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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Lām'i-nar, a.p. 748In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.
  2. Lăm'i-nā'ri-an, a.p. 749Pertaining to sea-weeds of the genus Laminaria; belonging in depth to that zone of the sea characterized by the growth of these weeds, being from two to ten fathoms in depth. E. Forbes.
  3. Lăm'i-na-ry, a.p. 749Composed of plates or layers.
  4. Lăm'i-nate or Lăm'i-nā'ted, a.p. 749Plated; consisting of plates, scales, or layers, one over another.
  5. Lăm'i-nā'ting, a.p. 749Forming or separating into scales or thin layers.
  6. Lām'i-nā'tion, n.p. 749The state of being laminated.
  7. Lām′i-nif′er-ous, a.p. 749Having a structure consisting of laminæ, or layers.
  8. Lām'ish, a.p. 749Somewhat lame. A. Wood.
  9. Lămm, v. t.p. 749To beat. [Low.] “One whose dull body will require a lamming.” B. & Fl.
  10. Lăm'mas, n.p. 749The first day of August; — called also lammas-day, and lammas-tide.
  11. Läm'mer-geīr or Läm'mer-gey'er, n.p. 749[Ger. lämmergeier, from lamm, pl. lämmer, lamb, and geier, vulture. (Ornith.) A vulture (the Gypaëtos barbatus), remarkable for having the neck covered with feathers like the true eagles, and, like…
  12. Lăm'p, n.p. 749A light-producing vessel, instrument, or apparatus; a vessel used for the combustion of liquid inflammable bodies, for the purpose of producing artificial light. 2. Whatever resembles a light giving…
  13. Lämp, v. i.p. 749To shine like a lamp. [Obs.] “Lamping eyes.” Spenser.
  14. Lämp'ad, n.p. 749A lamp or candlestick. “Him who ’mid the golden lampads went.” Trench.
  15. Lämp'a-dist, n.p. 749(Gr. Antiq.) One who gained the prize in the lampadrome.
  16. Lämp'a-drōme, n.p. 749(Gr. Antiq.) A race run by young men with lamps in their hands. He who reached the goal first, with his lamp unextinguished, gained the prize.
  17. Lām'pass, n.p. 749A swelling of the fleshy lining of the roof of the mouth immediately behind the fore teeth in the horse;—called also lampers.
  18. Lām'pate, n.p. 749(Chem.) A compound salt, composed of lampic acid and a base.
  19. Lăm'p'-blăck, n.p. 749A fine soot formed by the condensation of the smoke of burning resinous substances.
  20. Lām'per-eel, n.p. 749The same as the LAMPREY.
  21. Lām'pern, n.p. 749(Ichth.) The river lamprey; Petromyzon fluviatilis. See LAMPREY. ☞ The name is also applied to the fringed-lipped lamprey (P. planeri).
  22. Lām'pers, n. pl.p. 749See LAMPASS.
  23. Lăm'p'ic, a.p. 749(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained by, the combustion of ether by means of a lamp furnished with a coil of platinum wire;—said of a certain acid.
  24. Lămp'less, a.p. 749Without a lamp or light; hence, unshining; dull. Your ladies' eyes are lampless to that virtue. Beau. & Fl.
  25. Lăm'p'-light, n.p. 749Light from a lamp.
  26. Lam-pōon', n.p. 749A personal satire in writing; censure written to reproach and vex; abuse. Syn.—Satire; abuse.—LAMPOON, SATIRE. The appropriate object of satire is found in the vices and follies of the times. It is…
  27. Lam-pōon’, v. t.p. 749To abuse with personal censure; to reproach in written satire. Ribald poets had lampooned him. Macaulay. Syn. —To libel; defame; slander; calumniate; satirize; lash.
  28. Lam-pōōn'er, n.p. 749One who abuses with personal satire; the writer of a lampoon. The squibs are those who are called libelers, lampooners, and pamphleteers. Tatler.
  29. Lam-pōon'ry, n.p. 749The practice of lampooning.
  30. Läm'pret, n.p. 749See LAMPREY.
  31. Lăm'prey, n.p. 749(Ichth.) An eel-like fish of the genus Petromyzon, having a round, sucking mouth set with numerous minute teeth, and two large teeth on the palate. It was formerly esteemed a great delicacy, and is…
  32. Lăm'pron, n.p. 749See LAMPREY.
  33. Lăm'py-rīne, n.p. 749(Entom.) An insect of the genus Lampyris. See LAMPYRIS.
  34. Lăm'py-rĭs, n.p. 749(Entom.) A Linnæan genus of coleopterous insects, many species of which are luminous, including the glow-worms. Brandé.
  35. Lä'na-ry, n.p. 749A store-place for wool.
  36. Lā’nate or Lā’nā-ted, a.p. 749Woolly. 2. (Bot.) Covered with a substance like curled hairs; as, a lanated leaf or stem.
  37. Lām'cas-ter Gūnp. 749A cannon with a very long range, named after its inventor. Its bore is slightly oval, and the ball is conoidal in shape. Simmonds.
  38. Lănce, n.p. 749A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle, and metal point, now usually adorned with a small flag, and generally used by horsemen to transfix an enemy, but formerly used sometimes as a…
  39. Lānce, v. t.p. 749To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden. 2. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess. 3. To throw…
  40. Lănçe'-côr'po-ral, n.p. 749The same as LANCEPESADE.
  41. Lànçe'gāye, n.p. 749A kind of spear anciently used, but its peculiarity is not known. Its use was prohibited by a statute of Richard the Second. Nares.
  42. Lānçe'-hēad, n.p. 749The head of a lance.
  43. Lănçe'-knight, n.p. 749A common or foot-soldier; a lansquenet.
  44. Lănçe'let, n.p. 749(Ichth.) A small fish (Brachiostoma [or Amphioxus] lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs.
  45. Lănçe'ly, a.p. 749Suitable to a lance. [Obs.]
  46. Lān'çe-o-lar, a.p. 749(Bot.) Tapering toward each end.
  47. Lān'çe-o-late or Lān'çe-o-lā'ted, a.p. 749(Bot.) Oblong and gradually tapering toward the outer extremity; as, a lanceolate leaf.
  48. Lănçe-pe-sāde’, n.p. 749An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal;—called also lance-corporal.
  49. Lān'çer, n.p. 749One who lances; one who carries a lance. 2. A lancet. [Obs.]
  50. Lànçe'-rēst, n.p. 749A projection, like a bracket, on the right side of a breast-plate in armor, to aid in bearing a lance. Fairholt.
  51. Lān'çet, n.p. 749A surgical instrument, sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening tumors, abscesses, &c. 2. (Arch.) A high and narrow window pointed like a lancet, often called a lancet window.
  52. Lancet archp. 749an arch made sharp-pointed at the top, so as to resemble a lancet in form.
  53. Lànçe'-woöd, n.p. 749(Bot.) A tree (the Guatteria virgata), found in the West Indies, which has a light, tough, elastic wood, often used for the shafts of gigs, archery bows, and the like.
  54. Lānch, v. t.p. 749To throw, as a lance; to dart; to let fly. See whose arm can lanch the surer bolt. Dryden. 2. To pierce with a lance, or as with a lance; to wound. [Written also launch.]
  55. Lânch, v. i.p. 749To cut or slash. [Obs.] He ... bloodily Lanched up her breast. J. Fletcher
  56. Lan-çif'er-oüs, a.p. 749Bearing a lance.
  57. Lān'çi-fōrm, a.p. 749Having the form of a lance.
  58. Lān'çi-nāte, v. t.p. 749To tear; to lacerate.
  59. Lān'çi-nā'tion, n.p. 749A tearing; laceration. “Lancinations of the spirit.” Bp. Taylor.
  60. Lānd, n.p. 749Earth, or the solid matter which constitutes the fixed part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the waters, which constitute the fluid or movable part. They turn their heads to sea…