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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Lăn'dau, n. p. 750A kind of coach or carriage whose top may be opened and thrown back; — so called from Landau, a town in Germany. [Written also landaw.]Lăn'dau-lět', n. p. 750A chariot opening at top, like a landau.Lăn'daw, n. p. 750See LANDAU.Lănd'-breeze, n. p. 750A current of air setting from the land toward the sea.Lănd'-căr'riage, n. p. 750Transportation by land.Lănd'-chāin, n. p. 750See GUNTER'S-CHAIN.Lănd'-crăb, n. p. 750A crab which lives much on the land, and resorts to the sea chiefly for the purpose of breeding.Lānd'damn, v. t. p. 750To banish from the land. [Obs. and very rare.]Lănd'ed, a. p. 750Having an estate in land; as, a landed gentleman. The House of Commons must consist, for the most part, of landed men. Addison. 2. Consisting in real estate or land; as, landed security; landed…Lănd'er, n. p. 750One who lands, or makes a landing. “The lander in a lowly isle.” Tennyson. 2. (Mining.) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the bucket of ore.Lăn'der-er, n. p. 750See LAUNDERER.Lănd'făll, n. p. 750A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner. 2. (Naut.) The first land discovered after a voyage. A good landfall (Naut.), the discovery of the land at the time and place…Lănd'-fish, n. p. 750A fish on land; hence, any thing as much out of place as a fish on land; a person acting contrarily to his usual character. He's grown a very land-fish, languagesless, a monster. Shak.Lănd'-flōod, n. p. 750An overflowing of land by water, especially by inland waters, as rivers and the like; an inundation; a freshet.Lănd'-fōrçe, n. p. 750A military force, army, or body of troops serving on land, as distinguished from a naval force.Lănd'grāve, n. p. 750A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France. ☞ The title was first adopted by some German counts in the twelfth century, to distinguish themselves…Lănd-grāv'i-ate, n. p. 750The territory held by a landgrave. 2. The office, jurisdiction, or authority of a land-grave.Lănd'gra-vīne, n. p. 750The wife of a landgrave.Lănd'-hĕrd, n. p. 750A herd which feeds on land. [Obs.] The fields In which Dame Cynthia her land-herds fed. Spenser.Lănd'-hōld'er, n. p. 750A holder, owner, or proprietor of land.Lănd'-īçe, n. p. 750A field of ice adhering to the coast, or between two headlands. Kane.Lănd'ing, p. a. p. 750Connected with, or pertaining to, the act or process of unloading any thing from a vessel, &c. Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded from a vessel.—Landing net, a small, bag-shaped…Lăn'ding, n. p. 750The act of going or setting on shore from a vessel. 2. A place for going or setting on shore. 3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, without steps, connecting one flight with another.Länd'ing-plāce, n. p. 750A place for the landing of persons or goods from a vessel. 2. (Arch.) A landing.Lănd'-jŏb'/ber, n. p. 750A man who makes a business of buying land on speculation, or of buying and selling for the profit of bargains, or who buys and sells for others.Länd'lä-dy, n. p. 750A woman who has tenants holding from her. 2. The mistress of an inn, or lodging-house.Lănd'lēap-er, n. p. 750See LANDLOUPER.Lānd'less, a. p. 750Destitute of land; having no property in land.Länd'löck, v. t. p. 750To inclose or encompass by land.Lānd'lō-per, n. p. 750See LANDLOUPER.Lānd'lord, n. p. 750The lord of a manor or of land; the owner of land or houses who has tenants under him. 2. The master of an inn or lodging-house.Lānd'lord-ry, n. p. 750The state of a landlord. [Obs.]Länd'lōup-er, n. p. 750A vagabond or vagrant; one who has no settled habitation. [Written also landleaper and landloper.] Bands of landloopers had been employed . . . to set fire to villages and towns in every direction.…Länd'loup-ing, a. p. 750Wandering about; vagrant.Lănd'lŭb-ber, n. p. 750One who passes his life on land; — so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule.Lănd'man, n. p. 750A man who lives or serves on land;—opposed to seaman.Länd'märk, n. p. 750A mark to designate the boundary of land; any mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or other portion of territory may…Lănd'-ŏf'fĭce, n. p. 750An office in which the sales of new land are registered, and warrants issued for the location of land, and other business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U. S.]Lănd'-pīke, n. p. 750(Zoöl.) A kind of animal found in America, somewhat resembling a fish, but with legs instead of fins. Crabb.Länd'-pī'lot, n. p. 750A guide in traveling by land.Länd'-pi'rate, n. p. 750One who robs on land.Lănd'-rāil, n. p. 750(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Rallus, R. (Ortygometra) Crex, allied to the snipe;—called also corn-crake. Baird.Länd'-reeve, n. p. 750A subordinate officer on an extensive estate, who acts as an assistant to the steward.Lānd'-rōll, n. p. 750A heavy roller used to crush down clods, and render the surface of land smooth.Lănd'scāpe, n. p. 750A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains. Straight my eye hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures.…Länd'scāpe, v. t. p. 750To delineate or represent in landscape, or as a landscape.Lănd'scăp-ist, n. p. 750One who occupies himself in painting landscapes, or is interested therein.Lănd'-scrĭp, n. p. 750A certificate that the purchase-money for a certain portion of public land has been paid to the officer entitled to receive it. [U. S.]Lănd'skĭp, n. p. 750A landscape; also, a picture of a landscape. [Obsolete, except in poetry.] Let me say but this, That many a famous man and woman, town And landskip, have I heard of. Tennyson.Lănd'-slide or Lănd'-slip, n. p. 750The sliding down of a considerable tract of land from a mountain. 2. The land which slips or slides down.Lănd’s’man, n. p. 750One who lives on the land;—opposed to seaman. 2. (Naut.) A sailor on board a ship who has not before been at sea.Länd'-spout, n. p. 750A tornado accompanied by a heavy fall of water. The same as WATERSPOUT, from which it differs only in occurring on land instead of at sea, as is the case with waterspouts.Lănd'-spring, n. p. 750A spring of water which comes into action only after heavy rains.Länd'-streight, n. p. 750A narrow slip of land. [Obs.]Lănd'-tăx, n. p. 750A tax assessed on land and buildings.Länd'-tärn, n. p. 750A land-breeze.Lănd'-wāit'er, n. p. 750An officer of the customs whose duty is to wait or attend on the landing of goods, and to examine, weigh, or measure, and take an account of them.Länd'ward, adv. p. 750Toward the land.Lănd'-wăr'rant, n. p. 750An instrument or certificate from the Land Office, authorizing a person to assume ownership of a tract of public land. [U. S.]Land'wehr, n. p. 750The militia, or that part of the army to which is assigned the defense of the country from invasion. [Austria and Prussia.]