Webster's Dictionary 1913

2863

Lollingly

Loll″ing‐ly, adv. In a lolling manner. Buckle.

2864

Lollipop

Lol″li‐pop (?), n. [Perhaps fr. Prov. E. loll to soothe + pope a mixed liquor.] A kind of sugar confection which dissolves easily in the mouth. Thackeray.

2865

Lollop

Lol″lop (?), v. i. [From Loll.] To move heavily; to lounge or idle; to loll. Charles Reade.

2866

Loma

‖Lo″ma (?), n.; pl.Lomata (#). (Zoöl.) A lobe; a membranous fringe or flap.

2867

Lomatinous

Lo‐mat″i‐nous (?), a. [See Loma.] (Zoöl.) Furnished with lobes or flaps.

2868

Lombard

Lom″bard (?), a. Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.

2869

Lombard (2)

Lom″bard, n. [F. lombard, fr. the Longobardi or Langobardi, i.e., Longbeards, a people of Northern Germany, west of the Elbe, and afterward in Northern Italy. See Long, and Bear...

2870

Lombard-house

{ Lom″bard–house (?), Lom″bar–house′ (?), } [F. or D. lombard. See Lombard, n.] 1. A bank or a pawnbroker's shop.2. A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moder...

2871

Lombardeer

Lom′bard‐eer″ (?; 277), n. A pawnbroker. Howell.

2872

Lombardic

Lom‐bar″dic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Lombardy of the Lombards.Lombardic alphabet, the ancient alphabet derived from the Roman, and employed in the manuscript of Italy. — Lomb...

2873

Loment

Lo″ment (?), n. [L. lomentum a mixture of bean meal and rice, used as a cosmetic wash, bean meal, fr. lavare, lotum, to wash.] (Bot.) An elongated pod, consisting, like the legu...

2874

Lomentaceous

Lo′men‐ta″ceous (?), a. [From Loment.] (Bot.) Of the nature of a loment; having fruits like loments.

2875

Lomonite

Lom″o‐nite (?), n. Same as Laumontite.

2876

Lompish

Lomp″ish (?), a. Lumpish. Spenser.

2877

Lond

Lond (?), n. Land. Chaucer.

2878

London

Lon″don (?), n. The capital city of England.London paste(Med.), a paste made of caustic soda and unslacked lime; — used as a caustic to destroy tumors and other morbid enlargeme...

2879

London smoke

Lon″don smoke. A neutral tint given to spectacles, shade glasses for optical instruments, etc., which reduces the intensity without materially changing the color of the transmit...

2880

London tuft

London tuft. (Bot.) The Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus).

2881

Londoner

Lon″don‐er (–ẽr), n. A native or inhabitant of London. Shak.

2882

Londonism

Lon″don‐ism (?), n. A characteristic of Londoners; a mode of speaking peculiar to London.

2883

Londonize

Lon″don‐ize (?), v. i. To impart to (one) a manner or character like that which distinguishes Londoners.

2884

Londonize (2)

Lon″don‐ize, v. i. To imitate the manner of the people of London.

2885

Lone

Lone (?), n. A lane. See Loanin.

2886

Lone (2)

Lone, a. [Abbrev. fr. alone.] 1. Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher.When I have on thos...

2887

Lone-Star State

Lone–Star State. Texas; — a nickname alluding to the single star on its coat of arms, being the device used on its flag and seal when it was a republic.

2888

Loneliness

Lone″li‐ness (?), n. 1. The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.2. The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the loneliness of a road.3. Love of retirement...

2889

Lonely

Lone″ly, a. [Compar.Lonelier (?); superl.Loneliest.] [Shortened fr. alonely.] 1. Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell....