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   lac wax
         n 1: a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in
               alcohol [syn: {shellac wax}, {lac wax}]

English Dictionary: luscious	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lachaise n United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large nude figures (1882-1935) Synonym(s): Lachaise, Gaston Lachaise
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Lagos n chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
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laicise v reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools" [syn: laicize, laicise]
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laicize v reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools" [syn: laicize, laicise]
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Lascaux n a cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings
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LASEK n a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea Synonym(s): laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis, LASEK
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LASIK n a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea Synonym(s): laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, LASIK
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Lasix n commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema Synonym(s): furosemide, Lasix
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Leacock n Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944) Synonym(s): Leacock, Stephen Leacock, Stephen Butler Leacock
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leakage n the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" Synonym(s): escape, leak, leakage, outflow
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legacy n (law) a gift of personal property by will [syn: bequest, legacy]
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Leo Esaki n physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925) Synonym(s): Esaki, Leo Esaki
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lexis n all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
likewise adv in like or similar manner; "He was similarly affected"; "some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson Synonym(s): similarly, likewise in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" Synonym(s): besides, too, also, likewise, as well equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms" Synonym(s): alike, likewise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Loasaceae n family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia Synonym(s): Loasaceae, family Loasaceae, loasa family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lockage n a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway a system of locks in a canal or waterway passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
locus n the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) Synonym(s): venue, locale, locus the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
logic n the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic" the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation; "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war" the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations a system of reasoning Synonym(s): logic, logical system, system of logic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Logos n the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) Synonym(s): Son, Word, Logos
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
losses n something lost (especially money lost at gambling) [syn: losings, losses] Antonym(s): profits, win, winnings
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Louis IX n king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270) Synonym(s): Louis IX, Saint Louis, St. Louis
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Lucas n United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944) Synonym(s): Lucas, George Lucas
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luggage n cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn: baggage, luggage]
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Lugosi n United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956) Synonym(s): Lugosi, Bela Lugosi, Bela Ferenc Blasko
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Lusaka n the capital and largest city of Zambia [syn: Lusaka, capital of Zambia]
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luscious adj having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress" Synonym(s): juicy, luscious, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuous extremely pleasing to the sense of taste Synonym(s): delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lycosa n type genus of the family Lycosidae [syn: Lycosa, {genus Lycosa}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lygus n plant-sucking bugs Synonym(s): Lygus, genus Lygus
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lysis n recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laccic \Lac"cic\, a. [Cf. F. laccique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as, laccic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laches \Lach"es\, Lache \Lache\, n. [OF. lachesse, fr. lache lax, indolent, F. l[83]che, ultimately fr. L. laxus loose, lax. See {Lax}.] (Law) Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; delay to assert a claim. It ill became him to take advantage of such a laches with the eagerness of a shrewd attorney. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lackey \Lack"ey\, n.; pl. {Lackeys}. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg. lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin to E. lick, v.] An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower. Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey. --Shak. {Lackey caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the caterpillar, or larva, of any bombycid moth of the genus {Clisiocampa}; -- so called from its party-colored markings. The common European species ({C. neustria}) is striped with blue, yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The American species ({C. Americana} and {C. sylvatica}) are commonly called {tent caterpillars}. See {Tent caterpillar}, under {Tent}. {Lackey moth} (Zo[94]l.), the moth which produces the lackey caterpillar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lascious \Las"ci*ous\, a. Loose; lascivious. [Obs.] [bd]To depaint lascious wantonness.[b8] --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lasso \Lass"o\ (l[acr]s"s[osl]) n.; pl. {Lassos} (-s[omac]z). [Sp. lazo, L. laqueus. See {Lace}.] A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc. {Lasso cell} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of defensive and offensive stinging cells, found in great numbers in all c[d2]lenterates, and in a few animals of other groups. They are most highly developed in the tentacles of jellyfishes, hydroids, and Actini[91]. Each of these cells is filled with, fluid, and contains a long, slender, often barbed, hollow thread coiled up within it. When the cell contracts the thread is quickly ejected, being at the same time turned inside out. The thread is able to penetrate the flesh of various small, soft-bodied animals, and carries a subtle poison by which they are speedily paralyzed and killed. The threads, at the same time, hold the prey in position, attached to the tentacles. Some of the jellyfishes, as the Portuguese man-of-war, and {Cyanea}, are able to penetrate the human skin, and inflict painful stings in the same way. Called also {nettling cell}, {cnida}, {cnidocell}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leakage \Leak"age\, n. [Cf. D. lekkage, for sense 1.] 1. A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by leaking. 2. (Com.) An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leakage \Leak"age\, n. (Elec.) A leak; also; the quantity of electricity thus wasted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legacy \Leg"acy\ (l[ecr]g"[adot]s[ycr]), n.; pl. {Legacies} (-s[icr]z). [L. (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. OF. legat legacy. See {Legate}.] 1. A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease. 2. A business with which one is intrusted by another; a commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like. My legacy and message wherefore I am sent into the world. --Tyndale. He came and told his legacy. --Chapman. {Legacy duty}, a tax paid to government on legacies. --Wharton. {Legacy hunter}, one who flatters and courts any one for the sake of a legacy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lex \[d8]Lex\ (l[ecr]ks), n.; pl. {Leges} (l[emac]"j[emac]z). [L. See {Legal}.] Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terr[91], the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lesses \Les"ses\ (l[ecr]s"s[ecr]z), n. pl. [F. laiss[82]es, from laisser to leave. See {Lease}, v. t.] The leavings or dung of beasts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leucic \Leu"cic\ (l[umac]"s[icr]k), Leucinic \Leucin"ic\ (l[usl]s[icr]n"[icr]k), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from leucin, and called also {oxycaproic acid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leucous \Leu"cous\ (l[umac]"k[ucr]s), a. [Gr. leyko`s.] White; -- applied to albinos, from the whiteness of their skin and hair.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liassic \Lias"sic\ (l[isl][acr]s"s[icr]k), a. (Geol.) Of the age of the Lias; pertaining to the Lias formation. -- n. Same as {Lias}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lich \Lich\ (l[icr]ch), n. [AS. l[c6]c body. See {Like}, a.] A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.] {Lich fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called also {lich owl}. {Lich gate}, a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {Lich wake}, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer. {Lich wall}, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground. {Lich way}, the path by which the dead are carried to the grave. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Likewise \Like"wise`\ (l[imac]k"w[imac]z`), adv. & conj. [See {Wise}, n.] In like manner; also; moreover; too. See {Also}. Go, and do thou likewise. --Luke x. 37. For he seeth that wise men die; likewise the fool and the brutish person perish. --Ps. xlix. 10.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lochage \Loch"age\, n. [Gr.[?].] (Gr. Antiq.) An officer who commanded a company; a captain. --Mitford.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lockage \Lock"age\, n. 1. Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks. 2. Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal. 3. Amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal. The entire lock will be about fifty feet. --De Witt Clinton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Locus \Lo"cus\, n.; pl. {Loci}, & {Loca}. [L., place. Cf. {Allow}, {Couch}, {Lieu}, {Local}.] 1. A place; a locality. 2. (Math.) The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law. {Plane locus}, a locus that is a straight line, or a circle. {Solid locus}, a locus that is one of the conic sections.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Log \Log\, n. [Icel. l[be]g a felled tree, log; akin to E. lie. See {Lie} to lie prostrate.] 1. A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing. 2. [Prob. the same word as in sense 1; cf. LG. log, lock, Dan. log, Sw. logg.] (Naut.) An apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water. Note: The common log consists of the log-chip, or logship, often exclusively called the log, and the log line, the former being commonly a thin wooden quadrant of five or six inches radius, loaded with lead on the arc to make it float with the point up. It is attached to the log line by cords from each corner. This line is divided into equal spaces, called knots, each bearing the same proportion to a mile that half a minute does to an hour. The line is wound on a reel which is so held as to let it run off freely. When the log is thrown, the log-chip is kept by the water from being drawn forward, and the speed of the ship is shown by the number of knots run out in half a minute. There are improved logs, consisting of a piece of mechanism which, being towed astern, shows the distance actually gone through by the ship, by means of the revolutions of a fly, which are registered on a dial plate. 3. Hence: The record of the rate of ship's speed or of her daily progress; also, the full nautical record of a ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book. 4. A record and tabulated statement of the work done by an engine, as of a steamship, of the coal consumed, and of other items relating to the performance of machinery during a given time. 5. (Mining) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave. {Log board} (Naut.), a board consisting of two parts shutting together like a book, with columns in which are entered the direction of the wind, course of the ship, etc., during each hour of the day and night. These entries are transferred to the log book. A folding slate is now used instead. {Log book}, [or] {Logbook} (Naut.), a book in which is entered the daily progress of a ship at sea, as indicated by the log, with notes on the weather and incidents of the voyage; the contents of the log board. {Log cabin}, {Log house}, a cabin or house made of logs. {Log canoe}, a canoe made by shaping and hollowing out a single log.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Logcock \Log"cock`\, n. The pileated woodpecker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Logic \Log"ic\, n. [OE. logike, F. logique, L. logica, logice, Gr. logikh` (sc. te`chnh), fr. logiko`s belonging to speaking or reason, fr. lo`gos speech, reason, le`gein to say, speak. See {Legend}.] 1. The science or art of exact reasoning, or of pure and formal thought, or of the laws according to which the processes of pure thinking should be conducted; the science of the formation and application of general notions; the science of generalization, judgment, classification, reasoning, and systematic arrangement; correct reasoning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Logics \Log"ics\, n. See {Logic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loosish \Loos"ish\, a. Somewhat loose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lucchese \Luc*chese"\, n. sing. & pl. [It. Lucchese.] A native or inhabitant of Lucca, in Tuscany; in the plural, the people of Lucca.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luggage \Lug"gage\, n. [From 4th {Lug}.] That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents. I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey. --Swift. What do you mean, To dote thus on such luggage! --Shak. Syn: Plunder; baggage. {Luggage van}, a vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car, or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luscious \Lus"cious\, a. [Prob. for lustious, fr. lusty, or perh. a corruption of luxurious. Cf. {Lush}, {Lusty}.] 1. Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome; excessively sweet or rich. And raisins keep their luscious, native taste. --Dryden. 2. Cloying; fulsome. He had a tedious, luscious way of talking. --Jeffrey. 3. Gratifying a depraved sense; obscene. [R.] --Steele. -- {Lus"ciously}, adv. -- {Lus"ciousness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Luskish \Lusk"ish\, a. Inclined to be lazy. --Marston. -- {Lusk"ishly}, adv. -{Lusk"ishness}, n. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
La Jose, PA Zip code(s): 15753
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Lacoochee, FL (CDP, FIPS 37275) Location: 28.46505 N, 82.16924 W Population (1990): 2072 (757 housing units) Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Lake Kiowa, TX Zip code(s): 76240
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Lesage, WV Zip code(s): 25537
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lucas, IA (city, FIPS 47100) Location: 41.03167 N, 93.46027 W Population (1990): 224 (107 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50151 Lucas, KS (city, FIPS 43150) Location: 39.05750 N, 98.53848 W Population (1990): 452 (253 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67648 Lucas, KY Zip code(s): 42156 Lucas, OH (village, FIPS 45276) Location: 40.70288 N, 82.42124 W Population (1990): 730 (280 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44843 Lucas, SD Zip code(s): 57523 Lucas, TX (town, FIPS 45012) Location: 33.10141 N, 96.57772 W Population (1990): 2205 (719 housing units) Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
lossage /los'*j/ n. [very common] The result of a bug or malfunction. This is a mass or collective noun. "What a loss!" and "What lossage!" are nearly synonymous. The former is slightly more particular to the speaker's present circumstances; the latter implies a continuing {lose} of which the speaker is currently a victim. Thus (for example) a temporary hardware failure is a loss, but bugs in an important tool (like a compiler) are serious lossage.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
L1 cache {primary cache}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
L2 cache {secondary cache}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Locus A distributed system project supporting transparent access to data through a network-wide file system.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
logic 1. A branch of philosophy and mathematics that deals with the formal principles, methods and criteria of validity of {inference}, reasoning and {knowledge}. Logic is concerned with what is true and how we can know whether something is true. This involves the formalisation of logical arguments and {proof}s in terms of symbols representing {proposition}s and {logical connective}s. The meanings of these logical connectives are expressed by a set of rules which are assumed to be self-evident. {Boolean algebra} deals with the basic operations of truth values: AND, OR, NOT and combinations thereof. {Predicate logic} extends this with existential and universal {quantifier}s and symbols standing for {predicate}s which may depend on variables. The rules of {natural deduction} describe how we may proceed from valid premises to valid conclusions, where the premises and conclusions are expressions in {predicate logic}. Symbolic logic uses a {meta-language} concerned with truth, which may or may not have a corresponding expression in the world of objects called existance. In symbolic logic, arguments and {proof}s are made in terms of symbols representing {proposition}s and {logical connective}s. The meanings of these begin with a set of rules or {primitive}s which are assumed to be self-evident. Fortunately, even from vague primitives, functions can be defined with precise meaning. {Boolean logic} deals with the basic operations of {truth value}s: AND, OR, NOT and combinations thereof. {Predicate logic} extends this with {existential quantifier}s and {universal quantifier}s which introduce {bound variable}s ranging over {finite} sets; the {predicate} itself takes on only the values true and false. Deduction describes how we may proceed from valid {premise}s to valid conclusions, where these are expressions in {predicate logic}. Carnap used the phrase "rational reconstruction" to describe the logical analysis of thought. Thus logic is less concerned with how thought does proceed, which is considered the realm of psychology, and more with how it should proceed to discover truth. It is the touchstone of the results of thinking, but neither its regulator nor a motive for its practice. See also fuzzy logic, logic programming, arithmetic and logic unit, first-order logic, See also {Boolean logic}, {fuzzy logic}, {logic programming}, {first-order logic}, {logic bomb}, {combinatory logic}, {higher-order logic}, {intuitionistic logic}, {equational logic}, {modal logic}, {linear logic}, {paradox}. 2. {Boolean} logic circuits. See also {arithmetic and logic unit}, {asynchronous logic}, {TTL}. (1995-03-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lossage /los'*j/ The result of a {bug} or malfunction. This is a mass or collective noun. "What a loss!" and "What lossage!" are nearly synonymous. The former is slightly more particular to the speaker's present circumstances; the latter implies a continuing {lose} of which the speaker is currently a victim. Thus (for example) a temporary hardware failure is a loss, but bugs in an important tool (like a compiler) are serious lossage. [{Jargon File}] (1995-04-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Lycos A {World-Wide Web} index, served by {Carnegie Mellon University}. It allows you to search on document title and content for a list of keywords. Lycos is probably the biggest such index on the web. By April 1995, the Lycos database contained 2.95 million unique documents. The Lycos database is built by a {Web crawler} that can bring in 5000 documents per day. The index searches document title, headings, links, and keywords it locates in these documents. The Lycos servers are efficient but overloaded. Failure to connect or "please try later" messages are common. {Home (http://lycos.cs.cmu.edu/)}. (1995-04-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
lzexe An executable file {compression} utility for {MS-DOS}. It adds a minimal header to the executable to decompress it when it is executed. See also {pklite}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Lachish impregnable, a royal Canaanitish city in the Shephelah, or maritime plain of Palestine (Josh. 10:3, 5; 12:11). It was taken and destroyed by the Israelites (Josh. 10:31-33). It afterwards became, under Rehoboam, one of the strongest fortresses of Judah (2 Chr. 10:9). It was assaulted and probably taken by Sennacherib (2 Kings 18:14, 17; 19:8; Isa. 36:2). An account of this siege is given on some slabs found in the chambers of the palace of Koyunjik, and now in the British Museum. The inscription has been deciphered as follows:, "Sennacherib, the mighty king, king of the country of Assyria, sitting on the throne of judgment before the city of Lachish: I gave permission for its slaughter." (See {NINEVEH}.) Lachish has been identified with Tell-el-Hesy, where a cuneiform tablet has been found, containing a letter supposed to be from Amenophis at Amarna in reply to one of the Amarna tablets sent by Zimrida from Lachish. This letter is from the chief of Atim (=Etam, 1 Chr. 4:32) to the chief of Lachish, in which the writer expresses great alarm at the approach of marauders from the Hebron hills. "They have entered the land," he says, "to lay waste...strong is he who has come down. He lays waste." This letter shows that "the communication by tablets in cuneiform script was not only usual in writing to Egypt, but in the internal correspondence of the country. The letter, though not so important in some ways as the Moabite stone and the Siloam text, is one of the most valuable discoveries ever made in Palestine" (Conder's Tell Amarna Tablets, p. 134). Excavations at Lachish are still going on, and among other discoveries is that of an iron blast-furnace, with slag and ashes, which is supposed to have existed B.C. 1500. If the theories of experts are correct, the use of the hot-air blast instead of cold air (an improvement in iron manufacture patented by Neilson in 1828) was known fifteen hundred years before Christ. (See {FURNACE}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Lucas a friend and companion of Paul during his imprisonment at Rome; Luke (q.v.), the beloved physician (Philemon 1:24; Col. 4:14).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Lucius of Cyrene, a Christian teacher at Antioch (Acts 13:1), and Paul's kinsman (Rom. 16:21). His name is Latin, but his birthplace seems to indicate that he was one of the Jews of Cyrene, in North Africa.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Lachish, who walks, or exists, of himself
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Lucas, Lucius, luminous; white
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Lysias, dissolving