Webster's Dictionary 1913

2944

Longirostres

‖Lon′gi‐ros″tres (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. longus long + rostrum beak.] (Zoöl.) A group of birds characterized by having long slender bills, as the sandpipers, curlews, and ibise...

2945

Longish

Long″ish (?), a. Somewhat long; moderately long.

2946

Longitude

Lon″gi‐tude (?), n. [F., fr. L. longitudo, fr. longus long.] 1. Length; measure or distance along the longest line; — distinguished from breadth or thickness; as, the longitude ...

2947

Longitudinal

Lon′gi‐tu″di‐nal (?), a. [Cf. F. longitudinal.] 1. Of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal distance.2. Extending in length; in the direction of the length; run...

2948

Longitudinal (2)

Lon′gi‐tu″di‐nal, n. A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.

2949

Longitudinally

Lon′gi‐tu″di‐nal‐ly, adv. In the direction of length.

2950

Longlegs

Long″legs′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A daddy longlegs.

2951

Longly

Long″ly, adv. 1. With longing desire. Shak.2. For a long time; hence, wearisomely.

2952

Longmynd rocks

Long″mynd rocks″ (?). (Geol.) The sparingly fossiliferous conglomerates, grits, schists, and slates of Great Britain, which lie at the base of the Cambrian system; — so called, ...

2953

Longness

Long″ness, n. Length.

2954

Longnose

Long″nose′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European garfish.

2955

Longshanks

Long″shanks′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The stilt.

2956

Longshore

Long″shore′ (?), a. [Abbrev. from alongshore.] Belonging to the seashore or a seaport; along and on the shore. “Longshore thieves.” R. Browning.

2957

Longshoreman

Long″shore′man (?), n.; pl.Longshoremen (#). [Abbrev. fr. alongshoreman.] One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a seaport, especially in loading and unloading...

2958

Longsome

Long″some (?) a. [AS. langsum.] Extended in length; tiresome. Bp. Hall.Prior. — Long″some‐ness, n.Fuller.

2959

Longspun

Long″spun′ (?), a. Spun out, or extended, to great length; hence, long-winded; tedious.The longspun allegories fulsome grow,While the dull moral lies too plain below. Addison.

2960

Longspur

Long″spur′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus Calcarius (or Plectrophanes), and allied genera. The Lapland longspur (C. Lapponicus), the...

2961

Longtail

Long″tail′ (?), n. An animal, particularly a log, having an uncut tail. Cf. Curtail. Dog.☞ A longtail was a gentleman's dog, or the dog of one qualified to bunt, other dogs bein...

2962

Longulite

Lon″gu‐lite (?), n. [L. longus long + -lie.] (Min.) A kind of crystallite having a (slender) acicular form.

2963

Longways

Long″ways′ (?), adv. Lengthwise. Addison.

2964

Longwise

Long″wise′ (?), adv. Lengthwise.

2965

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 ...

2966

Loo (2)

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.

2967

Loob

Loob (?), n.(Mining) The clay or slimes washed from tin ore in dressing.

2968

Loobily

Loo″bi‐ly (?), a. [From Looby.] Loobylike; awkward. Fuller.

2969

Loobily (2)

Loo″bi‐ly, adv. Awkwardly. L'Estrange.

2970

Looby

Loo″by (?), n.; pl.Loobies (#). [Cf. Lob.] An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber. Swift.