ladies' room
         n 1: a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building
               [syn: {ladies' room}, {powder room}]

English Dictionary: lady's earrings	by the DICT Development Group
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ladies'-eardrop n erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers Synonym(s): lady's-eardrop, ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops, Fuchsia coccinea
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ladies'-eardrops n erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers Synonym(s): lady's-eardrop, ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops, Fuchsia coccinea
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lady crab n brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States Synonym(s): American lady crab, lady crab, calico crab, Ovalipes ocellatus
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lady's earrings n North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil Synonym(s): jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, celandine, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis
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lady's-eardrop n erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers Synonym(s): lady's-eardrop, ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops, Fuchsia coccinea
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lady's-eardrops n erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers Synonym(s): lady's-eardrop, ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops, Fuchsia coccinea
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Late Greek n the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries
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latticework n framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal Synonym(s): lattice, latticework, fretwork
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law degree n degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school
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lead carbonate n a poisonous white pigment that contains lead [syn: {white lead}, ceruse, lead carbonate]
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lead chromate n a poisonous chromate of lead used as a pigment in paint
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ledger n a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" Synonym(s): ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook" Synonym(s): daybook, ledger
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ledger board n top rail of a fence or balustrade
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ledger entry n a written record of a commercial transaction [syn: entry, accounting entry, ledger entry]
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ledger line n a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff Synonym(s): ledger line, leger line
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ledger paper n a durable writing paper used in record books and business ledgers
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Leo the Great n Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461) Synonym(s): Leo I, St. Leo I, Leo the Great
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lit crit n the informed analysis and evaluation of literature [syn: literary criticism, lit crit]
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Lithocarpus n tanbark oaks Synonym(s): Lithocarpus, genus Lithocarpus
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Lithocarpus densiflorus n evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark Synonym(s): tanbark oak, Lithocarpus densiflorus
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Lithocarpus glaber n small evergreen tree of China and Japan [syn: {Japanese oak}, Lithocarpus glabra, Lithocarpus glaber]
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Lithocarpus glabra n small evergreen tree of China and Japan [syn: {Japanese oak}, Lithocarpus glabra, Lithocarpus glaber]
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lithograph n a print produced by lithography duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern Synonym(s): lithograph, lithograph machine v make by lithography
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lithograph machine n duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern Synonym(s): lithograph, lithograph machine
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lithographer n a printmaker who uses lithography
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lithographic adj of or produced by or involved in lithography; "lithographic reproduction"
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lithography n a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface the act of making a lithographic print
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Litocranius n antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks [syn: Litocranius, genus Litocranius]
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Litocranius walleri n slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward- curving horns Synonym(s): gerenuk, Litocranius walleri
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lodger n a tenant in someone's house [syn: lodger, boarder, roomer]
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Lotus corniculatus n European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America Synonym(s): bird's foot trefoil, bird's foot clover, babies' slippers, bacon and eggs, Lotus corniculatus
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ludicrous adj broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair" Synonym(s): farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" Synonym(s): absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
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ludicrously adv so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well" Synonym(s): laughably, ridiculously, ludicrously, preposterously
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Lut Desert n a desert in eastern Iran Synonym(s): Dasht-e-Lut, Lut Desert
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Ladies' eardrops \La"dies' ear`drops`\ (Bot.)       The small-flowered Fuchsia ({F. coccinea}), and other closely       related species.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lady \La"dy\, n.; pl. {Ladies}. [OE. ladi, l[91]fdi, AS.       hl[?]fdige, hl[?]fdie; AS. hl[be]f loaf + a root of uncertain       origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf.       {Lord}.]       1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family;             a mistress; the female head of a household.                         Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou,                      and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the                      face of Sara my lady.                        --Wyclif (Gen.                                                                               xvi. 8.).          2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress;             -- a feminine correlative of lord. [bd]Lord or lady of             high degree.[b8] --Lowell.                         Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, .                      . . We make thee lady.                        --Shak.          3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was             paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a             sweetheart.                         The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And                      takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller.          4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a             title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is             not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a             nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or             knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by             right.          5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman;             -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.          6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith.          7. (Zo[94]l.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a             lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a             seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.          {Ladies' man}, a man who affects the society of ladies.          {Lady altar}, an altar in a lady chapel. --Shipley.          {Lady chapel}, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.          {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.          {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.          {Lady crab} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab             ({Platyonichus ocellatus}) very common on the sandy shores             of the Atlantic coast of the United States.          {Lady fern}. (Bot.) See {Female fern}, under {Female}, and             Illust. of {Fern}.          {Lady in waiting}, a lady of the queen's household, appointed             to wait upon or attend the queen.          {Lady Mass}, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.             --Shipley.          {Lady of the manor}, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor;             also, the wife of a manor lord.          {Lady's maid}, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a             lady. --Thackeray.          {Our Lady}, the Virgin Mary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lady \La"dy\, n.; pl. {Ladies}. [OE. ladi, l[91]fdi, AS.       hl[?]fdige, hl[?]fdie; AS. hl[be]f loaf + a root of uncertain       origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf.       {Lord}.]       1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family;             a mistress; the female head of a household.                         Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou,                      and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the                      face of Sara my lady.                        --Wyclif (Gen.                                                                               xvi. 8.).          2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress;             -- a feminine correlative of lord. [bd]Lord or lady of             high degree.[b8] --Lowell.                         Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, .                      . . We make thee lady.                        --Shak.          3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was             paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a             sweetheart.                         The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And                      takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller.          4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a             title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is             not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a             nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or             knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by             right.          5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman;             -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.          6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith.          7. (Zo[94]l.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a             lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a             seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.          {Ladies' man}, a man who affects the society of ladies.          {Lady altar}, an altar in a lady chapel. --Shipley.          {Lady chapel}, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.          {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.          {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.          {Lady crab} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab             ({Platyonichus ocellatus}) very common on the sandy shores             of the Atlantic coast of the United States.          {Lady fern}. (Bot.) See {Female fern}, under {Female}, and             Illust. of {Fern}.          {Lady in waiting}, a lady of the queen's household, appointed             to wait upon or attend the queen.          {Lady Mass}, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.             --Shipley.          {Lady of the manor}, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor;             also, the wife of a manor lord.          {Lady's maid}, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a             lady. --Thackeray.          {Our Lady}, the Virgin Mary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF.       velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo;       all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy       hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and       cf. {Villous}.]       1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.             Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton             or linen back.          2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops             and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid             growth.          {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton.          {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic,             and not woody or porous.          {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult             the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called             also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}.          {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein.          {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia                   fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with                   a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch                   behind each eye.             (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}.          {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}.                      {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with             velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}.          {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from             its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.]          {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above.          {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lady \La"dy\, n.; pl. {Ladies}. [OE. ladi, l[91]fdi, AS.       hl[?]fdige, hl[?]fdie; AS. hl[be]f loaf + a root of uncertain       origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf.       {Lord}.]       1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family;             a mistress; the female head of a household.                         Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou,                      and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the                      face of Sara my lady.                        --Wyclif (Gen.                                                                               xvi. 8.).          2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress;             -- a feminine correlative of lord. [bd]Lord or lady of             high degree.[b8] --Lowell.                         Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, .                      . . We make thee lady.                        --Shak.          3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was             paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a             sweetheart.                         The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And                      takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller.          4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a             title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is             not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a             nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or             knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by             right.          5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman;             -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.          6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith.          7. (Zo[94]l.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a             lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a             seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.          {Ladies' man}, a man who affects the society of ladies.          {Lady altar}, an altar in a lady chapel. --Shipley.          {Lady chapel}, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.          {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.          {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.          {Lady crab} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab             ({Platyonichus ocellatus}) very common on the sandy shores             of the Atlantic coast of the United States.          {Lady fern}. (Bot.) See {Female fern}, under {Female}, and             Illust. of {Fern}.          {Lady in waiting}, a lady of the queen's household, appointed             to wait upon or attend the queen.          {Lady Mass}, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.             --Shipley.          {Lady of the manor}, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor;             also, the wife of a manor lord.          {Lady's maid}, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a             lady. --Thackeray.          {Our Lady}, the Virgin Mary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF.       velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo;       all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy       hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and       cf. {Villous}.]       1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.             Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton             or linen back.          2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops             and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid             growth.          {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton.          {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic,             and not woody or porous.          {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult             the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called             also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}.          {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein.          {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia                   fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with                   a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch                   behind each eye.             (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}.          {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}.                      {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with             velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}.          {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from             its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.]          {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above.          {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lady's garters \La"dy's gar"ters\ (Bot.)       Ribbon grass.
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Ribbon \Rib"bon\, n. [OE. riban, OF. riban, F. ruban, probably       of German origin; cf. D. ringband collar, necklace, E. ring       circle, and band.] [Written also {riband}, {ribband}.]       1. A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used             for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges,             and other decorative purposes.          2. A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon;             sails torn to ribbons.          3. (Shipbuilding) Same as {Rib-band}.          4. pl. Driving reins. [Cant] --London Athen[91]um.          5. (Her.) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth             as wide.          6. (Spinning) A silver.          Note: The blue ribbon, and The red ribbon, are phrases often                used to designate the British orders of the Garter and                of the Bath, respectively, the badges of which are                suspended by ribbons of these colors. See {Blue                ribbon}, under {Blue}.          {Ribbon fish}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any elongated, compressed, ribbon-shaped marine fish                   of the family {Trachypterid[91]}, especially the                   species of the genus {Trachypterus}, and the oarfish                   ({Regelecus Banksii}) of the North Atlantic, which is                   sometimes over twenty feet long.             (b) The hairtail, or bladefish.             (c) A small compressed marine fish of the genus {Cepola},                   having a long, slender, tapering tail. The European                   species ({C. rubescens}) is light red throughout.                   Called also {band fish}.          {Ribbon grass} (Bot.), a variety of reed canary grass having             the leaves stripped with green and white; -- called also             {Lady's garters}. See {Reed grass}, under {Reed}.          {Ribbon seal} (Zo[94]l.), a North Pacific seal ({Histriophoca             fasciata}). The adult male is dark brown, conspicuously             banded and striped with yellowish white.          {Ribbon snake} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American snake             ({Eutainia saurita}). It is conspicuously striped with             bright yellow and dark brown.          {Ribbon Society}, a society in Ireland, founded in the early             part of the 19th century in antagonism to the Orangemen.             It afterwards became an organization of tennant farmers             banded together to prevent eviction by landlords. It took             its name from the green ribbon worn by members as a badge.                      {Ribborn worm}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A tapeworm.             (b) A nemertean.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lady's hair \La"dy's hair"\ (Bot.)       A plant of the genus {Briza} ({B. media}); a variety of       quaking grass.
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Latticework \Lat"tice*work`\, n.       Same as {Lattice}, n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lattice \Lat"tice\, n. [OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte       lath. See {Latten}, 1st {Lath}.]       1. Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin             strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a             window; -- called also {latticework}.                         The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and                      cried through the lattice.                  --Judg. v. 28.          2. (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used             as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.          {Lattice bridge}, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or             latticework trusses.          {Lattice girder} (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists             of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of             latticework.          {Lattice plant} (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar             ({Ouvirandra fenestralis}), whose leaves have interstices             between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble             latticework. A second species is {O. Berneriana}. The             genus is merged in {Aponogeton} by recent authors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Latticework \Lat"tice*work`\, n.       Same as {Lattice}, n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lattice \Lat"tice\, n. [OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte       lath. See {Latten}, 1st {Lath}.]       1. Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin             strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a             window; -- called also {latticework}.                         The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and                      cried through the lattice.                  --Judg. v. 28.          2. (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used             as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.          {Lattice bridge}, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or             latticework trusses.          {Lattice girder} (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists             of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of             latticework.          {Lattice plant} (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar             ({Ouvirandra fenestralis}), whose leaves have interstices             between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble             latticework. A second species is {O. Berneriana}. The             genus is merged in {Aponogeton} by recent authors.
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Lead \Lead\ (l[ecr]d), n. [OE. led, leed, lead, AS. le[a0]d;       akin to D. lood, MHG. l[omac]t, G. loth plummet, sounding       lead, small weight, Sw. & Dan. lod. [root]123]       1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic             metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily             tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with             little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets,             etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible,             forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of             solder and type metal. Atomic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L.             Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena,             lead sulphide.          2. An article made of lead or an alloy of lead; as:             (a) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea.             (b) (Print.) A thin strip of type metal, used to separate                   lines of type in printing.             (c) Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs;                   hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne                   plates.                               I would have the tower two stories, and goodly                            leads upon the top.                     --Bacon          3. A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in             pencils.          {Black lead}, graphite or plumbago; -- so called from its             leadlike appearance and streak. [Colloq.]          {Coasting lead}, a sounding lead intermediate in weight             between a hand lead and deep-sea lead.          {Deep-sea lead}, the heaviest of sounding leads, used in             water exceeding a hundred fathoms in depth. --Ham. Nav.             Encyc.          {Hand lead}, a small lead use for sounding in shallow water.                      {Krems lead}, {Kremnitz lead} [so called from Krems or             Kremnitz, in Austria], a pure variety of white lead,             formed into tablets, and called also {Krems, [or]             Kremnitz, white}, and {Vienna white}.          {Lead arming}, tallow put in the hollow of a sounding lead.             See {To arm the lead} (below).          {Lead colic}. See under {Colic}.          {Lead color}, a deep bluish gray color, like tarnished lead.                      {Lead glance}. (Min.) Same as {Galena}.          {Lead line}             (a) (Med.) A dark line along the gums produced by a                   deposit of metallic lead, due to lead poisoning.             (b) (Naut.) A sounding line.          {Lead mill}, a leaden polishing wheel, used by lapidaries.          {Lead ocher} (Min.), a massive sulphur-yellow oxide of lead.             Same as {Massicot}.          {Lead pencil}, a pencil of which the marking material is             graphite (black lead).          {Lead plant} (Bot.), a low leguminous plant, genus {Amorpha}             ({A. canescens}), found in the Northwestern United States,             where its presence is supposed to indicate lead ore.             --Gray.          {Lead tree}.             (a) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the tropical, leguminous                   tree, {Leuc[91]na glauca}; -- probably so called from                   the glaucous color of the foliage.             (b) (Chem.) Lead crystallized in arborescent forms from a                   solution of some lead salt, as by suspending a strip                   of zinc in lead acetate.          {Mock lead}, a miner's term for blende.          {Red lead}, a scarlet, crystalline, granular powder,             consisting of minium when pure, but commonly containing             several of the oxides of lead. It is used as a paint or             cement and also as an ingredient of flint glass.          {Red lead ore} (Min.), crocoite.          {Sugar of lead}, acetate of lead.          {To arm the lead}, to fill the hollow in the bottom of a             sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature             of the bottom by the substances adhering. --Ham. Nav.             Encyc.          {To} {cast, [or] heave}, {the lead}, to cast the sounding             lead for ascertaining the depth of water.          {White lead}, hydrated carbonate of lead, obtained as a             white, amorphous powder, and much used as an ingredient of             white paint.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lead \Lead\, n.       1. The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as,             to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.                         At the time I speak of, and having a momentary lead,                      . . . I am sure I did my country important service.                                                                               --Burke.          2. precedence; advance position; also, the measure of             precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a             boat's length, or of half a second.          3. (Cards & Dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a             game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as,             your partner has the lead.          4. An open way in an ice field. --Kane.          5. (Mining) A lode.          6. (Naut.) The course of a rope from end to end.          7. (Steam Engine) The width of port opening which is             uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of             steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its             stroke.          Note: When used alone it means outside lead, or lead for the                admission of steam. Inside lead refers to the release                or exhaust.          8. (Civil Engineering) the distance of haul, as from a             cutting to an embankment.          9. (Horology) The action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel,             in impelling another tooth or a pallet. --Saunier.          {Lead angle} (Steam Engine), the angle which the crank maker             with the line of centers, in approaching it, at the             instant when the valve opens to admit steam.          {Lead screw} (Mach.), the main longitudinal screw of a lathe,             which gives the feed motion to the carriage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ledger \Ledg"er\(l[ecr]j"[etil]r), n. [Akin to D. legger layer,       daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie.       See {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or             preserved; the final book of record in business             transactions, in which all debits and credits from the             journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.             [Written also {leger}.]          2. (Arch.)             (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --Oxf.                   Gloss.             (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights                   and supporting floor timbers, a staircase,                   scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie                   in being intended to carry weight. [Written also                   {ligger}.]          {Ledger bait}, fishing bait attached to a floating line             fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --Walton.             --J. H. Walsh.          {Ledger blade},a stationary shearing blade in a machine for             shearing the nap of cloth.          {Ledger line}. See {Leger line}, under 3d {Leger}, a.          {Ledger wall} (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall.             --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ledger \Ledg"er\(l[ecr]j"[etil]r), n. [Akin to D. legger layer,       daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie.       See {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or             preserved; the final book of record in business             transactions, in which all debits and credits from the             journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.             [Written also {leger}.]          2. (Arch.)             (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --Oxf.                   Gloss.             (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights                   and supporting floor timbers, a staircase,                   scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie                   in being intended to carry weight. [Written also                   {ligger}.]          {Ledger bait}, fishing bait attached to a floating line             fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --Walton.             --J. H. Walsh.          {Ledger blade},a stationary shearing blade in a machine for             shearing the nap of cloth.          {Ledger line}. See {Leger line}, under 3d {Leger}, a.          {Ledger wall} (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall.             --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ledger \Ledg"er\(l[ecr]j"[etil]r), n. [Akin to D. legger layer,       daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie.       See {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or             preserved; the final book of record in business             transactions, in which all debits and credits from the             journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.             [Written also {leger}.]          2. (Arch.)             (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --Oxf.                   Gloss.             (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights                   and supporting floor timbers, a staircase,                   scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie                   in being intended to carry weight. [Written also                   {ligger}.]          {Ledger bait}, fishing bait attached to a floating line             fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --Walton.             --J. H. Walsh.          {Ledger blade},a stationary shearing blade in a machine for             shearing the nap of cloth.          {Ledger line}. See {Leger line}, under 3d {Leger}, a.          {Ledger wall} (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall.             --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ledger \Ledg"er\(l[ecr]j"[etil]r), n. [Akin to D. legger layer,       daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie.       See {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or             preserved; the final book of record in business             transactions, in which all debits and credits from the             journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.             [Written also {leger}.]          2. (Arch.)             (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --Oxf.                   Gloss.             (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights                   and supporting floor timbers, a staircase,                   scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie                   in being intended to carry weight. [Written also                   {ligger}.]          {Ledger bait}, fishing bait attached to a floating line             fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --Walton.             --J. H. Walsh.          {Ledger blade},a stationary shearing blade in a machine for             shearing the nap of cloth.          {Ledger line}. See {Leger line}, under 3d {Leger}, a.          {Ledger wall} (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall.             --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ledger \Ledg"er\(l[ecr]j"[etil]r), n. [Akin to D. legger layer,       daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie.       See {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or             preserved; the final book of record in business             transactions, in which all debits and credits from the             journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.             [Written also {leger}.]          2. (Arch.)             (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --Oxf.                   Gloss.             (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights                   and supporting floor timbers, a staircase,                   scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie                   in being intended to carry weight. [Written also                   {ligger}.]          {Ledger bait}, fishing bait attached to a floating line             fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --Walton.             --J. H. Walsh.          {Ledger blade},a stationary shearing blade in a machine for             shearing the nap of cloth.          {Ledger line}. See {Leger line}, under 3d {Leger}, a.          {Ledger wall} (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall.             --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithocarp \Lith"o*carp\ (l[icr]th"[osl]*k[aum]rp), n. [Litho- +       Gr. karpo`s fruit: cf. F. lithocarpe.] (Paleon.)       Fossil fruit; a fruit petrified; a carpolite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithochromatics \Lith`o*chro*mat"ics\       (-kr[osl]*m[acr]t"[icr]ks), n.       See {Lithochromics}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithochromics \Lith`o*chro"mics\ (-kr[omac]"m[icr]ks), n.       [Litho- + Gr. chrw^ma color.]       The art of printing colored pictures on canvas from oil       paintings on stone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithograph \Lith"o*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lithographed};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Lithographing}.] [Litho- + -graph: cf. F.       lithographier.]       To trace on stone by the process of lithography so as to       transfer the design to paper by printing; as, to lithograph a       design; to lithograph a painting. See {Lithography}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithograph \Lith"o*graph\, n.       A print made by lithography.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithograph \Lith"o*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lithographed};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Lithographing}.] [Litho- + -graph: cf. F.       lithographier.]       To trace on stone by the process of lithography so as to       transfer the design to paper by printing; as, to lithograph a       design; to lithograph a painting. See {Lithography}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithographer \Li*thog"ra*pher\, n.       One who lithographs; one who practices lithography.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithographic \Lith`o*graph"ic\, Lithographical    \Lith`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. lithographique.]       Of or pertaining to lithography; made by lithography; as, the       lithographic art; a lithographic picture.          {Lithographic limestone} (Min.), a compact, fine-grained             limestone, obtained largely from the Lias and O[94]lite,             esp. of Bavaria, and extensively used in lithography. --             {Lith`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithographic \Lith`o*graph"ic\, Lithographical    \Lith`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. lithographique.]       Of or pertaining to lithography; made by lithography; as, the       lithographic art; a lithographic picture.          {Lithographic limestone} (Min.), a compact, fine-grained             limestone, obtained largely from the Lias and O[94]lite,             esp. of Bavaria, and extensively used in lithography. --             {Lith`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithographic \Lith`o*graph"ic\, Lithographical    \Lith`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. lithographique.]       Of or pertaining to lithography; made by lithography; as, the       lithographic art; a lithographic picture.          {Lithographic limestone} (Min.), a compact, fine-grained             limestone, obtained largely from the Lias and O[94]lite,             esp. of Bavaria, and extensively used in lithography. --             {Lith`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithographic \Lith`o*graph"ic\, Lithographical    \Lith`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. lithographique.]       Of or pertaining to lithography; made by lithography; as, the       lithographic art; a lithographic picture.          {Lithographic limestone} (Min.), a compact, fine-grained             limestone, obtained largely from the Lias and O[94]lite,             esp. of Bavaria, and extensively used in lithography. --             {Lith`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithograph \Lith"o*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lithographed};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Lithographing}.] [Litho- + -graph: cf. F.       lithographier.]       To trace on stone by the process of lithography so as to       transfer the design to paper by printing; as, to lithograph a       design; to lithograph a painting. See {Lithography}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithography \Li*thog"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. lithographie.]       The art or process of putting designs or writing, with a       greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed       impressions therefrom. The process depends, in the main, upon       the antipathy between grease and water, which prevents a       printing ink containing oil from adhering to wetted parts of       the stone not covered by the design. See {Lithographic       limestone}, under {Lithographic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lloyd's \Lloyd's\, n.       1. An association of underwriters and others in London, for             the collection and diffusion of marine intelligence, the             insurance, classification, registration, and certifying of             vessels, and the transaction of business of various kinds             connected with shipping.          2. A part of the Royal Exchange, in London, appropriated to             the use of underwriters and insurance brokers; -- called             also {Lloyd's Rooms}.          Note: The name is derived from Lloyd's Coffee House, in                Lombard Street, where there were formerly rooms for the                same purpose. The name Lloyd or Lloyd's has been taken                by several associations, in different parts of Europe,                established for purposes similar to those of the                original association.          {Lloyd's agents}, persons employed in various parts of the             world, by the association called Lloyd's, to serve its             interests.          {Lloyd's list}, a publication of the latest news respecting             shipping matters, with lists of vessels, etc., made under             the direction of Lloyd's. --Brande & C.          {Lloyd's register}, a register of vessels rated according to             their quality, published yearly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lloyd's \Lloyd's\, n.       1. An association of underwriters and others in London, for             the collection and diffusion of marine intelligence, the             insurance, classification, registration, and certifying of             vessels, and the transaction of business of various kinds             connected with shipping.          2. A part of the Royal Exchange, in London, appropriated to             the use of underwriters and insurance brokers; -- called             also {Lloyd's Rooms}.          Note: The name is derived from Lloyd's Coffee House, in                Lombard Street, where there were formerly rooms for the                same purpose. The name Lloyd or Lloyd's has been taken                by several associations, in different parts of Europe,                established for purposes similar to those of the                original association.          {Lloyd's agents}, persons employed in various parts of the             world, by the association called Lloyd's, to serve its             interests.          {Lloyd's list}, a publication of the latest news respecting             shipping matters, with lists of vessels, etc., made under             the direction of Lloyd's. --Brande & C.          {Lloyd's register}, a register of vessels rated according to             their quality, published yearly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lodger \Lodg"er\, n.       One who, or that which, lodges; one who occupies a hired room       in another's house.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crowtoe \Crow"toe`\ (kr[omac]"t[omac]`), n. (Bot.)       1. The {Lotus corniculatus}. --Dr. Prior.          2. An unidentified plant, probably the crowfoot. [bd]The             tufted crowtoe.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ludicrous \Lu"di*crous\, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus       play, sport, fr. ludere to play.]       Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt;       sportive. --Broome.                   A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same                ludicrous predicament as Van Troil's chapter on the                snakes of Iceland, which delivers its business in one                summary sentence, announcing, that snakes in Iceland --                there are none.                                       --De Quincey.          Syn: Laughable; sportive; burlesque; comic; droll;                ridiculous.          Usage: {Ludicrous}, {Laughable}, {Ridiculous}. We speak of a                   thing as ludicrous when it tends to produce laughter;                   as laughable when the impression is somewhat stronger;                   as ridiculous when more or less contempt is mingled                   with the merriment created. -- {Lu"di*crous*ly}, adv.                   -- {Lu"di*crous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ludicrous \Lu"di*crous\, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus       play, sport, fr. ludere to play.]       Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt;       sportive. --Broome.                   A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same                ludicrous predicament as Van Troil's chapter on the                snakes of Iceland, which delivers its business in one                summary sentence, announcing, that snakes in Iceland --                there are none.                                       --De Quincey.          Syn: Laughable; sportive; burlesque; comic; droll;                ridiculous.          Usage: {Ludicrous}, {Laughable}, {Ridiculous}. We speak of a                   thing as ludicrous when it tends to produce laughter;                   as laughable when the impression is somewhat stronger;                   as ridiculous when more or less contempt is mingled                   with the merriment created. -- {Lu"di*crous*ly}, adv.                   -- {Lu"di*crous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ludicrous \Lu"di*crous\, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus       play, sport, fr. ludere to play.]       Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt;       sportive. --Broome.                   A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same                ludicrous predicament as Van Troil's chapter on the                snakes of Iceland, which delivers its business in one                summary sentence, announcing, that snakes in Iceland --                there are none.                                       --De Quincey.          Syn: Laughable; sportive; burlesque; comic; droll;                ridiculous.          Usage: {Ludicrous}, {Laughable}, {Ridiculous}. We speak of a                   thing as ludicrous when it tends to produce laughter;                   as laughable when the impression is somewhat stronger;                   as ridiculous when more or less contempt is mingled                   with the merriment created. -- {Lu"di*crous*ly}, adv.                   -- {Lu"di*crous*ness}, n.
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Ledger, MT       Zip code(s): 59456
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Letcher, KY       Zip code(s): 41832    Letcher, SD (town, FIPS 36620)       Location: 43.89776 N, 98.14346 W       Population (1990): 164 (84 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57359
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Letcher County, KY (county, FIPS 133)       Location: 37.11741 N, 82.85462 W       Population (1990): 27000 (10808 housing units)       Area: 878.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
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Lettsworth, LA       Zip code(s): 70753
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Lidgerwood, ND (city, FIPS 46460)       Location: 46.07486 N, 97.14630 W       Population (1990): 799 (431 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Lutcher, LA (town, FIPS 46720)       Location: 30.06304 N, 90.71168 W       Population (1990): 3907 (1296 housing units)       Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 70071
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LotusScript          A {Visual BASIC}-like {scripting language} for       {Lotus Notes} and {Lotus SmartSuite}.   LotusScript is       {object-oriented} and can be used for complex Notes       programming, although {Java} is also available.          {LotusScript Documentation       (http://www.lotus.com/products/lotusscript.nsf)}.          (2003-10-06)