Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   labor market
         n 1: the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers
               compete for workers

English Dictionary: Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria	by the DICT Development Group
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labor movement n an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement Synonym(s): labor movement, trade union movement, labor
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labor union n an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" Synonym(s): union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood
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labor-intensive adj requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive" Synonym(s): labor-intensive, labour-intensive
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laboring adj doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps" Synonym(s): drudging, laboring, labouring, toiling
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labour-intensive adj requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive" Synonym(s): labor-intensive, labour-intensive
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labouring adj doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps" Synonym(s): drudging, laboring, labouring, toiling
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Laburnum n flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous Synonym(s): Laburnum, genus Laburnum
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Laburnum alpinum n an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum [syn: Scotch laburnum, Alpine golden chain, Laburnum alpinum]
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Laburnum anagyroides n an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations Synonym(s): common laburnum, golden chain, golden rain, Laburnum anagyroides
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labyrinth n complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost Synonym(s): maze, labyrinth a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium Synonym(s): inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth
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Labyrinth of Minos n a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur
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labyrinthian adj resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths" Synonym(s): labyrinthine, labyrinthian, mazy
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labyrinthine adj relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness" resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths" Synonym(s): labyrinthine, labyrinthian, mazy
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labyrinthine artery n an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth Synonym(s): labyrinthine artery, artery of the labyrinth, internal auditory artery
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labyrinthine sense n a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head Synonym(s): equilibrium, labyrinthine sense, vestibular sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium
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labyrinthine vein n veins that drain the inner ear [syn: labyrinthine vein, internal auditory vein]
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labyrinthitis n inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting Synonym(s): labyrinthitis, otitis interna
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labyrinthodont n an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia
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Labyrinthodonta n extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic Synonym(s): Labyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodontia, Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodonta
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Labyrinthodontia n extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic Synonym(s): Labyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodontia, Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodonta
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Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria n Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953) Synonym(s): Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
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law firm n a firm of lawyers
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leaf form n any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume Synonym(s): leaf shape, leaf form
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Leboyer method n a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged Synonym(s): Leboyer method of childbirth, Leboyer method
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Leboyer method of childbirth n a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged Synonym(s): Leboyer method of childbirth, Leboyer method
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lepromatous leprosy n a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body
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lever hang n a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position
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Liberian adj of or relating to Liberia or its people; "Liberian ship owners" n a native or inhabitant of Liberia
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Liberian capital n the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia Synonym(s): Monrovia, Liberian capital, capital of Liberia
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Liberian coffee n small tree of West Africa [syn: Liberian coffee, {Coffea liberica}]
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Liberian dollar n the basic unit of money in Liberia
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Librium n a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism Synonym(s): chlordiazepoxide, Librium, Libritabs
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liebfraumilch n a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)
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life ring n a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material Synonym(s): life buoy, lifesaver, life belt, life ring
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lip fern n any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions Synonym(s): lip fern, lipfern
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lipfern n any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions Synonym(s): lip fern, lipfern
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Livermore n United States suffragist (1820-1905) [syn: Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice Livermore]
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liveryman n a worker in a livery stable
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lobworm n marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait Synonym(s): lugworm, lug, lobworm
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Louvre Museum n an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris Synonym(s): Louvre, Louvre Museum
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lowborn adj of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor" Antonym(s): noble
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lupine \Lu"pine\, n. [L. lupinus, lupinum, apparently fr. lupinus belonging to a wolf, fr. lupus a wolf; perh. so called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: cf. F. lupin. Cf. {Wolf}.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus {Lupinus}, especially {L. albus}, the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United States is {L. perennis}. There are many species in California.
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Snowflake \Snow"flake`\, n. 1. A flake, or small filmy mass, of snow. 2. (Zo[94]l.) See {Snowbird}, 1. 3. (Bot.) A name given to several bulbous plants of the genus {Leucoium} ({L. vernum}, {[91]stivum}, etc.) resembling the snowdrop, but having all the perianth leaves of equal size.
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Laborant \Lab"o*rant\, n. [L. laborans, p. pr. of laborare to labor.] A chemist. [Obs.] --Boyle.
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Laboring \La"bor*ing\, a. 1. That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days. The sleep of a laboring man is sweet. --eccl. v. 12. 2. Suffering pain or grief. --Pope. {Laboring oar}, the oar which requires most strength and exertion; often used figuratively; as, to have, or pull, the laboring oar in some difficult undertaking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labor \La"bor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Labored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laboring}.] [OE. labouren, F. labourer, L. laborare. See {Labor}, n.] [Written also {labour}.] 1. To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil. Adam, well may we labor still to dress This garden. --Milton. 2. To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains. 3. To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of. The stone that labors up the hill. --Granville. The line too labors,and the words move slow. --Pope. To cure the disorder under which he labored. --Sir W. Scott. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. --Matt. xi. 28 4. To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth. 5. (Naut.) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea. -- Totten.
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Laboring \La"bor*ing\, a. 1. That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days. The sleep of a laboring man is sweet. --eccl. v. 12. 2. Suffering pain or grief. --Pope. {Laboring oar}, the oar which requires most strength and exertion; often used figuratively; as, to have, or pull, the laboring oar in some difficult undertaking.
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d8Labrum \[d8]La"brum\, n.; pl. L. {Labra}, E. {Labrums}. [L.] 1. A lip or edge, as of a basin. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See Illust. of {Hymenoptera}. (b) The external margin of the aperture of a shell. See {Univalve}.
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Laburnic \Labur`nic\ (l[adot]b[ucir]r"n[icr]k), a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the laburnum.
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Laburnine \La*bur`nine\, n. (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum.
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Laburnum \La*bur"num\, n. [L.] (Bot.) A small leguminous tree ({Cytisus Laburnum}), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms. Note: Scotch laburnum ({Cytisus alpinus}) is similar, but has smooth leaves; purple laburnum is {C. purpureus}.
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Labyrinth \Lab"y*rinth\, n. [L. labyrinthus, Gr. laby`rinthos: cf. F. labyrinthe.] 1. An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths.
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Labyrinthal \Lab`y*rin"thal\, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a labyrinth; intricate; labyrinthian.
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Labyrinthian \Lab`yrin"thian\, a. Intricately winding; like a labyrinth; perplexed; labyrinthal.
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Labyrinthibranch \Lab`yrin"thibranch\, a. [See {Labyrinth}, and {Branchia}.] (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthici. -- n. One of the Labyrinthici.
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Labyrinthic \Lab`yrin"thic\, Labyrinthical \Lab`yrin`thic*al\, a. [L. labyrinthicus: cf. F. labyrinthique.] Like or pertaining to a labyrinth.
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Labyrinthic \Lab`yrin"thic\, Labyrinthical \Lab`yrin`thic*al\, a. [L. labyrinthicus: cf. F. labyrinthique.] Like or pertaining to a labyrinth.
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Labyrinthiform \Lab`yrin"thiform\, a. [Labyrinth + -form: cf. F. labyrinthiforme.] Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.
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Labyrinthine \Lab`y*rin"thine\, a. Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal.
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Labyrinthodon \Lab`yrin"thodon\, n. [Gr. laby`rinqos labyrinth + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of very large fossil amphibians, of the Triassic period, having bony plates on the under side of the body. It is the type of the order Labyrinthodonta. Called also {{Mastodonsaurus}}.
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Labyrinthodont \Lab`yrin"thodont\, a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta. -- n. One of the Labyrinthodonta.
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d8Stegocephala \[d8]Steg`oceph"ala\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] roof + [?] head.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of amphibians found fossil in the Mesozoic rocks; called also {Stegocephali}, and {Labyrinthodonta}. Note: Their teeth, in transverse sections, usually show a labyrinthiform arrangement of the cement and dentine. The under side of the body was covered with bony plates. Some of the Stegocephala were of very large size, and the form of the body varied from short, stout forms to others that were as slender as serpents.
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Law \Law\ (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[94]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts. Note: A law may be universal or particular, written or unwritten, published or secret. From the nature of the highest laws a degree of permanency or stability is always implied; but the power which makes a law, or a superior power, may annul or change it. These are the statutes and judgments and law, which the Lord made. --Lev. xxvi. 46. The law of thy God, and the law of the King. --Ezra vii. 26. As if they would confine the Interminable . . . Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. --Milton. His mind his kingdom, and his will his law. --Cowper. 2. In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature. 3. The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament. What things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law . . . But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets. --Rom. iii. 19, 21. 4. In human government: (a) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community. (b) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority. 5. In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of God or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation. 6. In matematics: The rule according to which anything, as the change of value of a variable, or the value of the terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence. 7. In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist. 8. Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; -- including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman law; the law of real property; insurance law. 9. Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice. Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason. --Coke. Law is beneficence acting by rule. --Burke. And sovereign Law, that state's collected will O'er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. --Sir W. Jones. 10. Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law. When every case in law is right. --Shak. He found law dear and left it cheap. --Brougham. 11. An oath, as in the presence of a court. [Obs.] See {Wager of law}, under {Wager}. {Avogadro's law} (Chem.), a fundamental conception, according to which, under similar conditions of temperature and pressure, all gases and vapors contain in the same volume the same number of ultimate molecules; -- so named after Avogadro, an Italian scientist. Sometimes called {Amp[8a]re's law}. {Bode's law} (Astron.), an approximative empirical expression of the distances of the planets from the sun, as follows: -- Mer. Ven. Earth. Mars. Aste. Jup. Sat. Uran. Nep. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 3 6 12 24 48 96 192 384 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --- 4 7 10 16 28 52 100 196 388 5.9 7.3 10 15.2 27.4 52 95.4 192 300 where each distance (line third) is the sum of 4 and a multiple of 3 by the series 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, etc., the true distances being given in the lower line. {Boyle's law} (Physics), an expression of the fact, that when an elastic fluid is subjected to compression, and kept at a constant temperature, the product of the pressure and volume is a constant quantity, i. e., the volume is inversely proportioned to the pressure; -- known also as {Mariotte's law}, and the {law of Boyle and Mariotte}. {Brehon laws}. See under {Brehon}. {Canon law}, the body of ecclesiastical law adopted in the Christian Church, certain portions of which (for example, the law of marriage as existing before the Council of Tent) were brought to America by the English colonists as part of the common law of the land. --Wharton. {Civil law}, a term used by writers to designate Roman law, with modifications thereof which have been made in the different countries into which that law has been introduced. The civil law, instead of the common law, prevails in the State of Louisiana. --Wharton. {Commercial law}. See {Law merchant} (below). {Common law}. See under {Common}. {Criminal law}, that branch of jurisprudence which relates to crimes. {Ecclesiastical law}. See under {Ecclesiastical}. {Grimm's law} (Philol.), a statement (propounded by the German philologist Jacob Grimm) of certain regular changes which the primitive Indo-European mute consonants, so-called (most plainly seen in Sanskrit and, with some changes, in Greek and Latin), have undergone in the Teutonic languages. Examples: Skr. bh[be]tr, L. frater, E. brother, G. bruder; L. tres, E. three, G. drei, Skr. go, E. cow, G. kuh; Skr. dh[be] to put, Gr. ti-qe`-nai, E. do, OHG, tuon, G. thun. {Kepler's laws} (Astron.), three important laws or expressions of the order of the planetary motions, discovered by John Kepler. They are these: (1) The orbit of a planet with respect to the sun is an ellipse, the sun being in one of the foci. (2) The areas swept over by a vector drawn from the sun to a planet are proportioned to the times of describing them. (3) The squares of the times of revolution of two planets are in the ratio of the cubes of their mean distances. {Law binding}, a plain style of leather binding, used for law books; -- called also {law calf}. {Law book}, a book containing, or treating of, laws. {Law calf}. See {Law binding} (above). {Law day}. (a) Formerly, a day of holding court, esp. a court-leet. (b) The day named in a mortgage for the payment of the money to secure which it was given. [U. S.] {Law French}, the dialect of Norman, which was used in judicial proceedings and law books in England from the days of William the Conqueror to the thirty-sixth year of Edward III. {Law language}, the language used in legal writings and forms. {Law Latin}. See under {Latin}. {Law lords}, peers in the British Parliament who have held high judicial office, or have been noted in the legal profession. {Law merchant}, or {Commercial law}, a system of rules by which trade and commerce are regulated; -- deduced from the custom of merchants, and regulated by judicial decisions, as also by enactments of legislatures.
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Leporine \Lep"orine\ (l[ecr]p"[osl]r[imac]n or -r[icr]n), a. [L. leporinus, fr. lepus, leporis, hare. See {Leveret}.] (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to a hare; like or characteristic of, a hare.
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{Life buoy}. See {Buoy}. {Life car}, a water-tight boat or box, traveling on a line from a wrecked vessel to the shore. In it persons are hauled through the waves and surf. {Life drop}, a drop of vital blood. --Byron. {Life estate} (Law), an estate which is held during the term of some certain person's life, but does not pass by inheritance. {Life everlasting} (Bot.), a plant with white or yellow persistent scales about the heads of the flowers, as {Antennaria}, and {Gnaphalium}; cudweed. {Life of an execution} (Law), the period when an execution is in force, or before it expires. {Life guard}. (Mil.) See under {Guard}. {Life insurance}, the act or system of insuring against death; a contract by which the insurer undertakes, in consideration of the payment of a premium (usually at stated periods), to pay a stipulated sum in the event of the death of the insured or of a third person in whose life the insured has an interest. {Life interest}, an estate or interest which lasts during one's life, or the life of another person, but does not pass by inheritance. {Life land} (Law), land held by lease for the term of a life or lives. {Life line}. (a) (Naut.) A line along any part of a vessel for the security of sailors. (b) A line attached to a life boat, or to any life saving apparatus, to be grasped by a person in the water. {Life rate}, the rate of premium for insuring a life. {Life rent}, the rent of a life estate; rent or property to which one is entitled during one's life. {Life school}, a school for artists in which they model, paint, or draw from living models. {Life table}, a table showing the probability of life at different ages. {To lose one's life}, to die. {To seek the life of}, to seek to kill. {To the life}, so as closely to resemble the living person or the subject; as, the portrait was drawn to the life.
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Liparian \Lipa"rian\ (l[icr]p[amac]"r[icr][ait]n), n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of a family ({Liparid[91]}) of destructive bombycid moths, as the tussock moths.
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{Live birth}, the condition of being born in such a state that acts of life are manifested after the extrusion of the whole body. --Dunglison. {Live box}, a cell for holding living objects under microscopical examination. --P. H. Gosse. {Live feathers}, feathers which have been plucked from the living bird, and are therefore stronger and more elastic. {Live gang}. (Sawing) See under {Gang}. {Live grass} (Bot.), a grass of the genus {Eragrostis}. {Live load} (Engin.), a suddenly applied load; a varying load; a moving load; as a moving train of cars on a bridge, or wind pressure on a roof. {Live oak} (Bot.), a species of oak ({Quercus virens}), growing in the Southern States, of great durability, and highly esteemed for ship timber. In California the {Q. chrysolepis} and some other species are also called live oaks. {Live ring} (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which a swing bridge, or turntable, rests, and which travels around a circular track when the bridge or table turns. {Live steam}, steam direct from the boiler, used for any purpose, in distinction from {exhaust steam}. {Live stock}, horses, cattle, and other domestic animals kept on a farm. whole body.
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Livering \Liv"er*ing\, n. A kind of pudding or sausage made of liver or pork. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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Liveryman \Liv"eryman\, n.; pl. {Liverymen}. 1. One who wears a livery, as a servant. 2. A freeman of the city, in London, who, having paid certain fees, is entitled to wear the distinguishing dress or livery of the company to which he belongs, and also to enjoy certain other privileges, as the right of voting in an election for the lord mayor, sheriffs, chamberlain, etc. 3. One who keeps a livery stable.
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Liveryman \Liv"eryman\, n.; pl. {Liverymen}. 1. One who wears a livery, as a servant. 2. A freeman of the city, in London, who, having paid certain fees, is entitled to wear the distinguishing dress or livery of the company to which he belongs, and also to enjoy certain other privileges, as the right of voting in an election for the lord mayor, sheriffs, chamberlain, etc. 3. One who keeps a livery stable.
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Lobworm \Lob"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The lugworm.
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Lugworm \Lug"worm`\, n. [1st lug + worm.] (Zo[94]l.) A large marine annelid ({Arenicola marina}) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also {lobworm}, and {baitworm}.
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Lobworm \Lob"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The lugworm.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lugworm \Lug"worm`\, n. [1st lug + worm.] (Zo[94]l.) A large marine annelid ({Arenicola marina}) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also {lobworm}, and {baitworm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paradise \Par"a*dise\, n. [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairida[emac]za an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. [?]) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. {Parvis}.] 1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation. 2. The abode of sanctified souls after death. To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. --Luke xxiii. 43. It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise. --Longfellow. 3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence, a state of happiness. The earth Shall be all paradise. --Milton. Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision. --Beaconsfield. 4. (Arch.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc. 5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] --Oxf. Gloss. {Fool's paradise}. See under {Fool}, and {Limbo}. {Grains of paradise}. (Bot.) See {Melequeta pepper}, under {Pepper}. {Paradise bird}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Bird of paradise}. Among the most beautiful species are the superb ({Lophorina superba}); the magnificent ({Diphyllodes magnifica}); and the six-shafted paradise bird ({Parotia sefilata}). The long-billed paradise birds ({Epimachin[91]}) also include some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired paradise bird ({Seleucides alba}), which is black, yellow, and white, with six long breast feathers on each side, ending in long, slender filaments. See {Bird of paradise} in the Vocabulary. {Paradise fish} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic fish ({Macropodus viridiauratus}) having very large fins. It is often kept alive as an ornamental fish. {Paradise flycatcher} (Zo[94]l.), any flycatcher of the genus {Terpsiphone}, having the middle tail feathers extremely elongated. The adult male of {T. paradisi} is white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested. {Paradise grackle} (Zo[94]l.), a very beautiful bird of New Guinea, of the genus {Astrapia}, having dark velvety plumage with brilliant metallic tints. {Paradise nut} (Bot.), the sapucaia nut. See {Sapucaia nut}. [Local, U. S.] {Paradise whidah bird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Whidah}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spangle \Span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spangling}.] To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate. --Donne. What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? --Shak. {Spangled coquette} (Zo[94]l.), a tropical humming bird ({Lophornis regin[91]}). See {Coquette}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lopper \Lop"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loppering}.] [Cf. Prov. G. l[81]bbern, levern, OHG. giliber[?]n, G. luppe, lab, rennet.] To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lowborn \Low"born`\, a. Born in a low condition or rank; -- opposed to {highborn}.
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