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   lapidarian
         adj 1: inscribed on stone; "a lapidarian record"

English Dictionary: Luftdruckregelung by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lapidarist
n
  1. an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
    Synonym(s): lapidary, lapidarist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lapidary
adj
  1. of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron; "lapidary art"
n
  1. an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
    Synonym(s): lapidary, lapidarist
  2. a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
    Synonym(s): lapidary, lapidist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lavatera
n
  1. widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
    Synonym(s): Lavatera, genus Lavatera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lavatera arborea
n
  1. arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
    Synonym(s): tree mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lavatory
n
  1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn: toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom]
  2. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
    Synonym(s): washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory
  3. a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
    Synonym(s): flush toilet, lavatory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
law of thermodynamics
n
  1. (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lepiota rhacodes
n
  1. an agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick stalk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lepiota rubrotincta
n
  1. an agaric with a relatively small pink to red cap and white gills and stalk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leptarrhena
n
  1. one species: leatherleaf saxifrage [syn: Leptarrhena, genus Leptarrhena]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
n
  1. plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho
    Synonym(s): leatherleaf saxifrage, Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leptorhine
adj
  1. having a long narrow nose [syn: leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic]
    Antonym(s): broadnosed, catarrhine, catarrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leptorrhine
adj
  1. having a long narrow nose [syn: leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic]
    Antonym(s): broadnosed, catarrhine, catarrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leptorrhinian
adj
  1. having a long narrow nose [syn: leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic]
    Antonym(s): broadnosed, catarrhine, catarrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leptorrhinic
adj
  1. having a long narrow nose [syn: leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic]
    Antonym(s): broadnosed, catarrhine, catarrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
levator
n
  1. a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Levitra
n
  1. virility drug (trade name Levitra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men
    Synonym(s): vardenafil, Levitra
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
life eternal
n
  1. life without beginning or end [syn: eternal life, {life eternal}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
life-threatening
adj
  1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
    Synonym(s): dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lifter
n
  1. an athlete who lifts barbells [syn: weightlifter, lifter]
  2. a thief who steals goods that are in a store
    Synonym(s): booster, shoplifter, lifter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lipitor
n
  1. an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
    Synonym(s): atorvastatin, Lipitor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lipotropic
adj
  1. having an affinity for lipids [syn: lipophilic, lipotropic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
love tree
n
  1. small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers
    Synonym(s): Judas tree, love tree, Circis siliquastrum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapidarian \Lap`i*da"ri*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a
      lapidarian record.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, n.; pl. {Lapidaries}. [L. lapidarius,
      fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]
      1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious
            stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
  
      2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a
            connoisseur of lapidary work.
  
      {Lapidary's lathe}, {mill}, {or wheel}, a machine consisting
            essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used
            by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapidarious \Lap`i*da"ri*ous\, a. [L. lapidarius, fr. lapis,
      -idis, stone.]
      Consisting of stones.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, n.; pl. {Lapidaries}. [L. lapidarius,
      fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]
      1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious
            stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
  
      2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a
            connoisseur of lapidary work.
  
      {Lapidary's lathe}, {mill}, {or wheel}, a machine consisting
            essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used
            by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, a. [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone:
      cf. F. lapidaire.]
      1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or
            engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as,
            lapidary ornamentation.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary
            adulation.
  
      {Lapidary style}, that style which is proper for monumental
            and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, a. [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone:
      cf. F. lapidaire.]
      1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or
            engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as,
            lapidary ornamentation.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary
            adulation.
  
      {Lapidary style}, that style which is proper for monumental
            and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, n.; pl. {Lapidaries}. [L. lapidarius,
      fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]
      1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious
            stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
  
      2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a
            connoisseur of lapidary work.
  
      {Lapidary's lathe}, {mill}, {or wheel}, a machine consisting
            essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used
            by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe,
      fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften,
      malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing
      properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve},
      {Malachite}.] (Bot.)
      A genus of plants ({Malva}) having mucilaginous qualities.
      See {Malvaceous}.
  
      Note: The flowers of the common mallow ({M. sylvestris}) are
               used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({M. rotundifolia})
               is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits
               are called cheeses by children. Tree mallow ({M.
               Mauritiana} and {Lavatera arborea}), musk mallow ({M.
               moschata}), rose mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow
               ({M. crispa}), are less commonly seen.
  
      {Indian mallow}. See {Abutilon}.
  
      {Jew's mallow}, a plant ({Corchorus olitorius}) used as a pot
            herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.
  
      {Marsh mallow}. See under {Marsh}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Velvetleaf \Vel"vet*leaf`\, n. (Bot.)
      A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety
      leaves, as the {Abutilon Avicenn[91]}, the {Cissampelos
      Pareira}, and the {Lavatera arborea}, and even the common
      mullein.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Lavatories}. [L. lavatorium:
      cf. lavatoire. See {Lave} to wash, and cf. {Laver}.]
      1. A place for washing.
  
      2. A basin or other vessel for washing in.
  
      3. A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
  
      4. A place where gold is obtained by washing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, a.
      Washing, or cleansing by washing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Lavatories}. [L. lavatorium:
      cf. lavatoire. See {Lave} to wash, and cf. {Laver}.]
      1. A place for washing.
  
      2. A basin or other vessel for washing in.
  
      3. A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
  
      4. A place where gold is obtained by washing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lavature \Lav"a*ture\ (?; 135), n.
      A wash or lotion. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leaf \Leaf\, n.; pl. {Leaves}. [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS.
      le[a0]f; akin to S. l[?]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G.
      laub,OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[94]f, Dan.
      l[94]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.]
      1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from
            the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the
            use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of
            light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively
            constitute its foliage.
  
      Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina,
               supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued
               through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs
               and veins that support the cellular texture. The
               petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each
               side of its base, which is called the stipule. The
               green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin
               epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings,
               known as stomata.
  
      2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a
            lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a
            part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract,
            a spine, or a tendril.
  
      Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and
               the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves
               more or less modified and transformed.
  
      3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and
            having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger
            body by one edge or end; as :
            (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages
                  upon its opposite sides.
            (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged,
                  as of window shutters, folding doors, etc.
            (c) The movable side of a table.
            (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf.
            (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer.
            (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
  
      {Leaf beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves;
            esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}, as the
            potato beetle and helmet beetle.
  
      {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which
            swings vertically on hinges.
  
      {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a
            leafy branch.
  
      {Leaf butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly which, in the form
            and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants
            upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus
            {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies.
  
      {Leaf crumpler} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Phycis
            indigenella}), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the
            apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening
            leaves together in clusters.
  
      {Leaf cutter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of wild
            bees of the genus {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces
            from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be
            used in the construction of their nests, which are made in
            holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the
            purpose. Among the common American species are {M. brevis}
            and {M. centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}.
  
      {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the
            body of an animal.
  
      {Leaf flea} (Zo[94]l.), a jumping plant louse of the family
            {Psyllid[91]}.
  
      {Leaf frog} (Zo[94]l.), any tree frog of the genus
            {Phyllomedusa}.
  
      {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}.
  
      {Leaf hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any small jumping hemipterous
            insect of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They
            live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live
            hopper}.
  
      {Leaf insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several genera and
            species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus
            {Phyllium}, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs,
            resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in
            Southern Asia and the East Indies.
  
      {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}.
  
      {Leaf louse} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid.
  
      {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin.
           
  
      {Leaf miner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various small
            lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval
            stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as,
            the pear-tree leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}).
  
      {Leaf notcher} (Zo[94]l.), a pale bluish green beetle
            ({Artipus Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges
            of the leaves of orange trees.
  
      {Leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any tortricid moth
            which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See
            {Tortrix}.
  
      {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has
            fallen.
  
      {Leaf sewer} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar
            makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges
            together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris
            nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree.
  
      {Leaf sight}, a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be
            raised or folded down.
  
      {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which
            may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a
            leaf.
  
      {Leaf tier} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a
            nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk;
            esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree.
  
      {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge.
  
      {Leaf wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a sawfiy.
  
      {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the
            better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.]
  
                     They were both determined to turn over a new leaf.
                                                                              --Richardson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leaf \Leaf\, n.; pl. {Leaves}. [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS.
      le[a0]f; akin to S. l[?]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G.
      laub,OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[94]f, Dan.
      l[94]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.]
      1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from
            the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the
            use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of
            light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively
            constitute its foliage.
  
      Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina,
               supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued
               through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs
               and veins that support the cellular texture. The
               petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each
               side of its base, which is called the stipule. The
               green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin
               epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings,
               known as stomata.
  
      2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a
            lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a
            part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract,
            a spine, or a tendril.
  
      Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and
               the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves
               more or less modified and transformed.
  
      3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and
            having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger
            body by one edge or end; as :
            (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages
                  upon its opposite sides.
            (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged,
                  as of window shutters, folding doors, etc.
            (c) The movable side of a table.
            (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf.
            (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer.
            (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
  
      {Leaf beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves;
            esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}, as the
            potato beetle and helmet beetle.
  
      {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which
            swings vertically on hinges.
  
      {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a
            leafy branch.
  
      {Leaf butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly which, in the form
            and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants
            upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus
            {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies.
  
      {Leaf crumpler} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Phycis
            indigenella}), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the
            apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening
            leaves together in clusters.
  
      {Leaf cutter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of wild
            bees of the genus {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces
            from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be
            used in the construction of their nests, which are made in
            holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the
            purpose. Among the common American species are {M. brevis}
            and {M. centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}.
  
      {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the
            body of an animal.
  
      {Leaf flea} (Zo[94]l.), a jumping plant louse of the family
            {Psyllid[91]}.
  
      {Leaf frog} (Zo[94]l.), any tree frog of the genus
            {Phyllomedusa}.
  
      {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}.
  
      {Leaf hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any small jumping hemipterous
            insect of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They
            live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live
            hopper}.
  
      {Leaf insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several genera and
            species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus
            {Phyllium}, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs,
            resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in
            Southern Asia and the East Indies.
  
      {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}.
  
      {Leaf louse} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid.
  
      {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin.
           
  
      {Leaf miner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various small
            lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval
            stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as,
            the pear-tree leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}).
  
      {Leaf notcher} (Zo[94]l.), a pale bluish green beetle
            ({Artipus Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges
            of the leaves of orange trees.
  
      {Leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any tortricid moth
            which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See
            {Tortrix}.
  
      {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has
            fallen.
  
      {Leaf sewer} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar
            makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges
            together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris
            nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree.
  
      {Leaf sight}, a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be
            raised or folded down.
  
      {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which
            may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a
            leaf.
  
      {Leaf tier} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a
            nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk;
            esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree.
  
      {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge.
  
      {Leaf wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a sawfiy.
  
      {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the
            better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.]
  
                     They were both determined to turn over a new leaf.
                                                                              --Richardson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leaf \Leaf\, n.; pl. {Leaves}. [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS.
      le[a0]f; akin to S. l[?]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G.
      laub,OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[94]f, Dan.
      l[94]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.]
      1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from
            the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the
            use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of
            light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively
            constitute its foliage.
  
      Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina,
               supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued
               through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs
               and veins that support the cellular texture. The
               petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each
               side of its base, which is called the stipule. The
               green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin
               epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings,
               known as stomata.
  
      2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a
            lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a
            part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract,
            a spine, or a tendril.
  
      Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and
               the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves
               more or less modified and transformed.
  
      3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and
            having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger
            body by one edge or end; as :
            (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages
                  upon its opposite sides.
            (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged,
                  as of window shutters, folding doors, etc.
            (c) The movable side of a table.
            (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf.
            (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer.
            (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
  
      {Leaf beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves;
            esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}, as the
            potato beetle and helmet beetle.
  
      {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which
            swings vertically on hinges.
  
      {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a
            leafy branch.
  
      {Leaf butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly which, in the form
            and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants
            upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus
            {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies.
  
      {Leaf crumpler} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Phycis
            indigenella}), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the
            apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening
            leaves together in clusters.
  
      {Leaf cutter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of wild
            bees of the genus {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces
            from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be
            used in the construction of their nests, which are made in
            holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the
            purpose. Among the common American species are {M. brevis}
            and {M. centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}.
  
      {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the
            body of an animal.
  
      {Leaf flea} (Zo[94]l.), a jumping plant louse of the family
            {Psyllid[91]}.
  
      {Leaf frog} (Zo[94]l.), any tree frog of the genus
            {Phyllomedusa}.
  
      {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}.
  
      {Leaf hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any small jumping hemipterous
            insect of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They
            live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live
            hopper}.
  
      {Leaf insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several genera and
            species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus
            {Phyllium}, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs,
            resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in
            Southern Asia and the East Indies.
  
      {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}.
  
      {Leaf louse} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid.
  
      {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin.
           
  
      {Leaf miner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various small
            lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval
            stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as,
            the pear-tree leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}).
  
      {Leaf notcher} (Zo[94]l.), a pale bluish green beetle
            ({Artipus Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges
            of the leaves of orange trees.
  
      {Leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any tortricid moth
            which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See
            {Tortrix}.
  
      {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has
            fallen.
  
      {Leaf sewer} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar
            makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges
            together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris
            nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree.
  
      {Leaf sight}, a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be
            raised or folded down.
  
      {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which
            may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a
            leaf.
  
      {Leaf tier} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a
            nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk;
            esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree.
  
      {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge.
  
      {Leaf wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a sawfiy.
  
      {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the
            better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.]
  
                     They were both determined to turn over a new leaf.
                                                                              --Richardson.

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   Leftward \Left"ward\ (-w[etil]rd), adv.
      Toward or on the left side.
  
               Rightward and leftward rise the rocks.   --Southey.

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   Leptorhine \Lep"to*rhine\ (l[ecr]p"t[osl]*r[imac]n [or]
      *r[icr]n), a. [Gr. lepto`s small + "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose.]
      (Anat.)
      Having the nose narrow; -- said esp. of the skull. Opposed to
      {platyrhine}.

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   Levator \Le*va"tor\ (l[esl]*v[amac]"t[ocr]r), n. [NL., fr. L.
      levare to raise. See {Lever}, n.]
      1. (Anat.) A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the
            lip or the eyelid.
  
      2. (Surg.) A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed
            part of the skull.

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   Libatory \Li"ba*to*ry\ (l[imac]"b[adot]*t[osl]*r[ycr]), a.
      Pertaining to libation.

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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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   Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand,
      OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh.
      to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.]
      1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in
            man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other
            animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}.
  
      2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the
            office of, a human hand; as:
            (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or
                  any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
            (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute
                  hand of a clock.
  
      3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a
            palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
  
      4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.
  
                     On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.
                                                                              xxxviii. 15.
  
                     The Protestants were then on the winning hand.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;
            dexterity.
  
                     He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,
            manner of performance.
  
                     To change the hand in carrying on the war.
                                                                              --Clarendon.
  
                     Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my
                     hand.                                                --Judges vi.
                                                                              36.
  
      7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or
            competent for special service or duty; a performer more or
            less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand
            at speaking.
  
                     A dictionary containing a natural history requires
                     too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be
                     hoped for.                                          --Locke.
  
                     I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.
                                                                              --Hazlitt.
  
      8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or
            running hand. Hence, a signature.
  
                     I say she never did invent this letter; This is a
                     man's invention and his hand.            --Shak.
  
                     Some writs require a judge's hand.      --Burril.
  
      9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;
            management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in
            hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles.
  
                     Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the
                     goverment of Britain.                        --Milton.
  
      10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to
            buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when
            new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the
            producer's hand, or when not new.
  
      11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear
            hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon.
  
      12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:
            (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the
                  dealer.
            (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied
                  together.
  
      13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,
            which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
  
      Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts
               or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the
               hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a
               symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:
            (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the
                  head, which implies thought, and the heart, which
                  implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every
                  man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12.
            (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.
                  [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over
                  you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33.
            (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to
                  give the right hand.
            (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the
                  hand; to pledge the hand.
  
      Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or
               without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;
               as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:
               used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or
               handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or
               hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand
               loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or
               hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the
               hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or
               hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following
               paragraph are written either as two words or in
               combination.
  
      {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,
            papers, parcels, etc.
  
      {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket.
  
      {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.
            --Bacon.
  
      {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}.
  
      {Hand car}. See under {Car}.
  
      {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a
            good position of the hands and arms when playing on the
            piano; a hand guide.
  
      {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}.
  
      {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}.
  
      {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,
            or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,
            may be operated by hand.
  
      {Hand glass}.
            (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of
                  plants.
            (b) A small mirror with a handle.
  
      {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above).
  
      {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as
            practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.
  
      {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}.
  
      {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest
            money.
  
      {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank
            turned by hand.
  
      {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand
            rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.
  
      {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.
  
      {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand.
  
      {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or
            weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.
  
      {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.
            9.
  
      {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or
            canceling papers, envelopes, etc.
  
      {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico
            ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose
            stamens unite in the form of a hand.
  
      {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small
            work. --Moxon.
  
      {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as
            distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.
  
      {All hands}, everybody; all parties.
  
      {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every
            direction; generally.
  
      {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction;
            on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no
            hand consisting with the safety and interests of
            humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.
  
      {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above).
  
      {At hand}.
            (a) Near in time or place; either present and within
                  reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at
                  hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak.
            (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at
                  hand.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we
            receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive
            evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10.
  
      {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}.
  
      {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from
            instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed
            a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.
  
      {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of
            dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He
            that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8]
            --Job xvii. 9.
  
      {From hand to hand}, from one person to another.
  
      {Hand in hand}.
            (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.
            (b) Just; fair; equitable.
  
                           As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand
                           comparison.                                 --Shak.
                 
  
      {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands
            alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand
            over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand
            over hand.
  
      {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what
            one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
      {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand
            running.
  
      {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!
           
  
      {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to
            hand contest. --Dryden.
  
      {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression.
  
      {In hand}.
            (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . .
                  . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson.
            (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels .
                  . . in hand.[b8] --Shak.
            (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;
                  as, he has the business in hand.
  
      {In one's hand} [or] {hands}.
            (a) In one's possession or keeping.
            (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my
                  hand.
  
      {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office,
            in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.
  
      {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation.
  
      {Note of hand}, a promissory note.
  
      {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay,
            hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them
            to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser.
  
      {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care.
  
      {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of
            goods on hand.
  
      {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management.
  
      {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish
            ceremony used in swearing.
  
      {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength.
  
      {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.
  
      {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government.
  
      {To bear a hand}
            (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten.
  
      {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false
            pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under
            {Glove}.
  
      {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving.
           
  
      {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling
            it.
  
      {To change hand}. See {Change}.
  
      {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners.
            --Hudibras.
  
      {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by
            striking the palms of the hands together.
  
      {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into
            possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.
  
      {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.]
  
                     Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.
                                                                              --Baxter.
  
      {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain
            work; to become accustomed to a particular business.
  
      {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or
            concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.
  
      {To have in hand}.
            (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.
            (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.
  
      {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can
            do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed
            with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with
            difficulties.
  
      {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or
            get, the better of another person or thing.
  
      {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already
            prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke.
  
      {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even
            conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault.
  
      {To lend a hand}, to give assistance.
  
      {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack;
            to oppose; to kill.
  
      {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other
            necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.
           
  
      {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit.
  
      {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.
  
      {To put the}
  
      {last, [or] finishing},
  
      {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to
            perfect.
  
      {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake.
  
                     That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that
                     thou settest thine hand to.               --Deut. xxiii.
                                                                              20.
  
      {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one.
  
      {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety
            for another's debt or good behavior.
  
      {To take in hand}.
            (a) To attempt or undertake.
            (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.
  
      {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in,
            or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash
            one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.
  
      {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or
            signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and
            seal of the owner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lifter \Lift"er\ (-[etil]r), n.
      1. One who, or that which, lifts.
  
      2. (Founding) A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold;
            also, a contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand
            together when the cope is lifted.

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   Lofter \Loft"er\, n. (Golf)
      An iron club used in lofting the ball; -- called also
      {lofting iron}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lofty \Loft"y\, a. [Compar. {Loftier}; superl. {Loftiest}.]
      [From {Loft}.]
      1. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
  
                     See lofty Lebanon his head advance.   --Pope.
  
      2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit,
            bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately;
            characterized by pride; haughty.
  
                     The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
                                                                              --Is. lvii.
                                                                              15.
  
                     Lofty and sour to them that loved him not. --Shak.
  
                     Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      Syn: Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic;
               sublime; proud; haughty. See {Tall}.

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   Sea orange \Sea" or"ange\ (Zo[94]l.)
      A large American holothurian ({Lophothuria Fabricii}) having
      a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated
      scales. Its expanded tentacles are bright red.

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   Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E.
      lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be
      lustful. See {Lief}.]
      1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which
            delights or commands admiration; pre[89]minent kindness or
            devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love
            of brothers and sisters.
  
                     Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest
                     sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.
                                                                              --Keble.
  
      2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate
            affection for, one of the opposite sex.
  
                     He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of
                     cordial love Hung over her enamored.   --Milton.
  
      3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,
            to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
  
                     Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter,
                     Helena, And won her soul.                  --Shak.
  
      4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or
            desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often
            with of and an object.
  
                     Love, and health to all.                     --Shak.
  
                     Smit with the love of sacred song.      --Milton.
  
                     The love of science faintly warmed his breast.
                                                                              --Fenton.
  
      5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.
  
                     Keep yourselves in the love of God.   --Jude 21.
  
      6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing
            address. [bd]Trust me, love.[b8] --Dryden.
  
                     Open the temple gates unto my love.   --Spenser.
  
      7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.
  
                     Such was his form as painters, when they show Their
                     utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.      --Dryden.
  
                     Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle.
  
      9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({C. Vitalba}).
  
      10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in
            counting score at tennis, etc.
  
                     He won the match by three sets to love. --The
                                                                              Field.
  
      Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in
               most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,
               love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,
               love-taught, etc.
  
      {A labor of love}, a labor undertaken on account of regard
            for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself,
            without expectation of reward.
  
      {Free love}, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one
            of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See
            {Free love}.
  
      {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love.
  
      {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of
            the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.
  
      {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato.
  
      {Love bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small,
            short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus
            {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from
            Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are
            celebrated for the affection which they show for their
            mates.
  
      {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between
            lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak.
  
      {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton.
  
      {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen.
  
      {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable
            adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
            --Chaucer.
  
      {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer.
  
      {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love.
  
      {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some
            religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists,
            in imitation of the agap[91] of the early Christians.
  
      {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak.
  
      {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished
            person or party does not score a point.
  
      {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus
            {Eragrostis}.
  
      {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.)
            (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena})
                  having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut
                  bracts.
            (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[d2]tida}, which has
                  similar bracts.
  
      {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.
  
                     A little western flower, Before milk-white, now
                     purple with love's wound; And maidens call it
                     love-in-idleness.                              --Shak.
  
      {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.
            --Shak.
  
      {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from
            being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual
            affection. --Milman.
  
      {Love lass}, a sweetheart.
  
      {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak.
  
      {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth
            ({Amarantus melancholicus}).
  
      {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone.
  
      {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love,
            or venereal desire.
  
      {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope
  
      {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the
            stage.
  
      {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak.
  
      {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means.
            [Obs.] [bd]Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come
            back again.[b8] --Holinshed.
  
      {The god of love}, [or] {Love god}, Cupid.
  
      {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. [bd]If
            you will marry, make your loves to me.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without
            stakes. [bd]A game at piquet for love.[b8] --Lamb.
  
      Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;
               delight.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Love-drury \Love"-dru`ry\, n. [Love + OF. druerie. Cf.
      {Druery}.]
      Affection. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   loop through vt.   To process each element of a list of things.
   "Hold on, I've got to loop through my paper mail."   Derives from the
   computer-language notion of an iterative loop; compare `cdr down'
   (under {cdr}), which is less common among C and Unix programmers.
   ITS hackers used to say `IRP over' after an obscure pseudo-op in the
   MIDAS PDP-10 assembler (the same IRP op can nowadays be found in
   Microsoft's assembler).
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   left arrow
  
      The graphic which the 1963 version of {ASCII} had
      in place of the {underscore} character, {ASCII} 95.
  
      (1995-03-06)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   loop through
  
      To process each element of a list of things.   "Hold on, I've
      got to loop through my paper mail."   Derives from the
      computer-language notion of an iterative loop; compare "cdr
      down" (under {cdr}), which is less common among C and Unix
      programmers.   ITS hackers used to say "IRP over" after an
      obscure pseudo-op in the MIDAS PDP-10 assembler.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  
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