut bracts. (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[d2]tida}, which has similar bracts. {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy. A little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound; And maidens call it love-in-idleness. --Shak. {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love. --Shak. {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual affection. --Milman. {Love lass}, a sweetheart. {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak. {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth ({Amarantus melancholicus}). {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone. {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love, or venereal desire. {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the stage. {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak. {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means. [Obs.] [bd]Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come back again.[b8] --Holinshed. {The god of love}, [or] {Love god}, Cupid. {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. [bd]If you will marry, make your loves to me.[b8] --Shak. {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without stakes. [bd]A game at piquet for love.[b8] --Lamb. Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness; delight. | |
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Love \Love\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loving}.] [AS. lufian. [?]. See {Love}, n.] 1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. --Matt. xxii. 37. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. --Matt. xxii. 39. 2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other. 3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures. Wit, eloquence, and poetry. Arts which I loved. --Cowley. | |
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Luff \Luff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Luffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Luffing}.] (Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind. {To luff round}, [or] {To luff alee}, to make the extreme of this movement, for the purpose of throwing the ship's head into the wind. | |
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La Fayette, GA (city, FIPS 44312) Location: 34.70756 N, 85.28105 W Population (1990): 6313 (2627 housing units) Area: 20.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30728 La Fayette, IL (village, FIPS 40676) Location: 41.10979 N, 89.97352 W Population (1990): 231 (92 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61449 La Fayette, KY Zip code(s): 42254 La Fayette, NY Zip code(s): 13084 | |
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LaFayette, KY (city, FIPS 43444) Location: 36.66012 N, 87.65815 W Population (1990): 106 (55 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lafayette, AL (city, FIPS 40672) Location: 32.89954 N, 85.40085 W Population (1990): 3151 (1236 housing units) Area: 22.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36862 Lafayette, CA (city, FIPS 39122) Location: 37.89383 N, 122.11791 W Population (1990): 23501 (9270 housing units) Area: 39.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94549 Lafayette, CO (city, FIPS 41835) Location: 39.99430 N, 105.09799 W Population (1990): 14548 (5775 housing units) Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80026 Lafayette, IN (city, FIPS 40788) Location: 40.41085 N, 86.87068 W Population (1990): 43764 (19259 housing units) Area: 34.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47901, 47904, 47905 Lafayette, LA (city, FIPS 40735) Location: 30.21525 N, 92.02950 W Population (1990): 94440 (40379 housing units) Area: 106.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70501, 70503, 70506, 70507, 70508 Lafayette, MN (city, FIPS 33920) Location: 44.44828 N, 94.39329 W Population (1990): 462 (198 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56054 Lafayette, MS Zip code(s): 38655 Lafayette, NJ Zip code(s): 07848 Lafayette, OH (village, FIPS 41118) Location: 40.75859 N, 83.94955 W Population (1990): 449 (167 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Lafayette, OR (city, FIPS 40300) Location: 45.24613 N, 123.11042 W Population (1990): 1292 (463 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97127 Lafayette, TN (city, FIPS 40160) Location: 36.52448 N, 86.03093 W Population (1990): 3641 (1695 housing units) Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37083 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
LaFayette, KY (city, FIPS 43444) Location: 36.66012 N, 87.65815 W Population (1990): 106 (55 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lafayette, AL (city, FIPS 40672) Location: 32.89954 N, 85.40085 W Population (1990): 3151 (1236 housing units) Area: 22.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36862 Lafayette, CA (city, FIPS 39122) Location: 37.89383 N, 122.11791 W Population (1990): 23501 (9270 housing units) Area: 39.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94549 Lafayette, CO (city, FIPS 41835) Location: 39.99430 N, 105.09799 W Population (1990): 14548 (5775 housing units) Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80026 Lafayette, IN (city, FIPS 40788) Location: 40.41085 N, 86.87068 W Population (1990): 43764 (19259 housing units) Area: 34.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47901, 47904, 47905 Lafayette, LA (city, FIPS 40735) Location: 30.21525 N, 92.02950 W Population (1990): 94440 (40379 housing units) Area: 106.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70501, 70503, 70506, 70507, 70508 Lafayette, MN (city, FIPS 33920) Location: 44.44828 N, 94.39329 W Population (1990): 462 (198 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56054 Lafayette, MS Zip code(s): 38655 Lafayette, NJ Zip code(s): 07848 Lafayette, OH (village, FIPS 41118) Location: 40.75859 N, 83.94955 W Population (1990): 449 (167 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Lafayette, OR (city, FIPS 40300) Location: 45.24613 N, 123.11042 W Population (1990): 1292 (463 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97127 Lafayette, TN (city, FIPS 40160) Location: 36.52448 N, 86.03093 W Population (1990): 3641 (1695 housing units) Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37083 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lafitte, LA (CDP, FIPS 40840) Location: 29.68864 N, 90.09714 W Population (1990): 1507 (612 housing units) Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 5.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70067 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lobata, WV Zip code(s): 25678 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
LPT /L-P-T/ or /lip'it/ or /lip-it'/ n. 1. Line printer (originally Line Printing Terminal). Rare under Unix, more common among hackers who grew up with ITS, MS-DOS, CP/M and other operating systems that were strongly influenced by early {DEC} conventions. 2. Local PorT. Used among MS-DOS programmers (and so expanded in the MS-DOS 5 manual). It seems likely this is a {backronym}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
L0pht merged with {@stake} in January 2000. (2003-06-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LAPD 1. {Link Access Procedure on the D channel}. 2. Los Angeles Police Department. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LPT /L-P-T/ or /lip'it/ or /lip-it'/ Line printer. Rare under {Unix}, more common among hackers who grew up with {ITS}, {MS-DOS}, {CP/M} and other {operating system}s that were strongly influenced by early {DEC} conventions. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LVD {Low Voltage Differential} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Levite a descendant of the tribe of Levi (Ex. 6:25; Lev. 25:32; Num. 35:2; Josh. 21:3, 41). This name is, however, generally used as the title of that portion of the tribe which was set apart for the subordinate offices of the sanctuary service (1 Kings 8:4; Ezra 2:70), as assistants to the priests. When the Israelites left Egypt, the ancient manner of worship was still observed by them, the eldest son of each house inheriting the priest's office. At Sinai the first change in this ancient practice was made. A hereditary priesthood in the family of Aaron was then instituted (Ex. 28:1). But it was not till that terrible scene in connection with the sin of the golden calf that the tribe of Levi stood apart and began to occupy a distinct position (Ex. 32). The religious primogeniture was then conferred on this tribe, which henceforth was devoted to the service of the sanctuary (Num. 3:11-13). They were selected for this purpose because of their zeal for the glory of God (Ex. 32:26), and because, as the tribe to which Moses and Aaron belonged, they would naturally stand by the lawgiver in his work. The Levitical order consisted of all the descendants of Levi's three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; whilst Aaron, Amram's son (Amram, son of Kohat), and his issue constituted the priestly order. The age and qualification for Levitical service are specified in Num. 4:3, 23, 30, 39, 43, 47. They were not included among the armies of Israel (Num. 1:47; 2:33; 26:62), but were reckoned by themselves. They were the special guardians of the tabernacle (Num. 1:51; 18:22-24). The Gershonites pitched their tents on the west of the tabernacle (3:23), the Kohathites on the south (3:29), the Merarites on the north (3:35), and the priests on the east (3:38). It was their duty to move the tent and carry the parts of the sacred structure from place to place. They were given to Aaron and his sons the priests to wait upon them and do work for them at the sanctuary services (Num. 8:19; 18:2-6). As being wholly consecrated to the service of the Lord, they had no territorial possessions. Jehovah was their inheritance (Num. 18:20; 26:62; Deut. 10:9; 18:1, 2), and for their support it was ordained that they should receive from the other tribes the tithes of the produce of the land. Forty-eight cities also were assigned to them, thirteen of which were for the priests "to dwell in", i.e., along with their other inhabitants. Along with their dwellings they had "suburbs", i.e., "commons", for their herds and flocks, and also fields and vineyards (Num. 35:2-5). Nine of these cities were in Judah, three in Naphtali, and four in each of the other tribes (Josh. 21). Six of the Levitical cities were set apart as "cities of refuge" (q.v.). Thus the Levites were scattered among the tribes to keep alive among them the knowledge and service of God. (See {PRIEST}.) | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Lebaoth, lividness |