Webster's Dictionary 1913

3052

Loquacity

Lo‐quac″i‐ty (?), n. [L. loquacitas: cf. F. loquacité.] The habit or practice of talking continually or excessively; inclination to talk too much; talkativeness; garrulity.Too g...

3053

Loquat

Lo″quat (?), n.(Bot.) The fruit of the Japanese medlar (Photinia Japonica). It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds. Also, t...

3054

Loral

Lo″ral (?), n.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the lores.

3055

Lorate

Lo″rate (?), a. [L. loratus, fr. lorum thong.] (Bot.) Having the form of a thong or strap; ligulate.

3056

Lorcha

Lor″cha (?), n.(Naut.) A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk. Admiral Foote.

3057

Lord

Lord (?), n. A hump-backed person; — so called sportively. Richardson (Dict.).

3058

Lord (2)

Lord, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hlāford, for hlāfweard, i.e., bread keeper; hlāf bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See Loaf, and Ward to gu...

3059

Lord (3)

Lord, v. t. 1. To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord. Shak.2. To rule or preside over as a lord.

3060

Lord (4)

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...

3061

Lording

Lord″ing, n. [Lord + -ing, 3.] 1. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage. Spenser.2. A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. Swift.☞ In the plural, a c...

3062

Lordkin

Lord″kin (?), n. A little lord. Thackeray.

3063

Lordlike

Lord″like′, a. [2d lord + like. Cf. Lordly.]1. Befitting or like a lord; lordly.2. Haughty; proud; insolent; arrogant.

3064

Lordliness

Lord″li‐ness (?), n. [From Lordly.] The state or quality of being lordly. Shak.

3065

Lordling

Lord″ling (?), n. [Lord + -ling.] A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith.

3066

Lordly

Lord″ly, a. [Compar.Lordlier (?); superl.Lordliest.] [Lord + -ly. Cf. Lordlike.] 1. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dign...

3067

Lordly (2)

Lord″ly, adv. In a lordly manner.

3068

Lordolatry

Lord‐ol″a‐try (?), n. [Lord + -olatry, as in idolatry.] Worship of, or reverence for, a lord as such.But how should it be otherwise in a country where lordolatry is part of our ...

3069

Lordosis

‖Lor‐do″sis (?), n.(Med.) (a) A curvature of the spine forwards, usually in the lumbar region. (b) Any abnormal curvature of the bones.

3070

Lords and Ladies

Lords″ and La″dies (?). (Bot.) The European wake-robin (Arum maculatum), — those with purplish spadix the lords, and those with pale spadix the ladies. Dr. Prior.

3071

Lordship

Lord″ship (?), n. 1. The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (...

3072

Lore

Lore (lōr), n. [F. lore, L. lorum thong.] (Zoöl.) (a) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes. (b) The anterior portion...

3073

Lore (2)

Lore, obs.imp. & p. p. of Lose.. [See Lose.] Lost.Neither of them she found where she them lore. Spenser.

3074

Lore (3)

Lore, n. [OE. lore, lare, AS. lār, fr. lǣran to teach; akin to D. leer teaching, doctrine, G. lehre, Dan. lære, Sw. lära. See Learn, and cf. Lere, v. t.] 1. That which is or may...

3075

Loreal

{ Lor″e‐al (?), Lor″al (?), } a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the lore; — said of certain feathers of birds, scales of reptiles, etc.

3076

Lorel

Lor″el (?), n. [�. Cf. Losel.] A good for nothing fellow; a vagabond. Chaucer.

3077

Loren

Lor″en (?), obs. strong p. p. of Lose. Chaucer.

3078

Loresman

Lores″man (?), n. [Lore learning + man.] An instructor. Gower.