Webster's Dictionary 1913

838

Lath (2)

Lath (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lathed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lathing.] To cover or line with laths.

839

Lath-shaped

Lath″–shaped′ (?), a. Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; — said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections.

840

Lathe

Lathe (?), n. [AS. lǣð. Of. uncertain origin.] Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined ...

841

Lathe (2)

Lathe (?), n. [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G. lade a chest, Icel. hlaða a storehouse, barn; but cf. also Icel. löð a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are perh. of the same origin ...

842

Lather

Lath″er (lăt͡h″ẽr), n. [AS. leáðor niter, in leáðorwyrt soapwort; cf. Icel. lauðr; perh. akin to E. lye.] 1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.2. Foam from profuse...

843

Lather (2)

Lath″er, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lathered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lathering.] [AS. lēðrian to lather, anoint. See Lather, n.] To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.

844

Lather (3)

Lath″er, v. i. To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.

845

Lather (4)

Lath″er, v. t. [Cf. Leather.] To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog.

846

Lathereeve

{ Lathe″reeve′ (?), Lath″reeve′ (?), } n. Formerly, the head officer of a lathe. See 1st Lathe.

847

Lathing

Lath″ing (?), n. The act or process of covering with laths; laths, collectively; a covering of laths.

848

Lathwork

Lath″work′ (?), n. Same as Lathing.

849

Lathy

Lath″y (?), a. Like a lath; long and slender.A lathy horse, all legs and length. R. Browning.

850

Latian

La″tian (?), a. Belonging, or relating, to Latium, a country of ancient Italy. See Latin.

851

Latibulize

La‐tib″u‐lize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Latibulized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Latibulizing (?).] [L. latibulum hiding place, fr. latere to lie hid.] To retire into a den, or hole, and l...

852

Latibulum

‖La‐tib″u‐lum (?), n.; pl.Latibula (#). A concealed hiding place; a burrow; a lair; a hole.

853

Laticiferous

Lat′i‐cif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. latex, laticis, a liquid + -ferous.] (Bot.) Containing the latex; — applied to the tissue or tubular vessels in which the latex of the plant is found.

854

Laticlave

Lat″i‐clave (?), n. [L. laticlavus, laticlavium; latus broad + clavus nail, a purple stripe on the tunica: cf. F. laticlave.] (Rom. Antiq.) A broad stripe of purple on the fore ...

855

Laticostate

Lat′i‐cos″tate (?), a. [L. latus broad + E. costate.] Broad-ribbed.

856

Latidentate

Lat′i‐den″tate (?), a. [L. latus broad + E. dentate.] Broad-toothed.

857

Latifoliate

{ Lat′i‐fo″li‐ate (?), Lat′i‐fo″li‐ous (?), } a. [L. latifolius; latus broad + folium leaf: cf. F. latifolié.] (Bot.) Having broad leaves.

858

Latigo

‖La″ti‐go (?), n. [Sp. látigo.] A strap for tightening a saddle girth.

859

Latigo halter

La″ti‐go hal″ter (?). A kind of halter usually made of raw hide.

860

Latimer

Lat″i‐mer (?), n. [OF. latinier, latimier, prop., one knowing Latin.] An interpreter. Coke

861

Latin

Lat″in (?), a. [F., fr. L. Latinus belonging to Latium, Latin, fr. Latium a country of Italy, in which Rome was situated. Cf. Ladin, Lateen sail, under Lateen.] 1. Of or pertain...

862

Latin (2)

Lat″in, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.2. The language of the ancient Romans.3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. Ascham.4. (Ecc...

863

Latin (3)

Lat″in, v. t. To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin. Fuller.

864

Latinism

Lat″in‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. latinisme.] A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model.☞ The t...