LAD
LAD, n. [Heb. to procreate or bear young.] A young man or boy; a stripling.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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LADANUM
LAD'ANUM, noun The resinous juice which exsudes from the leaves of the Cistus ladanifera, a shrub which grows in Arabia, Candia, and other parts of the Archipelago. It is collec...
LADDER
LAD'DER, noun1. A frame of wood, consisting of two side pieces, connected by rounds inserted in them at suitable distances, and thus forming steps, by which persons may ascend a...
LADE
LADE, verb transitivepreterit tense laded; participle passive laded, laden.1. To load; to put on or in, as a burden or freight. We lade a ship with cotton. We lade a horse or ot...
LADED
LA'DED,LA'DEN, participle passive1. Loaded; charged with a burden or freight.2.adjective Oppressed; burdened.
LADEN
LA'DEN, pp.1. Loaded; charged with a burden or freight.2. a. Oppressed; burdened.
LADING
LA'DING, participle present tense Loading; charging with a burden or freight; throwing or dipping out.LA'DING, noun That which constitutes a load or cargo; freight; burden; as t...
LADKIN
LAD'KIN, noun A little lad; a youth. [Little used.]
LADLE
LA'DLE, noun1. A utensil somewhat like a dish, with a long handle, used for throwing or dipping out liquor from a vessel.2. The receptacle of a mill wheel, which receives the wa...
LADLE-FUL
LA'DLE-FUL, noun The quantity contained in a ladle.
LADY
LA'DY, noun1. A woman of distinction. Originally, the title of lady was given to the daughters of earls and others in high rank, but by custom, the title belongs to any woman of...
LADY-BIRD
LA'DY-BIRD, or LA'DY-BUG, or LA''DY-COW, or LA'DY-FLYnoun A small red vaginopennous or sheath-winged insect.A coleopterous insect of the genus Coccinella.(Linne)
LADY-BUG
LA'DY-BIRD, or LA'DY-BUG, or LA'DY-COW, or LA'DY-FLYnoun A small red vaginopennous or sheath-winged insect.A coleopterous insect of the genus Coccinella.(Linne)
LADY-COW
LA'DY-BIRD, or LA'DY-BUG, or LA'DY-COW, or LA'DY-FLYnoun A small red vaginopennous or sheath-winged insect.A coleopterous insect of the genus Coccinella.(Linne)
LADY-DAY
LA'DY-DAY, noun The day of the annunciation of the holy virgin, March 25th.
LADY-FLY
LA'DY-FLY, noun A small red vaginopennous or sheath-winged insect.A coleopterous insect of the genus Coccinella.
LADY-LIKE
LA'DY-LIKE, adjective1. Like a lady in manners; genteel; well bred.2. Soft; tender; delicate.
LADYSHIP
LA'DYSHIP, noun The title of a lady.
LAG
LAG, adjective [This word belongs to the root of slack, slow, sluggish, languish, long; Gr. See the Verb.]1. Coming after or behind; slow; sluggish; tardy.2. Last; long delayed;...
LAGGARD
LAG'GARD, noun Slow; sluggish; backward. [Not used.]
LAGGER
LAG'GER, adjective A loiterer; an idler; one who moves slowly and falls behind.
LAGGING
LAG'GING, participle present tense Loitering; moving slowly and falling behind.The nurse went lagging after with the child.
LAGOON
LAGOON',LAGU'NE, noun A fen, moor, marsh, shallow pond or lake; as the lagunes of Venice.
LAGUNE
LAGU'NE, n. A fen, moor, marsh, shallow pond or lake; as the lagunes of Venice.
LAIC
LA'IC,LA'ICAL, adjective [Latin laicus, Gr. from people.]Belonging to the laity or people, in distinction from the clergy.LA'IC, noun A layman.
LAICAL
LA'ICAL, a. [L. laicus, Gr. from people.]Belonging to the laity or people, in distinction from the clergy.
LAID
LAID, preterit tense and participle passive of lay; so written for layed.