Lathyrus
         n 1: genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North
               and South America: vetchling; wild pea [syn: {Lathyrus},
               {genus Lathyrus}]

English Dictionary: Lythraceae	by the DICT Development Group
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Lathyrus hirsutus n a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop Synonym(s): singletary pea, Caley pea, rough pea, wild winterpea, Lathyrus hirsutus
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Lathyrus japonicus n wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder Synonym(s): beach pea, sea pea, Lathyrus maritimus, Lathyrus japonicus
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Lathyrus latifolius n perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America Synonym(s): broad-leaved everlasting pea, perennial pea, Lathyrus latifolius
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Lathyrus maritimus n wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder Synonym(s): beach pea, sea pea, Lathyrus maritimus, Lathyrus japonicus
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Lathyrus niger n perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying Synonym(s): black pea, Lathyrus niger
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Lathyrus nissolia n annual European vetch with red flowers [syn: grass vetch, grass vetchling, Lathyrus nissolia]
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Lathyrus odoratus n climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers Synonym(s): sweet pea, sweetpea, Lathyrus odoratus
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Lathyrus palustris n scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers Synonym(s): marsh pea, Lathyrus palustris
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Lathyrus pratensis n scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage Synonym(s): common vetchling, meadow pea, yellow vetchling, Lathyrus pratensis
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Lathyrus sativus n European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere Synonym(s): grass pea, Indian pea, khesari, Lathyrus sativus
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Lathyrus splendens n shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental Synonym(s): pride of California, Lathyrus splendens
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Lathyrus sylvestris n European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure Synonym(s): flat pea, narrow-leaved everlasting pea, Lathyrus sylvestris
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Lathyrus tuberosus n European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey Synonym(s): heath pea, earth-nut pea, earthnut pea, tuberous vetch, Lathyrus tuberosus
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Lathyrus vernus n bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet- blue flowers Synonym(s): spring vetchling, spring vetch, Lathyrus vernus
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lay to rest v place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" Synonym(s): bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest
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lead arsenate n a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide
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leaders n the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan" Synonym(s): leadership, leaders
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leadership n the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team" Synonym(s): leadership, leading the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan" Synonym(s): leadership, leaders the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union" the ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught"
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leather carp n scaleless domestic carp
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leather soap n a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather [syn: saddle soap, leather soap]
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leather strip n implement consisting of a strip of leather
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leatherjack n any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales Synonym(s): leatherjacket, leatherjack
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leatherjacket n any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes [syn: leatherjacket, leatherfish] any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales Synonym(s): leatherjacket, leatherjack tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies
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leathery grape fern n European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds [syn: leathery grape fern, Botrychium multifidum]
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Ledercillin VK n a form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK) [syn: penicillin V potassium, Ledercillin VK]
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lederhosen n leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria
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lethargic adj deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" Synonym(s): lethargic, unenrgetic Antonym(s): energetic
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lethargic encephalitis n an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness Synonym(s): sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness, epidemic encephalitis, lethargic encephalitis, encephalitis lethargica
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lethargically adv without energy; in a lethargic manner; "he hung around the house lethargically" Synonym(s): lethargically, unenergetically
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lethargy n a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) Synonym(s): lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy Synonym(s): inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends" Synonym(s): languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness
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letter carrier n a man who delivers the mail [syn: mailman, postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier]
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letter case n case for carrying letters
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letter security n a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market
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letter stock n stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public
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lettercard n a postcard that folds so the message is inside
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letters n the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best" scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"
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letters of administration n legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named
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letters of marque n a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation Synonym(s): letter of marque, letters of marque, letter of mark and reprisal
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letters patent n an official document granting a right or privilege [syn: patent, letters patent]
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letters testamentary n a legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities
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letterset printing n image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller
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Liatris n genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots Synonym(s): Liatris, genus Liatris
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Liatris punctata n herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico Synonym(s): dotted gayfeather, Liatris punctata
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Liatris pycnostachya n perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers Synonym(s): dense blazing star, Liatris pycnostachya
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lieder singer n a singer of lieder
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Liederkranz n a soft cheese with a strong odor and flavor
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literacy n the ability to read and write [ant: analphabetism, illiteracy]
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lithuresis n passing small stones with the urine
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liturgical adj of or relating to or in accord with liturgy
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liturgics n the study of liturgies Synonym(s): liturgics, liturgiology
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liturgiology n the study of liturgies Synonym(s): liturgics, liturgiology
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liturgist n an authority on liturgies
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Liturgy n a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine Synonym(s): Holy Eucharist, Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
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Lutra canadensis n sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America Synonym(s): river otter, Lutra canadensis
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Lythraceae n herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers Synonym(s): Lythraceae, family Lythraceae, loosestrife family
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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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Earthworm \Earth"worm`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any worm of the genus {Lumbricus} and allied             genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most             abundant species in Europe and America is {L. terrestris};             many others are known; -- called also {angleworm} and             {dewworm}.          2. A mean, sordid person; a niggard. --Norris.
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L91tere Sunday \L[91]*te"re Sun"day\       The fourth Sunday of Lent; -- so named from the Latin word       L[91]tare (rejoice), the first word in the antiphone of the       introit sung that day in the Roman Catholic service.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ladder \Lad"der\, n. [OE. laddre, AS. hl[?]der, hl[?]dder; akin       to OFries. hladder, OHG. leitara, G. leiter, and from the       root of E. lean, v. ([?]). See {Lean}, v. i., and cf.       {Climax}.]       1. A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for             ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which             are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps.                         Some the engines play, And some, more bold, mount                      ladders to the fire.                           --Dryden.          2. That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that             by means of which one attains to eminence.                         Lowliness is young ambition's ladder. --Shak.          {Fish ladder}. See under {Fish}.          {Ladder beetle} (Zo[94]l.), an American leaf beetle             ({Chrysomela scalaris}). The elytra are silvery white,             striped and spotted with green; the under wings are             rose-colored. It feeds upon the linden tree.          {Ladder handle}, an iron rail at the side of a vertical fixed             ladder, to grasp with the hand in climbing.          {Ladder shell} (Zo[94]l.), a spiral marine shell of the genus             Scalaria. See {Scalaria}.
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d8Scalaria \[d8]Sca*la"ri*a\, n. [L., flight of steps.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus       {Scalaria}, or family {Scalarid[91]}, having elongated spiral       turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs       or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also       {ladder shell}, and {wentletrap}. See {Ptenoglossa}, and       {Wentletrap}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ladder \Lad"der\, n. [OE. laddre, AS. hl[?]der, hl[?]dder; akin       to OFries. hladder, OHG. leitara, G. leiter, and from the       root of E. lean, v. ([?]). See {Lean}, v. i., and cf.       {Climax}.]       1. A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for             ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which             are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps.                         Some the engines play, And some, more bold, mount                      ladders to the fire.                           --Dryden.          2. That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that             by means of which one attains to eminence.                         Lowliness is young ambition's ladder. --Shak.          {Fish ladder}. See under {Fish}.          {Ladder beetle} (Zo[94]l.), an American leaf beetle             ({Chrysomela scalaris}). The elytra are silvery white,             striped and spotted with green; the under wings are             rose-colored. It feeds upon the linden tree.          {Ladder handle}, an iron rail at the side of a vertical fixed             ladder, to grasp with the hand in climbing.          {Ladder shell} (Zo[94]l.), a spiral marine shell of the genus             Scalaria. See {Scalaria}.
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d8Scalaria \[d8]Sca*la"ri*a\, n. [L., flight of steps.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus       {Scalaria}, or family {Scalarid[91]}, having elongated spiral       turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs       or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also       {ladder shell}, and {wentletrap}. See {Ptenoglossa}, and       {Wentletrap}.
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d8Later \[d8]La"ter\, n.; pl. {Lateres}. [L.]       A brick or tile. --Knight.
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Spider \Spi"der\, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin;       -- so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G.       spinne, Sw. spindel. Seee {Spin}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids             comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles             converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is             large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of             spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin             threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect             their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs             to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are             usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on             the back of the cephalothorax. See Illust. under             {Araneina}.          Note: Spiders are divided into two principal groups: the                Dipneumona, having two lungs: and the Tetrapneumona,                having four lungs. See {Mygale}. The former group                includes several tribes; as, the jumping spiders (see                {Saltigrad[91]}), the wolf spiders, or {Citigrad[91]}                (see under {Wolf}), the crab spiders, or                {Laterigrad[91]} (see under {Crab}), the garden, or                geometric, spiders, or {Orbitell[91]} (see under                {Geometrical}, and {Garden}), and others. See {Bird                spider}, under {Bird}, {Grass spider}, under {Grass},                {House spider}, under {House}, {Silk spider}, under                {Silk}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of various other arachnids resembling             the true spiders, especially certain mites, as the red             spider (see under {Red}).          3. An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil             in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used             over coals on the hearth.          4. A trevet to support pans or pots over a fire.
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Lathwork \Lath"work`\, n.       Same as {Lathing}.
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Heath \Heath\, n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS.       h[?][?]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[?]r waste land,       Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow       pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[?]tra field. [root]20.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) A low shrub ({Erica, [or] Calluna, vulgaris}), with                   minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink                   flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms,                   thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It                   is also called {heather}, and {ling}.             (b) Also, any species of the genus {Erica}, of which                   several are European, and many more are South African,                   some of great beauty. See Illust. of {Heather}.          2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of             country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.                         Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the                      blasted heath.                                    --Milton          {Heath cock} (Zo[94]l.), the blackcock. See {Heath grouse}             (below).          {Heath grass} (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus             {Triodia} ({T. decumbens}), growing on dry heaths.          {Heath grouse}, [or] {Heath game} (Zo[94]l.), a European             grouse ({Tetrao tetrix}), which inhabits heats; -- called             also {black game}, {black grouse}, {heath poult}, {heath             fowl}, {moor fowl}. The male is called, {heath cock}, and             {blackcock}; the female, {heath hen}, and {gray hen}.          {Heath hen}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heath grouse} (above).          {Heath pea} (bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyris             macrorhizus}), the tubers of which are eaten, and in             Scotland are used to flavor whisky.          {Heath throstle} (Zo[94]l.), a European thrush which             frequents heaths; the ring ouzel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or       OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The       final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.       {Pease}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of             many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a             papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,             popularly called a pod.          Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,                the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained                nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease                is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at                dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the                form peas being used in both senses.          2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the             seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},             {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)             of a different color from the rest of the seed.          Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or                less closely related to the common pea. See the                Phrases, below.          {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.                      {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos             sph[91]rospermus} and its seed.          {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},             having showy blossoms.          {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.          {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.          {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.          {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.          {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.                      {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and             {Orris}.          {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.          {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows             single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used             adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.          {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.          {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.          {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus             {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,             the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the             common mussel and the cockle.          {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove.          {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of             leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of             the pea. --G. Bentham.          {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth             ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.          {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in             round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.          {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is             sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.                      {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of             the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.          {Pea vine}. (Bot.)             (a) Any plant which bears peas.             (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States                   ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).          {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi})             which destroys peas by eating out the interior.          {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.          {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};             also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Everlasting \Ever*last"ing\a.       1. Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing             without end; immoral; eternal. [bd]The Everlasting             God.[b8] --Gen. xx1. 33.          2. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period;             perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong             intensive; as, this everlasting nonsence.                         I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee . .                      . the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession.                                                                               --Gen xvii. 8.                         And heard thy everlasting yawn confess The pains and                      penalties of idleness.                        --Pope.          Syn: Eternal; immortal, interminable; endless; never-ending;                infinite; unceasing; uninterrupted; continual;                unintermitted; incessant.          Usage: - {Everlasting}, {Eternal}. Eternal denotes (when                   taken strictly) without beginning or end of duration;                   everlasting is sometimes used in our version of the                   Scriptures in the sense of eternal, but in modern                   usage is confined to the future, and implies no                   intermission as well as no end.                               Whether we shall meet again I know not;                            Therefore our everlasting farewell take;                            Forever, and forever farewell, Cassius. --Shak.          {Everlasting flower}. Sane as {Everlasting}, n., 3.          {Everlasting pea}, an ornamental plant ({Lathyrus             latifolius}) related to the pea; -- so called because it             is perennial.
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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or       OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The       final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.       {Pease}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of             many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a             papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,             popularly called a pod.          Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,                the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained                nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease                is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at                dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the                form peas being used in both senses.          2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the             seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},             {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)             of a different color from the rest of the seed.          Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or                less closely related to the common pea. See the                Phrases, below.          {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.                      {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos             sph[91]rospermus} and its seed.          {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},             having showy blossoms.          {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.          {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.          {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.          {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.          {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.                      {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and             {Orris}.          {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.          {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows             single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used             adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.          {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.          {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.          {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus             {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,             the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the             common mussel and the cockle.          {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove.          {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of             leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of             the pea. --G. Bentham.          {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth             ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.          {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in             round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.          {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is             sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.                      {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of             the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.          {Pea vine}. (Bot.)             (a) Any plant which bears peas.             (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States                   ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).          {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi})             which destroys peas by eating out the interior.          {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.          {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};             also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard    grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass,    troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,    ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass,    etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass}    (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}.    Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}.    Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed    meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a    striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture,    hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work,    etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama    grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in    Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass,    meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear    grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass,    troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum    jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}.    Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.    Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal    grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass,    valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,    hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.          Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not                true grasses botanically considered, such as black                grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.          {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),             growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.          {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum             avenaceum} of Europe.          {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}             growing in wet ground. The European species is {P.             palustris}; in the United States there are several             species.          {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass.          {Grass bird}, the dunlin.          {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the             grass-cloth plant.          {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family             ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in             Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and             strong fibers suited for textile purposes.          {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes                   gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and                   {bay-winged bunting}.             (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of                   which several species are known.          {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land             and giving rich milk.          {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.          {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus             {Crambus}, found in grass.          {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in             India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --             used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger             grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.                      {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix             Capensis}).          {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of             Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also             applied to the zebra parrakeet.          {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover.          {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum             Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.          {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American             finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of             the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.          {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus                   natrix}).             (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.                   See {Green snake}, under {Green}.          {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa             maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.          {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena             n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous             when covered with dew.          {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial             sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.          {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.          {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with             narrow grasslike leaves.          {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.             strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.]             (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]             (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or                   prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her                   husband. [Slang.]          {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.          {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the             surface of the ground.          {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze             a season, as cattle.
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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or       OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The       final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.       {Pease}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of             many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a             papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,             popularly called a pod.          Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,                the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained                nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease                is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at                dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the                form peas being used in both senses.          2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the             seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},             {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)             of a different color from the rest of the seed.          Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or                less closely related to the common pea. See the                Phrases, below.          {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.                      {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos             sph[91]rospermus} and its seed.          {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},             having showy blossoms.          {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.          {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.          {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.          {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.          {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.                      {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and             {Orris}.          {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.          {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows             single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used             adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.          {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.          {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.          {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus             {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,             the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the             common mussel and the cockle.          {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove.          {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of             leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of             the pea. --G. Bentham.          {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth             ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.          {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in             round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.          {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is             sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.                      {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of             the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.          {Pea vine}. (Bot.)             (a) Any plant which bears peas.             (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States                   ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).          {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi})             which destroys peas by eating out the interior.          {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.          {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};             also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Chichling \Chich"ling\, Chichling vetch \Chich"ling vetch`\, n.       [Chich + -ling.] (Bot.)       A leguminous plant ({Lathyrus sativus}), with broad flattened       seeds which are sometimes used for food.
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Latirostral \Lat`i*ros"tral\, Latirostrous \Lat`i*ros"trous\, a.       [Cf. F. latirostre. See {Latirostres}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having a broad beak. --Sir T. Browne.
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Latirostral \Lat`i*ros"tral\, Latirostrous \Lat`i*ros"trous\, a.       [Cf. F. latirostre. See {Latirostres}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having a broad beak. --Sir T. Browne.
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Trumpeter \Trump"et*er\, n.       1. One who sounds a trumpet.          2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.                         These men are good trumpeters.            --Bacon.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of long-legged South                   American birds of the genus {Psophia}, especially {P.                   crepitans}, which is abundant, and often domesticated                   and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are                   allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry.                   Called also {agami}, and {yakamik}.             (b) A variety of the domestic pigeon.             (c) An American swan ({Olor buccinator}) which has a very                   loud note.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A large edible fish ({Latris hecateia}) of the             family {Cirrhitid[91]}, native of Tasmania and New             Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty             pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish.
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Latrociny \Lat"ro*cin`y\, n. [L. latrocinium. Cf. {Larceny}.]       Theft; larceny. [Obs.]
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Latter \Lat"ter\, a. [OE. later, l[91]tter, compar. of lat late.       See {Late}, and cf. {Later}.]       1. Later; more recent; coming or happening after something             else; -- opposed to {former}; as, the former and latter             rain.          2. Of two things, the one mentioned second.                         The difference between reason and revelation, and in                      what sense the latter is superior.      --I. Watts.          3. Recent; modern.                         Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages,                      whole nations at the bay of Soldania? --Locke.          4. Last; latest; final. [R.] [bd]My latter gasp.[b8] --Shak.          {Latter harvest}, the last part of the harvest.          {Latter spring}, the last part of the spring of the year.             --Shak.
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Latterkin \Lat"ter*kin\, n.       A pointed wooden tool used in glazing leaden lattice.
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Leadership \Lead"er*ship\, n.       The office of a leader.
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Leather \Leath"er\, n. [OE. lether, AS. le[?]er; akin to D.       leder, le[88]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. le[?]r, Sw.       l[84]der, Dan. l[91]der.]       1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned,             tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides,             collectively.          2. The skin. [Ironical or Sportive]          Note: Leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made                of, relating to, or like, leather.          {Leather board}, an imitation of sole leather, made of             leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.          {Leather carp} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of carp in which the             scales are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under             {Carp}.          {Leather jacket}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A California carangoid fish ({Oligoplites saurus}).             (b) A trigger fish ({Balistes Carolinensis}).          {Leather flower} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Clematis Viorna})             of the Middle and Southern States having thick, leathery             sepals of a purplish color.          {Leather leaf} (Bot.), a low shrub ({Cassandra calyculata}),             growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen,             coriaceous, scurfy leaves.          {Leather plant} (Bot.), one or more New Zealand plants of the             composite genus {Celmisia}, which have white or buff             tomentose leaves.          {Leather turtle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leatherback}.          {Vegetable leather}.             (a) An imitation of leather made of cotton waste.             (b) Linen cloth coated with India rubber. --Ure.
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Leather \Leath"er\, n. [OE. lether, AS. le[?]er; akin to D.       leder, le[88]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. le[?]r, Sw.       l[84]der, Dan. l[91]der.]       1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned,             tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides,             collectively.          2. The skin. [Ironical or Sportive]          Note: Leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made                of, relating to, or like, leather.          {Leather board}, an imitation of sole leather, made of             leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.          {Leather carp} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of carp in which the             scales are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under             {Carp}.          {Leather jacket}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A California carangoid fish ({Oligoplites saurus}).             (b) A trigger fish ({Balistes Carolinensis}).          {Leather flower} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Clematis Viorna})             of the Middle and Southern States having thick, leathery             sepals of a purplish color.          {Leather leaf} (Bot.), a low shrub ({Cassandra calyculata}),             growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen,             coriaceous, scurfy leaves.          {Leather plant} (Bot.), one or more New Zealand plants of the             composite genus {Celmisia}, which have white or buff             tomentose leaves.          {Leather turtle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leatherback}.          {Vegetable leather}.             (a) An imitation of leather made of cotton waste.             (b) Linen cloth coated with India rubber. --Ure.
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Trigger \Trig"ger\, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr.       trekken to draw, pull. See {Trick}, n.]       1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.          2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a             catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially             (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the             finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.          {Trigger fish} (Zo[94]l.), a large plectognath fish             ({Balistes Carolinensis} or {B. capriscus}) common on the             southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food             fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for             scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called             also {leather jacket}, and {turbot}.
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Leather \Leath"er\, n. [OE. lether, AS. le[?]er; akin to D.       leder, le[88]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. le[?]r, Sw.       l[84]der, Dan. l[91]der.]       1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned,             tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides,             collectively.          2. The skin. [Ironical or Sportive]          Note: Leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made                of, relating to, or like, leather.          {Leather board}, an imitation of sole leather, made of             leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.          {Leather carp} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of carp in which the             scales are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under             {Carp}.          {Leather jacket}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A California carangoid fish ({Oligoplites saurus}).             (b) A trigger fish ({Balistes Carolinensis}).          {Leather flower} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Clematis Viorna})             of the Middle and Southern States having thick, leathery             sepals of a purplish color.          {Leather leaf} (Bot.), a low shrub ({Cassandra calyculata}),             growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen,             coriaceous, scurfy leaves.          {Leather plant} (Bot.), one or more New Zealand plants of the             composite genus {Celmisia}, which have white or buff             tomentose leaves.          {Leather turtle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leatherback}.          {Vegetable leather}.             (a) An imitation of leather made of cotton waste.             (b) Linen cloth coated with India rubber. --Ure.
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Trigger \Trig"ger\, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr.       trekken to draw, pull. See {Trick}, n.]       1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.          2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a             catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially             (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the             finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.          {Trigger fish} (Zo[94]l.), a large plectognath fish             ({Balistes Carolinensis} or {B. capriscus}) common on the             southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food             fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for             scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called             also {leather jacket}, and {turbot}.
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Led \Led\ (l[ecr]d), imp. & p. p.       of {Lead}.          {Led captain}. An obsequious follower or attendant. [Obs.]             --Swift.          {Led horse}, a sumpter horse, or a spare horse, that is led             along.
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Leiotrichan \Lei*ot"ri*chan\ (l[isl]*[ocr]t"r[icr]*k[ait]n), a.       Of or pertaining to the Leiotrichi. -- n. One of the       Leiotrichi.
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Tit \Tit\, n.       1. A small horse. --Tusser.          2. A woman; -- used in contempt. --Burton.          3. A morsel; a bit. --Halliwell.          4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word             probably meant originally, something small, and is perhaps             the same as teat. Cf. {Titmouse}, {Tittle}.] (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds                   belonging to the families {Parid[91]} and                   {Leiotrichid[91]}; a titmouse.             (b) The European meadow pipit; a titlark.          {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Wren tit}, under {Wren}.          {Hill tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic             singing birds belonging to {Siva}, {Milna}, and allied             genera.          {Tit babbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus             {Trichastoma}.          {Tit for tat}. [Probably for tip for tap. See {Tip} a slight             blow.] An equivalent; retaliation.          {Tit thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             Asiatic and East Indian birds belonging to {Suthora} and             allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate             between the thrushes and titmice.
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Leiotrichous \Lei*ot"ri*chous\ (-k[ucr]s), a. [See       {Leiotrichi}.] (Anthropol.)       Having smooth, or nearly smooth, hair.
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Lethargic \Le*thar"gic\ (l[esl]*th[aum]r"j[icr]k), Lethargical    \Le*thar"gic*al\ (-j[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L. lethargicus, Gr.       lhqargiko`s: cf. F. l[82]thargique. See {Lethargy}.]       Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy;       morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- {Le*thar"gic*al*ly}, adv. --       {Le*thar"gic*al*ness}, n. -- {Le*thar"gic*ness}, n.
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Lethargic \Le*thar"gic\ (l[esl]*th[aum]r"j[icr]k), Lethargical    \Le*thar"gic*al\ (-j[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L. lethargicus, Gr.       lhqargiko`s: cf. F. l[82]thargique. See {Lethargy}.]       Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy;       morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- {Le*thar"gic*al*ly}, adv. --       {Le*thar"gic*al*ness}, n. -- {Le*thar"gic*ness}, n.
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Lethargic \Le*thar"gic\ (l[esl]*th[aum]r"j[icr]k), Lethargical    \Le*thar"gic*al\ (-j[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L. lethargicus, Gr.       lhqargiko`s: cf. F. l[82]thargique. See {Lethargy}.]       Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy;       morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- {Le*thar"gic*al*ly}, adv. --       {Le*thar"gic*al*ness}, n. -- {Le*thar"gic*ness}, n.
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Lethargic \Le*thar"gic\ (l[esl]*th[aum]r"j[icr]k), Lethargical    \Le*thar"gic*al\ (-j[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L. lethargicus, Gr.       lhqargiko`s: cf. F. l[82]thargique. See {Lethargy}.]       Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy;       morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- {Le*thar"gic*al*ly}, adv. --       {Le*thar"gic*al*ness}, n. -- {Le*thar"gic*ness}, n.
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Lethargic \Le*thar"gic\ (l[esl]*th[aum]r"j[icr]k), Lethargical    \Le*thar"gic*al\ (-j[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L. lethargicus, Gr.       lhqargiko`s: cf. F. l[82]thargique. See {Lethargy}.]       Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy;       morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- {Le*thar"gic*al*ly}, adv. --       {Le*thar"gic*al*ness}, n. -- {Le*thar"gic*ness}, n.
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Lethargize \Leth"ar*gize\ (l[ecr]th"[adot]r*j[imac]z), v. t.       [imp. & p. p. {Lethargized} (-j[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lethargizing} (-j[imac]`z[icr]ng).]       To make lethargic.                   All bitters are poison, and act by stilling, and                depressing, and lethargizing the irritability.                                                                               --Coleridge.
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Lethargize \Leth"ar*gize\ (l[ecr]th"[adot]r*j[imac]z), v. t.       [imp. & p. p. {Lethargized} (-j[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lethargizing} (-j[imac]`z[icr]ng).]       To make lethargic.                   All bitters are poison, and act by stilling, and                depressing, and lethargizing the irritability.                                                                               --Coleridge.
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Lethargize \Leth"ar*gize\ (l[ecr]th"[adot]r*j[imac]z), v. t.       [imp. & p. p. {Lethargized} (-j[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lethargizing} (-j[imac]`z[icr]ng).]       To make lethargic.                   All bitters are poison, and act by stilling, and                depressing, and lethargizing the irritability.                                                                               --Coleridge.
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Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\ (-j[ycr]), n.; pl. {-gies} (-j[icr]z). [F.       l[82]thargie, L. lethargia, Gr. lhqargi`a, fr. lh`qargos       forgetful, fr. lh`qh forgetfulness. See {Lethe}.]       1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which             a person can scarcely be awaked.          2. A state of inaction or indifference.                         Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. --Atterbury.
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Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\, v. t.       To lethargize. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L.       littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing,       literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub       over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by       graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered       with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See {Liniment}, and cf.       {Literal}.]       1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound,             or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a             first element of written language.                         And a superscription also was written over him in                      letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke                                                                               xxiii. 38.          2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in             intelligible characters on something adapted to             conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.                         The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and                      natural.                                             --Walsh.          3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.]                         None could expound what this letter meant.                                                                               --Chaucer.          4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact             signification or requirement.                         We must observe the letter of the law, without doing                      violence to the reason of the law and the intention                      of the lawgiver.                                 --Jer. Taylor.                         I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.                                                                               --Tennyson.          5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of             type.                         Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing                      house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.                                                                               --Evelyn.          6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.          7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Dead letter}, {Drop letter}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Drop},             etc.          {Letter book}, a book in which copies of letters are kept.          {Letter box}, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed             or delivered.          {Letter carrier}, a person who carries letters; a postman;             specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters             to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects             letters to be mailed.          {Letter cutter}, one who engraves letters or letter punches.                      {Letter lock}, a lock that can not be opened when fastened,             unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a             part of it are in such a position (indicated by a             particular combination of the letters) as to permit the             bolt to be withdrawn.                         A strange lock that opens with AMEN.   --Beau. & Fl.          {Letter paper}, paper for writing letters on; especially, a             size of paper intermediate between note paper and             foolscap. See {Paper}.          {Letter punch}, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the             end, used in making the matrices for type.          {Letters of administration} (Law), the instrument by which an             administrator or administratrix is authorized to             administer the goods and estate of a deceased person.          {Letter of attorney}, {Letter of credit}, etc. See under             {Attorney}, {Credit}, etc.          {Letter of license}, a paper by which creditors extend a             debtor's time for paying his debts.          {Letters close [or] clause} (Eng. Law.), letters or writs             directed to particular persons for particular purposes,             and hence closed or sealed on the outside; --             distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill.          {Letters of orders} (Eccl.), a document duly signed and             sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has             regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon,             etc.          {Letters patent}, {overt}, [or] {open} (Eng. Law), a writing             executed and sealed, by which power and authority are             granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right;             as, letters patent under the seal of England.          {Letter-sheet envelope}, a stamped sheet of letter paper             issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed             for transmission by mail without an envelope.          {Letters testamentary} (Law), an instrument granted by the             proper officer to an executor after probate of a will,             authorizing him to act as executor.          {Letter writer}.             (a) One who writes letters.             (b) A machine for copying letters.             (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of                   letters.
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Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L.       littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing,       literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub       over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by       graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered       with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See {Liniment}, and cf.       {Literal}.]       1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound,             or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a             first element of written language.                         And a superscription also was written over him in                      letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke                                                                               xxiii. 38.          2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in             intelligible characters on something adapted to             conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.                         The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and                      natural.                                             --Walsh.          3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.]                         None could expound what this letter meant.                                                                               --Chaucer.          4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact             signification or requirement.                         We must observe the letter of the law, without doing                      violence to the reason of the law and the intention                      of the lawgiver.                                 --Jer. Taylor.                         I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.                                                                               --Tennyson.          5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of             type.                         Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing                      house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.                                                                               --Evelyn.          6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.          7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Dead letter}, {Drop letter}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Drop},             etc.          {Letter book}, a book in which copies of letters are kept.          {Letter box}, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed             or delivered.          {Letter carrier}, a person who carries letters; a postman;             specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters             to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects             letters to be mailed.          {Letter cutter}, one who engraves letters or letter punches.                      {Letter lock}, a lock that can not be opened when fastened,             unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a             part of it are in such a position (indicated by a             particular combination of the letters) as to permit the             bolt to be withdrawn.                         A strange lock that opens with AMEN.   --Beau. & Fl.          {Letter paper}, paper for writing letters on; especially, a             size of paper intermediate between note paper and             foolscap. See {Paper}.          {Letter punch}, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the             end, used in making the matrices for type.          {Letters of administration} (Law), the instrument by which an             administrator or administratrix is authorized to             administer the goods and estate of a deceased person.          {Letter of attorney}, {Letter of credit}, etc. See under             {Attorney}, {Credit}, etc.          {Letter of license}, a paper by which creditors extend a             debtor's time for paying his debts.          {Letters close [or] clause} (Eng. Law.), letters or writs             directed to particular persons for particular purposes,             and hence closed or sealed on the outside; --             distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill.          {Letters of orders} (Eccl.), a document duly signed and             sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has             regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon,             etc.          {Letters patent}, {overt}, [or] {open} (Eng. Law), a writing             executed and sealed, by which power and authority are             granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right;             as, letters patent under the seal of England.          {Letter-sheet envelope}, a stamped sheet of letter paper             issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed             for transmission by mail without an envelope.          {Letters testamentary} (Law), an instrument granted by the             proper officer to an executor after probate of a will,             authorizing him to act as executor.          {Letter writer}.             (a) One who writes letters.             (b) A machine for copying letters.             (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of                   letters.
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Lettergram \Let"ter*gram\, n.       See {Letter}, above.
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Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L.       littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing,       literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub       over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by       graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered       with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See {Liniment}, and cf.       {Literal}.]       1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound,             or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a             first element of written language.                         And a superscription also was written over him in                      letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke                                                                               xxiii. 38.          2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in             intelligible characters on something adapted to             conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.                         The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and                      natural.                                             --Walsh.          3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.]                         None could expound what this letter meant.                                                                               --Chaucer.          4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact             signification or requirement.                         We must observe the letter of the law, without doing                      violence to the reason of the law and the intention                      of the lawgiver.                                 --Jer. Taylor.                         I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.                                                                               --Tennyson.          5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of             type.                         Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing                      house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.                                                                               --Evelyn.          6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.          7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Dead letter}, {Drop letter}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Drop},             etc.          {Letter book}, a book in which copies of letters are kept.          {Letter box}, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed             or delivered.          {Letter carrier}, a person who carries letters; a postman;             specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters             to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects             letters to be mailed.          {Letter cutter}, one who engraves letters or letter punches.                      {Letter lock}, a lock that can not be opened when fastened,             unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a             part of it are in such a position (indicated by a             particular combination of the letters) as to permit the             bolt to be withdrawn.                         A strange lock that opens with AMEN.   --Beau. & Fl.          {Letter paper}, paper for writing letters on; especially, a             size of paper intermediate between note paper and             foolscap. See {Paper}.          {Letter punch}, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the             end, used in making the matrices for type.          {Letters of administration} (Law), the instrument by which an             administrator or administratrix is authorized to             administer the goods and estate of a deceased person.          {Letter of attorney}, {Letter of credit}, etc. See under             {Attorney}, {Credit}, etc.          {Letter of license}, a paper by which creditors extend a             debtor's time for paying his debts.          {Letters close [or] clause} (Eng. Law.), letters or writs             directed to particular persons for particular purposes,             and hence closed or sealed on the outside; --             distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill.          {Letters of orders} (Eccl.), a document duly signed and             sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has             regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon,             etc.          {Letters patent}, {overt}, [or] {open} (Eng. Law), a writing             executed and sealed, by which power and authority are             granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right;             as, letters patent under the seal of England.          {Letter-sheet envelope}, a stamped sheet of letter paper             issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed             for transmission by mail without an envelope.          {Letters testamentary} (Law), an instrument granted by the             proper officer to an executor after probate of a will,             authorizing him to act as executor.          {Letter writer}.             (a) One who writes letters.             (b) A machine for copying letters.             (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of                   letters.
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Dimissory \Dim"is*so*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. dimissorius: cf. F.       dimissoire. See {Dimit}.]       Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting       leave to depart.          {Letters dimissory} (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop             dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese,             and recommending him for reception there. --Hook.
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Missive \Mis"sive\, a. [See {Missive}, n.]       1. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a             letter missive. --Ayliffe.          2. Missile. [bd]The missive weapons fly.[b8] --Dryden.          {Letters missive}, letters conveying the permission, comand,             or advice of a superior authority, as a sovereign. They             are addressed and sent to some certain person or persons,             and are distinguished from letters patent, which are             addressed to the public.
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Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L.       littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing,       literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub       over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by       graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered       with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See {Liniment}, and cf.       {Literal}.]       1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound,             or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a             first element of written language.                         And a superscription also was written over him in                      letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke                                                                               xxiii. 38.          2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in             intelligible characters on something adapted to             conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.                         The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and                      natural.                                             --Walsh.          3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.]                         None could expound what this letter meant.                                                                               --Chaucer.          4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact             signification or requirement.                         We must observe the letter of the law, without doing                      violence to the reason of the law and the intention                      of the lawgiver.                                 --Jer. Taylor.                         I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.                                                                               --Tennyson.          5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of             type.                         Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing                      house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.                                                                               --Evelyn.          6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.          7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Dead letter}, {Drop letter}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Drop},             etc.          {Letter book}, a book in which copies of letters are kept.          {Letter box}, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed             or delivered.          {Letter carrier}, a person who carries letters; a postman;             specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters             to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects             letters to be mailed.          {Letter cutter}, one who engraves letters or letter punches.                      {Letter lock}, a lock that can not be opened when fastened,             unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a             part of it are in such a position (indicated by a             particular combination of the letters) as to permit the             bolt to be withdrawn.                         A strange lock that opens with AMEN.   --Beau. & Fl.          {Letter paper}, paper for writing letters on; especially, a             size of paper intermediate between note paper and             foolscap. See {Paper}.          {Letter punch}, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the             end, used in making the matrices for type.          {Letters of administration} (Law), the instrument by which an             administrator or administratrix is authorized to             administer the goods and estate of a deceased person.          {Letter of attorney}, {Letter of credit}, etc. See under             {Attorney}, {Credit}, etc.          {Letter of license}, a paper by which creditors extend a             debtor's time for paying his debts.          {Letters close [or] clause} (Eng. Law.), letters or writs             directed to particular persons for particular purposes,             and hence closed or sealed on the outside; --             distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill.          {Letters of orders} (Eccl.), a document duly signed and             sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has             regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon,             etc.          {Letters patent}, {overt}, [or] {open} (Eng. Law), a writing             executed and sealed, by which power and authority are             granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right;             as, letters patent under the seal of England.          {Letter-sheet envelope}, a stamped sheet of letter paper             issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed             for transmission by mail without an envelope.          {Letters testamentary} (Law), an instrument granted by the             proper officer to an executor after probate of a will,             authorizing him to act as executor.          {Letter writer}.             (a) One who writes letters.             (b) A machine for copying letters.             (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of                   letters.
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Horning \Horn"ing\, n.       Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a       crescent. --J. Gregory.          {Letters of horning} (Scots Law), the process or authority by             which a person, directed by the decree of a court of             justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply             therewith. --Mozley & W.
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Marque \Marque\, n. [F. marque, in lettre de marque letter of       marque, a commission with which the commandant of every armed       vessel was obliged to be provided, under penalty of being       considered a pirate or corsair; marque here prob. meaning,       border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to       go beyond the border), and of German origin. See {March}       border.] (Law)       A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary       of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals.          {Letters of marque}, {Letters of marque and reprisal}, a             license or extraordinary commission granted by a             government to a private person to fit out a privateer or             armed ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's             ships and merchandise. The ship so commissioned is             sometimes called a letter of marque.
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Reprisal \Re*pris"al\ (r?-priz"al), n. [F. repr[?]saille, It.       ripresaglia, rappresaglia, LL. reprensaliae, fr. L.       reprehendere, reprehensum. See {Reprehend}, {Reprise}.]       1. The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or             indemnity.                         Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals                      continued to take place.                     --Macaulay.          2. Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation.          3. The act of retorting on an enemy by inflicting suffering             or death on a prisoner taken from him, in retaliation for             an act of inhumanity. --Vattel (Trans.)          4. Any act of retaliation. --Waterland.          {Letters of marque and reprisal}. See under {Marque}.
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Marque \Marque\, n. [F. marque, in lettre de marque letter of       marque, a commission with which the commandant of every armed       vessel was obliged to be provided, under penalty of being       considered a pirate or corsair; marque here prob. meaning,       border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to       go beyond the border), and of German origin. See {March}       border.] (Law)       A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary       of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals.          {Letters of marque}, {Letters of marque and reprisal}, a             license or extraordinary commission granted by a             government to a private person to fit out a privateer or             armed ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's             ships and merchandise. The ship so commissioned is             sometimes called a letter of marque.
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Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L.       littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing,       literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub       over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by       graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered       with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See {Liniment}, and cf.       {Literal}.]       1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound,             or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a             first element of written language.                         And a superscription also was written over him in                      letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke                                                                               xxiii. 38.          2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in             intelligible characters on something adapted to             conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.                         The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and                      natural.                                             --Walsh.          3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.]                         None could expound what this letter meant.                                                                               --Chaucer.          4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact             signification or requirement.                         We must observe the letter of the law, without doing                      violence to the reason of the law and the intention                      of the lawgiver.                                 --Jer. Taylor.                         I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.                                                                               --Tennyson.          5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of             type.                         Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing                      house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.                                                                               --Evelyn.          6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.          7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Dead letter}, {Drop letter}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Drop},             etc.          {Letter book}, a book in which copies of letters are kept.          {Letter box}, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed             or delivered.          {Letter carrier}, a person who carries letters; a postman;             specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters             to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects             letters to be mailed.          {Letter cutter}, one who engraves letters or letter punches.                      {Letter lock}, a lock that can not be opened when fastened,             unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a             part of it are in such a position (indicated by a             particular combination of the letters) as to permit the             bolt to be withdrawn.                         A strange lock that opens with AMEN.   --Beau. & Fl.          {Letter paper}, paper for writing letters on; especially, a             size of paper intermediate between note paper and             foolscap. See {Paper}.          {Letter punch}, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the             end, used in making the matrices for type.          {Letters of administration} (Law), the instrument by which an             administrator or administratrix is authorized to             administer the goods and estate of a deceased person.          {Letter of attorney}, {Letter of credit}, etc. See under             {Attorney}, {Credit}, etc.          {Letter of license}, a paper by which creditors extend a             debtor's time for paying his debts.          {Letters close [or] clause} (Eng. Law.), letters or writs             directed to particular persons for particular purposes,             and hence closed or sealed on the outside; --             distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill.          {Letters of orders} (Eccl.), a document duly signed and             sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has             regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon,             etc.          {Letters patent}, {overt}, [or] {open} (Eng. Law), a writing             executed and sealed, by which power and authority are             granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right;             as, letters patent under the seal of England.          {Letter-sheet envelope}, a stamped sheet of letter paper             issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed             for transmission by mail without an envelope.          {Letters testamentary} (Law), an instrument granted by the             proper officer to an executor after probate of a will,             authorizing him to act as executor.          {Letter writer}.             (a) One who writes letters.             (b) A machine for copying letters.             (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of                   letters.
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Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L.       littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing,       literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub       over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by       graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered       with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See {Liniment}, and cf.       {Literal}.]       1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound,             or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a             first element of written language.                         And a superscription also was written over him in                      letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke                                                                               xxiii. 38.          2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in             intelligible characters on something adapted to             conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.                         The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and                      natural.                                             --Walsh.          3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.]                         None could expound what this letter meant.                                                                               --Chaucer.          4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact             signification or requirement.                         We must observe the letter of the law, without doing                      violence to the reason of the law and the intention                      of the lawgiver.                                 --Jer. Taylor.                         I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.                                                                               --Tennyson.          5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of             type.                         Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing                      house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.                                                                               --Evelyn.          6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.          7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Dead letter}, {Drop letter}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Drop},             etc.          {Letter book}, a book in which copies of letters are kept.          {Letter box}, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed             or delivered.          {Letter carrier}, a person who carries letters; a postman;             specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters             to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects             letters to be mailed.          {Letter cutter}, one who engraves letters or letter punches.                      {Letter lock}, a lock that can not be opened when fastened,             unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a             part of it are in such a position (indicated by a             particular combination of the letters) as to permit the             bolt to be withdrawn.                         A strange lock that opens with AMEN.   --Beau. & Fl.          {Letter paper}, paper for writing letters on; especially, a             size of paper intermediate between note paper and             foolscap. See {Paper}.          {Letter punch}, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the             end, used in making the matrices for type.          {Letters of administration} (Law), the instrument by which an             administrator or administratrix is authorized to             administer the goods and estate of a deceased person.          {Letter of attorney}, {Letter of credit}, etc. See under             {Attorney}, {Credit}, etc.          {Letter of license}, a paper by which creditors extend a             debtor's time for paying his debts.          {Letters close [or] clause} (Eng. Law.), letters or writs             directed to particular persons for particular purposes,             and hence closed or sealed on the outside; --             distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill.          {Letters of orders} (Eccl.), a document duly signed and             sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has             regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon,             etc.          {Letters patent}, {overt}, [or] {open} (Eng. Law), a writing             executed and sealed, by which power and authority are             granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right;             as, letters patent under the seal of England.          {Letter-sheet envelope}, a stamped sheet of letter paper             issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed             for transmission by mail without an envelope.          {Letters testamentary} (Law), an instrument granted by the             proper officer to an executor after probate of a will,             authorizing him to act as executor.          {Letter writer}.             (a) One who writes letters.             (b) A machine for copying letters.             (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of                   letters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L.       littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing,       literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub       over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by       graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered       with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See {Liniment}, and cf.       {Literal}.]       1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound,             or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a             first element of written language.                         And a superscription also was written over him in                      letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke                                                                               xxiii. 38.          2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in             intelligible characters on something adapted to             conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.                         The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and                      natural.                                             --Walsh.          3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.]                         None could expound what this letter meant.                                                                               --Chaucer.          4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact             signification or requirement.                         We must observe the letter of the law, without doing                      violence to the reason of the law and the intention                      of the lawgiver.                                 --Jer. Taylor.                         I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.                                                                               --Tennyson.          5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of             type.                         Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing                      house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.                                                                               --Evelyn.          6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.          7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Dead letter}, {Drop letter}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Drop},             etc.          {Letter book}, a book in which copies of letters are kept.          {Letter box}, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed             or delivered.          {Letter carrier}, a person who carries letters; a postman;             specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters             to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects             letters to be mailed.          {Letter cutter}, one who engraves letters or letter punches.                      {Letter lock}, a lock that can not be opened when fastened,             unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a             part of it are in such a position (indicated by a             particular combination of the letters) as to permit the             bolt to be withdrawn.                         A strange lock that opens with AMEN.   --Beau. & Fl.          {Letter paper}, paper for writing letters on; especially, a             size of paper intermediate between note paper and             foolscap. See {Paper}.          {Letter punch}, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the             end, used in making the matrices for type.          {Letters of administration} (Law), the instrument by which an             administrator or administratrix is authorized to             administer the goods and estate of a deceased person.          {Letter of attorney}, {Letter of credit}, etc. See under             {Attorney}, {Credit}, etc.          {Letter of license}, a paper by which creditors extend a             debtor's time for paying his debts.          {Letters close [or] clause} (Eng. Law.), letters or writs             directed to particular persons for particular purposes,             and hence closed or sealed on the outside; --             distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill.          {Letters of orders} (Eccl.), a document duly signed and             sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has             regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon,             etc.          {Letters patent}, {overt}, [or] {open} (Eng. Law), a writing             executed and sealed, by which power and authority are             granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right;             as, letters patent under the seal of England.          {Letter-sheet envelope}, a stamped sheet of letter paper             issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed             for transmission by mail without an envelope.          {Letters testamentary} (Law), an instrument granted by the             proper officer to an executor after probate of a will,             authorizing him to act as executor.          {Letter writer}.             (a) One who writes letters.             (b) A machine for copying letters.             (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of                   letters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L.       littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing,       literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub       over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by       graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered       with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See {Liniment}, and cf.       {Literal}.]       1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound,             or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a             first element of written language.                         And a superscription also was written over him in                      letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke                                                                               xxiii. 38.          2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in             intelligible characters on something adapted to             conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.                         The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and                      natural.                                             --Walsh.          3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.]                         None could expound what this letter meant.                                                                               --Chaucer.          4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact             signification or requirement.                         We must observe the letter of the law, without doing                      violence to the reason of the law and the intention                      of the lawgiver.                                 --Jer. Taylor.                         I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.                                                                               --Tennyson.          5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of             type.                         Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing                      house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.                                                                               --Evelyn.          6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.          7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Dead letter}, {Drop letter}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Drop},             etc.          {Letter book}, a book in which copies of letters are kept.          {Letter box}, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed             or delivered.          {Letter carrier}, a person who carries letters; a postman;             specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters             to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects             letters to be mailed.          {Letter cutter}, one who engraves letters or letter punches.                      {Letter lock}, a lock that can not be opened when fastened,             unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a             part of it are in such a position (indicated by a             particular combination of the letters) as to permit the             bolt to be withdrawn.                         A strange lock that opens with AMEN.   --Beau. & Fl.          {Letter paper}, paper for writing letters on; especially, a             size of paper intermediate between note paper and             foolscap. See {Paper}.          {Letter punch}, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the             end, used in making the matrices for type.          {Letters of administration} (Law), the instrument by which an             administrator or administratrix is authorized to             administer the goods and estate of a deceased person.          {Letter of attorney}, {Letter of credit}, etc. See under             {Attorney}, {Credit}, etc.          {Letter of license}, a paper by which creditors extend a             debtor's time for paying his debts.          {Letters close [or] clause} (Eng. Law.), letters or writs             directed to particular persons for particular purposes,             and hence closed or sealed on the outside; --             distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill.          {Letters of orders} (Eccl.), a document duly signed and             sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has             regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon,             etc.          {Letters patent}, {overt}, [or] {open} (Eng. Law), a writing             executed and sealed, by which power and authority are             granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right;             as, letters patent under the seal of England.          {Letter-sheet envelope}, a stamped sheet of letter paper             issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed             for transmission by mail without an envelope.          {Letters testamentary} (Law), an instrument granted by the             proper officer to an executor after probate of a will,             authorizing him to act as executor.          {Letter writer}.             (a) One who writes letters.             (b) A machine for copying letters.             (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of                   letters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snakeroot \Snake"root`\, n. (Bot.)       Any one of several plants of different genera and species,       most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be       efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the       roots of any of these.          Note: The Virginia snakeroot is {Aristolochia Serpentaria};                black snakeroot is {Sanicula}, esp. {S. Marilandica},                also {Cimicifuga racemosa}; Seneca snakeroot is                {Polygala Senega}; button snakeroot is {Liatris}, also                {Eryngium}; white snakeroot is {Eupatorium                ageratoides}. The name is also applied to some others                besides these.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deer's-tongue \Deer's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)       A plant ({Liatris odoratissima}) whose fleshy leaves give out       a fragrance compared to vanilla. --Wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Ground rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), a small rattlesnake             ({Caudisona, [or] Sistrurus, miliaria}) of the Southern             United States, having a small rattle. It has nine large             scales on its head.          {Rattlesnake fern} (Bot.), a common American fern             ({Botrychium Virginianum}) having a triangular decompound             frond and a long-stalked panicle of spore cases rising             from the middle of the frond.          {Rattlesnake grass} (Bot.), a handsome American grass             ({Glyceria Canadensis}) with an ample panicle of rather             large ovate spikelets, each one composed of imbricated             parts and slightly resembling the rattle of the             rattlesnake. Sometimes called {quaking grass}.          {Rattlesnake plantain} (Bot.), See under {Plantain}.          {Rattlesnake root} (Bot.), a name given to certain American             species of the composite genus {Prenanthes} ({P. alba} and             {P. serpentaria}), formerly asserted to cure the bite of             the rattlesnake. Calling also {lion's foot}, {gall of the             earth}, and {white lettuce}.          {Rattlesnake's master} (Bot.)       (a) A species of Agave ({Agave Virginica}) growing in the             Southern United States.       (b) An umbelliferous plant ({Eryngium yucc[91]folium}) with             large bristly-fringed linear leaves.       (c) A composite plant, the blazing star ({Liatris             squarrosa}).          {Rattlesnake weed} (Bot.), a plant of the composite genus             {Hieracium} ({H. venosum}); -- probably so named from its             spotted leaves. See also {Snakeroot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blazing \Blaz"ing\, a.       Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.       --Sir W. Scott.          {Blazing star}.       (a) A comet. [Obs.]       (b) A brilliant center of attraction.       (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to             {Cham[91]lirium luteum} of the Lily family; {Liatris             squarrosa}; and {Aletris farinosa}, called also             {colicroot} and {star grass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Litarge \Lit"arge\, n.       Litharge. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Literacy \Lit"er*a*cy\, n.       State of being literate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Litharge \Lith"arge\, n. [OE. litarge, F. litharge, L.       lithargyrus, Gr. [?] the scum or foam of silver; li`qos stone       + [?] silver. Litharge is found in silverbearing lead ore.]       (Chem.)       Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an       amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating       lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead       nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in       glazing earthenware, in making red lead minium, etc. Called       also {massicot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Massicot \Mas"si*cot\, n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a       corruption.] (Chem.)       Lead protoxide, {PbO}, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder,       the fused and crystalline form of which is called {litharge};       lead ocher. It is used as a pigment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Litharge \Lith"arge\, n. [OE. litarge, F. litharge, L.       lithargyrus, Gr. [?] the scum or foam of silver; li`qos stone       + [?] silver. Litharge is found in silverbearing lead ore.]       (Chem.)       Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an       amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating       lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead       nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in       glazing earthenware, in making red lead minium, etc. Called       also {massicot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Massicot \Mas"si*cot\, n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a       corruption.] (Chem.)       Lead protoxide, {PbO}, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder,       the fused and crystalline form of which is called {litharge};       lead ocher. It is used as a pigment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Littress \Lit"tress\, n.       A smooth kind of cartridge paper used for making cards.       --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liturgic \Li*tur"gic\, Liturgical \Li*tur"gic*al\, [Gr. [?]: cf.       F. liturgique.]       Pertaining to, of or the nature of, a liturgy; of or       pertaining to public prayer and worship. --T. Warton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liturgic \Li*tur"gic\, Liturgical \Li*tur"gic*al\, [Gr. [?]: cf.       F. liturgique.]       Pertaining to, of or the nature of, a liturgy; of or       pertaining to public prayer and worship. --T. Warton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liturgically \Li*tur"gic*al*ly\, adv.       In the manner of a liturgy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liturgics \Li*tur"gics\, n.       The science of worship; history, doctrine, and interpretation       of liturgies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liturgy \Lit"ur*gy\, n.; pl. {Liturgies}. [F. liturgie, LL.       liturgia, Gr. [?] a public service, the public service of       God, public worship; (assumed) [?], [?], belonging to the       people, public (fr. [?], [?], the people) + the root of [?]       work. See {Lay}, a., and {Work}.]       An established formula for public worship, or the entire       ritual for public worship in a church which uses prescribed       forms; a formulary for public prayer or devotion. In the       Roman Catholic Church it includes all forms and services in       any language, in any part of the world, for the celebration       of Mass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liturgiologist \Li*tur`gi*ol"o*gist\, n.       One versed in liturgiology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liturgiology \Li*tur`gi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Liturgy + -logy.]       The science treating of liturgical matters; a treatise on, or       description of, liturgies. --Shipley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liturgist \Lit"ur*gist\, n.       One who favors or adheres strictly to a liturgy. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liturgy \Lit"ur*gy\, n.; pl. {Liturgies}. [F. liturgie, LL.       liturgia, Gr. [?] a public service, the public service of       God, public worship; (assumed) [?], [?], belonging to the       people, public (fr. [?], [?], the people) + the root of [?]       work. See {Lay}, a., and {Work}.]       An established formula for public worship, or the entire       ritual for public worship in a church which uses prescribed       forms; a formulary for public prayer or devotion. In the       Roman Catholic Church it includes all forms and services in       any language, in any part of the world, for the celebration       of Mass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lottery \Lot"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Lotteries}. [Lot + -ery, as in       brewery, bindery.]       1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance;             esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing             particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets             are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance.          Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States                make lotteries illegal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lutarious \Lu*ta"ri*ous\, a. [L. lutarius fr. lutum mud.]       Of, pertaining to, or like, mud; living in mud. [Obs.]       --Grew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lutheranism \Lu"ther*an*ism\, Lutherism \Lu"ther*ism\, n.       The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran       Church.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blister \Blis"ter\, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same       root as blast, bladder, blow. See {Blow} to eject wind.]       1. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum,             whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a             vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a             bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.                         And painful blisters swelled my tender hands.                                                                               --Grainger.          2. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin,             as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the             surface, as on steel.          3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter,             applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison.          {Blister beetle}, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the             {Lytta ([or] Cantharis) vesicatoria}, called {Cantharis}             or {Spanish fly} by druggists. See {Cantharis}.          {Blister fly}, a blister beetle.          {Blister plaster}, a plaster designed to raise a blister; --             usually made of Spanish flies.          {Blister steel}, crude steel formed from wrought iron by             cementation; -- so called because of its blistered             surface. Called also {blistered steel}.          {Blood blister}. See under {Blood}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cantharis \Can"tha*ris\, n.; pl. {Cantharides}. [L., a kind of       beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zo[94]l.)       A beetle ({Lytta, [or] Cantharis, vesicatoria}), havin1g an       elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a       nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the       apothecary; -- also called {Spanish fly}. Many other species       of {Lytta}, used for the same purpose, take the same name.       See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. The plural form in       usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine.
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Ladera Heights, CA (CDP, FIPS 39108)       Location: 33.99405 N, 118.37450 W       Population (1990): 6316 (2677 housing units)       Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Letter Gap, WV       Zip code(s): 25255
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Lueders, TX (city, FIPS 45048)       Location: 32.79946 N, 99.62326 W       Population (1990): 365 (206 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 79533
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Luthersburg, PA       Zip code(s): 15848
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Luthersville, GA (town, FIPS 48008)       Location: 33.20985 N, 84.74444 W       Population (1990): 741 (306 housing units)       Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 30251