Lactic
Lactica.pertaining to sour milk or whey
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A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1806.
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Lacunar
Lacunarn.an arched roof or ceiling
Lacunose
Lacunosea.furrowed by the sinking of the veins
Lad
Ladn.a boy, stripling, youth, very young man
Ladder
Laddern.a frame made with steps, a gradual rise
Lade
Ladev.t.laded, pret, laded, laden,pa.to freight, load, empty, throw out with a dipper
Ladidng
Ladidngn.a freight, load, burden, weight
Ladle
Ladlen.a large spoon, vessel, receptacle, staff
Lady
Ladyn.a title of honor or respect, a woman
Ladybird
Ladybird, or Ladycown.a genus of beetles with spotted wings
Ladyday
Ladydayn.the annunciation of the B.V. Mary
Ladylike
Ladylikea.soft, delicate, elegant, fine genteel
Ladyship
Ladyshipn.the usual title of or address to a lady
Lag
Laga.last, coming behind, slow, sluggish, idle
Lag (2)
Lagn.the lowest class, fagend, one who is last
Lag (3)
Lagv.i.to loiter, stay behind, move slowly
Lagoon
Lagoon, or Langunen.a pond or marsh
Laic
Laic, or Laicala.belonging to the laity or layman
Laid
Laidpret.andpa.of to lay
Lain
Lainpa.pass. of to lie
Lair
Lairn.the bed of a boar or wild beast, a shelter
Laird
Lairdn.a Scotch lord or proprietor of a manor
Laity
Laityn.the people as distinct from the clergy
Lake
Laken.a large inland water, red color, lawn
Lama
Lama, [a as in ask]n.the deity of the Asiatic tartars, a small species of camel in S. America
Lamantin
Lamantinn.a species of the walrus or sea cow
Lamb
Lambn.a young sheep, a title of our Savior