Webster's Dictionary 1913

2296

Lionhood

Li″on‐hood (–ho͝od), n. State of being a lion. Carlyle.

2297

Lionism

Li″on‐ism (–ĭz'm), n. An attracting of attention, as a lion; also, the treating or regarding as a lion.

2298

Lionize

Li″on‐ize (–īz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lionized (–īzd), p. pr. & vb. n.Lionizing (–ī′zĭng).] 1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest. J. D. Forbes.2. To show th...

2299

Lionlike

Li″on‐like′ (–līk′), a. Like a lion; brave as a lion.

2300

Lionly

Li″on‐ly, a. Like a lion; fierce. Milton.

2301

Lionship

Li″on‐ship (lī″ŭn‐shĭp), n. The state of being a lion.

2302

Lip

Lip (lĭp), n. [OE. lippe, AS. lippa; akin to D. lip, G. lippe, lefze, OHG. lefs, Dan. læbe, Sw. läpp, L. labium, labrum. Cf. Labial.] 1. One of the two fleshy folds which surrou...

2303

Lip (2)

Lip, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lipped (lĭpt); p. pr. & vb. n.Lipping (–pĭng).] 1. To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to kiss.The bubble on the wine which breaksBefore y...

2304

Lip (3)

Lip, v. t. To clip; to trim. Holland.

2305

Lipæmia

‖Li‐pæ″mi‐a (lĭ‐pē″mĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λίποσ fat + αἱ̑μα blood.] (Med.) A condition in which fat occurs in the blood.

2306

Lipans

Li‐pans″ (lē̍‐pänz″), n. pl.; sing. Lipan (–pän″). (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians, inhabiting the northern part of Mexico. They belong to the Tinneh stock, and are ...

2307

Liparian

Li‐pa″ri‐an (lĭ‐pā″rĭ‐an), n.(Zoöl.) Any species of a family (Liparidæ) of destructive bombycid moths, as the tussock moths.

2308

Liparite

Lip″a‐rite (lĭp″ȧ‐rīt), n. [So called from Lipari, the island.] (Min.) A quartzose trachyte; rhyolite.

2309

Lipic

Lip″ic (lĭp″ĭk), a. [Gr. λίποσ fat.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by the oxidation ...

2310

Lipinic

Li‐pin″ic (lĭ‐pĭn″ĭk), a.(Chem.) Lipic.

2311

Lipless

Lip″less (lĭp″lĕs), a. Having no lips.

2312

Liplet

Lip″let (–lĕt), n. A little lip.

2313

Lipocephala

‖Lip′o‐ceph″a‐la (lĭp′ō̍‐sĕf″ȧ‐lȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. λείπεσθαι to be lacking + κεφαλή head.] (Zoöl.) Same as Lamellibranchia.

2314

Lipochrin

Lip″o‐chrin (lĭp″ō̍‐krĭn), n. [Gr. λίποσ fat + χρόα color.] (Physiol. Chem.) A yellow coloring matter, soluble in ether, contained in the small round fat drops in the retinal ep...

2315

Lipogram

Lip″o‐gram (lĭp″ō̍‐grăm; 277), n. [Gr. λείπειν, λιπει̑ν, to leave, omit + -gram.] A writing composed of words not having a certain letter or letters; — as in the Odyssey of Tryp...

2316

Lipogrammatic

Lip′o‐gram‐mat″ic (–măt″ĭk), a. [Gr. λιπογράμματοσ: cf. F. lipogrammatique.] Omitting a letter; composed of words not having a certain letter or letters; as, lipogrammatic writi...

2317

Lipogrammatist

Lip′o‐gram″ma‐tist (–grăm″mȧ‐tĭst), n. [Cf. F. lipogrammatiste.] One who makes a lipogram.

2318

Lipoma

‖Li‐po″ma (lĭ‐pō″mȧ), n. [NL., from Gr. λίποσ fat + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor consisting of fat or adipose tissue. — Li‐pom″a‐tous (–pŏm″ȧ‐tŭs), a.

2319

Lipothymic

Li′po‐thym″ic (lī′pō̍‐thĭm″ĭk), a. [Gr. λειποθυμικόσ, λιποθυμικόσ.] Tending to swoon; fainting. [Written also leipothymic.]

2320

Lipothymous

Li‐poth″y‐mous (lī̍‐pŏth″ĭ‐mŭs), a. [Gr. λείπειν to leave, to lack + θυμόσ soul, life.] Pertaining, or given, to swooning; fainting.

2321

Lipothymy

Li‐poth″y‐my (–my̆), n. [Gr. λιποθυμία: cf. F. lipothymie.] A fainting; a swoon. Jer. Taylor.

2322

Lipped

Lipped (lĭpt), a. 1. Having a lip or lips; having a raised or rounded edge resembling the lip; — often used in composition; as, thick-lipped, thin-lipped, etc.2. (Bot.) Labiate.