Webster's Dictionary 1913

1270

Leeringly

Leer″ing‐ly, adv. In a leering manner.

1271

Lees

Lees (lēz), n. pl. Dregs. See 2d Lee.

1272

Lees (2)

Lees (lēs), n. A leash. Chaucer.

1273

Leese

Leese (lēz), v. t. [See Lose.] To lose.They would rather leese their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh.

1274

Leese (2)

Leese, v. t. [Cf. F. léser, L. laesus, p. p. of laedere.] To hurt. B. Jonson.

1275

Leet

Leet (lēt), obs.imp. of Let, to allow. Chaucer.

1276

Leet (2)

Leet, n. [Cf. AS. hlēt share, lot.] A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office.

1277

Leet (3)

Leet, n. [LL. leta. Cf. F. lit de justice a solemn sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit, It., Sp., & Pg. lite.] (Eng. Hist.) A court-leet; the district wi...

1278

Leet (4)

Leet, n.(Zoöl.) The European pollock.

1279

Leetman

Leet″man (–man), n.; pl.Leetmen (–men). One subject to the jurisdiction of a court-leet.

1280

Leeward

Lee″ward (lē″wẽrd or lū″ẽrd), a.(Naut.) Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; — opposed to windward; as, a leeward berth; a leewar...

1281

Leeway

Lee″way′ (lē″wā′), n.(Naut.) The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.

1282

Left

Left (lĕft), imp. & p. p. of Leave.

1283

Left (2)

Left, a. [OE. left, lift, luft; akin to Fries. leeft, OD. lucht, luft; cf. AS. left (equiv. to L. inanis), lyftādl palsy; or cf. AS. lēf weak.] Of or pertaining to that side of ...

1284

Left (3)

Left, n. 1. That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North.Put that rose a little more to th...

1285

Left (4)

Left, a. Situated so that the left side of the body is toward it; as, the left side of a deliberative meeting is that to the left of the presiding officer; the left wing of an a...

1286

Left-hand

Left″–hand′ (lĕft″hănd′), a. Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-hand road.Left-hand rope, rope laid up and twisted over ...

1287

Left-handed

Left″–hand′ed, a. 1. Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.2. Clumsy; awkward; u...

1288

Left-handedness

{ Left″–hand′ed‐ness, Left″–hand′i‐ness (–ĭ‐nĕs), } n. The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.An awkward address, ungraceful attitudes and actions, and a certain...

1289

Left-off

Left″–off′ (–ŏf′; 115), a. Laid aside; cast-off.

1290

Leftward

Left″ward (–wẽrd), adv. Toward or on the left side.Rightward and leftward rise the rocks. Southey.

1291

Leful

Le″ful (lē″fụl), a. See Leveful. Chaucer.

1292

Leg

Leg (lĕg), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. læg calf of the leg, Sw. lägg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; e...

1293

Leg (2)

Leg (lĕg), v. t. To use as a leg, with it as object: (a) To bow. (b) To run.

1294

Leg (3)

Leg, n. 1. (Math.) Either side of a triangle of a triangle as distinguished from the base or, in a right triangle, from the hypotenuse; also, an indefinitely extending branch of...

1295

Leg bridge

Leg bridge. A type of bridge for small spans in which the floor girders are rigidly secured at their extremities to supporting steel legs, driven into the round as piling, or re...

1296

Leg-of-mutton

Leg″–of–mut″ton (?), a. Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-of-mutton, sail.