lading
         n 1: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {lading},
               {freight}, {load}, {loading}, {payload}, {shipment},
               {consignment}]

English Dictionary: loading dock	by the DICT Development Group
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Laotian capital n the capital and largest city of Laos [syn: Vientiane, Laotian capital, capital of Laos]
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late-night hour n the latter part of night
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lateen sail n a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean Synonym(s): lateen, lateen sail
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latency n (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head Synonym(s): rotational latency, latency the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it Synonym(s): reaction time, response time, latency, latent period the state of being not yet evident or active
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latency period n (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities Synonym(s): latency stage, latency phase, latency period
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latency phase n (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities Synonym(s): latency stage, latency phase, latency period
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latency stage n (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities Synonym(s): latency stage, latency phase, latency period
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lateness n quality of coming late or later in time Antonym(s): earliness
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Latin cross n a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others
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Latin Quarter n the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life Synonym(s): Left Bank, Latin Quarter
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Latin square n a square matrix of n rows and columns; cells contain n different symbols so arranged that no symbol occurs more than once in any row or column
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Latinesce n an artificial language based on Latin
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Latinise v write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" Synonym(s): Romanize, Romanise, Latinize, Latinise cause to adopt Catholicism Synonym(s): catholicize, catholicise, latinize, latinise
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Latinism n a word or phrase borrowed from Latin
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Latinist n a specialist in the Latin language
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Latinize v write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" Synonym(s): Romanize, Romanise, Latinize, Latinise translate into Latin cause to adopt Catholicism Synonym(s): catholicize, catholicise, latinize, latinise
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Latino sine flexione n Latino without inflectional morphology
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lay witness n any witness who does not testify as an expert witness [ant: expert witness]
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leading adj indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" Synonym(s): leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a) greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" Synonym(s): leading(a), preeminent going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology" Antonym(s): following having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race" Synonym(s): ahead(p), in the lead, leading n thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing Synonym(s): lead, leading the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team" Synonym(s): leadership, leading
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leading astray n the act of enticing others into sinful ways [syn: {leading astray}, leading off]
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leading edge n forward edge of an airfoil
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leading indicator n one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future
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leading lady n actress who plays the leading female role
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leading light n a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" Synonym(s): luminary, leading light, guiding light, notable, notability
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leading man n actor who plays the leading male role
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leading off n the act of enticing others into sinful ways [syn: {leading astray}, leading off]
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leading question n a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross- examination
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leading rein n rein to direct the horse's head left or right
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leading tone n (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale [syn: subtonic, leading tone]
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Ledum groenlandicum n evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution Synonym(s): Labrador tea, crystal tea, Ledum groenlandicum
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Leiden jar n an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest [syn: Leiden jar, Leyden jar]
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letting n property that is leased or rented out or let [syn: lease, rental, letting]
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letting down n the act of causing something to move to a lower level [syn: lowering, letting down]
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lewdness n the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn: obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity]
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Leyden jar n an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest [syn: Leiden jar, Leyden jar]
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Liao dynasty n the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125 Synonym(s): Liao, Liao dynasty
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Liaodong Bandao n a peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay Synonym(s): Liaodong Peninsula, Liaodong Bandao
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Liaodong Peninsula n a peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay Synonym(s): Liaodong Peninsula, Liaodong Bandao
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litheness n the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple Synonym(s): lissomeness, litheness, suppleness
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lithium carbonate n a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder Synonym(s): lithium carbonate, Lithane, Lithonate, Eskalith
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litmus n a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator Synonym(s): litmus, litmus test
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litmus paper n unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator
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litmus test n a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator Synonym(s): litmus, litmus test a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives"
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loading n weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: load, loading, burden] a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads" Synonym(s): load, loading the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift goods carried by a large vehicle Synonym(s): cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours" Antonym(s): unloading
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loading area n a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded [syn: loading zone, loading area]
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loading dock n a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded Synonym(s): dock, loading dock
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loading zone n a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded [syn: loading zone, loading area]
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loathing n hate coupled with disgust [syn: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium]
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looting n plundering during riots or in wartime [syn: looting, robbery]
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loudness n the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" Synonym(s): volume, loudness, intensity Antonym(s): softness tasteless showiness Synonym(s): flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz
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low density n a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere" Synonym(s): rarity, tenuity, low density
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low-density adj having low relative density or specific gravity having low concentration; "low-density urban areas"
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low-density lipoprotein n a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis Synonym(s): low-density lipoprotein, LDL, beta-lipoprotein
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low-tension adj subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage Synonym(s): low-tension, low-voltage Antonym(s): high- tension
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lutanist n a musician who plays the lute [syn: lutist, lutanist, lutenist]
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luteinizing hormone n a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals Synonym(s): luteinizing hormone, LH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, ICSH
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lutenist n a musician who plays the lute [syn: lutist, lutanist, lutenist]
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luting n a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid Synonym(s): lute, luting
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Lutyens n English architect who planned the city of New Delhi (1869-1944) Synonym(s): Lutyens, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Sir Edwin Landseer Luytens
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Lytton Strachey n English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury Group (1880-1932) Synonym(s): Strachey, Lytton Strachey, Giles Lytton Strachey
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Lade \Lade\, v. t. [imp. {Laded}; p. p. {Laded}, {Laded}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Lading}.] [AS. hladan to heap, load, draw (water);       akin to D. & G. laden to load, OHG. hladan, ladan, Icel.       hla[?]a, Sw. ladda, Dan. lade, Goth. afhlapan. Cf. {Load},       {Ladle}, {Lathe} for turning, {Last} a load.]       1. To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally             followed by that which receives the load, as the direct             object.                         And they laded their asses with the corn. --Gen.                                                                               xlii. 26.          2. To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to             lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern.                         And chides the sea that sunders him from thence,                      Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way. --Shak.          3. (Plate Glass Manuf.) To transfer (the molten glass) from             the pot to the forming table.
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Lading \Lad"ing\, n.       1. The act of loading.          2. That which lades or constitutes a load or cargo; freight;             burden; as, the lading of a ship.          {Bill of lading}. See under {Bill}.
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d8Ladino \[d8]La*di"no\, n.; pl. {Ladinos}. [Sp.]       One of the half-breed descendants of whites and Indians; a       mestizo; -- so called throughout Central America. They are       usually of a yellowish orange tinge. --Am. Cyc.
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Lady \La"dy\, n.; pl. {Ladies}. [OE. ladi, l[91]fdi, AS.       hl[?]fdige, hl[?]fdie; AS. hl[be]f loaf + a root of uncertain       origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf.       {Lord}.]       1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family;             a mistress; the female head of a household.                         Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou,                      and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the                      face of Sara my lady.                        --Wyclif (Gen.                                                                               xvi. 8.).          2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress;             -- a feminine correlative of lord. [bd]Lord or lady of             high degree.[b8] --Lowell.                         Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, .                      . . We make thee lady.                        --Shak.          3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was             paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a             sweetheart.                         The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And                      takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller.          4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a             title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is             not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a             nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or             knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by             right.          5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman;             -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.          6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith.          7. (Zo[94]l.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a             lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a             seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.          {Ladies' man}, a man who affects the society of ladies.          {Lady altar}, an altar in a lady chapel. --Shipley.          {Lady chapel}, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.          {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.          {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.          {Lady crab} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab             ({Platyonichus ocellatus}) very common on the sandy shores             of the Atlantic coast of the United States.          {Lady fern}. (Bot.) See {Female fern}, under {Female}, and             Illust. of {Fern}.          {Lady in waiting}, a lady of the queen's household, appointed             to wait upon or attend the queen.          {Lady Mass}, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.             --Shipley.          {Lady of the manor}, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor;             also, the wife of a manor lord.          {Lady's maid}, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a             lady. --Thackeray.          {Our Lady}, the Virgin Mary.
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Lateen \La*teen"\, a. (Naut.)       Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean       and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa.       See below.          {Lateen sail}. [F. voile latine a sail in the shape of a             right-angled triangle; cf. It. & Sp. vela latina; properly             Latin sail. See {Latin}.] (Naut.) A triangular sail,             extended by a long yard, which is slung at about one             fourth of its length from the lower end, to a low mast,             this end being brought down at the tack, while the other             end is elevated at an angle or about forty-five degrees;             -- used in small boats, feluccas, xebecs, etc., especially             in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters. Some lateen             sails have also a boom on the lower side.
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Latence \La"tence\, n.       Latency. --Coleridge.
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Latency \La"ten*cy\, n. [See {Latent}.]       The state or quality of being latent.                   To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish three                degrees of this latency.                        --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.
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Lateness \Late"ness\, n.       The state, condition, or quality, of being late; as, the       lateness of his arrival; the lateness of the hour; the       lateness of the season.
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Lathing \Lath"ing\, n.       The act or process of covering with laths; laths,       collectively; a covering of laths.
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Lath \Lath\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lathed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lathing}.]       To cover or line with laths.
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Latin \Lat"in\, a. [F., fr. L. Latinus belonging to Latium,       Latin, fr. Latium a country of Italy, in which Rome was       situated. Cf. {Ladin}, Lateen sail, under {Lateen}.]       1. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of             Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.          2. Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by             the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin             composition or idiom.          {Latin Church} (Eccl. Hist.), the Western or Roman Catholic             Church, as distinct from the Greek or Eastern Church.          {Latin cross}. See Illust. 1 of {Cross}.          {Latin races}, a designation sometimes loosely given to             certain nations, esp. the French, Spanish, and Italians,             who speak languages principally derived from Latin.          {Latin Union}, an association of states, originally             comprising France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy, which,             in 1865, entered into a monetary agreement, providing for             an identity in the weight and fineness of the gold and             silver coins of those countries, and for the amounts of             each kind of coinage by each. Greece, Servia, Roumania,             and Spain subsequently joined the Union.
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Latin \Lat"in\, a. [F., fr. L. Latinus belonging to Latium,       Latin, fr. Latium a country of Italy, in which Rome was       situated. Cf. {Ladin}, Lateen sail, under {Lateen}.]       1. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of             Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.          2. Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by             the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin             composition or idiom.          {Latin Church} (Eccl. Hist.), the Western or Roman Catholic             Church, as distinct from the Greek or Eastern Church.          {Latin cross}. See Illust. 1 of {Cross}.          {Latin races}, a designation sometimes loosely given to             certain nations, esp. the French, Spanish, and Italians,             who speak languages principally derived from Latin.          {Latin Union}, an association of states, originally             comprising France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy, which,             in 1865, entered into a monetary agreement, providing for             an identity in the weight and fineness of the gold and             silver coins of those countries, and for the amounts of             each kind of coinage by each. Greece, Servia, Roumania,             and Spain subsequently joined the Union.
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Latinism \Lat"in*ism\, n. [Cf. F. latinisme.]       A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a       mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a       Latin model.          Note: The term is also sometimes used by Biblical scholars to                designate a Latin word in Greek letters, or the Latin                sense of a Greek word in the Greek Testament.
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Latinist \Lat"in*ist\, n. [Cf. F. latiniste.]       One skilled in Latin; a Latin scholar. --Cowper.                   He left school a good Latinist.               --Macaulay.
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Latinistic \Lat`in*is"tic\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or derived from, Latin; in the Latin style       or idiom. [bd]Latinistic words.[b8] --Fitzed. Hall.
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Latinization \Lat`in*i*za"tion\, n.       The act or process of Latinizing, as a word, language, or       country.                   The Germanization of Britain went far deeper than the                Latinization of France.                           --M. Arnold.
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Latinize \Lat"in*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Latinized}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Latinizing}.] [L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser.]       1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign             words, in writing Latin.          2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or             Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins,             especially in speech. [bd]Latinized races.[b8] --Lowell.          3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its             ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
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Latinize \Lat"in*ize\, v. i.       To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. --Dryden.          2. To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman             Catholic Church.
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Latinize \Lat"in*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Latinized}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Latinizing}.] [L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser.]       1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign             words, in writing Latin.          2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or             Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins,             especially in speech. [bd]Latinized races.[b8] --Lowell.          3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its             ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
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Latinize \Lat"in*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Latinized}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Latinizing}.] [L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser.]       1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign             words, in writing Latin.          2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or             Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins,             especially in speech. [bd]Latinized races.[b8] --Lowell.          3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its             ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
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Laud \Laud\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lauded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lauding}.] [L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf.       {Allow}.]       To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to       celebrate; to extol.                   With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy                glorious name.                                       --Book of                                                                               Common Prayer.
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Lead \Lead\, n.       1. The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as,             to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.                         At the time I speak of, and having a momentary lead,                      . . . I am sure I did my country important service.                                                                               --Burke.          2. precedence; advance position; also, the measure of             precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a             boat's length, or of half a second.          3. (Cards & Dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a             game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as,             your partner has the lead.          4. An open way in an ice field. --Kane.          5. (Mining) A lode.          6. (Naut.) The course of a rope from end to end.          7. (Steam Engine) The width of port opening which is             uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of             steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its             stroke.          Note: When used alone it means outside lead, or lead for the                admission of steam. Inside lead refers to the release                or exhaust.          8. (Civil Engineering) the distance of haul, as from a             cutting to an embankment.          9. (Horology) The action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel,             in impelling another tooth or a pallet. --Saunier.          {Lead angle} (Steam Engine), the angle which the crank maker             with the line of centers, in approaching it, at the             instant when the valve opens to admit steam.          {Lead screw} (Mach.), the main longitudinal screw of a lathe,             which gives the feed motion to the carriage.
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Leading \Lead"ing\, a.       Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading       motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- {Lead"ing*ly},       adv.          {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to             be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.             --Abbott.          {Leading motive} [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a             guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a             marked melodic phrase or short passage which always             accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,             situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the             play; a sort of musical label.          {Leading note} (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the             ascending major scale; the sensible note.          {Leading question}, a question so framed as to guide the             person questioned in making his reply.          {Leading strings}, strings by which children are supported             when beginning to walk.          {To be in leading strings}, to be in a state of infancy or             dependence, or under the guidance of others.          {Leading wheel}, a wheel situated before the driving wheels             of a locomotive engine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leading \Lead"ing\, n.       1. The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing;             guidance. --Shak.          2. Suggestion; hint; example. [Archaic] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lead \Lead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Leading}.]       1. To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing             leads the grooves of a rifle.          2. (Print.) To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead             a page; leaded matter.
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Lead \Lead\ (l[emac]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Led} (l[ecr]d); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Leading}.] [OE. leden, AS. l[aemac]dan (akin to       OS. l[emac]dian, D. leiden, G. leiten, Icel. le[imac][edh]a,       Sw. leda, Dan. lede), properly a causative fr. AS. li[edh]an       to go; akin to OHG. l[imac]dan, Icel. l[imac][edh]a, Goth.       lei[thorn]an (in comp.). Cf. {Lode}, {Loath}.]       1. To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some             physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a             jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind             man.                         If a blind man lead a blind man, both fall down in                      the ditch.                                          --Wyclif                                                                               (Matt. xv.                                                                               14.)                         They thrust him out of the city, and led him unto                      the brow of the hill.                        --Luke iv. 29.                         In thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph,                      sweet Liberty.                                    --Milton.          2. To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain             place or end, by making the way known; to show the way,             esp. by going with or going in advance of. Hence,             figuratively: To direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to             lead a traveler; to lead a pupil.                         The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a                      cloud, to lead them the way.               --Ex. xiii.                                                                               21.                         He leadeth me beside the still waters. --Ps. xxiii.                                                                               2.                         This thought might lead me through the world's vain                      mask. Content, though blind, had I no better guide.                                                                               --Milton.          3. To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or             charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a             search; to lead a political party.                         Christ took not upon him flesh and blood that he                      might conquer and rule nations, lead armies, or                      possess places.                                 --South.          4. To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be             foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet             of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads             the orators of all ages.                         As Hesperus, that leads the sun his way. --Fairfax.                         And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. --Leigh                                                                               Hunt.          5. To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to             prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure; as, to lead             one to espouse a righteous cause.                         He was driven by the necessities of the times, more                      than led by his own disposition, to any rigor of                      actions.                                             --Eikon                                                                               Basilike.                         Silly women, laden with sins,led away by divers                      lusts.                                                --2 Tim. iii.                                                                               6 (Rev. Ver.).          6. To guide or conduct one's self in, through, or along (a             certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to             follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to             cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).                         That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life. --1                                                                               Tim. ii. 2.                         Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that                      leads melodious days.                        --Tennyson.                         You remember . . . the life he used to lead his wife                      and daughter.                                    --Dickens.          7. (Cards & Dominoes) To begin a game, round, or trick, with;             as, to lead trumps; the double five was led.          {To lead astray}, to guide in a wrong way, or into error; to             seduce from truth or rectitude.          {To lead captive}, to carry or bring into captivity.          {To lead the way}, to show the way by going in front; to act             as guide. --Goldsmith.
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Leading \Lead"ing\, a.       Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading       motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- {Lead"ing*ly},       adv.          {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to             be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.             --Abbott.          {Leading motive} [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a             guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a             marked melodic phrase or short passage which always             accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,             situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the             play; a sort of musical label.          {Leading note} (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the             ascending major scale; the sensible note.          {Leading question}, a question so framed as to guide the             person questioned in making his reply.          {Leading strings}, strings by which children are supported             when beginning to walk.          {To be in leading strings}, to be in a state of infancy or             dependence, or under the guidance of others.          {Leading wheel}, a wheel situated before the driving wheels             of a locomotive engine.
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Leading edge \Lead"ing edge\ (A[89]ronautics)       same as {Advancing edge}, above.
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Leading \Lead"ing\, a.       Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading       motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- {Lead"ing*ly},       adv.          {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to             be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.             --Abbott.          {Leading motive} [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a             guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a             marked melodic phrase or short passage which always             accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,             situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the             play; a sort of musical label.          {Leading note} (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the             ascending major scale; the sensible note.          {Leading question}, a question so framed as to guide the             person questioned in making his reply.          {Leading strings}, strings by which children are supported             when beginning to walk.          {To be in leading strings}, to be in a state of infancy or             dependence, or under the guidance of others.          {Leading wheel}, a wheel situated before the driving wheels             of a locomotive engine.
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Leading \Lead"ing\, a.       Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading       motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- {Lead"ing*ly},       adv.          {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to             be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.             --Abbott.          {Leading motive} [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a             guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a             marked melodic phrase or short passage which always             accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,             situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the             play; a sort of musical label.          {Leading note} (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the             ascending major scale; the sensible note.          {Leading question}, a question so framed as to guide the             person questioned in making his reply.          {Leading strings}, strings by which children are supported             when beginning to walk.          {To be in leading strings}, to be in a state of infancy or             dependence, or under the guidance of others.          {Leading wheel}, a wheel situated before the driving wheels             of a locomotive engine.
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Leading \Lead"ing\, a.       Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading       motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- {Lead"ing*ly},       adv.          {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to             be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.             --Abbott.          {Leading motive} [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a             guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a             marked melodic phrase or short passage which always             accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,             situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the             play; a sort of musical label.          {Leading note} (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the             ascending major scale; the sensible note.          {Leading question}, a question so framed as to guide the             person questioned in making his reply.          {Leading strings}, strings by which children are supported             when beginning to walk.          {To be in leading strings}, to be in a state of infancy or             dependence, or under the guidance of others.          {Leading wheel}, a wheel situated before the driving wheels             of a locomotive engine.
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Question \Ques"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere,       quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See {Quest}, n.]       1. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine             by question and answer.          2. Discussion; debate; hence, objection; dispute; doubt; as,             the story is true beyond question; he obeyed without             question.                         There arose a question between some of John's                      disciples and the Jews about purifying. -- John iii.                                                                               25.                         It is to be to question, whether it be lawful for                      Christian princes to make an invasive war simply for                      the propagation of the faith.            -- Bacon.          3. Examination with reference to a decisive result;             investigation; specifically, a judicial or official             investigation; also, examination under torture.             --Blackstone.                         He that was in question for the robbery. Shak. The                      Scottish privy council had power to put state                      prisoners to the question.                  --Macaulay.          4. That which is asked; inquiry; interrogatory; query.                         But this question asked Puts me in doubt. Lives                      there who loves his pain ?                  --Milton.          5. Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate;             theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a             delicate or doubtful question.          6. Talk; conversation; speech; speech. [Obs.] --Shak.          {In question}, in debate; in the course of examination or             discussion; as, the matter or point in question.          {Leading question}. See under {Leading}.          {Out of question}, unquestionably. [bd]Out of question, 't is             Maria's hand.[b8] --Shak.          {Out of the question}. See under {Out}.          {Past question}, beyond question; certainly; undoubtedly;             unquestionably.          {Previous question}, a question put to a parliamentary             assembly upon the motion of a member, in order to             ascertain whether it is the will of the body to vote at             once, without further debate, on the subject under             consideration.          Note: The form of the question is: [bd]Shall the main                question be now put?[b8] If the vote is in the                affirmative, the matter before the body must be voted                upon as it then stands, without further general debate                or the submission of new amendments. In the House of                Representatives of the United States, and generally in                America, a negative decision operates to keep the                business before the body as if the motion had not been                made; but in the English Parliament, it operates to                postpone consideration for the day, and until the                subject may be again introduced. In American practice,                the object of the motion is to hasten action, and it is                made by a friend of the measure. In English practice,                the object is to get rid of the subject for the time                being, and the motion is made with a purpose of voting                against it. --Cushing.          {To beg the question}. See under {Beg}.          {To the question}, to the point in dispute; to the real             matter under debate.          Syn: Point; topic; subject.
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Leading \Lead"ing\, a.       Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading       motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- {Lead"ing*ly},       adv.          {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to             be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.             --Abbott.          {Leading motive} [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a             guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a             marked melodic phrase or short passage which always             accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,             situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the             play; a sort of musical label.          {Leading note} (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the             ascending major scale; the sensible note.          {Leading question}, a question so framed as to guide the             person questioned in making his reply.          {Leading strings}, strings by which children are supported             when beginning to walk.          {To be in leading strings}, to be in a state of infancy or             dependence, or under the guidance of others.          {Leading wheel}, a wheel situated before the driving wheels             of a locomotive engine.
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Sensible \Sen"si*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. sensibilis, fr. sensus       sense.]       1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible             through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the             mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or             understanding; [?][?][?][?][?][?] heat; sensible             resistance.                         Air is sensible to the touch by its motion.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.                         The disgrace was more sensible than the pain. --Sir                                                                               W. Temple.                         Any very sensible effect upon the prices of things.                                                                               --A. Smith.          2. Having the capacity of receiving impressions from external             objects; capable of perceiving by the instrumentality of             the proper organs; liable to be affected physsically or             mentally; impressible.                         Would your cambric were sensible as your finger.                                                                               --Shak.          3. Hence: Liable to impression from without; easily affected;             having nice perception or acute feeling; sensitive; also,             readily moved or affected by natural agents; delicate; as,             a sensible thermometer. [bd]With affection wondrous             sensible.[b8] --Shak.          4. Perceiving or having perception, either by the senses or             the mind; cognizant; perceiving so clearly as to be             convinced; satisfied; persuaded.                         He [man] can not think at any time, waking or                      sleeping, without being sensible of it. --Locke.                         They are now sensible it would have been better to                      comply than to refuse.                        --Addison.          5. Having moral perception; capable of being affected by             moral good or evil.          6. Possessing or containing sense or reason; giftedwith, or             characterized by, good or common sense; intelligent; wise.                         Now a sensible man, by and by a fool. --Shak.          {Sensible note} [or] {tone} (Mus.), the major seventh note of             any scale; -- so called because, being but a half step             below the octave, or key tone, and naturally leading up to             that, it makes the ear sensible of its approaching sound.             Called also the {leading tone}.          {Sensible horizon}. See {Horizon}, n., 2.             (a) .          Syn: Intelligent; wise.          Usage: {Sensible}, {Intelligent}. We call a man sensible                   whose judgments and conduct are marked and governed by                   sound judgment or good common semse. We call one                   intelligent who is quick and clear in his                   understanding, i. e., who discriminates readily and                   nicely in respect to difficult and important                   distinction. The sphere of the sensible man lies in                   matters of practical concern; of the intelligent man,                   in subjects of intellectual interest. [bd]I have been                   tired with accounts from sensible men, furnished with                   matters of fact which have happened within their own                   knowledge.[b8] --Addison. [bd]Trace out numerous                   footsteps . . . of a most wise and intelligent                   architect throughout all this stupendous fabric.[b8]                   --Woodward.
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Leading \Lead"ing\, a.       Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading       motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- {Lead"ing*ly},       adv.          {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to             be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.             --Abbott.          {Leading motive} [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a             guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a             marked melodic phrase or short passage which always             accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,             situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the             play; a sort of musical label.          {Leading note} (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the             ascending major scale; the sensible note.          {Leading question}, a question so framed as to guide the             person questioned in making his reply.          {Leading strings}, strings by which children are supported             when beginning to walk.          {To be in leading strings}, to be in a state of infancy or             dependence, or under the guidance of others.          {Leading wheel}, a wheel situated before the driving wheels             of a locomotive engine.
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Leading \Lead"ing\, a.       Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading       motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- {Lead"ing*ly},       adv.          {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to             be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.             --Abbott.          {Leading motive} [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a             guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a             marked melodic phrase or short passage which always             accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,             situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the             play; a sort of musical label.          {Leading note} (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the             ascending major scale; the sensible note.          {Leading question}, a question so framed as to guide the             person questioned in making his reply.          {Leading strings}, strings by which children are supported             when beginning to walk.          {To be in leading strings}, to be in a state of infancy or             dependence, or under the guidance of others.          {Leading wheel}, a wheel situated before the driving wheels             of a locomotive engine.
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Letheonize \Le"the*on*ize\ (-[imac]z), v. t.       To subject to the influence of letheon. [R. or Obs.]
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Let \Let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted}       (l[ecr]t"t[ecr]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE.       leten, l[91]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten,       lete), AS. l[aemac]tan (past tense l[emac]t, p. p.       l[aemac]ten); akin to OFries. l[emac]ta, OS. l[be]tan, D.       laten, G. lassen, OHG. l[be]zzan, Icel. l[be]ta, Sw. l[86]ta,       Dan. lade, Goth. l[emac]tan, and L. lassus weary. The       original meaning seems to have been, to let loose, let go,       let drop. Cf. {Alas}, {Late}, {Lassitude}, {Let} to hinder.]       1. To leave; to relinquish; to abandon. [Obs. or Archaic,             except when followed by alone or be.]                         He . . . prayed him his voyage for to let.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         Yet neither spins nor cards, ne cares nor frets, But                      to her mother Nature all her care she lets.                                                                               --Spenser.                         Let me alone in choosing of my wife.   --Chaucer.          2. To consider; to think; to esteem. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          3. To cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the             active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e.,             cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought.             [Obs.]                         This irous, cursed wretch Let this knight's son anon                      before him fetch.                              --Chaucer.                         He . . . thus let do slay hem all three. --Chaucer.                         Anon he let two coffers make.            --Gower.          4. To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively,             by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain             or prevent.          Note: In this sense, when followed by an infinitive, the                latter is commonly without the sign to; as to let us                walk, i. e., to permit or suffer us to walk. Sometimes                there is entire omission of the verb; as, to let [to be                or to go] loose.                            Pharaoh said, I will let you go.   --Ex. viii.                                                                               28.                            If your name be Horatio, as I am let to know it                         is.                                                --Shak.          5. To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to             lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let             a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.          6. To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or             contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a             bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering.          Note: The active form of the infinitive of let, as of many                other English verbs, is often used in a passive sense;                as, a house to let (i. e., for letting, or to be let).                This form of expression conforms to the use of the                Anglo-Saxon gerund with to (dative infinitive) which                was commonly so employed. See {Gerund}, 2. [bd] Your                elegant house in Harley Street is to let.[b8]                --Thackeray. In the imperative mood, before the first                person plural, let has a hortative force. [bd] Rise up,                let us go.[b8] --Mark xiv. 42. [bd] Let us seek out                some desolate shade.[b8] --Shak.          {To let alone}, to leave; to withdraw from; to refrain from             interfering with.          {To let blood}, to cause blood to flow; to bleed.          {To let down}.             (a) To lower.             (b) To soften in tempering; as, to let down tools,                   cutlery, and the like.
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Lewd \Lewd\ (l[umac]d), a. [Compar. {Lewder} (-[etil]r); superl.       {Lewdest}.] [{OE}. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS.       l[aemac]wed laical, belonging to the laity.]       1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple.             [Obs.]                         For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder                      is a lewed man to rust.                     --Chaucer.                         So these great clerks their little wisdom show To                      mock the lewd, as learn'd in this as they. --Sir. J.                                                                               Davies.          2. Belonging to the lower classes, or the rabble; idle and             lawless; bad; vicious. [Archaic] --Chaucer.                         But the Jews, which believed not, . . . took unto                      them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, . . .                      and assaulted the house of Jason.      --Acts xvii.                                                                               5.                         Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of                      mischief.                                          --Southey.          3. Given to the promiscuous indulgence of lust; dissolute;             lustful; libidinous. --Dryden.          4. Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving             unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or             language.          Syn: Lustful; libidinous; licentious; profligate; dissolute;                sensual; unchaste; impure; lascivious; lecherous;                rakish; debauched. -- {Lewd"ly}, adv. -- {Lewd"ness}, n.
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Jar \Jar\, n. [F. jarre, Sp. jarra, from Ar. jarrah ewer; cf.       Pers. jarrah.]       1. A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for             holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental             purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar. --Dryden.          2. The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of             oil; a jar of preserves.          {Bell jar}, {Leyden jar}. See in the Vocabulary.
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Leyden jar \Ley"den jar"\ (l[imac]"d'n j[aum]r"; 277). Leyden    phial \Ley"den phi"al\ (f[imac]"[ait]l).(Elec.)       A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is       coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top,       and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the       inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with       electricity. It is so named from having been invented in       Leyden, Holland.
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Litany \Lit"a*ny\, n.; pl. {Litanies}. [OE. letanie, OF.       letanie, F. litanie, L. litania, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to pray,       akin to [?], [?], to pray, [?] prayer.]       A solemn form of supplication in the public worship of       various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join,       the former leading and the latter responding in alternate       sentences. It is usually of a penitential character.                   Supplications . . . for the appeasing of God's wrath                were of the Greek church termed litanies, and rogations                of the Latin.                                          --Hooker.
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Litheness \Lithe"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being lithe; flexibility; limberness.
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Litmus \Lit"mus\, n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick       preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G.       lackmus. See {Lac} a resinous substance.] (Chem.)       A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens ({Roccella       tinctoria}, {Lecanora tartarea}, etc.), as a blue amorphous       mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates       with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein.          Note: Litmus is used as a dye, and being turned red by acids                and restored to its blue color by alkalies, is a common                indicator or test for acidity and alkalinity.          {Litmus paper} (Chem.), unsized paper saturated with blue or             red litmus, -- used in testing for acids or alkalies.
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Litmus \Lit"mus\, n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick       preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G.       lackmus. See {Lac} a resinous substance.] (Chem.)       A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens ({Roccella       tinctoria}, {Lecanora tartarea}, etc.), as a blue amorphous       mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates       with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein.          Note: Litmus is used as a dye, and being turned red by acids                and restored to its blue color by alkalies, is a common                indicator or test for acidity and alkalinity.          {Litmus paper} (Chem.), unsized paper saturated with blue or             red litmus, -- used in testing for acids or alkalies.
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Loading \Load"ing\, n.       1. The act of putting a load on or into.          2. A load; cargo; burden. --Shak.
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Load \Load\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Loading}. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.]       1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a             cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a             lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as             to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon.                         I strive all in vain to load the cart. --Gascoigne.                         I have loaden me with many spoils.      --Shak.                         Those honors deep and broad, wherewith Your majesty                      loads our house.                                 --Shak.
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Loathing \Loath"ing\, n.       Extreme disgust; a feeling of aversion, nausea, abhorrence,       or detestation.                   The mutual fear and loathing of the hostile races.                                                                               --Macaulay.
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Loathe \Loathe\ (l[omac][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loathed}       (l[omac][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loathing}.] [AS.       l[be][edh]ian to hate. See {Loath}.]       1. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.                         Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread.                                                                               --Cowley.          2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate.                         The secret which I loathe.                  --Waller.                         She loathes the vital sir.                  --Dryden.          Syn: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See {Hate}.
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Loathingly \Loath"ing*ly\, adv.       With loathing.
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Loathness \Loath"ness\, n.       Unwillingness; reluctance.                   A general silence and loathness to speak. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loot \Loot\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Looted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Looting}.]       To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully       obtained by war.                   Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses.                                                                               --L.O[?]phant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lawyer \Law"yer\, n. [From {Law}, like bowyer, fr. bow.]       1. One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one             whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to             advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to             legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a             general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors,             solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The black-necked stilt. See {Stilt}.             (b) The bowfin ({Amia calva}).             (c) The burbot ({Lota maculosa}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lot \Lot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lotting}.]       To allot; to sort; to portion. [R.]          {To lot on} [or] {upon}, to count or reckon upon; to expect             with pleasure. [Colloq. U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loudness \Loud"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being loud.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lutanist \Lut"a*nist\, n. [LL. lutanista, fr. lutana lute. See       {Lute} the instrument.]       A person that plays on the lute. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lutenist \Lut"e*nist\, n.       Same as {Lutanist}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yelting \Yel"ting\, n. [Orig. uncert.]       The Florida and West Indian red snapper ({Lutianus aya});       also, sometimes, one of certain other allied species, as {L.       caxis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lute \Lute\, n. [L. lutum mud, clay: cf. OF. lut.]       1. (Chem.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible             substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths             of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts,             etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also {luting}.          2. A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.          3. (Brick Making) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking             off superfluous clay from mold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luting \Lut"ing\, n. (Chem.)       See {Lute}, a cement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lute \Lute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Luted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Luting}.]       To close or seal with lute; as, to lute on the cover of a       crucible; to lute a joint.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lute \Lute\, n. [L. lutum mud, clay: cf. OF. lut.]       1. (Chem.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible             substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths             of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts,             etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also {luting}.          2. A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.          3. (Brick Making) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking             off superfluous clay from mold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luting \Lut"ing\, n. (Chem.)       See {Lute}, a cement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lute \Lute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Luted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Luting}.]       To close or seal with lute; as, to lute on the cover of a       crucible; to lute a joint.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lydian \Lyd"i*an\, a. [L. Lydius, fr. Lydia, Gr. [?].]       Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its       inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of       one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which       was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character.                   Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his                soul to pleasures.                                 --Dryden.          {Lydian stone}, a flint slate used by the ancients to try             gold and silver; a touchstone. See {Basanite}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lattingtown, NY (village, FIPS 41432)       Location: 40.89475 N, 73.59489 W       Population (1990): 1859 (688 housing units)       Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lawtons, NY       Zip code(s): 14091
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Laytonsville, MD (town, FIPS 46250)       Location: 39.20963 N, 77.14156 W       Population (1990): 248 (98 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 20879, 20882
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Leadington, MO (city, FIPS 41024)       Location: 37.83431 N, 90.48157 W       Population (1990): 201 (96 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Loudon County, TN (county, FIPS 105)       Location: 35.73440 N, 84.31200 W       Population (1990): 31255 (12995 housing units)       Area: 592.1 sq km (land), 47.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Loudoun County, VA (county, FIPS 107)       Location: 39.09318 N, 77.63663 W       Population (1990): 86129 (32932 housing units)       Area: 1346.6 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ludington, MI (city, FIPS 49640)       Location: 43.95707 N, 86.44299 W       Population (1990): 8507 (3955 housing units)       Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49431
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
latency          1. The time it takes for a {packet} to cross       a network connection, from sender to receiver.          2. The period of time that a frame is held by a network device       before it is forwarded.          Two of the most important parameters of a communications       channel are its latency, which should be low, and its       {bandwidth}, which should be high.   Latency is particularly       important for a {synchronous} {protocol} where each packet       must be acknowledged before the next can be transmitted.          (2000-02-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
leading          /ledding/ The spacing between lines of {text}.   This is       defined when a {font} is designed but can often be altered in       order to change the appearance of the text or for special       effects.   It is measured in {points} and is normally 120% of       the height of the text.          See also {kerning}, {tracking}.          (1996-06-07)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Lewdness       (Acts 18:14), villany or wickedness, not lewdness in the modern       sense of the word. The word "lewd" is from the Saxon, and means       properly "ignorant," "unlearned," and hence low, vicious (Acts       17:5).