Webster's Dictionary 1913

2701

Locator

Lo″ca‐tor (?), n. One who locates, or is entitled to locate, land or a mining claim.

2702

Locellate

Lo‐cel″late (?), a. [L. locellus a compartment, dim. of locus a place.] (Bot.) Divided into secondary compartments or cells, as where one cavity is separated into several smalle...

2703

Loch

Loch (lŏk), n. [Gael. & Olr. loch. See Lake of water.] A lake; a bay or arm of the sea.

2704

Loch (2)

Loch (lŏk), n. [F. looch, Ar. la'ūg, an electuary, or any medicine which may be licked or sucked, fr. la'ūq to lick.] (Med.) A kind of medicine to be taken by licking with the t...

2705

Lochaber ax

{ Loch‐a″ber ax″, Loch‐a″ber axe″ } (?). [So called from Lochaber, in Scotland.] A weapon of war, consisting of a pole armed with an axhead at its end, formerly used by the Scot...

2706

Lochage

Loch″age (?), n.(Gr. Antiq.) An officer who commanded a company; a captain. Mitford.

2707

Lochan

Loch″an (?), n. [Gael. See 1st Loch.] A small lake; a pond.A pond or lochan rather than a lake. H. Miller.

2708

Loche

Loche (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Loach.

2709

Lochia

‖Lo‐chi″a (?), n. pl.(Med.) The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows childbirth.

2710

Lochial

Lo″chi‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. lochial.] Of or pertaining to the lochia.

2711

Lock

Lock (?), n. [AS. locc; akin to D. lok, G. locke, OHG. loc, Icel. lokkr, and perh. to Gr. � to bend, twist.] A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other lik...

2712

Lock (2)

Lock, n. [AS. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the fastening of a door, fr. lūcan to lock, fasten; akin to OS. lūkan (in comp.), D. luiken, OHG. lūhhan, Icel. l�ka, Goth. lūkan...

2713

Lock (3)

Lock, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Locked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Locking.] 1. To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carri...

2714

Lock (4)

Lock (?), v. i. To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as, the door locks close.When it locked none might through it pass. Spenser.To lock into, to fit or slid...

2715

Lock hospital

Lock″ hos″pi‐tal (?). A hospital for the treatment of venereal diseases.

2716

Lock step

Lock″ step′ (?). A mode of marching by a body of men going one after another as closely as possible, in which the leg of each moves at the same time with the corresponding leg o...

2717

Lock stitch

Lock″ stitch′ (?). A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch.

2718

Lock-down

Lock″–down′ (?), n. A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting; — used by lumbermen.

2719

Lock-weir

Lock″–weir′ (?), n. A waste weir for a canal, discharging into a lock chamber.

2720

Lockage

Lock″age (?), n. 1. Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks.2. Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal.3. Amount of elevation and descent made by...

2721

Locked-jaw

Locked″–jaw′ (?), n. See Lockjaw.

2722

Locken

Lock″en (?), obs.p. p. of Lock. Chaucer.

2723

Locken (2)

Lock″en, n.(Bot.) The globeflower (Trollius).

2724

Locker

Lock″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, locks.2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock.Chain locker(Naut.), a compartm...

2725

Locket

Lock″et (?), n. [F. loquet latch, dim. of OF. loc latch, lock; of German origin. See Lock a fastening.]1. A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament....

2726

Lockjaw

Lock″jaw′ (?), n.(Med.) A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus.

2727

Lockless

Lock″less, a. Destitute of a lock.