English Dictionary: lacrimator | by the DICT Development Group |
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Bird's-foot \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.) A papilionaceous plant, the {Ornithopus}, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point. {Bird's-foot trefoil}. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants ({Lotus}) with clawlike pods. {L. corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in Great Britain. (b) the related plant, {Trigonella ornithopodioides}, is also European. | |
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Marabou \Mar`a*bou"\, n. [F.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A large stork of the genus {Leptoptilos} (formerly {Ciconia}), esp. the African species ({L. crumenifer}), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species ({L. dubius}, or {L. argala}) is the adjutant. See {Adjutant}. [Written also {marabu}.] 2. One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. [Louisiana] --Bartlett. | |
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Lachrymable \Lach"ry*ma*ble\, a. [L. lacrimabilis, fr. lacrima a tear.] Lamentable. --Martin Parker. | |
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Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, a. [Cf. F. lacrymal. See {Lachrymose}.] 1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions. 2. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland. (b) Pertaining to the lachrymal organs; as, lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct. | |
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Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -{ries}. [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.) A [bd]tear-bottle;[b8] a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also {lachrymal} or {lacrymal}. | |
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Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, a. [Cf. F. lacrymal. See {Lachrymose}.] 1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions. 2. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland. (b) Pertaining to the lachrymal organs; as, lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct. | |
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Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -{ries}. [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.) A [bd]tear-bottle;[b8] a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also {lachrymal} or {lacrymal}. | |
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Lachrymals \Lach"ry*mals\, n. pl. [{See Lachrymal}.] Tears; also, lachrymal feelings or organs. [Colloq.] People go to the theaters to have . . . their risibles and lachrymals set agoing. --The Lutheran. | |
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Lachrymary \Lach"ry*ma*ry\, a. Containing, or intended to contain, tears; lachrymal. --Addison. | |
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Lachrymate \Lach"ry*mate\ (-m[be]t), v. i. To weep. [R.] --Blount. | |
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Lachrymation \Lach`ry*ma"tion\, n. [L. lacrimatio, from lacrimare to shed tears, fr. lacrima tear.] The act of shedding tears; weeping. | |
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Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -{ries}. [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.) A [bd]tear-bottle;[b8] a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also {lachrymal} or {lacrymal}. | |
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Lachrymiform \Lach"ry*mi*form\, a., [L. lacrima tear + -form; cf. F. lacrymiforme.] Having the form of a tear; tear-shaped. | |
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Lachrymose \Lach"ry*mose`\, a. [L. lacrymosus, better lacrimosus, fr. lacrima, lacruma (also badly spelt lachryma) a tear, for older dacrima, akin to E. tear. See {Tear} the secretion.] Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with tears; tearful. You should have seen his lachrymose visnomy. --Lamb. -- {Lach"ry*mose`ly}, adv. | |
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Lachrymose \Lach"ry*mose`\, a. [L. lacrymosus, better lacrimosus, fr. lacrima, lacruma (also badly spelt lachryma) a tear, for older dacrima, akin to E. tear. See {Tear} the secretion.] Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with tears; tearful. You should have seen his lachrymose visnomy. --Lamb. -- {Lach"ry*mose`ly}, adv. | |
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Lacquer \Lac"quer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lacquered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lacquering}.] To cover with lacquer. [bd]Lacquer'd chair.[b8] --Pope. | |
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Lacquering \Lac"quer*ing\, n. The act or business of putting on lacquer; also, the coat of lacquer put on. | |
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Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n. & a. See {Lachrymatory}, n., and {Lachrymal}, a. | |
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Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n. See {Lachrymatory}. | |
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Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -{ries}. [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.) A [bd]tear-bottle;[b8] a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also {lachrymal} or {lacrymal}. | |
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Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n. & a. See {Lachrymatory}, n., and {Lachrymal}, a. | |
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Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n. See {Lachrymatory}. | |
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Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -{ries}. [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.) A [bd]tear-bottle;[b8] a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also {lachrymal} or {lacrymal}. | |
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Lacrymary \Lac"ry*ma*ry\, Lacrytory \Lac"ry*to*ry\, Lacrymose \Lac"ry*mose\ See {Lachrymary}, {Lachrymatory}, {Lachrymose}. | |
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Lacrymary \Lac"ry*ma*ry\, Lacrytory \Lac"ry*to*ry\, Lacrymose \Lac"ry*mose\ See {Lachrymary}, {Lachrymatory}, {Lachrymose}. | |
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Lager wine \La"ger wine`\ Wine which has been kept for some time in the cellar. --Simmonds. | |
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Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea, Icel. l[94]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. [?] pond, tank. Cf. {Loch}, {Lough}.] A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or less extended area. Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually no outlet to the ocean. {Lake dwellers} (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of Switzerland. {Lake dwellings} (Arch[91]ol.), dwellings built over a lake, sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many savage tribes. Called also {lacustrine dwellings}. See {Crannog}. {Lake fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus {Chironomus}. In form they resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larv[91] live in lakes. {Lake herring} (Zo[94]l.), the cisco ({Coregonus Artedii}). {Lake poets}, {Lake school}, a collective name originally applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey, Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed with these by hostile critics. Called also {lakers} and {lakists}. {Lake sturgeon} (Zo[94]l.), a sturgeon ({Acipenser rubicundus}), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food. {Lake trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of trout and salmon; in Europe, esp. {Salmo fario}; in the United States, esp. {Salvelinus namaycush} of the Great Lakes, and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({S. fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake trout. See {Namaycush}. {Lake whitefish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Whitefish}. {Lake whiting} (Zo[94]l.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United States and Canada. It is more slender than the common whitefish. | |
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Powan \Pow"an\, Powen \Pow"en\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small British lake whitefish ({Coregonus clupeoides}, or {C. ferus}); -- called also {gwyniad} and {lake herring}. | |
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Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea, Icel. l[94]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. [?] pond, tank. Cf. {Loch}, {Lough}.] A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or less extended area. Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually no outlet to the ocean. {Lake dwellers} (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of Switzerland. {Lake dwellings} (Arch[91]ol.), dwellings built over a lake, sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many savage tribes. Called also {lacustrine dwellings}. See {Crannog}. {Lake fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus {Chironomus}. In form they resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larv[91] live in lakes. {Lake herring} (Zo[94]l.), the cisco ({Coregonus Artedii}). {Lake poets}, {Lake school}, a collective name originally applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey, Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed with these by hostile critics. Called also {lakers} and {lakists}. {Lake sturgeon} (Zo[94]l.), a sturgeon ({Acipenser rubicundus}), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food. {Lake trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of trout and salmon; in Europe, esp. {Salmo fario}; in the United States, esp. {Salvelinus namaycush} of the Great Lakes, and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({S. fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake trout. See {Namaycush}. {Lake whitefish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Whitefish}. {Lake whiting} (Zo[94]l.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United States and Canada. It is more slender than the common whitefish. | |
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Powan \Pow"an\, Powen \Pow"en\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small British lake whitefish ({Coregonus clupeoides}, or {C. ferus}); -- called also {gwyniad} and {lake herring}. | |
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Lazzaroni \Laz`za*ro"ni\ (?; It. [?]), n. pl. [It. lazzarone, pl. lazzaroni.] The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which serves as their refuge. [Written also, but improperly, {lazaroni}.] | |
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Lazaroni \Laz`a*ro"ni\, n. pl. See {Lazzaroni}. | |
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Lazzaroni \Laz`za*ro"ni\ (?; It. [?]), n. pl. [It. lazzarone, pl. lazzaroni.] The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which serves as their refuge. [Written also, but improperly, {lazaroni}.] | |
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Lazaroni \Laz`a*ro"ni\, n. pl. See {Lazzaroni}. | |
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Lazzaroni \Laz`za*ro"ni\ (?; It. [?]), n. pl. [It. lazzarone, pl. lazzaroni.] The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which serves as their refuge. [Written also, but improperly, {lazaroni}.] | |
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Lecher \Lech"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lechered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lechering}.] To practice lewdness. | |
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Leghorn \Leg"horn\ (-h[ocir]rn), n. A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany, Italy; -- so called from Leghorn, the place of exportation. | |
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Bird of paradise \Bird" of par"a*dise\ (Zo[94]l.) The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus {Paradisea} and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers. Note: The {Great emerald} ({Paradisea apoda}) and the {Lesser emerald} ({P. minor}) furnish many of the plumes used as ornaments by ladies; the Red is {P. rubra [or] sanguinea}; the Golden is {Parotia aurea [or] sexsetacea}; the King is {Cincinnurus regius}. The name is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another related group ({Epimachin[91]}) from the same region. The Twelve-wired ({Seleucides alba}) is one of these. See {Paradise bird}, and Note under {Apod}. | |
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Licker \Lick"er\ (l[icr]k"[etil]r), n. [Cf. {Lecher}.] One who, or that which, licks. {Licker in} (Carding Machine), the drum, or cylinder, by which the lap is taken from the feed rollers. | |
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Ligroin \Lig"ro*in\ (l[icr]g"r[osl]*[icr]n), n. A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 170[deg] Fahr., and is more inflammable than safe kerosene. It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps. | |
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Greenfinch \Green"finch`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) 1. A European finch ({Ligurinus chloris}); -- called also {green bird}, {green linnet}, {green grosbeak}, {green olf}, {greeny}, and {peasweep}. 2. The Texas sparrow ({Embernagra rufivirgata}), in which the general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on the head. | |
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Liquor \Liq"uor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liquored} (-[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liquoring}.] 1. To supply with liquor. [R.] 2. To grease. [Obs.] --Bacon. Liquor fishermen's boots. --Shak. | |
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Lock \Lock\, n. [AS. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the fastening of a door, fr. l[umac]can to lock, fasten; akin to OS. l[umac]kan (in comp.), D. luiken, OHG. l[umac]hhan, Icel. l[?]ka, Goth. l[umac]kan (in comp.); cf. Skr. ruj to break. Cf. {Locket}.] 1. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened. 2. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable. Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages. --De Quincey. 3. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock. --Dryden. 4. The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal. 5. An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also {lift lock}. 6. That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc. 7. A device for keeping a wheel from turning. 8. A grapple in wrestling. --Milton. {Detector lock}, a lock containing a contrivance for showing whether it as has been tampered with. {Lock bay} (Canals), the body of water in a lock chamber. {Lock chamber}, the inclosed space between the gates of a canal lock. {Lock nut}. See {Check nut}, under {Check}. {Lock plate}, a plate to which the mechanism of a gunlock is attached. {Lock rail} (Arch.), in ordinary paneled doors, the rail nearest the lock. {Lock rand} (Masonry), a range of bond stone. --Knight. {Mortise lock}, a door lock inserted in a mortise. {Rim lock}, a lock fastened to the face of a door, thus differing from a {mortise lock}. | |
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Lockram \Lock"ram\, n. [F. locrenan, locronan; from Locronan, in Brittany, where it is said to have been made.] A kind of linen cloth anciently used in England, originally imported from Brittany. --Shak. | |
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Looker \Look"er\, n. One who looks. {Looker-on}, a spectator; one that looks on, but has no agency or part in an affair. Did not this fatal war affront thy coast, Yet sattest thou an idle looker-on ? --Fairfax. | |
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Cranberry \Cran"ber*ry\ (kr[acr]n"b[ecr]r*r[ycr]), n.; pl. {Cranberries} (-r[icr]z). [So named from its fruit being ripe in the spring when the cranes return. --Dr. Prior.] (Bot.) A red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc.; also, the plant producing it (several species of {Vaccinum} or {Oxycoccus}.) The {high cranberry} or {cranberry tree} is a species of {Viburnum} ({V. Opulus}), and the other is sometimes called {low cranberry} or {marsh cranberry} to distinguish it. | |
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Low \Low\, a. [Compar. {Lower}; superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[be]gr; akin to Sw. l[86]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight. 2. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence. 3. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer. 4. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide. 5. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages. 6. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound. 7. (Mus.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note. 8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, [?] ([?]m), [?] (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 10, 11. 9. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes. 10. Numerically small; as, a low number. 11. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits. 12. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes. Why but to keep ye low and ignorant ? --Milton. 13. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem. 14. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison. In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest wits of the heathen world are low and dull. --Felton. 15. Submissive; humble. [bd]Low reverence.[b8] --Milton. 16. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness. 17. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever. 18. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate. 19. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet. Note: Low is often used in the formation of compounds which require no special explanation; as, low-arched, low- browed, low-crowned, low-heeled, low-lying, low-priced, low-roofed, low-toned, low-voiced, and the like. {Low Church}. See {High Church}, under {High}. {Low Countries}, the Netherlands. {Low German}, {Low Latin}, etc. See under {German}, {Latin}, etc. {Low life}, humble life. {Low milling}, a process of making flour from grain by a single grinding and by siftings. {Low relief}. See {Bas-relief}. {Low side window} (Arch.), a peculiar form of window common in medi[91]val churches, and of uncertain use. Windows of this sort are narrow, near the ground, and out of the line of the windows, and in many different situations in the building. {Low spirits}, despondency. {Low steam}, steam having a low pressure. {Low steel}, steel which contains only a small proportion of carbon, and can not be hardened greatly by sudden cooling. {Low Sunday}, the Sunday next after Easter; -- popularly so called. {Low tide}, the farthest ebb of the tide; the tide at its lowest point; low water. {Low water}. (a) The lowest point of the ebb tide; a low stage of the in a river, lake, etc. (b) (Steam Boiler) The condition of an insufficient quantity of water in the boiler. {Low water} {alarm [or] indicator} (Steam Boiler), a contrivance of various forms attached to a boiler for giving warning when the water is low. {Low water mark}, that part of the shore to which the waters recede when the tide is the lowest. --Bouvier. {Low wine}, a liquor containing about 20 percent of alcohol, produced by the first distillation of wash; the first run of the still; -- often in the plural. | |
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German \Ger"man\, n.; pl. {Germans}[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis origin.] 1. A native or one of the people of Germany. 2. The German language. 3. (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly involved figures. (b) A social party at which the german is danced. {High German}, the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern Germany, -- comprising Old High German, used from the 8th to the 11th century; Middle H. G., from the 12th to the 15th century; and Modern or New H. G., the language of Luther's Bible version and of modern German literature. The dialects of Central Germany, the basis of the modern literary language, are often called Middle German, and the Southern German dialects Upper German; but High German is also used to cover both groups. {Low German}, the language of Northern Germany and the Netherlands, -- including {Friesic}; {Anglo-Saxon} or {Saxon}; {Old Saxon}; {Dutch} or {Low Dutch}, with its dialect, {Flemish}; and {Plattdeutsch} (called also {Low German}), spoken in many dialects. | |
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Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.] 1. A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland. My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine. --Chapman. 2. An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx). [Written also {lusern} and {luzern}.] The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern I know to chase. --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Medicago sativa}), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also {alfalfa}. [Written also {lucerne}.] | |
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Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [L. lucerna.] A lamp. [Obs.] --Lydgate. | |
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Lucernal \Lu*cer"nal\, a. [L. lucerna a lamp.] Of or pertaining to a lamp. {Lucernal microscope}, a form of the microscope in which the object is illuminated by means of a lamp, and its image is thrown upon a plate of ground glass connected with the instrument, or on a screen independent of it. | |
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Lucernal \Lu*cer"nal\, a. [L. lucerna a lamp.] Of or pertaining to a lamp. {Lucernal microscope}, a form of the microscope in which the object is illuminated by means of a lamp, and its image is thrown upon a plate of ground glass connected with the instrument, or on a screen independent of it. | |
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Lucernarian \Lu`cer*na"ri*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Lucernarida. -- n. One of the Lucernarida. | |
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Lucerne \Lu"cerne\, n. (Bot.) See {Lucern}, the plant. | |
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Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Medicago sativa}), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also {alfalfa}. [Written also {lucerne}.] | |
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Lucerne \Lu"cerne\, n. (Bot.) See {Lucern}, the plant. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Medicago sativa}), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also {alfalfa}. [Written also {lucerne}.] | |
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Lukewarm \Luke"warm`\, a. [See {Luke}.] Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. [bd] Lukewarm blood.[b8] --Spenser. [bd] Lukewarm patriots.[b8] --Addison. An obedience so lukewarm and languishing that it merits not the name of passion. --Dryden. -- {Luce"warm`ly}, adv. -- {Luce"warm`ness}, n. | |
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Lukewarm \Luke"warm`\, a. [See {Luke}.] Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. [bd] Lukewarm blood.[b8] --Spenser. [bd] Lukewarm patriots.[b8] --Addison. An obedience so lukewarm and languishing that it merits not the name of passion. --Dryden. -- {Luce"warm`ly}, adv. -- {Luce"warm`ness}, n. | |
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Lugworm \Lug"worm`\, n. [1st lug + worm.] (Zo[94]l.) A large marine annelid ({Arenicola marina}) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also {lobworm}, and {baitworm}. | |
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Lukewarm \Luke"warm`\, a. [See {Luke}.] Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. [bd] Lukewarm blood.[b8] --Spenser. [bd] Lukewarm patriots.[b8] --Addison. An obedience so lukewarm and languishing that it merits not the name of passion. --Dryden. -- {Luce"warm`ly}, adv. -- {Luce"warm`ness}, n. | |
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Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.] 1. A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland. My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine. --Chapman. 2. An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx). [Written also {lusern} and {luzern}.] The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern I know to chase. --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Lusern \Lu"sern\, n. [F. loup-cervier, L. lupus cervarius.] (Zo[94]l.) A lynx. See 1st {Lucern} and {Loup-cervier}. | |
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Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.] 1. A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland. My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine. --Chapman. 2. An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx). [Written also {lusern} and {luzern}.] The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern I know to chase. --Beau. & Fl. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lusern \Lu"sern\, n. [F. loup-cervier, L. lupus cervarius.] (Zo[94]l.) A lynx. See 1st {Lucern} and {Loup-cervier}. | |
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Luxuriance \Lux*u"ri*ance\, n. [Cf. F. luxuriance.] The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth. [bd]Tropical luxuriance.[b8] --B. Taylor. | |
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Luxuriancy \Lux*u"ri*an*cy\, n. The state or quality of being luxuriant; luxuriance. Flowers grow up in the garden in the greatest luxuriancy and profusion. --Spectator. | |
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Luxuriant \Lux*u"ri*ant\, a. [L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare: cf. F. luxuriant. See {Luxuriate}.] Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage. Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. --Pope. {Luxuriant flower} (Bot.), one in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs. | |
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Luxuriant \Lux*u"ri*ant\, a. [L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare: cf. F. luxuriant. See {Luxuriate}.] Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage. Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. --Pope. {Luxuriant flower} (Bot.), one in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs. | |
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Luxuriantly \Lux*u"ri*ant*ly\, adv. In a luxuriant manner. | |
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Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.] 1. A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland. My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine. --Chapman. 2. An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx). [Written also {lusern} and {luzern}.] The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern I know to chase. --Beau. & Fl. | |
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La Grande, OR (city, FIPS 40350) Location: 45.32534 N, 118.08730 W Population (1990): 11766 (4916 housing units) Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97850 | |
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La Grange, CA Zip code(s): 95329 La Grange, GA (city, FIPS 44340) Location: 33.04143 N, 85.03462 W Population (1990): 25597 (10949 housing units) Area: 67.2 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30240 La Grange, IL (village, FIPS 40767) Location: 41.80785 N, 87.87339 W Population (1990): 15362 (5635 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) La Grange, KY (city, FIPS 43480) Location: 38.40279 N, 85.37855 W Population (1990): 3853 (1522 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40031 La Grange, MO (city, FIPS 39764) Location: 40.04797 N, 91.50048 W Population (1990): 1102 (518 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63448 La Grange, NC (town, FIPS 36400) Location: 35.30585 N, 77.78836 W Population (1990): 2805 (1220 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28551 La Grange, TN (town, FIPS 40200) Location: 35.04925 N, 89.23469 W Population (1990): 167 (78 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) La Grange, TX (city, FIPS 40276) Location: 29.90870 N, 96.87812 W Population (1990): 3951 (1955 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78945 La Grange, WY (town, FIPS 43745) Location: 41.63939 N, 104.16379 W Population (1990): 224 (93 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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La Grange Park, IL (village, FIPS 40793) Location: 41.83160 N, 87.87160 W Population (1990): 12861 (5223 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Lacarne, OH Zip code(s): 43439 | |
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LaGrange, AR (town, FIPS 37720) Location: 34.65551 N, 90.73373 W Population (1990): 108 (51 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Lagrange, IN (town, FIPS 40860) Location: 41.64343 N, 85.41724 W Population (1990): 2382 (1009 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46761 Lagrange, ME Zip code(s): 04453 Lagrange, OH (village, FIPS 41230) Location: 41.23885 N, 82.12050 W Population (1990): 1199 (425 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44050 Lagrange, WY Zip code(s): 82221 | |
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LaGrange, AR (town, FIPS 37720) Location: 34.65551 N, 90.73373 W Population (1990): 108 (51 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Lagrange, IN (town, FIPS 40860) Location: 41.64343 N, 85.41724 W Population (1990): 2382 (1009 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46761 Lagrange, ME Zip code(s): 04453 Lagrange, OH (village, FIPS 41230) Location: 41.23885 N, 82.12050 W Population (1990): 1199 (425 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44050 Lagrange, WY Zip code(s): 82221 | |
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Lagrange County, IN (county, FIPS 87) Location: 41.64209 N, 85.42616 W Population (1990): 29477 (12218 housing units) Area: 983.1 sq km (land), 18.5 sq km (water) | |
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Lagrangeville, NY Zip code(s): 12540 | |
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Lake Harmony, PA Zip code(s): 18624 | |
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Lake Orion, MI (village, FIPS 44940) Location: 42.78366 N, 83.24426 W Population (1990): 3057 (1355 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) | |
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Lake Ronkonkoma, NY (CDP, FIPS 40838) Location: 40.83139 N, 73.11089 W Population (1990): 18997 (6265 housing units) Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11779 | |
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Le Grand, CA (CDP, FIPS 41040) Location: 37.21912 N, 120.26054 W Population (1990): 1205 (339 housing units) Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95333 Le Grand, IA (city, FIPS 44220) Location: 42.00717 N, 92.77508 W Population (1990): 854 (328 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Lewis Run, PA (borough, FIPS 42984) Location: 41.87078 N, 78.66071 W Population (1990): 578 (255 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16738 | |
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Lochearn, MD (CDP, FIPS 47450) Location: 39.34733 N, 76.73083 W Population (1990): 25240 (9905 housing units) Area: 14.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM (village, FIPS 43930) Location: 35.16513 N, 106.64899 W Population (1990): 3955 (1581 housing units) Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Los Serranos, CA (CDP, FIPS 44266) Location: 33.97380 N, 117.70310 W Population (1990): 7099 (2539 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Lucerne, CA (CDP, FIPS 44406) Location: 39.09423 N, 122.80989 W Population (1990): 2011 (1270 housing units) Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 16.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95458 Lucerne, IN Zip code(s): 46950 Lucerne, MO (village, FIPS 44372) Location: 40.46372 N, 93.29157 W Population (1990): 51 (37 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64655 | |
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Lucerne Mines, PA (CDP, FIPS 45312) Location: 40.55438 N, 79.15583 W Population (1990): 1074 (444 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Lucerne Valley, CA Zip code(s): 92356 | |
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Lucernemines, PA Zip code(s): 15754 | |
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Luzerne, IA (city, FIPS 47505) Location: 41.90621 N, 92.18019 W Population (1990): 110 (41 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52257 Luzerne, MI Zip code(s): 48636 Luzerne, PA (borough, FIPS 45568) Location: 41.28597 N, 75.89724 W Population (1990): 3206 (1521 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18709 | |
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Luzerne County, PA (county, FIPS 79) Location: 41.17650 N, 75.99103 W Population (1990): 328149 (138724 housing units) Area: 2307.6 sq km (land), 41.9 sq km (water) |