Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Lantern (2)

Lan″tern, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lanterned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lanterning.] [Cf. F. lanterner to hang at the lamp post, fr. lanterne. See Lantern.] To furnish with a lantern; as, to...

596

Lantern-jawed

Lan″tern–jawed′ (?), a. Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person.

597

Lanthanite

Lan″tha‐nite (lăn″thȧ‐nīt), n.(Min.) Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular white crystals.

598

Lanthanum

Lan″tha‐num (–nŭm), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λανθάνειν to lie hid, to be concealed.] (Chem.) A rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. It occurs in certain r...

599

Lanthopine

Lan″tho‐pine (?), n. [Gr. λανθάνειν to lie hid + E. opium.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.

600

Lanthorn

Lan″thorn (?), n. See Lantern.

601

Lanuginose

{ La‐nu″gi‐nose′ (?), La‐nu″gi‐nous (?), } a. [L. lanuginosus, fr. lanugo, -ginis, woolly substance, down, fr. lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux.] Covered with down, or fine soft hai...

602

Lanugo

‖La‐nu″go (?), n. [See Lanuginose.] (Anat.) The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.

603

Lanyard

Lan″yard (?), n. [F. lanière thong, strap, OF. lasniere, fr. lasne strap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf. Lanier.] [Written also laniard.] 1. (Naut.) A sh...

604

Lanyer

Lan″yer (?), n. See Lanier.

605

Laocoön

La‐oc″o‐ön (?), n. 1. (Class. Myth.) A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)2. (Sculp.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoön, with ...

606

Laodicean

La‐od′i‐ce″an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion. Rev. iii. 14-16.

607

Lap

Lap (?), n. [OE. lappe, AS. læppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.] 1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays l...

608

Lap (2)

Lap, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lapped (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Lapping.] 1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.To lap his head on lady's breast. Praed.2. To cut or polish with a la...

609

Lap (3)

Lap, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see Lap, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece...

610

Lap (4)

Lap, v. i. To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap.The upper wings are o...

611

Lap (5)

Lap (?), v. i. [OE. lappen, lapen, AS. lapian; akin to LG. lappen, OHG. laffan, Icel. lepja, Dan. lade, Sw. läppja, L. lambere; cf. Gr. �, W. llepio. Cf. Lambent.] 1. To take up...

612

Lap (6)

Lap, v. t. To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.They 'II take suggestion as a cat laps milk. Shak.

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Lap (7)

Lap, n. 1. The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap.2. The sound of lapping.

614

Lap-jointed

Lap″–joint′ed (?), a. Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.

615

Lap-welded

Lap″–weld′ed (?), a. Having edges or ends united by a lap weld; as, a lap-welded pipe.

616

Laparocele

Lap″a‐ro‐cele′ (?), n.(Med.) A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.

617

Laparotomy

Lap′a‐rot″o‐my (?), n. [Gr. � loins + τέμνειν to cut.] (Surg.) A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Cæsarean section.

618

Lapboard

Lap″board′ (?), n. A board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as by tailors.

619

Lapdog

Lap″dog′ (?), n. A small dog fondled in the lap.

620

Lapel

La‐pel″ (?), n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar. [Written als...

621

Lapelled

La‐pelled″ (?), a. Furnished with lapels.