Laboratory
Lab″o‐ra‐to‐ry (?), n.; pl.Laboratories (#). [Shortened fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See Elaborate, Labor.] [Formerly written also elaboratory.] The wo...
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Labored
La″bored (?), a. Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style.
Laboredly
La″bored‐ly, adv. In a labored manner; with labor.
Laborer
La″bor‐er (?), n. [Written also labourer.] One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that o...
Laboring
La″bor‐ing, a. 1. That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days.The sleep of a laboring ma...
Laborious
La‐bo″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. laboriosus,fr. labor labor: cf. F. laborieux.] 1. Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome.Dost thou love watchings, abstinence,...
Laborless
La″bor‐less (lā″bẽr‐lĕs), a. Not involving labor; not laborious; easy.
Laborous
La″bor‐ous (lā″bẽr‐ŭs), a. Laborious. Wyatt. — La″bor‐ous‐ly, adv.Sir T. Elyot.
Laborsome
La″bor‐some (?), a. 1. Made with, or requiring, great labor, pains, or diligence. Shak.2. (Naut.) Likely or inclined to roll or pitch, as a ship in a heavy sea; having a tendenc...
Labrador
Lab′ra‐dor″ (?), n. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland.Labrador duck(Zoöl.), a sea duck (Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks...
Labradorite
Lab″ra‐dor′ite (�), n.(Min.) A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador...
Labras
La″bras (?), n. pl. [L. labrum; cf. It. labbro, pl. labbra.] Lips. Shak.
Labret
La″bret (?), n. [L. labrum lip.] (Anthropology) A piece of wood, shell, stone, or other substance, worn in a perforation of the lip or cheek by many savages.
Labroid
La″broid (?), a. [Labrus + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like the genus Labrus; belonging to the family Labridæ, an extensive family of marine fishes, often brilliantly colored, which are very...
Labrose
La″brose′ (lā″brōs′), a. [L. labrosus, fr. labrum lip.] Having thick lips.
Labrum
‖La″brum (?), n.; pl. L. Labra (#), E. Labrums (#). 1. A lip or edge, as of a basin.2. (Zoöl.) (a) An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper part of the mouth, and ...
Labrus
‖La″brus (?), n.; pl.Labri (–brī). (Zoöl.) A genus of marine fishes, including the wrasses of Europe. See Wrasse.
Laburnic
La‐bur′nic (lȧ‐bûr″nĭk), a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the laburnum.
Laburnine
La‐bur′nine (?), n.(Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum.
Laburnum
La‐bur″num (?), n.(Bot.) A small leguminous tree (Cytisus Laburnum), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes o...
Labyrinth
Lab″y‐rinth (?), n. [L. labyrinthus, Gr. λαβύρινθοσ: cf. F. labyrinthe.] 1. An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the ...
Labyrinthal
Lab′y‐rin″thal (?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a labyrinth; intricate; labyrinthian.
Labyrinthian
Lab′y‐rin″thi‐an (�), a. Intricately winding; like a labyrinth; perplexed; labyrinthal.
Labyrinthibranch
Lab′y‐rin″thi‐branch (?), a. [See Labyrinth, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthici. — n. One of the Labyrinthici.
Labyrinthic
{ Lab′y‐rin″thic (?), Lab′y‐rin′thic‐al (?), } a. [L. labyrinthicus: cf. F. labyrinthique.] Like or pertaining to a labyrinth.
Labyrinthici
‖Lab′y‐rin″thi‐ci (?), n. pl. [NL. See Labyrinth.] (Zoöl.) An order of teleostean fishes, including the Anabas, or climbing perch, and other allied fishes.☞ They have, connected...
Labyrinthiform
Lab′y‐rin″thi‐form (?), a. [Labyrinth + -form: cf. F. labyrinthiforme.] Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.