Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.]Lănd'-wĭnd, n. p. 750A wind blowing from the land.Lāne, n. p. 750A narrow way or passage, or a private passage, as distinguished from a public road or highway. 2. A passage between lines of men, or people standing on each side. 3. A navigable opening in ice.Lāne, a. p. 750Alone. [Scot.] His lane, himself alone.Lăn'gate, n. p. 750(Surg.) A linen roller used in dressing wounds.Lăn'gra-ge or Lăn'grel, n. p. 750A kind of shot used at sea for tearing sails and rigging. It consists of bolts, nails, and other pieces of iron fastened together.Lăn'gret, n. p. 750A kind of false dice loaded so that certain numbers should turn up more readily and frequently than others. [Obs.] Nares.Läng'set-tle, n. p. 750A long bench to sit on. [Prov. Eng.]Läng'syne, adv. p. 750Long ago. [Scot.]Läng'ter-a loo', n. p. 750An old game at cards;—often abridged to lanterloo and langtra. Tatler.Lăn'guage, n. p. 750Human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth. Language consists in the oral utterance of sounds which usage has…Lăn'guage, v. t. p. 750To state in language; to express in words. Others were languaged in such doubtful expressions that they have a double sense. Fuller.Lăn'guaged, a. p. 750Having a language; skilled in language;—chiefly used in composition. “Many-languaged nations.” Pope.Lăn'guage-less, a. p. 750Without speech; speechless; silent. “He's grown . . . languageless.” Shak.Lăn'guage-măs'ter, n. p. 750One whose profession is to teach languages.Längued, a. p. 750Tongued. [Obs.] “Lions in color and posture, rampant and langued alike.” Fuller.Lan-guĕn’te, adv. p. 750(Mus.) In a languishing manner; pathetically.Lăn'guet, n. p. 751Any thing in the shape of the tongue. [Obs. and rare.] Johnson.Lān'guid, a. p. 751Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; indisposed to exertion; weak; feeble; heavy; dull. “Languid, powerless limbs.” Armstrong. “Fire their languid souls with Cato’s virtue.” Addison. 2. Slow in…Lăn'guid-ly, adv. p. 751Weakly; feebly; slowly.Lăn'guid-ness, n. p. 751Weakness from exhaustion of strength; feebleness; dullness; languor. 2. Slowness; sluggishness.Lăn’guish, v. i. p. 751To become languid or weak; to sink away; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble, or spiritless; to pine; to be or to grow heavy. Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me…Lăn'guish, v. t. p. 751To cause to droop or pine. [Obs.] Shak. Dryden.Lăn'guish, n. p. 751The act or condition of languishing or pining away; languishment. What of death, too, that rids our dogs of languish? Shak. 2. A soft and tender look or appearance. And the blue languish of soft…Lăn'gŭish-er, n. p. 751One who languishes or pines.Lāŋ'guish-ing-ly, adv. p. 751Weakly; feebly; dully; slowly. 2. With tender softness.