Webster's Dictionary 1913

1405

Lemurid

Lem″u‐rid (lĕm″ū̍‐rĭd), a. & n.(Zoöl.) Same as Lemuroid.

1406

Lemuridous

{ Le‐mu″ri‐dous (lē̍‐mū″rĭ‐dŭs), Lem″u‐rine (lĕm″ū̍‐rĭn or ‐rīn), } a.(Zoöl.) Lemuroid.

1407

Lemuroid

Lem″u‐roid (lĕm″ū̍‐roid), a. [Lemur + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the lemurs or the Lemuroidea. — n. One of the Lemuroidea.

1408

Lemuroidea

‖Lem′u‐roi″de‐a (lĕm′ū̍‐roi″dē̍‐ȧ), n. pl. [NL. See Lemur, and -oid.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species. [Written also Lemuro...

1409

Lena

‖Le″na (lē″nȧ), n. A procuress. J. Webster.

1410

Lenard rays

Le‐nard″ rays (?). (Physics.) Rays emanating from the outer surface of a plate composed of any material permeable by cathode rays, as aluminium, which forms a portion of a wall ...

1411

Lenard tube

Lenard tube. (Elec.) A tube for producing Lenard rays.

1412

Lend

Lend (lĕnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lent (lĕnt); p. pr. & vb. n.Lending.] [OE. lenen, AS. lǣnan, fr. lǣn loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See Loan.] 1. To allow the custody and use ...

1413

Lendable

Lend″a‐ble (–ȧ‐b'l), a. Such as can be lent. Sherwood.

1414

Lender

Lend″er (–ẽr), n. One who lends.The borrower is servant to the lender. Prov. xxii. 7.

1415

Lendes

Lend″es (lĕnd″ĕz), n. pl. See Lends. Chaucer.

1416

Lending

Lend″ing, n. 1. The act of one who lends.2. That which is lent or furnished.

1417

Lends

Lends (lĕndz), n. pl. [AS. lend, lenden; akin to D. & G. lende, OHG. lenti, Icel. lend, and perh to E. loin.] Loins. Wyclif.

1418

Lene

Lene (lēn), v. t. [See Lend.] To lend; to grant; to permit. Chaucer.

1419

Lene (2)

Le″ne (lē″nē̍), a. [L. lenis smooth.] (Phonetics) (a) Smooth; as, the lene breathing. (b) Applied to certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t (or Gr. π, κ, τ). W. E. Jelf.

1420

Lene (3)

Le″ne, n.(Phonetics) (a) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis). (b) Any one of the lene consonants, as p, k, or t (or Gr. π, κ, τ). W. E. Jelf.

1421

Lenger

{ Leng″er (lĕng″ẽr), Leng″est }, a. Longer; longest; — obsolete compar. and superl. of long. Chaucer.

1422

Length

Length (lĕngth), n. [OE. lengthe, AS. lengð, fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. længde, Sw. längd, Icel. lengd. See Long, a.] 1. The longest, or longer, dimension of ...

1423

Length (2)

Length, v. t. To lengthen. Shak.

1424

Lengthen

Length″en (–'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lengthened (–'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Lengthening (–'n‐ĭng).] To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line o...

1425

Lengthen (2)

Length″en, v. i. To become longer. Locke.

1426

Lengthful

Length″ful (–fụl), a. Long. Pope.

1427

Lengthily

Length″i‐ly (–ĭ‐ly̆), adv. In a lengthy manner; at great length or extent.

1428

Lengthiness

Length″i‐ness, n. The state or quality of being lengthy; prolixity.

1429

Lengthways

{ Length″ways′ (–wāz′), Length″wise′ (–wīz′), } adv. In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction.

1430

Lengthy

Length″y (–y̆), a. [Compar.Lengthier (–ĭ‐ẽr); superl.Lengthiest.] Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; — said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like...

1431

Lenience

{ Le″ni‐ence (lē″nĭ‐ens or lēn″yens; 106), Le″ni‐en‐cy (lē″nĭ‐en‐sy̆ or lēn″yen‐sy̆), } n. The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.