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   Liliidae
         n 1: one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones;
               comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae;
               Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae [syn:
               {Liliidae}, {subclass Liliidae}]

English Dictionary: lilt by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lilith
n
  1. in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lilt
n
  1. a jaunty rhythm in music
    Synonym(s): lilt, swing
v
  1. articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lily-white
adj
  1. restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"
    Synonym(s): white, lily-white
  2. of a pure white color
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lolita
n
  1. a sexually precocious young girl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loyalty
n
  1. the quality of being loyal
    Synonym(s): loyalty, trueness
    Antonym(s): disloyalty
  2. feelings of allegiance
  3. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
    Synonym(s): commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lilied \Lil"ied\ (l[icr]l"[icr]d), a.
      Covered with, or having many, lilies.
  
               By sandy Ladon's lilied banks.               --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lilt \Lilt\, v. t.
      To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with
      spirit and liveliness.
  
               A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, With scraps of
               thundrous epic lilted out By violet-hooded doctors.
                                                                              --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lilt \Lilt\ (l[icr]lt), v. i. [Cf. Norw. lilla, lirla, to sing
      in a high tone.]
      1. To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip,
            fly, or hop. [Prov. Eng.] --Wordsworth.
  
      2. To sing cheerfully. [Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lilt \Lilt\, n.
      1. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
  
                     The movement, the lilt, and the subtle charm of the
                     verse.                                                --F. Harrison.
  
      2. A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
  
                     The housewife went about her work, or spun at her
                     wheel, with a lilt upon her lips.      --J. C.
                                                                              Shairp.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Loll \Loll\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lolled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Lolling}.] [Cf. Icel. lolla to act lazily, loll, lolla,
      laziness, OD. lollen to sit over the fire, and E. lull. Cf.
      {Lill}, {Lull}.]
      1. To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lean; to throw
            one's self down; to lie at ease.
  
                     Void of care, he lolls supine in state. --Dryden.
  
      2. To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or
            a log when heated with labor or exertion.
  
                     The triple porter of the Stygian seat, With lolling
                     tongue, lay fawning at thy feet.         --Dryden.
  
      3. To let the tongue hang from the mouth, as an ox, dog, or
            other animal, when heated by labor; as, the ox stood
            lolling in the furrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lowlihood \Low"li*hood\, Lowlihead \Low"li*head\, n.
      A lowly state. [R.] --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lowlihood \Low"li*hood\, Lowlihead \Low"li*head\, n.
      A lowly state. [R.] --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Loyalty \Loy"al*ty\, n. [Cf. F. loyaut[82]. See {Loyal}, and cf.
      {Legality}.]
      The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior,
      or to duty, love, etc.
  
               He had such loyalty to the king as the law required.
                                                                              --Clarendon.
  
               Not withstanding all the subtle bait With which those
               Amazons his love still craved, To his one love his
               loyalty he saved.                                    --Spenser.
  
      Note: [bd]Loyalty . . . expresses, properly, that fidelity
               which one owes according to law, and does not
               necessarily include that attachment to the royal
               person, which, happily, we in England have been able
               further to throw into the word.[b8] --Trench.
  
      Syn: Allegiance; fealty. See {Allegiance}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lull \Lull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Lulling}.] [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep, G. lullen,
      Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative origin. Cf. {Loll},
      {Lollard}.]
      To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm;
      to soothe; to quiet. [bd] To lull him soft asleep.[b8]
      --Spenser.
  
               Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the
               daughters of necessity.                           --Milton.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Loleta, CA
      Zip code(s): 95551

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lolita, TX
      Zip code(s): 77971

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Lilith
  
      The {workstation} for which {Modula-2} was
      developed as the system language.
  
      [Details?]
  
      (1995-10-25)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   LOLITA
  
      {Language for the On-Line Investigation and Transformation of Abstractions}
  
  
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