Lardner
         n 1: United States humorist and writer of satirical short
               stories (1885-1933) [syn: {Lardner}, {Ring Lardner},
               {Ringgold Wilmer Lardner}]

English Dictionary: luridness	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Liriodendron n tulip trees Synonym(s): Liriodendron, genus Liriodendron
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Liriodendron tulipifera n tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work Synonym(s): tulip tree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar, canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lord Macaulay n English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859) Synonym(s): Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, First Baron Macaulay, Lord Macaulay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lord Nelson n English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) Synonym(s): Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, Admiral Nelson, Lord Nelson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Loretta Young n United States film and television actress (1913-2000) [syn: Young, Loretta Young]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lower Tunguska n a river that arises to the north of Lake Baikal and flows north and west to the Yenisei River Synonym(s): Tunguska, Lower Tunguska
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
luridness n the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation" Synonym(s): sensationalism, luridness unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) Synonym(s): lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia the quality of being ghastly Synonym(s): ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS.       lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium},             endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of             six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior             three-celled ovary.          Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North                Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum}                are the common white lilies of gardens; {L.                Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic                States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the                [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L.                auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.          2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of             several genera, having some resemblance in color or form             to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis},             {Nerine}, etc.          3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the             north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of             a lily or fleur-de-lis.                         But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus             umbellatus}.          {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes}             ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform             perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those             of a lily. --Gray.          {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the             black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.                      {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust.          {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris             merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.          {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and             its flower.          {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.             {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}.          {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}.          {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of             peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puccoon \Puc*coon"\, n. [From the American Indian name.] (Bot.)       Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is       used by the North American Indians, as the bloodroot and two       species of {Lithospermum} ({L. hirtum}, and {L. canescens});       also, the pigment itself.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lard \Lard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Larded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Larding}.] [F. larder. See {Lard}, n.]       1. To stuff with bacon; to dress or enrich with lard; esp.,             to insert lardons of bacon or pork in the surface of,             before roasting; as, to lard poultry.                         And larded thighs on loaded altars laid. --Dryden.          2. To fatten; to enrich.                         [The oak] with his nuts larded many a swine.                                                                               --Spenser.                         Falstaff sweats to death. And lards the lean earth                      as he walks along.                              --Shak.          3. To smear with lard or fat.                         In his buff doublet larded o'er with fat Of                      slaughtered brutes.                           --Somerville.          4. To mix or garnish with something, as by way of             improvement; to interlard. --Shak.                         Let no alien Sedley interpose To lard with wit thy                      hungry Epsom prose.                           --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lardon \Lar"don\, Lardoon \Lar*doon"\, n. [F. lardon, fr. lard       lard.]       A bit of fat pork or bacon used in larding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lardon \Lar"don\, Lardoon \Lar*doon"\, n. [F. lardon, fr. lard       lard.]       A bit of fat pork or bacon used in larding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lariat \Lar"i*at\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lariated}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Lariating}.]       To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or       mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat.       [Western U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laureate \Lau"re*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laureated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Laureating}.]       To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in       bestowing a degree at the English universities.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laureation \Lau`re*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. laur[82]ation.]       The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an       academic degree, or honorary title.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Liriodendron \[d8]Lir`i*o*den"dron\       (l[icr]r`[icr]*[osl]*d[ecr]n"dr[ocr]n), n.; pl. {Liriodendra}       (-dr[adot]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.]       (Bot.)       A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America,       having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike       flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also {canoewood}.       {Liriodendron tulipifera} is the only extant species, but       there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whitewood \White"wood`\, n.       The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree       ({Liriodendron}). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage       building, etc.          Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called                whitewood in various countries, as the wood of                {Bignonia leucoxylon} in the West Indies, of                {Pittosporum bicolor} in Tasmania, etc.          {Whitewood bark}. See the Note under {Canella}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Liriodendron \[d8]Lir`i*o*den"dron\       (l[icr]r`[icr]*[osl]*d[ecr]n"dr[ocr]n), n.; pl. {Liriodendra}       (-dr[adot]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.]       (Bot.)       A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America,       having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike       flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also {canoewood}.       {Liriodendron tulipifera} is the only extant species, but       there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lord \Lord\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lorded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Lording}.]       To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or       despotic sway; -- sometimes with over; and sometimes with it       in the manner of a transitive verb.                   The whiles she lordeth in licentious bliss. --Spenser.                   I see them lording it in London streets. --Shak.                   And lorded over them whom now they serve. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lording \Lord"ing\, n. [Lord + -ing, 3.]       1. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage. [Obs.]             --Spenser.          2. A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or             ridicule. [Obs.] --Swift.          Note: In the plural, a common ancient mode of address                equivalent to [bd]Sirs[b8] or [bd]My masters.[b8]                            Therefore, lordings all, I you beseech.                                                                               --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lorettine \Lo`ret*tine"\, n. (R. C. Ch.)       One of a order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in       Kentucky. The members of the order (called also {Sisters of       Loretto}, or {Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross})       devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of       destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the       Western United States.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lorettine \Lo`ret*tine"\, n. [From Loreto in Italy.] (R. C. Ch.)       (a) One of an order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in             Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters             of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross)             devote themselves to the cause of education and the care             of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined             to the western United States.       (b) A Loreto nun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lurdan \Lur"dan\, a.       Stupid; blockish. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lurdan \Lur"dan\, n. [OF. lourdin, fr. lourd heavy, dull,       thick-headed. See {Lord}.]       A blockhead. [Obs.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lorton, VA (CDP, FIPS 47064)       Location: 38.70069 N, 77.24079 W       Population (1990): 15385 (3997 housing units)       Area: 32.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lorton Village, NE (village, FIPS 29190)       Location: 40.59751 N, 96.02349 W       Population (1990): 61 (22 housing units)       Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)