labor
         n 1: a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work
               for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this
               field" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {working class},
               {proletariat}]
         2: productive work (especially physical work done for wages);
            "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" [syn:
            {labor}, {labour}, {toil}]
         3: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions
            to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
            [syn: {parturiency}, {labor}, {labour}, {confinement},
            {lying-in}, {travail}, {childbed}]
         4: an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by
            united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders
            of this movement [syn: {labor movement}, {trade union
            movement}, {labor}]
         5: a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900;
            characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and
            formerly the socialization of key industries [syn: {British
            Labour Party}, {Labour Party}, {Labour}, {Labor}]
         6: the federal department responsible for promoting the working
            conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in
            1913 [syn: {Department of Labor}, {Labor Department},
            {Labor}, {DoL}]
         7: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he
            prepared for great undertakings" [syn: {undertaking},
            {project}, {task}, {labor}]
         v 1: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for
               years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little
               to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her
               doctoral thesis" [syn: {tug}, {labor}, {labour}, {push},
               {drive}]
         2: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework";
            "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour},
            {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}]
         3: undergo the efforts of childbirth [syn: {labor}, {labour}]

English Dictionary: labour	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
labour n a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field" Synonym(s): labor, labour, working class, proletariat concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" Synonym(s): parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries Synonym(s): British Labour Party, Labour Party, Labour, Labor productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" Synonym(s): labor, labour, toil v work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" Synonym(s): labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" Synonym(s): tug, labor, labour, push, drive undergo the efforts of childbirth Synonym(s): labor, labour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Laffer n United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born in 1940) Synonym(s): Laffer, Arthur Laffer
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Laver n Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938) Synonym(s): Laver, Rod Laver, Rodney George Laver (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions edible red seaweeds Synonym(s): red laver, laver seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds Synonym(s): sea lettuce, laver
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lay over v interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil" Synonym(s): lay over, stop over place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?" Synonym(s): superimpose, superpose, lay over
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
layover n a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" Synonym(s): stop, stopover, layover
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Le Havre n a port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine
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leap year n in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400 Synonym(s): leap year, intercalary year, 366 days, bissextile year
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leaper n someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) [syn: bounder, leaper]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leaver n someone who leaves Synonym(s): departer, leaver, goer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leper n a person afflicted with leprosy Synonym(s): leper, lazar a pariah who is avoided by others
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lever n a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock Synonym(s): lever, lever tumbler v to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" Synonym(s): pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
libber n a supporter of feminism [syn: feminist, {women's rightist}, women's liberationist, libber]
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Liberia n a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves Synonym(s): Liberia, Republic of Liberia
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Libra n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra Synonym(s): Libra, Balance a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 Synonym(s): Libra, Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scales
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lifer n a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
live wire n an alert and energetic person [syn: eager beaver, {busy bee}, live wire, sharpie, sharpy]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
liver adj having a reddish-brown color [syn: liver-colored, liver] n large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes liver of an animal used as meat a person who has a special life style; "a high liver" someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
livery adj suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress Synonym(s): bilious, liverish, livery n uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another Synonym(s): delivery, livery, legal transfer the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loafer n person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum] a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lobar adj of or relating to or affecting a lobe; "lobar pneumonia"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
looper n small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae Synonym(s): measuring worm, inchworm, looper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lopper n a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees Synonym(s): pruner, pruning hook, lopper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
louvar n large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton Synonym(s): louvar, Luvarus imperialis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
louver n one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain Synonym(s): louver, louvre, fin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Louvre n an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris Synonym(s): Louvre, Louvre Museum one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain Synonym(s): louver, louvre, fin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lover n a person who loves someone or is loved by someone an ardent follower and admirer Synonym(s): fan, buff, devotee, lover a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lowbrow adj characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow tastes" Synonym(s): lowbrow, lowbrowed, uncultivated n a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits [syn: philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrow]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lubber n an awkward stupid person [syn: lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk] an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage Synonym(s): landlubber, lubber, landsman
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lavender \Lav"en*der\, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda       lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It.       lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in       bathing and washing. See {Lave}. to wash, and cf.       {Lavender}.]       1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Lavandula} ({L.             vera}), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil             used in medicine and perfumery. The {Spike lavender} ({L.             Spica}) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the             arts.          2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and             more delicate than lilac.          {Lavender cotton} (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub             ({Santolina Cham[91]cyparissus}) of the Mediterranean             region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used             to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called {ground             cypress}.          {Lavender water}, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential             oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of             ambergris.          {Sea lavender}. (Bot.) See {Marsh rosemary}.          {To lay in lavender}.             (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.             (b) To pawn. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Labarum \[d8]Lab"a*rum\, n.; pl. {Labara}. [L.]       The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his       conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing       a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a       golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters       (CHR)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labor \La"bor\, n. [OE. labour, OF. labour, laber, labur, F.       labeur, L. labor; cf. Gr. lamba`nein to take, Skr. labh to       get, seize.] [Written also {labour}.]       1. Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when             fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from             sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some             useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like;             servile toil; exertion; work.                         God hath set Labor and rest, as day and night, to                      men Successive.                                 --Milton.          2. Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of             compiling a history.          3. That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that             which demands effort.                         Being a labor of so great a difficulty, the exact                      performance thereof we may rather wish than look                      for.                                                   --Hooker.          4. Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth.                         The queen's in labor, They say, in great extremity;                      and feared She'll with the labor end. --Shak.          5. Any pang or distress. --Shak.          6. (Naut.) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results             in the straining of timbers and rigging.          7. [Sp.] A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to             an area of 177[frac17] acres. --Bartlett.          Syn: Work; toil; drudgery; task; exertion; effort; industry;                painstaking. See {Toll}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labor \La"bor\, v. t. [F. labourer, L. laborare.]       1. To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.                         The most excellent lands are lying fallow, or only                      labored by children.                           --W. Tooke.          2. To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care. [bd]To             labor arms for Troy.[b8] --Dryden.          3. To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge             stre[?]uously; as, to labor a point or argument.          4. To belabor; to beat. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labor \La"bor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Labored}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Laboring}.] [OE. labouren, F. labourer, L. laborare. See       {Labor}, n.] [Written also {labour}.]       1. To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with             painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to             work; to toil.                         Adam, well may we labor still to dress This garden.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any             design; to strive; to take pains.          3. To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's             work under conditions which make it especially hard,             wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under             a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and             formerly with of.                         The stone that labors up the hill.      --Granville.                         The line too labors,and the words move slow. --Pope.                         To cure the disorder under which he labored. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.                         Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden,                      and I will give you rest.                  --Matt. xi. 28          4. To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.          5. (Naut.) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent             sea. -- Totten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labor \La"bor\, n. (Mining.)       A store or set of stopes. [Sp. Amer.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labor \La"bor\, n. [OE. labour, OF. labour, laber, labur, F.       labeur, L. labor; cf. Gr. lamba`nein to take, Skr. labh to       get, seize.] [Written also {labour}.]       1. Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when             fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from             sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some             useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like;             servile toil; exertion; work.                         God hath set Labor and rest, as day and night, to                      men Successive.                                 --Milton.          2. Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of             compiling a history.          3. That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that             which demands effort.                         Being a labor of so great a difficulty, the exact                      performance thereof we may rather wish than look                      for.                                                   --Hooker.          4. Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth.                         The queen's in labor, They say, in great extremity;                      and feared She'll with the labor end. --Shak.          5. Any pang or distress. --Shak.          6. (Naut.) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results             in the straining of timbers and rigging.          7. [Sp.] A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to             an area of 177[frac17] acres. --Bartlett.          Syn: Work; toil; drudgery; task; exertion; effort; industry;                painstaking. See {Toll}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labor \La"bor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Labored}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Laboring}.] [OE. labouren, F. labourer, L. laborare. See       {Labor}, n.] [Written also {labour}.]       1. To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with             painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to             work; to toil.                         Adam, well may we labor still to dress This garden.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any             design; to strive; to take pains.          3. To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's             work under conditions which make it especially hard,             wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under             a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and             formerly with of.                         The stone that labors up the hill.      --Granville.                         The line too labors,and the words move slow. --Pope.                         To cure the disorder under which he labored. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.                         Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden,                      and I will give you rest.                  --Matt. xi. 28          4. To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.          5. (Naut.) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent             sea. -- Totten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Labrum \[d8]La"brum\, n.; pl. L. {Labra}, E. {Labrums}. [L.]       1. A lip or edge, as of a basin.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper                   part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See                   Illust. of {Hymenoptera}.             (b) The external margin of the aperture of a shell. See                   {Univalve}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Labrus \[d8]La"brus\, n.; pl. {Labri} (-br[imac]). [L., a sort       of fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of marine fishes, including the wrasses of Europe.       See {Wrasse}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lapper \Lap"per\, n. [From {La}p to drink.]       One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lava \La"va\, n. [It. lava lava, orig. in Naples, a torrent of       rain overflowing the streets, fr. It. & L. lavare to wash.       See {Lave}.]       The melted rock ejected by a volcano from its top or fissured       sides. It flows out in streams sometimes miles in length. It       also issues from fissures in the earth's surface, and forms       beds covering many square miles, as in the Northwestern       United States.          Note: Lavas are classed, according to their structure, as                scoriaceous or cellular, glassy, stony, etc., and                according to the material of which they consist, as                doleritic, trachytic, etc.          {Lava millstone}, a hard and coarse basaltic millstone from             the neighborhood of the Rhine.          {Lava ware}, a kind of cheap pottery made of iron slag cast             into tiles, urns, table tops, etc., resembling lava in             appearance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laveer \La*veer"\, v. i. [D. laveren.] (Naut.)       To beat against the wind; to tack. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laver \Lav"er\ (l[amac]"v[etil]r), n. [OE. lavour, F. lavoir, L.       lavatorium a washing place. See {Lavatory}.]       1. A vessel for washing; a large basin.          2. (Script. Hist.)             (a) A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the                   Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed                   their hands and feet.             (b) One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which                   the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.          3. That which washes or cleanses. --J. H. Newman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laver \Lav"er\, n. [From {Lave} to wash.]       One who laves; a washer. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laver \La"ver\ (l[amac]"v[etil]r), n.       The fronds of certain marine alg[91] used as food, and for       making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the {Ulva       latissima}; purple laver, {Porphyra laciniata} and {P.       vulgaris}. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with       other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also       {sloke}, or {sloakan}.          {Mountain laver} (Bot.), a reddish gelatinous alga of the             genus {Palmella}, found on the sides of mountains
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lavour \Lav"our\, n.       A laver. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Leafy \Leaf"y\, a. [Compar. {Leafier}; superl. {Leafiest}.]       1. Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest.             [bd]The leafy month of June.[b8] --Coleridge.          2. Consisting of leaves. [bd]A leafy bed.[b8] --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leap year \Leap" year`\       Bissextile; a year containing 366 days; every fourth year       which leaps over a day more than a common year, giving to       February twenty-nine days. See {Bissextile}.          Note: Every year whose number is divisible by four without a                remainder is a leap year, excepting the full centuries,                which, to be leap years, must be divisible by 400                without a remainder. If not so divisible they are                common years. 1900, therefore, is not a leap year.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Year \Year\, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [f4]er, AS. ge[a0]r; akin to       OFries. i[?]r, g[?]r, D. jaar, OHG. j[be]r, G. jahr, Icel.       [be]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [86]r, Goth. j[?]r, Gr. [?] a season of       the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, [?] a year,       Zend y[be]re year. [root]4, 279. Cf. {Hour}, {Yore}.]       1. The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the             ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its             revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year;             also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this,             adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and             called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354             days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360             days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days,             and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of             366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on             account of the excess above 365 days (see {Bissextile}).                         Of twenty year of age he was, I guess. --Chaucer.          Note: The civil, or legal, year, in England, formerly                commenced on the 25th of March. This practice continued                throughout the British dominions till the year 1752.          2. The time in which any planet completes a revolution about             the sun; as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn.          3. pl. Age, or old age; as, a man in years. --Shak.          {Anomalistic year}, the time of the earth's revolution from             perihelion to perihelion again, which is 365 days, 6             hours, 13 minutes, and 48 seconds.          {A year's mind} (Eccl.), a commemoration of a deceased             person, as by a Mass, a year after his death. Cf. {A             month's mind}, under {Month}.          {Bissextile year}. See {Bissextile}.          {Canicular year}. See under {Canicular}.          {Civil year}, the year adopted by any nation for the             computation of time.          {Common lunar year}, the period of 12 lunar months, or 354             days.          {Common year}, each year of 365 days, as distinguished from             leap year.          {Embolismic year}, [or] {Intercalary lunar year}, the period             of 13 lunar months, or 384 days.          {Fiscal year} (Com.), the year by which accounts are             reckoned, or the year between one annual time of             settlement, or balancing of accounts, and another.          {Great year}. See {Platonic year}, under {Platonic}.          {Gregorian year}, {Julian year}. See under {Gregorian}, and             {Julian}.          {Leap year}. See {Leap year}, in the Vocabulary.          {Lunar astronomical year}, the period of 12 lunar synodical             months, or 354 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, 36 seconds.          {Lunisolar year}. See under {Lunisolar}.          {Periodical year}. See {Anomalistic year}, above.          {Platonic year}, {Sabbatical year}. See under {Platonic}, and             {Sabbatical}.          {Sidereal year}, the time in which the sun, departing from             any fixed star, returns to the same. This is 365 days, 6             hours, 9 minutes, and 9.3 seconds.          {Tropical year}. See under {Tropical}.          {Year and a day} (O. Eng. Law), a time to be allowed for an             act or an event, in order that an entire year might be             secured beyond all question. --Abbott.          {Year of grace}, any year of the Christian era; Anno Domini;             A. D. or a. d.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leaper \Leap"er\, n. [AS. hle[a0]pere.]       One who, or that which, leaps.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leaper \Leap"er\, n. [See 1st {Leap}.]       A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leaver \Leav"er\, n.       One who leaves, or withdraws.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leper \Lep"er\ (l[ecr]p"[etil]r), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F.       l[8a]pre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. le`pra, fr. lepro`s       scaly, fr. le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.]       A person affected with leprosy.
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Lepre \Lep"re\ (l[ecr]p"[etil]r), n.       Leprosy.[Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Lepry \Lep"ry\ (-r[ycr]), n.       Leprosy. [Obs.] --Holland.
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Lever \Le"ver\ (l[emac]"v[etil]r [or] l[ecr]v"[etil]r; 277), n.       [OE. levour, OF. leveor, prop., a lifter, fr. F. lever to       raise, L. levare; akin to levis light in weight, E. levity,       and perh. to E. light not heavy: cf. F. levier. Cf.       {Alleviate}, {Elevate}, {Leaven}, {Legerdemain}, {Levee},       {Levy}, n.]       1. (Mech.) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about             one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or             more other points where forces are applied; -- used for             transmitting and modifying force and motion. Specif., a             bar of metal, wood, or other rigid substance, used to             exert a pressure, or sustain a weight, at one point of its             length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and             turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It             is usually named as the first of the six mechanical             powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the             fulcrum F, the weight W, or the power P, respectively, is             situated between the other two, as in the figures.          2. (Mach.)             (a) A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece                   to turn it.             (b) An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or                   to obtain motion from it.          {Compound lever}, a machine consisting of two or more levers             acting upon each other.          {Lever escapement}. See {Escapement}.          {Lever jack}. See {Jack}, n., 5.          {Lever watch}, a watch having a vibrating lever to connect             the action of the escape wheel with that of the balance.                      {Universal lever}, a machine formed by a combination of a             lever with the wheel and axle, in such a manner as to             convert the reciprocating motion of the lever into a             continued rectilinear motion of some body to which the             power is applied.
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Lever \Lev"er\ (l[emac]"v[etil]r), a. [Old compar. of leve or       lief.]       More agreeable; more pleasing. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To be lever than}. See {Had as lief}, under {Had}.
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Lever \Lev"er\, adv.       Rather. [Obs.] --Chaucer.                   For lever had I die than see his deadly face.                                                                               --Spenser.
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Levier \Lev"i*er\ (l[ecr]v"[icr]*[etil]r), n.       One who levies. --Cartwright.
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Levir \Le"vir\ (l[emac]"v[etil]r), n. [L.]       A husband's brother; -- used in reference to levirate       marriages.
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d8Libra \[d8]Li"bra\ (l[imac]"br[adot]), n.; pl. {Libr[91]}       (l[imac]"br[emac]). [L., a balance.] (Astron.)       (a) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the             sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked             thus [libra] in almanacs, etc.       (b ) A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio.
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Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a       sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. {Ensign},       {Resign}, {Seal} a stamp, {Signal}, {Signet}.]       That by which anything is made known or represented; that       which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a       proof. Specifically:       (a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as             indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.       (b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine             will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine             power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.                         Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of                      the Spirit of God.                           --Rom. xv. 19.                         It shall come to pass, if they will not believe                      thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first                      sign, that they will believe the voice of the                      latter sign.                                    --Ex. iv. 8.       (c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve             the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.                         What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty                      men, and they became a sign.            --Num. xxvi.                                                                               10.       (d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or             represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.                         The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely                      significative; but what they represent is as                      certainly delivered to us as the symbols                      themselves.                                       --Brerewood.                         Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory.                                                                               --Spenser.       (e) A word or a character regarded as the outward             manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of             ideas.       (f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is             expressed, or a command or a wish made known.                         They made signs to his father, how he would have                      him called.                                       --Luke i. 62.       (g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language             of a signs such as those used by the North American             Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.          Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural                signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and                methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the                dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word                by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished                from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on                the fingers.       (h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.             --Milton.       (i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed             upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to             advertise the business there transacted, or the name of             the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed             token or notice.                         The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted                      signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the                      streets.                                          --Macaulay.       (j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.          Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection                of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and                are named, respectively, {Aries} ([Aries]), {Taurus}                ([Taurus]), {Gemini} (II), {Cancer} ([Cancer]), {Leo}                ([Leo]), {Virgo} ([Virgo]), {Libra} ([Libra]),                {Scorpio} ([Scorpio]), {Sagittarius} ([Sagittarius]),                {Capricornus   ([Capricorn]), {Aquarius} ([Aquarius]),                {Pisces} ([Pisces]). These names were originally the                names of the constellations occupying severally the                divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still                retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the                equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become                separated about 30 degrees from these constellations,                and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in                advance, or to the east of the one which bears its                name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus,                etc.       (k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities,             or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign +             (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division [f6],             and the like.       (l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one             appreciable by some one other than the patient.          Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used                synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign                differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived                only by the patient himself. The term sign is often                further restricted to the purely local evidences of                disease afforded by direct examination of the organs                involved, as distinguished from those evidence of                general disturbance afforded by observation of the                temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often                called physical sign.       (m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.       (n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or             signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term             used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance             considered with reference to that which it represents.                         An outward and visible sign of an inward and                      spiritual grace.                              --Bk. of                                                                               Common Prayer.          Note: See the Table of {Arbitrary Signs}, p. 1924.          {Sign manual}.       (a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of             bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed             with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be,             to complete their validity.       (b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting.             --Craig. Tomlins. Wharton.          Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol;                type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See                {Emblem}.
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Life \Life\ (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS.       l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p       life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body,       Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and       cf. {Alive}.]       1. The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or             germination, and ends with death; also, the time during             which this state continues; that state of an animal or             plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of             performing all or any of their functions; -- used of all             animal and vegetable organisms.          2. Of human beings: The union of the soul and body; also, the             duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality             or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an             immortal life.                         She shows a body rather than a life.   --Shak.          3. (Philos) The potential principle, or force, by which the             organs of animals and plants are started and continued in             the performance of their several and co[94]perative             functions; the vital force, whether regarded as physical             or spiritual.          4. Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also,             the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of             as resembling a natural organism in structure or             functions; as, the life of a state, a machine, or a book;             authority is the life of government.          5. A certain way or manner of living with respect to             conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation,             etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered             collectively, as a distinct class or type; as, low life; a             good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of miners.                         That which before us lies in daily life. --Milton.                         By experience of life abroad in the world. --Ascham.                         Lives of great men all remind us We can make our                      lives sublime.                                    --Longfellow.                         'T is from high life high characters are drawn.                                                                               --Pope          6. Animation; spirit; vivacity; vigor; energy.                         No notion of life and fire in fancy and in words.                                                                               --Felton.                         That gives thy gestures grace and life.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          7. That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon             which enjoyment or success depends; as, he was the life of             the company, or of the enterprise.          8. The living or actual form, person, thing, or state; as, a             picture or a description from the life.          9. A person; a living being, usually a human being; as, many             lives were sacrificed.          10. The system of animal nature; animals in general, or             considered collectively.                         Full nature swarms with life.            --Thomson.          11. An essential constituent of life, esp. the blood.                         The words that I speak unto you . . . they are                      life.                                                --John vi. 63.                         The warm life came issuing through the wound.                                                                               --Pope          12. A history of the acts and events of a life; a biography;             as, Johnson wrote the life of Milton.          13. Enjoyment in the right use of the powers; especially, a             spiritual existence; happiness in the favor of God;             heavenly felicity.          14. Something dear to one as one's existence; a darling; --             used as a term of endearment.          Note: Life forms the first part of many compounds, for the                most part of obvious meaning; as, life-giving,                life-sustaining, etc.          {Life annuity}, an annuity payable during one's life.          {Life arrow}, {Life rocket}, {Life shot}, an arrow, rocket,             or shot, for carrying an attached line to a vessel in             distress in order to save life.          {Life assurance}. See {Life insurance}, below.
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Life-weary \Life"-wea`ry\ (-w[emac]`r[ycr]), a.       Weary of living. --Shak.
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Liver \Liv"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, lives.                         And try if life be worth the liver's care. --Prior.          2. A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn.          3. One whose course of life has some marked characteristic             (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver.          {Fast liver}, one who lives in an extravagant and dissipated             way.          {Free liver}, {Good liver}, one given to the pleasures of the             table.          {Loose liver}, a person who lives a somewhat dissolute life.
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Liver \Liv"er\, n. [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG.       lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. [?] fat, E.       live, v.] (Anat.)       A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral       cavity of all vertebrates.          Note: Most of the venous blood from the alimentary canal                passes through it on its way back to the heart; and it                secretes the bile, produces glycogen, and in other ways                changes the blood which passes through it. In man it is                situated immediately beneath the diaphragm and mainly                on the right side. See {Bile}, {Digestive}, and                {Glycogen}. The liver of invertebrate animals is                usually made up of c[91]cal tubes, and differs                materially, in form and function, from that of                vertebrates.          {Floating liver}. See {Wandering liver}, under {Wandering}.                      {Liver of antimony}, {Liver of sulphur}. (Old Chem.) See             {Hepar}.          {Liver brown}, {Liver color}, the color of liver, a dark,             reddish brown.          {Liver shark} (Zo[94]l.), a very large shark ({Cetorhinus             maximus}), inhabiting the northern coasts both of Europe             and North America. It sometimes becomes forty feet in             length, being one of the largest sharks known; but it has             small simple teeth, and is not dangerous. It is captured             for the sake of its liver, which often yields several             barrels of oil. It has gill rakers, resembling whalebone,             by means of which it separates small animals from the sea             water. Called also {basking shark}, {bone shark},             {hoemother}, {homer}, and {sailfish}
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Liver \Liv"er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The glossy ibis ({Ibis falcinellus}); -- said to have given       its name to the city of Liverpool.
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Livery \Liv"er*y\, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F.       livr[82]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to       his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to       deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See       {Liberate}.]       1. (Eng. Law)             (a) The act of delivering possession of lands or                   tenements.             (b) The writ by which possession is obtained.          Note: It is usual to say, livery of seizin, which is a feudal                investiture, made by the delivery of a turf, of a rod,                or twig, from the feoffor to the feoffee. In the United                States, and now in Great Britain, no such ceremony is                necessary, the delivery of a deed being sufficient.          2. Release from wardship; deliverance.                         It concerned them first to sue out their livery from                      the unjust wardship of his encroaching prerogative.                                                                               --Milton.          3. That which is delivered out statedly or formally, as             clothing, food, etc.; especially:             (a) The uniform clothing issued by feudal superiors to                   their retainers and serving as a badge when in                   military service.             (b) The peculiar dress by which the servants of a nobleman                   or gentleman are distinguished; as, a claret-colored                   livery.             (c) Hence, also, the peculiar dress or garb appropriated                   by any association or body of persons to their own                   use; as, the livery of the London tradesmen, of a                   priest, of a charity school, etc.; also, the whole                   body or company of persons wearing such a garb, and                   entitled to the privileges of the association; as, the                   whole livery of London.                               A Haberdasher and a Carpenter, A Webbe, a Dyer,                            and a Tapicer, And they were clothed all in one                            livery Of a solempne and a gret fraternite.                                                                               --Chaucer.                               From the periodical deliveries of these                            characteristic articles of servile costume (blue                            coats) came our word livery.         --De Quincey.             (d) Hence, any characteristic dress or outward appearance.                   [bd] April's livery.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney.                               Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had                            in her sober livery all things clad. --Milton.             (e) An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as                   to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.                               The emperor's officers every night went through                            the town from house to house whereat any English                            gentleman did repast or lodge, and served their                            liveries for all night: first, the officers                            brought into the house a cast of fine manchet                            [white bread], and of silver two great post, and                            white wine, and sugar.                  --Cavendish.             (f) The feeding, stabling, and care of horses for                   compensation; boarding; as, to keep one's horses at                   livery.                               What livery is, we by common use in England know                            well enough, namely, that is, allowance of horse                            meat, as to keep horses at livery, the which                            word, I guess, is derived of livering or                            delivering forth their nightly food. --Spenser.                               It need hardly be observed that the explanation                            of livery which Spenser offers is perfectly                            correct, but . . . it is no longer applied to                            the ration or stated portion of food delivered                            at stated periods.                        --Trench.             (g) The keeping of horses in readiness to be hired                   temporarily for riding or driving; the state of being                   so kept.                               Pegasus does not stand at livery even at the                            largest establishment in Moorfields. --Lowell.          4. A low grade of wool.          {Livery gown}, the gown worn by a liveryman in London.
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Livery \Liv"er*y\, v. t.       To clothe in, or as in, livery. --Shak.
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Livre \Li"vre\, n. [F., fr. L. libra a pound of twelve ounces.       Cf. {Lira}.]       A French money of account, afterward a silver coin equal to       20 sous. It is not now in use, having been superseded by the       franc.
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Loafer \Loaf"er\, n. [G. l[84]ufer a runner, Prov. G. laufer,       lofer, fr. laufen to run. See {Leap}.]       One who loafs; a lazy lounger. --Lowell.
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Lobar \Lo"bar\, a.       Of or pertaining to a lobe; characterized by, or like, a lobe       or lobes.
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Looper \Loop"er\, n.       1. An instrument, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn, a             cord, etc.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The larva of any species of geometrid moths.             See {Geometrid}.
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Loover \Loo"ver\, n.       See {Louver}.
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Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,       lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of       ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)       A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2       (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and             {luffer}.]
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Loover \Loo"ver\, n.       See {Louver}.
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Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,       lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of       ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)       A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2       (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and             {luffer}.]
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Loper \Lop"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, lopes; esp., a horse that lopes.             [U.S.]          2. (Rope Making) A swivel at one end of a ropewalk, used in             laying the strands.
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Lopper \Lop"per\, n.       One who lops or cuts off.
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Lopper \Lop"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loppered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Loppering}.] [Cf. Prov. G. l[81]bbern, levern, OHG.       giliber[?]n, G. luppe, lab, rennet.]       To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.
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Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,       lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of       ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)       A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2       (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and             {luffer}.]
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{Louver} {boards [or] boarding}, the sloping boards set to             shed rainwater outward in openings which are to be left             otherwise unfilled; as belfry windows, the openings of a             louver, etc.          {Louver work}, slatted work.
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Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,       lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of       ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)       A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2       (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and             {luffer}.]
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Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,       lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of       ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)       A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2       (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and             {luffer}.]
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Lover \Lo"ver\, Lovery \Lo"ver*y\, n.       See {Louver}. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Lover \Lov"er\, n.       1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in             the singular, to a person of the male sex. --Gower.                         Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty                      follies that themselves commit.         --Shak.          2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who             greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a             lover of his country.                         I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. --Shak.          3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books,             science, or music. [bd]A lover of knowledge.[b8] --T.             Burnet.
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Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,       lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of       ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)       A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2       (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and             {luffer}.]
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Lover \Lo"ver\, Lovery \Lo"ver*y\, n.       See {Louver}. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Lover \Lov"er\, n.       1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in             the singular, to a person of the male sex. --Gower.                         Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty                      follies that themselves commit.         --Shak.          2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who             greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a             lover of his country.                         I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. --Shak.          3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books,             science, or music. [bd]A lover of knowledge.[b8] --T.             Burnet.
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Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,       lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of       ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)       A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2       (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and             {luffer}.]
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Lover \Lo"ver\, Lovery \Lo"ver*y\, n.       See {Louver}. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,       lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of       ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)       A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2       (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and             {luffer}.]
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Lover \Lo"ver\, Lovery \Lo"ver*y\, n.       See {Louver}. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Lovyer \Lov"yer\, n.       A lover. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Lubber \Lub"ber\, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See {Looby}, {Lob}.]       A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown.                   Lingering lubbers lose many a penny.      --Tusser.          {Land lubber}, a name given in contempt by sailors to a             person who lives on land.          {Lubber grasshopper} (Zo[94]l.), a large, stout, clumsy             grasshopper; esp., {Brachystola magna}, from the Rocky             Mountain plains, and {Romalea microptera}, which is             injurious to orange trees in Florida.          {Lubber's hole} (Naut.), a hole in the floor of the             [bd]top,[b8] next the mast, through which sailors may go             aloft without going over the rim by the futtock shrouds.             It is considered by seamen as only fit to be used by             lubbers. --Totten.          {Lubber's line}, {point}, [or] {mark}, a line or point in the             compass case indicating the head of the ship, and             consequently the course which the ship is steering.
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Luffer \Luf"fer\, n. (Arch.)       See {Louver}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,       lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of       ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)       A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2       (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and             {luffer}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luffer \Luf"fer\, n. (Arch.)       See {Louver}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,       lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of       ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)       A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2       (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and             {luffer}.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
La Feria, TX (city, FIPS 40204)       Location: 26.15700 N, 97.82265 W       Population (1990): 4360 (1571 housing units)       Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 78559
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
La Habra, CA (city, FIPS 39290)       Location: 33.92740 N, 117.95060 W       Population (1990): 51266 (18670 housing units)       Area: 19.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lapeer, MI (city, FIPS 46040)       Location: 43.04704 N, 83.32488 W       Population (1990): 7759 (3070 housing units)       Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 48446
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Leeper, PA       Zip code(s): 16233
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lefor, ND       Zip code(s): 58641
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
liveware /li:v'weir/ n.   1. Synonym for {wetware}.   Less    common.   2. [Cambridge] Vermin. "Waiter, there's some liveware in my    salad..."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
liveware          /li:v'weir/ 1. A less common synonym for {wetware}          2. (Cambridge) Vermin.   "Waiter, there's some liveware in my       salad."          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-10-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lpr          Line printer.   The {Unix} print command.   This does not       actually print files but rather copies (or links) them to a       {spool} area from where a {daemon} copies them to the printer.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Laver       (Heb. kiyor), a "basin" for boiling in, a "pan" for cooking (1       Sam. 2:14), a "fire-pan" or hearth (Zech. 12:6), the sacred       wash-bowl of the tabernacle and temple (Ex. 30:18, 28; 31:9;       35:16; 38:8; 39:39; 40:7, 11, 30, etc.), a basin for the water       used by the priests in their ablutions.                That which was originally used in the tabernacle was of brass       (rather copper; Heb. nihsheth), made from the metal mirrors the       women brought out of Egypt (Ex. 38:8). It contained water       wherewith the priests washed their hands and feet when they       entered the tabernacle (40:32). It stood in the court between       the altar and the door of the tabernacle (30:19, 21).                In the temple there were ten lavers used for the sacrifices,       and the molten sea for the ablutions of the priests (2 Chr.       4:6). The position and uses of these are described 1 Kings       7:23-39; 2 Chr. 4:6. The "molten sea" was made of copper, taken       from Tibhath and Chun, cities of Hadarezer, king of Zobah (1       Chr. 18:8; 1 Kings 7:23-26).                No lavers are mentioned in the second temple.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Liver       (Heb. kabhed, "heavy;" hence the liver, as being the heaviest of       the viscera, Ex. 29:13, 22; Lev. 3:4, 1, 10, 15) was burnt upon       the altar, and not used as sacrificial food. In Ezek. 21:21       there is allusion, in the statement that the king of Babylon       "looked upon the liver," to one of the most ancient of all modes       of divination. The first recorded instance of divination (q.v.)       is that of the teraphim of Laban. By the teraphim the LXX. and       Josephus understood "the liver of goats." By the "caul above the       liver," in Lev. 4:9; 7:4, etc., some understand the great lobe       of the liver itself.
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Liberia       Liberia:Geography       Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between    Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone       Map references: Africa       Area:    total area: 111,370 sq km    land area: 96,320 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than Tennessee       Land boundaries: total 1,585 km, Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km,    Sierra Leone 306 km       Coastline: 579 km       Maritime claims:    territorial sea: 200 nm       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to    cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers       Terrain: mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling    plateau and low mountains in northeast       Natural resources: iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold       Land use:    arable land: 1%    permanent crops: 3%    meadows and pastures: 2%    forest and woodland: 39%    other: 55%       Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: tropical rain forest subject to deforestation; soil    erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of rivers from the dumping of    iron ore tailings and of coastal waters from oil residue and raw    sewage    natural hazards: dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara    (December to March)    international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Nuclear Test    Ban, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94; signed,    but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental    Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation       Liberia:People       Population: 3,073,245 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 44% (female 674,155; male 680,952)    15-64 years: 52% (female 768,147; male 844,326)    65 years and over: 4% (female 55,575; male 50,090) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 3.32% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 43.08 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 12.05 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)    note: if the Ghanaian-led peace negotiations, under way in 1995, are    successful, many Liberian refugees may return from exile       Infant mortality rate: 110.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 58.17 years    male: 55.67 years    female: 60.75 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 6.3 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Liberian(s)    adjective: Liberian       Ethnic divisions: indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle,    Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai,    and Bella), Americo-Liberians 5% (descendants of former slaves)       Religions: traditional 70%, Muslim 20%, Christian 10%       Languages: English 20% (official), Niger-Congo language group about 20    local languages come from this group       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)    total population: 40%    male: 50%    female: 29%       Labor force: 510,000 including 220,000 in the monetary economy    by occupation: agriculture 70.5%, services 10.8%, industry and    commerce 4.5%, other 14.2%    note: non-African foreigners hold about 95% of the top-level    management and engineering jobs       Liberia:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Liberia    conventional short form: Liberia       Digraph: LI       Type: republic       Capital: Monrovia       Administrative divisions: 13 counties; Bomi, Bong, Grand Bassa, Grand    Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland,    Montserrado, Nimba, River Cess, Sinoe       Independence: 26 July 1847       National holiday: Independence Day, 26 July (1847)       Constitution: 6 January 1986       Legal system: dual system of statutory law based on Anglo-American    common law for the modern sector and customary law based on unwritten    tribal practices for indigenous sector       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state and head of government: Chairman of the Council of    State David KPOMAKPOR (since March 1994); election last held on 15    October 1985; results - Gen. Dr. Samuel Kanyon DOE (NDPL) 50.9%,    Jackson DOE (LAP) 26.4%, other 22.7%    note: constitutional government ended in September 1990 when President    Samuel Kanyon DOE was killed by rebel forces; civil war ensued and in    July 1993 the Cotonou Peace Treaty was negotiated by the major warring    factions under UN auspices; a transitional coalition government under    David KROMAKPOR was formed in March 1994 but has been largely    ineffective and unable to implement the provisions of the peace    treaty; Ghanaian-led negotiations are now underway to seat a new    interim government that would oversee elections proposed for late 1995       cabinet: Cabinet; selected by the leaders of the major factions in the    civil war       Legislative branch: unicameral Transitional Legislative Assembly, the    members of which are appointed by the leaders of the major factions in    the civil war    note: the former bicameral legislature no longer exists and there is    no assurance that it will be reconstituted very soon       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: National Democratic Party of Liberia    (NDPL), Augustus CAINE, chairman; Liberian Action Party (LAP),    Emmanuel KOROMAH, chairman; Unity Party (UP), Joseph KOFA, chairman;    United People's Party (UPP), Gabriel Baccus MATTHEWS, chairman;    National Patriotic Party (NPP), Charles TAYLOR, chairman; Liberian    Peoples Party (LPP), Dusty WOLOKOLLIE, chairman       Member of: ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,    ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT    (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,    UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Konah K. BLACKETT    chancery: 5201 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011    telephone: [1] (202) 723-0437    consulate(s) general: New York       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d' Affaires William P. TWADDELL    embassy: 111 United Nations Drive, Monrovia    mailing address: P. O. Box 100098, Mamba Point, Monrovia    telephone: [231] 222991 through 222994    FAX: [231] 223710       Flag: 11 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating    with white; there is a white five-pointed star on a blue square in the    upper hoist-side corner; the design was based on the US flag       Economy       Overview: Civil war since 1990 has destroyed much of Liberia's    economy, especially the infrastructure in and around Monrovia.    Businessmen have fled the country, taking capital and expertise with    them. Many will not return. Richly endowed with water, mineral    resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture, Liberia    had been a producer and exporter of basic products, while local    manufacturing, mainly foreign owned, had been small in scope.    Political instability threatens prospects for economic reconstruction    and repatriation of some 750,000 Liberian refugees who have fled to    neighboring countries. The political impasse between the interim    government and rebel leader Charles TAYLOR has prevented restoration    of normal economic life, including the re-establishment of a strong    central government with effective economic development programs. The    economy deteriorated further in 1994.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $2.3 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: NA%       National product per capita: $770 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%       Unemployment rate: NA%       Budget:    revenues: $242.1 million    expenditures: $435.4 million, including capital expenditures of $29.5    million (1989 est.)       Exports: $505 million (f.o.b., 1989 est.)    commodities: iron ore 61%, rubber 20%, timber 11%, coffee    partners: US, EC, Netherlands       Imports: $394 million (c.i.f., 1989 est.)    commodities: mineral fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation    equipment, rice and other foodstuffs    partners: US, EC, Japan, China, Netherlands, ECOWAS       External debt: $2.1 billion (September 1993 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate NA% (1993-94); much industrial    damage caused by factional warfare       Electricity:    capacity: 330,000 kW    production: 440 million kWh    consumption per capita: 143 kWh (1993)       Industries: rubber processing, food processing, construction    materials, furniture, palm oil processing, mining (iron ore, diamonds)       Agriculture: accounts for about 40% of GDP (including fishing and    forestry); principal products - rubber, timber, coffee, cocoa, rice,    cassava, palm oil, sugarcane, bananas, sheep, goats; not    self-sufficient in food, imports 25% of rice consumption       Illicit drugs: increasingly a transshipment point for heroin and    cocaine       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $665 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $870 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $25 million;    Communist countries (1970-89), $77 million       Currency: 1 Liberian dollar (L$) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: Liberian dollars (L$) per US$1 - 1.00 (officially    fixed rate since 1940); unofficial parallel exchange rate of US$1 -    L$7 (January 1992), unofficial rate floats against the US dollar       Fiscal year: calendar year       Liberia:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 490 km (single track); note - three rail systems owned and    operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with    Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989    after iron ore production ceased; the other two have been shut down by    the civil war    standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge    narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge       Highways:    total: 10,087 km    paved: 603 km    unpaved: gravel 5,171 km (includes 2,323 km of private roads of rubber    and timber firms, open to the public); earth 4,313 km       Ports: Buchanan, Greenville, Harper, Monrovia       Merchant marine:    total: 1,549 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 56,709,634    GRT/97,038,680 DWT    ships by type: barge carrier 3, bulk 392, cargo 121, chemical tanker    114, combination bulk 33, combination ore/oil 57, container 124,    liquefied gas tanker 75, oil tanker 459, passenger 32, passenger-cargo    1, refrigerated cargo 58, roll-on/roll-off cargo 18, short-sea    passenger 1, specialized tanker 7, vehicle carrier 54    note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 53 countries; the 10    major fleet flags are: United States 232 ships, Japan 190, Norway 166,    Greece 125, Germany 125, United Kingdom 102, Hong Kong 95, China 45,    Russia 41, and the Netherlands 34       Airports:    total: 59    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 43    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 3    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 11       Liberia:Communications       Telephone system: NA telephones; telephone and telegraph service via    radio relay network; main center is Monrovia; most telecommunications    services inoperable due to insurgency movement    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 5    televisions: NA       Liberia:Defense Forces       Branches: NA; the ultimate structure of the Liberian military force    will depend on who is the victor in the ongoing civil war       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 732,063; males fit for military    service 390,849 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $30 million, 2% of    GDP (1994)