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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lady \La"dy\, n.; pl. {Ladies}. [OE. ladi, l[91]fdi, AS. hl[?]fdige, hl[?]fdie; AS. hl[be]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf. {Lord}.] 1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household. Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the face of Sara my lady. --Wyclif (Gen. xvi. 8.). 2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. [bd]Lord or lady of high degree.[b8] --Lowell. Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, . . . We make thee lady. --Shak. 3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart. The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller. 4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right. 5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman. 6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith. 7. (Zo[94]l.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates. {Ladies' man}, a man who affects the society of ladies. {Lady altar}, an altar in a lady chapel. --Shipley. {Lady chapel}, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor. {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor. {Lady crab} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ({Platyonichus ocellatus}) very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States. {Lady fern}. (Bot.) See {Female fern}, under {Female}, and Illust. of {Fern}. {Lady in waiting}, a lady of the queen's household, appointed to wait upon or attend the queen. {Lady Mass}, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary. --Shipley. {Lady of the manor}, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord. {Lady's maid}, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady. --Thackeray. {Our Lady}, the Virgin Mary. | |
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Ladkin \Lad"kin\, n. A little lad. [R.] --Dr. H. More. | |
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Ladykin \La"dy*kin\, n. [Lady + -kin.] A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's time, in the abbreviated form {Lakin}, to the Virgin Mary. Note: The diminutive does not refer to size, but is equivalent to [bd]dear.[b8] --Brewer. | |
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Lady's comb \La"dy's comb"\, (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Scandix Pecten-Veneris}), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb. | |
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Lady \La"dy\, n.; pl. {Ladies}. [OE. ladi, l[91]fdi, AS. hl[?]fdige, hl[?]fdie; AS. hl[be]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf. {Lord}.] 1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household. Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the face of Sara my lady. --Wyclif (Gen. xvi. 8.). 2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. [bd]Lord or lady of high degree.[b8] --Lowell. Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, . . . We make thee lady. --Shak. 3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart. The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller. 4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right. 5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman. 6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith. 7. (Zo[94]l.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates. {Ladies' man}, a man who affects the society of ladies. {Lady altar}, an altar in a lady chapel. --Shipley. {Lady chapel}, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor. {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor. {Lady crab} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ({Platyonichus ocellatus}) very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States. {Lady fern}. (Bot.) See {Female fern}, under {Female}, and Illust. of {Fern}. {Lady in waiting}, a lady of the queen's household, appointed to wait upon or attend the queen. {Lady Mass}, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary. --Shipley. {Lady of the manor}, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord. {Lady's maid}, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady. --Thackeray. {Our Lady}, the Virgin Mary. | |
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Lady's mantle \La"dy's man"tle\ (Bot.) A genus of rosaceous herbs ({Alchemilla}), esp. the European {A. vulgaris}, which has leaves with rounded and finely serrated lobes. | |
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Lady's smock \La"dy's smock"\ (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cardamine} ({C. pratensis}); cuckoo flower. | |
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Laodicean \La*od`i*ce"an\, a. Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion. --Rev. iii. 14-16. | |
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Latch \Latch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Latched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Latching}.] [OE. lacchen. See {Latch}. n.] 1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs.] Those that remained threw darts at our men, and latching our darts, sent them again at us. --Golding. 2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch. The door was only latched. --Locke. | |
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Latching \Latch"ing\, n. (Naut.) A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also {latch} and {lasket}. [Usually in pl.] | |
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d8Lates \[d8]La"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a fish of the Nile.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species ({Lates Niloticus}) inhabits the Nile, and another ({L. calcarifer}) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes. | |
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Latescence \La*tes"cence\, n. A slight withdrawal from view or knowledge. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Latescent \La*tes"cent\, a. [L. latescens, -entis, p. pr. of latescere to be concealed, fr. latere to be hid.] Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Lattice \Lat"tice\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Latticed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Latticing}.] 1. To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers. 2. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window. {To lattice up}, to cover or inclose with a lattice. Therein it seemeth he [Alexander] hath latticed up C[91]sar. --Sir T. North. | |
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Latticing \Lat"ti*cing\, n. 1. The act or process of making a lattice of, or of fitting a lattice to. 2. (Bridge Building) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut. | |
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Leadsman \Leads"man\, n.; pl. {Leadsmen}. (Naut.) The man who heaves the lead. --Totten. | |
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Leadsman \Leads"man\, n.; pl. {Leadsmen}. (Naut.) The man who heaves the lead. --Totten. | |
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Ledgement \Ledge"ment\ (l[ecr]j"m[eit]nt), n. See {Ledgment}. | |
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Ledgment \Ledg"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. (Arch.) (a) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building. --Oxf. Gloss. (b) The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained. --Gwilt. [Written also {ledgement}, {legement}, and {ligement}.] | |
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Ledgement \Ledge"ment\ (l[ecr]j"m[eit]nt), n. See {Ledgment}. | |
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Ledgment \Ledg"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. (Arch.) (a) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building. --Oxf. Gloss. (b) The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained. --Gwilt. [Written also {ledgement}, {legement}, and {ligement}.] | |
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Ledgment \Ledg"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. (Arch.) (a) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building. --Oxf. Gloss. (b) The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained. --Gwilt. [Written also {ledgement}, {legement}, and {ligement}.] | |
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Lithesome \Lithe"some\, a. [See {Lithe}, a., and cf. {Lissom}.] Pliant; limber; flexible; supple; nimble; lissom. -- {Lithe"some*ness}, n. | |
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Lithesome \Lithe"some\, a. [See {Lithe}, a., and cf. {Lissom}.] Pliant; limber; flexible; supple; nimble; lissom. -- {Lithe"some*ness}, n. | |
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Lithogenesy \Lith`o*gen"e*sy\, n. [Litho- Gr. [?] origin, generation: cf. F. lithog[82]n[82]sie. See {Genesis}.] The doctrine or science of the origin of the minerals composing the globe. | |
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Lithogenous \Li*thog"e*nous\, a. [Litho- + -genous.] Stone-producing; -- said of polyps which form coral. | |
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Lithosian \Li*tho"sian\, n. [From NL. Lithosia, the typical genus, fr. Gr. li`qos a stone, a rock.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of various species of moths belonging to the family {Lithosid[91]}. Many of them are beautifully colored. | |
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Litigant \Lit"i*gant\, a. [L. litigans, -antis, p. pr. of litigare: cf. F. litigant. See {Litigate}.] Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant. --Ayliffe. | |
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Litigant \Lit"i*gant\, n. A person engaged in a lawsuit. | |
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Loadsman \Loads"man\, Lodesman \Lodes"man\, n. [Load, lode + man. See {Lode}.] A pilot. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Loathsome \Loath"some\, a. Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting. The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection. --Macaulay. -- {Loath"some*ly}. adv. -- {Loath"some*ness}, n. | |
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Loathsome \Loath"some\, a. Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting. The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection. --Macaulay. -- {Loath"some*ly}. adv. -- {Loath"some*ness}, n. | |
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Loathsome \Loath"some\, a. Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting. The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection. --Macaulay. -- {Loath"some*ly}. adv. -- {Loath"some*ness}, n. | |
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Lodesman \Lodes"man\, n. Same as {Loadsman}. [Obs.] | |
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Loadsman \Loads"man\, Lodesman \Lodes"man\, n. [Load, lode + man. See {Lode}.] A pilot. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Lodgment \Lodg"ment\, n. [Written also {lodgement}.] [Cf. F. logement. See {Lodge}, v.] 1. The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged. Any particle which is of size enough to make a lodgment afterwards in the small arteries. --Paley. 2. A lodging place; a room. [Obs.] 3. An accumulation or collection of something deposited in a place or remaining at rest. 4. (Mil.) The occupation and holding of a position, as by a besieging party; an instrument thrown up in a captured position; as, to effect a lodgment. | |
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Lodgement \Lodge"ment\, n. See {Lodgment}. | |
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Lodgment \Lodg"ment\, n. [Written also {lodgement}.] [Cf. F. logement. See {Lodge}, v.] 1. The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged. Any particle which is of size enough to make a lodgment afterwards in the small arteries. --Paley. 2. A lodging place; a room. [Obs.] 3. An accumulation or collection of something deposited in a place or remaining at rest. 4. (Mil.) The occupation and holding of a position, as by a besieging party; an instrument thrown up in a captured position; as, to effect a lodgment. | |
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Lodgement \Lodge"ment\, n. See {Lodgment}. | |
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Lodge \Lodge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lodged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lodging}.] 1. To rest or remain a lodge house, or other shelter; to rest; to stay; to abide; esp., to sleep at night; as, to lodge in York Street. --Chaucer. Stay and lodge by me this night. --Shak. Something holy lodges in that breast. --Milton. 2. To fall or lie down, as grass or grain, when overgrown or beaten down by the wind. --Mortimer. 3. To come to a rest; to stop and remain; as, the bullet lodged in the bark of a tree. | |
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Lodging \Lodg"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges. 2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural with a singular meaning. --Gower. Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow. --Pope. 3. Abiding place; harbor; cover. Fair bosom . . . the lodging of delight. --Spenser. {Lodging house}, a house where lodgings are provided and let. {Lodging room}, a room in which a person lodges, esp. a hired room. | |
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Lodging \Lodg"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges. 2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural with a singular meaning. --Gower. Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow. --Pope. 3. Abiding place; harbor; cover. Fair bosom . . . the lodging of delight. --Spenser. {Lodging house}, a house where lodgings are provided and let. {Lodging room}, a room in which a person lodges, esp. a hired room. | |
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Lodging \Lodg"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges. 2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural with a singular meaning. --Gower. Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow. --Pope. 3. Abiding place; harbor; cover. Fair bosom . . . the lodging of delight. --Spenser. {Lodging house}, a house where lodgings are provided and let. {Lodging room}, a room in which a person lodges, esp. a hired room. | |
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Lodgment \Lodg"ment\, n. [Written also {lodgement}.] [Cf. F. logement. See {Lodge}, v.] 1. The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged. Any particle which is of size enough to make a lodgment afterwards in the small arteries. --Paley. 2. A lodging place; a room. [Obs.] 3. An accumulation or collection of something deposited in a place or remaining at rest. 4. (Mil.) The occupation and holding of a position, as by a besieging party; an instrument thrown up in a captured position; as, to effect a lodgment. | |
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Loth \Loth\, a., Lothly \Loth"ly\, a. & adv., Lothsome \Loth"some\, a., See {Loath}, {Loathly}, etc. | |
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Loutish \Lout"ish\, a. Clownish; rude; awkward. [bd]Loutish clown.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. -- {Lout"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Lout"ish*ness}, n. | |
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Lutecium \Lu*te"ci*um\, n. (Chem.) A metallic element separated from ytterbium in 1907, by Urbain in Paris and by von Welsbach in Vienna. Symbol, Lu; at. wt. 174.0. | |
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Lutescent \Lu*tes"cent\, a. [L. luteus yellow.] Of a yellowish color. | |
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Snapper \Snap"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of the genus {Lutjanus}, abundant on the southern coasts of the United States and on both coasts of tropical America. Note: The red snapper ({Lutjanus aya, [or] Blackfordi}) and the gray, or mangrove, snapper ({L. griseus}) are large and abundant species. The name is loosely applied to various other fishes, as the bluefish, the rosefish, the red grouper, etc. See {Rosefish}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A snap beetle. | |
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Ladson, SC (CDP, FIPS 39220) Location: 33.00939 N, 80.10574 W Population (1990): 13540 (4689 housing units) Area: 22.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29456 | |
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Ladysmith, WI (city, FIPS 40850) Location: 45.46275 N, 91.09593 W Population (1990): 3938 (1671 housing units) Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54848 | |
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Latah County, ID (county, FIPS 57) Location: 46.81636 N, 116.70586 W Population (1990): 30617 (11870 housing units) Area: 2788.7 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) | |
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Lutsen, MN Zip code(s): 55612 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
let the smoke out v. To fry hardware (see {fried}). See {magic smoke} for a discussion of the underlying mythology. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Lotus Notes A group of {application program}s from {Lotus Development Corporation} which allows organisations to share documents and exchange {electronic mail} messages. Notes supports {replication}. (1994-10-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Lotus Notes Formula Language commands starting with @, e.g. @If, @Left, @Right, @Username. Many Notes applications are built with just this language. (2003-10-06) | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Letushim, hammermen; filemen |