English Dictionary: Lower Tunguska | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium}, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary. Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens; {L. Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L. auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan. 2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis}, {Nerine}, etc. 3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis. But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. --Sir T. Browne. {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus umbellatus}. {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes} ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those of a lily. --Gray. {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry. {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust. {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the Vocabulary. {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily. {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and its flower. {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp. {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}. {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}. {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puccoon \Puc*coon"\, n. [From the American Indian name.] (Bot.) Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, as the bloodroot and two species of {Lithospermum} ({L. hirtum}, and {L. canescens}); also, the pigment itself. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lard \Lard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Larded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Larding}.] [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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lardon \Lar"don\, Lardoon \Lar*doon"\, n. [F. lardon, fr. lard lard.] A bit of fat pork or bacon used in larding. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lardon \Lar"don\, Lardoon \Lar*doon"\, n. [F. lardon, fr. lard lard.] A bit of fat pork or bacon used in larding. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lariat \Lar"i*at\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lariated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lariating}.] 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.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laureate \Lau"re*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laureated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laureating}.] To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laureation \Lau`re*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. laur[82]ation.] The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Liriodendron \[d8]Lir`i*o*den"dron\ (l[icr]r`[icr]*[osl]*d[ecr]n"dr[ocr]n), n.; pl. {Liriodendra} (-dr[adot]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.] (Bot.) A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also {canoewood}. {Liriodendron tulipifera} is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch. | |
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Whitewood \White"wood`\, n. The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree ({Liriodendron}). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc. Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called whitewood in various countries, as the wood of {Bignonia leucoxylon} in the West Indies, of {Pittosporum bicolor} in Tasmania, etc. {Whitewood bark}. See the Note under {Canella}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Liriodendron \[d8]Lir`i*o*den"dron\ (l[icr]r`[icr]*[osl]*d[ecr]n"dr[ocr]n), n.; pl. {Liriodendra} (-dr[adot]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.] (Bot.) A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also {canoewood}. {Liriodendron tulipifera} is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch. | |
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Lord \Lord\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lorded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lording}.] To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; -- sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb. The whiles she lordeth in licentious bliss. --Spenser. I see them lording it in London streets. --Shak. And lorded over them whom now they serve. --Milton. | |
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Lording \Lord"ing\, n. [Lord + -ing, 3.] 1. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. [Obs.] --Swift. Note: In the plural, a common ancient mode of address equivalent to [bd]Sirs[b8] or [bd]My masters.[b8] Therefore, lordings all, I you beseech. --Chaucer. | |
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Lorettine \Lo`ret*tine"\, n. (R. C. Ch.) One of a order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also {Sisters of Loretto}, or {Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross}) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the Western United States. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lorettine \Lo`ret*tine"\, n. [From Loreto in Italy.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of an order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the western United States. (b) A Loreto nun. | |
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Lurdan \Lur"dan\, a. Stupid; blockish. [Obs.] | |
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Lurdan \Lur"dan\, n. [OF. lourdin, fr. lourd heavy, dull, thick-headed. See {Lord}.] A blockhead. [Obs.] | |
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Lorton, VA (CDP, FIPS 47064) Location: 38.70069 N, 77.24079 W Population (1990): 15385 (3997 housing units) Area: 32.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) | |
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Lorton Village, NE (village, FIPS 29190) Location: 40.59751 N, 96.02349 W Population (1990): 61 (22 housing units) Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) |