La Fontaine
         n 1: French writer who collected Aesop's fables and published
               them (1621-1695) [syn: {La Fontaine}, {Jean de La
               Fontaine}]

English Dictionary: live-and-die	by the DICT Development Group
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Labanotation n a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics
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Lavandula n lavender Synonym(s): Lavandula, genus Lavandula
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Lavandula angustifolia n aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets Synonym(s): English lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula officinalis
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Lavandula latifolia n Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil Synonym(s): spike lavender, French lavender, Lavandula latifolia
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Lavandula officinalis n aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets Synonym(s): English lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula officinalis
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Lavandula stoechas n shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers Synonym(s): French lavender, Lavandula stoechas
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lavender adj of a pale purple color [syn: lavender, lilac, {lilac- colored}] n any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated a pale purple color
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lavender cotton n branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers Synonym(s): lavender cotton, Santolina chamaecyparissus
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lavender-pink adj of pink tinged with lavender [syn: lilac-pink, lavender-pink, violet-pink]
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lavender-tinged adj of something tinged with lavender
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law of independent assortment n each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random
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law of motion n one of three basic laws of classical mechanics [syn: Newton's law of motion, Newton's law, law of motion]
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law of nations n the body of laws governing relations between nations [syn: international law, law of nations] Antonym(s): civil law
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law of nature n a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" Synonym(s): law, law of nature
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law offender n someone who violates the law [syn: violator, lawbreaker, law offender]
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leaf node n (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge Synonym(s): node, leaf node
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leavened adj made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form; "leavened bread"; "well- leavened"; "yeast-leavened breads" Antonym(s): unleavened, unraised
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Leibnitz n German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716) Synonym(s): Leibniz, Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz
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Leibnitzian adj of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy Synonym(s): Leibnizian, Leibnitzian
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Lepanto n Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope Synonym(s): Lepanto, Battle of Lepanto
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Levant n a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding [syn: Levant, Levant morocco] the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel v run off without paying a debt
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Levant cotton n Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons Synonym(s): Levant cotton, Gossypium herbaceum
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Levant garlic n coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized Synonym(s): wild leek, Levant garlic, kurrat, Allium ampeloprasum
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Levant morocco n a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding [syn: Levant, Levant morocco]
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levanter n an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area
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Levantine adj of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; "the Levantine coast" n (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
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Libyan Desert n the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan
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Libyan dinar n the basic unit of money in Libya [syn: Libyan dinar, dinar]
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Libyan dirham n 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya [syn: Libyan dirham, dirham]
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life-and-death adj vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle" [syn: life-and-death, life-or-death]
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lipomatosis n pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body
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live-and-die n prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled Synonym(s): sensitive plant, touch-me-not, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica
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love handle n excess fat around the waistline [syn: spare tire, {love handle}]
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love match n a marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage
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love-in-idleness n a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived Synonym(s): wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up, heartsease, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor
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Labent \La"bent\, a. [L. labens, p. pr. of labi to slide,       glide.]       Slipping; sliding; gliding. [R.]
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Labimeter \La*bim"e*ter\, n. [Cf. F. labimetre.] (Med.)       See {Labidometer}.
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Aspic \As"pic\, n. [F., a corrupt. of spic (OF. espi, F.       [82]pi), L. spica (spicum, spicus), ear, spike. See {Spike}.]       A European species of lavender ({Lavandula spica}), which       produces a volatile oil. See {Spike}.
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Cassidony \Cas"si*do*ny\, n. [Cf. LL. cassidonium, F.       Cassidoine. See {Chalcedony}.] (Bot.)       (a) The French lavender ({Lavandula St[d2]chas}).       (b) The goldilocks {(Chrysocoma Linosyris)} and perhaps other             plants related to the genus {Gnaphalium} or cudweed.
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Lavender \Lav"en*der\, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda       lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It.       lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in       bathing and washing. See {Lave}. to wash, and cf.       {Lavender}.]       1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Lavandula} ({L.             vera}), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil             used in medicine and perfumery. The {Spike lavender} ({L.             Spica}) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the             arts.          2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and             more delicate than lilac.          {Lavender cotton} (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub             ({Santolina Cham[91]cyparissus}) of the Mediterranean             region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used             to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called {ground             cypress}.          {Lavender water}, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential             oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of             ambergris.          {Sea lavender}. (Bot.) See {Marsh rosemary}.          {To lay in lavender}.             (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.             (b) To pawn. [Obs.]
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Lavender \Lav"en*der\, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda       lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It.       lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in       bathing and washing. See {Lave}. to wash, and cf.       {Lavender}.]       1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Lavandula} ({L.             vera}), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil             used in medicine and perfumery. The {Spike lavender} ({L.             Spica}) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the             arts.          2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and             more delicate than lilac.          {Lavender cotton} (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub             ({Santolina Cham[91]cyparissus}) of the Mediterranean             region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used             to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called {ground             cypress}.          {Lavender water}, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential             oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of             ambergris.          {Sea lavender}. (Bot.) See {Marsh rosemary}.          {To lay in lavender}.             (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.             (b) To pawn. [Obs.]
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Lavender \Lav"en*der\, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda       lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It.       lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in       bathing and washing. See {Lave}. to wash, and cf.       {Lavender}.]       1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Lavandula} ({L.             vera}), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil             used in medicine and perfumery. The {Spike lavender} ({L.             Spica}) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the             arts.          2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and             more delicate than lilac.          {Lavender cotton} (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub             ({Santolina Cham[91]cyparissus}) of the Mediterranean             region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used             to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called {ground             cypress}.          {Lavender water}, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential             oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of             ambergris.          {Sea lavender}. (Bot.) See {Marsh rosemary}.          {To lay in lavender}.             (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.             (b) To pawn. [Obs.]
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Spike \Spike\, n. [Cf. G. spieke, L. spica an ear of grain. See       {Spikenard}.] (Bot.)       Spike lavender. See {Lavender}.          {Oil of spike} (Chem.), a colorless or yellowish aromatic oil             extracted from the European broad-leaved lavender, or             aspic ({Lavendula Spica}), used in artist's varnish and in             veterinary medicine. It is often adulterated with oil of             turpentine, which it much resembles.
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Law \Law\ (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root       of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[94]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov;       cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or       fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See       {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by             an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling             regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent             or a power acts.          Note: A law may be universal or particular, written or                unwritten, published or secret. From the nature of the                highest laws a degree of permanency or stability is                always implied; but the power which makes a law, or a                superior power, may annul or change it.                            These are the statutes and judgments and law,                         which the Lord made.                     --Lev. xxvi.                                                                               46.                            The law of thy God, and the law of the King.                                                                               --Ezra vii.                                                                               26.                            As if they would confine the Interminable . . .                         Who made our laws to bind us, not himself.                                                                               --Milton.                            His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.                                                                               --Cowper.          2. In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition             and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and             toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to             righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the             conscience or moral nature.          3. The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture             where it is written, in distinction from the gospel;             hence, also, the Old Testament.                         What things soever the law saith, it saith to them                      who are under the law . . . But now the                      righteousness of God without the law is manifested,                      being witnessed by the law and the prophets. --Rom.                                                                               iii. 19, 21.          4. In human government:             (a) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter,                   establishing and defining the conditions of the                   existence of a state or other organized community.             (b) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute,                   resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or                   recognized, and enforced, by the controlling                   authority.          5. In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or             change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as             imposed by the will of God or by some controlling             authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion;             the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause             and effect; law of self-preservation.          6. In matematics: The rule according to which anything, as             the change of value of a variable, or the value of the             terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.          7. In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or             of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a             principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of             architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.          8. Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one             subject, or emanating from one source; -- including             usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial             proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman             law; the law of real property; insurance law.          9. Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity;             applied justice.                         Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law                      itself is nothing else but reason.      --Coke.                         Law is beneficence acting by rule.      --Burke.                         And sovereign Law, that state's collected will O'er                      thrones and globes elate, Sits empress, crowning                      good, repressing ill.                        --Sir W.                                                                               Jones.          10. Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy;             litigation; as, to go law.                         When every case in law is right.      --Shak.                         He found law dear and left it cheap. --Brougham.          11. An oath, as in the presence of a court. [Obs.] See {Wager             of law}, under {Wager}.          {Avogadro's law} (Chem.), a fundamental conception, according             to which, under similar conditions of temperature and             pressure, all gases and vapors contain in the same volume             the same number of ultimate molecules; -- so named after             Avogadro, an Italian scientist. Sometimes called             {Amp[8a]re's law}.          {Bode's law} (Astron.), an approximative empirical expression             of the distances of the planets from the sun, as follows:             -- Mer. Ven. Earth. Mars. Aste. Jup. Sat. Uran. Nep. 4 4 4             4 4 4 4 4 4 0 3 6 12 24 48 96 192 384 -- -- -- -- -- -- --             --- --- 4 7 10 16 28 52 100 196 388 5.9 7.3 10 15.2 27.4             52 95.4 192 300 where each distance (line third) is the             sum of 4 and a multiple of 3 by the series 0, 1, 2, 4, 8,             etc., the true distances being given in the lower line.          {Boyle's law} (Physics), an expression of the fact, that when             an elastic fluid is subjected to compression, and kept at             a constant temperature, the product of the pressure and             volume is a constant quantity, i. e., the volume is             inversely proportioned to the pressure; -- known also as             {Mariotte's law}, and the {law of Boyle and Mariotte}.          {Brehon laws}. See under {Brehon}.          {Canon law}, the body of ecclesiastical law adopted in the             Christian Church, certain portions of which (for example,             the law of marriage as existing before the Council of             Tent) were brought to America by the English colonists as             part of the common law of the land. --Wharton.          {Civil law}, a term used by writers to designate Roman law,             with modifications thereof which have been made in the             different countries into which that law has been             introduced. The civil law, instead of the common law,             prevails in the State of Louisiana. --Wharton.          {Commercial law}. See {Law merchant} (below).          {Common law}. See under {Common}.          {Criminal law}, that branch of jurisprudence which relates to             crimes.          {Ecclesiastical law}. See under {Ecclesiastical}.          {Grimm's law} (Philol.), a statement (propounded by the             German philologist Jacob Grimm) of certain regular changes             which the primitive Indo-European mute consonants,             so-called (most plainly seen in Sanskrit and, with some             changes, in Greek and Latin), have undergone in the             Teutonic languages. Examples: Skr. bh[be]tr, L. frater, E.             brother, G. bruder; L. tres, E. three, G. drei, Skr. go,             E. cow, G. kuh; Skr. dh[be] to put, Gr. ti-qe`-nai, E. do,             OHG, tuon, G. thun.          {Kepler's laws} (Astron.), three important laws or             expressions of the order of the planetary motions,             discovered by John Kepler. They are these: (1) The orbit             of a planet with respect to the sun is an ellipse, the sun             being in one of the foci. (2) The areas swept over by a             vector drawn from the sun to a planet are proportioned to             the times of describing them. (3) The squares of the times             of revolution of two planets are in the ratio of the cubes             of their mean distances.          {Law binding}, a plain style of leather binding, used for law             books; -- called also {law calf}.          {Law book}, a book containing, or treating of, laws.          {Law calf}. See {Law binding} (above).          {Law day}.             (a) Formerly, a day of holding court, esp. a court-leet.             (b) The day named in a mortgage for the payment of the                   money to secure which it was given. [U. S.]          {Law French}, the dialect of Norman, which was used in             judicial proceedings and law books in England from the             days of William the Conqueror to the thirty-sixth year of             Edward III.          {Law language}, the language used in legal writings and             forms.          {Law Latin}. See under {Latin}.          {Law lords}, peers in the British Parliament who have held             high judicial office, or have been noted in the legal             profession.          {Law merchant}, or {Commercial law}, a system of rules by             which trade and commerce are regulated; -- deduced from             the custom of merchants, and regulated by judicial             decisions, as also by enactments of legislatures.
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{Law of Charles} (Physics), the law that the volume of a             given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite             fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of             temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay             Lussac's law}, or {Dalton's law}.          {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under             {International}.          {Law of nature}.             (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant                   action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death                   is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.                   See {Law}, 4.             (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality                   deducible from a study of the nature and natural                   relations of human beings independent of supernatural                   revelation or of municipal and social usages.          {Law of the land}, due process of law; the general law of the             land.          {Laws of honor}. See under {Honor}.          {Laws of motion} (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac             Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or             of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as             it is made to change that state by external force. (2)             Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,             and takes place in the direction in which the force is             impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to             action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon             each other are always equal and in opposite directions.          {Marine law}, or {Maritime law}, the law of the sea; a branch             of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,             such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.             --Bouvier.          {Mariotte's law}. See {Boyle's law} (above).          {Martial law}.See under {Martial}.          {Military law}, a branch of the general municipal law,             consisting of rules ordained for the government of the             military force of a state in peace and war, and             administered in courts martial. --Kent. Warren's             Blackstone.          {Moral law},the law of duty as regards what is right and             wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten             commandments given by Moses. See {Law}, 2.          {Mosaic}, [or] {Ceremonial}, {law}. (Script.) See {Law}, 3.                      {Municipal}, [or] {Positive}, {law}, a rule prescribed by the             supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing             some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from             international and constitutional law. See {Law}, 1.          {Periodic law}. (Chem.) See under {Periodic}.          {Roman law}, the system of principles and laws found in the             codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of             ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws             of the several European countries and colonies founded by             them. See {Civil law} (above).          {Statute law}, the law as stated in statutes or positive             enactments of the legislative body.          {Sumptuary law}. See under {Sumptuary}.          {To go to law}, to seek a settlement of any matter by             bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute             some one.          {To} {take, [or] have}, {the law of}, to bring the law to             bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.             --Addison.          {Wager of law}. See under {Wager}.          Syn: Justice; equity.          Usage: {Law}, {Statute}, {Common law}, {Regulation}, {Edict},                   {Decree}. Law is generic, and, when used with                   reference to, or in connection with, the other words                   here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one                   who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a                   particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly                   enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action                   founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of                   justice. A regulation is a limited and often,                   temporary law, intended to secure some particular end                   or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a                   sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A                   decree is a permanent order either of a court or of                   the executive government. See {Justice}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nation \Na"tion\, n. [F. nation, L. natio nation, race, orig., a       being born, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci, to be born, for       gnatus, gnasci, from the same root as E. kin. [fb]44. See       {Kin} kindred, and cf. {Cognate}, {Natal}, {Native}.]       1. (Ethnol.) A part, or division, of the people of the earth,             distinguished from the rest by common descent, language,             or institutions; a race; a stock.                         All nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues.                                                                               --Rev. vii. 9.          2. The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an             independent government of their own.                         A nation is the unity of a people.      --Coleridge.                         Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a                      nation.                                             --F. S. Key.          3. Family; lineage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          4.             (a) One of the divisions of university students in a                   classification according to nativity, formerly common                   in Europe.             (b) (Scotch Universities) One of the four divisions (named                   from the parts of Scotland) in which students were                   classified according to their nativity.          5. A great number; a great deal; -- by way of emphasis; as, a             nation of herbs. --Sterne.          {Five nations}. See under {Five}.          {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under             {International}, and {Law}.          Syn: people; race. See {People}.
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{Law of Charles} (Physics), the law that the volume of a             given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite             fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of             temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay             Lussac's law}, or {Dalton's law}.          {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under             {International}.          {Law of nature}.             (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant                   action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death                   is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.                   See {Law}, 4.             (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality                   deducible from a study of the nature and natural                   relations of human beings independent of supernatural                   revelation or of municipal and social usages.          {Law of the land}, due process of law; the general law of the             land.          {Laws of honor}. See under {Honor}.          {Laws of motion} (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac             Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or             of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as             it is made to change that state by external force. (2)             Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,             and takes place in the direction in which the force is             impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to             action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon             each other are always equal and in opposite directions.          {Marine law}, or {Maritime law}, the law of the sea; a branch             of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,             such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.             --Bouvier.          {Mariotte's law}. See {Boyle's law} (above).          {Martial law}.See under {Martial}.          {Military law}, a branch of the general municipal law,             consisting of rules ordained for the government of the             military force of a state in peace and war, and             administered in courts martial. --Kent. Warren's             Blackstone.          {Moral law},the law of duty as regards what is right and             wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten             commandments given by Moses. See {Law}, 2.          {Mosaic}, [or] {Ceremonial}, {law}. (Script.) See {Law}, 3.                      {Municipal}, [or] {Positive}, {law}, a rule prescribed by the             supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing             some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from             international and constitutional law. See {Law}, 1.          {Periodic law}. (Chem.) See under {Periodic}.          {Roman law}, the system of principles and laws found in the             codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of             ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws             of the several European countries and colonies founded by             them. See {Civil law} (above).          {Statute law}, the law as stated in statutes or positive             enactments of the legislative body.          {Sumptuary law}. See under {Sumptuary}.          {To go to law}, to seek a settlement of any matter by             bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute             some one.          {To} {take, [or] have}, {the law of}, to bring the law to             bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.             --Addison.          {Wager of law}. See under {Wager}.          Syn: Justice; equity.          Usage: {Law}, {Statute}, {Common law}, {Regulation}, {Edict},                   {Decree}. Law is generic, and, when used with                   reference to, or in connection with, the other words                   here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one                   who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a                   particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly                   enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action                   founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of                   justice. A regulation is a limited and often,                   temporary law, intended to secure some particular end                   or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a                   sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A                   decree is a permanent order either of a court or of                   the executive government. See {Justice}.
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Leaf \Leaf\, n.; pl. {Leaves}. [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS.       le[a0]f; akin to S. l[?]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G.       laub,OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[94]f, Dan.       l[94]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.]       1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from             the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the             use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of             light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively             constitute its foliage.          Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina,                supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued                through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs                and veins that support the cellular texture. The                petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each                side of its base, which is called the stipule. The                green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin                epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings,                known as stomata.          2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a             lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a             part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract,             a spine, or a tendril.          Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and                the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves                more or less modified and transformed.          3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and             having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger             body by one edge or end; as :             (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages                   upon its opposite sides.             (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged,                   as of window shutters, folding doors, etc.             (c) The movable side of a table.             (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf.             (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer.             (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.          {Leaf beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves;             esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}, as the             potato beetle and helmet beetle.          {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which             swings vertically on hinges.          {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a             leafy branch.          {Leaf butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly which, in the form             and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants             upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus             {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies.          {Leaf crumpler} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Phycis             indigenella}), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the             apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening             leaves together in clusters.          {Leaf cutter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of wild             bees of the genus {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces             from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be             used in the construction of their nests, which are made in             holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the             purpose. Among the common American species are {M. brevis}             and {M. centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}.          {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the             body of an animal.          {Leaf flea} (Zo[94]l.), a jumping plant louse of the family             {Psyllid[91]}.          {Leaf frog} (Zo[94]l.), any tree frog of the genus             {Phyllomedusa}.          {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}.          {Leaf hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any small jumping hemipterous             insect of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They             live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live             hopper}.          {Leaf insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several genera and             species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus             {Phyllium}, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs,             resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in             Southern Asia and the East Indies.          {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}.          {Leaf louse} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid.          {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin.                      {Leaf miner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various small             lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval             stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as,             the pear-tree leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}).          {Leaf notcher} (Zo[94]l.), a pale bluish green beetle             ({Artipus Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges             of the leaves of orange trees.          {Leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any tortricid moth             which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See             {Tortrix}.          {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has             fallen.          {Leaf sewer} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar             makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges             together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris             nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree.          {Leaf sight}, a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be             raised or folded down.          {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which             may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a             leaf.          {Leaf tier} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a             nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk;             esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree.          {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge.          {Leaf wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a sawfiy.          {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the             better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.]                         They were both determined to turn over a new leaf.                                                                               --Richardson.
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Leaf \Leaf\, n.; pl. {Leaves}. [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS.       le[a0]f; akin to S. l[?]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G.       laub,OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[94]f, Dan.       l[94]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.]       1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from             the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the             use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of             light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively             constitute its foliage.          Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina,                supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued                through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs                and veins that support the cellular texture. The                petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each                side of its base, which is called the stipule. The                green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin                epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings,                known as stomata.          2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a             lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a             part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract,             a spine, or a tendril.          Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and                the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves                more or less modified and transformed.          3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and             having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger             body by one edge or end; as :             (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages                   upon its opposite sides.             (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged,                   as of window shutters, folding doors, etc.             (c) The movable side of a table.             (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf.             (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer.             (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.          {Leaf beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves;             esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}, as the             potato beetle and helmet beetle.          {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which             swings vertically on hinges.          {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a             leafy branch.          {Leaf butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly which, in the form             and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants             upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus             {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies.          {Leaf crumpler} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Phycis             indigenella}), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the             apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening             leaves together in clusters.          {Leaf cutter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of wild             bees of the genus {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces             from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be             used in the construction of their nests, which are made in             holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the             purpose. Among the common American species are {M. brevis}             and {M. centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}.          {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the             body of an animal.          {Leaf flea} (Zo[94]l.), a jumping plant louse of the family             {Psyllid[91]}.          {Leaf frog} (Zo[94]l.), any tree frog of the genus             {Phyllomedusa}.          {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}.          {Leaf hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any small jumping hemipterous             insect of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They             live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live             hopper}.          {Leaf insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several genera and             species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus             {Phyllium}, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs,             resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in             Southern Asia and the East Indies.          {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}.          {Leaf louse} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid.          {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin.                      {Leaf miner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various small             lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval             stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as,             the pear-tree leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}).          {Leaf notcher} (Zo[94]l.), a pale bluish green beetle             ({Artipus Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges             of the leaves of orange trees.          {Leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any tortricid moth             which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See             {Tortrix}.          {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has             fallen.          {Leaf sewer} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar             makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges             together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris             nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree.          {Leaf sight}, a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be             raised or folded down.          {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which             may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a             leaf.          {Leaf tier} (Zo[94]l.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a             nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk;             esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree.          {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge.          {Leaf wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a sawfiy.          {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the             better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.]                         They were both determined to turn over a new leaf.                                                                               --Richardson.
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Leaven \Leav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leavened}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Leavening}.]       1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to             ferment.                         A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. --1 Cor.                                                                               v. 6.          2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.                         With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he                      leavens also his prayer.                     --Milton.
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Levant \Le"vant\ (l[emac]"v[ait]nt; 277), a.       Eastern. [Obs.]                   Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. --Milton.
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Levant \Le*vant"\ (l[esl]*v[acr]nt"), v. i. [Cf. Sp. levantar to       raise, go from one place to another.]       To run away from one's debts; to decamp. [Colloq. Eng.]       --Thackeray.
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Levant \Le"vant\ (l[emac]"v[ait]nt), a. [F., p. pr. of lever to       raise.] (Law)       Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See       {Couchant and levant}, under {Couchant}.
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Levant \Le*vant"\ (l[esl]*v[acr]nt"), n. [It. levante the point       where the sun rises, the east, the Levant, fr. levare to       raise, levarsi to rise: cf. F. levant. See {Lever}.]       1. The countries washed by the eastern part of the             Mediterranean and its contiguous waters.          2. A levanter (the wind so called).
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Levanter \Le*vant"er\ (l[esl]*v[acr]nt"[etil]r), n. [From       {Levant}, v.]       One who levants, or decamps. [Colloq. Eng.]
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Levanter \Le*vant"er\, n. [From {Levant}, n.]       A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean. --W. H.       Russell.
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Levantine \Le*vant"ine\ (l[esl]*v[acr]nt"[icr]n [or]       l[ecr]v"[ait]nt*[imac]n; 277), a. [F. levantin, or It.       levantino. See {Levant}, n.]       Of or pertaining to the Levant. --J. Spencer.
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Levantine \Le*vant"ine\, n.       1. A native or inhabitant of the Levant.          2. [F. levantine, or It. levantina.] A stout twilled silk             fabric, formerly made in the Levant.
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Levyne \Lev"yne\ (l[ecr]v"[icr]n), Levynite \Lev"yn*ite\       (-[icr]n*[imac]t), n. [From Mr. Levy, an English       mineralogist.] (Min.)       A whitish, reddish, or yellowish, transparent or translucent       mineral, allied to chabazite.
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Libant \Li"bant\ (l[imac]"b[ait]nt), a. [L. libans, p. pr. of       libare to taste, touch.]       Sipping; touching lightly. [R.] --Landor.
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Life \Life\ (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS.       l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p       life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body,       Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and       cf. {Alive}.]       1. The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or             germination, and ends with death; also, the time during             which this state continues; that state of an animal or             plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of             performing all or any of their functions; -- used of all             animal and vegetable organisms.          2. Of human beings: The union of the soul and body; also, the             duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality             or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an             immortal life.                         She shows a body rather than a life.   --Shak.          3. (Philos) The potential principle, or force, by which the             organs of animals and plants are started and continued in             the performance of their several and co[94]perative             functions; the vital force, whether regarded as physical             or spiritual.          4. Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also,             the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of             as resembling a natural organism in structure or             functions; as, the life of a state, a machine, or a book;             authority is the life of government.          5. A certain way or manner of living with respect to             conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation,             etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered             collectively, as a distinct class or type; as, low life; a             good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of miners.                         That which before us lies in daily life. --Milton.                         By experience of life abroad in the world. --Ascham.                         Lives of great men all remind us We can make our                      lives sublime.                                    --Longfellow.                         'T is from high life high characters are drawn.                                                                               --Pope          6. Animation; spirit; vivacity; vigor; energy.                         No notion of life and fire in fancy and in words.                                                                               --Felton.                         That gives thy gestures grace and life.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          7. That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon             which enjoyment or success depends; as, he was the life of             the company, or of the enterprise.          8. The living or actual form, person, thing, or state; as, a             picture or a description from the life.          9. A person; a living being, usually a human being; as, many             lives were sacrificed.          10. The system of animal nature; animals in general, or             considered collectively.                         Full nature swarms with life.            --Thomson.          11. An essential constituent of life, esp. the blood.                         The words that I speak unto you . . . they are                      life.                                                --John vi. 63.                         The warm life came issuing through the wound.                                                                               --Pope          12. A history of the acts and events of a life; a biography;             as, Johnson wrote the life of Milton.          13. Enjoyment in the right use of the powers; especially, a             spiritual existence; happiness in the favor of God;             heavenly felicity.          14. Something dear to one as one's existence; a darling; --             used as a term of endearment.          Note: Life forms the first part of many compounds, for the                most part of obvious meaning; as, life-giving,                life-sustaining, etc.          {Life annuity}, an annuity payable during one's life.          {Life arrow}, {Life rocket}, {Life shot}, an arrow, rocket,             or shot, for carrying an attached line to a vessel in             distress in order to save life.          {Life assurance}. See {Life insurance}, below.
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{Life buoy}. See {Buoy}.          {Life car}, a water-tight boat or box, traveling on a line             from a wrecked vessel to the shore. In it persons are             hauled through the waves and surf.          {Life drop}, a drop of vital blood. --Byron.          {Life estate} (Law), an estate which is held during the term             of some certain person's life, but does not pass by             inheritance.          {Life everlasting} (Bot.), a plant with white or yellow             persistent scales about the heads of the flowers, as             {Antennaria}, and {Gnaphalium}; cudweed.          {Life of an execution} (Law), the period when an execution is             in force, or before it expires.          {Life guard}. (Mil.) See under {Guard}.          {Life insurance}, the act or system of insuring against             death; a contract by which the insurer undertakes, in             consideration of the payment of a premium (usually at             stated periods), to pay a stipulated sum in the event of             the death of the insured or of a third person in whose             life the insured has an interest.          {Life interest}, an estate or interest which lasts during             one's life, or the life of another person, but does not             pass by inheritance.          {Life land} (Law), land held by lease for the term of a life             or lives.          {Life line}.             (a) (Naut.) A line along any part of a vessel for the                   security of sailors.             (b) A line attached to a life boat, or to any life saving                   apparatus, to be grasped by a person in the water.          {Life rate}, the rate of premium for insuring a life.          {Life rent}, the rent of a life estate; rent or property to             which one is entitled during one's life.          {Life school}, a school for artists in which they model,             paint, or draw from living models.          {Life table}, a table showing the probability of life at             different ages.          {To lose one's life}, to die.          {To seek the life of}, to seek to kill.          {To the life}, so as closely to resemble the living person or             the subject; as, the portrait was drawn to the life.
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Lifemate \Life"mate`\ (-m[amac]t`), n.       Companion for life. --Hawthorne.
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d8Lipoma \[d8]Li*po"ma\ (l[icr]*p[omac]"m[adot]), n. [NL., from       Gr. li`pos fat + -oma.] (Med.)       A tumor consisting of fat or adipose tissue. --       {Li*pom"a*tous} (-p[ocr]m"[adot]*t[ucr]s), a.
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7. Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite.                         Away he goes, . . . a matter of seven miles. --L'                                                                               Estrange.                         I have thoughts to tarry a small matter. --Congreve.                         No small matter of British forces were commanded                      over sea the year before.                  --Mi                                                                               --lton.          8. Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which             is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess;             pus; purulent substance.          9. (Metaph.) That which is permanent, or is supposed to be             given, and in or upon which changes are effected by             psychological or physical processes and relations; --             opposed to {form}. --Mansel.          10. (Print.) Written manuscript, or anything to be set in             type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or             which has been used, in printing.          {Dead matter} (Print.), type which has been used, or which is             not to be used, in printing, and is ready for             distribution.          {Live matter} (Print.), type set up, but not yet printed             from.          {Matter in bar}, {Matter of fact}. See under {Bar}, and             {Fact}.          {Matter of record}, anything recorded.          {Upon the matter}, [or] {Upon the whole matter}, considering             the whole; taking all things into view.                         Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse,                      but were, upon the whole matter, equal in foot.                                                                               --Clarendon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E.       lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be       lustful. See {Lief}.]       1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which             delights or commands admiration; pre[89]minent kindness or             devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love             of brothers and sisters.                         Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest                      sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.                                                                               --Keble.          2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate             affection for, one of the opposite sex.                         He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of                      cordial love Hung over her enamored.   --Milton.          3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,             to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.                         Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter,                      Helena, And won her soul.                  --Shak.          4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or             desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often             with of and an object.                         Love, and health to all.                     --Shak.                         Smit with the love of sacred song.      --Milton.                         The love of science faintly warmed his breast.                                                                               --Fenton.          5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.                         Keep yourselves in the love of God.   --Jude 21.          6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing             address. [bd]Trust me, love.[b8] --Dryden.                         Open the temple gates unto my love.   --Spenser.          7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.                         Such was his form as painters, when they show Their                      utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.      --Dryden.                         Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.                                                                               --Shak.          8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle.          9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({C. Vitalba}).          10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in             counting score at tennis, etc.                         He won the match by three sets to love. --The                                                                               Field.          Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in                most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,                love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,                love-taught, etc.          {A labor of love}, a labor undertaken on account of regard             for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself,             without expectation of reward.          {Free love}, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one             of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See             {Free love}.          {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love.          {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of             the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.          {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato.          {Love bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small,             short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus             {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from             Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are             celebrated for the affection which they show for their             mates.          {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between             lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak.          {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton.          {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen.          {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable             adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.             --Chaucer.          {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer.          {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love.          {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some             religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists,             in imitation of the agap[91] of the early Christians.          {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak.          {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished             person or party does not score a point.          {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus             {Eragrostis}.          {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.)             (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena})                   having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut                   bracts.             (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[d2]tida}, which has                   similar bracts.          {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.                         A little western flower, Before milk-white, now                      purple with love's wound; And maidens call it                      love-in-idleness.                              --Shak.          {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.             --Shak.          {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from             being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual             affection. --Milman.          {Love lass}, a sweetheart.          {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak.          {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth             ({Amarantus melancholicus}).          {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone.          {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love,             or venereal desire.          {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope          {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the             stage.          {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak.          {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means.             [Obs.] [bd]Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come             back again.[b8] --Holinshed.          {The god of love}, [or] {Love god}, Cupid.          {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. [bd]If             you will marry, make your loves to me.[b8] --Shak.          {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without             stakes. [bd]A game at piquet for love.[b8] --Lamb.          Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;                delight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E.       lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be       lustful. See {Lief}.]       1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which             delights or commands admiration; pre[89]minent kindness or             devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love             of brothers and sisters.                         Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest                      sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.                                                                               --Keble.          2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate             affection for, one of the opposite sex.                         He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of                      cordial love Hung over her enamored.   --Milton.          3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,             to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.                         Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter,                      Helena, And won her soul.                  --Shak.          4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or             desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often             with of and an object.                         Love, and health to all.                     --Shak.                         Smit with the love of sacred song.      --Milton.                         The love of science faintly warmed his breast.                                                                               --Fenton.          5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.                         Keep yourselves in the love of God.   --Jude 21.          6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing             address. [bd]Trust me, love.[b8] --Dryden.                         Open the temple gates unto my love.   --Spenser.          7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.                         Such was his form as painters, when they show Their                      utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.      --Dryden.                         Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.                                                                               --Shak.          8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle.          9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({C. Vitalba}).          10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in             counting score at tennis, etc.                         He won the match by three sets to love. --The                                                                               Field.          Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in                most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,                love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,                love-taught, etc.          {A labor of love}, a labor undertaken on account of regard             for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself,             without expectation of reward.          {Free love}, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one             of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See             {Free love}.          {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love.          {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of             the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.          {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato.          {Love bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small,             short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus             {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from             Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are             celebrated for the affection which they show for their             mates.          {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between             lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak.          {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton.          {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen.          {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable             adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.             --Chaucer.          {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer.          {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love.          {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some             religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists,             in imitation of the agap[91] of the early Christians.          {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak.          {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished             person or party does not score a point.          {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus             {Eragrostis}.          {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.)             (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena})                   having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut                   bracts.             (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[d2]tida}, which has                   similar bracts.          {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.                         A little western flower, Before milk-white, now                      purple with love's wound; And maidens call it                      love-in-idleness.                              --Shak.          {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.             --Shak.          {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from             being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual             affection. --Milman.          {Love lass}, a sweetheart.          {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak.          {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth             ({Amarantus melancholicus}).          {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone.          {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love,             or venereal desire.          {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope          {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the             stage.          {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak.          {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means.             [Obs.] [bd]Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come             back again.[b8] --Holinshed.          {The god of love}, [or] {Love god}, Cupid.          {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. [bd]If             you will marry, make your loves to me.[b8] --Shak.          {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without             stakes. [bd]A game at piquet for love.[b8] --Lamb.          Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;                delight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pansy \Pan"sy\, n.; pl. {Pansies}. [F. Pens[82]e thought, pansy,       fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See       {Pensive}.] (Bot.)       A plant of the genus Viola ({V. tricolor}) and its blossom,       originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very       large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also       {heart's-ease}, {love-in-idleness}, and many other quaint       names.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E.       lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be       lustful. See {Lief}.]       1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which             delights or commands admiration; pre[89]minent kindness or             devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love             of brothers and sisters.                         Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest                      sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.                                                                               --Keble.          2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate             affection for, one of the opposite sex.                         He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of                      cordial love Hung over her enamored.   --Milton.          3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,             to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.                         Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter,                      Helena, And won her soul.                  --Shak.          4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or             desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often             with of and an object.                         Love, and health to all.                     --Shak.                         Smit with the love of sacred song.      --Milton.                         The love of science faintly warmed his breast.                                                                               --Fenton.          5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.                         Keep yourselves in the love of God.   --Jude 21.          6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing             address. [bd]Trust me, love.[b8] --Dryden.                         Open the temple gates unto my love.   --Spenser.          7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.                         Such was his form as painters, when they show Their                      utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.      --Dryden.                         Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.                                                                               --Shak.          8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle.          9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({C. Vitalba}).          10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in             counting score at tennis, etc.                         He won the match by three sets to love. --The                                                                               Field.          Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in                most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,                love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,                love-taught, etc.          {A labor of love}, a labor undertaken on account of regard             for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself,             without expectation of reward.          {Free love}, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one             of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See             {Free love}.          {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love.          {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of             the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.          {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato.          {Love bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small,             short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus             {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from             Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are             celebrated for the affection which they show for their             mates.          {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between             lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak.          {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton.          {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen.          {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable             adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.             --Chaucer.          {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer.          {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love.          {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some             religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists,             in imitation of the agap[91] of the early Christians.          {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak.          {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished             person or party does not score a point.          {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus             {Eragrostis}.          {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.)             (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena})                   having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut                   bracts.             (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[d2]tida}, which has                   similar bracts.          {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.                         A little western flower, Before milk-white, now                      purple with love's wound; And maidens call it                      love-in-idleness.                              --Shak.          {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.             --Shak.          {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from             being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual             affection. --Milman.          {Love lass}, a sweetheart.          {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak.          {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth             ({Amarantus melancholicus}).          {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone.          {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love,             or venereal desire.          {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope          {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the             stage.          {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak.          {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means.             [Obs.] [bd]Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come             back again.[b8] --Holinshed.          {The god of love}, [or] {Love god}, Cupid.          {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. [bd]If             you will marry, make your loves to me.[b8] --Shak.          {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without             stakes. [bd]A game at piquet for love.[b8] --Lamb.          Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;                delight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pansy \Pan"sy\, n.; pl. {Pansies}. [F. Pens[82]e thought, pansy,       fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See       {Pensive}.] (Bot.)       A plant of the genus Viola ({V. tricolor}) and its blossom,       originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very       large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also       {heart's-ease}, {love-in-idleness}, and many other quaint       names.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
low-bandwidth adj.   [from communication theory] Used to    indicate a talk that, although not {content-free}, was not terribly    informative.   "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you    expect for an audience of {suit}s!"   Compare {zero-content},    {bandwidth}, {math-out}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Low Bandwidth X          (LBX) An implementation of the {X Window System}       designed to improve performance over {ISDN}, {WAN}, and       {serial lines}.          [Details?]          (2003-07-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
low-bandwidth          [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although       not {content-free}, was not terribly informative.   "That was a       low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of       {suit}s!"   Compare {zero-content}, {bandwidth}, {math-out}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LP MUD          A kind of player-programmable multi-user adventure       game.          [More details?]          See {MUD}.