Lagidium
         n 1: a genus of Chinchillidae [syn: {Lagidium}, {genus
               Lagidium}]

English Dictionary: laxation	by the DICT Development Group
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Lagodon n a genus of Sparidae Synonym(s): Lagodon, genus Lagodon
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Lagodon rhomboides n similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States Synonym(s): pinfish, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides
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Lake Tana n a lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile Synonym(s): Lake Tana, Lake Tsana
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Lake Tanganyika n the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley Synonym(s): Lake Tanganyika, Tanganyika
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last in first out n inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold Synonym(s): last in first out, LIFO
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last mentioned adj the one most recently mentioned; "the last mentioned pianist"
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last mile n the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place
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last minute n the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" Synonym(s): eleventh hour, last minute
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last name n the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) Synonym(s): surname, family name, cognomen, last name
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last not least adv in addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he plays the saxophone" Synonym(s): last but not least, last not least
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last-minute adj just before a deadline; at the last minute; "last-minute arrangements"
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Lasthenia n small genus of herbs of Pacific coast of North and South America Synonym(s): Lasthenia, genus Lasthenia
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Lasthenia chrysostoma n small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated Synonym(s): goldfields, Lasthenia chrysostoma
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lasting adj continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" Synonym(s): permanent, lasting Antonym(s): impermanent, temporary existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" Synonym(s): durable, lasting, long- lasting, long-lived retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" Synonym(s): persistent, lasting Antonym(s): caducous, shed lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"
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lastingly adv in an enduring or permanent manner
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lastingness n permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" Synonym(s): lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength
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Laughton n United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962) Synonym(s): Laughton, Charles Laughton
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laxation n the elimination of fecal waste through the anus [syn: defecation, laxation, shitting] the act of making something less tight Synonym(s): loosening, laxation Antonym(s): tightening
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lecithin n a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
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lectin n any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus
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legation n the post or office of legate [syn: legation, legateship] a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister Synonym(s): legation, foreign mission
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legitimacy n lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law Antonym(s): illegitimacy undisputed credibility Synonym(s): authenticity, genuineness, legitimacy
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legitimate adj of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful [ant: illegitimate] based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year" Synonym(s): legitimate, logical in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices" authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government" Synonym(s): lawful, legitimate, licit v make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise] Antonym(s): criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw show or affirm to be just and legitimate make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"
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legitimately adv in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!" Synonym(s): legitimately, lawfully, licitly Antonym(s): illegally, illegitimately, illicitly, lawlessly in a lawfully recognized manner; "let's get married so our child can be born legitimately" Antonym(s): illegitimately, out of wedlock
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legitimation n the act of rendering a person legitimate; "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation" the act of making lawful Synonym(s): legalization, legalisation, legitimation
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legitimatise v make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise] Antonym(s): criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
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legitimatize v make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise] Antonym(s): criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
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legitimise v make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise] Antonym(s): criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
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legitimize v make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise] Antonym(s): criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
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Lesotho monetary unit n monetary unit in Lesotho
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Leucadendron n large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts Synonym(s): Leucadendron, genus Leucadendron
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Leucadendron argenteum n small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage Synonym(s): silver tree, Leucadendron argenteum
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leucotomy n surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes Synonym(s): lobotomy, leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, frontal lobotomy
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leukotomy n surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes Synonym(s): lobotomy, leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, frontal lobotomy
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Lewiston n a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland a town in northwestern Idaho
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lichtenoid eczema n eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines Synonym(s): lichtenoid eczema, chronic eczema, eczema hypertrophicum
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Lichtenstein n United States painter who was a leading exponent of pop art (1923-1997) Synonym(s): Lichtenstein, Roy Lichtenstein
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licitness n the quality of strictly conforming to law [ant: illicitness]
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Liechtenstein n a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland Synonym(s): Liechtenstein, Principality of Liechtenstein
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Liechtensteiner adj of or relating to Liechtenstein or its inhabitants; "Liechtensteiner castles" n a native or inhabitant of Liechtenstein
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ligation n (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
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light intensity n luminous intensity measured in candelas [syn: candlepower, light intensity]
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light machine gun n a submachine gun not greater than .30 millimeter
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light meter n photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light Synonym(s): light meter, exposure meter, photometer
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light microscope n microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object
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light middleweight n an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds
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light minute n the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute; approximately 18 million kilometers
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light time n distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes"
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light unit n a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation
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light-emitting diode n diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used Synonym(s): light-emitting diode, LED
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light-handed adj having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker
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light-handedly adv in a light-handed manner
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light-minded adj showing inappropriate levity [syn: flippant, {light- minded}]
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light-mindedness n inappropriate levity; "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy" Synonym(s): flippancy, light-mindedness
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lighten v make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit" Synonym(s): lighten, lighten up, buoy up Antonym(s): weigh down, weigh on reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey" become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit" Synonym(s): lighten, lighten up, buoy up make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" Synonym(s): brighten, lighten up, lighten Antonym(s): darken become lighter; "The room lightened up" Synonym(s): lighten, lighten up Antonym(s): darken alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents" Synonym(s): relieve, lighten
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lighten up v make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit" Synonym(s): lighten, lighten up, buoy up Antonym(s): weigh down, weigh on become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit" Synonym(s): lighten, lighten up, buoy up make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" Synonym(s): brighten, lighten up, lighten Antonym(s): darken become lighter; "The room lightened up" Synonym(s): lighten, lighten up Antonym(s): darken
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lightening n descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped changing to a lighter color Synonym(s): whitening, lightening
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lighting n having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good" Synonym(s): light, lighting Antonym(s): dark, darkness apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film the craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting" the act of setting something on fire Synonym(s): ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation
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lighting circuit n wiring that provides power to electric lights [syn: {light circuit}, lighting circuit]
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lighting fixture n a fixture providing artificial light
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lighting industry n an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting
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lighting-up adj turning lights on; "it's lighting-up time"
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lightness n a feeling of joy and pride [syn: elation, high spirits, lightness] the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood" Synonym(s): lightness, weightlessness Antonym(s): heaviness, weightiness the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble Synonym(s): agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness having a light color Antonym(s): darkness the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" Synonym(s): light, lightness the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous Synonym(s): lightsomeness, lightness
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lightning n abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
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lightning arrester n electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current Synonym(s): surge suppressor, surge protector, spike suppressor, spike arrester, lightning arrester
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lightning bug n nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs Synonym(s): firefly, lightning bug
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lightning conductor n a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning Synonym(s): lightning rod, lightning conductor
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Lightning Hurler n an epithet for Jupiter [syn: Jupiter Fulgur, {Jupiter Fulminator}, Lightning Hurler]
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lightning rod n someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning Synonym(s): lightning rod, lightning conductor
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like thunder adv with great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil" Synonym(s): like hell, like mad, like crazy, like sin, like thunder, like the devil
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liquid measure n a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers) Synonym(s): liquid unit, liquid measure
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liquid metal reactor n a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant
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liquid nitrogen n nitrogen in a liquid state
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liquid unit n a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers) Synonym(s): liquid unit, liquid measure
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liquidambar n aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree [syn: sweet gum, liquidambar] any tree of the genus Liquidambar sweet gum Synonym(s): genus Liquidambar, Liquidambar
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Liquidambar styraciflua n a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap Synonym(s): sweet gum, sweet gum tree, bilsted, red gum, American sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua
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liquidness n the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility Synonym(s): liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid state the property of flowing easily; "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer" Synonym(s): fluidity, fluidness, liquidity, liquidness, runniness
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listen v hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" Synonym(s): listen, hear, take heed pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" Synonym(s): heed, mind, listen
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listen in v listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" Synonym(s): listen in, eavesdrop
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listener n someone who listens attentively [syn: hearer, listener, auditor, attender]
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listening n the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" Synonym(s): listening, hearing
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listening watch n a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch Synonym(s): listening watch, continuous receiver watch
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listing n a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) Synonym(s): list, listing the act of making a list of items Synonym(s): listing, itemization, itemisation
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Liston n United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970) Synonym(s): Liston, Sonny Liston, Charles Liston
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locating n the act of putting something in a certain place [syn: placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement] a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" Synonym(s): localization, localisation, location, locating, fix
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location n a point or extent in space the act of putting something in a certain place Synonym(s): placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" Synonym(s): localization, localisation, location, locating, fix a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made; "they shot the film on location in Nevada" Antonym(s): studio
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lockdown n the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
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locution n a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" Synonym(s): saying, expression, locution
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look down on v regard with contempt; "the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest" Antonym(s): admire, look up to
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look out on v be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" Synonym(s): look out on, look out over, overlook, look across
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lookdown n similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead Synonym(s): lookdown, lookdown fish, Selene vomer
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lookdown fish n similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead Synonym(s): lookdown, lookdown fish, Selene vomer
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lookout man n a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event Synonym(s): lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket
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lost-and-found n repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them
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Louis Stanton Auchincloss n United States writer (born in 1917) [syn: Auchincloss, Louis Auchincloss, Louis Stanton Auchincloss]
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low St Andrew's cross n low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States to West Indies and eastern Mexico Synonym(s): low St Andrew's cross, Hypericum hypericoides
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low-sodium diet n a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders Synonym(s): low-sodium diet, low-salt diet, salt-free diet
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Loxitane n a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia Synonym(s): loxapine, Loxitane
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Loxodonta n a genus of Elephantidae [syn: Loxodonta, {genus Loxodonta}]
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Loxodonta africana n an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks Synonym(s): African elephant, Loxodonta africana
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lucidness n free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression Synonym(s): clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity Antonym(s): abstruseness, obscureness, obscurity, reconditeness, unclearness
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Lusatian n a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany Synonym(s): Sorbian, Lusatian
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Lusitania n ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
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Lusitanian adj of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language; "Portuguese wines" Synonym(s): Portuguese, Lusitanian of or relating to or characteristic of the region of Lusitania or its people or language
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lustiness n the property of being strong and healthy in constitution Synonym(s): robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity
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luxation n displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ
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Lygodium n chiefly tropical climbing ferns [syn: Lygodium, {genus Lygodium}]
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Lygodium microphyllum n tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida Synonym(s): climbing maidenhair, climbing maidenhair fern, snake fern, Lygodium microphyllum
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Lygodium palmatum n delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds Synonym(s): creeping fern, Hartford fern, Lygodium palmatum
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Laced \Laced\, a.       1. Fastened with a lace or laces; decorated with narrow             strips or braid. See {Lace}, v. t.          2. Decorated with the fabric lace.                         A shirt with laced ruffles.               --Fielding.          {Laced mutton}, a prostitute. [Old slang]          {Laced stocking}, a strong stocking which can be tightly             laced; -- used in cases of weak legs, varicose veins, etc.             --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laced91monian \Lac`e*d[91]*mo"ni*an\, a. [L. Lacedamonius, Gr.       Lakedaimo`nios, fr. Lakedai`mwn Laced[91]mon.]       Of or pertaining to Laced[91]mon or Sparta, the chief city of       Laconia in the Peloponnesus. -- n. A Spartan. [Written also       {Lacedemonian}.]
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Laced91monian \Lac`e*d[91]*mo"ni*an\, a. [L. Lacedamonius, Gr.       Lakedaimo`nios, fr. Lakedai`mwn Laced[91]mon.]       Of or pertaining to Laced[91]mon or Sparta, the chief city of       Laconia in the Peloponnesus. -- n. A Spartan. [Written also       {Lacedemonian}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lactam \Lac"tam\, n. [Lactone + amido.] (Chem.)       One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to       the lactones, as oxindol.
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Lactamic \Lac*tam"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, an amido acid related to       lactic acid, and called also {amido-propionic} acid.
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Lactamide \Lac*tam"ide\, n. [Lactic + amide.] (Chem.)       An acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a       white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is       metameric with alanine.
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Lactant \Lac"tant\, a. [L. lactans, p. pr. of lactare to suck,       fr. lac, lactis, milk.]       Suckling; giving suck.
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Lactean \Lac"te*an\, a. [See {Lacteal}.]       1. Milky; consisting of, or resembling, milk. [bd]This             lactean whiteness.[b8] --Moxon.          2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Lacteal; conveying chyle.
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Lactim \Lac"tim\, n. [Lactic + imido.] (Chem.)       One of a series of anhydrides resembling the lactams, but of       an imido type; as, isatine is a lactim. Cf. {Lactam}.
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Lactimide \Lac*tim"ide\, n. [Lactic + imide.] (Chem.)       A white, crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of       alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lactin \Lac"tin\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactine. Cf.       {Galactin}.] (Physiol. Chem.)       See {Lactose}.
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Lactose \Lac"tose`\, n.       1. (Physiol. Chem.) Sugar of milk or milk sugar; a             crystalline sugar present in milk, and separable from the             whey by evaporation and crystallization. It has a slightly             sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in             water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called             {lactin}.          2. (Chem.) See {Galactose}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lactin \Lac"tin\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactine. Cf.       {Galactin}.] (Physiol. Chem.)       See {Lactose}.
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Lactose \Lac"tose`\, n.       1. (Physiol. Chem.) Sugar of milk or milk sugar; a             crystalline sugar present in milk, and separable from the             whey by evaporation and crystallization. It has a slightly             sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in             water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called             {lactin}.          2. (Chem.) See {Galactose}.
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Lactometer \Lac*tom"e*ter\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + meter:       cf. F. lactom[8a]tre. Cf. {Galactometer}.]       An instrument for estimating the purity or richness of milk,       as a measuring glass, a specific gravity bulb, or other       apparatus.
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Lactone \Lac"tone\, n. (Chem.)       One of a series of organic compounds, regarded as anhydrides       of certain hydroxy acids. In general, they are colorless       liquids, having a weak aromatic odor. They are so called       because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid.
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Lactonic \Lac*ton"ic\, a. [From {Lactone}.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or derived from, lactone.
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Lactonic \Lac*ton"ic\, a. [From {Lactose}.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the       oxidation of milk sugar (lactose).
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Lace-bark \Lace"-bark`\, n. (Bot.)       A shrub in the West Indies ({Lagetta Iintearia}); -- so       called from the lacelike layers of its inner bark.
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Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,       Icel. l[94]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. [?] pond, tank. Cf. {Loch},       {Lough}.]       A large body of water contained in a depression of the       earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or       less extended area.          Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt                lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually                no outlet to the ocean.          {Lake dwellers} (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or             races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their             dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance             from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of             Switzerland.          {Lake dwellings} (Arch[91]ol.), dwellings built over a lake,             sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept             in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of             prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many             savage tribes. Called also {lacustrine dwellings}. See             {Crannog}.          {Lake fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             dipterous flies of the genus {Chironomus}. In form they             resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larv[91]             live in lakes.          {Lake herring} (Zo[94]l.), the cisco ({Coregonus Artedii}).                      {Lake poets}, {Lake school}, a collective name originally             applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,             Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country             of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed             with these by hostile critics. Called also {lakers} and             {lakists}.          {Lake sturgeon} (Zo[94]l.), a sturgeon ({Acipenser             rubicundus}), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes             and the Mississippi River. It is used as food.          {Lake trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of trout             and salmon; in Europe, esp. {Salmo fario}; in the United             States, esp. {Salvelinus namaycush} of the Great Lakes,             and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and             Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({S. fontinalis}),             inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake             trout. See {Namaycush}.          {Lake whitefish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Whitefish}.          {Lake whiting} (Zo[94]l.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus             Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United             States and Canada. It is more slender than the common             whitefish.
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Lasting \Last"ing\, a.       Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting       good or evil; a lasting color.          Syn: Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending.          Usage: {Lasting}, {Permanent}, {Durable}. Lasting commonly                   means merely continuing in existence; permanent                   carries the idea of continuing in the same state,                   position, or course; durable means lasting in spite of                   agencies which tend to destroy.
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Lasting \Last"ing\, n.       1. Continuance; endurance. --Locke.          2. A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's             shoes; everlasting.          3. The act or process of shaping on a last.
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Lasting \Last"ing\, adv.       In a lasting manner.
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Last \Last\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lasting}.] [OE. lasten, As. l[91]stan to perform, execute,       follow, last, continue, fr. l[be]st, l[?]st, trace, footstep,       course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to       follow. See {Last} mold of the foot.]       1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.                         [I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me                      would ordain while my life lasted.      --Testament of                                                                               Love.          2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without             impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than             that; the fuel will last through the winter.
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Laxation \Lax*a"tion\, n. [L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr.       laxus loose, slack.]       The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being       loosened or slackened.
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{Lazy tongs}, a system of jointed bars capable of great             extension, originally made for picking up something at a             distance, now variously applied in machinery.          Syn: Idle; indolent; sluggish; slothful. See {Idle}.
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Lecithin \Lec"i*thin\, n. [Gr. le`kiqos the yolk of an egg.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       A complex, nitrogenous phosphorized substance widely       distributed through the animal body, and especially       conspicuous in the brain and nerve tissue, in yolk of eggs,       and in the white blood corpuscles.
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Lection \Lec"tion\, n. [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read.       See {lesson}, {Legend}.]       1. (Eccl.) A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in             divine service.          2. A reading; a variation in the text.                         We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the                      new lections into the text.               --De Quincey.
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Lectionary \Lec"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [LL. lectionarium,       lectionarius : cf. F. lectionnaire.] (Eccl.)       A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine       service.
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Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.       stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to       E. stamp.]       1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after             the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.          2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is             amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;             as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.          3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]          4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the             ground to form a wicket and support the bails.          5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,             or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a             crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading             drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,             etc., in powder.          6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to             throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers             are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin             or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable             piece.          {Leg stump} (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.          {Off stump} (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.                      {Stump tracery} (Arch.), a term used to describe late German             Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass             through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off             short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end             of each similar stump.          {To go on the stump}, [or] {To take the stump}, to engage in             making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a             phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a             speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also             the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,             stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Legatine \Leg"a*tine\ (-[adot]*t[imac]n), a.       1. Of or pertaining to a legate; as, legatine power.             --Holinshed.          2. Made by, proceeding from, or under the sanction of, a             legate; as, a legatine constitution. --Ayliffe.
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Legation \Le*ga"tion\ (l[esl]*g[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. legatio:       cf. F. l[82]gation, It. legazione. See {Legate}.]       1. The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for             another. [bd]The Divine legation of Moses.[b8] --Bp.             Warburton.          2. A legate, or envoy, and the persons associated with him in             his mission; an embassy; or, in stricter usage, a             diplomatic minister and his suite; a deputation.          3. The place of business or official residence of a             diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of             government.          4. A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.
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Legitim \Le*git"im\ (l[esl]*j[icr]"[icr]m), n. [See       {Legitimate}, a.] (Scots Law)       The portion of movable estate to which the children are       entitled upon the death of the father.
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Legitimacy \Le*git"i*ma*cy\ (-[icr]*m[adot]*s[ycr]), n. [See       {Legitimate}, a.]       The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity       with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully       begotten, or born in wedlock.                   The doctrine of Divine Right, which has now come back                to us, like a thief from transportation, under the                alias of Legitimacy.                              --Macaulay.
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Legitimate \Le*git"i*mate\ (-m[asl]t), a. [LL. legitimatus, p.       p. of legitimare to legitimate, fr. L. legitimus legitimate.       See {Legal}.]       1. Accordant with law or with established legal forms and             requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government;             legitimate rights; the legitimate succession to the             throne; a legitimate proceeding of an officer; a             legitimate heir.          2. Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.          3. Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or             spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate             inscriptions.          4. Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as,             legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a             legitimate combination of colors.                         Tillotson still keeps his place as a legitimate                      English classic.                                 --Macaulay.          5. Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a             legitimate result; a legitimate inference.
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Legitimate \Le*git"i*mate\ (-m[amac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Legitimated} (-m[amac]`t[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Legitimating} (-m[amac]`t[icr]ng).]       To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the       position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by       legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child.                   To enact a statute of that which he dares not seem to                approve, even to legitimate vice.            --Milton.
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Legitimate \Le*git"i*mate\ (-m[amac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Legitimated} (-m[amac]`t[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Legitimating} (-m[amac]`t[icr]ng).]       To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the       position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by       legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child.                   To enact a statute of that which he dares not seem to                approve, even to legitimate vice.            --Milton.
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Legitimately \Le*git"i*mate*ly\ (-m[asl]t*l[ycr]), adv.       In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely.
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Legitimateness \Le*git"i*mate*ness\, n.       The state or quality of being legitimate; lawfulness;       genuineness.
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Legitimate \Le*git"i*mate\ (-m[amac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Legitimated} (-m[amac]`t[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Legitimating} (-m[amac]`t[icr]ng).]       To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the       position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by       legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child.                   To enact a statute of that which he dares not seem to                approve, even to legitimate vice.            --Milton.
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Legitimation \Le*git`i*ma"tion\ (-m[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [Cf. F.       l[82]gitimation.]       1. The act of making legitimate.                         The coining or legitimation of money. --East.          2. Lawful birth. [R.] --Shak.
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Legitimatist \Le*git"i*ma*tist\       (l[esl]*j[icr]t"[icr]*m[adot]*t[icr]st), n.       See {Legitimist}.
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Legitimatize \Le*git"i*ma*tize\ (-t[imac]z), v. t.       To legitimate.
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Legitimism \Le*git"i*mism\ (-m[icr]z'm), n.       The principles or plans of legitimists.
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Legitimist \Le*git"i*mist\ (-m[icr]st), n. [Cf. F.       l[82]gitimiste.]       1. One who supports legitimate authority; esp., one who             believes in hereditary monarchy, as a divine right.          2. Specifically, a supporter of the claims of the elder             branch of the Bourbon dynasty to the crown of France.
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Legitimize \Le*git"i*mize\ (l[esl]*j[icr]t"[icr]*m[imac]z), v.       t. [imp. & p. p. {Legitimized} (-m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Legitimizing}.]       To legitimate.
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Legitimize \Le*git"i*mize\ (l[esl]*j[icr]t"[icr]*m[imac]z), v.       t. [imp. & p. p. {Legitimized} (-m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Legitimizing}.]       To legitimate.
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Legitimize \Le*git"i*mize\ (l[esl]*j[icr]t"[icr]*m[imac]z), v.       t. [imp. & p. p. {Legitimized} (-m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Legitimizing}.]       To legitimate.
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d8Leucadendron \[d8]Leu`ca*den"dron\       (l[umac]`k[adot]*d[ecr]n"dr[ocr]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s       white + de`ndron tree.] (Bot.)       A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope,       having handsome foliage. {Leucadendron argenteum} is the       {silverboom} of the colonists.
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{Silver steel}, an alloy of steel with a very small             proportion of silver.          {Silver stick}, a title given to the title field officer of             the Life Guards when on duty at the palace. [Eng.]             --Thackeray.          {Silver tree} (Bot.), a South African tree ({Leucadendron             argenteum}) with long, silvery, silky leaves.          {Silver trout}, (Zo[94]l.) See {Trout}.          {Silver wedding}. See under {Wedding}.          {Silver whiting} (Zo[94]l.), a marine sci[91]noid food fish             ({Menticirrus littoralis}) native of the Southern United             States; -- called also {surf whiting}.          {Silver witch} (Zo[94]l.), A lepisma.
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Licit \Lic"it\ (l[icr]s"[icr]t), a. [L. licitus permitted,       lawful, from licere: cf. F. licite. See {License}.]       Lawful. [bd]Licit establishments.[b8] --Carlyle. --       {Lic"it*ly}, adv. -- {Lic"it*ness}, n.
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Ligation \Li*ga"tion\ (l[isl]*g[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. ligatio,       fr. ligare to bind. Cf. {Liaison}.]       1. The act of binding, or the state of being bound.          2. That which binds; bond; connection.                         Tied with tape, and sealed at each fold and                      ligation.                                          --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand,       OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh.       to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.]       1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in             man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other             animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}.          2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the             office of, a human hand; as:             (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or                   any one of the four extremities of a monkey.             (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute                   hand of a clock.          3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a             palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.          4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.                         On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.                                                                               xxxviii. 15.                         The Protestants were then on the winning hand.                                                                               --Milton.          5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;             dexterity.                         He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.                                                                               --Addison.          6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,             manner of performance.                         To change the hand in carrying on the war.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my                      hand.                                                --Judges vi.                                                                               36.          7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or             competent for special service or duty; a performer more or             less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand             at speaking.                         A dictionary containing a natural history requires                      too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be                      hoped for.                                          --Locke.                         I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.                                                                               --Hazlitt.          8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or             running hand. Hence, a signature.                         I say she never did invent this letter; This is a                      man's invention and his hand.            --Shak.                         Some writs require a judge's hand.      --Burril.          9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;             management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in             hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles.                         Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the                      goverment of Britain.                        --Milton.          10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to             buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when             new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the             producer's hand, or when not new.          11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear             hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon.          12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:             (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the                   dealer.             (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied                   together.          13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,             which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.          Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts                or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the                hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a                symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:             (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the                   head, which implies thought, and the heart, which                   implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every                   man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12.             (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.                   [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over                   you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33.             (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to                   give the right hand.             (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the                   hand; to pledge the hand.          Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or                without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;                as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:                used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or                handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or                hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand                loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or                hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the                hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or                hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following                paragraph are written either as two words or in                combination.          {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,             papers, parcels, etc.          {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket.          {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.             --Bacon.          {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}.          {Hand car}. See under {Car}.          {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a             good position of the hands and arms when playing on the             piano; a hand guide.          {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}.          {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}.          {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,             or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,             may be operated by hand.          {Hand glass}.             (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of                   plants.             (b) A small mirror with a handle.          {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above).          {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as             practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.          {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}.          {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest             money.          {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank             turned by hand.          {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand             rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.          {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.          {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand.          {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or             weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.          {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.             9.          {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or             canceling papers, envelopes, etc.          {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico             ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose             stamens unite in the form of a hand.          {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small             work. --Moxon.          {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as             distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.          {All hands}, everybody; all parties.          {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every             direction; generally.          {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction;             on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no             hand consisting with the safety and interests of             humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.          {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above).          {At hand}.             (a) Near in time or place; either present and within                   reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at                   hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at                   hand.[b8] --Shak.          {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we             receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive             evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10.          {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}.          {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from             instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed             a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.          {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of             dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He             that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8]             --Job xvii. 9.          {From hand to hand}, from one person to another.          {Hand in hand}.             (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.             (b) Just; fair; equitable.                               As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand                            comparison.                                 --Shak.                            {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands             alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand             over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand             over hand.          {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what             one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.          {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand             running.          {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!                      {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to             hand contest. --Dryden.          {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression.          {In hand}.             (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . .                   . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson.             (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels .                   . . in hand.[b8] --Shak.             (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;                   as, he has the business in hand.          {In one's hand} [or] {hands}.             (a) In one's possession or keeping.             (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my                   hand.          {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office,             in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.          {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation.          {Note of hand}, a promissory note.          {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay,             hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them             to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser.          {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care.          {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of             goods on hand.          {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management.          {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish             ceremony used in swearing.          {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength.          {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.          {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government.          {To bear a hand}             (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten.          {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false             pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under             {Glove}.          {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving.                      {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling             it.          {To change hand}. See {Change}.          {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners.             --Hudibras.          {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by             striking the palms of the hands together.          {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into             possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.          {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.]                         Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.                                                                               --Baxter.          {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain             work; to become accustomed to a particular business.          {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or             concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.          {To have in hand}.             (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.             (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.          {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can             do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed             with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with             difficulties.          {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or             get, the better of another person or thing.          {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already             prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke.          {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even             conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault.          {To lend a hand}, to give assistance.          {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack;             to oppose; to kill.          {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other             necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.                      {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit.          {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.          {To put the}          {last, [or] finishing},          {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to             perfect.          {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake.                         That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that                      thou settest thine hand to.               --Deut. xxiii.                                                                               20.          {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one.          {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety             for another's debt or good behavior.          {To take in hand}.             (a) To attempt or undertake.             (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.          {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in,             or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash             one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.          {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or             signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and             seal of the owner.
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Light \Light\, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (-[etil]r); superl.       {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[c6]ht, le[a2]ht; akin to       D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[c6]hti, Icel. l[emac]ttr, Dan.       let, Sw. l[84]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.       {Levity}), Gr. 'elachy`s small, Skr. laghu light. [root]125.       ]       1. Having little, or comparatively little, weight; not             tending to the center of gravity with force; not heavy.                         These weights did not exert their natural gravity, .                      . . insomuch that I could not guess which was light                      or heavy whilst I held them in my hand. --Addison.          2. Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by             physical strength; as, a light burden, or load.                         Ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is                      easy, and my burden is light.            --Matt. xi.                                                                               29, 30.          3. Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not             difficult; as, a light affliction or task. --Chaucer.                         Light sufferings give us leisure to complain.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as,             light food; also, containing little nutriment.          5. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light             troops; a troop of light horse.          6. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments;             hence, active; nimble; swift.                         Unmarried men are best friends, best masters . . .                      but not always best subjects, for they are light to                      run away.                                          --Bacon.          7. Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently             ballasted; as, the ship returned light.          8. Slight; not important; as, a light error. --Shak.          9. Well leavened; not heavy; as, light bread.          10. Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as,             a light rain; a light snow; light vapors.          11. Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind.          12. Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy,             graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light             style of execution.          13. Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced             by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled;             volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind.                         There is no greater argument of a light and                      inconsiderate person than profanely to scoff at                      religion.                                          --Tillotson.          14. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or             solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial.                         Seneca can not be too heavy, nor Plautus too light.                                                                               --Shak.                         Specimens of New England humor laboriously light                      and lamentably mirthful.                  --Hawthorne.          15. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged;             dizzy; giddy.                         Are his wits safe? Is he not light of brain ?                                                                               --Shak.          16. Easily bestowed; inconsiderately rendered.                         To a fair semblance doth light faith annex.                                                                               --Spenser.          17. Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character.                         A light wife doth make a heavy husband. --Shak.          18. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped;             diminished; as, light coin.          19. Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil.          {Light cavalry}, {Light horse} (Mil.), light-armed soldiers             mounted on strong and active horses.          {Light eater}, one who eats but little.          {Light infantry}, infantry soldiers selected and trained for             rapid evolutions.          {Light of foot}.             (a) Having a light step.             (b) Fleet.          {Light of heart}, gay, cheerful.          {Light oil} (Chem.), the oily product, lighter than water,             forming the chief part of the first distillate of coal             tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene.          {Light sails} (Naut.), all the sails above the topsails,             with, also, the studding sails and flying jib. --Dana.          {Light sleeper}, one easily wakened.          {Light weight}, a prize fighter, boxer, wrestler, or jockey,             who is below a standard medium weight. Cf. {Feather             weight}, under {Feather}. [Cant]          {To make light of}, to treat as of little consequence; to             slight; to disregard.          {To set light by}, to undervalue; to slight; to treat as of             no importance; to despise.
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Metal \Met"al\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [F. m[82]tal, L. metallum       metal, mine, Gr. [?] mine; cf. Gr. [?] to search after. Cf.       {Mettle}, {Medal}.]       1. (Chem.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or             copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than             acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or             metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals             and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid             and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.          Note: Popularly, the name is applied to certain hard, fusible                metals, as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc,                nickel, etc., and also to the mixed metals, or metallic                alloys, as brass, bronze, steel, bell metal, etc.          2. Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.             --Raymond.          3. A mine from which ores are taken. [Obs.]                         Slaves . . . and persons condemned to metals. --Jer.                                                                               Taylor.          4. The substance of which anything is made; material; hence,             constitutional disposition; character; temper.                         Not till God make men of some other metal than                      earth.                                                --Shak.          5. Courage; spirit; mettle. See {Mettle}. --Shak.          Note: The allusion is to the temper of the metal of a sword                blade. --Skeat.          6. The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting             railroads.          7. The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel             of war.          8. Glass in a state of fusion. --Knight.          9. pl. The rails of a railroad. [Eng.]          {Base metal} (Chem.), any one of the metals, as iron, lead,             etc., which are readily tarnished or oxidized, in contrast             with the noble metals. In general, a metal of small value,             as compared with gold or silver.          {Fusible metal} (Metal.), a very fusible alloy, usually             consisting of bismuth with lead, tin, or cadmium.          {Heavy metals} (Chem.), the metallic elements not included in             the groups of the alkalies, alkaline earths, or the             earths; specifically, the heavy metals, as gold, mercury,             platinum, lead, silver, etc.          {Light metals} (Chem.), the metallic elements of the alkali             and alkaline earth groups, as sodium, lithium, calcium,             magnesium, etc.; also, sometimes, the metals of the             earths, as aluminium.          {Muntz metal}, an alloy for sheathing and other purposes,             consisting of about sixty per cent of copper, and forty of             zinc. Sometimes a little lead is added. It is named from             the inventor.          {Prince's metal} (Old Chem.), an alloy resembling brass,             consisting of three parts of copper to one of zinc; --             also called {Prince Rupert's metal}.
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Light \Light\ (l[imac]t), n. [OE. light, liht, AS. le[a2]ht;       akin to OS. lioht, D. & G. licht, OHG. lioht, Goth.       liuha[thorn], Icel. lj[omac]s, L. lux light, lucere to shine,       Gr. leyko`s white, Skr. ruc to shine. [root]122. Cf. {Lucid},       {Lunar}, {Luminous}, {Lynx}.]       1. That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of             which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered             visible or luminous.          Note: Light was regarded formerly as consisting of material                particles, or corpuscules, sent off in all directions                from luminous bodies, and traversing space, in right                lines, with the known velocity of about 186,300 miles                per second; but it is now generally understood to                consist, not in any actual transmission of particles or                substance, but in the propagation of vibrations or                undulations in a subtile, elastic medium, or ether,                assumed to pervade all space, and to be thus set in                vibratory motion by the action of luminous bodies, as                the atmosphere is by sonorous bodies. This view of the                nature of light is known as the undulatory or wave                theory; the other, advocated by Newton (but long since                abandoned), as the corpuscular, emission, or Newtonian                theory. A more recent theory makes light to consist in                electrical oscillations, and is known as the                electro-magnetic theory of light.          2. That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the             sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc.                         Then he called for a light, and sprang in. --Acts                                                                               xvi. 29.                         And God made two great lights; the greater light to                      rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the                      night.                                                --Gen. i. 16.          3. The time during which the light of the sun is visible;             day; especially, the dawn of day.                         The murderer, rising with the light, killeth the                      poor and needy.                                 --Job xxiv.                                                                               14.          4. The brightness of the eye or eyes.                         He seemed to find his way without his eyes; For out                      o' door he went without their helps, And, to the                      last, bended their light on me.         --Shak.          5. The medium through which light is admitted, as a window,             or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the             compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions.                         There were windows in three rows, and light was                      against light in three ranks.            --I Kings                                                                               vii.4.          6. Life; existence.                         O, spring to light, auspicious Babe, be born!                                                                               --Pope.          7. Open view; a visible state or condition; public             observation; publicity.                         The duke yet would have dark deeds darkly answered;                      he would never bring them to light.   --Shak.          8. The power of perception by vision.                         My strength faileth me; as for the light of my eyes,                      it also is gone from me.                     --Ps. xxxviii.                                                                               10.          9. That which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or             spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge;             information.                         He shall never know That I had any light of this                      from thee.                                          --Shak.          10. Prosperity; happiness; joy; felicity.                         Then shall thy light break forth as the morning,                      and thy health shall spring forth speedily. --Is.                                                                               lviii. 8.          11. (Paint.) The manner in which the light strikes upon a             picture; that part of a picture which represents those             objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the             more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; --             opposed to {shade}. Cf. {Chiaroscuro}.          12. Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances             presented to view; point of view; as, to state things             fairly and put them in the right light.                         Frequent consideration of a thing . . . shows it in                      its several lights and various ways of appearance.                                                                               --South.          13. One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example;             as, the lights of the age or of antiquity.                         Joan of Arc, A light of ancient France. --Tennyson.          14. (Pyrotech.) A firework made by filling a case with a             substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored             flame; as, a Bengal light.          Note: Light is used figuratively to denote that which                resembles physical light in any respect, as                illuminating, benefiting, enlightening, or enlivening                mankind.          {Ancient lights} (Law), {Calcium light}, {Flash light}, etc.             See under {Ancient}, {Calcium}, etc.          {Light ball} (Mil.), a ball of combustible materials, used to             afford light; -- sometimes made so as to be fired from a             cannon or mortar, or to be carried up by a rocket.          {Light barrel} (Mil.), an empty powder barrel pierced with             holes and filled with shavings soaked in pitch, used to             light up a ditch or a breach.          {Light dues} (Com.), tolls levied on ships navigating certain             waters, for the maintenance of lighthouses.          {Light iron}, a candlestick. [Obs.]          {Light keeper}, a person appointed to take care of a             lighthouse or light-ship.          {Light money}, charges laid by government on shipping             entering a port, for the maintenance of lighthouses and             light-ships.          {The light of the countenance}, favor; kindness; smiles.                         Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon                      us.                                                   --Ps. iv. 6.          {Northern lights}. See {Aurora borealis}, under {Aurora}.          {To bring to light}, to cause to be disclosed.          {To come to light}, to be disclosed.          {To see the light}, to come into the light; hence, to come             into the world or into public notice; as, his book never             saw the light.
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Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [See {Light} to alight.]       To descend; to light.                   O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us.   --Book of                                                                               Common Prayer                                                                               [Eng. Ed.].
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Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Lightened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lightening}.] [OE.       lightenen. See {Light} to kindle, illuminate.]       1. To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or             like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of             lightning; to flash.                         This dreadful night, That thunders, lightens, opens                      graves, and roars As doth the lion.   --Shak.          2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to             brighten; to clear, as the sky.
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Lighten \Light"en\, v. t. [See {Light} to illuminate.]       1. To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to             lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the             streets. [In this sense less common than light.]                         A key of fire ran all along the shore, And lightened                      all the river with a blaze.               --Dryden.          2. To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten. [In this sense             less common than enlighten.]                         Lighten my spirit with one clear heavenly ray. --Sir                                                                               J. Davies.          3. To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out,             like lightning.                         His eye . . . lightens forth Controlling majesty.                                                                               --Shak.          4. To free from trouble and fill with joy.                         They looked unto him, and were lightened. --Ps.                                                                               xxxiv. 5.
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Lighten \Light"en\, v. t. [See {Light} not heavy.]       1. To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to             relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship             by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.          2. To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as,             to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.          3. To cheer; to exhilarate.                         Lightens my humor with his merry jests. --Shak.
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Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Lightened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lightening}.] [OE.       lightenen. See {Light} to kindle, illuminate.]       1. To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or             like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of             lightning; to flash.                         This dreadful night, That thunders, lightens, opens                      graves, and roars As doth the lion.   --Shak.          2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to             brighten; to clear, as the sky.
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Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Lightened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lightening}.] [OE.       lightenen. See {Light} to kindle, illuminate.]       1. To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or             like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of             lightning; to flash.                         This dreadful night, That thunders, lightens, opens                      graves, and roars As doth the lion.   --Shak.          2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to             brighten; to clear, as the sky.
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Light-handed \Light"-hand`ed\ (l[imac]t"h[acr]nd`[ecr]d), a.       (Naut.)       Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel       light-handed.
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Light \Light\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (-[ecr]d) or {Lit}       (l[icr]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[ymac]htan,       l[c6]htan, to shine. [root]122. See {Light}, n.]       1. To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to             ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light             the gas; -- sometimes with up.                         If a thousand candles be all lighted from one.                                                                               --Hakewill.                         And the largest lamp is lit.               --Macaulay.                         Absence might cure it, or a second mistress Light up                      another flame, and put out this.         --Addison.          2. To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to             spread over with light; -- often with up.                         Ah, hopeless, lasting flames ! like those that burn                      To light the dead.                              --Pope.                         One hundred years ago, to have lit this theater as                      brilliantly as it is now lighted would have cost, I                      suppose, fifty pounds.                        --F. Harrison.                         The sun has set, and Vesper, to supply His absent                      beams, has lighted up the sky.            --Dryden.          3. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by             means of a light.                         His bishops lead him forth, and light him on.                                                                               --Landor.          {To light a fire}, to kindle the material of a fire.
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Light \Light\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (-[ecr]d) [or]       {Lit} (l[icr]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[c6]htan       to alight, orig., to relieve (a horse) of the rider's burden,       to make less heavy, fr. l[c6]ht light. See {Light} not heavy,       and cf. {Alight}, {Lighten} to make light.]       1. To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to             alight; -- with from, off, on, upon, at, in.                         When she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.                                                                               --Gen. xxiv.                                                                               64.                         Slowly rode across a withered heath, And lighted at                      a ruined inn.                                    --Tennyson.          2. To feel light; to be made happy. [Obs.]                         It made all their hearts to light.      --Chaucer.          3. To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a             bird or insect.                         [The bee] lights on that, and this, and tasteth all.                                                                               --Sir. J.                                                                               Davies.                         On the tree tops a crested peacock lit. --Tennyson.          4. To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; -- with on or             upon.                         On me, me only, as the source and spring Of all                      corruption, all the blame lights due. --Milton.          5. To come by chance; to happen; -- with on or upon; formerly             with into.                         The several degrees of vision, which the assistance                      of glasses (casually at first lit on) has taught us                      to conceive.                                       --Locke.                         They shall light into atheistical company. --South.                         And here we lit on Aunt Elizabeth, And Lilia with                      the rest.                                          --Tennyson.
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Lighting \Light"ing\, n. (Metal.)       A name sometimes applied to the process of annealing metals.
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Lightman \Light"man\ (-m[acr]n), n.; pl. {-men} (-m[ecr]n).       A man who carries or takes care of a light. --T. Brown.
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Light-minded \Light"-mind`ed\ (-m[imac]nd`[ecr]d), a.       Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate. --       {Light"-mind`ed*ness}, n.
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Light-minded \Light"-mind`ed\ (-m[imac]nd`[ecr]d), a.       Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate. --       {Light"-mind`ed*ness}, n.
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Lightness \Light"ness\, n. [From {Light} not heavy.]       The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not       heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy;       grace.          Syn: Levity; volatility; instability; inconstancy;                unsteadiness; giddiness; flightiness; airiness; gayety;                liveliness; agility; nimbleness; sprightliness;                briskness; swiftness; ease; facility.
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Lightness \Light"ness\, n. [From {Light} bright.]       1. Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness             of a room. --Chaucer.          2. Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the             lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.
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Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[icr]ng), n. [For lightening,       fr. lighten to flash.]       1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a             vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another,             sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by             the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere             constitutes thunder.          2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made             bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental             powers. [R.]          {Ball lightning}, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as             a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.          {Chain lightning}, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked             flashes.          {Heat lightning}, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of             electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,             esp. at the close of a hot day.          {Lightning arrester} (Telegraphy), a device, at the place             where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by             lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a             short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin             nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also             {lightning discharger}.          {Lightning bug} (Zo[94]l.), a luminous beetle. See {Firefly}.                      {Lightning conductor}, a lightning rod.          {Lightning glance}, a quick, penetrating glance of a             brilliant eye.          {Lightning rod}, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on             the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or             water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or             vessel from lightning.          {Sheet lightning}, a diffused glow of electric light flashing             out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The             appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light             from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.
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Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[icr]ng), vb. n.       Lightening. [R.]
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Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[icr]ng), n. [For lightening,       fr. lighten to flash.]       1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a             vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another,             sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by             the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere             constitutes thunder.          2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made             bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental             powers. [R.]          {Ball lightning}, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as             a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.          {Chain lightning}, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked             flashes.          {Heat lightning}, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of             electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,             esp. at the close of a hot day.          {Lightning arrester} (Telegraphy), a device, at the place             where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by             lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a             short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin             nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also             {lightning discharger}.          {Lightning bug} (Zo[94]l.), a luminous beetle. See {Firefly}.                      {Lightning conductor}, a lightning rod.          {Lightning glance}, a quick, penetrating glance of a             brilliant eye.          {Lightning rod}, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on             the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or             water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or             vessel from lightning.          {Sheet lightning}, a diffused glow of electric light flashing             out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The             appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light             from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.
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Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[icr]ng), n. [For lightening,       fr. lighten to flash.]       1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a             vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another,             sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by             the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere             constitutes thunder.          2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made             bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental             powers. [R.]          {Ball lightning}, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as             a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.          {Chain lightning}, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked             flashes.          {Heat lightning}, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of             electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,             esp. at the close of a hot day.          {Lightning arrester} (Telegraphy), a device, at the place             where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by             lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a             short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin             nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also             {lightning discharger}.          {Lightning bug} (Zo[94]l.), a luminous beetle. See {Firefly}.                      {Lightning conductor}, a lightning rod.          {Lightning glance}, a quick, penetrating glance of a             brilliant eye.          {Lightning rod}, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on             the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or             water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or             vessel from lightning.          {Sheet lightning}, a diffused glow of electric light flashing             out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The             appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light             from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.
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Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[icr]ng), n. [For lightening,       fr. lighten to flash.]       1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a             vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another,             sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by             the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere             constitutes thunder.          2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made             bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental             powers. [R.]          {Ball lightning}, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as             a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.          {Chain lightning}, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked             flashes.          {Heat lightning}, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of             electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,             esp. at the close of a hot day.          {Lightning arrester} (Telegraphy), a device, at the place             where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by             lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a             short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin             nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also             {lightning discharger}.          {Lightning bug} (Zo[94]l.), a luminous beetle. See {Firefly}.                      {Lightning conductor}, a lightning rod.          {Lightning glance}, a quick, penetrating glance of a             brilliant eye.          {Lightning rod}, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on             the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or             water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or             vessel from lightning.          {Sheet lightning}, a diffused glow of electric light flashing             out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The             appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light             from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.
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Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[icr]ng), n. [For lightening,       fr. lighten to flash.]       1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a             vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another,             sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by             the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere             constitutes thunder.          2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made             bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental             powers. [R.]          {Ball lightning}, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as             a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.          {Chain lightning}, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked             flashes.          {Heat lightning}, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of             electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,             esp. at the close of a hot day.          {Lightning arrester} (Telegraphy), a device, at the place             where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by             lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a             short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin             nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also             {lightning discharger}.          {Lightning bug} (Zo[94]l.), a luminous beetle. See {Firefly}.                      {Lightning conductor}, a lightning rod.          {Lightning glance}, a quick, penetrating glance of a             brilliant eye.          {Lightning rod}, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on             the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or             water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or             vessel from lightning.          {Sheet lightning}, a diffused glow of electric light flashing             out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The             appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light             from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.
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Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[icr]ng), n. [For lightening,       fr. lighten to flash.]       1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a             vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another,             sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by             the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere             constitutes thunder.          2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made             bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental             powers. [R.]          {Ball lightning}, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as             a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.          {Chain lightning}, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked             flashes.          {Heat lightning}, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of             electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,             esp. at the close of a hot day.          {Lightning arrester} (Telegraphy), a device, at the place             where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by             lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a             short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin             nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also             {lightning discharger}.          {Lightning bug} (Zo[94]l.), a luminous beetle. See {Firefly}.                      {Lightning conductor}, a lightning rod.          {Lightning glance}, a quick, penetrating glance of a             brilliant eye.          {Lightning rod}, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on             the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or             water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or             vessel from lightning.          {Sheet lightning}, a diffused glow of electric light flashing             out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The             appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light             from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.
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Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[icr]ng), n. [For lightening,       fr. lighten to flash.]       1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a             vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another,             sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by             the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere             constitutes thunder.          2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made             bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental             powers. [R.]          {Ball lightning}, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as             a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.          {Chain lightning}, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked             flashes.          {Heat lightning}, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of             electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,             esp. at the close of a hot day.          {Lightning arrester} (Telegraphy), a device, at the place             where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by             lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a             short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin             nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also             {lightning discharger}.          {Lightning bug} (Zo[94]l.), a luminous beetle. See {Firefly}.                      {Lightning conductor}, a lightning rod.          {Lightning glance}, a quick, penetrating glance of a             brilliant eye.          {Lightning rod}, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on             the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or             water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or             vessel from lightning.          {Sheet lightning}, a diffused glow of electric light flashing             out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The             appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light             from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.
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Light-winged \Light"-winged`\ (-w[icr]ngd`), a.       Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting. --Shak.
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Lafayette \La`fa`yette"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dollar fish.       (b) A market fish, the goody, or spot ({Liostomus             xanthurus}), of the southern coast of the United States.
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Spot \Spot\, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott       spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to       eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.]       1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a             blot; a place discolored.                         Out, damned spot! Out, I say!            --Shak.          2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils             purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.                         Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope.          3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or             from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a             leopard; the spots on a playing card.          4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.             [bd]Fixed to one spot.[b8] --Otway.                         That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton.                         [bd]A jolly place,[b8] said he, [bd]in times of old!                      But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.[b8]                                                                               --Wordsworth.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so             called from a spot on its head just above its beak.          6. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A sci[91]noid food fish ({Liostomus xanthurus}) of the                   Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black                   spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark                   bars on the sides. Called also {goody}, {Lafayette},                   {masooka}, and {old wife}.             (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot                   on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}.          7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for             immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]          {Crescent spot} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly of the family             {Melit[91]id[91]} having crescent-shaped white spots along             the margins of the red or brown wings.          {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the             light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a             small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field             ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}.          {Spot rump} (Zo[94]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa             h[91]mastica}).          {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}.          {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving;             without changing place.                         It was determined upon the spot.         --Swift.          Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault;                blemish; place; site; locality.
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Liquation \Li*qua"tion\ (l[isl]*kw[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [L.       liquatio: cf. F. liquation.]       1. The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; also,             the capacity of becoming liquid.          2. (Metal.) The process of separating, by heat, an easily             fusible metal from one less fusible; eliquation.
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Note: Liquid and fluid are terms often used synonymously, but                fluid has the broader signification. All liquids are                fluids, but many fluids, as air and the gases, are not                liquids.          2. (Phon.) A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or             which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla,             bra. M and n also are called liquids.          {Liquid measure}, a measure, or system of measuring, for             liquids, by the gallon, quart, pint, gill, etc.
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Measure \Meas"ure\, n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr.       metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure,       Gr. [?], E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to       measure.]       1. A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or             extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or             multiples of which anything is estimated and stated;             hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged.          2. An instrument by means of which size or quantity is             measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like.                         False ells and measures be brought all clean adown.                                                                               --R. of                                                                               Gloucester.          3. The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according             to some standard; size or extent, determined and stated;             estimated extent; as, to take one's measure for a coat.                         The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and                      broader than the sea.                        --Job xi. 9.          4. The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured; a             quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited             quantity or amount.                         It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in                      three measures of meal.                     --Luke xiii.                                                                               21.          5. Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds;             moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, in             measure; with measure; without or beyond measure.                         Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth                      without measure.                                 --Is. v. 14.          6. Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted             share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due             proportion.                         Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of                      my days.                                             --Ps. xxxix.                                                                               4.          7. The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying             and selling; as, to give good or full measure.          8. Undefined quantity; extent; degree.                         There is a great measure of discretion to be used in                      the performance of confession.            --Jer. Taylor.          9. Regulated division of movement:             (a) (Dancing) A regulated movement corresponding to the                   time in which the accompanying music is performed;                   but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the                   minuet.             (b) (Mus.) (1) The group or grouping of beats, caused by                   the regular recurrence of accented beats. (2) The                   space between two bars. See {Beat}, {Triple},                   {Quadruple}, {Sextuple}, {Compound time}, under                   {Compound}, a., and {Figure}.             (c) (Poetry) The manner of ordering and combining the                   quantities, or long and short syllables; meter;                   rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic measure.          10. (Arith.) A number which is contained in a given number a             number of times without a remainder; as in the phrases,             the common measure, the greatest common measure, etc., of             two or more numbers.          11. A step or definite part of a progressive course or             policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the             accomplishment of an object; as, political measures;             prudent measures; an inefficient measure.                         His majesty found what wrong measures he had taken                      in the conferring that trust, and lamented his                      error.                                             --Clarendon.          12. The act of measuring; measurement. --Shak.          13. pl. (Geol.) Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead             measures.          {Lineal}, [or] {Long}, {measure}, measure of length; the             measure of lines or distances.          {Liquid measure}, the measure of liquids.          {Square measure}, the measure of superficial area of surfaces             in square units, as inches, feet, miles, etc.          {To have hard measure}, to have harsh treatment meted out to             one; to be harshly or oppressively dealt with.          {To take measures}, to make preparations; to provide means.                      {To take one's measure}, to measure one, as for a garment;             hence, to form an opinion of one's disposition, character,             ability, etc.          {To tread a measure}, to dance in the style so called. See 9             (a) .                               Say to her, we have measured many miles To                            tread a measure with her on this grass. --Shak.
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Liquidambar \Liq"uid*am`bar\ (l[icr]k"w[icr]d*[acr]m`b[etil]r),       n. [Liquid + amber.]       1. (Bot.) A genus consisting of two species of tall trees             having star-shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit.             {Liquidambar styraciflua} is the North American sweet qum,             and {L. Orientalis} is found in Asia Minor.          2. The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by             incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid             storax.
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Rosemaloes \Rose`mal"oes\, n. [From the native name; cf. Malay       rasam[be]la the name of the tree.]       The liquid storax of the East Indian {Liquidambar       orientalis}.
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Liquidambar \Liq"uid*am`bar\ (l[icr]k"w[icr]d*[acr]m`b[etil]r),       n. [Liquid + amber.]       1. (Bot.) A genus consisting of two species of tall trees             having star-shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit.             {Liquidambar styraciflua} is the North American sweet qum,             and {L. Orientalis} is found in Asia Minor.          2. The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by             incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid             storax.
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Storax \Sto"rax\, n. [L. storax, styrax, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Styrax}.]       Any one of a number of similar complex resins obtained from       the bark of several trees and shrubs of the Styrax family.       The most common of these is {liquid storax}, a brown or gray       semifluid substance of an agreeable aromatic odor and       balsamic taste, sometimes used in perfumery, and in medicine       as an expectorant.          Note: A yellow aromatic honeylike substance, resembling, and                often confounded with, storax, is obtained from the                American sweet gum tree ({Liquidambar styraciflua}),                and is much used as a chewing gum, called sweet gum,                and liquid storax. Cf. {Liquidambar}.
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
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Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,       fr. Gr. [?], prob. from an Egyptian form kam[?]; cf. It.       {gomma}.]       1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens             when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;             gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with             less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;             as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.          2. (Bot.) See {Gum tree}, {below}.          3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any             roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow             log. [Southern U. S.]          4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]          {Black gum}, {Blue gum}, {British gum}, etc. See under             {Black}, {Blue}, etc.          {Gum Acaroidea}, the resinous gum of the Australian grass             tree ({Xanlhorrh[d2]a}).          {Gum animal} (Zo[94]l.), the galago of West Africa; -- so             called because it feeds on gums. See {Galago}.          {Gum animi or anim[82]}. See {Anim[82]}.          {Gum arabic}, a gum yielded mostly by several species of             {Acacia} (chiefly {A. vera} and {A. Arabica}) growing in             Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also {gum acacia}.             East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange             family which bears the elephant apple.          {Gum butea}, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea             frondosa} and {B. superba}, and used locally in tanning             and in precipitating indigo.          {Gum cistus}, a plant of the genus {Cistus} ({Cistus             ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.          {Gum dragon}. See {Tragacanth}.          {Gum elastic}, {Elastic gum}. See {Caoutchouc}.          {Gum elemi}. See {Elemi}.          {Gum juniper}. See {Sandarac}.          {Gum kino}. See under {Kino}.          {Gum lac}. See {Lac}.          {Gum Ladanum}, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental             species of Cistus or rock rose.          {Gum passages}, sap receptacles extending through the             parenchyma of certain plants ({Amygdalace[91]},             {Cactace[91]}, etc.), and affording passage for gum.          {Gum pot}, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and             mixing other ingredients.          {Gum resin}, the milky juice of a plant solidified by             exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures             of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin             containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.          {Gum sandarac}. See {Sandarac}.          {Gum Senegal}, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees             ({Acacia Verek} and {A. Adansoni[84]}) growing in the             Senegal country, West Africa.          {Gum tragacanth}. See {Tragacanth}.          {Gum tree}, the name given to several trees in America and             Australia:             (a) The black gum ({Nyssa multiflora}), one of the largest                   trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue                   fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the                   large trees become hollow.             (b) A tree of the genus {Eucalyptus.} See {Eucalpytus.}             (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States ({Liquidambar                   styraciflua}), a large and beautiful tree with                   pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It                   exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice.          {Gum water}, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.                      {Gum wood}, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the             {Eucalyptus piperita}, of New South Wales.
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Liquidamber \Liq"uid*am`ber\, n.       See {Liquidambar}.
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Liquidness \Liq"uid*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being liquid; liquidity; fluency.
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Listen \Lis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS.       hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to       listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in suspense, OHG.       hlos[c7]n to listen, Gr. [?], and E. loud. [root]41. See       {Loud}, and cf. {List} to listen.]       1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to             give ear; to hearken; to attend.                         When we have occasion to listen, and give a more                      particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is                      drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder.          2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to             obey.                         Listen to me, and by me be ruled.      --Tennyson.          {To listen after}, to take an interest in. [Obs.]                         Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines;                      scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and                      professors.                                       --Fuller.          Syn: To attend; hearken. See {Attend}.
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Listen \Lis"ten\, v. t.       To attend to. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Listen \Lis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS.       hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to       listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in suspense, OHG.       hlos[c7]n to listen, Gr. [?], and E. loud. [root]41. See       {Loud}, and cf. {List} to listen.]       1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to             give ear; to hearken; to attend.                         When we have occasion to listen, and give a more                      particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is                      drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder.          2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to             obey.                         Listen to me, and by me be ruled.      --Tennyson.          {To listen after}, to take an interest in. [Obs.]                         Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines;                      scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and                      professors.                                       --Fuller.          Syn: To attend; hearken. See {Attend}.
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Listener \Lis"ten*er\, n.       One who listens; a hearkener.
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Listen \Lis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS.       hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to       listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in suspense, OHG.       hlos[c7]n to listen, Gr. [?], and E. loud. [root]41. See       {Loud}, and cf. {List} to listen.]       1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to             give ear; to hearken; to attend.                         When we have occasion to listen, and give a more                      particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is                      drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder.          2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to             obey.                         Listen to me, and by me be ruled.      --Tennyson.          {To listen after}, to take an interest in. [Obs.]                         Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines;                      scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and                      professors.                                       --Fuller.          Syn: To attend; hearken. See {Attend}.
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List \List\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Listed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Listing}.] [From list a roll.]       1. To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show             of colors, or form a border. --Sir H. Wotton.          2. To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list             on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list.                         The tree that stood white-listed through the gloom.                                                                               --Tennyson.          3. To enroll; to place or register in a list.                         Listed among the upper serving men.   --Milton.          4. To engage, as a soldier; to enlist.                         I will list you for my soldier.         --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          5. (Carp.) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from             the edge of; as, to list a board.          {To list a stock} (Stock Exchange), to put it in the list of             stocks called at the meeting of the board.
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Listing \List"ing\, n.       1. The act or process of one who lists (in any sense of the             verb); as, the listing of a door; the listing of a stock             at the Stock Exchange.          2. The selvedge of cloth; list.          3. (Carp.) The sapwood cut from the edge of a board.          4. (Agric.) The throwing up of the soil into ridges, -- a             method adopted in the culture of beets and some garden             crops. [Local, U. S.]
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Locate \Lo"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Located}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Locating}.] [L. locatus, p. p. of locare to place, fr. locus       place. See {Local}.]       1. To place; to set in a particular spot or position.                         The captives and emigrants whom he brought with him                      were located in the trans-Tiberine quarter. --B. F.                                                                               Westcott.          2. To designate the site or place of; to define the limits             of; as, to locate a public building; to locate a mining             claim; to locate (the land granted by) a land warrant.                         That part of the body in which the sense of touch is                      located.                                             --H. Spencer.
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Location \Lo*ca"tion\, n. [L. locatio, fr. locare.]       1. The act or process of locating.          2. Situation; place; locality. --Locke.          3. That which is located; a tract of land designated in             place. [U.S.]          4. (Law)             (a) (Civil Law) A leasing on rent.             (b) (Scots Law) A contract for the use of a thing, or                   service of a person, for hire. --Wharton.             (c) (Amer. Law) The marking out of the boundaries, or                   identifying the place or site of, a piece of land,                   according to the description given in an entry, plan,                   map, etc. --Burrill. Bouvier.
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Lock-down \Lock"-down`\, n.       A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting; -- used by       lumbermen. [U.S.]
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Locution \Lo*cu"tion\, n. [L. locutio, fr. loqui to speak: cf.       F. locution. ]       Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.       [bd] Stumbling locutions.[b8] --G. Eliot.                   I hate these figures in locution, These about phrases                forced by ceremony.                                 --Marston.
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Lookdown \Look"down`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       See {Moonfish}       (b) .
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Moonfish \Moon"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) An American marine fish ({Vomer setipennis}); -- called             also {bluntnosed shiner}, {horsefish}, and {sunfish}.       (b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish ({Selene vomer}); --             called also {lookdown}, and {silver moonfish}.       (c) The mola. See {Sunfish}, 1.
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Lookdown \Look"down`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       See {Moonfish}       (b) .
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Moonfish \Moon"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) An American marine fish ({Vomer setipennis}); -- called             also {bluntnosed shiner}, {horsefish}, and {sunfish}.       (b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish ({Selene vomer}); --             called also {lookdown}, and {silver moonfish}.       (c) The mola. See {Sunfish}, 1.
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Lost \Lost\, a. [Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See {Lose}, v. t.]       1. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be             found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.          2. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb;             lost honor.          3. Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed             ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost             opportunity or benefit.          5. Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way;             bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a             stranger lost in London.          6. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past             help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to             virtue; a lost soul.          7. Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated;             insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor.          8. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an             island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd.          9. Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as             to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in             thought.          {Lost motion} (Mach.), the difference between the motion of a             driver and that of a follower, due to the yielding of             parts or looseness of joints.
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Low \Low\, a. [Compar. {Lower}; superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low,       louh, lah, Icel. l[be]gr; akin to Sw. l[86]g, Dan. lav, D.       laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or             elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as,             low ground; a low flight.          2. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature;             a low fence.          3. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in             winter, and six in summer.          4. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.          5. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the             ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of             corn; low wages.          6. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.          7. (Mus.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low             pitch; a low note.          8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of             the tongue in relation to the palate; as, [?] ([?]m), [?]             (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 10, 11.          9. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the             low northern latitudes.          10. Numerically small; as, a low number.          11. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as,             low spirits; low in spirits.          12. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low             condition; the lower classes.                         Why but to keep ye low and ignorant ? --Milton.          13. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low             mind; a low trick or stratagem.          14. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a             low comparison.                         In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest                      wits of the heathen world are low and dull.                                                                               --Felton.          15. Submissive; humble. [bd]Low reverence.[b8] --Milton.          16. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse;             made low by sickness.          17. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a             low temperature; a low fever.          18. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low             estimate.          19. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple;             as, a low diet.          Note: Low is often used in the formation of compounds which                require no special explanation; as, low-arched, low-                browed, low-crowned, low-heeled, low-lying, low-priced,                low-roofed, low-toned, low-voiced, and the like.          {Low Church}. See {High Church}, under {High}.          {Low Countries}, the Netherlands.          {Low German}, {Low Latin}, etc. See under {German}, {Latin},             etc.          {Low life}, humble life.          {Low milling}, a process of making flour from grain by a             single grinding and by siftings.          {Low relief}. See {Bas-relief}.          {Low side window} (Arch.), a peculiar form of window common             in medi[91]val churches, and of uncertain use. Windows of             this sort are narrow, near the ground, and out of the line             of the windows, and in many different situations in the             building.          {Low spirits}, despondency.          {Low steam}, steam having a low pressure.          {Low steel}, steel which contains only a small proportion of             carbon, and can not be hardened greatly by sudden cooling.                      {Low Sunday}, the Sunday next after Easter; -- popularly so             called.          {Low tide}, the farthest ebb of the tide; the tide at its             lowest point; low water.          {Low water}.             (a) The lowest point of the ebb tide; a low stage of the                   in a river, lake, etc.             (b) (Steam Boiler) The condition of an insufficient                   quantity of water in the boiler.          {Low water} {alarm [or] indicator} (Steam Boiler), a             contrivance of various forms attached to a boiler for             giving warning when the water is low.          {Low water mark}, that part of the shore to which the waters             recede when the tide is the lowest. --Bouvier.          {Low wine}, a liquor containing about 20 percent of alcohol,             produced by the first distillation of wash; the first run             of the still; -- often in the plural.
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Low \Low\, a. [Compar. {Lower}; superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low,       louh, lah, Icel. l[be]gr; akin to Sw. l[86]g, Dan. lav, D.       laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or             elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as,             low ground; a low flight.          2. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature;             a low fence.          3. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in             winter, and six in summer.          4. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.          5. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the             ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of             corn; low wages.          6. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.          7. (Mus.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low             pitch; a low note.          8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of             the tongue in relation to the palate; as, [?] ([?]m), [?]             (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 10, 11.          9. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the             low northern latitudes.          10. Numerically small; as, a low number.          11. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as,             low spirits; low in spirits.          12. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low             condition; the lower classes.                         Why but to keep ye low and ignorant ? --Milton.          13. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low             mind; a low trick or stratagem.          14. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a             low comparison.                         In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest                      wits of the heathen world are low and dull.                                                                               --Felton.          15. Submissive; humble. [bd]Low reverence.[b8] --Milton.          16. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse;             made low by sickness.          17. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a             low temperature; a low fever.          18. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low             estimate.          19. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple;             as, a low diet.          Note: Low is often used in the formation of compounds which                require no special explanation; as, low-arched, low-                browed, low-crowned, low-heeled, low-lying, low-priced,                low-roofed, low-toned, low-voiced, and the like.          {Low Church}. See {High Church}, under {High}.          {Low Countries}, the Netherlands.          {Low German}, {Low Latin}, etc. See under {German}, {Latin},             etc.          {Low life}, humble life.          {Low milling}, a process of making flour from grain by a             single grinding and by siftings.          {Low relief}. See {Bas-relief}.          {Low side window} (Arch.), a peculiar form of window common             in medi[91]val churches, and of uncertain use. Windows of             this sort are narrow, near the ground, and out of the line             of the windows, and in many different situations in the             building.          {Low spirits}, despondency.          {Low steam}, steam having a low pressure.          {Low steel}, steel which contains only a small proportion of             carbon, and can not be hardened greatly by sudden cooling.                      {Low Sunday}, the Sunday next after Easter; -- popularly so             called.          {Low tide}, the farthest ebb of the tide; the tide at its             lowest point; low water.          {Low water}.             (a) The lowest point of the ebb tide; a low stage of the                   in a river, lake, etc.             (b) (Steam Boiler) The condition of an insufficient                   quantity of water in the boiler.          {Low water} {alarm [or] indicator} (Steam Boiler), a             contrivance of various forms attached to a boiler for             giving warning when the water is low.          {Low water mark}, that part of the shore to which the waters             recede when the tide is the lowest. --Bouvier.          {Low wine}, a liquor containing about 20 percent of alcohol,             produced by the first distillation of wash; the first run             of the still; -- often in the plural.
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Steam \Steam\, n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[a0]m       vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps       originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.       Gr. [?] to erect, [?] a pillar, and E. stand.]       1. The elastic, a[89]riform fluid into which water is             converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the             state of vapor.          2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so             called in popular usage.          3. Any exhalation. [bd]A steam og rich, distilled             perfumes.[b8] --Milton.          {Dry steam}, steam which does not contain water held in             suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to             superheated steam.          {Exhaust steam}. See under {Exhaust}.          {High steam}, [or] {High-pressure steam}, steam of which the             pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.          {Low steam}, [or] {Low-pressure steam}, steam of which the             pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,             that of the atmosphere.          {Saturated steam}, steam at the temperature of the boiling             point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also             applied to {wet steam}.          {Superheated steam}, steam heated to a temperature higher             than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It             can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,             and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged             steam}, {anhydrous steam}, and {steam gas}.          {Wet steam}, steam which contains water held in suspension             mechanically; -- called also {misty steam}.          Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to                denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived                from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;                as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or                steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam                heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.          {Steam blower}.             (a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet                   or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.             (b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.          {Steam boiler}, a boiler for producing steam. See {Boiler},             3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the             boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,             which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,             enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and             through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which             delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the             dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g             the safety value; hthe water gauge.          {Steam car}, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a             locomotive.          {Steam carriage}, a carriage upon wheels moved on common             roads by steam.          {Steam casing}. See {Steam jacket}, under {Jacket}.          {Steam chest}, the box or chamber from which steam is             distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,             etc., and which usually contains one or more values; --             called also {valve chest}, and {valve box}. See Illust. of             {Slide valve}, under {Slide}.          {Steam chimney}, an annular chamber around the chimney of a             boiler furnace, for drying steam.          {Steam coil}, a coil of pipe, or collection of connected             pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,             etc.          {Steam colors} (Calico Printing), colors in which the             chemical reaction fixed the coloring matter in the fiber             is produced by steam.          {Steam cylinder}, the cylinder of a steam engine, which             contains the piston. See Illust. of {Slide valve}, under             {Slide}.          {Steam dome} (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the             boiler, from which steam is conduced to the engine. See             Illust. of Steam boiler, above.          {Steam fire engine}, a fire engine consisting of a steam             boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,             combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by             horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.          {Steam fitter}, a fitter of steam pipes.          {Steam fitting}, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;             also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.          {Steam gas}. See {Superheated steam}, above.          {Steam gauge}, an instrument for indicating the pressure of             the steam in a boiler. The {mercurial steam gauge} is a             bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which             is connected with the boiler while the other is open to             the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the             mercury in the long limb of the tume to a height             proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,             especially for high pressures, consists of a spring             pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer             of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,             closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to             straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or             a mass of confined air, etc.          {Steam gun}, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles             may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.          {Steam hammer}, a hammer for forging, which is worked             directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided             vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder             located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as             Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is             attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the             piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end             of the cylinder.          {Steam heater}.             (a) A radiator heated by steam.             (b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,                   piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.          {Steam jacket}. See under {Jacket}.          {Steam packet}, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and             running periodically between certain ports.          {Steam pipe}, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a             pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.          {Steam plow} [or] {plough}, a plow, or gang of plows, moved             by a steam engine.          {Steam port}, an opening for steam to pass through, as from             the steam chest into the cylinder.          {Steam power}, the force or energy of steam applied to             produce results; power derived from a steam engine.          {Steam propeller}. See {Propeller}.          {Steam pump}, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is             usually direct-acting.          {Steam room} (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above             the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.          {Steam table}, a table on which are dishes heated by steam             for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,             restaurant, etc.          {Steam trap}, a self-acting device by means of which water             that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will             be discharged without permitting steam to escape.          {Steam tug}, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling             ships.          {Steam vessel}, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or             steamship; -- a steamer.          {Steam whistle}, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as             of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly             discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a             warning signal. The steam issues from a narrow annular             orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or             hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,             and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a             common whistle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lucidness \Lu"cid*ness\, n.       The quality of being lucid; lucidity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lusitanian \Lu`si*ta"ni*an\, a.       Pertaining to Lusitania, the ancient name of the region       almost coinciding with Portugal. -- n. One of the people of       Lusitania.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lustiness \Lus"ti*ness\, n.       State of being lusty; vigor; strength.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lust \Lust\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lusted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lusting}.] [AS. lystan. See {Lust}, n., and cf. List to       choose.]       1. To list; to like. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [bd] Do so if thou             lust. [b8] --Latimer.          Note: In earlier usage lust was impersonal.                            In the water vessel he it cast When that him                         luste.                                          --Chaucer.          2. To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate             or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual             appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after.                         Whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.      --Deut. xii.                                                                               15.                         Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath                      committed adultery with her already in his heart.                                                                               --Matt. v. 28.                         The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy.                                                                               --James iv. 5.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luxate \Lux"ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Luxated}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Luxating}.]       To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to       put out of joint; to dislocate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luxation \Lux*a"tion\, n. [L. luxatio: cf. F. luxation.]       The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a       dislocation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lygodium \Ly*go"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] flexible; [?] a       willow twig + [?] form.] (Bot.)       A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing       stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.          Note: Lygodium palmatum, much prized for indoor ornament,                inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from                Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly                southwards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fern \Fern\, n. [AS. fearn; akin to D. varen, G. farn,       farnkraut; cf. Skr. par[c9]a wing, feather, leaf, sort of       plant, or Lith. papartis fern.] (Bot.)       An order of cryptogamous plants, the {Filices}, which have       their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves.       They are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow       epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain       a gigantic size.          Note: The plants are asexual, and bear clustered sporangia,                containing minute spores, which germinate and form                prothalli, on which are borne the true organs of                reproduction. The brake or bracken, the maidenhair, and                the polypody are all well known ferns.          {Christmas fern}. See under {Christmas}.          {Climbing fern} (Bot.), a delicate North American fern             ({Lygodium palmatum}), which climbs several feet high over             bushes, etc., and is much sought for purposes of             decoration.          {Fern owl}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European goatsucker.       (b) The short-eared owl. [Prov. Eng.] -- {Fern shaw}, a fern             thicket. [Eng.] --R. Browning.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Tanglewood, TX (village, FIPS 40804)       Location: 35.05897 N, 101.78286 W       Population (1990): 637 (325 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lake Tomahawk, WI       Zip code(s): 54539
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Laketown, UT (town, FIPS 42560)       Location: 41.82225 N, 111.31767 W       Population (1990): 261 (98 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 84038
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lehighton, PA (borough, FIPS 42472)       Location: 40.83121 N, 75.71659 W       Population (1990): 5914 (2469 housing units)       Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Leighton, AL (town, FIPS 42160)       Location: 34.69955 N, 87.53067 W       Population (1990): 988 (396 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35646    Leighton, IA (city, FIPS 44310)       Location: 41.33853 N, 92.78660 W       Population (1990): 142 (58 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50143
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lewiston, CA (CDP, FIPS 41278)       Location: 40.69923 N, 122.80202 W       Population (1990): 1187 (611 housing units)       Area: 89.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 96052    Lewiston, ID (city, FIPS 46540)       Location: 46.39291 N, 116.99222 W       Population (1990): 28082 (12054 housing units)       Area: 42.5 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)    Lewiston, ME (city, FIPS 38740)       Location: 44.08925 N, 70.17248 W       Population (1990): 39757 (17118 housing units)       Area: 88.3 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 04240    Lewiston, MI       Zip code(s): 49756    Lewiston, MN (city, FIPS 36800)       Location: 43.98493 N, 91.86790 W       Population (1990): 1298 (479 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55952    Lewiston, NE (village, FIPS 26875)       Location: 40.24336 N, 96.40745 W       Population (1990): 64 (31 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68380    Lewiston, NY (village, FIPS 42147)       Location: 43.17165 N, 79.04075 W       Population (1990): 3048 (1337 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14092    Lewiston, UT (city, FIPS 44760)       Location: 41.96092 N, 111.87494 W       Population (1990): 1532 (473 housing units)       Area: 66.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 84320
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lewiston Woodvil, NC       Zip code(s): 27849
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lewiston Woodville, NC (town, FIPS 38000)       Location: 36.11432 N, 77.17990 W       Population (1990): 788 (324 housing units)       Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lewistown, IL (city, FIPS 43055)       Location: 40.39688 N, 90.15535 W       Population (1990): 2572 (1188 housing units)       Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61542    Lewistown, MD       Zip code(s): 21701    Lewistown, MO (town, FIPS 41852)       Location: 40.08416 N, 91.81267 W       Population (1990): 453 (217 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63452    Lewistown, MT (city, FIPS 43375)       Location: 47.06356 N, 109.42767 W       Population (1990): 6051 (2867 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 59457    Lewistown, OH       Zip code(s): 43333    Lewistown, PA (borough, FIPS 43000)       Location: 40.59731 N, 77.57351 W       Population (1990): 9341 (4476 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 17044
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Listonburg, PA       Zip code(s): 15424
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lizton, IN (town, FIPS 44442)       Location: 39.88566 N, 86.54251 W       Population (1990): 410 (160 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 46149
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Logsden, OR       Zip code(s): 97357
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lookout Mountain, GA (city, FIPS 47336)       Location: 34.96148 N, 85.36035 W       Population (1990): 1636 (640 housing units)       Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 30750    Lookout Mountain, TN (town, FIPS 43640)       Location: 34.99395 N, 85.35225 W       Population (1990): 1901 (818 housing units)       Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 37350
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lost Nation, IA (city, FIPS 46605)       Location: 41.96606 N, 90.81747 W       Population (1990): 467 (223 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52254
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lostant, IL (village, FIPS 44823)       Location: 41.14045 N, 89.06113 W       Population (1990): 510 (205 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61334
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lostine, OR (city, FIPS 43900)       Location: 45.48705 N, 117.42905 W       Population (1990): 231 (109 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 97857
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lushton, NE (village, FIPS 29645)       Location: 40.72380 N, 97.72415 W       Population (1990): 28 (17 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
locked and loaded adj.,obs.   [from military slang for an M-16    rifle with magazine inserted and prepared for firing] Said of a    removable disk volume properly prepared for use -- that is, locked    into the drive and with the heads loaded.   Ironically, because their    heads are `loaded' whenever the power is up, this description is    never used of {{Winchester}} drives (which are named after a rifle).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
lost in the noise adj.   Syn. {lost in the underflow}.   This    term is from signal processing, where signals of very small    amplitude cannot be separated from low-intensity noise in the    system.   Though popular among hackers, it is not confined to    hackerdom; physicists, engineers, astronomers, and statisticians all    use it.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
lost in the underflow adj.   Too small to be worth considering;    more specifically, small beyond the limits of accuracy or    measurement.   This is a reference to `floating underflow', a    condition that can occur when a floating-point arithmetic processor    tries to handle quantities smaller than its limit of magnitude.   It    is also a pun on `undertow' (a kind of fast, cold current that    sometimes runs just offshore and can be dangerous to swimmers).    "Well, sure, photon pressure from the stadium lights alters the path    of a thrown baseball, but that effect gets lost in the underflow."    Compare {epsilon}, {epsilon squared}; see also {overflow bit}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
last-in first-out          {stack}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
less than          "<" {ASCII} character 60.          Common names: {ITU-T}: less than; bra (">" = ket); left angle;       left angle bracket; left broket.   Rare: from; read from; suck       (">" = blow); comes-from; in; crunch (all from Unix);       {INTERCAL}: angle.          See also {greater than}.          (1995-03-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
light-emitting diode          (LED) a type of {diode} that emits light when       current passes through it.   Depending on the material used the       colour can be visible or infrared.   LEDs have many uses,       visible LEDs are used as indicator lights on all sorts of       electronic devices and in moving-message panels, while       infrared LEDs are the heart of remote control devices.          See also {smoke-emitting diode}.          (1996-01-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
light-emitting resistor          (LER, from "{light-emitting diode}") A       {resistor} in the final stages of burning up.          (Though intended as purely humorous, the term could sensibly       describe the filament of a common incandescent electric light       bulb).          See also {SED}.          (1996-02-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
List Enhanced          An {MS-DOS} file browsing utility       written by Vern Buerg in 1983.   A former {mainframe} systems       programmer, Buerg wrote DOS utilities when he began using an       {IBM PC} and missed the file-scanning ability he had on       mainframes.   The software became an instant success, and his       list utility was in use on an estimated 5 million PCs.          {shareware version (http://buerg.com/ftp.html)}.          (1997-05-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
location          {memory location}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
locked and loaded          [Military slang for an M-16 rifle with magazine inserted and       prepared for firing] Said of a removable disk volume properly       prepared for use - that is, locked into the drive and with       the heads loaded.   Ironically, because their heads are       "loaded" whenever the power is up, this description is never       used of {Winchester} drives (which are named after a rifle).          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lost in the noise          Synonym {lost in the underflow}.   This term is from signal       processing, where signals of very small amplitude cannot be       separated from low-intensity noise in the system.   Though       popular among hackers, it is not confined to hackerdom;       physicists, engineers, astronomers, and statisticians all use       it.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lost in the underflow          Too small to be worth considering; more specifically,       small beyond the limits of accuracy or measurement.   This is a       reference to "{floating point underflow}".          The {Hacker's Jargon File} claimed that it is also a pun on       "undertow" (a kind of fast, cold current that sometimes runs       just offshore and can be dangerous to swimmers).          "Well, sure, photon pressure from the stadium lights alters       the path of a thrown baseball, but that effect gets lost in       the underflow".          Compare {epsilon}, {epsilon squared}; see also {overflow bit}.          (1997-09-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Lucid Emacs          {Xemacs}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Lightning       frequently referred to by the sacred writers (Nah. 1:3-6).       Thunder and lightning are spoken of as tokens of God's wrath (2       Sam. 22:15; Job 28:26; 37:4; Ps. 135:7; 144:6; Zech. 9:14). They       represent God's glorious and awful majesty (Rev. 4:5), or some       judgment of God on the world (20:9).
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Liechtenstein       Liechtenstein:Geography       Location: Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland       Map references: Europe       Area:    total area: 160 sq km    land area: 160 sq km    comparative area: about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC       Land boundaries: total 78 km, Austria 37 km, Switzerland 41 km       Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)       Maritime claims: none; landlocked       International disputes: claims 1,600 square kilometers of Czech    territory confiscated from its royal family in 1918; the Czech    Republic insists that restitution does not go back before February    1948, when the Communists seized power       Climate: continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain;    cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers       Terrain: mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third       Natural resources: hydroelectric potential       Land use:    arable land: 25%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 38%    forest and woodland: 19%    other: 18%       Irrigated land: NA sq km       Environment:    current issues: NA    natural hazards: NA    international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Air    Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air    Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Climate Change, Endangered    Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed,    but not ratified - Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Biodiversity, Law of the    Sea       Note: landlocked; variety of microclimatic variations based on    elevation       Liechtenstein:People       Population: 30,654 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 19% (female 2,897; male 2,974)    15-64 years: 71% (female 10,853; male 10,777)    65 years and over: 10% (female 1,930; male 1,223) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 1.2% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 12.95 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 6.56 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 5.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 77.52 years    male: 73.86 years    female: 81.17 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 1.47 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Liechtensteiner(s)    adjective: Liechtenstein       Ethnic divisions: Alemannic 95%, Italian and other 5%       Religions: Roman Catholic 87.3%, Protestant 8.3%, unknown 1.6%, other    2.8% (1988)       Languages: German (official), Alemannic dialect       Literacy: age 10 and over can read and write (1981)    total population: 100%    male: 100%    female: 100%       Labor force: 19,905 of which 11,933 are foreigners; 6,885 commute from    Austria and Switzerland to work each day    by occupation: industry, trade, and building 53.2%, services 45%,    agriculture, fishing, forestry, and horticulture 1.8% (1990)       Liechtenstein:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Principality of Liechtenstein    conventional short form: Liechtenstein    local long form: Furstentum Liechtenstein    local short form: Liechtenstein       Digraph: LS       Type: hereditary constitutional monarchy       Capital: Vaduz       Administrative divisions: 11 communes (gemeinden, singular -    gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan,    Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz       Independence: 23 January 1719 (Imperial Principality of Liechtenstein    established)       National holiday: Assumption Day, 15 August       Constitution: 5 October 1921       Legal system: local civil and penal codes; accepts compulsory ICJ    jurisdiction, with reservations       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: Prince Hans ADAM II (since 13 November 1989; assumed    executive powers 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS von und    zu Liechtenstein (born 11 June 1968)    head of government: Mario FRICK (since 15 December 1993); Deputy Head    of Government Dr. Thomas BUECHEL (since 15 December 1993)    cabinet: Cabinet; elected by the Diet; confirmed by the sovereign       Legislative branch: unicameral    Diet (Landtag): elections last held on 24 October 1993 (next to be    held by March 1997); results - VU 50.1%, FBP 41.3%, FL 8.5%; seats -    (25 total) VU 13, FBP 11, FL 1       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof) for criminal    cases, Superior Court (Obergericht) for civil cases       Political parties and leaders: Fatherland Union (VU), Dr. Oswald    KRANTZ; Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), Otmar HASLER; The Free List    (FL)       Member of: CE, EBRD, ECE, EFTA, GATT, IAEA, ICRM, IFRCS, INTELSAT,    INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WCL, WIPO       Diplomatic representation in US: in routine diplomatic matters,    Liechtenstein is represented in the US by the Swiss Embassy       US diplomatic representation: the US has no diplomatic or consular    mission in Liechtenstein, but the US Consul General at Zurich    (Switzerland) has consular accreditation at Vaduz       Flag: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a gold    crown on the hoist side of the blue band       Economy       Overview: Despite its small size and limited natural resources,    Liechtenstein has developed into a prosperous, highly industrialized,    free-enterprise economy with a vital service sector and living    standards on par with its large European neighbors. Low business taxes    - the maximum tax rate is 20% - and easy incorporation rules have    induced about 25,000 holding or so-called letter box companies to    establish nominal offices in Liechtenstein, providing 30% of state    revenues. The country participates in a customs union with Switzerland    and uses the Swiss franc as its national currency. Liechtenstein plans    to join the European Economic Area (an organization serving as a    bridge between EFTA and EU) in 1995.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $630 million (1990    est.)       National product real growth rate: NA%       National product per capita: $22,300 (1990 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.4% (1990)       Unemployment rate: 1.5% (1994)       Budget:    revenues: $259 million    expenditures: $292 million, including capital expenditures of $NA    (1990 est.)       Exports: $NA    commodities: small specialty machinery, dental products, stamps,    hardware, pottery    partners: EC countries 42.7%, EFTA countries 20.9% (Switzerland    15.4%), other 36.4% (1990)       Imports: $NA    commodities: machinery, metal goods, textiles, foodstuffs, motor    vehicles    partners: NA       External debt: $NA       Industrial production: growth rate NA%       Electricity:    capacity: 23,000 kW    production: 150 million kWh    consumption per capita: 5,230 kWh (1992)       Industries: electronics, metal manufacturing, textiles, ceramics,    pharmaceuticals, food products, precision instruments, tourism       Agriculture: livestock, vegetables, corn, wheat, potatoes, grapes       Economic aid: none       Currency: 1 Swiss franc, franken, or franco (SwF) = 100 centimes,    rappen, or centesimi       Exchange rates: Swiss francs, franken, or franchi (SwF) per US$1 -    1.2880 (January 1995), 1.3677 (1994), 1.4776 (1993), 1.4062 (1992),    1.4340 (1991), 1.3892 (1990)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Liechtenstein:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 18.5 km; note - owned, operated, and included in statistics of    Austrian Federal Railways    standard gauge: 18.5 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified)       Highways:    total: 322.93 km    paved: 322.93 km       Ports: none       Airports: none       Liechtenstein:Communications       Telephone system: 25,400 telephones; limited, but sufficient automatic    telephone system    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: linked to Swiss networks by cable and radio relay       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA    radios: NA    note: linked to Swiss networks       Television:    broadcast stations: NA    televisions: NA    note: linked to Swiss networks       Liechtenstein:Defense Forces       Note: defense is responsibility of Switzerland