Webster's Dictionary 1913

757

Laryngotracheotomy

La‐ryn′go‐tra′che‐ot″o‐my (?), n. [Larynx + tracheotomy.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, — a frequent operation for obstruct...

758

Larynx

Lar″ynx (lăr″ĭṉks; 277), n. [NL. from Gr. λάρυγξ, -υγγοσ.] (Anat.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the...

759

Las

Las (?), n. A lace. See Lace. Chaucer.

760

Las (2)

Las, a. & adv. Less. Chaucer.

761

Lascar

Las″car (?), n. [Per. & Hind. lashkar an army, an inferior artillery man, a cooly, a native sailor.] A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about...

762

Lascious

Las″ci‐ous (?), a. Loose; lascivious. “To depaint lascious wantonness.” Holland.

763

Lasciviency

Las‐civ″i‐en‐cy (lăs‐sĭv″ĭ‐en‐sy̆), n. [See Lascivient.] Lasciviousness; wantonness.

764

Lascivient

Las‐civ″i‐ent (–ent), a. [L. lasciviens, pr. of lascivire to be wanton, fr. lascivus. See Lascivious.] Lascivious. Dr. H. More.

765

Lascivious

Las‐civ″i‐ous (–ŭs), a. [L. lascivia wantonness, fr. lascivus wanton; cf. Gr. λάσταuροσ lecherous, λη̑ν to wish, Skr. lash to desire.] 1. Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious m...

766

Laserwort

La″ser‐wort′ (lā″sẽr‐wûrt′), n. [L. laser the juice of the laserwort.] (Bot.) Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Laserpitium, of several species (as L. glabrum, and L. siler),...

767

Lash

Lash (lăsh), n. [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. la...

768

Lash (2)

Lash (lăsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lashng.] 1. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.We lash the pupil, and d...

769

Lash (3)

Lash, v. i. To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. Dryden.To lash out, to strike out wildly or furiously.

770

Lash (4)

Lash, v. t. [Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See Lash, n.] To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to f...

771

Lasher

Lash″er (?), n. One who whips or lashes.

772

Lasher (2)

Lash″er, n. 1. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; — called also lashing.2. A weir in a river. Halliwell.

773

Lashing

Lash″ing, n. The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement. South.Lashing out, a striking out; also, extravagance.

774

Lashing (2)

Lash″ing, n. See 2d Lasher.

775

Lask

Lask (?), n. A diarrhea or flux. Holland.

776

Lasket

Las″ket (?), n. [Cf. Lash, Latching.] (Naut.) latching.

777

Lass

Lass (lȧs), n. [OE. lasse; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. llodes girl, fem. of llawd lad. √123. See Lad a youth.] A young woman; a girl; a sweetheart.

778

Lasse

Lasse (?), a. & adv. Less. Chaucer.

779

Lassie

Las″sie (?), n. A young girl; a lass.

780

Lassitude

Las″si‐tude (?), n. [L. lassitudo, fr. lassus faint, weary; akin to E. late: cf. F. lassitude. See Late.] A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are perf...

781

Lasslorn

Lass″lorn′ (?), a. Forsaken by a lass. Shak.

782

Lasso

Lass″o (lăs″sō̍) n.; pl.Lassos (–sōz). [Sp. lazo, L. laqueus. See Lace.] A rope or long thong of leather with a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc.Lasso cell(Z...

783

Lasso (2)

Las″so, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lassoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lassoing.] To catch with a lasso.