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   lemon balm
         n 1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
               yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
               garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
               {lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm},
               {beebalm}, {Melissa officinalis}]
         2: lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches

English Dictionary: lemon butter by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lemon butter
n
  1. clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsley
    Synonym(s): Meuniere butter, lemon butter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lemon peel
n
  1. the rind of a lemon
    Synonym(s): lemon peel, lemon rind
  2. strips of lemon peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
linen paper
n
  1. a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
    Synonym(s): linen, linen paper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lyman Frank Brown
n
  1. United States writer of children's books (1856-1919) [syn: Baum, Frank Baum, Lyman Frank Brown]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laminability \Lam`i*na*bil"i*ty\, n.
      The quality or state of being laminable.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laminable \Lam"i*na*ble\, a.
      Capable of being split into lamin[91] or thin plates, as
      mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin
      plate or strip.
  
               When a body can be readily extended in all directions
               under the hammer, it is said to be malleable; and when
               into fillets under the rolling press, it is said to be
               laminable.                                             --Ure.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laminiferous \Lam`i*nif"er*ous\, a. [Lamina + -ferous.]
      Having a structure consisting of lamin[91], or thin layers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laminiplantar \Lam`i*ni*plan"tar\, a. [Lamina + L. planta sole
      of the foot.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Having the tarsus covered behind with a horny sheath
      continuous on both sides, as in most singing birds, except
      the larks.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lemnian \Lem"ni*an\ (l[ecr]m"n[icr]*[ait]n), a. [L. Lemnius, fr.
      Lemnus, Gr. Lh^mnos.]
      Of or pertaining to the isle of Lemnos.
  
      {Lemnian bole}, {Lemnian earth}, an aluminous earth of a
            grayish yellow color; sphragide; -- formerly sold as
            medicine, having astringent properties.
  
      {Lemnian reddle}, a reddle of firm consistence and deep red
            color; -- used by artificers in coloring.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leonine \Le"o*nine\ (l[emac]"[osl]*n[imac]n), a. [L. leoninus,
      fr. leo, leonis, lion: cf. F. l[82]onin. See {Lion}.]
      Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the lion; as, a leonine
      look; leonine rapacity. -- {Le"o*nine*ly}, adv.
  
      {Leonine verse}, a kind of verse, in which the end of the
            line rhymes with the middle; -- so named from Leo, or
            Leoninus, a Benedictine and canon of Paris in the twelfth
            century, who wrote largely in this measure, though he was
            not the inventor. The following line is an example:
  
                     Gloria factorum temere conceditur horum.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Floss \Floss\ (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L.
      fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See {Flux}, n.]
      1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of
            maize; also called {silk}.
  
      2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
  
      {Floss silk}, silk that has been twisted, and which retains
            its loose and downy character. It is much used in
            embroidery. Called also {floxed silk}.
  
      {Floss thread}, a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used
            for embroidery; -- called also {linen floss}, and {floss
            yarn}. --McElrath.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Linen draper}, a dealer in linen.
  
      {Linen prover}, a small microscope for counting the threads
            in a given space in linen fabrics.
  
      {Linen scroll}, {Linen pattern} (Arch.), an ornament for
            filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff
            symmetrically disposed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Linen draper}, a dealer in linen.
  
      {Linen prover}, a small microscope for counting the threads
            in a given space in linen fabrics.
  
      {Linen scroll}, {Linen pattern} (Arch.), an ornament for
            filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff
            symmetrically disposed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Luminiferous \Lu`mi*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. lumen light + -ferous.]
      Producing light; yielding light; transmitting light; as, the
      luminiferous ether.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ether \E"ther\, n. [L. aether, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to light up,
      kindle, burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh, indh, and prob. to E.
      idle: cf. F. [82]ther.] [Written also {[91]ther}.]
      1. (Physics) A medium of great elasticity and extreme
            tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of
            solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of
            transmission of light and heat; hence often called
            {luminiferous ether}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lunenburg, MA (CDP, FIPS 37385)
      Location: 42.59497 N, 71.72514 W
      Population (1990): 1694 (629 housing units)
      Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 01462
   Lunenburg, VA
      Zip code(s): 23952
   Lunenburg, VT
      Zip code(s): 05906

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lunenburg County, VA (county, FIPS 111)
      Location: 36.94700 N, 78.24139 W
      Population (1990): 11419 (5065 housing units)
      Area: 1118.3 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)
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