Webster's Dictionary 1913

514

Landowner

Land″own′er (?), n. An owner of land.

515

Landowning

Land″own′ing, n. The owning of land. — a. Having property in land; of or pertaining to landowners.

516

Landreeve

Land″reeve′ (?), n. [Land + reeve an officer.] A subordinate officer on an extensive estate, who acts as an assistant to the steward.

517

Landscape

Land″scape (?), n. [Formerly written also landskip.] [D. landschap; land land + -schap, equiv. to E. -schip; akin to G. landschaft, Sw. landskap, Dan. landskab. See Land, and-sc...

518

Landscapist

Land″scap′ist (?), n. A painter of landscapes.

519

Landskip

Land″skip (?), n. [See Landscape.] A landscape.Straight my eye hath caught new pleasures,Whilst the landskip round it measures. Milton.

520

Landslip

{ Land″slip′ (?), Land″slide′ (?), } n. 1. The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc.2. The land which slips down.

521

Landsman

Lands″man (?), n.; pl.Landsmen (#). 1. One who lives on the land; — opposed to seaman.2. (Naut.) A sailor on his first voyage.

522

Landsthing

‖Lands″thing′ (?), n. [Dan. landsthing, landsting, fr. land land + thing, ting, parliament. See Land; Thing.] (Denmark.) See Legislature, below.

523

Landstorm

‖Land″storm′ (?), n. See Varnpligtige.

524

Landstreight

Land″streight′ (?), n. [See Strait.] A narrow strip of land.

525

Landsturm

‖Land″sturm′ (?), n. [G. See Land, and Storm.] That part of the reserve force in Germany which is called out last.

526

Landsturm (2)

‖Land″sturm′ (?), n. [G. See Land; Storm.] In Germany and other European nations, and Japan: (a) A general levy in time of war. (b) The forces called out on such levy, composed ...

527

Landtag

‖Land″tag′ (?), n. [G. See Land, and Day.] The diet or legislative body; as, the Landtag of Prussia.

528

Landtag (2)

‖Land″tag′ (?), n. [G. See Land; Day.] (Prussia.) See Legislasture, below.

529

Landwaiter

Land″wait′er (?), n. See Landing waiter, under Landing, a.

530

Landward

Land″ward (?), adv. & a. Toward the land.

531

Landwehr

‖Land″wehr′ (?), n. [G., fr. land land, country + wehr defense.] That part of the army, in Germany and Austria, which has completed the usual military service and is exempt from...

532

Lane

Lane (?), a. [See Lone.] Alone.His lane, by himself; himself alone.

533

Lane (2)

Lane (?), n. [OE. lane, lone, AS. lone, lone; akin to D. laan, OFries. lana, lona.] A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between b...

534

Lang

Lang (?), a. & adv. Long.

535

Langaha

Lan″ga‐ha (?), n.(Zoöl.) A curious colubriform snake of the genus Xyphorhynchus, from Madagascar. It is brownish red, and its nose is prolonged in the form of a sharp blade.

536

Langarey

Lan′ga‐rey″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of numerous species of long-winged, shrikelike birds of Australia and the East Indies, of the genus Artamus, and allied genera; called also wood s...

537

Langate

Lan″gate (?), n.(Surg.) A linen roller used in dressing wounds.

538

Langdak

Lang″dak′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A wolf (Canis pallipes), found in India, allied to the jackal.

539

Langrage

{ Lan″grage (?), Lan″grel (?), } n. A kind of shot formerly used at sea for tearing sails and rigging. It consisted of bolts, nails, and other pieces of iron fastened together o...

540

Langret

Lan″gret (?), n. A kind of loaded die.