Webster's Dictionary 1913

811

Lated

Lat″ed (?), a. Belated; too late. Shak.

812

Lateen

La‐teen″ (?), a.(Naut.) Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below.Lateen sail. [F. voile ...

813

Lately

Late″ly (?), adv. Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy.

814

Latence

La″tence (?), n. Latency. Coleridge.

815

Latency

La″ten‐cy (?), n. [See Latent.] The state or quality of being latent.To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish three degrees of this latency. Sir W. Hamilton.

816

Lateness

Late″ness (?), n. The state, condition, or quality, of being late; as, the lateness of his arrival; the lateness of the hour; the lateness of the season.

817

Latent

La″tent (lā″tent), a. [L. latens, -entis, p. pr. of latere to lie hid or concealed; cf. Gr. λανθάνειν, E. lethargy: cf. F. latent.] Not visible or apparent; hidden; concealed; s...

818

Latently

La″tent‐ly, adv. In a secret or concealed manner; invisibly.

819

Later

‖La″ter (?), n.; pl.Lateres (#). A brick or tile. Knight.

820

Later (2)

Lat″er (?), a. Compar. of Late, a. & adv.

821

Laterad

Lat″er‐ad (?), adv. [L. latus, lateris, side + ad to.] (Anat.) Toward the side; away from the mesial plane; — opposed to mesiad.

822

Lateral

Lat″er‐al (?), a. [L. lateralis, fr. latus, lateris, side: cf. F. latéral.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.2....

823

Laterality

Lat′er‐al″i‐ty (?), n. The state or condition of being lateral.

824

Laterally

Lat″er‐al‐ly (?), adv. By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side.

825

Lateran

Lat″er‐an (?), n. The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the Catholic world.☞ The n...

826

Latered

Lat″ered (?), a. Inclined to delay; dilatory. “When a man is too latered.” Chaucer.

827

Laterifolious

Lat′er‐i‐fo″li‐ous (?), a. [L. latus, lateris, side + folium leaf: cf. F. latérifolié.] (Bot.) Growing from the stem by the side of a leaf; as, a laterifolious flower.

828

Laterite

Lat″er‐ite (?), n. [L. later brick, tile: cf. F. latérite.] (Geol.) An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; — found in India.

829

Lateritic

Lat′er‐it″ic (?), a. Consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; as, lateritic formations.

830

Lateritious

Lat″er‐i″tious (?), a. [L. lateritius, fr. later a brick.] Like bricks; of the color of red bricks.Lateritious sediment(Med.), a sediment in urine resembling brick dust, observe...

831

Lates

‖La″tes (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer) is found in the Ganges and other In...

832

Latescence

La‐tes″cence (?), n. A slight withdrawal from view or knowledge. Sir W. Hamilton.

833

Latescent

La‐tes″cent (?), a. [L. latescens, -entis, p. pr. of latescere to be concealed, fr. latere to be hid.] Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning. Sir W....

834

Latewake

Late″wake′ (?), n. See Lich wake, under Lich.

835

Lateward

Late″ward (?), a. & adv. Somewhat late; backward. “Lateward lands.” Holland.

836

Latex

‖La″tex (?), n.(Bot.) A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether arom...

837

Lath

Lath (?), n.; pl.Laths (#). [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS. lætta; akin to D. lat, G. latte, OHG. latta; cf. W. llath a rod, staff, yard. Cf. Lattice, Latten.] A thin, narrow s...