Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Laniary

La″ni‐a‐ry (?), a. [L. laniarius, fr. lanius butcher, laniare to tear in pieces: cf. F. laniaire.] (Anat.) Lacerating or tearing; as, the laniary canine teeth.

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Laniary (2)

La″ni‐a‐ry, n. [L. Laniary, a.]1. The shambles; a place of slaughter.2. (Anat.) A laniary, or canine, tooth.

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Laniate

La″ni‐ate (?), v. t. [L. laniatus, p. p. of laniare.] To tear in pieces.

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Laniation

La′ni‐a″tion (?), n. [L. laniatio.] A tearing in pieces.

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Lanier

Lan″ier (?), n. [F. lanière. See Lanyard.] [Written also lanner, lanyer.] 1. A thong of leather; a whip lash. Halliwell.2. A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hol...

573

Laniferous

La‐nif″er‐ous (?), n. [L. lanifer; lana wool + ferre to bear: cf. F. lanifère.] Bearing or producing wool.

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Lanifical

La‐nif″i‐cal (?), a. [L. lanificus; lana wool + facere to make.] Working in wool.

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Lanifice

Lan″i‐fice (?), n. [L. lanificium: cf. OF. lanifice.] Anything made of wool. Bacon.

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Lanigerous

La‐nig″er‐ous (?), a. [L. laniger; lano wool + gerere to hear.] Bearing or producing wool.

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Lanioid

La″ni‐oid (?), a. [NL. Lanius (fr. L. lanius a butcher), the typical genus + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the shrikes (family Laniidæ).

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Lank

Lank (?), a. [Compar.Lanker (?); superl.Lankest.] [AS. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.] 1. Slender and thin; no...

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Lank (2)

Lank, v. i. & t. To become lank; to make lank. Shak.G. Fletcher.

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Lankiness

Lank″i‐ness (?), n. The condition or quality or being lanky.

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Lankly

Lank″ly, adv. In a lank manner.

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Lankness

Lank″ness, n. The state or quality of being lank.

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Lanky

Lank″y, a. Somewhat lank. Thackeray.The lanky Dinka, nearly seven feet in height. The Century.

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Lanner

{ Lan″ner (?), n. f.Lan″ner‐et (?), n. m.} [F. lanier, OF. also, lasnier. Cf. Lanyard.] (Zoöl.) A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Afr...

585

Lanolin

Lan″o‐lin (lăn″ō̍‐lĭn), n. [L. lana wool + oleum oil.] (Physiol. Chem.) A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, a...

586

Lanseh

‖Lan″seh (?), n. The small, whitish brown fruit of an East Indian tree (Lansium domesticum). It has a fleshy pulp, with an agreeable subacid taste. Balfour.

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Lansquenet

Lans″que‐net (?), n. [F., fr. G. landsknecht a foot soldier, also a game of cards introduced by these foot soldiers; land country + knecht boy, servant. See Land, and Knight.] 1...

588

Lant

Lant (?), n. Urine. Nares.

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Lant (2)

Lant, n. [Cf. Lance.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (A. tobianus) and the American spec...

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Lant (3)

Lant, n. See Lanterloo. Halliwell.

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Lantanium

{ Lan‐ta″ni‐um (?), Lan″ta‐num (?), } n.(Chem.) See Lanthanum.

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Lantanuric

Lan′ta‐nu″ric (?), a. [Formed by transposition of the letters of allantoin and -uric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, ...

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Lanterloo

Lan″ter‐loo′ (?), n. An old name of loo (a).

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Lantern

Lan″tern (lăn″tẽrn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. λαμπτήρ light, torch. See Lamp.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; — ...