Lithoxyl
Li‐thox′yl (?), n. [Written also lithoxyle.] [Litho- + Gr. � wood: cf. F. lithoxyle.] Petrified wood.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Lithuanian
Lith′u‐a″ni‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Lithuania (formerly a principality united with Poland, but now Russian and Prussian territory).
Lithuanian (2)
Lith′u‐a″ni‐an, n. A native, or one of the people, of Lithuania; also, the language of the Lithuanian people.
Lithy
Lith″y (?) a. [See Lithe.] Easily bent; pliable.Lithy tree(Bot.), a European shrub (Viburnum Lantana); — so named from its tough and flexible stem.
Litigable
Lit″i‐ga‐ble (?), a. Such as can be litigated.
Litigant
Lit″i‐gant (?), a. [L. litigans, -antis, p. pr. of litigare: cf. F. litigant. See Litigate.] Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litig...
Litigant (2)
Lit″i‐gant, n. A person engaged in a lawsuit.
Litigate
Lit″i‐gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Litigated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Litigating.] [See Litigation.] To make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pl...
Litigate (2)
Lit″i‐gate, v. i. To carry on a suit by judicial process.
Litigation
Lit′i‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. litigatio, fr. litigare to dispute, litigate; lis, litis, dispute, lawsuit (OL. stlis) + agere to carry on. See Agent.] The act or process of litigatin...
Litigator
Lit″i‐ga′tor (?), n. One who litigates.
Litigious
Li‐ti″gious (?), a. [L. litigiosus, fr. litigium dispute, quarrel, fr. litigare: cf. F. litigieux. See Litigation.] 1. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of con...
Litigiously
Li‐ti″gious‐ly, adv. In a litigious manner.
Litigiousness
Li‐ti″gious‐ness, n. The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits.
Litmus
Lit″mus (?), n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G. lackmus. See Lac a resinous substance.] (Chem.) A dyestuff extrac...
Litotes
‖Li″to‐tes (lī″tō̍‐tēz), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λιτότησ, from λιτόσ plain, simple.] (Rhet.) A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the e...
Litraneter
Li‐tran″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. λίτρα + -meter. See Liter] An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of liquids.
Litre (2)
Li″tre (lē″tẽr; 277), n. Same as Liter.
Litter
Lit″ter (lĭt″tẽr), n. [F. litière, LL. lectaria, fr. L. lectus couch, bed. See Lie to be prostrated, and cf. Coverlet.] 1. A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a s...
Litter (2)
Lit″ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Littered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Littering.] 1. To supply with litter, as cattle; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.Tell them how they litter...
Litter (3)
Lit″ter (lĭt″tẽr), v. i. 1. To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.The innWhere he and his horse littered. Habington.2. To produce a litter....
Litterateur
‖Lit′te′ra′teur″ (lē̍′tā̍′rȧ′tẽr″), n. One who occupies himself with literature; a literary man; a literatus. “ Befriended by one kind-hearted littérateur after another.” C. Kin...
Littery
Lit″ter‐y (?), a. Covered or encumbered with litter; consisting of or constituting litter.
Little
Lit″tle (?), a. [The regular comparative of this word is wanting, its place being supplied by less, or, rarely, lesser. See Lesser. For the superlative least is used, the regula...
Little (2)
Lit″tle, n. 1. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.Much was in little writ. Dryden.There are many expressions, which carrying with them no clear i...
Little (3)
Lit″tle, adv. In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; — often with a preceding it. “ The poor sleep little.” Otway.
Little (4)
Lit″tle, a. — Little Englander, an Englishman opposed to territorial expansion of the British Empire. See Antiimperialism, above. Hence: Little Englandism. — Little-neck clam, o...