Lupulinic
Lu′pu‐lin″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, hops; specifically, designating an acid obtained by the decomposition of lupulin.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Lupus
‖Lu″pus (?), n. [L., a wolf. See Wolf.] 1. (Med.) A cutaneous disease occurring under two distinct forms.☞ Lupus erythematosus is characterized by an eruption of red patches, wh...
Lurcation
Lur‐ca″tion (?), n. [See its Lurch.] Gluttony; gormandizing.
Lurch
Lurch (?), v. i. [L. lurcare, lurcari.] To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.Too far off from great cities, which may hinder business; too near them, whic...
Lurch (2)
Lurch, n. [OF. lourche name of a game; as adj., deceived, embarrassed.] 1. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.2. A double score in cribba...
Lurch (3)
Lurch, v. t. 1. To leave in the lurch; to cheat.Never deceive or lurch the sincere communicant. South.2. To steal; to rob.And in the brunt of seventeen battles sinceHe lurched a...
Lurch (4)
Lurch, n. [Cf. W. llerch, llerc, a frisk, a frisking backward or forward, a loitering, a lurking, a lurking, llercian, llerciaw, to be idle, to frisk; or perh. fr. E. lurch to l...
Lurch (5)
Lurch (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Lurched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lurching.] To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
Lurch (6)
Lurch, v. i. [A variant of lurk.] 1. To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk. L'Estrange.2. To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.I... am fain to shuffle, to hedge,...
Lurcher
Lurch″er (lûrch″ẽr), n. [See Lurch to lurk.] 1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.2. (Zoöl.) One of a mongrel breed ...
Lurcher (2)
Lurch″er, n. [L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st Lurch.] A glutton; a gormandizer.
Lurchline
Lurch″line′ (?), n. The line by which a fowling net was pulled over so as to inclose the birds.
Lurdan
Lur″dan (?), a. Stupid; blockish.
Lurdan (2)
Lur″dan, n. [OF. lourdin, fr. lourd heavy, dull, thick-headed. See Lord.] A blockhead.
Lure
Lure (?), n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.] 1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and ofte...
Lure (2)
Lure, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Luring.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See Lure, n.] To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything ...
Lure (3)
Lure, v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal.
Lurg
Lurg (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large marine annelid (Nephthys cæca), inhabiting the sandy shores of Europe and America. It is whitish, with a pearly luster, and grows to the length of ei...
Lurid
Lu″rid (?), a. [L. luridus.] 1. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame. Thomson.Wrapped in drifts of lurid smokeOn the mi...
Lurk
Lurk (lûrk), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Lurked (lûrkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Lurking.] [OE. lurken, lorken, prob. a dim. from the source of E. lower to frown. See Lower, and cf. Lurch, a sudd...
Lurker
Lurk″er (?), n. 1. One who lurks.2. A small fishing boat.
Lurry
Lur″ry (?), n. [W. llwry precipitant, a provision.] A confused heap; a throng, as of persons; a jumble, as of sounds.To turn prayer into a kind of lurry. Milton.
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 sw...
Lusern
Lu″sern (?), n. [F. loup-cervier, L. lupus cervarius.] (Zoöl.) A lynx. See 1st Lucern and Loup-cervier.
Lush
Lush (?), a. [Prob. an abbrev. of lushious, fr. luscious.] Full of juice or succulence. Tennyson.How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green! Shak.
Lush (2)
Lush (?), n. [Etymol uncertain; said to be fr. Lushington, name of a London brewer.] Liquor, esp. intoxicating liquor; drink. C. Lever.
Lushburg
Lush″burg (?), n. See Lussheburgh.