l
         adj 1: being ten more than forty [syn: {fifty}, {50}, {l}]
         n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume
               of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions;
               now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75
               pints) [syn: {liter}, {litre}, {l}, {cubic decimeter},
               {cubic decimetre}]
         2: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five [syn:
            {fifty}, {50}, {L}]
         3: a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a
            perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen
            per square centimeter [syn: {lambert}, {L}]
         4: the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: {L}, {l}]

English Dictionary: low	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
La n a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth Synonym(s): lanthanum, La, atomic number 57 a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Synonym(s): Louisiana, Pelican State, LA the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization Synonym(s): la, lah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lah n the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization Synonym(s): la, lah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lahu n a Loloish language
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lao adj of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand n a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais Synonym(s): Lao, Laotian the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
law n the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" Synonym(s): law, jurisprudence legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping" a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society Synonym(s): law, natural law a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" Synonym(s): law, law of nature the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do Synonym(s): jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale" Synonym(s): law, practice of law the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" Synonym(s): police, police force, constabulary, law
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lay adj characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry" Synonym(s): laic, lay, secular not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease" n a narrative song with a recurrent refrain [syn: ballad, lay] a narrative poem of popular origin Synonym(s): ballad, lay v put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" Synonym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" Synonym(s): lay, put down, repose prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay" impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lay away v save up as for future use [syn: hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, squirrel away]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Layia n genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers Synonym(s): Layia, genus Layia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
LE n a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints) Synonym(s): lupus erythematosus, LE
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lea n a unit of length of thread or yarn a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock Synonym(s): pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lee adj towards the side away from the wind [syn: downwind, lee(a)] n United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) Synonym(s): Lee, Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) Synonym(s): Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) Synonym(s): Lee, Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) Synonym(s): Lee, Tsung Dao Lee leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794) Synonym(s): Lee, Richard Henry Lee soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) Synonym(s): Lee, Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) Synonym(s): Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee the side of something that is sheltered from the wind Synonym(s): lee, lee side, leeward Antonym(s): windward
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leeway n (of a ship or plane) sideways drift a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits Synonym(s): allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lei n flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes Synonym(s): wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leo n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo Synonym(s): Leo, Lion a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 Synonym(s): Leo, Leo the Lion, Lion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leo I n Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461) Synonym(s): Leo I, St. Leo I, Leo the Great
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Leo III n Italian pope from 795 to 816 who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leu n the basic unit of money in Moldova the basic unit of money in Romania
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ley n a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock Synonym(s): pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
LH 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
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
li adj being one more than fifty Synonym(s): fifty-one, 51, li n a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals Synonym(s): lithium, Li, atomic number 3 Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Liao n the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125 Synonym(s): Liao, Liao dynasty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lie n a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: lie, prevarication] Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) Synonym(s): Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie position or manner in which something is situated v be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" Antonym(s): sit, sit down, stand, stand up originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" Synonym(s): dwell, consist, lie, lie in be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant" tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" Synonym(s): lie, rest assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" Synonym(s): lie down, lie Antonym(s): arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lieu n the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" Synonym(s): stead, position, place, lieu
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lii adj being two more than fifty Synonym(s): fifty-two, 52, lii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
liii adj being three more than fifty [syn: fifty-three, 53, liii]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Loewe n United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987) Synonym(s): Loewe, Frederick Loewe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Loewi n United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961) Synonym(s): Loewi, Otto Loewi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loo n a toilet in Britain [syn: water closet, closet, W.C., loo]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
low adv in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low" adj less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low" Antonym(s): high literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" Antonym(s): high very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf" Synonym(s): low, low-toned unrefined in character; "low comedy" used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency Synonym(s): low, low-pitched Antonym(s): high, high-pitched of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" Synonym(s): abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" Synonym(s): humble, low, lowly, modest, small no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted" Synonym(s): depleted, low subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" Synonym(s): broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" Synonym(s): gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited n an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow" Synonym(s): low, depression British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) Synonym(s): Low, David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low" Antonym(s): high the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving Synonym(s): first gear, first, low gear, low v make a low noise, characteristic of bovines [syn: moo, low]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lu n a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium Synonym(s): lutetium, lutecium, Lu, atomic number 71
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
luau n an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Luo n a Nilotic language
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Luyia n a Bantu language
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lwei n 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza in Angola
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lye n a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
L \L\ ([ecr]l), n.       1. An extension at right angles to the length of a main             building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the             letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower,             or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the             main building; a wing. [Written also {ell}.]          2. (Mech.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in             connecting two pipes at right angles. [Written also             {ell}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
L \L\ ([ecr]l).       1. L is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet, and a             vocal consonant. It is usually called a semivowel or             liquid. Its form and value are from the Greek, through the             Latin, the form of the Greek letter being from the             Ph[d2]nician, and the ultimate origin prob. Egyptian.             Etymologically, it is most closely related to r and u; as             in pilgrim, peregrine, couch (fr. collocare), aubura (fr.             LL. alburnus).          Note: At the end of monosyllables containing a single vowel,                it is often doubled, as in fall, full, bell; but not                after digraphs, as in foul, fool, prowl, growl, foal.                In English words, the terminating syllable le is                unaccented, the e is silent, and l is preceded by a                voice glide, as in able, eagle, pronounced [be][b6]b'l,                [?][b6]g'l. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 241.          2. As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the             Latin language.                         For 50 the Romans used the Chalcidian chi, [?],                      which assumed the less difficult lapidary type, [?],                      and was then easily assimilated to L. --I. Taylor                                                                               (The                                                                               Alphabet).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
L \L\, a.       1. Having the general shape of the (capital) letter L; as, an             L beam, or L-beam.          2. Elevated; -- a symbol for {el.} as an abbreviation of             elevated in elevated road or railroad. -- n. An elevated             road; as, to ride on the L. [Colloq., U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lingula \[d8]Lin"gu*la\ (l[icr][nsm]"g[usl]*l[adot]), n.; pl.       {-l[91]} (-l[emac]). [L., a little tongue.]       1. (Anat.) A tonguelike process or part.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of brachiopod             shells belonging to the genus {Lingula}, and related             genera. See {Brachiopoda}, and Illustration in Appendix.          {Lingula flags} (Geol.), a group of strata in the lower             Silurian or Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the             layers contain vast numbers of a species of Lingula.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pseudostella \[d8]Pseu`do*stel"la\, n.; pl. {-l[91]}. [NL.,       fr. Gr. pseydh`s false + L. stella star.] (Astron.)       Any starlike meteor or phenomenon. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Interoperculum \[d8]In`ter*o*per"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {-la}       (-l[adot]). (Anat.)       The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
La \La\, n. (Mus.)             (a) A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in                   music in solmization.             (b) The tone A; -- so called among the French and                   Italians.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
La \La\, interj. [Cf. {Lo}.]       1. Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you. [Obs.]             --Shak.          2. An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me;             as, La me! [Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peplum \Pep"lum\, n.; pl. E. {-lumus}, L. {-la}. [L.]       A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos;       also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Interoperculum \[d8]In`ter*o*per"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {-la}       (-l[adot]). (Anat.)       The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
La \La\, n. (Mus.)             (a) A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in                   music in solmization.             (b) The tone A; -- so called among the French and                   Italians.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
La \La\, interj. [Cf. {Lo}.]       1. Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you. [Obs.]             --Shak.          2. An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me;             as, La me! [Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peplum \Pep"lum\, n.; pl. E. {-lumus}, L. {-la}. [L.]       A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos;       also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Interoperculum \[d8]In`ter*o*per"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {-la}       (-l[adot]). (Anat.)       The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
La \La\, n. (Mus.)             (a) A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in                   music in solmization.             (b) The tone A; -- so called among the French and                   Italians.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
La \La\, interj. [Cf. {Lo}.]       1. Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you. [Obs.]             --Shak.          2. An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me;             as, La me! [Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peplum \Pep"lum\, n.; pl. E. {-lumus}, L. {-la}. [L.]       A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos;       also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amygdala \[d8]A*myg"da*la\ ([adot]*m[icr]g"d[adot]*l[adot]),       n.; pl. {-l[ae]} (-l[emac]). [L., an almond, fr. Gr.       'amygda`lh. See {Almond}.]       1. An almond.          2. (Anat.)             (a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx.             (b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of                   the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side                   of the vallecula.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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]:
Law \Law\, v. t.       Same as {Lawe}, v. t. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Law \Law\, interj. [Cf. {La}.]       An exclamation of mild surprise. [Archaic or Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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]:
Law \Law\, v. t.       Same as {Lawe}, v. t. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Law \Law\, interj. [Cf. {La}.]       An exclamation of mild surprise. [Archaic or Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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]:
Law \Law\, v. t.       Same as {Lawe}, v. t. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Law \Law\, interj. [Cf. {La}.]       An exclamation of mild surprise. [Archaic or Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lawe \Lawe\, v. t. [See 2d {Lawing}.]       To cut off the claws and balls of, as of a dog's fore feet.       --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for             separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --             called also {lay} and {batten}.          {Blanchard lathe}, a lathe for turning irregular forms after             a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.          {Drill lathe}, [or] {Speed lathe}, a small lathe which, from             its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.          {Engine lathe}, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has             an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring             metals, cutting screws, etc.          {Foot lathe}, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by             the foot.          {Geometric lathe}. See under {Geometric}          {Hand lathe}, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe             without an automatic feed for the tool.          {Slide lathe}, an engine lathe.          {Throw lathe}, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the             cutting tool is held in the other.
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Lay \Lay\, n.       The laity; the common people. [Obs.]                   The learned have no more privilege than the lay. --B.                                                                               Jonson.
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Lay \Lay\, n.       A meadow. See {Lea}. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Lay \Lay\, n. [OF. lei faith, law, F. loi law. See {Legal}.]       1. Faith; creed; religious profession. [Obs.]                         Of the sect to which that he was born He kept his                      lay, to which that he was sworn.         --Chaucer.          2. A law. [Obs.] [bd]Many goodly lays.[b8] --Spenser.          3. An obligation; a vow. [Obs.]                         They bound themselves by a sacred lay and oath. --                                                                               Holland.
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Lay \Lay\, a. [OF. lai, lais, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir.       laoi, laoidh, song, poem, OIr. laoidh poem, verse; but cf.       also AS. l[be]c play, sport, G. leich a sort of poem (cf.       {Lake} to sport). [?].]       1. A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad. --Spenser. Sir W.             Scott.          2. A melody; any musical utterance.                         The throstle cock made eke his lay.   --Chaucer.
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Lay \Lay\, imp.       of {Lie}, to recline.
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Lay \Lay\, a. [F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. [?] of or from the people,       lay, from [?], [?], people. Cf. {Laic}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the             clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.          2. Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.[Obs.]          3. Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular             profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding             the nature of a disease.          {Lay baptism} (Eccl.), baptism administered by a lay person.             --F. G. Lee.          {Lay brother} (R. C. Ch.), one received into a convent of             monks under the three vows, but not in holy orders.          {Lay clerk} (Eccl.), a layman who leads the responses of the             congregation, etc., in the church service. --Hook.          {Lay days} (Com.), time allowed in a charter party for taking             in and discharging cargo. --McElrath.          {Lay elder}. See 2d {Elder}, 3, note.
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Lay \Lay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to       lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan.       See {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against             something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a             book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower             lays the dust.                         A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the                      den.                                                   --Dan. vi. 17.                         Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. --Milton.          2. To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with             regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a             corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers             on a table.          3. To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to             lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.          4. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.          5. To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to             exorcise, as an evil spirit.                         After a tempest when the winds are laid. --Waller.          6. To cause to lie dead or dying.                         Brave C[91]neus laid Ortygius on the plain, The                      victor C[91]neus was by Turnus slain. --Dryden.          7. To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.                         I dare lay mine honor He will remain so. --Shak.          8. To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.          9. To apply; to put.                         She layeth her hands to the spindle.   --Prov. xxxi.                                                                               19.          10. To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to             assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.                         The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.                                                                               --Is. Iiii. 6.          11. To impute; to charge; to allege.                         God layeth not folly to them.            --Job xxiv.                                                                               12.                         Lay the fault on us.                        --Shak.          12. To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on             one.          13. To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a             particular county; to lay a scheme before one.          14. (Law) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.             --Bouvier.          15. (Mil.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.          16. (Rope Making) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable,             etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as,             to lay a cable or rope.          17. (Print.)             (a) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the                   imposing stone.             (b) To place (new type) properly in the cases.          {To lay asleep}, to put sleep; to make unobservant or             careless. --Bacon.          {To lay bare}, to make bare; to strip.                         And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain.                                                                               --Byron.          {To lay before}, to present to; to submit for consideration;             as, the papers are laid before Congress.          {To lay by}.             (a) To save.             (b) To discard.                               Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by.                                                                               --Bacon.          {To lay by the heels}, to put in the stocks. --Shak.          {To lay down}.             (a) To stake as a wager.             (b) To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay                   down one's life; to lay down one's arms.             (c) To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle.                            {To lay forth}.             (a) To extend at length; (reflexively) to exert one's                   self; to expatiate. [Obs.]             (b) To lay out (as a corpse). [Obs.] --Shak.          {To lay hands on}, to seize.          {To lay hands on one's self}, or {To lay violent hands on       one's self}, to injure one's self; specif., to commit             suicide.          {To lay heads together}, to consult.          {To lay hold of}, or {To lay hold on}, to seize; to catch.          {To lay in}, to store; to provide.          {To lay it on}, to apply without stint. --Shak.
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Lay \Lay\, v. i.       1. To produce and deposit eggs.          2. (Naut.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay             forward; to lay aloft.          3. To lay a wager; to bet.          {To lay about}, [or] {To lay about one}, to strike vigorously             in all directions. --J. H. Newman.          {To lay at}, to strike or strike at. --Spenser.          {To lay for}, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait             for. [Colloq.] --Bp Hall.          {To lay in for}, to make overtures for; to engage or secure             the possession of. [Obs.] [bd]I have laid in for             these.[b8] --Dryden.          {To lay on}, to strike; to beat; to attack. --Shak.          {To lay out}, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a             journey.
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Lay \Lay\, n.       1. That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having             been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a             layer; as, a lay of stone or wood. --Addison.                         A viol should have a lay of wire strings below.                                                                               --Bacon.          Note: The lay of a rope is right-handed or left-handed                according to the hemp or strands are laid up. See                {Lay}, v. t., 16. The lay of land is its topographical                situation, esp. its slope and its surface features.          2. A wager. [bd]My fortunes against any lay worth naming.[b8]          3.             (a) A job, price, or profit. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.             (b) A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise;                   as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees                   for a certain lay. [U. S.]          4. (Textile Manuf.)             (a) A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st {Lea}             (a) .             (b) The lathe of a loom. See {Lathe}, 3.          5. A plan; a scheme. [Slang] --Dickens.          {Lay figure}.             (a) A jointed model of the human body that may be put in                   any attitude; -- used for showing the disposition of                   drapery, etc.             (b) A mere puppet; one who serves the will of others                   without independent volition.          {Lay race}, that part of a lay on which the shuttle travels             in weaving; -- called also {shuttle race}.
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Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[amac]); p. p. {Lain} (l[amac]n),       ({Lien} (l[imac]"[ecr]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.]       [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen,       licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth.       ligan, Russ. lejate, L. lectus bed, Gr. le`chos bed,       le`xasqai to lie. Cf. {Lair}, {Law}, {Lay}, v. t., {Litter},       {Low}, adj.]       1. To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to             be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or             nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often             with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the             book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies             in his coffin.                         The watchful traveler . . . Lay down again, and                      closed his weary eyes.                        --Dryden.          2. To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland             lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the             ship lay in port.          3. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in             a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie             fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie             under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves;             the paper does not lie smooth on the wall.          4. To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding             place; to consist; -- with in.                         Envy lies between beings equal in nature, though                      unequal in circumstances.                  --Collier.                         He that thinks that diversion may not lie in hard                      labor, forgets the early rising and hard riding of                      huntsmen.                                          --Locke.          5. To lodge; to sleep.                         Whiles I was now trifling at home, I saw London, . .                      . where I lay one night only.            --Evelyn.                         Mr. Quinion lay at our house that night. --Dickens.          6. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.                         The wind is loud and will not lie.      --Shak.          7. (Law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being             maintained. [bd]An appeal lies in this case.[b8]             --Parsons.          Note: Through ignorance or carelessness speakers and writers                often confuse the forms of the two distinct verbs lay                and lie. Lay is a transitive verb, and has for its                preterit laid; as, he told me to lay it down, and I                laid it down. Lie is intransitive, and has for its                preterit lay; as, he told me to lie down, and I lay                down. Some persons blunder by using laid for the                preterit of lie; as, he told me to lie down, and I laid                down. So persons often say incorrectly, the ship laid                at anchor; they laid by during the storm; the book was                laying on the shelf, etc. It is only necessary to                remember, in all such cases, that laid is the preterit                of lay, and not of lie.          {To lie along the shore} (Naut.), to coast, keeping land in             sight.          {To lie at the door of}, to be imputable to; as, the sin,             blame, etc., lies at your door.          {To lie at the heart}, to be an object of affection, desire,             or anxiety. --Sir W. Temple.          {To lie at the mercy of}, to be in the power of.          {To lie by}.             (a) To remain with; to be at hand; as, he has the                   manuscript lying by him.             (b) To rest; to intermit labor; as, we lay by during the                   heat of the day.          {To lie hard} [or] {heavy}, to press or weigh; to bear hard.                      {To lie in}, to be in childbed; to bring forth young.          {To lie in one}, to be in the power of; to belong to. [bd]As             much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.[b8]             --Rom. xii. 18.          {To lie in the way}, to be an obstacle or impediment.          {To lie in wait}, to wait in concealment; to lie in ambush.                      {To lie on} [or] {upon}.             (a) To depend on; as, his life lies on the result.             (b) To bear, rest, press, or weigh on.          {To lie low}, to remain in concealment or inactive. [Slang]                      {To lie on hand},          {To lie on one's hands}, to remain unsold or unused; as, the             goods are still lying on his hands; they have too much             time lying on their hands.          {To lie on the head of}, to be imputed to.                         What he gets more of her than sharp words, let it                      lie on my head.                                 --Shak.          {To lie over}.             (a) To remain unpaid after the time when payment is due,                   as a note in bank.             (b) To be deferred to some future occasion, as a                   resolution in a public deliberative body.          {To lie to} (Naut.), to stop or delay; especially, to head as             near the wind as possible as being the position of             greatest safety in a gale; -- said of a ship. Cf. {To             bring to}, under {Bring}.          {To lie under}, to be subject to; to suffer; to be oppressed             by.          {To lie with}.             (a) To lodge or sleep with.             (b) To have sexual intercourse with.             (c) To belong to; as, it lies with you to make amends.
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3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for             separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --             called also {lay} and {batten}.          {Blanchard lathe}, a lathe for turning irregular forms after             a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.          {Drill lathe}, [or] {Speed lathe}, a small lathe which, from             its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.          {Engine lathe}, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has             an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring             metals, cutting screws, etc.          {Foot lathe}, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by             the foot.          {Geometric lathe}. See under {Geometric}          {Hand lathe}, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe             without an automatic feed for the tool.          {Slide lathe}, an engine lathe.          {Throw lathe}, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the             cutting tool is held in the other.
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Lay \Lay\, n.       The laity; the common people. [Obs.]                   The learned have no more privilege than the lay. --B.                                                                               Jonson.
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Lay \Lay\, n.       A meadow. See {Lea}. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Lay \Lay\, n. [OF. lei faith, law, F. loi law. See {Legal}.]       1. Faith; creed; religious profession. [Obs.]                         Of the sect to which that he was born He kept his                      lay, to which that he was sworn.         --Chaucer.          2. A law. [Obs.] [bd]Many goodly lays.[b8] --Spenser.          3. An obligation; a vow. [Obs.]                         They bound themselves by a sacred lay and oath. --                                                                               Holland.
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Lay \Lay\, a. [OF. lai, lais, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir.       laoi, laoidh, song, poem, OIr. laoidh poem, verse; but cf.       also AS. l[be]c play, sport, G. leich a sort of poem (cf.       {Lake} to sport). [?].]       1. A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad. --Spenser. Sir W.             Scott.          2. A melody; any musical utterance.                         The throstle cock made eke his lay.   --Chaucer.
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Lay \Lay\, imp.       of {Lie}, to recline.
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Lay \Lay\, a. [F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. [?] of or from the people,       lay, from [?], [?], people. Cf. {Laic}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the             clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.          2. Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.[Obs.]          3. Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular             profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding             the nature of a disease.          {Lay baptism} (Eccl.), baptism administered by a lay person.             --F. G. Lee.          {Lay brother} (R. C. Ch.), one received into a convent of             monks under the three vows, but not in holy orders.          {Lay clerk} (Eccl.), a layman who leads the responses of the             congregation, etc., in the church service. --Hook.          {Lay days} (Com.), time allowed in a charter party for taking             in and discharging cargo. --McElrath.          {Lay elder}. See 2d {Elder}, 3, note.
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Lay \Lay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to       lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan.       See {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against             something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a             book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower             lays the dust.                         A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the                      den.                                                   --Dan. vi. 17.                         Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. --Milton.          2. To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with             regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a             corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers             on a table.          3. To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to             lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.          4. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.          5. To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to             exorcise, as an evil spirit.                         After a tempest when the winds are laid. --Waller.          6. To cause to lie dead or dying.                         Brave C[91]neus laid Ortygius on the plain, The                      victor C[91]neus was by Turnus slain. --Dryden.          7. To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.                         I dare lay mine honor He will remain so. --Shak.          8. To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.          9. To apply; to put.                         She layeth her hands to the spindle.   --Prov. xxxi.                                                                               19.          10. To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to             assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.                         The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.                                                                               --Is. Iiii. 6.          11. To impute; to charge; to allege.                         God layeth not folly to them.            --Job xxiv.                                                                               12.                         Lay the fault on us.                        --Shak.          12. To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on             one.          13. To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a             particular county; to lay a scheme before one.          14. (Law) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.             --Bouvier.          15. (Mil.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.          16. (Rope Making) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable,             etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as,             to lay a cable or rope.          17. (Print.)             (a) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the                   imposing stone.             (b) To place (new type) properly in the cases.          {To lay asleep}, to put sleep; to make unobservant or             careless. --Bacon.          {To lay bare}, to make bare; to strip.                         And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain.                                                                               --Byron.          {To lay before}, to present to; to submit for consideration;             as, the papers are laid before Congress.          {To lay by}.             (a) To save.             (b) To discard.                               Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by.                                                                               --Bacon.          {To lay by the heels}, to put in the stocks. --Shak.          {To lay down}.             (a) To stake as a wager.             (b) To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay                   down one's life; to lay down one's arms.             (c) To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle.                            {To lay forth}.             (a) To extend at length; (reflexively) to exert one's                   self; to expatiate. [Obs.]             (b) To lay out (as a corpse). [Obs.] --Shak.          {To lay hands on}, to seize.          {To lay hands on one's self}, or {To lay violent hands on       one's self}, to injure one's self; specif., to commit             suicide.          {To lay heads together}, to consult.          {To lay hold of}, or {To lay hold on}, to seize; to catch.          {To lay in}, to store; to provide.          {To lay it on}, to apply without stint. --Shak.
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Lay \Lay\, v. i.       1. To produce and deposit eggs.          2. (Naut.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay             forward; to lay aloft.          3. To lay a wager; to bet.          {To lay about}, [or] {To lay about one}, to strike vigorously             in all directions. --J. H. Newman.          {To lay at}, to strike or strike at. --Spenser.          {To lay for}, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait             for. [Colloq.] --Bp Hall.          {To lay in for}, to make overtures for; to engage or secure             the possession of. [Obs.] [bd]I have laid in for             these.[b8] --Dryden.          {To lay on}, to strike; to beat; to attack. --Shak.          {To lay out}, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a             journey.
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Lay \Lay\, n.       1. That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having             been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a             layer; as, a lay of stone or wood. --Addison.                         A viol should have a lay of wire strings below.                                                                               --Bacon.          Note: The lay of a rope is right-handed or left-handed                according to the hemp or strands are laid up. See                {Lay}, v. t., 16. The lay of land is its topographical                situation, esp. its slope and its surface features.          2. A wager. [bd]My fortunes against any lay worth naming.[b8]          3.             (a) A job, price, or profit. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.             (b) A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise;                   as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees                   for a certain lay. [U. S.]          4. (Textile Manuf.)             (a) A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st {Lea}             (a) .             (b) The lathe of a loom. See {Lathe}, 3.          5. A plan; a scheme. [Slang] --Dickens.          {Lay figure}.             (a) A jointed model of the human body that may be put in                   any attitude; -- used for showing the disposition of                   drapery, etc.             (b) A mere puppet; one who serves the will of others                   without independent volition.          {Lay race}, that part of a lay on which the shuttle travels             in weaving; -- called also {shuttle race}.
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Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[amac]); p. p. {Lain} (l[amac]n),       ({Lien} (l[imac]"[ecr]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.]       [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen,       licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth.       ligan, Russ. lejate, L. lectus bed, Gr. le`chos bed,       le`xasqai to lie. Cf. {Lair}, {Law}, {Lay}, v. t., {Litter},       {Low}, adj.]       1. To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to             be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or             nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often             with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the             book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies             in his coffin.                         The watchful traveler . . . Lay down again, and                      closed his weary eyes.                        --Dryden.          2. To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland             lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the             ship lay in port.          3. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in             a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie             fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie             under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves;             the paper does not lie smooth on the wall.          4. To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding             place; to consist; -- with in.                         Envy lies between beings equal in nature, though                      unequal in circumstances.                  --Collier.                         He that thinks that diversion may not lie in hard                      labor, forgets the early rising and hard riding of                      huntsmen.                                          --Locke.          5. To lodge; to sleep.                         Whiles I was now trifling at home, I saw London, . .                      . where I lay one night only.            --Evelyn.                         Mr. Quinion lay at our house that night. --Dickens.          6. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.                         The wind is loud and will not lie.      --Shak.          7. (Law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being             maintained. [bd]An appeal lies in this case.[b8]             --Parsons.          Note: Through ignorance or carelessness speakers and writers                often confuse the forms of the two distinct verbs lay                and lie. Lay is a transitive verb, and has for its                preterit laid; as, he told me to lay it down, and I                laid it down. Lie is intransitive, and has for its                preterit lay; as, he told me to lie down, and I lay                down. Some persons blunder by using laid for the                preterit of lie; as, he told me to lie down, and I laid                down. So persons often say incorrectly, the ship laid                at anchor; they laid by during the storm; the book was                laying on the shelf, etc. It is only necessary to                remember, in all such cases, that laid is the preterit                of lay, and not of lie.          {To lie along the shore} (Naut.), to coast, keeping land in             sight.          {To lie at the door of}, to be imputable to; as, the sin,             blame, etc., lies at your door.          {To lie at the heart}, to be an object of affection, desire,             or anxiety. --Sir W. Temple.          {To lie at the mercy of}, to be in the power of.          {To lie by}.             (a) To remain with; to be at hand; as, he has the                   manuscript lying by him.             (b) To rest; to intermit labor; as, we lay by during the                   heat of the day.          {To lie hard} [or] {heavy}, to press or weigh; to bear hard.                      {To lie in}, to be in childbed; to bring forth young.          {To lie in one}, to be in the power of; to belong to. [bd]As             much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.[b8]             --Rom. xii. 18.          {To lie in the way}, to be an obstacle or impediment.          {To lie in wait}, to wait in concealment; to lie in ambush.                      {To lie on} [or] {upon}.             (a) To depend on; as, his life lies on the result.             (b) To bear, rest, press, or weigh on.          {To lie low}, to remain in concealment or inactive. [Slang]                      {To lie on hand},          {To lie on one's hands}, to remain unsold or unused; as, the             goods are still lying on his hands; they have too much             time lying on their hands.          {To lie on the head of}, to be imputed to.                         What he gets more of her than sharp words, let it                      lie on my head.                                 --Shak.          {To lie over}.             (a) To remain unpaid after the time when payment is due,                   as a note in bank.             (b) To be deferred to some future occasion, as a                   resolution in a public deliberative body.          {To lie to} (Naut.), to stop or delay; especially, to head as             near the wind as possible as being the position of             greatest safety in a gale; -- said of a ship. Cf. {To             bring to}, under {Bring}.          {To lie under}, to be subject to; to suffer; to be oppressed             by.          {To lie with}.             (a) To lodge or sleep with.             (b) To have sexual intercourse with.             (c) To belong to; as, it lies with you to make amends.
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Lea \Lea\, n. [Cf. {Lay}, n. (that which is laid), 4.] (Textile       Manuf.)       (a) A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120             yards; a lay.       (b) A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.
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Lea \Lea\, n. [OE. ley, lay, As. le[a0]h, le[a0]; akin to Prov.       G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E.       light, n.]       A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. [bd]Plow-torn       leas.[b8] --Shak.                   The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.
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Mausoleum \Mau`so*le"um\, n.; pl. E. {Mausoleums}, L. {-lea}.       [L. mausoleum, Gr. [?], fr. [?] Mausolus, king of Caria, to       whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.]       A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.
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Lea \Lea\, n. [Cf. {Lay}, n. (that which is laid), 4.] (Textile       Manuf.)       (a) A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120             yards; a lay.       (b) A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.
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Lea \Lea\, n. [OE. ley, lay, As. le[a0]h, le[a0]; akin to Prov.       G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E.       light, n.]       A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. [bd]Plow-torn       leas.[b8] --Shak.                   The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.
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Mausoleum \Mau`so*le"um\, n.; pl. E. {Mausoleums}, L. {-lea}.       [L. mausoleum, Gr. [?], fr. [?] Mausolus, king of Caria, to       whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.]       A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.
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Lee \Lee\, a. (Naut.)       Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against       which the wind blows; -- opposed to {weather}; as, the lee       side or lee rail of a vessel.          {Lee gauge}. See {Gauge}, n. (Naut.)          {Lee shore}, the shore on the lee side of a vessel.          {Lee tide}, a tide running in the same direction that the             wind blows.          {On the lee beam}, directly to the leeward; in a line at             right angles to the length of the vessel and to the             leeward.
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Lee \Lee\ (l[emac]), v. i.,       To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Lee \Lee\, n.; pl. {Lees} (l[emac]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L.       levare to lift up, raise. Cf. {Lever}.]       That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor       (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural.       [Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] [bd]The lees of       wine.[b8] --Holland.                   A thousand demons lurk within the lee.   --Young.                   The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left                this vault to brag of.                           --Shak.
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Lee \Lee\, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[emac], akin to AS.       hle[a2], hle[a2]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[8a]o, D. lij       lee, Sw. l[84], Dan. l[91].]       1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind             by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter;             protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a             ship.                         We lurked under lee.                           --Morte                                                                               d'Arthure.                         Desiring me to take shelter in his lee. --Tyndall.          2. (Naut.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on             shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See {Lee}, a.          {By the lee}, {To bring by the lee}. See under {By}, and             {Bring}.          {Under the lee of}, on that side which is sheltered from the             wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship.
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Leeway \Lee"way`\ (l[emac]"w[amac]`), n. (Naut.)       The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course;       drift.
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Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a       sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. {Ensign},       {Resign}, {Seal} a stamp, {Signal}, {Signet}.]       That by which anything is made known or represented; that       which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a       proof. Specifically:       (a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as             indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.       (b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine             will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine             power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.                         Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of                      the Spirit of God.                           --Rom. xv. 19.                         It shall come to pass, if they will not believe                      thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first                      sign, that they will believe the voice of the                      latter sign.                                    --Ex. iv. 8.       (c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve             the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.                         What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty                      men, and they became a sign.            --Num. xxvi.                                                                               10.       (d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or             represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.                         The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely                      significative; but what they represent is as                      certainly delivered to us as the symbols                      themselves.                                       --Brerewood.                         Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory.                                                                               --Spenser.       (e) A word or a character regarded as the outward             manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of             ideas.       (f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is             expressed, or a command or a wish made known.                         They made signs to his father, how he would have                      him called.                                       --Luke i. 62.       (g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language             of a signs such as those used by the North American             Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.          Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural                signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and                methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the                dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word                by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished                from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on                the fingers.       (h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.             --Milton.       (i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed             upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to             advertise the business there transacted, or the name of             the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed             token or notice.                         The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted                      signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the                      streets.                                          --Macaulay.       (j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.          Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection                of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and                are named, respectively, {Aries} ([Aries]), {Taurus}                ([Taurus]), {Gemini} (II), {Cancer} ([Cancer]), {Leo}                ([Leo]), {Virgo} ([Virgo]), {Libra} ([Libra]),                {Scorpio} ([Scorpio]), {Sagittarius} ([Sagittarius]),                {Capricornus   ([Capricorn]), {Aquarius} ([Aquarius]),                {Pisces} ([Pisces]). These names were originally the                names of the constellations occupying severally the                divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still                retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the                equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become                separated about 30 degrees from these constellations,                and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in                advance, or to the east of the one which bears its                name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus,                etc.       (k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities,             or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign +             (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division [f6],             and the like.       (l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one             appreciable by some one other than the patient.          Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used                synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign                differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived                only by the patient himself. The term sign is often                further restricted to the purely local evidences of                disease afforded by direct examination of the organs                involved, as distinguished from those evidence of                general disturbance afforded by observation of the                temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often                called physical sign.       (m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.       (n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or             signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term             used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance             considered with reference to that which it represents.                         An outward and visible sign of an inward and                      spiritual grace.                              --Bk. of                                                                               Common Prayer.          Note: See the Table of {Arbitrary Signs}, p. 1924.          {Sign manual}.       (a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of             bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed             with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be,             to complete their validity.       (b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting.             --Craig. Tomlins. Wharton.          Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol;                type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See                {Emblem}.
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Lew \Lew\ (l[umac]), a. [Cf. lee a calm or sheltered place,       lukewarm.]       Lukewarm; tepid. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Ley \Ley\ (l[amac]), v. t. & i.       To lay; to wager. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Ley \Ley\, n. [OF.]       Law. --Abbott.
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Ley \Ley\ (l[emac]), n.       Grass or meadow land; a lea.
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Ley \Ley\ (l[imac]), n. [Obs.]       See {Lye}.
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Ley \Ley\, a.       Fallow; unseeded. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Lye \Lye\, n. [Written also {lie} and {ley}.] [AS. le[a0]h; akin       to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a       hot spring.]       A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts,       obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making       soap, etc.
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Ley \Ley\ (l[amac]), v. t. & i.       To lay; to wager. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Ley \Ley\, n. [OF.]       Law. --Abbott.
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Ley \Ley\ (l[emac]), n.       Grass or meadow land; a lea.
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Ley \Ley\ (l[imac]), n. [Obs.]       See {Lye}.
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Ley \Ley\, a.       Fallow; unseeded. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Lye \Lye\, n. [Written also {lie} and {ley}.] [AS. le[a0]h; akin       to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a       hot spring.]       A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts,       obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making       soap, etc.
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Li \Li\ (l[emac]), n.       1. A Chinese measure of distance, being a little more than             one third of a mile.          2. A Chinese copper coin; a cash. See {Cash}.
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d8Puntello \[d8]Pun*tel"lo\, n.; pl. {-li}. [It., dim. of punto       point.] (Sculpture)       One of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting       away superfluous stone.
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Li \Li\ (l[emac]), n.       1. A Chinese measure of distance, being a little more than             one third of a mile.          2. A Chinese copper coin; a cash. See {Cash}.
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d8Puntello \[d8]Pun*tel"lo\, n.; pl. {-li}. [It., dim. of punto       point.] (Sculpture)       One of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting       away superfluous stone.
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Lie \Lie\ (l[imac]), n.       See {Lye}.
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Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lied} (l[imac]d); p. pr. & vb.       n. {Lying} (l[imac]"[icr]ng).] [OE. lien, li[yogh]en,       le[yogh]en, leo[yogh]en, AS. le[a2]gan; akin to D. liegen,       OS. & OHG. liogan, G. l[81]gen, Icel. lj[umac]ga, Sw. ljuga,       Dan. lyve, Goth. liugan, Russ. lgate.]       To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do       that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to       know the truth, or when morality requires a just       representation.
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Lie \Lie\ (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi,       G. l[81]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[94]gn, Goth. liugn.       See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.]       1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception;             an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with             the intention to deceive.                         The proper notion of a lie is an endeavoring to                      deceive another by signifying that to him as true,                      which we ourselves think not to be so. --S. Clarke.                         It is willful deceit that makes a lie. A man may act                      a lie, as by pointing his finger in a wrong                      direction when a traveler inquires of him his road.                                                                               --Paley.          2. A fiction; a fable; an untruth. --Dryden.          3. Anything which misleads or disappoints.                         Wishing this lie of life was o'er.      --Trench.          {To give the lie to}.             (a) To charge with falsehood; as, the man gave him the                   lie.             (b) To reveal to be false; as, a man's actions may give                   the lie to his words.          {White lie}, a euphemism for such lies as one finds it             convenient to tell, and excuses himself for telling.          Syn: Untruth; falsehood; fiction; deception.          Usage: {Lie}, {Untruth}. A man may state what is untrue from                   ignorance or misconception; hence, to impute an                   untruth to one is not necessarily the same as charging                   him with a lie. Every lie is an untruth, but not every                   untruth is a lie. Cf. {Falsity}.
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Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[amac]); p. p. {Lain} (l[amac]n),       ({Lien} (l[imac]"[ecr]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.]       [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen,       licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth.       ligan, Russ. lejate, L. lectus bed, Gr. le`chos bed,       le`xasqai to lie. Cf. {Lair}, {Law}, {Lay}, v. t., {Litter},       {Low}, adj.]       1. To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to             be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or             nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often             with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the             book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies             in his coffin.                         The watchful traveler . . . Lay down again, and                      closed his weary eyes.                        --Dryden.          2. To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland             lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the             ship lay in port.          3. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in             a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie             fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie             under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves;             the paper does not lie smooth on the wall.          4. To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding             place; to consist; -- with in.                         Envy lies between beings equal in nature, though                      unequal in circumstances.                  --Collier.                         He that thinks that diversion may not lie in hard                      labor, forgets the early rising and hard riding of                      huntsmen.                                          --Locke.          5. To lodge; to sleep.                         Whiles I was now trifling at home, I saw London, . .                      . where I lay one night only.            --Evelyn.                         Mr. Quinion lay at our house that night. --Dickens.          6. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.                         The wind is loud and will not lie.      --Shak.          7. (Law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being             maintained. [bd]An appeal lies in this case.[b8]             --Parsons.          Note: Through ignorance or carelessness speakers and writers                often confuse the forms of the two distinct verbs lay                and lie. Lay is a transitive verb, and has for its                preterit laid; as, he told me to lay it down, and I                laid it down. Lie is intransitive, and has for its                preterit lay; as, he told me to lie down, and I lay                down. Some persons blunder by using laid for the                preterit of lie; as, he told me to lie down, and I laid                down. So persons often say incorrectly, the ship laid                at anchor; they laid by during the storm; the book was                laying on the shelf, etc. It is only necessary to                remember, in all such cases, that laid is the preterit                of lay, and not of lie.          {To lie along the shore} (Naut.), to coast, keeping land in             sight.          {To lie at the door of}, to be imputable to; as, the sin,             blame, etc., lies at your door.          {To lie at the heart}, to be an object of affection, desire,             or anxiety. --Sir W. Temple.          {To lie at the mercy of}, to be in the power of.          {To lie by}.             (a) To remain with; to be at hand; as, he has the                   manuscript lying by him.             (b) To rest; to intermit labor; as, we lay by during the                   heat of the day.          {To lie hard} [or] {heavy}, to press or weigh; to bear hard.                      {To lie in}, to be in childbed; to bring forth young.          {To lie in one}, to be in the power of; to belong to. [bd]As             much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.[b8]             --Rom. xii. 18.          {To lie in the way}, to be an obstacle or impediment.          {To lie in wait}, to wait in concealment; to lie in ambush.                      {To lie on} [or] {upon}.             (a) To depend on; as, his life lies on the result.             (b) To bear, rest, press, or weigh on.          {To lie low}, to remain in concealment or inactive. [Slang]                      {To lie on hand},          {To lie on one's hands}, to remain unsold or unused; as, the             goods are still lying on his hands; they have too much             time lying on their hands.          {To lie on the head of}, to be imputed to.                         What he gets more of her than sharp words, let it                      lie on my head.                                 --Shak.          {To lie over}.             (a) To remain unpaid after the time when payment is due,                   as a note in bank.             (b) To be deferred to some future occasion, as a                   resolution in a public deliberative body.          {To lie to} (Naut.), to stop or delay; especially, to head as             near the wind as possible as being the position of             greatest safety in a gale; -- said of a ship. Cf. {To             bring to}, under {Bring}.          {To lie under}, to be subject to; to suffer; to be oppressed             by.          {To lie with}.             (a) To lodge or sleep with.             (b) To have sexual intercourse with.             (c) To belong to; as, it lies with you to make amends.
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Lie \Lie\ (l[imac]), n.       The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of       land or country. --J. H. Newman.                   He surveyed with his own eyes . . . the lie of the                country on the side towards Thrace.         --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd.).
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Lye \Lye\, n. [Written also {lie} and {ley}.] [AS. le[a0]h; akin       to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a       hot spring.]       A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts,       obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making       soap, etc.
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Lie \Lie\ (l[imac]), n.       See {Lye}.
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Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lied} (l[imac]d); p. pr. & vb.       n. {Lying} (l[imac]"[icr]ng).] [OE. lien, li[yogh]en,       le[yogh]en, leo[yogh]en, AS. le[a2]gan; akin to D. liegen,       OS. & OHG. liogan, G. l[81]gen, Icel. lj[umac]ga, Sw. ljuga,       Dan. lyve, Goth. liugan, Russ. lgate.]       To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do       that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to       know the truth, or when morality requires a just       representation.
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Lie \Lie\ (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi,       G. l[81]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[94]gn, Goth. liugn.       See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.]       1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception;             an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with             the intention to deceive.                         The proper notion of a lie is an endeavoring to                      deceive another by signifying that to him as true,                      which we ourselves think not to be so. --S. Clarke.                         It is willful deceit that makes a lie. A man may act                      a lie, as by pointing his finger in a wrong                      direction when a traveler inquires of him his road.                                                                               --Paley.          2. A fiction; a fable; an untruth. --Dryden.          3. Anything which misleads or disappoints.                         Wishing this lie of life was o'er.      --Trench.          {To give the lie to}.             (a) To charge with falsehood; as, the man gave him the                   lie.             (b) To reveal to be false; as, a man's actions may give                   the lie to his words.          {White lie}, a euphemism for such lies as one finds it             convenient to tell, and excuses himself for telling.          Syn: Untruth; falsehood; fiction; deception.          Usage: {Lie}, {Untruth}. A man may state what is untrue from                   ignorance or misconception; hence, to impute an                   untruth to one is not necessarily the same as charging                   him with a lie. Every lie is an untruth, but not every                   untruth is a lie. Cf. {Falsity}.
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Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[amac]); p. p. {Lain} (l[amac]n),       ({Lien} (l[imac]"[ecr]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.]       [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen,       licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth.       ligan, Russ. lejate, L. lectus bed, Gr. le`chos bed,       le`xasqai to lie. Cf. {Lair}, {Law}, {Lay}, v. t., {Litter},       {Low}, adj.]       1. To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to             be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or             nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often             with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the             book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies             in his coffin.                         The watchful traveler . . . Lay down again, and                      closed his weary eyes.                        --Dryden.          2. To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland             lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the             ship lay in port.          3. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in             a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie             fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie             under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves;             the paper does not lie smooth on the wall.          4. To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding             place; to consist; -- with in.                         Envy lies between beings equal in nature, though                      unequal in circumstances.                  --Collier.                         He that thinks that diversion may not lie in hard                      labor, forgets the early rising and hard riding of                      huntsmen.                                          --Locke.          5. To lodge; to sleep.                         Whiles I was now trifling at home, I saw London, . .                      . where I lay one night only.            --Evelyn.                         Mr. Quinion lay at our house that night. --Dickens.          6. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.                         The wind is loud and will not lie.      --Shak.          7. (Law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being             maintained. [bd]An appeal lies in this case.[b8]             --Parsons.          Note: Through ignorance or carelessness speakers and writers                often confuse the forms of the two distinct verbs lay                and lie. Lay is a transitive verb, and has for its                preterit laid; as, he told me to lay it down, and I                laid it down. Lie is intransitive, and has for its                preterit lay; as, he told me to lie down, and I lay                down. Some persons blunder by using laid for the                preterit of lie; as, he told me to lie down, and I laid                down. So persons often say incorrectly, the ship laid                at anchor; they laid by during the storm; the book was                laying on the shelf, etc. It is only necessary to                remember, in all such cases, that laid is the preterit                of lay, and not of lie.          {To lie along the shore} (Naut.), to coast, keeping land in             sight.          {To lie at the door of}, to be imputable to; as, the sin,             blame, etc., lies at your door.          {To lie at the heart}, to be an object of affection, desire,             or anxiety. --Sir W. Temple.          {To lie at the mercy of}, to be in the power of.          {To lie by}.             (a) To remain with; to be at hand; as, he has the                   manuscript lying by him.             (b) To rest; to intermit labor; as, we lay by during the                   heat of the day.          {To lie hard} [or] {heavy}, to press or weigh; to bear hard.                      {To lie in}, to be in childbed; to bring forth young.          {To lie in one}, to be in the power of; to belong to. [bd]As             much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.[b8]             --Rom. xii. 18.          {To lie in the way}, to be an obstacle or impediment.          {To lie in wait}, to wait in concealment; to lie in ambush.                      {To lie on} [or] {upon}.             (a) To depend on; as, his life lies on the result.             (b) To bear, rest, press, or weigh on.          {To lie low}, to remain in concealment or inactive. [Slang]                      {To lie on hand},          {To lie on one's hands}, to remain unsold or unused; as, the             goods are still lying on his hands; they have too much             time lying on their hands.          {To lie on the head of}, to be imputed to.                         What he gets more of her than sharp words, let it                      lie on my head.                                 --Shak.          {To lie over}.             (a) To remain unpaid after the time when payment is due,                   as a note in bank.             (b) To be deferred to some future occasion, as a                   resolution in a public deliberative body.          {To lie to} (Naut.), to stop or delay; especially, to head as             near the wind as possible as being the position of             greatest safety in a gale; -- said of a ship. Cf. {To             bring to}, under {Bring}.          {To lie under}, to be subject to; to suffer; to be oppressed             by.          {To lie with}.             (a) To lodge or sleep with.             (b) To have sexual intercourse with.             (c) To belong to; as, it lies with you to make amends.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lie \Lie\ (l[imac]), n.       The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of       land or country. --J. H. Newman.                   He surveyed with his own eyes . . . the lie of the                country on the side towards Thrace.         --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd.).
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Lye \Lye\, n. [Written also {lie} and {ley}.] [AS. le[a0]h; akin       to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a       hot spring.]       A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts,       obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making       soap, etc.
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Lieu \Lieu\ (l[umac]), n. [F., OF. also liu, leu, lou, fr. L.       locus place. See {Local}, {Locus}.]       Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of,       that is, instead of.                   The plan of extortion had been adopted in lieu of the                scheme of confiscation.                           --Burke.
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Lo \Lo\, interj. [OE. lo, low; perh. akin to E. look, v.]       Look; see; behold; observe. [bd]Lo, here is Christ.[b8]       --Matt. xxiv. 23. [bd]Lo, we turn to the Gentiles.[b8] --Acts       xiii. 46.
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Lanterloo \Lan"ter*loo`\, n.       An old name of {loo}       (a) .
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Loo \Loo\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Looing}.]       To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written       also {lu}.] --Goldsmith.
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Loo \Loo\, n. [For older lanterloo, F. lanturelu, lanturlu, name       of the game; orig., the refrain of a vaudeville.]       (a) An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to             each player from a full pack. When five cards are used             the highest card is the knave of clubs or (if so agreed             upon) the knave of trumps; -- formerly called             {lanterloo}.       (b) A modification of the game of [bd]all fours[b8] in which             the players replenish their hands after each round by             drawing each a card from the pack.
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Lanterloo \Lan"ter*loo`\, n.       An old name of {loo}       (a) .
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Loo \Loo\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Looing}.]       To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written       also {lu}.] --Goldsmith.
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Loo \Loo\, n. [For older lanterloo, F. lanturelu, lanturlu, name       of the game; orig., the refrain of a vaudeville.]       (a) An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to             each player from a full pack. When five cards are used             the highest card is the knave of clubs or (if so agreed             upon) the knave of trumps; -- formerly called             {lanterloo}.       (b) A modification of the game of [bd]all fours[b8] in which             the players replenish their hands after each round by             drawing each a card from the pack.
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Low \Low\, obs.       strong imp. of {Laugh}. --Chaucer.
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Low \Low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lowing}.] [OE. lowen, AS. hl[?]wan; akin to D. loeijen, OHG.       hl[?]jan, hluojan.]       To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals;       to moo.                   The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.
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Low \Low\, n. [Icel. log, logi; akin to E. light, n.]       Fire; a flame; a light. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Low \Low\, n.       The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine       animals.                   Talking voices and the law of herds.      --Wordsworth.
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Low \Low\, n. [AS. hl[be]w; akin to Goth. hlaiw a grave, hlains       a hill, and to E. lean to incline.]       A hill; a mound; a grave. [Obs. except in place names.]       --Skeat.
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Low \Low\, v. i.       To burn; to blaze. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns.
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Low \Low\, a. [Compar. {Lower}; superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low,       louh, lah, Icel. l[be]gr; akin to Sw. l[86]g, Dan. lav, D.       laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or             elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as,             low ground; a low flight.          2. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature;             a low fence.          3. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in             winter, and six in summer.          4. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.          5. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the             ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of             corn; low wages.          6. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.          7. (Mus.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low             pitch; a low note.          8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of             the tongue in relation to the palate; as, [?] ([?]m), [?]             (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 10, 11.          9. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the             low northern latitudes.          10. Numerically small; as, a low number.          11. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as,             low spirits; low in spirits.          12. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low             condition; the lower classes.                         Why but to keep ye low and ignorant ? --Milton.          13. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low             mind; a low trick or stratagem.          14. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a             low comparison.                         In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest                      wits of the heathen world are low and dull.                                                                               --Felton.          15. Submissive; humble. [bd]Low reverence.[b8] --Milton.          16. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse;             made low by sickness.          17. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a             low temperature; a low fever.          18. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low             estimate.          19. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple;             as, a low diet.          Note: Low is often used in the formation of compounds which                require no special explanation; as, low-arched, low-                browed, low-crowned, low-heeled, low-lying, low-priced,                low-roofed, low-toned, low-voiced, and the like.          {Low Church}. See {High Church}, under {High}.          {Low Countries}, the Netherlands.          {Low German}, {Low Latin}, etc. See under {German}, {Latin},             etc.          {Low life}, humble life.          {Low milling}, a process of making flour from grain by a             single grinding and by siftings.          {Low relief}. See {Bas-relief}.          {Low side window} (Arch.), a peculiar form of window common             in medi[91]val churches, and of uncertain use. Windows of             this sort are narrow, near the ground, and out of the line             of the windows, and in many different situations in the             building.          {Low spirits}, despondency.          {Low steam}, steam having a low pressure.          {Low steel}, steel which contains only a small proportion of             carbon, and can not be hardened greatly by sudden cooling.                      {Low Sunday}, the Sunday next after Easter; -- popularly so             called.          {Low tide}, the farthest ebb of the tide; the tide at its             lowest point; low water.          {Low water}.             (a) The lowest point of the ebb tide; a low stage of the                   in a river, lake, etc.             (b) (Steam Boiler) The condition of an insufficient                   quantity of water in the boiler.          {Low water} {alarm [or] indicator} (Steam Boiler), a             contrivance of various forms attached to a boiler for             giving warning when the water is low.          {Low water mark}, that part of the shore to which the waters             recede when the tide is the lowest. --Bouvier.          {Low wine}, a liquor containing about 20 percent of alcohol,             produced by the first distillation of wash; the first run             of the still; -- often in the plural.
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Low \Low\, n. (Card Playing)       The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt       or drawn.
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Low \Low\, adv.       1. In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near             the ground.          2. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as,             he sold his wheat low.          3. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.          4. In time approaching our own.                         In that part of the world which was first inhabited,                      even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered                      with their flocks and herds.               --Locke.          5. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to             speak low. --Addison.                         The . . . odorous wind Breathes low between the                      sunset and the moon.                           --Tennyson.          6. With a low musical pitch or tone.                         Can sing both high and low.               --Shak.          7. In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low             by oppression, by want, or by vice. --Spenser.          8. (Astron.) In a path near the equator, so that the             declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the             altitude is small; -- said of the heavenly bodies with             reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the moon runs             low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or             near the meridian.
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Low \Low\, v. t.       To depress; to lower. [Obs.] --Swift.
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Mild \Mild\, a. [Compar. {Milder}; superl. {Mildest}.] [AS.       milde; akin to OS. mildi, D. & G. mild, OHG. milti, Icel.       mildr, Sw. & Dan. mild, Goth. milds; cf. Lith. melas dear,       Gr. [?] gladdening gifts.]       Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate       in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe,       irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to       persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a       mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity.                   The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the                noon.                                                      --Waller.                   Adore him as a mild and merciful Being.   --Rogers.          {Mild}, [or] {Low}, {steel}, steel that has but little carbon             in it and is not readily hardened.          Syn: Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant;                placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement;                mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See {Gentle}.
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Lowgh \Lowgh\, Lowh \Lowh\, obs.       strong imp. of {Laugh}. [Cf. 1st Low and 2d {Lough}.]
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Loy \Loy\, n.       A long, narrow spade for stony lands.
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Lu \Lu\ (l[umac]), n. & v. t.       See {Loo}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loo \Loo\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Looing}.]       To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written       also {lu}.] --Goldsmith.
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Lu \Lu\ (l[umac]), n. & v. t.       See {Loo}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loo \Loo\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Looing}.]       To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written       also {lu}.] --Goldsmith.
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-ly \-ly\ [OE. -lich, AS. -lic, orig. the same word as E. like,       a. See {Like}, a.]       A suffix forming adjectives and adverbs, and denoting       likeness or resemblance.
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Lye \Lye\, n. [Written also {lie} and {ley}.] [AS. le[a0]h; akin       to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a       hot spring.]       A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts,       obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making       soap, etc.
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Lye \Lye\, n. (Railroad)       A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out;       a siding. [Eng.]
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Lye \Lye\, n.       A falsehood. [Obs.] See {Lie}.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
L0          A low-level language developed at the {Technical       University of Munich}.   L0 was typed and had the usual {flow       control}, but only 3-address expressions.   Higher level       languages, L1 and L2 were planned.          ["Brief Survey of L0", H. Scheidig, in Machine Oriented Higher       Level Languages, W. van der Poel ed, N-H 1974, pp. 239-247].          (2003-06-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
L6          Bell Telephone Laboratories Low-Level Linked List Language.       Ken Knowlton, 1965.   List processing language, typeless.          ["A Programmer's Description of L6, Bell Telephone       Laboratories' Low-Level Linked List Language", K. Knowlton       CACM 9(8):616-625 (Aug 1966).   Sammet 1969, pp.400- 405].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
la          The {country code} for Laos.          (1999-01-27)
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LAU          Langage a Assignation Unique.   A {single assignment} language       for the LAU {dataflow} machine, Toulouse.          ["Pipelining, Parallelism and Asynchronism in the LAU System",       J.C. Syre et al, Proc 1977 Intl Conf Parallel Proc,       pp. 87-92].
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law          {software law}
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LE/1          Langage External.          ["An Evaluation of the LE/1 Network Command Language Designed       for the SOC Network", J. du Masle, in Command Languages,       C. Unger ed, N-H 1973].          (1994-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LEO          {Low Earth Orbit}
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Leo          A general-purpose systems language, syntactically       like {Pascal} and {Y}, semantically like {C}.          ["The Leo Programming Language", G. Townsend, CS TR 84-7, U       Arizona 1984].          (1996-02-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LEO          {Low Earth Orbit}
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Leo          A general-purpose systems language, syntactically       like {Pascal} and {Y}, semantically like {C}.          ["The Leo Programming Language", G. Townsend, CS TR 84-7, U       Arizona 1984].          (1996-02-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lha          1. The {filename extension} for a file       produced by the {shareware} {compression} and {archive}       software {LHARC}.          2. A {compression} program for {MS-DOS}.   Output files       have the extension ".lzh".          [Does it use {LZH} compression?]          (2002-07-28)
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li          The {country code} for Liechtenstein.          (1999-01-27)
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LiE          A {symbolic mathematics} package aimed at {Lie group}s.          ["LiE, a Package for Lie Group Computations", M.A.A. van       Leeuwen et al, in Computer Algebra Nederland, 1992 (ISBN       90-741160-02-7)].          (1994-10-20)
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LL          A class of language {grammar}s, which can       be {parse}d without {backtrack}ing.   The first L stands for       Left-to-right scan, the second for Leftmost derivation.          Often found in the form LL(k) where k is the number of       {token}s of {look-ahead} required when parsing a sentence of       the language.   In particular, LL(1) is a fairly restrictive       class of grammar, but allows simple {top-down} parsing       (e.g. {recursive-descent}) to be used without wasteful       {backtracking}.   A number of programming languages are LL(1)       (or close).          (1995-10-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
L&O          Logic and Objects.   A front end for {IC Prolog}.          {(ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/computing/programming/languages/pd-ICP-0,90.tar.Z)}.       E-mail: Zacharias Bobolakis .          ["Logic and Objects", Frank McCabe, Prentice-Hall].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LO          Linear Objects.   A {concurrent} {logic programming} language       based on {linear logic}, an extension of {Horn logic} with a       new kind of {OR-concurrency}.          ["LO and Behold! Concurrent Structured Processes", J. Andreoli       et al, SIGPLAN Notices 25(10):44-56 (OOPSLA/ECOOP '90) (Oct       1990)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
L&O          Logic and Objects.   A front end for {IC Prolog}.          {(ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/computing/programming/languages/pd-ICP-0,90.tar.Z)}.       E-mail: Zacharias Bobolakis .          ["Logic and Objects", Frank McCabe, Prentice-Hall].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LO          Linear Objects.   A {concurrent} {logic programming} language       based on {linear logic}, an extension of {Horn logic} with a       new kind of {OR-concurrency}.          ["LO and Behold! Concurrent Structured Processes", J. Andreoli       et al, SIGPLAN Notices 25(10):44-56 (OOPSLA/ECOOP '90) (Oct       1990)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lu          The {country code} for Luxembourg.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
LU6.2          {Logical Unit 6.2}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ly          The {country code} for Libya.          (1999-01-27)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Law       a rule of action. (1.) The Law of Nature is the will of God as       to human conduct, founded on the moral difference of things, and       discoverable by natural light (Rom. 1:20; 2:14, 15). This law       binds all men at all times. It is generally designated by the       term conscience, or the capacity of being influenced by the       moral relations of things.                (2.) The Ceremonial Law prescribes under the Old Testament the       rites and ceremonies of worship. This law was obligatory only       till Christ, of whom these rites were typical, had finished his       work (Heb. 7:9, 11; 10:1; Eph. 2:16). It was fulfilled rather       than abrogated by the gospel.                (3.) The Judicial Law, the law which directed the civil policy       of the Hebrew nation.                (4.) The Moral Law is the revealed will of God as to human       conduct, binding on all men to the end of time. It was       promulgated at Sinai. It is perfect (Ps. 19:7), perpetual (Matt.       5:17, 18), holy (Rom. 7:12), good, spiritual (14), and exceeding       broad (Ps. 119:96). Although binding on all, we are not under it       as a covenant of works (Gal. 3:17). (See {COMMANDMENTS}.)                (5.) Positive Laws are precepts founded only on the will of       God. They are right because God commands them.                (6.) Moral positive laws are commanded by God because they are       right.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Leah       weary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel (Gen.       29:16). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father       (Gen. 29:23). She was "tender-eyed" (17). She bore to Jacob six       sons (32-35), also one daughter, Dinah (30:21). She accompanied       Jacob into Canaan, and died there before the time of the going       down into Egypt (Gen. 31), and was buried in the cave of       Machpelah (49:31).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Lehi       a jawbone, a place in the tribe of Judah where Samson achieved a       victory over the Philistines (Judg. 15:9, 14, 16), slaying a       thousand of them with the jawbone of an ass. The words in 15:19,       "a hollow place that was in the jaw" (A.V.), should be, as in       Revised Version, "the hollow place that is in Lehi."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Lie       an intentional violation of the truth. Lies are emphatically       condemned in Scripture (John 8:44; 1 Tim. 1:9, 10; Rev. 21:27;       22:15). Mention is made of the lies told by good men, as by       Abraham (Gen. 12:12, 13; 20:2), Isaac (26:7), and Jacob (27:24);       also by the Hebrew midwives (Ex. 1:15-19), by Michal (1 Sam.       19:14), and by David (1 Sam. 20:6). (See {ANANIAS}.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Leah, weary; tired
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Lehi, jawbone