Webster's Dictionary 1913

3646

Lyrid

Ly″rid (lī″rĭd), n.(Astron.) One of the group of shooting stars which come into the air in certain years on or about the 19th of April; — so called because the apparent path amo...

3647

Lyrie

Ly″rie (lī″rĭ), n. [Icel. hlȳri a sort of fish.] (Zoöl.) A European fish (Peristethus cataphractum), having the body covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting...

3648

Lyriferous

Ly‐rif″er‐ous (lī̍‐rĭf″ẽr‐ŭs), a. [Lyre + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Having a lyre-shaped shoulder girdle, as certain fishes.

3649

Lyrism

Lyr″ism (līr″ĭz'm), n. [Cf. Gr. λυρισμόσ.] The act of playing on a lyre or harp. G. Eliot.

3650

Lyrist

Lyr″ist, n. [L. lyristes, Gr. λυριστήσ: cf. F. lyriste.] A musician who plays on the harp or lyre; a composer of lyrical poetry. Shelley.

3651

Lysimeter

Ly‐sim″e‐ter (lī̍‐sĭm″ē̍‐tẽr), n. [Gr. λύσισ a loosing + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the water that percolates through a certain depth of soil. Knight.

3652

Lysis

‖Ly″sis (lī″sĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λύσισ.] (Med.) The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.☞ It is usually contr...

3653

Lyssa

‖Lys″sa (lĭs″sȧ), n. [NL. See Lytta.] (Med.) Hydrophobia.☞ The plural (Lyssæ) has been used to signify the pustules supposed to be developed under the tongue in hydrophobia.

3654

Lyterian

Ly‐te″ri‐an (lī̍‐tē″rĭ‐an), a. [Gr. λυτήριοσ healing, fr. λυτήρ a deliverer, fr. λύειν to loosen.] (Med.) Terminating a disease; indicating the end of a disease.

3655

Lythe

Lythe (līth), n.(Zoöl.) The European pollack; — called also laith, and leet.

3656

Lythe (2)

Lythe (līt͡h), a. [See Lithe, a.] Soft; flexible. Spenser.

3657

Lythonthriptic

{ Lyth′on‐thrip″tic (lĭth′ŏn‐thrĭp″tĭk), Lyth′on‐trip″tic (–trĭp″tĭk) }, a.(Med.) See Lithontriptic.

3658

Lytta

‖Lyt″ta (lĭt″tȧ), n.; pl.Lyttæ (–tē). [L., a worm said to grow under the tongue of dogs, and to cause canine madness, fr. Gr. λύττα, λύσσα, lit., madness.] (Anat.) A fibrous and...