English Dictionary: laudatory | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laudatory \Laud"a*to*ry\, a. [L. laudatorius: cf. OF. laudatoire.] Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden. --Sir J. Stephen. | |
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Lithotripsy \Lith"o*trip`sy\, n. [Litho- + Gr. [?] to rub, grind: cf. F. lithotripsie.] (Surg.) The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite; lithotrity. | |
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Lithotriptic \Lith`o*trip"tic\, a. & n. Same as {Lithontriptic}. | |
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Lithotriptist \Lith"o*trip`tist\, n. One skilled in breaking and extracting stone in the bladder. | |
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Lithotriptor \Lith"o*trip`tor\, n. (Surg.) An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lithotrite \Lith"o*trite\, Lithotritor \Lith"o*tri"tor\, [See {Lithotrity}.] (Surg.) A lithotriptor. | |
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Lithotritist \Li*thot"ri*tist\, n. A lithotriptist. | |
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Lithotrite \Lith"o*trite\, Lithotritor \Lith"o*tri"tor\, [See {Lithotrity}.] (Surg.) A lithotriptor. | |
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Lithotrity \Li*thot"ri*ty\, n. [Litho- + L. terere, tritum, to rub, grind.] (Surg.) The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small pieces capable of being voided. | |
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Lithy \Lith"y\a. [See {Lithe}.] Easily bent; pliable. {Lithy tree} (Bot.), a European shrub ({Viburnum Lantana}); -- so named from its tough and flexible stem. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Load \Load\, n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade}, {Lead}, v., {Lode}.] 1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load. He might such a load To town with his ass carry. --Gower. 2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading. 3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care. [bd] A . . . load of guilt.[b8] --Ray. [bd] Our life's a load.[b8] --Dryden. 4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters. 5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder. 6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] --Milton. 7. (Mach.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working. {Load line}, [or] {Load water line} (Naut.), the line on the outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded. Syn: Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See {Burden}. | |
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Water line \Wa"ter line`\ 1. (Shipbuilding) Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel. Note: In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as straight horizontal lines. 2. (Naut.) Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the {light water line}; the highest, called the {load water line}, indicates her proper submergence when loaded. {Water-line model} (Shipbuilding), a model of a vessel formed of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a solid model. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Load \Load\, n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade}, {Lead}, v., {Lode}.] 1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load. He might such a load To town with his ass carry. --Gower. 2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading. 3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care. [bd] A . . . load of guilt.[b8] --Ray. [bd] Our life's a load.[b8] --Dryden. 4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters. 5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder. 6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] --Milton. 7. (Mach.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working. {Load line}, [or] {Load water line} (Naut.), the line on the outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded. Syn: Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See {Burden}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Water line \Wa"ter line`\ 1. (Shipbuilding) Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel. Note: In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as straight horizontal lines. 2. (Naut.) Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the {light water line}; the highest, called the {load water line}, indicates her proper submergence when loaded. {Water-line model} (Shipbuilding), a model of a vessel formed of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a solid model. | |
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Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico. (b) The sweet potato (see below). {Potato beetle}, {Potato bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}) which feeds, both in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the potato, often doing great damage. Called also {Colorado potato beetle}, and {Doryphora}. See {Colorado beetle}. (b) The {Lema trilineata}, a smaller and more slender striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur does less injury than the preceding species. {Potato fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species ({Lytta atrata}), the striped ({L. vittata}), and the gray ({L. cinerea, [or] Fabricii}) are the most common. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. {Potato rot}, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed to be caused by a kind of mold ({Peronospora infestans}), which is first seen upon the leaves and stems. {Potato weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil ({Baridius trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop. {Potato whisky}, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made from potatoes or potato starch. {Potato worm} (Zo[94]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth ({Macrosila quinquemaculata}); -- called also {tomato worm}. See Illust. under {Tomato}. {Seaside potato} (Bot.), {Ipom[d2]a Pes-Capr[91]}, a kind of morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed leaves. [West Indies] {Sweet potato} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ipom[d2]a Balatas}) allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this plant before it was to the {Solanum tuberosum}, and this is the [bd]potato[b8] of the Southern United States. {Wild potato}. (Bot.) (a) A vine ({Ipom[d2]a pandurata}) having a pale purplish flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy places in the United States. (b) A similar tropical American plant ({I. fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the original stock of the sweet potato. |