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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gorse \Gorse\, n. [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow, grass.] (Bot.) Furze. See {Furze}. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse. --Cowper. {Gorse bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European linnet; -- called also {gorse hatcher}. [Prov. Eng.] {Gorse chat} (Zo[94]l.), the winchat. {Gorse duck}, the corncrake; -- called also {grass drake}, {land drake}, and {corn drake}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Note: In the expressions [bd]to be, or dwell, upon land,[b8] [bd]to go, or fare, on land,[b8] as used by Chaucer, land denotes the country as distinguished from the town. A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the country]. --Chaucer. 3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land. 4. The inhabitants of a nation or people. These answers, in the silent night received, The kind himself divulged, the land believed. --Dryden. 5. The mainland, in distinction from islands. 6. The ground or floor. [Obs.] Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser. 7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing. 8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent. Bouvier. Burrill. 9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also {landing}. --Knight. 10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves. {Land agent}, a person employed to sell or let land, to collect rents, and to attend to other money matters connected with land. {Land boat}, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails. {Land blink}, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice blink}. {Land breeze}. See under {Breeze}. {Land chain}. See {Gunter's chain}. {Land crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of crabs which live much on the land, and resort to the water chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a large size. {Land fish} a fish on land; a person quite out of place. --Shak. {Land force}, a military force serving on land, as distinguished from a naval force. {Land, ho!} (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of land. {Land ice}, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in distinction from a floe. {Land leech} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions, live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast. {Land measure}, the system of measurement used in determining the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such measurement. {Land, [or] House}, {of bondage}, in Bible history, Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special oppression. {Land o' cakes}, Scotland. {Land of Nod}, sleep. {Land of promise}, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a better country or condition of which one has expectation. {Land of steady habits}, a nickname sometimes given to the State of Connecticut. {Land office}, a government office in which the entries upon, and sales of, public land are registered, and other business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.] {Land pike}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The gray pike, or sauger. (b) The Menobranchus. {Land service}, military service as distinguished from naval service. {Land rail}. (Zo[94]l) (a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See {Crake}. (b) An Australian rail ({Hypot[91]nidia Phillipensis}); -- called also {pectoral rail}. {Land scrip}, a certificate that the purchase money for a certain portion of the public land has been paid to the officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.] {Land shark}, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant] {Land side} (a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an island or ship, which is turned toward the land. (b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard and which presses against the unplowed land. {Land snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail which lives on land, as distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of warm countries are Di[d2]cia, and belong to the T[91]nioglossa. See {Geophila}, and {Helix}. {Land spout}, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on land. {Land steward}, a person who acts for another in the management of land, collection of rents, etc. {Land tortoise}, {Land turtle} (Zo[94]l.), any tortoise that habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See {Tortoise}. {Land warrant}, a certificate from the Land Office, authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land. [U.S.] {Land wind}. Same as {Land breeze} (above). {To make land} (Naut.), to sight land. {To set the land}, to see by the compass how the land bears from the ship. {To shut in the land}, to hide the land, as when fog, or an intervening island, obstructs the view. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Note: In the expressions [bd]to be, or dwell, upon land,[b8] [bd]to go, or fare, on land,[b8] as used by Chaucer, land denotes the country as distinguished from the town. A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the country]. --Chaucer. 3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land. 4. The inhabitants of a nation or people. These answers, in the silent night received, The kind himself divulged, the land believed. --Dryden. 5. The mainland, in distinction from islands. 6. The ground or floor. [Obs.] Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser. 7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing. 8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent. Bouvier. Burrill. 9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also {landing}. --Knight. 10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves. {Land agent}, a person employed to sell or let land, to collect rents, and to attend to other money matters connected with land. {Land boat}, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails. {Land blink}, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice blink}. {Land breeze}. See under {Breeze}. {Land chain}. See {Gunter's chain}. {Land crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of crabs which live much on the land, and resort to the water chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a large size. {Land fish} a fish on land; a person quite out of place. --Shak. {Land force}, a military force serving on land, as distinguished from a naval force. {Land, ho!} (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of land. {Land ice}, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in distinction from a floe. {Land leech} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions, live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast. {Land measure}, the system of measurement used in determining the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such measurement. {Land, [or] House}, {of bondage}, in Bible history, Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special oppression. {Land o' cakes}, Scotland. {Land of Nod}, sleep. {Land of promise}, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a better country or condition of which one has expectation. {Land of steady habits}, a nickname sometimes given to the State of Connecticut. {Land office}, a government office in which the entries upon, and sales of, public land are registered, and other business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.] {Land pike}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The gray pike, or sauger. (b) The Menobranchus. {Land service}, military service as distinguished from naval service. {Land rail}. (Zo[94]l) (a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See {Crake}. (b) An Australian rail ({Hypot[91]nidia Phillipensis}); -- called also {pectoral rail}. {Land scrip}, a certificate that the purchase money for a certain portion of the public land has been paid to the officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.] {Land shark}, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant] {Land side} (a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an island or ship, which is turned toward the land. (b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard and which presses against the unplowed land. {Land snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail which lives on land, as distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of warm countries are Di[d2]cia, and belong to the T[91]nioglossa. See {Geophila}, and {Helix}. {Land spout}, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on land. {Land steward}, a person who acts for another in the management of land, collection of rents, etc. {Land tortoise}, {Land turtle} (Zo[94]l.), any tortoise that habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See {Tortoise}. {Land warrant}, a certificate from the Land Office, authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land. [U.S.] {Land wind}. Same as {Land breeze} (above). {To make land} (Naut.), to sight land. {To set the land}, to see by the compass how the land bears from the ship. {To shut in the land}, to hide the land, as when fog, or an intervening island, obstructs the view. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rail \Rail\, n. [F. r[83]le, fr. r[83]ler to have a rattling in the throat; of German origin, and akin to E. rattle. See {Rattle}, v.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family {Rallid[91]}, especially those of the genus {Rallus}, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds. Note: The common European water rail ({Rallus aquaticus}) is called also {bilcock}, {skitty coot}, and {brook runner}. The best known American species are the clapper rail, or salt-marsh hen ({Rallus lonqirostris}, var. {crepitans}); the king, or red-breasted, rail ({R. elegans}) (called also {fresh-water marshhen}); the lesser clapper, or Virginia, rail ({R. Virginianus}); and the Carolina, or sora, rail ({Porzana Carolina}). See {Sora}. {Land rail} (Zo[94]l.), the corncrake. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Note: In the expressions [bd]to be, or dwell, upon land,[b8] [bd]to go, or fare, on land,[b8] as used by Chaucer, land denotes the country as distinguished from the town. A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the country]. --Chaucer. 3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land. 4. The inhabitants of a nation or people. These answers, in the silent night received, The kind himself divulged, the land believed. --Dryden. 5. The mainland, in distinction from islands. 6. The ground or floor. [Obs.] Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser. 7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing. 8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent. Bouvier. Burrill. 9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also {landing}. --Knight. 10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves. {Land agent}, a person employed to sell or let land, to collect rents, and to attend to other money matters connected with land. {Land boat}, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails. {Land blink}, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice blink}. {Land breeze}. See under {Breeze}. {Land chain}. See {Gunter's chain}. {Land crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of crabs which live much on the land, and resort to the water chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a large size. {Land fish} a fish on land; a person quite out of place. --Shak. {Land force}, a military force serving on land, as distinguished from a naval force. {Land, ho!} (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of land. {Land ice}, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in distinction from a floe. {Land leech} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions, live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast. {Land measure}, the system of measurement used in determining the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such measurement. {Land, [or] House}, {of bondage}, in Bible history, Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special oppression. {Land o' cakes}, Scotland. {Land of Nod}, sleep. {Land of promise}, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a better country or condition of which one has expectation. {Land of steady habits}, a nickname sometimes given to the State of Connecticut. {Land office}, a government office in which the entries upon, and sales of, public land are registered, and other business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.] {Land pike}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The gray pike, or sauger. (b) The Menobranchus. {Land service}, military service as distinguished from naval service. {Land rail}. (Zo[94]l) (a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See {Crake}. (b) An Australian rail ({Hypot[91]nidia Phillipensis}); -- called also {pectoral rail}. {Land scrip}, a certificate that the purchase money for a certain portion of the public land has been paid to the officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.] {Land shark}, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant] {Land side} (a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an island or ship, which is turned toward the land. (b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard and which presses against the unplowed land. {Land snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail which lives on land, as distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of warm countries are Di[d2]cia, and belong to the T[91]nioglossa. See {Geophila}, and {Helix}. {Land spout}, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on land. {Land steward}, a person who acts for another in the management of land, collection of rents, etc. {Land tortoise}, {Land turtle} (Zo[94]l.), any tortoise that habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See {Tortoise}. {Land warrant}, a certificate from the Land Office, authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land. [U.S.] {Land wind}. Same as {Land breeze} (above). {To make land} (Naut.), to sight land. {To set the land}, to see by the compass how the land bears from the ship. {To shut in the land}, to hide the land, as when fog, or an intervening island, obstructs the view. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked feet. See {Torture}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. Note: The term is applied especially to the land and fresh-water species, while the marine species are generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by many writers. see {Testudinata}, {Terrapin}, and {Turtle}. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as {Testudo}, 2. {Box tortoise}, {Land tortoise}, etc. See under {Box}, {Land}, etc. {Painted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Painted turtle}, under {Painted}. {Soft-shell tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Trionyx}. {Spotted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) A small American fresh-water tortoise ({Chelopus, [or] Nanemys, quttatus}) having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots. {Tortoise beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. the larv[91] feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida aurichalcea}) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. {Tortoise plant}. (Bot.) See {Elephant's foot}, under {Elephant}. {Tortoise shell}, the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. {Tortoise-shell butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus {Aglais}, as {A. Milberti}, and {A. urtic[91]}, both of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles. {Tortoise-shell turtle} (Zo[94]l.), the hawkbill turtle. See {Hawkbill}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Note: In the expressions [bd]to be, or dwell, upon land,[b8] [bd]to go, or fare, on land,[b8] as used by Chaucer, land denotes the country as distinguished from the town. A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the country]. --Chaucer. 3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land. 4. The inhabitants of a nation or people. These answers, in the silent night received, The kind himself divulged, the land believed. --Dryden. 5. The mainland, in distinction from islands. 6. The ground or floor. [Obs.] Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser. 7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing. 8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent. Bouvier. Burrill. 9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also {landing}. --Knight. 10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves. {Land agent}, a person employed to sell or let land, to collect rents, and to attend to other money matters connected with land. {Land boat}, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails. {Land blink}, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice blink}. {Land breeze}. See under {Breeze}. {Land chain}. See {Gunter's chain}. {Land crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of crabs which live much on the land, and resort to the water chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a large size. {Land fish} a fish on land; a person quite out of place. --Shak. {Land force}, a military force serving on land, as distinguished from a naval force. {Land, ho!} (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of land. {Land ice}, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in distinction from a floe. {Land leech} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions, live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast. {Land measure}, the system of measurement used in determining the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such measurement. {Land, [or] House}, {of bondage}, in Bible history, Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special oppression. {Land o' cakes}, Scotland. {Land of Nod}, sleep. {Land of promise}, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a better country or condition of which one has expectation. {Land of steady habits}, a nickname sometimes given to the State of Connecticut. {Land office}, a government office in which the entries upon, and sales of, public land are registered, and other business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.] {Land pike}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The gray pike, or sauger. (b) The Menobranchus. {Land service}, military service as distinguished from naval service. {Land rail}. (Zo[94]l) (a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See {Crake}. (b) An Australian rail ({Hypot[91]nidia Phillipensis}); -- called also {pectoral rail}. {Land scrip}, a certificate that the purchase money for a certain portion of the public land has been paid to the officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.] {Land shark}, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant] {Land side} (a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an island or ship, which is turned toward the land. (b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard and which presses against the unplowed land. {Land snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail which lives on land, as distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of warm countries are Di[d2]cia, and belong to the T[91]nioglossa. See {Geophila}, and {Helix}. {Land spout}, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on land. {Land steward}, a person who acts for another in the management of land, collection of rents, etc. {Land tortoise}, {Land turtle} (Zo[94]l.), any tortoise that habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See {Tortoise}. {Land warrant}, a certificate from the Land Office, authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land. [U.S.] {Land wind}. Same as {Land breeze} (above). {To make land} (Naut.), to sight land. {To set the land}, to see by the compass how the land bears from the ship. {To shut in the land}, to hide the land, as when fog, or an intervening island, obstructs the view. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Note: In the expressions [bd]to be, or dwell, upon land,[b8] [bd]to go, or fare, on land,[b8] as used by Chaucer, land denotes the country as distinguished from the town. A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the country]. --Chaucer. 3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land. 4. The inhabitants of a nation or people. These answers, in the silent night received, The kind himself divulged, the land believed. --Dryden. 5. The mainland, in distinction from islands. 6. The ground or floor. [Obs.] Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser. 7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing. 8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent. Bouvier. Burrill. 9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also {landing}. --Knight. 10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves. {Land agent}, a person employed to sell or let land, to collect rents, and to attend to other money matters connected with land. {Land boat}, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails. {Land blink}, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice blink}. {Land breeze}. See under {Breeze}. {Land chain}. See {Gunter's chain}. {Land crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of crabs which live much on the land, and resort to the water chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a large size. {Land fish} a fish on land; a person quite out of place. --Shak. {Land force}, a military force serving on land, as distinguished from a naval force. {Land, ho!} (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of land. {Land ice}, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in distinction from a floe. {Land leech} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions, live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast. {Land measure}, the system of measurement used in determining the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such measurement. {Land, [or] House}, {of bondage}, in Bible history, Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special oppression. {Land o' cakes}, Scotland. {Land of Nod}, sleep. {Land of promise}, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a better country or condition of which one has expectation. {Land of steady habits}, a nickname sometimes given to the State of Connecticut. {Land office}, a government office in which the entries upon, and sales of, public land are registered, and other business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.] {Land pike}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The gray pike, or sauger. (b) The Menobranchus. {Land service}, military service as distinguished from naval service. {Land rail}. (Zo[94]l) (a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See {Crake}. (b) An Australian rail ({Hypot[91]nidia Phillipensis}); -- called also {pectoral rail}. {Land scrip}, a certificate that the purchase money for a certain portion of the public land has been paid to the officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.] {Land shark}, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant] {Land side} (a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an island or ship, which is turned toward the land. (b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard and which presses against the unplowed land. {Land snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail which lives on land, as distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of warm countries are Di[d2]cia, and belong to the T[91]nioglossa. See {Geophila}, and {Helix}. {Land spout}, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on land. {Land steward}, a person who acts for another in the management of land, collection of rents, etc. {Land tortoise}, {Land turtle} (Zo[94]l.), any tortoise that habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See {Tortoise}. {Land warrant}, a certificate from the Land Office, authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land. [U.S.] {Land wind}. Same as {Land breeze} (above). {To make land} (Naut.), to sight land. {To set the land}, to see by the compass how the land bears from the ship. {To shut in the land}, to hide the land, as when fog, or an intervening island, obstructs the view. | |
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Warrant \War"rant\, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer[emac]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[84]hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.] 1. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority. Specifically: (a) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing. (b) (Law) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice. (c) (Mil. & Nav.) An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See {Warrant officer}, below. 2. That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security. I give thee warrant of thy place. --Shak. His worth is warrant for his welcome hither. --Shak. 3. That which attests or proves; a voucher. 4. Right; legality; allowance. [Obs.] --Shak. {Bench warrant}. (Law) See in the Vocabulary. {Dock warrant} (Com.), a customhouse license or authority. {General warrant}. (Law) See under {General}. {Land warrant}. See under {Land}. {Search warrant}. (Law) See under {Search}, n. {Warrant of attorney} (Law), written authority given by one person to another empowering him to transact business for him; specifically, written authority given by a client to his attorney to appear for him in court, and to suffer judgment to pass against him by confession in favor of some specified person. --Bouvier. {Warrant officer}, a noncommissioned officer, as a sergeant, corporal, bandmaster, etc., in the army, or a quartermaster, gunner, boatswain, etc., in the navy. {Warrant to sue and defend}. (a) (O. Eng. Law) A special warrant from the crown, authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or defend for him. (b) A special authority given by a party to his attorney to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in his behalf. This warrant is now disused. --Burrill. | |
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Lander \Land"er\, n. 1. One who lands, or makes a landing. [bd]The lander in a lonely isle.[b8] --Tennyson. 2. (Mining) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore. | |
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Landreeve \Land"reeve`\, n. [Land + reeve an officer.] A subordinate officer on an extensive estate, who acts as an assistant to the steward. | |
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d8Landdrost \[d8]Land"drost`\, n.; pl. {-drosten} . Sometimes incorrectly Landtrost \Landtrost\ [D., fr. land land + drost a kind of official; akin to G. truchsess.] In Cape Colony: (a) A chief magistrate in rural districts. He was replaced in 1827 by [bd]resident magistrates.[b8] (b) The president of the Heemraad. | |
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Landward \Land"ward\, adv. & a. Toward the land. | |
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Lanterloo \Lan"ter*loo`\, n. An old name of {loo} (a) . | |
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Loo \Loo\, n. [For older lanterloo, F. lanturelu, lanturlu, name of the game; orig., the refrain of a vaudeville.] (a) An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to each player from a full pack. When five cards are used the highest card is the knave of clubs or (if so agreed upon) the knave of trumps; -- formerly called {lanterloo}. (b) A modification of the game of [bd]all fours[b8] in which the players replenish their hands after each round by drawing each a card from the pack. | |
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Lanterloo \Lan"ter*loo`\, n. An old name of {loo} (a) . | |
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Loo \Loo\, n. [For older lanterloo, F. lanturelu, lanturlu, name of the game; orig., the refrain of a vaudeville.] (a) An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to each player from a full pack. When five cards are used the highest card is the knave of clubs or (if so agreed upon) the knave of trumps; -- formerly called {lanterloo}. (b) A modification of the game of [bd]all fours[b8] in which the players replenish their hands after each round by drawing each a card from the pack. | |
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Lantern \Lan"tern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanterned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lanterning}.] [Cf. F. lanterner to hang at the lamp post, fr. lanterne. See {Lantern}.] To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse. | |
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Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light. 2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern pinion} (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}. Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried. {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also {bull's-eye}. {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also {wallower}, or {trundle}. {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera. {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens. | |
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Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light. 2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern pinion} (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}. Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried. {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also {bull's-eye}. {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also {wallower}, or {trundle}. {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera. {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens. | |
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Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light. 2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern pinion} (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}. Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried. {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also {bull's-eye}. {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also {wallower}, or {trundle}. {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera. {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens. | |
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Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light. 2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern pinion} (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}. Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried. {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also {bull's-eye}. {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also {wallower}, or {trundle}. {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera. {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens. | |
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Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light. 2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern pinion} (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}. Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried. {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also {bull's-eye}. {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also {wallower}, or {trundle}. {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera. {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens. | |
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Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light. 2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern pinion} (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}. Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried. {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also {bull's-eye}. {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also {wallower}, or {trundle}. {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera. {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pinion \Pin"ion\, n. [OF. pignon a pen, F., gable, pinion (in sense 5); cf. Sp. pi[a4]on pinion; fr. L. pinna pinnacle, feather, wing. See {Pin} a peg, and cf. {Pen} a feather, {Pennat}, {Pennon}.] 1. A feather; a quill. --Shak. 2. A wing, literal or figurative. Swift on his sooty pinions flits the gnome. --Pope. 3. The joint of bird's wing most remote from the body. --Johnson. 4. A fetter for the arm. --Ainsworth. 5. (Mech.) A cogwheel with a small number of teeth, or leaves, adapted to engage with a larger wheel, or rack (see {Rack}); esp., such a wheel having its leaves formed of the substance of the arbor or spindle which is its axis. {Lantern pinion}. See under {Lantern}. {Pinion wire}, wire fluted longitudinally, for making the pinions of clocks and watches. It is formed by being drawn through holes of the shape required for the leaves or teeth of the pinions. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light. 2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern pinion} (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}. Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried. {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also {bull's-eye}. {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also {wallower}, or {trundle}. {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera. {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light. 2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. 3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern pinion} (below). 4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}. 5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}. Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried. {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also {bull's-eye}. {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also {wallower}, or {trundle}. {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera. {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lantern \Lan"tern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanterned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lanterning}.] [Cf. F. lanterner to hang at the lamp post, fr. lanterne. See {Lantern}.] To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lantern \Lan"tern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanterned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lanterning}.] [Cf. F. lanterner to hang at the lamp post, fr. lanterne. See {Lantern}.] To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lantern-jawed \Lan"tern-jawed`\, a. Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lanthorn \Lan"thorn\, n. See {Lantern}. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Launder \Laun"der\, n. [Contracted fr. OE. lavender, F. lavandi[8a]re, LL. lavandena, from L. lavare to wash. See {Lave}.] 1. A washerwoman. [Obs.] 2. (Mining) A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Launder \Laun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laundering}.] 1. To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts. 2. To lave; to wet. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Launder \Laun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laundering}.] 1. To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts. 2. To lave; to wet. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Launderer \Laun"der*er\, n. One who follows the business of laundering. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Launder \Laun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laundering}.] 1. To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts. 2. To lave; to wet. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laundering \Laun"der*ing\, n. The act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laundress \Laun"dress\, n. A woman whose employment is laundering. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laundress \Laun"dress\, v. i. To act as a laundress.[Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laundry \Laun"dry\, n.; pl. {Laundries}. [OE. lavendrie, OF. lavanderie. See {Launder}.] 1. A laundering; a washing. 2. A place or room where laundering is done. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laundry \Laun"dry\, n.; pl. {Laundries}. [OE. lavendrie, OF. lavanderie. See {Launder}.] 1. A laundering; a washing. 2. A place or room where laundering is done. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laundryman \Laun"dry*man\, n.; pl. {Laundrymen}. A man who follows the business of laundering. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laundryman \Laun"dry*man\, n.; pl. {Laundrymen}. A man who follows the business of laundering. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico. (b) The sweet potato (see below). {Potato beetle}, {Potato bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}) which feeds, both in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the potato, often doing great damage. Called also {Colorado potato beetle}, and {Doryphora}. See {Colorado beetle}. (b) The {Lema trilineata}, a smaller and more slender striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur does less injury than the preceding species. {Potato fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species ({Lytta atrata}), the striped ({L. vittata}), and the gray ({L. cinerea, [or] Fabricii}) are the most common. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. {Potato rot}, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed to be caused by a kind of mold ({Peronospora infestans}), which is first seen upon the leaves and stems. {Potato weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil ({Baridius trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop. {Potato whisky}, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made from potatoes or potato starch. {Potato worm} (Zo[94]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth ({Macrosila quinquemaculata}); -- called also {tomato worm}. See Illust. under {Tomato}. {Seaside potato} (Bot.), {Ipom[d2]a Pes-Capr[91]}, a kind of morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed leaves. [West Indies] {Sweet potato} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ipom[d2]a Balatas}) allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this plant before it was to the {Solanum tuberosum}, and this is the [bd]potato[b8] of the Southern United States. {Wild potato}. (Bot.) (a) A vine ({Ipom[d2]a pandurata}) having a pale purplish flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy places in the United States. (b) A similar tropical American plant ({I. fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the original stock of the sweet potato. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lender \Lend"er\ (-[etil]r), n. One who lends. The borrower is servant to the lender. --Prov. xxii. 7. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lienteric \Li`en*ter"ic\ (l[imac]`[ecr]n*t[ecr]r"[icr]k), a. [L. lientericus, Gr. leienteriko`s: cf. F. lient[82]rique. See {Lientery}.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, a lientery. -- n. (Med.) A lientery. --Grew. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lientery \Li"en*ter*y\ (l[imac]"[ecr]n*t[ecr]r*[ycr]), n. [Gr. leienteri`a; lei^os smooth, soft + 'e`nteron an intestine: cf. F. lient[82]rie.] (Med.) A diarrhea, in which the food is discharged imperfectly digested, or with but little change. --Dunglison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Limature \Li"ma*ture\ (l[imac]"m[adot]*t[usl]r; 135), n. [L. limatura. See {Limation}.] 1. The act of filing. 2. That which is filed off; filings. --Johnson. | |
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Limewater \Lime"wa`ter\ (-w[add]`t[etil]r), n. Water impregnated with lime; esp., an artificial solution of lime for medicinal purposes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Limitarian \Lim`i*ta"ri*an\ (-r[icr]*[ait]n), a. Tending to limit. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Limitary \Lim"i*ta*ry\ (l[icr]m"[icr]*t[asl]*r[ycr]), a. [L. limitaris. See {Limit}, v. t.] 1. Placed at the limit, as a guard. [bd]Proud limitary cherub.[b8] --Milton. 2. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc. [bd]The limitary ocean.[b8] --Trench. The poor, limitary creature calling himself a man of the world. --De Quincey. 3. Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive. Doctrines limitary, if not subversive of the papal power. --Milman. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Limitary \Lim"i*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-r[icr]z). 1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs.] --Fuller. 2. A limiter. See {Limiter}, 2. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Limiter \Lim"it*er\ (-[etil]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, limits. 2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district. [Formerly written also {limitour}.] --Chaucer. A limitour of the Gray Friars, in the time of his limitation, preached many times, and had but one sermon at all times. --Latimer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Limiter \Lim"it*er\ (-[etil]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, limits. 2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district. [Formerly written also {limitour}.] --Chaucer. A limitour of the Gray Friars, in the time of his limitation, preached many times, and had but one sermon at all times. --Latimer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Limitour \Lim"it*our\ (-[oomac]r), n. See {Limiter}, 2. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Limiter \Lim"it*er\ (-[etil]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, limits. 2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district. [Formerly written also {limitour}.] --Chaucer. A limitour of the Gray Friars, in the time of his limitation, preached many times, and had but one sermon at all times. --Latimer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Limitour \Lim"it*our\ (-[oomac]r), n. See {Limiter}, 2. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also {Benjamin}, {wild allspice}, and {fever bush}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Allspice \All"spice`\, n. The berry of the pimento ({Eugenia pimenta}), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the {Carolina allspice} ({Calycanthus floridus}); {wild allspice} ({Lindera benzoin}), called also {spicebush}, {spicewood}, and {feverbush}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Benzoin \Ben*zoin"\ (b[ecr]n*zoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp. benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub[be]n-j[be]w[c6] incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. {Benjamin}.] Note: [Called also {benjamin}.] 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the {Styrax benzoin}, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. 2. A white crystalline substance, {C14H12O2}, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources. 3. (Bot.) The spicebush ({Lindera benzoin}). {Flowers of benzoin}, benzoic acid. See under {Benzoic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also {Benjamin}, {wild allspice}, and {fever bush}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Allspice \All"spice`\, n. The berry of the pimento ({Eugenia pimenta}), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the {Carolina allspice} ({Calycanthus floridus}); {wild allspice} ({Lindera benzoin}), called also {spicebush}, {spicewood}, and {feverbush}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Benzoin \Ben*zoin"\ (b[ecr]n*zoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp. benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub[be]n-j[be]w[c6] incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. {Benjamin}.] Note: [Called also {benjamin}.] 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the {Styrax benzoin}, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. 2. A white crystalline substance, {C14H12O2}, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources. 3. (Bot.) The spicebush ({Lindera benzoin}). {Flowers of benzoin}, benzoic acid. See under {Benzoic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lineature \Lin"e*a*ture\ (l[icr]n"[esl]*[adot]*t[usl]r; 135), n. Anything having outline. [R.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
La Madera, NM Zip code(s): 87539 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lame Deer, MT (CDP, FIPS 42250) Location: 45.61761 N, 106.60975 W Population (1990): 1918 (610 housing units) Area: 143.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59043 | |
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Lander, WY (city, FIPS 44760) Location: 42.83002 N, 108.72857 W Population (1990): 7023 (2890 housing units) Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Lander County, NV (county, FIPS 15) Location: 39.94570 N, 117.02649 W Population (1990): 6266 (2586 housing units) Area: 14228.9 sq km (land), 66.9 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Landrum, SC (city, FIPS 40075) Location: 35.17418 N, 82.18695 W Population (1990): 2347 (1017 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29356 | |
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Leander, KY Zip code(s): 41228 Leander, LA Zip code(s): 71438 Leander, TX (city, FIPS 42016) Location: 30.56237 N, 97.86052 W Population (1990): 3398 (1278 housing units) Area: 11.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78641 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lemitar, NM Zip code(s): 87823 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lindrith, NM Zip code(s): 87029 | |
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Lone Tree, IA (city, FIPS 46335) Location: 41.48584 N, 91.42484 W Population (1990): 979 (414 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52755 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lonetree, WY Zip code(s): 82936 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lyndhurst, NJ (CDP, FIPS 42120) Location: 40.79683 N, 74.11340 W Population (1990): 18262 (7741 housing units) Area: 12.0 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07071 Lyndhurst, OH (city, FIPS 45556) Location: 41.51550 N, 81.49264 W Population (1990): 15982 (6729 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lyndhurst Mayfie, OH Zip code(s): 44124 | |
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Lyndora, PA Zip code(s): 16045 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
laundromat n. Syn. {disk farm}; see {washing machine}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
line eater, the n. obs. [Usenet] 1. A bug in some now-obsolete versions of the netnews software that used to eat up to BUFSIZ bytes of the article text. The bug was triggered by having the text of the article start with a space or tab. This bug was quickly personified as a mythical creature called the `line eater', and postings often included a dummy line of `line eater food'. Ironically, line eater `food' not beginning with a space or tab wasn't actually eaten, since the bug was avoided; but if there _was_ a space or tab before it, then the line eater would eat the food _and_ the beginning of the text it was supposed to be protecting. The practice of `sacrificing to the line eater' continued for some time after the bug had been {nailed to the wall}, and is still humorously referred to. The bug itself was still occasionally reported to be lurking in some mail-to-netnews gateways as late as 1991. 2. See {NSA line eater}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
laundromat [{Jargon File}] (1998-02-01) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
line eater {Usenet} software that used to eat up to {BUFSIZ} bytes of the article text. The bug was triggered by having the text of the article start with a space or tab. This bug was quickly personified as a mythical creature called the "line eater", and postings often included a dummy line of "line eater food". Ironically, line eater "food" not beginning with a space or tab wasn't actually eaten, since the bug was avoided; but if there *was* a space or tab before it, then the line eater would eat the food *and* the beginning of the text it was supposed to be protecting. The practice of "sacrificing to the line eater" continued for some time after the bug had been {nailed to the wall}, and is still humorously referred to. The bug itself is still (in mid-1991) occasionally reported to be lurking in some mail-to-netnews {gateways}. 2. {NSA line eater}. (1996-04-09) |