Webster's Dictionary 1828

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LEAP-FROG

LE'AP-FROG, noun A play of children in which they imitate the leap of frogs.

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LEAP-YEAR

LE'AP-YEAR, noun Blissextile, a year containing 366 days; every fourth year, which leaps over a day more than a common year. Thus in common years, if the first day of March is o...

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LEAPER

LE'APER, noun One that leaps. A horse is called a good leaper

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LEAPING

LE'APING, participle present tense Jumping; springing; bounding; skipping.

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LEAPINGLY

LE'APINGLY, adverb By leaps.

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LEARN

LEARN, verb transitive lern.1. To gain knowledge of; to acquire knowledge or ideas of something before unknown. We learn the use of letters, the meaning of words and the princip...

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LEARNED

LEARNT, lernt. participle passive Obtained as knowledge or information.LEARNED, adjective lern'ed.1. Versed in literature and science; as a learned man.2. Skillful; well acquain...

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LEARNEDLY

LEARNEDLY, adverb lern'edly. With learning or erudition; with skill; as, to discuss a question learnedlyEvery coxcomb swears as learnedly as they.

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LEARNER

LEARNER, noun lern'er. A person who is gaining knowledge from instruction, from reading or study, or by other means; one who is in the rudiments of any science or art.

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LEARNING

LEARNING, participle present tense lern'ing. Gaining knowledge by instruction or reading, by study, by experience or observation; acquiring skill by practice.LEARNING, noun lern...

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LEARNT

LEARNT, lernt. participle passive Obtained as knowledge or information.LEARNED, adjective lern'ed.1. Versed in literature and science; as a learned man.2. Skillful; well acquain...

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LEASABLE

LE'ASABLE, adjective That may be leased.

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LEASE

LEASE, noun [See the Verb.]1. A demise or letting of lands, tenements or hereditaments to another for life, for a term of years, or at will, for a rent or compensation reserved;...

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LEASED

LE'ASED, participle passive Demised or let, as lands or tenements.

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LEASEHOLD

LE'ASEHOLD, adjective Held by lease; as a leasehold tenement.

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LEASER

LE'ASER, noun A gleaner; a gatherer after reapers.

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LEASH

LEASH, noun [Latin laqueus.]1. A thong of leather, or long line by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.2. Among sportsmen, a brace and a half; tierce; three; t...

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LEASING

LE'ASING, noun s as z.Falsehood; lies. [Obsolete or nearly so.]

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LEASOW

LE'ASOW, noun A pasture. obsolete

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LEAST

LEAST, adjectiveSmallest; little beyond others, either in size or degree; as the least insect; the least mercy.LEAST is often used without the noun to which it refers. 'I am the...

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LEASY

LE'ASY, adjective s as z. Thin; flimsy. It is usually pronounced sleazy.

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LEAT

LEAT, noun A trench to conduct water to or from a mill.

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LEATHER

LEATH'ER,LEATH'ER-COAT, noun An apple with a tough coat or rind.

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LEATHER-COAT

LEATH'ER-COAT, n. An apple with a tough coat or rind.

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LEATHER-DRESSER

LEATH'ER-DRESSER, noun One who dresses leather; one who prepares hides for use.

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LEATHER-JACKET

LEATH'ER-JACKET, n A fish of the Pacific ocean.

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LEATHER-MOUTHED

LEATH'ER-MOUTHED, adjectiveBy leather-mouthed fish, I mean such as have their teeth in their throat, as the chub.