Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Labyrinthine

Lab′y‐rin″thine (?), a. Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal.

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Labyrinthodon

Lab′y‐rin″tho‐don (?), n. [Gr. λαβύρινθοσ labyrinth + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of very large fossil amphibians, of the Triassic period, having bony plates on th...

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Labyrinthodont

Lab′y‐rin″tho‐dont (?), a.(Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta. — n. One of the Labyrinthodonta.

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Labyrinthodonta

‖Lab′y‐rin′tho‐don″ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Labyrinthodon.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus Labyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from t...

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Lac

{ Lac (lăk), ‖Lakh (läk) }, n. [Hind. lak, lākh, lāksh, Skr. laksha a mark, sign, lakh.] One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees. [Written also l...

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Lac (2)

Lac, n. [Per. lak; akin to Skr. lākshā: cf. F. lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. Lake a color, Lacquer, Litmus.] A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some e...

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Laccic

Lac″cic (lăk″sĭk), a. [Cf. F. laccique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as, laccic acid.

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Laccin

Lac″cin (?), n. [Cf. F. laccine.] (Chem.) A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac.

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Laccolite

{ Lac″co‐lite (?), Lac″co‐lith (?), } n. [Gr. � a cistern + -lite, -lith.] (Geol.) A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging ...

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Lace

Lace (lās), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. Delight, Elicit, Lasso, Latchet.] 1. That which binds or ...

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Lace (2)

Lace, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Laced (āst); p. pr. & vb. n.Lacing (?).] 1. To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or lac...

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Lace (3)

Lace, v. i. To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace.

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Lace (4)

Lace, v. t. To twine or draw as a lace; to interlace; to intertwine.The Gond... picked up a trail of the Karela, the vine that bears the bitter wild gourd, and laced it to and f...

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Lace-bark

Lace″–bark′ (?), n.(Bot.) A shrub in the West Indies (Lagetta Iintearia); — so called from the lacelike layers of its inner bark.

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Lace-winged

Lace″–winged′, a.(Zoöl.) Having thin, transparent, reticulated wings; as, the lace-winged flies.

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Laced

Laced (?), a. 1. Fastened with a lace or laces; decorated with narrow strips or braid. See Lace, v. t.2. Decorated with the fabric lace.A shirt with laced ruffles. Fielding.Lace...

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Lacedæmonian

Lac′e‐dæ‐mo″ni‐an (?), a. [L. Lacedamonius, Gr. Λακεδαιμόνιοσ, fr. Λακεδαίμων Lacedæmon.] Of or pertaining to Lacedæmon or Sparta, the chief city of Laconia in the Peloponnesus....

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Laceman

Lace″man (?), n.; pl.Lacemen (�). A man who deals in lace.

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Lacerable

Lac″er‐a‐ble (?), a. [L. lacerabilis: cf. F. lacérable.] That can be lacerated or torn.

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Lacerate

Lac″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lacerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lacerating (�>).] [L. laceratus, p. p. of lacerare to lacerate, fr. lacer mangled, lacerated; cf. Gr. � a rent, ...

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Lacerate (2)

{ Lac″er‐ate (?), Lac″er‐a′ted (?), } p. a. [L. laceratus, p. p.] 1. Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound.By each other's fury lacerateSouthey.2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Jagged, or...

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Laceration

Lac′er‐a″tion (?), n. [L. laceratio: cf. F. lacération.] 1. The act of lacerating.2. A breach or wound made by lacerating. Arbuthnot.

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Lacerative

Lac″er‐a‐tive (?), a. Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate; as, lacerative humors. Harvey.

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Lacert

La″cert (?), n. [OE. lacerte. See Lacertus.] A muscle of the human body. Chaucer.

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Lacerta

La‐cer″ta (?), n. [L. lacertus the arm.] A fathom. Domesday Book.

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Lacerta (2)

La‐cer″ta, n. [L. a lizard. See Lizard.] 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of lizards. See Lizard.☞ Formerly it included nearly all the known lizards. It is now restricted to certain diurnal O...

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Lacertian

La‐cer″tian (?), a. [Cf. F. lacertien.] (Zoöl.) Like a lizard; of or pertaining to the Lacertilia. — n. One of the Lacertilia.