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Lamaic \La"ma*ic\, a. Of or pertaining to Lamaism. | |
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Lames \Lames\ (l[adot]mz), n. pl. [F. lame a thin plate, L. lamina.] (Armor) Small steel plates combined together so as to slide one upon the other and form a piece of armor. | |
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Lamish \Lam"ish\, a. Somewhat lame. --Wood. | |
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Lammas \Lam"mas\, n. [AS. hl[be]mmesse, hl[be]fm[91]sse, loaf mass, bread feast, or feast of first fruits; hl[be]f loaf + m[91]sse mass. See {Loaf}, and {Mass} religious service.] The first day of August; -- called also {Lammas day}, and {Lammastide}. | |
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Lance \Lance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lancing}.] 1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. --Dryden. 2. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess. 3. To throw in the manner of a lance. See {Lanch}. | |
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Lance \Lance\, n. [OE. lance, F. lance, fr. L. lancea; cf. Gr. [?]. Cf. {Launch}.] 1. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen. A braver soldier never couched lance. --Shak. 2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer. 3. (Founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell. 4. (Mil.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home. 5. (Pyrotech.) One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure. {Free lance}, in the Middle Ages, and subsequently, a knight or roving soldier, who was free to engage for any state or commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility without regard to party lines or deference to authority. {Lance bucket} (Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance. {Lance corporal}, same as {Lancepesade}. {Lance knight}, a lansquenet. --B. Jonson. {Lance snake} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance. {Stink-fire lance} (Mil.), a kind of fuse filled with a composition which burns with a suffocating odor; -- used in the counter operations of miners. {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest. | |
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Lanch \Lanch\ (l[adot]nch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanched} (l[adot]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lanching}. See {Launch}, {Lance}.] To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch. See Whose arm can lanch the surer bolt. --Dryden & Lee. | |
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Launch \Launch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Launched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Launching}.] [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF. lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance lance. See {Lance}.] [Written also {lanch}.] 1. To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly. 2. To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.] Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds. --Spenser. 3. To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship. With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship, And rolled on levers, launched her in the deep. --Pope. 4. To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or enterprise. All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch presbytery in England. --Eikon Basilike. | |
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Lanch \Lanch\ (l[adot]nch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanched} (l[adot]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lanching}. See {Launch}, {Lance}.] To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch. See Whose arm can lanch the surer bolt. --Dryden & Lee. | |
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Launch \Launch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Launched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Launching}.] [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF. lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance lance. See {Lance}.] [Written also {lanch}.] 1. To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly. 2. To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.] Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds. --Spenser. 3. To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship. With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship, And rolled on levers, launched her in the deep. --Pope. 4. To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or enterprise. All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch presbytery in England. --Eikon Basilike. | |
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Lang \Lang\, a. & adv. Long. [Obs. or Scot.] | |
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Langaha \Lan"ga*ha\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A curious colubriform snake of the genus {Xyphorhynchus}, from Madagascar. It is brownish red, and its nose is prolonged in the form of a sharp blade. | |
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Langya \Lan"gya\, n. (Zo[94]l.) [Native name Anglicized.] One of several species of East Indian and Asiatic fresh-water fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, remarkable for their power of living out of water, and for their tenacity of life; -- called also {walking fishes}. | |
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Walking \Walk"ing\, a. & n. from {Walk}, v. {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10. {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under {Crane}. {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below. {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable distances over the land at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest for their young. Called also {langya}. {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words. [Cant] {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage. [Cant] {Walking leaf}. (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the apex, thus producing new plants. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}. {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave; dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett. {Walking stick}. (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support or amusement when walking; a cane. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}. {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel. | |
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Langya \Lan"gya\, n. (Zo[94]l.) [Native name Anglicized.] One of several species of East Indian and Asiatic fresh-water fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, remarkable for their power of living out of water, and for their tenacity of life; -- called also {walking fishes}. | |
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Walking \Walk"ing\, a. & n. from {Walk}, v. {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10. {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under {Crane}. {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below. {Walking fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of which, as {O. marulius}, become over four feet long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable distances over the land at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest for their young. Called also {langya}. {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words. [Cant] {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage. [Cant] {Walking leaf}. (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the apex, thus producing new plants. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}. {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave; dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett. {Walking stick}. (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support or amusement when walking; a cane. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking straw}. See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}. {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel. | |
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Lank \Lank\, v. i. & t. To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] --Shak. --G. Fletcher. | |
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Lank \Lank\, a. [Compar. {Lanker}; superl. {Lankest}.] [{AS}. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.] 1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. Meager and lank with fasting grown. --Swift. Who would not choose . . . to have rather a lank purse than an empty brain? --Barrow. 2. Languid; drooping.[Obs.] Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head. --Milton. {Lank hair}, long, thin hair. --Macaulay. | |
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Lanky \Lank"y\, a. Somewhat lank. --Thackeray. The lanky Dinka, nearly seven feet in height. --The Century. | |
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Launce \Launce\, n. [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. {Balance}.] A balance. [Obs.] Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. --Spenser. | |
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Launce \Launce\, n. A lance. [Obs.] | |
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Launce \Launce\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Lant}, the fish. | |
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Lant \Lant\, n. [Cf. {Lance}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus {Ammedytes}. The common European species ({A. tobianus}) and the American species ({A. Americanus}) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also {launce}, and {sand eel}. | |
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Launce \Launce\, n. [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. {Balance}.] A balance. [Obs.] Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. --Spenser. | |
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Launce \Launce\, n. A lance. [Obs.] | |
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Launce \Launce\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Lant}, the fish. | |
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Lant \Lant\, n. [Cf. {Lance}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus {Ammedytes}. The common European species ({A. tobianus}) and the American species ({A. Americanus}) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also {launce}, and {sand eel}. | |
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Launch \Launch\, v. i. To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out. Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. --Luke v. 4. He [Spenser] launches out into very flowery paths. --Prior. | |
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Launch \Launch\, n. 1. The act of launching. 2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. 3. [Cf. Sp. lancha.] (Naut.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like. {Launching ways}. (Naut.) See {Way}, n. (Naut.). | |
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Launch \Launch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Launched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Launching}.] [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF. lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance lance. See {Lance}.] [Written also {lanch}.] 1. To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly. 2. To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.] Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds. --Spenser. 3. To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship. With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship, And rolled on levers, launched her in the deep. --Pope. 4. To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or enterprise. All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch presbytery in England. --Eikon Basilike. | |
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Lawing \Law"ing\, n. Going to law; litigation. --Holinshed. | |
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Lawing \Law"ing\, n. [So called because done in compliance with an English forest law.] Expeditation. --Blackstone. | |
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Lay \Lay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust. A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den. --Dan. vi. 17. Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. --Milton. 2. To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table. 3. To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan. 4. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint. 5. To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit. After a tempest when the winds are laid. --Waller. 6. To cause to lie dead or dying. Brave C[91]neus laid Ortygius on the plain, The victor C[91]neus was by Turnus slain. --Dryden. 7. To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk. I dare lay mine honor He will remain so. --Shak. 8. To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs. 9. To apply; to put. She layeth her hands to the spindle. --Prov. xxxi. 19. 10. To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land. The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. --Is. Iiii. 6. 11. To impute; to charge; to allege. God layeth not folly to them. --Job xxiv. 12. Lay the fault on us. --Shak. 12. To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one. 13. To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one. 14. (Law) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue. --Bouvier. 15. (Mil.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun. 16. (Rope Making) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope. 17. (Print.) (a) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone. (b) To place (new type) properly in the cases. {To lay asleep}, to put sleep; to make unobservant or careless. --Bacon. {To lay bare}, to make bare; to strip. And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain. --Byron. {To lay before}, to present to; to submit for consideration; as, the papers are laid before Congress. {To lay by}. (a) To save. (b) To discard. Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by. --Bacon. {To lay by the heels}, to put in the stocks. --Shak. {To lay down}. (a) To stake as a wager. (b) To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay down one's life; to lay down one's arms. (c) To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle. {To lay forth}. (a) To extend at length; (reflexively) to exert one's self; to expatiate. [Obs.] (b) To lay out (as a corpse). [Obs.] --Shak. {To lay hands on}, to seize. {To lay hands on one's self}, or {To lay violent hands on one's self}, to injure one's self; specif., to commit suicide. {To lay heads together}, to consult. {To lay hold of}, or {To lay hold on}, to seize; to catch. {To lay in}, to store; to provide. {To lay it on}, to apply without stint. --Shak. | |
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Laying \Lay"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, lays. 2. The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch. 3. The first coat on laths of plasterer's two-coat work. | |
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Leanness \Lean"ness\, n. [AS. hl[aemac]nnes.] The condition or quality of being lean. | |
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Lemma \Lem"ma\ (l[ecr]m"m[adot]), n.; pl. L. {Lemmata} (-m[adot]*t[adot]), E. {Lemmas} (-m[adot]z). [L. lemma, Gr. lh^mma anything received, an assumption or premise taken for granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf. {Syllable}.] A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic. | |
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d8Lemniscus \[d8]Lem*nis"cus\ (l[ecr]m*n[icr]s"k[ucr]s), n.; pl. {Lemnisci} (-s[imac]). [L. See {Lemniscata}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala. | |
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Lens \Lens\ (l[ecr]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} (-[ecr]z). [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.) A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some other figure. Lenses Note: Of spherical lenses, there are six varieties, as shown in section in the figures herewith given: viz., a plano-concave; b double-concave; c plano-convex; d double-convex; e converging concavo-convex, or converging meniscus; f diverging concavo-convex, or diverging meniscus. {Crossed lens} (Opt.), a double-convex lens with one radius equal to six times the other. {Crystalline lens}. (Anat.) See {Eye}. {Fresnel lens} (Opt.), a compound lens formed by placing around a central convex lens rings of glass so curved as to have the same focus; used, especially in lighthouses, for concentrating light in a particular direction; -- so called from the inventor. {Multiplying} {lens [or] glass} (Opt.), a lens one side of which is plane and the other convex, but made up of a number of plane faces inclined to one another, each of which presents a separate image of the object viewed through it, so that the object is, as it were, multiplied. {Polyzonal lens}. See {Polyzonal}. | |
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Humor \Hu"mor\, n. [OE. humour, OF. humor, umor, F. humeur, L. humor, umor, moisture, fluid, fr. humere, umere, to be moist. See {Humid}.] [Written also {humour}.] 1. Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc. Note: The ancient physicians believed that there were four humors (the blood, phlegm, yellow bile or choler, and black bile or melancholy), on the relative proportion of which the temperament and health depended. 2. (Med.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin. [bd]A body full of humors.[b8] --Sir W. Temple. 3. State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids of the body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good humor; ill humor. Examine how your humor is inclined, And which the ruling passion of your mind. --Roscommon. A prince of a pleasant humor. --Bacon. I like not the humor of lying. --Shak. 4. pl. Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims. Is my friend all perfection, all virtue and discretion? Has he not humors to be endured? --South. 5. That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness. For thy sake I admit That a Scot may have humor, I'd almost said wit. --Goldsmith. A great deal of excellent humor was expended on the perplexities of mine host. --W. Irving. {Aqueous humor}, {Crystalline humor} [or] {lens}, {Vitreous humor}. (Anat.) See {Eye}. {Out of humor}, dissatisfied; displeased; in an unpleasant frame of mind. Syn: Wit; satire; pleasantry; temper; disposition; mood; frame; whim; fancy; caprice. See {Wit}. | |
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Lens \Lens\ (l[ecr]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} (-[ecr]z). [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.) A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some other figure. Lenses Note: Of spherical lenses, there are six varieties, as shown in section in the figures herewith given: viz., a plano-concave; b double-concave; c plano-convex; d double-convex; e converging concavo-convex, or converging meniscus; f diverging concavo-convex, or diverging meniscus. {Crossed lens} (Opt.), a double-convex lens with one radius equal to six times the other. {Crystalline lens}. (Anat.) See {Eye}. {Fresnel lens} (Opt.), a compound lens formed by placing around a central convex lens rings of glass so curved as to have the same focus; used, especially in lighthouses, for concentrating light in a particular direction; -- so called from the inventor. {Multiplying} {lens [or] glass} (Opt.), a lens one side of which is plane and the other convex, but made up of a number of plane faces inclined to one another, each of which presents a separate image of the object viewed through it, so that the object is, as it were, multiplied. {Polyzonal lens}. See {Polyzonal}. | |
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Humor \Hu"mor\, n. [OE. humour, OF. humor, umor, F. humeur, L. humor, umor, moisture, fluid, fr. humere, umere, to be moist. See {Humid}.] [Written also {humour}.] 1. Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc. Note: The ancient physicians believed that there were four humors (the blood, phlegm, yellow bile or choler, and black bile or melancholy), on the relative proportion of which the temperament and health depended. 2. (Med.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin. [bd]A body full of humors.[b8] --Sir W. Temple. 3. State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids of the body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good humor; ill humor. Examine how your humor is inclined, And which the ruling passion of your mind. --Roscommon. A prince of a pleasant humor. --Bacon. I like not the humor of lying. --Shak. 4. pl. Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims. Is my friend all perfection, all virtue and discretion? Has he not humors to be endured? --South. 5. That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness. For thy sake I admit That a Scot may have humor, I'd almost said wit. --Goldsmith. A great deal of excellent humor was expended on the perplexities of mine host. --W. Irving. {Aqueous humor}, {Crystalline humor} [or] {lens}, {Vitreous humor}. (Anat.) See {Eye}. {Out of humor}, dissatisfied; displeased; in an unpleasant frame of mind. Syn: Wit; satire; pleasantry; temper; disposition; mood; frame; whim; fancy; caprice. See {Wit}. | |
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Leonese \Le`o*nese"\ (l[emac]`[osl]*n[emac]z" or -n[emac]s"), a. Of or pertaining to Leon, in Spain. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Leon. | |
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Limous \Li"mous\ (l[imac]"m[ucr]s), a. [L. limosus, fr. limus slime, mud.] Muddy; slimy; thick. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Limpsy \Limp"sy\ (-s[ycr]), Limsy \Lim"sy\ (l[icr]m"s[ycr]), a. [See {Limp}, a., and cf. W. llymsi having a fickle motion, weak. Cf. {Flimsy}.] Limp; flexible; flimsy. [Local, U. S.] | |
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Linage \Lin"age\ (l[icr]n"[asl]j), n. See {Lineage}. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Linch \Linch\ (l[icr]nch), n. [AS. hlinc a hill.] A ledge; a right-angled projection. | |
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Lineage \Lin"e*age\ (l[icr]n"[esl]*[asl]j; 48), n. [OE. linage, F. lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d {Line}.] Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. Both the lineage and the certain sire From which I sprung, from me are hidden yet. --Spenser. | |
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Imaginary \Im*ag"i*na*ry\, a. [L. imaginarius: cf. F. imaginaire.] Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal. Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer Imaginary ills and fancied tortures? --Addison. {Imaginary calculus} See under {Calculus}. {Imaginary expression} [or] {quantity} (Alg.), an algebraic expression which involves the impossible operation of taking the square root of a negative quantity; as, [root]-9, a + b [root]-1. {Imaginary points}, {lines}, {surfaces}, etc. (Geom.), points, lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although by reason of certain changes of a figure they have in fact ceased to have a real existence. Syn: Ideal; fanciful; chimerical; visionary; fancied; unreal; illusive. | |
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-ling \-ling\ (-l[icr]ng). [AS. -ling.] A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling. | |
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-ling \-ling\ An adverbial suffix; as, darkling, flatling. | |
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Ling \Ling\ (l[icr]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G. l[84]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[aring]nga, Icel. langa. So named from its being long. See {Long}, a.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large, marine, gadoid fish ({Molva vulgaris}) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also {drizzle}. (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario. (c) An American hake of the genus {Phycis}. [Canada] (d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus {Genypterus}. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia. | |
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Ling \Ling\, n. [Icel. lyng; akin to Dan. lyng, Sw. ljung.] (Bot.) Heather ({Calluna vulgaris}). {Ling honey}, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather. --Holland. | |
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Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. [?]lepute.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also {greenbone}, {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish}, and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}. Both are edible, but of little value. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot. | |
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Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st {Barb}.] (Zo[94]l.) A fresh-water fish of the genus {Lota}, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [Written also {burbolt}.] Note: The fish is also called an {eelpout} or {ling}, and is allied to the codfish. The {Lota vulgaris} is a common European species. An American species ({L. maculosa}) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north. | |
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Heath \Heath\, n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[?][?]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[?]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[?]tra field. [root]20.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A low shrub ({Erica, [or] Calluna, vulgaris}), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called {heather}, and {ling}. (b) Also, any species of the genus {Erica}, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of {Heather}. 2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage. Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. --Milton {Heath cock} (Zo[94]l.), the blackcock. See {Heath grouse} (below). {Heath grass} (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus {Triodia} ({T. decumbens}), growing on dry heaths. {Heath grouse}, [or] {Heath game} (Zo[94]l.), a European grouse ({Tetrao tetrix}), which inhabits heats; -- called also {black game}, {black grouse}, {heath poult}, {heath fowl}, {moor fowl}. The male is called, {heath cock}, and {blackcock}; the female, {heath hen}, and {gray hen}. {Heath hen}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heath grouse} (above). {Heath pea} (bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyris macrorhizus}), the tubers of which are eaten, and in Scotland are used to flavor whisky. {Heath throstle} (Zo[94]l.), a European thrush which frequents heaths; the ring ouzel. | |
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-ling \-ling\ (-l[icr]ng). [AS. -ling.] A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling. | |
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-ling \-ling\ An adverbial suffix; as, darkling, flatling. | |
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Ling \Ling\ (l[icr]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G. l[84]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[aring]nga, Icel. langa. So named from its being long. See {Long}, a.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large, marine, gadoid fish ({Molva vulgaris}) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also {drizzle}. (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario. (c) An American hake of the genus {Phycis}. [Canada] (d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus {Genypterus}. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia. | |
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Ling \Ling\, n. [Icel. lyng; akin to Dan. lyng, Sw. ljung.] (Bot.) Heather ({Calluna vulgaris}). {Ling honey}, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather. --Holland. | |
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Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. [?]lepute.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also {greenbone}, {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish}, and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}. Both are edible, but of little value. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot. | |
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Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st {Barb}.] (Zo[94]l.) A fresh-water fish of the genus {Lota}, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [Written also {burbolt}.] Note: The fish is also called an {eelpout} or {ling}, and is allied to the codfish. The {Lota vulgaris} is a common European species. An American species ({L. maculosa}) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north. | |
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Heath \Heath\, n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[?][?]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[?]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[?]tra field. [root]20.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A low shrub ({Erica, [or] Calluna, vulgaris}), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called {heather}, and {ling}. (b) Also, any species of the genus {Erica}, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of {Heather}. 2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage. Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. --Milton {Heath cock} (Zo[94]l.), the blackcock. See {Heath grouse} (below). {Heath grass} (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus {Triodia} ({T. decumbens}), growing on dry heaths. {Heath grouse}, [or] {Heath game} (Zo[94]l.), a European grouse ({Tetrao tetrix}), which inhabits heats; -- called also {black game}, {black grouse}, {heath poult}, {heath fowl}, {moor fowl}. The male is called, {heath cock}, and {blackcock}; the female, {heath hen}, and {gray hen}. {Heath hen}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heath grouse} (above). {Heath pea} (bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyris macrorhizus}), the tubers of which are eaten, and in Scotland are used to flavor whisky. {Heath throstle} (Zo[94]l.), a European thrush which frequents heaths; the ring ouzel. | |
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-ling \-ling\ (-l[icr]ng). [AS. -ling.] A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling. | |
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-ling \-ling\ An adverbial suffix; as, darkling, flatling. | |
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Ling \Ling\ (l[icr]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G. l[84]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[aring]nga, Icel. langa. So named from its being long. See {Long}, a.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large, marine, gadoid fish ({Molva vulgaris}) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also {drizzle}. (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario. (c) An American hake of the genus {Phycis}. [Canada] (d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus {Genypterus}. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia. | |
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Ling \Ling\, n. [Icel. lyng; akin to Dan. lyng, Sw. ljung.] (Bot.) Heather ({Calluna vulgaris}). {Ling honey}, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather. --Holland. | |
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Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. [?]lepute.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also {greenbone}, {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish}, and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}. Both are edible, but of little value. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot. | |
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Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st {Barb}.] (Zo[94]l.) A fresh-water fish of the genus {Lota}, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [Written also {burbolt}.] Note: The fish is also called an {eelpout} or {ling}, and is allied to the codfish. The {Lota vulgaris} is a common European species. An American species ({L. maculosa}) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north. | |
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Heath \Heath\, n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[?][?]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[?]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[?]tra field. [root]20.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A low shrub ({Erica, [or] Calluna, vulgaris}), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called {heather}, and {ling}. (b) Also, any species of the genus {Erica}, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of {Heather}. 2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage. Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. --Milton {Heath cock} (Zo[94]l.), the blackcock. See {Heath grouse} (below). {Heath grass} (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus {Triodia} ({T. decumbens}), growing on dry heaths. {Heath grouse}, [or] {Heath game} (Zo[94]l.), a European grouse ({Tetrao tetrix}), which inhabits heats; -- called also {black game}, {black grouse}, {heath poult}, {heath fowl}, {moor fowl}. The male is called, {heath cock}, and {blackcock}; the female, {heath hen}, and {gray hen}. {Heath hen}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heath grouse} (above). {Heath pea} (bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyris macrorhizus}), the tubers of which are eaten, and in Scotland are used to flavor whisky. {Heath throstle} (Zo[94]l.), a European thrush which frequents heaths; the ring ouzel. | |
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Lingo \Lin"go\ (l[icr][nsm]"g[osl]), n. [L. lingua tongue, language. See {Lingual}.] Language; speech; dialect. [Slang] | |
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d8Lingua \[d8]Lin"gua\ (l[icr][nsm]"gw[adot]), n.; pl. {Lingu[91]} (-gw[emac]). [L., the tongue.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A tongue. (b) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue. | |
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Link \Link\ (l[icr][nsm]k), n. [Prob. corrupted from lint and this for lunt a torch, match, D. lont match; akin to G. lunte, cf. MHG. l[81]nden to burn. Cf. {Lunt}, {Linstock}.] A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like. --Shak. | |
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Link \Link\, n. [OE. linke, AS. hlence; akin to Sw. l[84]nk ring of a chain, Dan. l[91]nke chain, Icel. hlekkr; cf. G. gelenk joint, link, ring of a chain, lenken to bend.] 1. A single ring or division of a chain. 2. Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds together, or connects, separate things; a part of a connected series; a tie; a bond. [bd]Links of iron.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Link \Link\, v. i. To be connected. No one generation could link with the other. --Burke. | |
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Link \Link\ (l[icr][nsm]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Linked} (l[icr][nsm]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Linking}.] To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join; to attach; to unite; to couple. All the tribes and nations that composed it [the Roman Empire] were linked together, not only by the same laws and the same government, but by all the facilities of commodious intercourse, and of frequent communication. --Eustace. | |
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Link \Link\, n. [See {Linch}.] 1. A hill or ridge, as a sand hill, or a wooded or turfy bank between cultivated fields, etc. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 2. A winding of a river; also, the ground along such a winding; a meander; -- usually in pl. [Scot.] The windings or [bd]links[b8] of the Forth above and below Stirling are extremely tortuous. --Encyc. Brit. 3. pl. Sand hills with the surrounding level or undulating land, such as occur along the seashore, a river bank, etc. [Scot.] Golf may be played on any park or common, but its original home is the [bd]links[b8] or common land which is found by the seashore, where the short close tuft, the sandy subsoil, and the many natural obstacles in the shape of bents, whins, sand holes, and banks, supply the conditions which are easential to the proper pursuit of the game. --Encyc. of Sport. | |
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Links \Links\, n. [The pl. form of {Link}, but often construed as a sing.] A tract of ground laid out for the game of golf; a golfing green. A second links has recently been opened at Prestwick, and another at Troon, on the same coast. --P. P. Alexander. | |
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Linsey \Lin"sey\ (l[icr]n"s[ycr]), n. [See {Linen}.] Linsey-woolsey. | |
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Lioness \Li"on*ess\, n. [OF. lionesse.] (Zo[94]l.) A female lion. | |
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Lionize \Li"on*ize\ (-[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lionized} (-[imac]zd), p. pr. & vb. n. {Lionizing} (-[imac]`z[icr]ng).] 1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest. -- J. D. Forbes. 2. To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest. --Macaulay. | |
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d8Paillon \[d8]Pail`lon"\, n.; pl. {-lions}. [F., fr. paille straw.] A thin leaf of metal, as for use in gilding or enameling, or to show through a translucent medium. | |
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Llano \Lla"no\, n.; pl. {Llanos}. [Sp., plain even, level. See {Plain}.] An extensive plain with or without vegetation. [Spanish America] | |
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Loimic \Loi"mic\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] plague.] Of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders. | |
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Long \Long\, adv. [AS. lance.] 1. To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line. 2. To a great extent in time; during a long time. They that tarry long at the wine. --Prov. xxiii. 30. When the trumpet soundeth long. --Ex. xix. 13. 3. At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest. 4. Through the whole extent or duration. The bird of dawning singeth all night long. --Shak. 5. Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone? | |
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Long \Long\, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[86]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide. | |
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Long \Long\, n. 1. (Mus.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve. 2. (Phonetics) A long sound, syllable, or vowel. 3. The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it. --Addison. | |
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Long \Long\, prep. [Abbreviated fr. along. See 3d {Along}.] By means of; by the fault of; because of. [Obs.] See {Along of}, under 3d {Along}. | |
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Long \Long\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Longed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Longing}.] [AS. langian to increase, to lengthen, to stretch out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang long. See {Long}, a.] 1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for. I long to see you. --Rom. i. 11. I have longed after thy precepts. --Ps. cxix. 40. I have longed for thy salvation. --Ps. cxix. 174. Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea. --Arbuthnot. 2. To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for. [Obs.] The labor which that longeth unto me. --Chaucer. | |
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Long \Long\, a. (Finance & Com.) Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin. | |
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Measure \Meas"ure\, n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. [?], E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.] 1. A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged. 2. An instrument by means of which size or quantity is measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like. False ells and measures be brought all clean adown. --R. of Gloucester. 3. The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according to some standard; size or extent, determined and stated; estimated extent; as, to take one's measure for a coat. The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. --Job xi. 9. 4. The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured; a quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited quantity or amount. It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal. --Luke xiii. 21. 5. Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds; moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, in measure; with measure; without or beyond measure. Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure. --Is. v. 14. 6. Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due proportion. Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days. --Ps. xxxix. 4. 7. The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying and selling; as, to give good or full measure. 8. Undefined quantity; extent; degree. There is a great measure of discretion to be used in the performance of confession. --Jer. Taylor. 9. Regulated division of movement: (a) (Dancing) A regulated movement corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is performed; but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the minuet. (b) (Mus.) (1) The group or grouping of beats, caused by the regular recurrence of accented beats. (2) The space between two bars. See {Beat}, {Triple}, {Quadruple}, {Sextuple}, {Compound time}, under {Compound}, a., and {Figure}. (c) (Poetry) The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic measure. 10. (Arith.) A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; as in the phrases, the common measure, the greatest common measure, etc., of two or more numbers. 11. A step or definite part of a progressive course or policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the accomplishment of an object; as, political measures; prudent measures; an inefficient measure. His majesty found what wrong measures he had taken in the conferring that trust, and lamented his error. --Clarendon. 12. The act of measuring; measurement. --Shak. 13. pl. (Geol.) Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead measures. {Lineal}, [or] {Long}, {measure}, measure of length; the measure of lines or distances. {Liquid measure}, the measure of liquids. {Square measure}, the measure of superficial area of surfaces in square units, as inches, feet, miles, etc. {To have hard measure}, to have harsh treatment meted out to one; to be harshly or oppressively dealt with. {To take measures}, to make preparations; to provide means. {To take one's measure}, to measure one, as for a garment; hence, to form an opinion of one's disposition, character, ability, etc. {To tread a measure}, to dance in the style so called. See 9 (a) . Say to her, we have measured many miles To tread a measure with her on this grass. --Shak. | |
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Sea \Sea\, n. [OE. see, AS. s[aemac]; akin to D. zee, OS. & OHG. s[emac]o, G. see, OFries. se, Dan. s[94], Sw. sj[94], Icel. s[91]r, Goth. saiws, and perhaps to L. saevus firce, savage. [root] 151 a.] 1. One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea; as, the Mediterranean Sea; the Sea of Marmora; the North Sea; the Carribean Sea. 2. An inland body of water, esp. if large or if salt or brackish; as, the Caspian Sea; the Sea of Aral; sometimes, a small fresh-water lake; as, the Sea of Galilee. 3. The ocean; the whole body of the salt water which covers a large part of the globe. I marvel how the fishes live in the sea. --Shak. Ambiguous between sea and land The river horse and scaly crocodile. --Milton. 4. The swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high wind; motion of the water's surface; also, a single wave; a billow; as, there was a high sea after the storm; the vessel shipped a sea. 5. (Jewish Antiq.) A great brazen laver in the temple at Jerusalem; -- so called from its size. He made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof. --2 Chron. iv. 2. 6. Fig.: Anything resembling the sea in vastness; as, a sea of glory. --Shak. All the space . . . was one sea of heads. --Macaulay. Note: Sea is often used in the composition of words of obvious signification; as, sea-bathed, sea-beaten, sea-bound, sea-bred, sea-circled, sealike, sea-nursed, sea-tossed, sea-walled, sea-worn, and the like. It is also used either adjectively or in combination with substantives; as, sea bird, sea-bird, or seabird, sea acorn, or sea-acorn. {At sea}, upon the ocean; away from land; figuratively, without landmarks for guidance; lost; at the mercy of circumstances. [bd]To say the old man was at sea would be too feeble an expression.[b8] --G. W. Cable {At full sea} at the height of flood tide; hence, at the height. [bd]But now God's mercy was at full sea.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. {Beyond seas}, [or] {Beyond the sea} [or] {the seas} (Law), out of the state, territory, realm, or country. --Wharton. {Half seas over}, half drunk. [Colloq.] --Spectator. {Heavy sea}, a sea in which the waves run high. {Long sea}, a sea characterized by the uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves. {Short sea}, a sea in which the waves are short, broken, and irregular, so as to produce a tumbling or jerking motion. {To go to sea}, a adopt the calling or occupation of a sailor. | |
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Longe \Longe\, n. [Abbrev. fr. allonge. See {Lunge}.] 1. A thrust. See {Lunge}. --Smollett. 2. The training ground for a horse. --Farrow. | |
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Longe \Longe\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as 4th {Lunge}. | |
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Lungie \Lun"gie\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A guillemot. [Written also {longie}.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Loo \Loo\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looing}.] To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written also {lu}.] --Goldsmith. | |
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Lounge \Lounge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lounged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lounging}.] [OE. lungis a tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF. longis, longin, said to be fr. Longinus, the name of the centurion who pierced the body of Christ, but with reference also to L. longus long. Cf. {Long}, a.] To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner. We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature, yawn over politics. --J. Hannay. | |
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Lounge \Lounge\, n. 1. An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging. She went with Lady Stock to a bookseller's whose shop [?]erved as a fashionable lounge. --Miss Edgeworth. 2. A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may lie or recline. | |
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Mass \Mass\, n. [OE. masse, messe, AS. m[91]sse. LL. missa, from L. mittere, missum, to send, dismiss: cf. F. messe. In the ancient churches, the public services at which the catechumens were permitted to be present were called missa catechumenorum, ending with the reading of the Gospel. Then they were dismissed with these words : [bd]Ite, missa est[b8] [sc. ecclesia], the congregation is dismissed. After that the sacrifice proper began. At its close the same words were said to those who remained. So the word gave the name of Mass to the sacrifice in the Catholic Church. See {Missile}, and cf. {Christmas}, {Lammas}, {Mess} a dish, {Missal}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host. 2. (Mus.) The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus. {Canon of the Mass}. See {Canon}. {High Mass}, Mass with incense, music, the assistance of a deacon, subdeacon, etc. {Low Mass}, Mass which is said by the priest through-out, without music. {Mass bell}, the sanctus bell. See {Sanctus}. {Mass book}, the missal or Roman Catholic service book. | |
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Low \Low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lowing}.] [OE. lowen, AS. hl[?]wan; akin to D. loeijen, OHG. hl[?]jan, hluojan.] To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray. | |
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Lowing \Low"ing\, n. The calling sound made by cows and other bovine animals. | |
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Lowness \Low"ness\, n. The state or quality of being low. | |
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Lummox \Lum"mox\, n. A fat, ungainly, stupid person; an awkward bungler. [Law.] | |
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Peplum \Pep"lum\, n.; pl. E. {-lumus}, L. {-la}. [L.] A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos; also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat. | |
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Lunacy \Lu"na*cy\, n.; pl. {Lunacies}. [See {Lunatic}.] 1. Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation. --Brande. --Burrill. Your kindred shuns your house As beaten hence by your strange lunacy. --Shak. 2. A morbid suspension of good sense or judgment, as through fanaticism. --Dr. H. More. Syn: Derangement; craziness; mania. See {Insanity}. | |
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Lunch \Lunch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lunched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lunching}.] To take luncheon. --Smart. | |
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Lunch \Lunch\, n. [Of uncertain etymol. Cf. Prov. Eng. nunc a lump.] A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner. | |
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Lung \Lung\, n. [OE. lunge, AS. lunge, pl. lungen; akin to D. long, G. lunge, Icel. & Sw. lunga, Dan. lunge, all prob. from the root of E. light. [?] See {Light} not heavy.] (Anat.) An organ for a[89]rial respiration; -- commonly in the plural. My lungs began to crow like chanticleer. --Shak. | |
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Lunge \Lunge\, n. [Also spelt longe, fr. allonge. See {Allonge}, {Long}.] A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword. | |
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Lunge \Lunge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lunged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lunging}.] To make a lunge. | |
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Lunge \Lunge\, v. t. To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter. --Thackeray. | |
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Lunge \Lunge\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Namaycush}. | |
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Lungie \Lun"gie\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A guillemot. [Written also {longie}.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lied} (l[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying} (l[imac]"[icr]ng).] [OE. lien, li[yogh]en, le[yogh]en, leo[yogh]en, AS. le[a2]gan; akin to D. liegen, OS. & OHG. liogan, G. l[81]gen, Icel. lj[umac]ga, Sw. ljuga, Dan. lyve, Goth. liugan, Russ. lgate.] To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation. | |
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Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[amac]); p. p. {Lain} (l[amac]n), ({Lien} (l[imac]"[ecr]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan, Russ. lejate, L. lectus bed, Gr. le`chos bed, le`xasqai to lie. Cf. {Lair}, {Law}, {Lay}, v. t., {Litter}, {Low}, adj.] 1. To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin. The watchful traveler . . . Lay down again, and closed his weary eyes. --Dryden. 2. To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the ship lay in port. 3. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall. 4. To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; -- with in. Envy lies between beings equal in nature, though unequal in circumstances. --Collier. He that thinks that diversion may not lie in hard labor, forgets the early rising and hard riding of huntsmen. --Locke. 5. To lodge; to sleep. Whiles I was now trifling at home, I saw London, . . . where I lay one night only. --Evelyn. Mr. Quinion lay at our house that night. --Dickens. 6. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest. The wind is loud and will not lie. --Shak. 7. (Law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained. [bd]An appeal lies in this case.[b8] --Parsons. Note: Through ignorance or carelessness speakers and writers often confuse the forms of the two distinct verbs lay and lie. Lay is a transitive verb, and has for its preterit laid; as, he told me to lay it down, and I laid it down. Lie is intransitive, and has for its preterit lay; as, he told me to lie down, and I lay down. Some persons blunder by using laid for the preterit of lie; as, he told me to lie down, and I laid down. So persons often say incorrectly, the ship laid at anchor; they laid by during the storm; the book was laying on the shelf, etc. It is only necessary to remember, in all such cases, that laid is the preterit of lay, and not of lie. {To lie along the shore} (Naut.), to coast, keeping land in sight. {To lie at the door of}, to be imputable to; as, the sin, blame, etc., lies at your door. {To lie at the heart}, to be an object of affection, desire, or anxiety. --Sir W. Temple. {To lie at the mercy of}, to be in the power of. {To lie by}. (a) To remain with; to be at hand; as, he has the manuscript lying by him. (b) To rest; to intermit labor; as, we lay by during the heat of the day. {To lie hard} [or] {heavy}, to press or weigh; to bear hard. {To lie in}, to be in childbed; to bring forth young. {To lie in one}, to be in the power of; to belong to. [bd]As much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.[b8] --Rom. xii. 18. {To lie in the way}, to be an obstacle or impediment. {To lie in wait}, to wait in concealment; to lie in ambush. {To lie on} [or] {upon}. (a) To depend on; as, his life lies on the result. (b) To bear, rest, press, or weigh on. {To lie low}, to remain in concealment or inactive. [Slang] {To lie on hand}, {To lie on one's hands}, to remain unsold or unused; as, the goods are still lying on his hands; they have too much time lying on their hands. {To lie on the head of}, to be imputed to. What he gets more of her than sharp words, let it lie on my head. --Shak. {To lie over}. (a) To remain unpaid after the time when payment is due, as a note in bank. (b) To be deferred to some future occasion, as a resolution in a public deliberative body. {To lie to} (Naut.), to stop or delay; especially, to head as near the wind as possible as being the position of greatest safety in a gale; -- said of a ship. Cf. {To bring to}, under {Bring}. {To lie under}, to be subject to; to suffer; to be oppressed by. {To lie with}. (a) To lodge or sleep with. (b) To have sexual intercourse with. (c) To belong to; as, it lies with you to make amends. | |
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Lying \Ly"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Lie}, to tell a falsehood. | |
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Lying \Ly"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Lie}, to be supported horizontally. {Lying panel} (Arch.), a panel in which the grain of the wood is horizontal. [R.] {Lying to} (Naut.), having the sails so disposed as to counteract each other. | |
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Lynch \Lynch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lynched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lynching}.] [See Note under {Lynch law}.] To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See {Lynch law}. | |
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Lynx \Lynx\, n. [L. lynx, lyncis, Gr. [?]; akin to AS. lox, G. luchs, prob. named from its sharp sight, and akin to E. light. See {Light}, n., and cf. {Ounce} an animal.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of feline animals of the genus {Felis}, and subgenus {Lynx}. They have a short tail, and usually a pencil of hair on the tip of the ears. | |
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Lyonnaise \Ly`on`naise"\, a. [F. lyonnaise, fem. of lyonnais of Lyons.] (Cookery) Applied to boiled potatoes cut into small pieces and heated in oil or butter. They are usually flavored with onion and parsley. | |
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Lenox, AL Zip code(s): 36454 Lenox, GA (town, FIPS 45936) Location: 31.26988 N, 83.46636 W Population (1990): 783 (322 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31637 Lenox, IA (city, FIPS 44490) Location: 40.88318 N, 94.55818 W Population (1990): 1303 (582 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50851 Lenox, KY Zip code(s): 41447 Lenox, MA (CDP, FIPS 34935) Location: 42.35814 N, 73.28674 W Population (1990): 1687 (792 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01240 Lenox, MI Zip code(s): 48048 Lenox, MO Zip code(s): 65541 | |
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Lomax, IL (village, FIPS 44381) Location: 40.67760 N, 91.07635 W Population (1990): 473 (207 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61454 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lone Oak, GA (town, FIPS 47252) Location: 33.17203 N, 84.82011 W Population (1990): 161 (61 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Lone Oak, KY (city, FIPS 47512) Location: 37.03611 N, 88.66608 W Population (1990): 465 (224 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Lone Oak, TX (town, FIPS 43636) Location: 32.99628 N, 95.94154 W Population (1990): 521 (248 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75453 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Longs, SC Zip code(s): 29568 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lonoke, AR (city, FIPS 41420) Location: 34.78601 N, 91.89955 W Population (1990): 4022 (1616 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72086 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Loomis, CA (town, FIPS 43140) Location: 38.80969 N, 121.19434 W Population (1990): 5705 (2030 housing units) Area: 18.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95650 Loomis, NE (village, FIPS 29085) Location: 40.47808 N, 99.50740 W Population (1990): 376 (172 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68958 Loomis, SD Zip code(s): 57301 Loomis, WA Zip code(s): 98827 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lynch, KY (city, FIPS 48540) Location: 36.96454 N, 82.91363 W Population (1990): 1166 (529 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40855 Lynch, NE (village, FIPS 29750) Location: 42.83090 N, 98.46685 W Population (1990): 296 (183 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68746 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lyons, CO (town, FIPS 47070) Location: 40.22285 N, 105.26850 W Population (1990): 1227 (509 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80540 Lyons, GA (city, FIPS 48232) Location: 32.20386 N, 82.32107 W Population (1990): 4502 (1765 housing units) Area: 19.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30436 Lyons, IL (village, FIPS 45434) Location: 41.81173 N, 87.81864 W Population (1990): 9828 (4035 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60534 Lyons, IN (town, FIPS 45504) Location: 38.98807 N, 87.08163 W Population (1990): 753 (323 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47443 Lyons, KS (city, FIPS 43525) Location: 38.34596 N, 98.20216 W Population (1990): 3688 (1808 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67554 Lyons, MI (village, FIPS 49900) Location: 42.98320 N, 84.94536 W Population (1990): 824 (294 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48851 Lyons, NE (city, FIPS 29855) Location: 41.93612 N, 96.47195 W Population (1990): 1144 (502 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68038 Lyons, NY (village, FIPS 43962) Location: 43.06343 N, 76.99362 W Population (1990): 4280 (1752 housing units) Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14489 Lyons, OH (village, FIPS 45626) Location: 41.69963 N, 84.07303 W Population (1990): 579 (225 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43533 Lyons, OR (city, FIPS 44300) Location: 44.77733 N, 122.60692 W Population (1990): 938 (364 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97358 Lyons, PA (borough, FIPS 45752) Location: 40.48095 N, 75.76021 W Population (1990): 499 (220 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Linus /leen'us'/ or /lin'us'/, not /li:'nus/ Linus Torvalds, the author of {Linux}. Nobody in the hacker culture has been as readily recognized by first name alone since Ken (Thompson). | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Linux /lee'nuhks/ or /li'nuks/, _not_ /li:'nuhks/ n. The free Unix workalike created by Linus Torvalds and friends starting about 1991. Tthe pronunciation /lee'nuhks/ is preferred because the name `Linus' has an /ee/ sound in Swedish (Linus's family is part of Finland's 6% ethnic-Swedish minority). This may be the most remarkable hacker project in history -- an entire clone of Unix for 386, 486 and Pentium micros, distributed for free with sources over the net (ports to Alpha and Sparc and many other machines are also in use). Linux is what {GNU} aimed to be, and it relies on the GNU toolset. But the Free Software Foundation didn't produce the kernel to go with that toolset until 1999, which was too late. Other, similar efforts like FreeBSD and NetBSD have been technically successful but never caught fire the way Linux has; as this is written in 1999, Linux is seriously challenging Microsoft's OS dominance. An earlier version of this entry opined "The secret of Linux's success seems to be that Linus worked much harder early on to keep the development process open and recruit other hackers, creating a snowball effect." Truer than we knew. See {bazaar}. (Some people object that the name `Linux' should be used to refer only to the kernel, not the entire operating system. This claim is a proxy for an underlying territorial dispute; people who insist on the term `GNU/Linux' want the the {FSF} to get most of the credit for Linux because RMS and friends wrote many of its user-level tools. Neither this theory nor the term `GNU/Linux' has gained more than minority acceptance). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LANCE Local Area Network Controller for Ethernet. The alternative name for the Am7990 {integrated circuit} used in a {Filtabyte} {Ethernet} controller card. (1995-02-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Linc 1. Zealand. 2. {Laboratory Instrument Computer}. (1999-03-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Lingo An animation scripting language. [MacroMind Director V3.0 Interactivity Manual, MacroMind 1991]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
link 1. 2. (1997-10-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
links {link} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Linux An implementation of the {Unix} {kernel} originally written from scratch with no proprietary code. The kernel runs on {Intel} and {Alpha} hardware in the general release, with {SPARC}, {PowerPC}, {MIPS}, {ARM}, {Amiga}, {Atari}, and {SGI} in active development. The SPARC, PowerPC, ARM, {PowerMAC} - {OSF}, and 68k ports all support {shells}, {X} and {networking}. The Intel and SPARC versions have reliable {symmetric multiprocessing}. Work on the kernel is coordinated by Linus Torvalds, who holds the copyright on a large part of it. The rest of the copyright is held by a large number of other contributors (or their employers). Regardless of the copyright ownerships, the kernel as a whole is available under the {GNU} {General Public License}. The GNU project supports Linux as its kernel until the research {Hurd} kernel is completed. This kernel would be no use without {application programs}. The GNU project has provided large numbers of quality tools, and together with other {public domain} software it is a rich Unix environment. A compilation of the Linux kernel and these tools is known as a Linux distribution. Compatibility modules and/or {emulators} exist for dozens of other computing environments. The kernel version numbers are significant: the odd numbered series (e.g. 1.3.xx) is the development (or beta) kernel which evolves very quickly. Stable (or release) kernels have even major version numbers (e.g. 1.2.xx). There is a lot of commercial support for and use of Linux, both by hardware companies such as {Digital}, {IBM}, and {Apple} and numerous smaller network and integration specialists. There are many commercially supported distributions which are generally entirely under the GPL. At least one distribution vendor guarantees {Posix} compliance. Linux is particularly popular for {Internet Service Providers}, and there are ports to both parallel supercomputers and {embedded} {microcontrollers}. {Debian} is one popular {open source} distribution. The pronunciation of "Linux" has been a matter of much debate. Many, including Torvalds, insist on the short I pronunciation /li'nuks/ because "Linus" has an /ee/ sound in Swedish (Linus's family is part of Finland's 6% ethnic-Swedish minority) and Linus considers English short /i/ to be closer to /ee/ than English long /i:/ dipthong. This is consistent with the short I in words like "linen". This doesn't stop others demanding a long I /li:'nuks/ following the english pronunciation of "Linus" and "minus". Others say /li'niks/ following {Minix}, which Torvalds was working on before Linux. {More on pronunciation (http://www.foldoc.org/pub/linux-pronunciation)}. {LinuxHQ (http://www.linuxhq.com/)}. {slashdot (http://slashdot.org/)}. {freshmeat (http://freshmeat.net/)}. {Woven Goods (http://www.fokus.gmd.de/linux/)}. {Linux Gazette (http://www.ssc.com/lg)}. {funet Linux Archive (ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/Linux)}, {US mirror (ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/)}, {UK Mirror (ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/Linux/)}. (2000-06-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
lynix possibly "{lynx}" (the {World-Wide Web} {browser}). (1995-04-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LYNX A language for large distributed {network}s, using {remote procedure call}s, developed by the {University of Wisconsin} in 1984. ["The Lynx Distributed Programming Language: Motivation, Design and Experience", M.L. Scott, Computer Langs 16:209-233 (1991)]. (1994-10-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Lynx 1. A {WWW} {browser} from the {University of Kansas} for use on {cursor-addressable}, {character cell} {terminals} or {terminals emulators} under {Unix} or {VMS}. Lynx is a product of the Distributed Computing Group within Academic Computing Services of The {University of Kansas}. Lynx was originally developed by Lou Montulli, Michael Grobe and Charles Rezac. Garrett Blythe created {DosLynx} and later joined the Lynx effort as well. Foteos Macrides ported much of Lynx to VMS and is now maintaining it. Version: 2.4-FM (1995-10-25). {Home (http://www.cc.ukans.edu/about_lynx/about_lynx.html)}. Mailing list: lynx-dev@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu (send "subscribe lynx-dev listserv@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu). (1994-12-07) 2. {Lynx Real-Time Systems}. (1996-03-25) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LYNX A language for large distributed {network}s, using {remote procedure call}s, developed by the {University of Wisconsin} in 1984. ["The Lynx Distributed Programming Language: Motivation, Design and Experience", M.L. Scott, Computer Langs 16:209-233 (1991)]. (1994-10-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Lynx 1. A {WWW} {browser} from the {University of Kansas} for use on {cursor-addressable}, {character cell} {terminals} or {terminals emulators} under {Unix} or {VMS}. Lynx is a product of the Distributed Computing Group within Academic Computing Services of The {University of Kansas}. Lynx was originally developed by Lou Montulli, Michael Grobe and Charles Rezac. Garrett Blythe created {DosLynx} and later joined the Lynx effort as well. Foteos Macrides ported much of Lynx to VMS and is now maintaining it. Version: 2.4-FM (1995-10-25). {Home (http://www.cc.ukans.edu/about_lynx/about_lynx.html)}. Mailing list: lynx-dev@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu (send "subscribe lynx-dev listserv@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu). (1994-12-07) 2. {Lynx Real-Time Systems}. (1996-03-25) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Lamech the strikerdown; the wild man. (1.) The fifth in descent from Cain. He was the first to violate the primeval ordinance of marriage (Gen. 4:18-24). His address to his two wives, Adah and Zillah (4:23, 24), is the only extant example of antediluvian poetry. It has been called "Lamech's sword-song." He was "rude and ruffianly," fearing neither God nor man. With him the curtain falls on the race of Cain. We know nothing of his descendants. (2.) The seventh in descent from Seth, being the only son of Methuselah. Noah was the oldest of his several sons (Gen. 5:25-31; Luke 3:36). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Lines were used for measuring and dividing land; and hence the word came to denote a portion or inheritance measured out; a possession (Ps. 16:6). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Lions the most powerful of all carnivorous animals. Although not now found in Palestine, they must have been in ancient times very numerous there. They had their lairs in the forests (Jer. 5:6; 12:8; Amos 3:4), in the caves of the mountains (Cant. 4:8; Nah. 2:12), and in the canebrakes on the banks of the Jordan (Jer. 49:19; 50:44; Zech. 11:3). No fewer than at least six different words are used in the Old Testament for the lion. (1.) _Gor_ (i.e., a "suckling"), the lion's whelp (Gen. 49:9; Jer. 51:38, etc.). (2.) _Kephir_ (i.e., "shaggy"), the young lion (Judg. 14:5; Job 4:10; Ps. 91:13; 104:21), a term which is also used figuratively of cruel enemies (Ps. 34:10; 35:17; 58:6; Jer. 2:15). (3.) _'Ari_ (i.e., the "puller" in pieces), denoting the lion in general, without reference to age or sex (Num. 23:24; 2 Sam. 17:10, etc.). (4.) _Shahal_ (the "roarer"), the mature lion (Job 4:10; Ps. 91:13; Prov. 26:13; Hos. 5:14). (5.) _Laish_, so called from its strength and bravery (Job 4:11; Prov. 30:30; Isa. 30:6). The capital of Northern Dan received its name from this word. (6.) _Labi_, from a root meaning "to roar," a grown lion or lioness (Gen. 49:9; Num. 23:24; 24:9; Ezek. 19:2; Nah. 2:11). The lion of Palestine was properly of the Asiatic variety, distinguished from the African variety, which is larger. Yet it not only attacked flocks in the presence of the shepherd, but also laid waste towns and villages (2 Kings 17:25, 26) and devoured men (1 Kings 13:24, 25). Shepherds sometimes, single-handed, encountered lions and slew them (1 Sam. 17:34, 35; Amos 3:12). Samson seized a young lion with his hands and "rent him as he would have rent a kid" (Judg. 14:5, 6). The strength (Judg. 14:18), courage (2 Sam. 17:10), and ferocity (Gen. 49:9) of the lion were proverbial. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Lamech, poor; made low | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Linus, net |