Laudator
‖Lau‐da″tor (?), n. 1. One who lauds.2. (Law) An arbitrator. Cowell.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Laudatory
Laud″a‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. laudatorius: cf. OF. laudatoire.] Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden. Sir J. ...
Lauder
Laud″er (?), n. One who lauds.
Laugh
Laugh (läf), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Laughed (läft); p. pr. & vb. n.Laughing.] [OE. laughen, laghen, lauhen, AS. hlehhan, hlihhan, hlyhhan, hliehhan; akin to OS. hlahan, D. & G. lach...
Laugh (2)
Laugh, v. t. 1. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy? Shak.I shall laugh myself to death. Shak.2. To express by,...
Laugh (3)
Laugh (?), n. An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i.And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. Goldsmi...
Laughable
Laugh″a‐ble (?), a. Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.Syn. — Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See Droll, and Ludicrous.— Laugh″a‐ble‐ness, ...
Laugher
Laugh″er (?), n. 1. One who laughs.2. A variety of the domestic pigeon.
Laughing
Laugh″ing (?), a. & n. from Laugh, v. i.Laughing falcon(Zoöl.), a South American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans); — so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. — La...
Laughingly
Laugh″ing‐ly (?), adv. With laughter or merriment.
Laughingstock
Laugh″ing‐stock′ (?), n. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. Shak.When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughingstock of his hearers. Macaulay.
Laughsome
Laugh″some (?), a. Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
Laughter
Laugh″ter (?), n. [AS. hleahtor; akin to OHG. hlahtar, G. gelächter, Icel. hlātr, Dan. latter. See Laugh, v. i.] A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the face, par...
Laughterless
Laugh″ter‐less, a. Not laughing; without laughter.
Laughworthy
Laugh″wor′thy (?), a. Deserving to be laughed at. B. Jonson.
Laumontite
Lau″mont‐ite (?), n. [From Dr. Laumont, the discoverer.] (Min.) A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air...
Launce
Launce (?), n. A lance.
Launce (2)
Launce, n. [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. Balance.] A balance.Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. Spenser.
Launce (3)
Launce, n.(Zoöl.) See Lant, the fish.
Launcegaye
Launce″gaye′ (?), n. See Lancegaye.
Launch
Launch (länch), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Launched (läncht); p. pr. & vb. n.Launching.] [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF. lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance l...
Launch (2)
Launch, v. i. To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to laun...
Launch (3)
Launch, n. 1. The act of launching.2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built.3. [Cf. Sp. lancha....
Laund
Laund (la̤nd), n. [See Lawn of grass.] A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade.In a laund upon an hill of flowers. Chaucer.Through this laund anon the deer will come...
Launder
Laun″der (län″dẽr), n. [Contracted fr. OE. lavender, F. lavandière, LL. lavandena, from L. lavare to wash. See Lave.] 1. A washerwoman.2. (Mining) A trough used by miners to rec...
Launder (2)
Laun″der, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Laundered (–dẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Laundering.] 1. To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to la...
Launderer
Laun″der‐er (?), n. One who follows the business of laundering.