Webster's Dictionary 1913

1837

Licensure

Li″cen‐sure (lī″sen‐shū̍r; 135), n. A licensing.

1838

Licentiate

Li‐cen″ti‐ate (lī̍‐sĕn″shĭ‐ā̍t or –shā̍t; 106), n. [LL. licentiatus, fr. licentiare to allow to do anything, fr. L. licentia license. See License, n.] 1. One who has a license t...

1839

Licentiate (2)

Li‐cen″ti‐ate (–shĭ‐āt), v. t. To give a license to. L'Estrange.

1840

Licentious

Li‐cen″tious (–shŭs), a. [L. licentiosus: cf. F. licencieux. See License.] 1. Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as...

1841

Lich

Lich (lĭk), a. Like. Chaucer. Spenser.

1842

Lich (2)

Lich (lĭch), n. [AS. līc body. See Like, a.] A dead body; a corpse.Lich fowl(Zoöl.), the European goatsucker; — called also lich owl. — Lich gate, a covered gate through which t...

1843

Lichen

Li″chen (lī″kĕn; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. λειχήν.] 1. (Bot.) One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants, (technically called Lichenes), having no distinction of leaf and stem, u...

1844

Lichened

Li″chened (lī″kĕnd), a. Belonging to, or covered with, lichens. Tennyson.

1845

Lichenic

Li‐chen″ic (lī̍‐kĕn″ĭk), a. Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, lichens.Lichenic acid. (a) An organic acid, C14H24O3, obtained from Iceland moss. (b) An old name of fumaric acid.

1846

Licheniform

Li‐chen″i‐form (–ĭ‐fôrm), a. Having the form of a lichen.

1847

Lichenin

Li″chen‐in (lī″kĕn‐ĭn), n.(Chem.) A substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several species of moss and lichen, esp. from Iceland moss.

1848

Lichenographic

{ Li′chen‐o‐graph″ic (lī′kĕn‐ō̍‐grăf″ĭk), Li′chen‐o‐graph″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal), } a. [Cf. F. lichénographique.] Of or pertaining to lichenography.

1849

Lichenographist

Li′chen‐og″ra‐phist (–ŏg″rȧ‐fĭst), n. One who describes lichens; one versed in lichenography.

1850

Lichenography

Li′chen‐og″ra‐phy (lī′kĕn‐ŏg″rȧ‐fy̆), n. [Lichen + -graphy: cf. F. lichénographie.] A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.

1851

Lichenologist

Li′chen‐ol″o‐gist (–ŏl″ō̍‐jĭst), n. One versed in lichenology.

1852

Lichenology

Li′chen‐ol″o‐gy (–jy̆), n. [Lichen + -logy.] The science which treats of lichens.

1853

Lichenous

Li″chen‐ous (lī″kĕn‐ŭs), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, lichens; abounding in lichens; covered with lichens. G. Eliot.

1854

Lichi

Li″chi′ (lē″chē′), n.(Bot.) See Litchi.

1855

Lichwale

Lich″wale′ (lĭch″wāl′), n.(Bot.) The gromwell.

1856

Lichwort

Lich″wort′ (–wûrt′), n.(Bot.) An herb, the wall pellitory. See Pellitory.

1857

Licit

Lic″it (lĭs″ĭt), a. [L. licitus permitted, lawful, from licere: cf. F. licite. See License.] Lawful. “Licit establishments.” Carlyle. — Lic″it‐ly, adv. — Lic″it‐ness, n.

1858

Licitation

Lic′i‐ta″tion (lĭs′ĭ‐tā″shŭn), n. [L. licitatio, fr. licitari, liceri, to bid, offer a price.] The act of offering for sale to the highest bidder.

1859

Lick

Lick (lĭk), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Licked (lĭkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Licking.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likkōn, D. likken, OHG. lecchōn, G. lecken, Goth. bi-laigōn, Russ. lizate, L. li...

1860

Lick (2)

Lick, n. [See Lick, v.] 1. A stroke of the tongue in licking. “A lick at the honey pot.” Dryden.2. A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue,...

1861

Lick (3)

Lick, v. t. [Cf. OSw. lägga to place, strike, prick.] To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter. Carlyle. Thackeray.

1862

Lick (4)

Lick, n. A slap; a quick stroke. “A lick across the face.” Dryden.

1863

Lick-spigot

Lick″–spig′ot (–spĭg′ŭt), n. A tapster.