Webster's Dictionary 1828

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LERE

LERE, noun Learning; lesson; lore. obsoleteLERE, verb transitive To learn; to teach. obsolete

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LESION

LE'SION, noun le'zhun. [Latin lasio, from lado, to hurt.]A hurting; hurt; wound; injury.

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LESS

LESS, for unless. [Not in use.]LESS, A terminating syllable of many nouns and some adjectives. Hence it is a privative word, denoting destitution; as a witless man, a man destit...

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LESSEE

LESSEE', noun [from lease.] The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.

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LESSEN

LESS'EN, verb transitive les'n. [from less.]1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce in bulk, size, quantity, number or amount; to make smaller; as, to lessen a kingdom or its po...

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LESSENED

LESS'ENED, participle passive Made smaller; diminished.

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LESSENING

LESS'ENING, participle present tense Reducing in bulk, amount or degree; degrading.

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LESSER

LESS'ER, adjective [This word is a corruption; but too well established to be discarded.]Less; smaller. Authors always write the lesser Asia.By the same reason, may a man in a s...

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LESSON

LES'SON, noun les'n. [Latin lectio, from lego, to read.]1. Any thing read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner for improvement; or such a portion of a book as a pupil l...

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LESSONED

LES'SONED, participle passive Taught; instructed.

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LESSONING

LES'SONING, participle present tense Teaching.

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LESSOR

LES'SOR, noun [from lease.] One who leases; the person who lets to farm, or gives a lease.

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LEST

LEST, conjunction That not; for fear that.Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. Genesis 3:3.The phrase may be thus explained. Ye shall not touch it; th...

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LET

LET, verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passivelet Letted is obsolete. [To let out, like Latin elocare, is to lease.]1. To permit; to allow; to suffer; to give leave o...

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LETHAL

LE'THAL, adjective [Latin lethalis, mortal, from Gr. oblivion.] Deadly; mortal; fatal.

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LETHALITY

LETHAL'ITY, noun Mortality.

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LETHARGIC

LETHAR'GIC,LETHAR'GICAL, adjective [Latin lethargicus.] Preternaturally inclined to sleep; drowsy; dull; heavy.

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LETHARGICAL

LETHAR'GICAL, a. [L. lethargicus.] Preternaturally inclined to sleep; drowsy; dull; heavy.

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LETHARGICALLY

LETHAR'GICALLY, adverb In a morbid sleepiness.

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LETHARGICALNESS

LETHAR'GICALNESS,LETHAR'GICNESS, noun Preternatural or morbid sleepiness or drowsiness.

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LETHARGICNESS

LETHAR'GICNESS, n. Preternatural or morbid sleepiness or drowsiness.

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LETHARGIED

LETH'ARGIED, participle passive or adjective Laid asleep; entranced.

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LETHARGY

LETH'ARGY, noun [Latin lethargia; Gr. oblivion and idle.]1. Preternatural sleepiness; morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked,...

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LETHE

LE'THE, noun le'thee. [Gr. forgetfulness; Latin lateo, to be hid.] Oblivion; a draught of oblivion.

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LETHEAN

LETHE'AN, adjective Inducing forgetfulness or oblivion.

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LETHER

LETH'ER, noun1. The skin of an animal dressed and prepared for use.2. Dressed hides in general.3. Skin; in an ironical sense.LEATH'ER,LETH'ER, adjective Lethern; consisting of l...

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LETHER-SELLER

LETH'ER-SELLER, noun A seller or dealer in leather.