Webster's Dictionary 1913

1459

Lenticularly

Len‐tic″u‐lar‐ly, adv. In the manner of a lens; with a curve.

1460

Lentiform

Len″ti‐form (lĕn″tĭ‐fôrm), a. [L. lens, lentis, lentil + -form: cf. F. lentiforme.] Lenticular.

1461

Lentiginose

Len‐tig″i‐nose′ (lĕn‐tĭj″ĭ‐nōs′), a. [See Lentiginous.] (Bot.) Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles.

1462

Lentiginous

Len‐tig″i‐nous (–nŭs), a. [L. lentiginosus. See Lentigo.] Of or pertaining to lentigo; freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous.

1463

Lentigo

‖Len‐ti″go (lĕn‐tī″gō̍), n. [L., fr. lens, lentis, lentil.] (Med.) A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles.

1464

Lentil

Len″til (lĕn″tĭl), n. [F. lentille, fr. L. lenticula, dim. of lens, lentis, lentil. Cf. Lens.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Ervum (Ervum Lens), of small size, common i...

1465

Lentiscus

{ Len‐tis″cus (lĕn‐tĭs″kŭs), Len″tisk (lĕn″tĭsk), } n. [L. lentiscus, lentiscum: cf. F. lentisque.] (Bot.) A tree; the mastic. See Mastic.

1466

Lentitude

Len″ti‐tude (lĕn″tĭ‐tūd), n. [L. lentitudo, fr. lentus slow: cf. OF. lentitude. See Lent, a.] Slowness; sluggishness.

1467

Lento

‖Len″to (lā̍n″tō̍; E. lĕn″tō̍), a. & adv.(Mus.) Slow; in slow time; slowly; — rarely written lente.

1468

Lentoid

Len″toid (lĕn″toid), a. [Lens + -oid.] Having the form of a lens; lens-shaped.

1469

Lentor

‖Len″tor (–tŏr), n. [L., fr. lentus pliant, tough, slow. See Lent, a.] 1. Tenacity; viscidity, as of fluids.2. Slowness; delay; sluggishness. Arbuthnot.

1470

Lentous

Len″tous (–tŭs), a. [L. lentus. See Lentor.] Viscid; viscous; tenacious.Spawn of a lentous and transparent body. Sir T. Browne.

1471

Leo

‖Le″o (lē″ō), n. [L. See Lion.] (Astron.) 1. The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus in almanacs.2. A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the bright st...

1472

Leod

Le″od (lē″ŏd), n. [AS. leód people, nation, man, chief; akin to OS. liud, OHG. liut, pl. liuti, G. leute, pl., fr. AS. leódan to grow, akin to Goth. liudan, OS. liodan, OHG. lio...

1473

Leon

Le″on (lē″ŏn), n. A lion. Chaucer.

1474

Leonced

Le″onced (lē″ŏnst), a.(Her.) See Lionced.

1475

Leonese

Le′o‐nese″ (lē′ō̍‐nēz″ or –nēs″), a. Of or pertaining to Leon, in Spain. — n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Leon.

1476

Leonid

Le″o‐nid (lē″ō̍‐nĭd), n. [From Leo: cf. F. léonides, pl.] (Astron.) One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at int...

1477

Leonine

Le″o‐nine (lē″ō̍‐nīn), a. [L. leoninus, fr. leo, leonis, lion: cf. F. léonin. See Lion.] Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the lion; as, a leonine look; leonine rapacity. — L...

1478

Leontodon

Le‐on″to‐don (lē̍‐ŏn″tō̍‐dŏn), n. [Gr. λέων, λέοντοσ, lion + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, tooth. Cf. Lion's-tooth, Dandelion.] (Bot.) A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the...

1479

Leopard

Leop″ard (lĕp″ẽrd), n. [OE. leopart, leparde, lebarde, libbard, OF. leopard, liepart, F. léopard, L. leopardus, fr. Gr. λεόπαρδοσ; λέων lion + πάρδοσ pard. See Lion, and Pard.] ...

1480

Leopard's bane

Leop″ard's bane′ (lĕp″ẽrdz bān′). (Bot.) A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana, Senecio Doronicum, and Paris quadrifolia.

1481

Leopardwood

Leop″ard‐wood′, n.(Bot.) See Letterwood.

1482

Lep

Lep (lĕp), obs.strong imp. of Leap. Leaped. Chaucer.

1483

Lepadite

Lep″a‐dite (–ȧ‐dīt), n. [L. lepas, lepadis, limpet, Gr. λεπάσ, λεπάδοσ.] (Zoöl.) Same as Lepadoid.

1484

Lepadoid

Lep″a‐doid (–ȧ‐doid), n. [Lepas + -oid.] (Zoöl.) A stalked barnacle of the genus Lepas, or family Lepadidæ; a goose barnacle. Also used adjectively.

1485

Lepal

Lep″al (lĕp″al), n. [Gr. λεπίσ a scale: cf. F. lépale.] (Bot.) A sterile transformed stamen.