Webster's Dictionary 1913

892

Latreutical

La‐treu″tic‐al (lȧ‐trṳ″tĭ‐kal), a. [Gr. λατρευτικόσ, fr. λατρεύειν to serve, to worship.] 1. Acting as a hired servant; serving; ministering; assisting.2. Of or pertaining to la...

893

Latria

‖La‐tri″a (lȧ‐trī″ȧ; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. λατρεία, fr. λατρεύειν to serve, fr. λάτρισ servant.] The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; — distinguished by the Roman C...

894

Latrine

La‐trine″ (lȧ‐trēn″), n. [L. latrina: cf. F. latrines.] A privy, or water-closet, esp. in a camp, hospital, etc.

895

Latrociny

Lat″ro‐cin′y (?), n. [L. latrocinium. Cf. Larceny.] Theft; larceny.

896

Latten

Lat″ten (?), n. [OE. latoun, laton, OF. laton, F. laiton, prob. fr. OF. late lath, F. latte; — because made in thin plates; cf. It. latta a sheet of tinned iron, tin plate. F. l...

897

Latter

Lat″ter (?), a. [OE. later, lætter, compar. of lat late. See Late, and cf. Later.] 1. Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; — opposed to former; as, the ...

898

Latter-day saint

Lat″ter–day′ saint″ (?). A Mormon; — the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints being the name assumed by the whole body of Mormons.

899

Latterday

Lat″ter‐day′, a. Belonging to present times or those recent by comparison.

900

Latterkin

Lat″ter‐kin (?), n. A pointed wooden tool used in glazing leaden lattice.

901

Latterly

Lat″ter‐ly, adv. Lately; of late; recently; at a later, as distinguished from a former, period.Latterly Milton was short and thick. Richardson.

902

Lattermath

Lat″ter‐math (?), n. [Cf. Aftermath.] The latter, or second, mowing; the aftermath.

903

Lattice

Lat″tice (?), n. [OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte lath. See Latten, 1st Lath.] 1. Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a netwo...

904

Lattice (2)

Lat″tice, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Latticed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Latticing (?).] 1. To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers.2. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnis...

905

Latticework

Lat″tice‐work′ (?), n. Same as Lattice, n., 1.

906

Latticing

Lat″ti‐cing (?), n. 1. The act or process of making a lattice of, or of fitting a lattice to.2. (Bridge Building) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between ...

907

Latus rectum

‖La″tus rec″tum (?). (Conic Sections) The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of t...

908

Laud

Laud (?), n. [L. laus, laudis. See Laud, v. i.]1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. “Laud be to God.” Shak.So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same. Ty...

909

Laud (2)

Laud, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n.Lauding.] [L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. Allow.] To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; t...

910

Laudability

Laud′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [L. laudabilitas.] Laudableness; praiseworthiness.

911

Laudable

Laud″a‐ble (?), a. [L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See Laud, v. i.] 1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambi...

912

Laudableness

Laud″a‐ble‐ness (la̤d″ȧ‐b'l‐nĕs), n. The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.

913

Laudably

Laud″a‐bly (?), adv. In a laudable manner.

914

Laudanine

Lau″da‐nine (?), n. [From Laudanum.] (Chem.) A white organic base, resembling morphine, and obtained from certain varieties of opium.

915

Laudanum

Lau″da‐num (?), n. [Orig. the same wort as ladanum, ladbdanum: cf. F. laudanum, It. laudano, ladano. See Ladanum.] Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes.☞ A fluid...

916

Laudation

Lau‐da″tion (?), n. [L. laudatio: cf. OE. taudation. See Land, v. t.] The act of lauding; praise; high commendation.

917

Laudative

Laud″a‐tive (?), a. [L. laudativus laudatory: cf. F. laudatif.] Laudatory.

918

Laudative (2)

Laud″a‐tive, n. A panegyric; a eulogy. Bacon.