Webster's Dictionary 1913

1189

Leatherback

Leath″er‐back′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic, and sometim...

1190

Leatheret

{ Leath″er‐et (?), Leath′er‐ette″ (?) }, n. [Leather + et, F. -ette.] An imitation of leather, made of paper and cloth.

1191

Leatherhead

Leath″er‐head′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The friar bird.

1192

Leathern

Leath″ern (?), a. Made of leather; consisting of. leather; as, a leathern purse. “A leathern girdle about his loins.” Matt. iii. 4.

1193

Leatherneck

Leath″er‐neck′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The sordid friar bird of Australia (Tropidorhynchus sordidus).

1194

Leatherwood

Leath″er‐wood′, n.(Bot.) A small branching shrub (Dirca palustris), with a white, soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in the Northern United States; — ca...

1195

Leathery

Leath″er‐y (?), a. Resembling leather in appearance or consistence; tough. “A leathery skin.” Grew.

1196

Leave

Leave (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Leaved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Leaving] To send out leaves; to leaf; — often with out. G. Fletcher.

1197

Leave (2)

Leave, v. t. [See Levy.] To raise; to levy.An army strong she leaved. Spenser.

1198

Leave (3)

Leave, n. [OE. leve, leave, AS. leáf; akin to leóf pleasing, dear, E. lief, D. oorlof leave, G. arlaub, and erlauben to permit, Icel. leyfi. √124. See Lief.] 1. Liberty granted ...

1199

Leave (4)

Leave, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Left (lĕft); p. pr. & vb. n.Leaving.] [OE. leven, AS. l�fan, fr. lāf remnant, heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain; cf. belīfan ...

1200

Leave (5)

Leave (?), v. i. 1. To depart; to set out.By the time I left for Scotland. Carlyle.2. To cease; to desist; to leave off. “He... began at the eldest, and left at the youngest.” G...

1201

Leave-taking

Leave″–tak′ing (?), n. Taking of leave; parting compliments. Shak.

1202

Leaved

Leaved (?), a. [From Leaf.] Bearing, or having, a leaf or leaves; having folds; — used in combination; as, a four-leaved clover; a two-leaved gate; long-leaved.

1203

Leaveless

Leave″less (?), a. Leafless. Carew.

1204

Leaven

Leav″en (?), n. [OE. levain, levein, F. levain, L. levamen alleviation, mitigation; but taken in the sense of, a raising, that which raises, fr. levare to raise. See Lever, n.] ...

1205

Leaven (2)

Leav″en, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Leavened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Leavening (?).] 1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment.A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. ...

1206

Leavening

Leav″en‐ing (?), n. 1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven.2. That which leavens or makes light. Bacon.

1207

Leavenous

Leav″en‐ous (?), a. Containing leaven. Milton.

1208

Leaver

Leav″er (lēv″ẽr), n. One who leaves, or withdraws.

1209

Leaves

Leaves (lēvz), n., pl. of Leaf.

1210

Leaviness

Leav″i‐ness (?), n. [Fr. Leaf.] Leafiness.

1211

Leavings

Leav″ings, n. pl. 1. Things left; remnants; relics.2. Refuse; offal.

1212

Leavy

Leav″y (?), a. Leafy. Chapman.

1213

Leban

{ Leb″an, Leb″ban } (?), n. Coagulated sour milk diluted with water; — a common beverage among the Arabs. Also, a fermented liquor made of the same.

1214

Lecama

Le‐ca″ma (?), n.(Zoöl.) The hartbeest.

1215

Lecanomancy

Le‐can″o‐man′cy (?), n. [Gr. λεκάνη bowl or basin + -mancy.] Divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was s...