English Dictionary: loquacity | by the DICT Development Group |
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Lacasterian \La`cas*te"ri*an\, a. Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster, of England, in which advanced pupils in a school teach pupils below them. | |
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Lackey \Lack"ey\, n.; pl. {Lackeys}. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg. lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin to E. lick, v.] An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower. Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey. --Shak. {Lackey caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the caterpillar, or larva, of any bombycid moth of the genus {Clisiocampa}; -- so called from its party-colored markings. The common European species ({C. neustria}) is striped with blue, yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The American species ({C. Americana} and {C. sylvatica}) are commonly called {tent caterpillars}. See {Tent caterpillar}, under {Tent}. {Lackey moth} (Zo[94]l.), the moth which produces the lackey caterpillar. | |
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Lacustral \La*cus"tral\, Lacustrine \La*cus"trine\, a. [L. lacus lake: cf. F. lacustral, lacustre.] Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them; as, lacustrine flowers. {Lacustrine deposits} (Geol.), the deposits which have been accumulated in fresh-water areas. {Lacustrine dwellings}. See {Lake dwellings}, under {Lake}. | |
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Lacustral \La*cus"tral\, Lacustrine \La*cus"trine\, a. [L. lacus lake: cf. F. lacustral, lacustre.] Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them; as, lacustrine flowers. {Lacustrine deposits} (Geol.), the deposits which have been accumulated in fresh-water areas. {Lacustrine dwellings}. See {Lake dwellings}, under {Lake}. | |
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Lacustral \La*cus"tral\, Lacustrine \La*cus"trine\, a. [L. lacus lake: cf. F. lacustral, lacustre.] Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them; as, lacustrine flowers. {Lacustrine deposits} (Geol.), the deposits which have been accumulated in fresh-water areas. {Lacustrine dwellings}. See {Lake dwellings}, under {Lake}. | |
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Lacustral \La*cus"tral\, Lacustrine \La*cus"trine\, a. [L. lacus lake: cf. F. lacustral, lacustre.] Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them; as, lacustrine flowers. {Lacustrine deposits} (Geol.), the deposits which have been accumulated in fresh-water areas. {Lacustrine dwellings}. See {Lake dwellings}, under {Lake}. | |
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Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea, Icel. l[94]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. [?] pond, tank. Cf. {Loch}, {Lough}.] A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or less extended area. Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually no outlet to the ocean. {Lake dwellers} (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of Switzerland. {Lake dwellings} (Arch[91]ol.), dwellings built over a lake, sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many savage tribes. Called also {lacustrine dwellings}. See {Crannog}. {Lake fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus {Chironomus}. In form they resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larv[91] live in lakes. {Lake herring} (Zo[94]l.), the cisco ({Coregonus Artedii}). {Lake poets}, {Lake school}, a collective name originally applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey, Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed with these by hostile critics. Called also {lakers} and {lakists}. {Lake sturgeon} (Zo[94]l.), a sturgeon ({Acipenser rubicundus}), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food. {Lake trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of trout and salmon; in Europe, esp. {Salmo fario}; in the United States, esp. {Salvelinus namaycush} of the Great Lakes, and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({S. fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake trout. See {Namaycush}. {Lake whitefish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Whitefish}. {Lake whiting} (Zo[94]l.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United States and Canada. It is more slender than the common whitefish. | |
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Lacustral \La*cus"tral\, Lacustrine \La*cus"trine\, a. [L. lacus lake: cf. F. lacustral, lacustre.] Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them; as, lacustrine flowers. {Lacustrine deposits} (Geol.), the deposits which have been accumulated in fresh-water areas. {Lacustrine dwellings}. See {Lake dwellings}, under {Lake}. | |
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Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea, Icel. l[94]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. [?] pond, tank. Cf. {Loch}, {Lough}.] A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or less extended area. Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually no outlet to the ocean. {Lake dwellers} (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of Switzerland. {Lake dwellings} (Arch[91]ol.), dwellings built over a lake, sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many savage tribes. Called also {lacustrine dwellings}. See {Crannog}. {Lake fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus {Chironomus}. In form they resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larv[91] live in lakes. {Lake herring} (Zo[94]l.), the cisco ({Coregonus Artedii}). {Lake poets}, {Lake school}, a collective name originally applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey, Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed with these by hostile critics. Called also {lakers} and {lakists}. {Lake sturgeon} (Zo[94]l.), a sturgeon ({Acipenser rubicundus}), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food. {Lake trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of trout and salmon; in Europe, esp. {Salmo fario}; in the United States, esp. {Salvelinus namaycush} of the Great Lakes, and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({S. fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake trout. See {Namaycush}. {Lake whitefish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Whitefish}. {Lake whiting} (Zo[94]l.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United States and Canada. It is more slender than the common whitefish. | |
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d8Viscacha \[d8]Vis*ca"cha\, d8Viz-cacha \[d8]Viz-ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.) A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also {biscacha}, {bizcacha}, {vischacha}, {vishatscha}. | |
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Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea, Icel. l[94]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. [?] pond, tank. Cf. {Loch}, {Lough}.] A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or less extended area. Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually no outlet to the ocean. {Lake dwellers} (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of Switzerland. {Lake dwellings} (Arch[91]ol.), dwellings built over a lake, sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many savage tribes. Called also {lacustrine dwellings}. See {Crannog}. {Lake fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus {Chironomus}. In form they resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larv[91] live in lakes. {Lake herring} (Zo[94]l.), the cisco ({Coregonus Artedii}). {Lake poets}, {Lake school}, a collective name originally applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey, Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed with these by hostile critics. Called also {lakers} and {lakists}. {Lake sturgeon} (Zo[94]l.), a sturgeon ({Acipenser rubicundus}), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food. {Lake trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of trout and salmon; in Europe, esp. {Salmo fario}; in the United States, esp. {Salvelinus namaycush} of the Great Lakes, and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({S. fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake trout. See {Namaycush}. {Lake whitefish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Whitefish}. {Lake whiting} (Zo[94]l.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United States and Canada. It is more slender than the common whitefish. | |
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Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea, Icel. l[94]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. [?] pond, tank. Cf. {Loch}, {Lough}.] A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or less extended area. Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually no outlet to the ocean. {Lake dwellers} (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of Switzerland. {Lake dwellings} (Arch[91]ol.), dwellings built over a lake, sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many savage tribes. Called also {lacustrine dwellings}. See {Crannog}. {Lake fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus {Chironomus}. In form they resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larv[91] live in lakes. {Lake herring} (Zo[94]l.), the cisco ({Coregonus Artedii}). {Lake poets}, {Lake school}, a collective name originally applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey, Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed with these by hostile critics. Called also {lakers} and {lakists}. {Lake sturgeon} (Zo[94]l.), a sturgeon ({Acipenser rubicundus}), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food. {Lake trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of trout and salmon; in Europe, esp. {Salmo fario}; in the United States, esp. {Salvelinus namaycush} of the Great Lakes, and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({S. fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake trout. See {Namaycush}. {Lake whitefish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Whitefish}. {Lake whiting} (Zo[94]l.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United States and Canada. It is more slender than the common whitefish. | |
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Lax \Lax\, a. [Compar. {Laxer}; superl. {Laxest}.] [L. laxus Cf. {Laches}, {Languish}, {Lease}, v. t., {Leash}.] 1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber. The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy. --Ray. 2. Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal. The discipline was lax. --Macaulay. Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions. --J. A. Symonds. The word [bd][91]ternus[b8] itself is sometimes of a lax signification. --Jortin. 3. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal. Syn: Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained; dissolute; licentious. | |
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Lazy \La"zy\, a. [Compar. {Lazier}; superl. {Laziest}.] [OE. lasie, laesic, of uncertain origin; cf. F. las tired, L. lassus, akin to E. late; or cf. LG. losig, lesig.] 1. Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work. --Bacon. 2. Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. [bd]The night owl's lazy flight.[b8] --Shak. 3. Wicked; vicious. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Leaky \Leak"y\, a. [Compar. {Leakier}; superl. {Leakiest}.] 1. Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask. 2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.] | |
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Legacy \Leg"a*cy\ (l[ecr]g"[adot]*s[ycr]), n.; pl. {Legacies} (-s[icr]z). [L. (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. OF. legat legacy. See {Legate}.] 1. A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease. 2. A business with which one is intrusted by another; a commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like. My legacy and message wherefore I am sent into the world. --Tyndale. He came and told his legacy. --Chapman. {Legacy duty}, a tax paid to government on legacies. --Wharton. {Legacy hunter}, one who flatters and courts any one for the sake of a legacy. | |
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Legist \Le"gist\ (l[emac]"j[icr]st), n. [F. l[82]giste, LL. legista, fr. L. lex, legis, law. See {Legal}.] One skilled in the laws; a writer on law. --Milman. --J. Morley. | |
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Leucocyte \Leu"co*cyte\ (l[umac]"k[osl]*s[imac]t), n. [Leuco- + Gr. ky`tos a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.) A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, or those found in lymph, marrow of bone, connective tissue, etc. Note: They all consist of more or less spherical masses of protoplasm, without any surrounding membrane or wall, and are capable of motion. | |
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Leucocytogenesis \Leu`co*cy`to*gen"e*sis\ (-s[imac]`t[osl]*j[ecr]n"[esl]*s[icr]s), n. [Leucocyte + genesis.] (Physiol.) The formation of leucocytes. | |
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Leucosoid \Leu"co*soid\ (-soid), a. [NL. Leucosia, the typical genus (fr. Gr. leyko`s white) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Like or pertaining to the {Leucosoidea}, a tribe of marine crabs including the box crab or {Calappa}. | |
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Lich \Lich\ (l[icr]ch), n. [AS. l[c6]c body. See {Like}, a.] A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.] {Lich fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called also {lich owl}. {Lich gate}, a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {Lich wake}, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer. {Lich wall}, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground. {Lich way}, the path by which the dead are carried to the grave. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Corpse \Corpse\ (k[ocir]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See {Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.] 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.] Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See {Corps}, n., 1. 2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster. {Corpse candle}. (a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death. {Corpse gate}, the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called also {lich gate}. | |
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Lich \Lich\ (l[icr]ch), n. [AS. l[c6]c body. See {Like}, a.] A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.] {Lich fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called also {lich owl}. {Lich gate}, a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {Lich wake}, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer. {Lich wall}, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground. {Lich way}, the path by which the dead are carried to the grave. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Corpse \Corpse\ (k[ocir]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See {Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.] 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.] Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See {Corps}, n., 1. 2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster. {Corpse candle}. (a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death. {Corpse gate}, the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called also {lich gate}. | |
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Nondo \Non"do\, n. (Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous plant ({Ligusticum act[91]ifolium}) with a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region. Also called {Angelico}. | |
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Ligustrin \Li*gus"trin\ (l[isl]*g[ucr]s"tr[icr]n), n. (Chem.) A bitter principle found in the bark of the privet (Ligustrum vulgare), and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a warm, bitter taste; -- called also {ligustron}. | |
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Ligustrin \Li*gus"trin\ (l[isl]*g[ucr]s"tr[icr]n), n. (Chem.) A bitter principle found in the bark of the privet (Ligustrum vulgare), and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a warm, bitter taste; -- called also {ligustron}. | |
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Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk'.] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow. Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl palmitate (constituting the less soluble part). 2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. Specifically: (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}. (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc. (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See {Wax insect}, below. (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}. (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite. (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.] {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R. succedanea}. {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2 (f), above. {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}. {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}. {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax. {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called also {pela}. {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax. {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee moth}. {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}. {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients, under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed. {Wax palm}. (Bot.) (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion. {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients. {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as: (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}). (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished, fleshy leaves. (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage. {Wax tree} (Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax. (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax. (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del cera.[b8] {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of beeswax. | |
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Privet \Priv"et\, n. [Cf. Scot. privie, Prov. E. prim-print, primwort. Prob. for primet, and perh. named from being cut and trimmed. See, {Prim}, a., and cf. {Prime} to prune, {Prim}, n., {Prie}, n.] (Bot.) An ornamental European shrub ({Ligustrum vulgare}), much used in hedges; -- called also {prim}. {Egyptian privet}. See {Lawsonia}. {Evergreen privet}, a plant of the genus {Rhamnus}. See {Alatern}. {Mock privet}, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the genus {Phillyrea}. They are from the Mediterranean region, and have been much cultivated for hedges and for fancifully clipped shrubberies. | |
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Like \Like\ (l[imac]k), a. [Compar. {Liker} (l[imac]k"[etil]r); superl. {Likest}.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gel[c6]c, fr. pref. ge- + l[c6]c body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gil[c6]k, D. gelijk, G. gleich, OHG. gil[c6]h, Icel. l[c6]kr, gl[c6]kr, Dan. lig, Sw. lik, Goth. galeiks, OS. lik body, D. lijk, G. leiche, Icel. l[c6]k, Sw. lik, Goth. leik. The English adverbial ending-ly is from the same adjective. Cf. {Each}, {Such}, {Which}.] 1. Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the particulars of the resemblance; as, they are like each other in features, complexion, and many traits of character. 'T is as like you As cherry is to cherry. --Shak. Like master, like man. --Old Prov. He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. --Ps. cxlvii. 16. Note: To, which formerly often followed like, is now usually omitted. 2. Equal, or nearly equal; as, fields of like extent. More clergymen were impoverished by the late war than ever in the like space before. --Sprat. 3. Having probability; affording probability; probable; likely. Usage: [Likely is more used now.] --Shak. But it is like the jolly world about us will scoff at the paradox of these practices. --South. Many were not easy to be governed, nor like to conform themselves to strict rules. --Clarendon. 4. Inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a walk. {Had like} (followed by the infinitive), had nearly; came little short of. Had like to have been my utter overthrow. --Sir W. Raleigh Ramona had like to have said the literal truth, . . . but recollected herself in time. --Mrs. H. H. Jackson. {Like figures} (Geom.), similar figures. Note: Like is used as a suffix, converting nouns into adjectives expressing resemblance to the noun; as, manlike, like a man; childlike, like a child; godlike, like a god, etc. Such compounds are readily formed whenever convenient, and several, as crescentlike, serpentlike, hairlike, etc., are used in this book, although, in some cases, not entered in the vocabulary. Such combinations as bell-like, ball-like, etc., are hyphened. | |
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Locust \Lo"cust\, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[91]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda, [or] Pachytylus, migratoria}, and {Acridium perigrinum}, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called {grasshoppers}. See {Grasshopper}. Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the United States the harvest flies are improperly called locusts. See {Cicada}. {Locust beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a longicorn beetle ({Cyllene robini[91]}), which, in the larval state, bores holes in the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black, barred with yellow. Called also {locust borer}. {Locust bird} (Zo[94]l.) the rose-colored starling or pastor of India. See {Pastor}. {Locust hunter} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird; the beefeater. 2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See {Locust Tree} (definition, note, and phrases). {Locust bean} (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of the carob tree. | |
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Praying \Pray"ing\, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. {Praying insect}, {locust}, [or] mantis (Zo[94]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, [or] {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers are pasted by Buddhist priests, who then put the wheel in rapid revolution. Each turn in supposed to have the efficacy of an oral repetition of all the prayers on the wheel. Sometimes it is moved by a stream. | |
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Harvest \Har"vest\, n. [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. h[91]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. [?] fruit. Cf. {Carpet}.] 1. The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn. Seedtime and harvest . . . shall not cease. --Gen viii. 22. At harvest, when corn is ripe. --Tyndale. 2. That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gath[?][?]ed; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. --Joel iii. 13. To glean the broken ears after the man That the main harvest reaps. --Shak. 3. The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward. The pope's principal harvest was in the jubilee. --Fuller. The harvest of a quiet eye. --Wordsworth. {Harvest fish} (Zo[94]l.), a marine fish of the Southern United States ({Stromateus alepidotus}); -- called {whiting} in Virginia. Also applied to the dollar fish. {Harvest fly} (Zo[94]l.), an hemipterous insect of the genus {Cicada}, often called {locust}. See {Cicada}. {Harvest lord}, the head reaper at a harvest. [Obs.] --Tusser. {Harvest mite} (Zo[94]l.), a minute European mite ({Leptus autumnalis}), of a bright crimson color, which is troublesome by penetrating the skin of man and domestic animals; -- called also {harvest louse}, and {harvest bug}. {Harvest moon}, the moon near the full at the time of harvest in England, or about the autumnal equinox, when, by reason of the small angle that is made by the moon's orbit with the horizon, it rises nearly at the same hour for several days. {Harvest mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very small European field mouse ({Mus minutus}). It builds a globular nest on the stems of wheat and other plants. {Harvest queen}, an image pepresenting Ceres, formerly carried about on the last day of harvest. --Milton. {Harvest spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Daddy longlegs}. | |
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Locust \Lo"cust\, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[91]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda, [or] Pachytylus, migratoria}, and {Acridium perigrinum}, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called {grasshoppers}. See {Grasshopper}. Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the United States the harvest flies are improperly called locusts. See {Cicada}. {Locust beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a longicorn beetle ({Cyllene robini[91]}), which, in the larval state, bores holes in the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black, barred with yellow. Called also {locust borer}. {Locust bird} (Zo[94]l.) the rose-colored starling or pastor of India. See {Pastor}. {Locust hunter} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird; the beefeater. 2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See {Locust Tree} (definition, note, and phrases). {Locust bean} (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of the carob tree. | |
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Praying \Pray"ing\, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. {Praying insect}, {locust}, [or] mantis (Zo[94]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, [or] {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers are pasted by Buddhist priests, who then put the wheel in rapid revolution. Each turn in supposed to have the efficacy of an oral repetition of all the prayers on the wheel. Sometimes it is moved by a stream. | |
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Harvest \Har"vest\, n. [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. h[91]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. [?] fruit. Cf. {Carpet}.] 1. The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn. Seedtime and harvest . . . shall not cease. --Gen viii. 22. At harvest, when corn is ripe. --Tyndale. 2. That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gath[?][?]ed; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. --Joel iii. 13. To glean the broken ears after the man That the main harvest reaps. --Shak. 3. The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward. The pope's principal harvest was in the jubilee. --Fuller. The harvest of a quiet eye. --Wordsworth. {Harvest fish} (Zo[94]l.), a marine fish of the Southern United States ({Stromateus alepidotus}); -- called {whiting} in Virginia. Also applied to the dollar fish. {Harvest fly} (Zo[94]l.), an hemipterous insect of the genus {Cicada}, often called {locust}. See {Cicada}. {Harvest lord}, the head reaper at a harvest. [Obs.] --Tusser. {Harvest mite} (Zo[94]l.), a minute European mite ({Leptus autumnalis}), of a bright crimson color, which is troublesome by penetrating the skin of man and domestic animals; -- called also {harvest louse}, and {harvest bug}. {Harvest moon}, the moon near the full at the time of harvest in England, or about the autumnal equinox, when, by reason of the small angle that is made by the moon's orbit with the horizon, it rises nearly at the same hour for several days. {Harvest mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very small European field mouse ({Mus minutus}). It builds a globular nest on the stems of wheat and other plants. {Harvest queen}, an image pepresenting Ceres, formerly carried about on the last day of harvest. --Milton. {Harvest spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Daddy longlegs}. | |
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Locust \Lo"cust\, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[91]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda, [or] Pachytylus, migratoria}, and {Acridium perigrinum}, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called {grasshoppers}. See {Grasshopper}. Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the United States the harvest flies are improperly called locusts. See {Cicada}. {Locust beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a longicorn beetle ({Cyllene robini[91]}), which, in the larval state, bores holes in the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black, barred with yellow. Called also {locust borer}. {Locust bird} (Zo[94]l.) the rose-colored starling or pastor of India. See {Pastor}. {Locust hunter} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird; the beefeater. 2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See {Locust Tree} (definition, note, and phrases). {Locust bean} (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of the carob tree. | |
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Locust \Lo"cust\, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[91]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda, [or] Pachytylus, migratoria}, and {Acridium perigrinum}, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called {grasshoppers}. See {Grasshopper}. Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the United States the harvest flies are improperly called locusts. See {Cicada}. {Locust beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a longicorn beetle ({Cyllene robini[91]}), which, in the larval state, bores holes in the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black, barred with yellow. Called also {locust borer}. {Locust bird} (Zo[94]l.) the rose-colored starling or pastor of India. See {Pastor}. {Locust hunter} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird; the beefeater. 2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See {Locust Tree} (definition, note, and phrases). {Locust bean} (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of the carob tree. | |
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d8Longicornia \[d8]Lon`gi*cor"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. longus long + cornu horn.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of beetles, including a large number of species, in which the antenn[91] are very long. Most of them, while in the larval state, bore into the wood or beneath the bark of trees, and some species are very destructive to fruit and shade trees. See {Apple borer}, under {Apple}, and {Locust beetle}, under {Locust}. | |
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Locust \Lo"cust\, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[91]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda, [or] Pachytylus, migratoria}, and {Acridium perigrinum}, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called {grasshoppers}. See {Grasshopper}. Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the United States the harvest flies are improperly called locusts. See {Cicada}. {Locust beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a longicorn beetle ({Cyllene robini[91]}), which, in the larval state, bores holes in the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black, barred with yellow. Called also {locust borer}. {Locust bird} (Zo[94]l.) the rose-colored starling or pastor of India. See {Pastor}. {Locust hunter} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird; the beefeater. 2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See {Locust Tree} (definition, note, and phrases). {Locust bean} (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of the carob tree. | |
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Locust \Lo"cust\, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[91]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda, [or] Pachytylus, migratoria}, and {Acridium perigrinum}, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called {grasshoppers}. See {Grasshopper}. Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the United States the harvest flies are improperly called locusts. See {Cicada}. {Locust beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a longicorn beetle ({Cyllene robini[91]}), which, in the larval state, bores holes in the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black, barred with yellow. Called also {locust borer}. {Locust bird} (Zo[94]l.) the rose-colored starling or pastor of India. See {Pastor}. {Locust hunter} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird; the beefeater. 2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See {Locust Tree} (definition, note, and phrases). {Locust bean} (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of the carob tree. | |
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Locust \Lo"cust\, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[91]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda, [or] Pachytylus, migratoria}, and {Acridium perigrinum}, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called {grasshoppers}. See {Grasshopper}. Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the United States the harvest flies are improperly called locusts. See {Cicada}. {Locust beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a longicorn beetle ({Cyllene robini[91]}), which, in the larval state, bores holes in the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black, barred with yellow. Called also {locust borer}. {Locust bird} (Zo[94]l.) the rose-colored starling or pastor of India. See {Pastor}. {Locust hunter} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird; the beefeater. 2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See {Locust Tree} (definition, note, and phrases). {Locust bean} (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of the carob tree. | |
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Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\ [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus {Robinia} ({R. Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called {acacia}. Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus {Hymen[91]a}, of which {H. Courbaril} is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree ({Ceratonia siliqua}), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region. {Honey locust tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Gleditschia} ) {G. triacanthus}), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply {honey locust}. {Water locust tree} (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia monosperma}), of the Southern United States. | |
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Locusta \Lo*cus"ta\, n. [NL.: cf. locuste.] (Bot.) The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses. --Gray. | |
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Note: The meadow or green grasshoppers belong to the {Locustid[91]}. They have long antenn[91], large ovipositors, and stridulating organs at the base of the wings in the male. The European great green grasshopper ({Locusta viridissima}) belongs to this family. The common American green species mostly belong to {Xiphidium}, {Orchelimum}, and {Conocephalus}. 2. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key; -- called also the {hopper.} --Grove. {Grasshopper engine}, a steam engine having a working beam with its fulcrum at one end, the steam cylinder at the other end, and the connecting rod at an intermediate point. {Grasshopper lobster} (Zo[94]l.) a young lobster. [Local, U. S.] {Grasshopper warbler} (Zo[94]l.), cricket bird. | |
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Locustella \Lo`cus*tel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. locusta a locust.] (Zo[94]l.) The European cricket warbler. | |
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Locustic \Lo*cus"tic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the locust; -- formerly used to designate a supposed acid. | |
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Locusting \Lo"cust*ing\, p. a. Swarming and devastating like locusts. [R.] --Tennyson. | |
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, those logarithms (devised by John Speidell, 1619) of which the base is 2.7182818; -- so called from Napier, the inventor of logarithms. {Logistic} [or] {Proportionallogarithms.}, See under {Logistic}. | |
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Logistic \Lo*gis"tic\, Logistical \Lo*gis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] skilled in calculating, [?] to calculate, fr. lo`gos word, number, reckoning: cf. F. logistique.] 1. Logical. [Obs.] --Berkeley. 2. (Math.) Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as, logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic. {Logistic}, [or] {Proportional}, {logarithms}, certain logarithmic numbers used to shorten the calculation of the fourth term of a proportion of which one of the terms is a given constant quantity, commonly one hour, while the other terms are expressed in minutes and seconds; -- not now used. | |
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Logistic \Lo*gis"tic\, Logistical \Lo*gis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] skilled in calculating, [?] to calculate, fr. lo`gos word, number, reckoning: cf. F. logistique.] 1. Logical. [Obs.] --Berkeley. 2. (Math.) Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as, logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic. {Logistic}, [or] {Proportional}, {logarithms}, certain logarithmic numbers used to shorten the calculation of the fourth term of a proportion of which one of the terms is a given constant quantity, commonly one hour, while the other terms are expressed in minutes and seconds; -- not now used. | |
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Logistics \Lo*gis"tics\, n. 1. (Mil.) That branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers extended to include strategy. --H. L. Scott. 2. (Math.) A system of arithmetic, in which numbers are expressed in a scale of 60; logistic arithmetic. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Loose \Loose\, a. [Compar. {Looser}; superl. {Loosest}.] [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. le[a0]s false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. l[94]s, Goth. laus, and E. lose. [?] See {Lose}, and cf. {Leasing} falsehood.] 1. Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book. Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat. --Shak. 2. Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc.; -- with from or of. Now I stand Loose of my vow; but who knows Cato's thoughts ? --Addison. 3. Not tight or close; as, a loose garment. 4. Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture. With horse and chariots ranked in loose array. --Milton. 5. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning. The comparison employed . . . must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation. --Whewel. 6. Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right. The loose morality which he had learned. --Sir W. Scott. 7. Unconnected; rambling. Vario spends whole mornings in running over loose and unconnected pages. --I. Watts. 8. Lax; not costive; having lax bowels. --Locke. 9. Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman. Loose ladies in delight. --Spenser. 10. Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle. -- Dryden. {At loose ends}, not in order; in confusion; carelessly managed. {Fast and loose}. See under {Fast}. {To break loose}. See under {Break}. {Loose pulley}. (Mach.) See {Fast and loose pulleys}, under {Fast}. {To let loose}, to free from restraint or confinement; to set at liberty. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Loosestrife \Loose"strife`\, n. (Bot.) (a) The name of several species of plants of the genus {Lysimachia}, having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color. (b) Any species of the genus {Lythrum}, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers. --Gray. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Loquacity \Lo*quac"i*ty\, n. [L. loquacitas: cf. F. loquacit[82].] The habit or practice of talking continually or excessively; inclination to talk too much; talkativeness; garrulity. Too great loquacity and too great taciturnity by fits. --Arbuthnot. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lucky \Luck"y\, a. [Compar. {Luckier}; superl. {Luckiest}.] 1. Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer. [bd] Lucky wight.[b8] --Spenser. 2. Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour. We doubt not of a fair and lucky war. --Shak. Syn: Successful; fortunate; prosperous; auspicious. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lych gate \Lych" gate`\ See under {Lich}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
La Casita-Garciasville, TX (CDP, FIPS 40005) Location: 26.33230 N, 98.71708 W Population (1990): 1186 (335 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
La Coste, TX Zip code(s): 78039 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
LaCoste, TX (city, FIPS 40108) Location: 29.30930 N, 98.81090 W Population (1990): 1021 (339 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lake Catherine, AR Zip code(s): 71901 Lake Catherine, IL (CDP, FIPS 40988) Location: 42.49028 N, 88.12556 W Population (1990): 1515 (740 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lake City, AR (town, FIPS 37780) Location: 35.81897 N, 90.44858 W Population (1990): 1833 (744 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72437 Lake City, CA Zip code(s): 96115 Lake City, CO (town, FIPS 42330) Location: 38.02911 N, 107.31032 W Population (1990): 223 (329 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81235 Lake City, FL (city, FIPS 37775) Location: 30.19280 N, 82.64235 W Population (1990): 10005 (4494 housing units) Area: 27.3 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32055 Lake City, GA (city, FIPS 44508) Location: 33.60800 N, 84.34056 W Population (1990): 2733 (1107 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Lake City, IA (city, FIPS 42465) Location: 42.26775 N, 94.73056 W Population (1990): 1841 (852 housing units) Area: 12.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51449 Lake City, KS Zip code(s): 67071 Lake City, MI (city, FIPS 44480) Location: 44.33029 N, 85.20850 W Population (1990): 858 (505 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Lake City, MN (city, FIPS 34172) Location: 44.44653 N, 92.27811 W Population (1990): 4391 (2040 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55041 Lake City, PA (borough, FIPS 40960) Location: 42.01729 N, 80.34685 W Population (1990): 2519 (921 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16423 Lake City, SC (city, FIPS 39310) Location: 33.86775 N, 79.75322 W Population (1990): 7153 (2720 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29560 Lake City, SD (town, FIPS 35220) Location: 45.72384 N, 97.41356 W Population (1990): 43 (28 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57247 Lake City, TN (town, FIPS 40240) Location: 36.22416 N, 84.15598 W Population (1990): 2166 (912 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37769 Lake City, TX (town, FIPS 40472) Location: 28.08298 N, 97.88245 W Population (1990): 465 (321 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lake Goodwin, WA (CDP, FIPS 37287) Location: 48.13910 N, 122.27845 W Population (1990): 2437 (1151 housing units) Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lake Katrine, NY (CDP, FIPS 40585) Location: 41.98326 N, 73.99020 W Population (1990): 1998 (883 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12449 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lake St. Croix Beach, MN (city, FIPS 35072) Location: 44.92440 N, 92.76553 W Population (1990): 1078 (442 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lake St. Louis, MO (city, FIPS 40178) Location: 38.78901 N, 90.78277 W Population (1990): 7400 (2910 housing units) Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lake Station, IN (city, FIPS 41535) Location: 41.57278 N, 87.26139 W Population (1990): 13899 (5066 housing units) Area: 21.5 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46405 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lake Stevens, WA (city, FIPS 37900) Location: 48.01706 N, 122.06529 W Population (1990): 3380 (1211 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98258 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lake Wissota, WI (CDP, FIPS 42025) Location: 44.92020 N, 91.30254 W Population (1990): 2175 (918 housing units) Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lakeside, AZ Zip code(s): 85929 Lakeside, CA (CDP, FIPS 39766) Location: 32.84904 N, 116.90992 W Population (1990): 39412 (14620 housing units) Area: 34.8 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92040 Lakeside, CO (town, FIPS 42495) Location: 39.77877 N, 105.05746 W Population (1990): 11 (9 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Lakeside, CT Zip code(s): 06758 Lakeside, FL (CDP, FIPS 38813) Location: 30.12965 N, 81.76840 W Population (1990): 29137 (9811 housing units) Area: 39.2 sq km (land), 5.9 sq km (water) Lakeside, IA (city, FIPS 42645) Location: 42.61970 N, 95.17388 W Population (1990): 522 (216 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Lakeside, MI Zip code(s): 49116 Lakeside, MO (city, FIPS 40142) Location: 38.20403 N, 92.62267 W Population (1990): 38 (16 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Lakeside, MT Zip code(s): 59922 Lakeside, NE Zip code(s): 69351 Lakeside, OH Zip code(s): 43440 Lakeside, OR (city, FIPS 40650) Location: 43.57904 N, 124.17324 W Population (1990): 1437 (702 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97449 Lakeside, TX (town, FIPS 40738) Location: 28.10452 N, 97.86110 W Population (1990): 292 (184 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Lakeside, TX (town, FIPS 40744) Location: 32.82155 N, 97.48925 W Population (1990): 816 (333 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Lakeside, VA (CDP, FIPS 43464) Location: 37.61748 N, 77.46793 W Population (1990): 12081 (5682 housing units) Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 23228 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lakeside City, TX (town, FIPS 40756) Location: 33.82823 N, 98.54118 W Population (1990): 865 (321 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lakeside Green, FL (CDP, FIPS 38835) Location: 26.73875 N, 80.11468 W Population (1990): 2994 (1398 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lakeside Park, KY (city, FIPS 43606) Location: 39.03425 N, 84.56647 W Population (1990): 3131 (1311 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lakesite, TN (city, FIPS 40540) Location: 35.20519 N, 85.13048 W Population (1990): 732 (302 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
League City, TX (city, FIPS 41980) Location: 29.48561 N, 95.10746 W Population (1990): 30159 (11381 housing units) Area: 133.1 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77573 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Leicester, MA Zip code(s): 01524 Leicester, NC Zip code(s): 28748 Leicester, NY (village, FIPS 41872) Location: 42.77144 N, 77.89804 W Population (1990): 405 (138 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14481 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Leicester Juncti, VT Zip code(s): 05778 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Locust, NC (city, FIPS 38860) Location: 35.25814 N, 80.43060 W Population (1990): 1940 (739 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28097 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Locust Dale, VA Zip code(s): 22948 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Locust Fork, AL (town, FIPS 43888) Location: 33.90265 N, 86.62168 W Population (1990): 342 (138 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Locust Grove, AR Zip code(s): 72550 Locust Grove, GA (city, FIPS 47140) Location: 33.34535 N, 84.10503 W Population (1990): 1681 (634 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30248 Locust Grove, OK (town, FIPS 43500) Location: 36.19942 N, 95.16564 W Population (1990): 1326 (523 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74352 Locust Grove, VA Zip code(s): 22508 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Locust Hill, KY Zip code(s): 40144 Locust Hill, VA Zip code(s): 23092 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Locust Valley, NY (CDP, FIPS 43192) Location: 40.88065 N, 73.58764 W Population (1990): 3963 (1506 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11560 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Locustville, VA Zip code(s): 23404 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Lazy Standard ML val definitions, by Prateek Mishra Latest version: 0.43-1, as of 1993-11-15. Not to be confused with {LML}. {(ftp://sbcs.sunysb.edu/pub/lsml)}. (1999-08-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Logic Design Language ["A System Description Language Using Parametric Text Generation", R.H. Williams, TR 02.487, IBM San Jose, Aug 1970]. (1994-11-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
logic gate An {integrated circuit} or other device whose inputs and outputs represent {Boolean} or binary values as voltages ({TTL} uses 0V for False or 0, +5V for True or 1). Different gates implement different Boolean functions: {AND}, {OR}, {NAND}, {NOR} (these may take two or more inputs) {NOT} (one input), {XOR} (two inputs). NOT, NAND and NOR are often constructed from single {transistor}s and the other gates made from combinations of these basic ones. These functions are all {combinatorial logic} functions, i.e. their outputs depend only on their inputs and there is no internal state. Gates with state, such as {latches} and {flip-flop}s, are constructed by feeding some of their outputs back to their inputs. (1995-02-08) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Locust There are ten Hebrew words used in Scripture to signify locust. In the New Testament locusts are mentioned as forming part of the food of John the Baptist (Matt. 3:4; Mark 1:6). By the Mosaic law they were reckoned "clean," so that he could lawfully eat them. The name also occurs in Rev. 9:3, 7, in allusion to this Oriental devastating insect. Locusts belong to the class of Orthoptera, i.e., straight-winged. They are of many species. The ordinary Syrian locust resembles the grasshopper, but is larger and more destructive. "The legs and thighs of these insects are so powerful that they can leap to a height of two hundred times the length of their bodies. When so raised they spread their wings and fly so close together as to appear like one compact moving mass." Locusts are prepared as food in various ways. Sometimes they are pounded, and then mixed with flour and water, and baked into cakes; "sometimes boiled, roasted, or stewed in butter, and then eaten." They were eaten in a preserved state by the ancient Assyrians. The devastations they make in Eastern lands are often very appalling. The invasions of locusts are the heaviest calamites that can befall a country. "Their numbers exceed computation: the hebrews called them 'the countless,' and the Arabs knew them as 'the darkeners of the sun.' Unable to guide their own flight, though capable of crossing large spaces, they are at the mercy of the wind, which bears them as blind instruments of Providence to the doomed region given over to them for the time. Innumerable as the drops of water or the sands of the seashore, their flight obscures the sun and casts a thick shadow on the earth (Ex. 10:15; Judg. 6:5; 7:12; Jer. 46:23; Joel 2:10). It seems indeed as if a great aerial mountain, many miles in breadth, were advancing with a slow, unresting progress. Woe to the countries beneath them if the wind fall and let them alight! They descend unnumbered as flakes of snow and hide the ground. It may be 'like the garden of Eden before them, but behind them is a desolate wilderness. At their approach the people are in anguish; all faces lose their colour' (Joel 2:6). No walls can stop them; no ditches arrest them; fires kindled in their path are forthwith extinguished by the myriads of their dead, and the countless armies march on (Joel 2:8, 9). If a door or a window be open, they enter and destroy everything of wood in the house. Every terrace, court, and inner chamber is filled with them in a moment. Such an awful visitation swept over Egypt (Ex. 10:1-19), consuming before it every green thing, and stripping the trees, till the land was bared of all signs of vegetation. A strong north-west wind from the Mediterranean swept the locusts into the Red Sea.", Geikie's Hours, etc., ii., 149. |