Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Lingel

Lin″gel (lĭṉ″gĕl), n. [F. ligneul, dim. of L. linea a linen thread.] 1. A shoemaker's thread.2. A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts. Crabb.

2216

Lingence

Lin″gence (lĭn″jens), n. [L. lingere to lick.] A linctus. Fuller.

2217

Linger

Lin″ger (lĭṉ″gẽr), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Lingered (–gẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Lingering.] [OE. lengen to tarry, AS. lengan to prolong, put off, fr. lang long. √125. See Long, a.] To de...

2218

Linger (2)

Lin″ger, v. t. 1. To protract; to draw out.She lingers my desires. Shak.2. To spend or pass in a lingering manner; — with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed. Dryden.

2219

Lingerer

Lin″ger‐er (–ẽr), n. One who lingers. Guardian.

2220

Lingerie

‖Lin′ge‐rie (?), n. Linen goods collectively; linen underwear, esp. of women; the clothing of linen and cotton with its lace, etc., worn by a women.

2221

Lingering

Lin″ger‐ing, a. 1. Delaying.2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease.To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally h...

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Lingeringly

Lin″ger‐ing‐ly, adv. With delay; slowly; tediously.

2223

Linget

Lin″get (lĭṉ″gĕt), n. [F. lingot, perh. fr. L. lingua tongue (see Tongue). Cf. Ingot.] An ingot. [Written also lingot.]

2224

Lingism

Ling″ism (lĭng″ĭz'm), n. A mode of treating certain diseases, as obesity, by gymnastics; — proposed by Pehr Henrik Ling, a Swede. See Kinesiatrics.

2225

Lingle

Lin″gle (lĭṉ″g'l), n. See Lingel.

2226

Lingo

Lin″go (lĭṉ″gō̍), n. [L. lingua tongue, language. See Lingual.] Language; speech; dialect.

2227

Lingoa wood

Lin‐go″a wood′ (lĭṉ‐gō″ȧ wo͝od′). Amboyna wood.

2228

Lingot

Lin″got (lĭṉ″gŏt), n. A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget.

2229

Lingua

‖Lin″gua (lĭṉ″gwȧ), n.; pl.Linguæ (–gwē). (Zoöl.) (a) A tongue. (b) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.

2230

Lingua Franca

Lin″gua Fran″ca (lĭṉ″gwȧ frăṉ″kȧ). The commercial language of the Levant, — a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders.

2231

Lingua Franca (2)

Lin″gua Fran″ca. Any hybrid or other language used over a wide area as a common or commercial tongue among peoples of different speech.

2232

Linguacious

Lin‐gua″cious (lĭṉ‐gwā″shŭs), a. [L. linguax, -acis, loquacious, fr. lingua tongue.] Given to the use of the tongue; loquacious.

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Linguadental

Lin′gua‐den″tal (lĭṉ′gwȧ‐dĕn″tal), a. [L. lingua tongue + E. dental.] (Phonetics) Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just...

2234

Linguadental (2)

Lin′gua‐den″tal, n.(Phonetics) An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.

2235

Lingual

Lin″gual (lĭṉ″gwal), a. [L. lingua tongue: cf. F. lingual. See Tongue, and cf. Language.] Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the ling...

2236

Lingual (2)

Lin″gual, n. A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; — a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting th...

2237

Linguality

Lin‐gual″i‐ty (lĭṉ‐gwăl″ĭ‐ty̆), n. The quality of being lingual.

2238

Linguatulida

‖Lin′gua‐tu″li‐da (lĭṉ′gwȧ‐tū″lĭ‐dȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lingua tongue.] (Zoöl.) Same as Linguatulina.

2239

Linguatulina

‖Lin‐guat′u‐li″na (lĭṉ‐gwăt′ū̍‐lī″nȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lingua tongue.] (Zoöl.) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, ...

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Linguidental

Lin′gui‐den″tal (lĭṉ′gwĭ‐dĕn″tal), a. & n. Linguadental.

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Linguiform

Lin″gui‐form (lĭṉ″gwĭ‐fôrm), a. [L. lingua tongue + -form: cf. F. linguiforme.] Having the form of the tongue; tongue-shaped.