larcener
         n 1: a person who commits larceny [syn: {larcenist}, {larcener}]

English Dictionary: Larus canus	by the DICT Development Group
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larcenist n a person who commits larceny Synonym(s): larcenist, larcener
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larcenous n having a disposition to steal [syn: thievishness, larcenous]
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larceny n the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" Synonym(s): larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing
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large indefinite amount n an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude Synonym(s): large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
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large indefinite quantity n an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude Synonym(s): large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
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large integer n an integer equal to or greater than ten
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large intestine n beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces
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Large Magellanic Cloud n the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere
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large number n a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" Synonym(s): battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack
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large-minded adj showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" Synonym(s): broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant
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large-mouthed adj having a relatively large mouth
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largemouth n a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye Synonym(s): largemouth, largemouth bass, largemouthed bass, largemouth black bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus salmoides
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largemouth bass n flesh of largemouth bass a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye Synonym(s): largemouth, largemouth bass, largemouthed bass, largemouth black bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus salmoides
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largemouth black bass n a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye Synonym(s): largemouth, largemouth bass, largemouthed bass, largemouth black bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus salmoides
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largemouthed bass n a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye Synonym(s): largemouth, largemouth bass, largemouthed bass, largemouth black bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus salmoides
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largemouthed black bass n a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye Synonym(s): largemouth, largemouth bass, largemouthed bass, largemouth black bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus salmoides
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largeness n the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views" Synonym(s): breadth, comprehensiveness, largeness large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness; "the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness"; "the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it" Synonym(s): largeness, extensiveness the property of having a relatively great size Synonym(s): largeness, bigness Antonym(s): littleness, smallness the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) Synonym(s): pretentiousness, pretension, largeness Antonym(s): unpretentiousness
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Lars Onsager n United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976) Synonym(s): Onsager, Lars Onsager
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Larus canus n the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America Synonym(s): mew, mew gull, sea mew, Larus canus
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Larus marinus n white gull having a black back and wings [syn: {black- backed gull}, great black-backed gull, cob, Larus marinus]
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Laurus nobilis n small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors Synonym(s): true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis
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lawyer cane n tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia Synonym(s): lawyer cane, Calamus australis
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LeRoi Jones n United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934) Synonym(s): Baraka, Imamu Amiri Baraka, LeRoi Jones
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lorgnette n eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle
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lower cannon n cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm [syn: vambrace, lower cannon]
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lurking place n a place suitable for lurking
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lyre snake n mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America
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Larcener \Lar"ce*ner\, Larcenist \Lar"ce*nist\, n.       One who commits larceny.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Larceny \Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl. {Larcenies}. [F. larcin, OE.       larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired       servant; cf. Gr. ([?]) hired servant. Cf. {Latrociny}.] (Law)       The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with       intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf.       {Embezzlement}.          {Grand larceny} [and] {Petit larceny are} distinctions having             reference to the nature or value of the property stolen.             They are abolished in England.          {Mixed}, [or] {Compound, larceny}, that which, under statute,             includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building             or the person.          {Simple larceny}, that which is not accompanied with any             aggravating circumstances.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Larcener \Lar"ce*ner\, Larcenist \Lar"ce*nist\, n.       One who commits larceny.
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Larcenous \Lar"ce*nous\, a. [Cf. OE. larrecinos. See {Larceny}.]       Having the character of larceny; as, a larcenous act;       committing larceny. [bd]The larcenous and burglarious       world.[b8] --Sydney Smith. -- {Lar"ce*nous*ly}, adv.
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Larcenous \Lar"ce*nous\, a. [Cf. OE. larrecinos. See {Larceny}.]       Having the character of larceny; as, a larcenous act;       committing larceny. [bd]The larcenous and burglarious       world.[b8] --Sydney Smith. -- {Lar"ce*nous*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Larceny \Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl. {Larcenies}. [F. larcin, OE.       larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired       servant; cf. Gr. ([?]) hired servant. Cf. {Latrociny}.] (Law)       The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with       intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf.       {Embezzlement}.          {Grand larceny} [and] {Petit larceny are} distinctions having             reference to the nature or value of the property stolen.             They are abolished in England.          {Mixed}, [or] {Compound, larceny}, that which, under statute,             includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building             or the person.          {Simple larceny}, that which is not accompanied with any             aggravating circumstances.
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Larchen \Larch"en\, a.       Of or pertaining to the larch. --Keats.
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Intestine \In*tes"tine\, n.; pl. {Intestines}. [L. intestinum:       cf. F. intestin. See {Intestine}, a.]       1. (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the             stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.          2. pl. The bowels; entrails; viscera.          {Large intestine} (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of             the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the             retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and             less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of             three parts, the c[91]cum, colon, and rectum.          {Small intestine} (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of             the bowel, in which the process of digestion is             practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and             consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
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Large-handed \Large"-hand`ed\, a.       Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large       quantities; rapacious or bountiful.
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Largeness \Large"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being large.
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Hackmatack \Hack"ma*tack`\, n. [Of American Indian origin.]       (Bot.)       The American larch ({Larix Americana}), a coniferous tree       with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained       timber. Called also {tamarack}.
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Larixinic \Lar`ix*in"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Of, or derived from, the larch ({Larix}); as, larixinic acid.
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Lark \Lark\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Larked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Larking}.]       To sport; to frolic. [Colloq.]
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Larrikin \Lar"ri*kin\, n. [Cf. E. dial. larrikin a mischievous       or frolicsome youth, larrick lively, careless, larack to       trolic, to romp.]       A rowdy street loafer; a rowdyish or noisy ill-bred fellow;       -- variously applied, as to a street blackguard, a street       Arab, a youth given to horse-play, etc. [Australia & Eng.] --       a. Rowdy; rough; disorderly. [Australia & Eng.]                   Mobs of unruly larrikins.                        --Sydney Daily                                                                               Telegraph.          Note: Larrikin is often popularly explained by the following                anecdote (which is without foundation): An Irish                policeman at Melbourne, on bringing a notorious rough                into court, was asked by the magistrate what the                prisoner had been doing, and replied, [bd]He was                a-larrikin' [i. e., a-larking] about the streets.[b8]
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Maa \Maa\, n. [See {New} a gull.] (Zo[94]l.)       The common European gull ({Larus canus}); -- called also       {mar}. See {New}, a gull.
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Mew \Mew\, n. [AS. m[?]w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m[94]we, OHG.       m[?]h, Icel. m[be]r.] (Zo[94]l.)       A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus});       called also {sea mew}, {maa}, {mar}, {mow}, and {cobb}.
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Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]       (Zo[94]l.)       One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus       {Larus} and allied genera.          Note: Among the best known American species are the herring                gull ({Larus argentatus}), the great black-backed gull                ({L. murinus}) the laughing gull ({L. atricilla}), and                Bonaparte's gull ({L. Philadelphia}). The common                European gull is {Larus canus}.          {Gull teaser} (Zo[94]l.), the jager; -- also applied to             certain species of terns.
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Waggel \Wag"gel\ (w[acr]g"g[ecr]l), n. (Zo[94]l.)       The young of the great black-backed gull ({Larus marinus}),       formerly considered a distinct species. [Prov. Eng.]
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Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n.       1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a             concave outline at the top.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The harp seal.             (b) The great blackbacked gull ({Larus marinus}).             (c) The larva of a bombycid moth ({Empretia stimulea})                   which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch                   of color on the back.
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Swartback \Swart"back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The black-backed gull ({Larus marinus}); -- called also       {swarbie}. [Prov. Eng.]
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Cob \Cob\, n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf,       kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft,       spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. {Cop}       top, {Cup}, n.]       1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] --W. Gifford.          2. A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich             covetous person. [Obs.]                         All cobbing country chuffs, which make their bellies                      and their bags their god, are called rich cobs.                                                                               --Nash.          3. The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn             grow. [U. S.]          4. (Zo[94]l.) A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being             round like a head.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A young herring. --B. Jonson.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A fish; -- also called {miller's thumb}.          7. A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the             saddle. [Eng.]          8. (Zo[94]l.) A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull             ({Larus marinus}). [Written also {cobb}.]          9. A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large             size, as of coal, or stone.          10. A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See {Cobnut}. [Eng.]          11. Clay mixed with straw. [Prov. Eng.]                         The poor cottager contenteth himself with cob for                      his walls, and thatch for his covering. --R. Carew.          12. A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the             buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood. --Wright.          13. A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut             4s. 6d. [Obs.] --Wright.          {Cob coal}, coal in rounded lumps from the size of an egg to             that of a football; -- called also {cobbles}. --Grose.          {Cob loaf}, a crusty, uneven loaf, rounded at top. --Wright.          {Cob money}, a kind of rudely coined gold and silver money of             Spanish South America in the eighteenth century. The coins             were of the weight of the piece of eight, or one of its             aliquot parts.
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Camphor \Cam"phor\, n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It.       camfara, Sp. camfara, alcanfor, LL. camfora, camphara, NGr.       [?]), fr. Ar. k[be]f[d4]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[d4]ra.]       1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from             different species of the {Laurus} family, esp. from             {Cinnamomum camphara} (the {Laurus camphara} of             Linn[91]us.). Camphor, {C10H16O}, is volatile and             fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a             stimulant, or sedative.          2. A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree             ({Dryobalanops camphora}) growing in Sumatra and Borneo;             -- called also {Malay camphor}, {camphor of Borneo}, or             {borneol}. See {Borneol}.          Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies                of similar appearance and properties, as {cedar                camphor}, obtained from the red or pencil cedar                ({Juniperus Virginiana}), and {peppermint camphor}, or                {menthol}, obtained from the oil of peppermint.          {Camphor oil} (Chem.), name variously given to certain             oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor             tree.          {Camphor tree}, a large evergreen tree ({Cinnamomum             Camphora}) with lax, smooth branches and shining             triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China,             but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is             collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood             and subliming the product.
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d8Laurus \[d8]Lau"rus\, n. [L., laurel.] (Bot.)       A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only       the true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}), and the larger {L.       Canariensis} of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the       sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several       other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the       genus {Laurus}.
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Lauric \Lau"ric\, a.       Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel       ({Laurus nobilis}).          {Lauric acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline substance,             {C12H24O2}, resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from             the fruit of the bay tree, and other sources.
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Laurin \Lau"rin\, n. [Cf. F. laurine.] (Chem.)       A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the       bay ({Laurus nobilis}), and consisting of a complex mixture       of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
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Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.       royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and       cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]       1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable             for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or             prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.          2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.                         How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.          3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted             by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal             Society.          {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.          {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)          {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.                      {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See             {Osmund}.          {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast             and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The             royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.                      {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.          {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree             ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.          {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.          {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.                      {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern             ({Sterna maxima}).          {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}.          {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand             of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --             formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the             scrofula, or king's evil.          Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;                princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;                illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sweetwood \Sweet"wood`\, n. (Bot.)       (a) The true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)       (b) The timber of the tree {Oreodaphne Leucoxylon}, growing             in Jamaica. The name is also applied to the timber of             several other related trees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bay \Bay\, n. [F. baie a berry, the fruit of the laurel and       other trees, fr. L. baca, bacca, a small round fruit, a       berry, akin to Lith. bapka laurel berry.]       1. A berry, particularly of the laurel. [Obs.]          2. The laurel tree ({Laurus nobilis}). Hence, in the plural,             an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for             victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of             branches of the laurel.                         The patriot's honors and the poet's bays.                                                                               --Trumbull.          3. A tract covered with bay trees. [Local, U. S.]          {Bay leaf}, the leaf of the bay tree ({Laurus nobilis}). It             has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bay tree \Bay" tree`\       A species of laurel. ({Laurus nobilis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)       (a) The fruit of the bay tree or {Laurus nobilis}.       (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta             acris}).       (c) The fruit of {Myrica cerifera} (wax myrtle); the shrub             itself; -- called also {candleberry tree}.          {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the             bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Laurus \[d8]Lau"rus\, n. [L., laurel.] (Bot.)       A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only       the true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}), and the larger {L.       Canariensis} of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the       sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several       other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the       genus {Laurus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lauric \Lau"ric\, a.       Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel       ({Laurus nobilis}).          {Lauric acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline substance,             {C12H24O2}, resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from             the fruit of the bay tree, and other sources.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laurin \Lau"rin\, n. [Cf. F. laurine.] (Chem.)       A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the       bay ({Laurus nobilis}), and consisting of a complex mixture       of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.       royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and       cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]       1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable             for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or             prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.          2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.                         How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.          3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted             by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal             Society.          {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.          {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)          {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.                      {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See             {Osmund}.          {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast             and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The             royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.                      {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.          {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree             ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.          {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.          {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.                      {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern             ({Sterna maxima}).          {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}.          {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand             of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --             formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the             scrofula, or king's evil.          Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;                princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;                illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sweetwood \Sweet"wood`\, n. (Bot.)       (a) The true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)       (b) The timber of the tree {Oreodaphne Leucoxylon}, growing             in Jamaica. The name is also applied to the timber of             several other related trees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bay \Bay\, n. [F. baie a berry, the fruit of the laurel and       other trees, fr. L. baca, bacca, a small round fruit, a       berry, akin to Lith. bapka laurel berry.]       1. A berry, particularly of the laurel. [Obs.]          2. The laurel tree ({Laurus nobilis}). Hence, in the plural,             an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for             victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of             branches of the laurel.                         The patriot's honors and the poet's bays.                                                                               --Trumbull.          3. A tract covered with bay trees. [Local, U. S.]          {Bay leaf}, the leaf of the bay tree ({Laurus nobilis}). It             has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bay tree \Bay" tree`\       A species of laurel. ({Laurus nobilis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)       (a) The fruit of the bay tree or {Laurus nobilis}.       (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta             acris}).       (c) The fruit of {Myrica cerifera} (wax myrtle); the shrub             itself; -- called also {candleberry tree}.          {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the             bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Laurus \[d8]Lau"rus\, n. [L., laurel.] (Bot.)       A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only       the true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}), and the larger {L.       Canariensis} of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the       sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several       other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the       genus {Laurus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lauric \Lau"ric\, a.       Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel       ({Laurus nobilis}).          {Lauric acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline substance,             {C12H24O2}, resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from             the fruit of the bay tree, and other sources.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laurin \Lau"rin\, n. [Cf. F. laurine.] (Chem.)       A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the       bay ({Laurus nobilis}), and consisting of a complex mixture       of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.       royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and       cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]       1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable             for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or             prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.          2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.                         How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.          3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted             by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal             Society.          {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.          {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)          {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.                      {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See             {Osmund}.          {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast             and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The             royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.                      {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.          {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree             ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.          {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.          {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.                      {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern             ({Sterna maxima}).          {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}.          {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand             of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --             formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the             scrofula, or king's evil.          Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;                princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;                illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sweetwood \Sweet"wood`\, n. (Bot.)       (a) The true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)       (b) The timber of the tree {Oreodaphne Leucoxylon}, growing             in Jamaica. The name is also applied to the timber of             several other related trees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bay \Bay\, n. [F. baie a berry, the fruit of the laurel and       other trees, fr. L. baca, bacca, a small round fruit, a       berry, akin to Lith. bapka laurel berry.]       1. A berry, particularly of the laurel. [Obs.]          2. The laurel tree ({Laurus nobilis}). Hence, in the plural,             an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for             victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of             branches of the laurel.                         The patriot's honors and the poet's bays.                                                                               --Trumbull.          3. A tract covered with bay trees. [Local, U. S.]          {Bay leaf}, the leaf of the bay tree ({Laurus nobilis}). It             has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bay tree \Bay" tree`\       A species of laurel. ({Laurus nobilis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)       (a) The fruit of the bay tree or {Laurus nobilis}.       (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta             acris}).       (c) The fruit of {Myrica cerifera} (wax myrtle); the shrub             itself; -- called also {candleberry tree}.          {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the             bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liroconite \Li*roc"o*nite\ (l[isl]*r[ocr]k"[osl]*n[imac]t), n.       [Gr. leiro`s pale + koni`a powder.] (Min.)       A hydrated arseniate of copper, occurring in obtuse pyramidal       crystals of a sky-blue or verdigris-green color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loresman \Lores"man\, n. [Lorelearning + man.]       An instructor. [Obs.] --Gower.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lorgnette \Lor`gnette"\n. [F.]       An opera glass; pl. elaborate double eyeglasses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sonoran \So*no"ran\, a. (Biogeography)       Pertaining to or designating the arid division of the Austral       zone, including the warmer parts of the western United States       and central Mexico. It is divided into the          {Upper Sonoran}, which lies next to the Transition zone, and             the          {Lower Sonoran}, next to the Tropical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lurch \Lurch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lurched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lurching}.]       To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken       man.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lurk \Lurk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lurked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lurking}.] [OE. lurken, lorken, prob. a dim. from the source       of E. lower to frown. See {Lower}, and cf. {Lurch}, a sudden       roll, {Lurch} to lurk.]       1. To lie hid; to lie in wait.                         Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den.                                                                               --Spenser.                         Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. --Prov.                                                                               i. 11.          2. To keep out of sight.                         The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks.                                                                               --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lyrism \Lyr"ism\ (l[imac]r"[icr]z'm), n. [Cf. Gr. lyrismo`s.]       The act of playing on a lyre or harp. --G. Eliot.
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Larsen Bay, AK (city, FIPS 43040)       Location: 57.55868 N, 154.01973 W       Population (1990): 147 (74 housing units)       Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 6.0 sq km (water)
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Large Installation Systems Administration          (LISA) The {USENIX} systems administration conference.   It is       now more general that its title suggests.   It is sponsored and       organised by {SAGE}, the USENIX Systems Administrators Guild.          {(ftp://ftp.sage.usenix.org/pub/sage/)}.          (1996-01-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lurking          The activity of one of the "silent       majority" in a electronic forum such as {Usenet}; posting       occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings       regularly.   This term is not pejorative and indeed is casually       used reflexively: "Oh, I'm just lurking".   Often used in "the       lurkers", the hypothetical audience for the group's       {flamage}-emitting regulars.          Lurking and reading the {FAQ} are recommended {netiquette} for       beginners who need to learn the history and practises of the       group before posting.          (1997-06-14)