Webster's Dictionary 1913

1486

Lepas

‖Le″pas (lē″păs), n. [L., a limpet, fr. Gr. λεπάσ.] (Zoöl.) Any one of various species of Lepas, a genus of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ...

1487

Leper

Lep″er (lĕp″ẽr), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F. lèpre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. λέπρα, fr. λεπρόσ scaly, fr. λέποσ scale, λέπειν to peel.] A person affected with leprosy.

1488

Lepered

Lep″ered (–ẽrd), a. Affected or tainted with leprosy.

1489

Leperize

Lep″er‐ize (lĕp″ẽr‐īz), v. t. To affect with leprosy.

1490

Leperous

Lep″er‐ous (–ẽr‐ŭs), a. Leprous; infectious; corrupting; poisonous. “The leperous distillment.” Shak.

1491

Lepid

Lep″id (–ĭd), a. [L. lepidus.] Pleasant; jocose.The joyous and lepid consul. Sydney Smith.

1492

Lepidine

Lep″i‐dine (lĕp″ĭ‐dĭn or ‐dēn), n.(Chem.) An organic base, C9H6.N.CH3, metameric with quinaldine, and obtained by the distillation of cinchonine.

1493

Lepidodendrid

Lep′i‐do‐den″drid (lĕp′ĭ‐dō̍‐dĕn″drĭd), n.(Paleon.) One of an extinct family of trees allied to the modern club mosses, and including Lepidodendron and its allies.

1494

Lepidodendroid

Lep′i‐do‐den″droid (–droid), a.(Paleon.) Allied to, or resembling, Lepidodendron. — n. A lepidodendrid.

1495

Lepidodendron

‖Lep′i‐do‐den″dron (–drŏn), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λεπίσ-ίδοσ, a scale + δένδρον tree.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior m...

1496

Lepidoganoid

Lep′i‐do‐ga″noid (lĕp′ĭ‐dō̍‐gā″noid or –găn″oid), n. [Gr. λεπίσ-ίδοσ, a scale + E. ganoid.] (Zoöl.) Any one of a division (Lepidoganoidei) of ganoid fishes, including those that...

1497

Lepidolite

Le‐pid″o‐lite (lē̍‐pĭd″ō̍‐līt; 277), n. [Gr. λεπίσ-ίδοσ, a scale + -lite: cf. F. lépidolithe.] (Min.) A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color, containing lithia. It u...

1498

Lepidomelane

Lep′i‐dom″e‐lane (lĕp′ĭ‐dŏm″ē̍‐lān), n. [Gr. λεπίσ-ίδοσ, a scale + μέλασ, μέλαινα, black.] (Min.) An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in...

1499

Lepidopter

Lep′i‐dop″ter (lĕp′ĭ‐dŏp″tẽr), n. [Cf. F. lépidoptère.] (Zoöl.) One of the Lepidoptera.

1500

Lepidoptera

‖Lep′i‐dop″te‐ra (–dŏp″tē̍‐rȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. λεπίσ-ίδοσ, a scale + πτερόν a feather, wing.] (Zoöl.) An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They h...

1501

Lepidopteral

{ Lep′i‐dop″ter‐al (–tẽr‐al), Lep′i‐dop″ter‐ous (–ŭs), } a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.

1502

Lepidopterist

Lep′i‐dop″ter‐ist, n.(Zoöl.) One who studies the Lepidoptera.

1503

Lepidosauria

‖Lep′i‐do‐sau″ri‐a (–dō̍‐sa̤″rĭ‐ȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. λεπίσ-ίδοσ, a scale + σαυ̑ροσ a lizard.] (Zoöl.) A division of reptiles, including the serpents and lizards; the Plagiot...

1504

Lepidosiren

Lep′i‐do‐si″ren (–sī″rĕn), n. [Gr. λεπίσ-ίδοσ, a scale + σειρήν a siren.] (Zoöl.) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the riv...

1505

Lepidote

{ Lep″i‐dote (lĕp″ĭ‐dōt), Lep″i‐do′ted (–dō′tĕd), } a. [Gr. λεπιδωτόσ covered with scales, fr. λεπίσ-ίδοσ, a scale.] (Bot.) Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the ...

1506

Lepisma

‖Le‐pis″ma (lē̍‐pĭz″mȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λέπισμα peel, fr. λεπίσ-ίδοσ, a scale.] (Zoöl.) A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated flattened body, covered wit...

1507

Lepismoid

Le‐pis″moid (–moid), a. [Lepisma + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Lepisma.

1508

Leporine

Lep″o‐rine (lĕp″ō̍‐rīn or –rĭn), a. [L. leporinus, fr. lepus, leporis, hare. See Leveret.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a hare; like or characteristic of, a hare.

1509

Lepra

‖Le″pra (lē″prȧ), n. [L. See Leper.] (Med.) Leprosy.☞ The term lepra was formerly given to various skin diseases, the leprosy of modern authors being Lepra Arabum. See Leprosy.

1510

Lepre

Lep″re (lĕp″ẽr), n. Leprosy. Wyclif.

1511

Leprose

Lep″rose′ (lĕp″rōs′), a. [See Leprous.] (Nat. Hist.) Covered with thin, scurfy scales.

1512

Leprosity

Le‐pros″i‐ty (lē̍‐prŏs″ĭ‐ty̆), n. The state or quality of being leprous or scaly; also, a scale. Bacon.