English Dictionary: Luftbehlter | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Labiatifloral \La`bi*a`ti*flo"ral\, Labiatifloral \La`bi*a`ti*flo"ral\, a. [Labiate + L. flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon. | |
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Lapidific \Lap`i*dif"ic\, Lapidifical \Lap`i*dif"ic*al\, a. [L. lapis, -idis, stone + facere to make: cf. F. lapidifique.] Forming or converting into stone. | |
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Lapidific \Lap`i*dif"ic\, Lapidifical \Lap`i*dif"ic*al\, a. [L. lapis, -idis, stone + facere to make: cf. F. lapidifique.] Forming or converting into stone. | |
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Lapidification \La*pid`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. lapidification.] The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction. | |
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Lapidify \La*pid"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapidifying}.] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See {Lapidific}, and {-fy}.] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. | |
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Lapidify \La*pid"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapidifying}.] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See {Lapidific}, and {-fy}.] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. | |
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Lapidify \La*pid"i*fy\, v. i. To become stone or stony. | |
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Lapidify \La*pid"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapidifying}.] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See {Lapidific}, and {-fy}.] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Definite \Def"i*nite\, a. [L. definitis, p. p. of definire: cf. F. d[82]fini. See {Define}.] 1. Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval. Elements combine in definite proportions. --Whewell. 2. Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite word, term, or expression. 3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] --Shak. 4. Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as, the definite article. {Definite article} (Gram.), the article the, which is used to designate a particular person or thing, or a particular class of persons or things; -- also called a definitive. See {Definitive}, n. - {Definite inflorescence}. (Bot.) See {Determinate inflorescence}, under {Determinate}. {Law of definite proportions} (Chem.), the essential law of chemical combination that every definite compound always contains the same elements in the same proportions by weight; and, if two or more elements form more than one compound with each other, the relative proportions of each are fixed. Compare Law of multiple proportions, under {Multiple}. | |
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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\, 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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Bower \Bow"er\ (bou"[etil]r), n. [G. bauer a peasant. So called from the figure sometimes used for the knave in cards. See {Boor}.] One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre. {Right bower}, the knave of the trump suit, the highest card (except the [bd]Joker[b8]) in the game. {Left bower}, the knave of the other suit of the same color as the trump, being the next to the right bower in value. {Best bower} or {Joker}, in some forms of euchre and some other games, an extra card sometimes added to the pack, which takes precedence of all others as the highest card. | |
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Left-off \Left"-off`\ (-[ocr]f`; 115), a. Laid aside; cast-off. | |
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Sole \Sole\, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See {Sole} of the foot.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus {Solea} and allied genera of the family {Soleid[91]}, especially the common European species ({Solea vulgaris}), which is a valuable food fish. (b) Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole ({Lepidopsetta bilineata}), the long-finned sole ({Glyptocephalus zachirus}), and other species. {Lemon}, [or] {French}, {sole} (Zo[94]l.), a European species of sole ({Solea pegusa}). {Smooth sole} (Zo[94]l.), the megrim. | |
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Lepidopter \Lep`i*dop"ter\ (l[ecr]p`[icr]*d[ocr]p"t[etil]r), n. [Cf. F. l[82]pidopt[8a]re.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Lepidoptera. | |
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d8Insecta \[d8]In*sec"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Insect}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antenn[91], three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of trache[91], opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See {Insect}, n. 2. (Zo[94]l.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone. See {Hexapoda}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined. Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided into several orders, viz.: {Hymenoptera}, as the bees and ants; {Diptera}, as the common flies and gnats; {Aphaniptera}, or fleas; {Lepidoptera}, or moths and butterflies; {Neuroptera}, as the ant-lions and hellgamite; {Coleoptera}, or beetles; {Hemiptera}, as bugs, lice, aphids; {Orthoptera}, as grasshoppers and cockroaches; {Pseudoneuroptera}, as the dragon flies and termites; {Euplexoptera}, or earwings; {Thysanura}, as the springtails, podura, and lepisma. See these words in the Vocabulary. | |
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Lepidopteral \Lep`i*dop"ter*al\ (-t[etil]r*[ait]l), Lepidopterous \Lep`i*dop"ter*ous\ (-[ucr]s), a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera. | |
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Lepidopterist \Lep`i*dop"ter*ist\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One who studies the Lepidoptera. | |
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Lepidopteral \Lep`i*dop"ter*al\ (-t[etil]r*[ait]l), Lepidopterous \Lep`i*dop"ter*ous\ (-[ucr]s), a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera. | |
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Scabbard \Scab"bard\, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[be]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; a sheath. Nor in thy scabbard sheathe that famous blade. --Fairfax. {Scabbard fish} (Zo[94]l.), a long, compressed, silver-colored t[91]nioid fish ({Lepidopus caudatus, [or] argyreus}), found on the European coasts, and more abundantly about New Zealand, where it is called {frostfish} and considered an excellent food fish. | |
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Leptiform \Lep"ti*form\ (-t[icr]*f[ocir]rm), a. [Leptus + -form.] (Zo[94]l.) Having a form somewhat like leptus; -- said of active insect larv[91] having three pairs of legs. See {Larva}. | |
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Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See {Pasha}. 2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris}) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud cat}, and {yellow cat}. | |
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Stork \Stork\, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. [?] a vulture.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family {Ciconid[91]}, having long legs and a long, pointed bill. They are found both in the Old World and in America, and belong to {Ciconia} and several allied genera. The European white stork ({Ciconia alba}) is the best known. It commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney, a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork ({C. nigra}) is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe. {Black-necked stork}, the East Indian jabiru. {Hair-crested stork}, the smaller adjutant of India ({Leptoptilos Javanica}). {Giant stork}, the adjutant. {Marabou stork}. See {Marabou}. -- Saddle-billed stork, the African jabiru. See {Jabiru}. {Stork's bill} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Pelargonium}; -- so called in allusion to the beaklike prolongation of the axis of the receptacle of its flower. See {Pelargonium}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Life buoy}. See {Buoy}. {Life car}, a water-tight boat or box, traveling on a line from a wrecked vessel to the shore. In it persons are hauled through the waves and surf. {Life drop}, a drop of vital blood. --Byron. {Life estate} (Law), an estate which is held during the term of some certain person's life, but does not pass by inheritance. {Life everlasting} (Bot.), a plant with white or yellow persistent scales about the heads of the flowers, as {Antennaria}, and {Gnaphalium}; cudweed. {Life of an execution} (Law), the period when an execution is in force, or before it expires. {Life guard}. (Mil.) See under {Guard}. {Life insurance}, the act or system of insuring against death; a contract by which the insurer undertakes, in consideration of the payment of a premium (usually at stated periods), to pay a stipulated sum in the event of the death of the insured or of a third person in whose life the insured has an interest. {Life interest}, an estate or interest which lasts during one's life, or the life of another person, but does not pass by inheritance. {Life land} (Law), land held by lease for the term of a life or lives. {Life line}. (a) (Naut.) A line along any part of a vessel for the security of sailors. (b) A line attached to a life boat, or to any life saving apparatus, to be grasped by a person in the water. {Life rate}, the rate of premium for insuring a life. {Life rent}, the rent of a life estate; rent or property to which one is entitled during one's life. {Life school}, a school for artists in which they model, paint, or draw from living models. {Life table}, a table showing the probability of life at different ages. {To lose one's life}, to die. {To seek the life of}, to seek to kill. {To the life}, so as closely to resemble the living person or the subject; as, the portrait was drawn to the life. | |
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4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifted; as: (a) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter. (b) A handle. (c) An exercising machine. 5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals. 6. A lift gate. See {Lift gate}, below. [Prov. Eng.] 7. (Naut.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard. 8. (Mach.) One of the steps of a cone pulley. 9. (Shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel. 10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given. --Saunier. {Dead lift}. See under {Dead}. --Swift. {Lift bridge}, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside. {Lift gate}, a gate that is opened by lifting. {Lift hammer}. See {Tilt hammer}. {Lift lock}, a canal lock. {Lift pump}, a lifting pump. {Lift tenter} (Windmills), a governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the speed. {Lift wall} (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the lock. | |
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4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifted; as: (a) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter. (b) A handle. (c) An exercising machine. 5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals. 6. A lift gate. See {Lift gate}, below. [Prov. Eng.] 7. (Naut.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard. 8. (Mach.) One of the steps of a cone pulley. 9. (Shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel. 10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given. --Saunier. {Dead lift}. See under {Dead}. --Swift. {Lift bridge}, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside. {Lift gate}, a gate that is opened by lifting. {Lift hammer}. See {Tilt hammer}. {Lift lock}, a canal lock. {Lift pump}, a lifting pump. {Lift tenter} (Windmills), a governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the speed. {Lift wall} (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the lock. | |
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Liftable \Lift"a*ble\ (-[adot]*b'l), a. Such as can be lifted. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Labadieville, LA (CDP, FIPS 40420) Location: 29.82363 N, 90.95642 W Population (1990): 1821 (675 housing units) Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70372 | |
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Lafayette Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 55) Location: 30.20620 N, 92.06391 W Population (1990): 164762 (67431 housing units) Area: 699.0 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
laptop computer computer} of a size suitable to rest comfortably on one's legs. A laptop is smaller than a "{luggable}" (portable, but not comfortably) but bigger than a "{palmtop}" (easily carried in one hand or a shirt pocket). {Toshiba} were one of the first companies to produce laptops, in about 1989. [First example? Date? Difference from "notebook"?] (1994-12-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
left brace Common names: open brace; left brace; left squiggly; left squiggly bracket/brace; left curly bracket/brace; {ITU-T}: opening brace. Rare: brace ("}" = unbrace); curly ("}" = uncurly); leftit ("}" = rytit); left squirrelly; {INTERCAL}: embrace ("}" = bracelet). Paired with {right brace} ("}"). (1995-03-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
left bracket Common: left square bracket; {ITU-T}: opening bracket; bracket. Rare: square; {INTERCAL}: U turn. Paired with {right bracket} ("]"). (1995-03-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
left parenthesis Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; {open}; paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (")" = already); lparen; {ITU-T}: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round bracket, {INTERCAL}: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" = unparenthisey); left ear. Paired with {right parenthesis} (")"). (1995-03-06) |