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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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Lān'tern, n. p. 751Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, &c.;—sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or…Dark lantern or Magic lantern p. 751a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light. [See Illust. of Bull's-eye.] — Magic lantern, an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a lamp, the light…Lān’tern, v. t. p. 751To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a light-house. 2. To put to death at or on the lamp-post.Lăn’tern-flȳ, n. p. 751(Entom.) An hemipterous insect of South America (Fulgora lanternaria), which emits a strong light in the dark.Lăn’tern-jawed, a. p. 751Having a thin visage.Lăn'-tern-jạws, n. pl. p. 751Long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage.Lăn’tern-pĭn’ion or Lăn’tern-wheel, n. p. 751(Mach.) A kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or spindles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates;—so called as resembling a lantern in shape;—called…Lan-thā'ni-ŭm or Län'tha-nŭm, n. p. 751(Min.) A metal occurring with cerium, and so called because its properties were concealed by those of the latter metal. [Written also lantanium and lantanum.]Lăn’thorn, n. p. 751See LANTERN.Lănt'i-fȳ, v. t. p. 751To moisten with lant or urine; hence, to moisten or mix. [Obs.] Nares.La-nū'gi-nōse' or La-nū'gi-noŭs, a. p. 751Covered with down, or fine, soft hair; downy.Lăn’yard, n. p. 751(Naut.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun-ports, of the buoy, and the like; but especially used to extend the shrouds and stays of the masts…La-ŏc'o-ōn, n. p. 751(Fabulous Hist.) The priest of Neptune or Apollo, during the Trojan war. 2. (Sculp.) A group representing the priest Laocoön, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by…La-ŏd-i-cĕ'an, a. p. 751Like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion.La-ōd-i-cē'an-ism, n. p. 751Lukewarmness in religion.Lāp, n. p. 751The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; an apron. 2. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees when a person sits down; that part of the body thus covered. Men…Lăp, v. t. p. 751To fold; to bend and lay over or on; as, to lap a piece of cloth. 2. To wrap or twist round. I lapped a slender thread about the paper. Newton. 3. To infold; to involve. He lappeth all things in…Lāp, v. i. p. 751To be spread or laid on or over; to lie and rest upon; to be turned over or upon. The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a fly. Green.Lăp, v. i. p. 751[A-S. lapian, lappian, L. Ger. lappen, O. D. lappen, lapen, labben, Icel. lepia, Dan. labe, O. H. Ger. laffan, allied to Gr. λάπτειν, Lat. lambere, W. llepian; whence Fr. laper, Pr. lepar, Catalan…Lăp, v. t. p. 752To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up. They'll take suggestion as a cat laps milk. Shak.Lăp’a-ro-çēle, n. p. 752(Med.) A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.Lăp'-dŏg, n. p. 752A small dog fondled in the lap; a pet dog.La-pĕl', n. p. 752That part of a coat which laps over the facing.La-pĕlled', a. p. 752Furnished with lapels.Lăp'ful, n. p. 752As much as the lap can contain.Lăp'i-cide, n. p. 752A stone-cutter. [Obs.]Lăp'i-dā'ri-an, a. p. 752Inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record.Lăp'i-dā'ri-oŭs, a. p. 752Consisting of stones.Lăp'i-da-ry, n. p. 752An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones. 2. A dealer in precious stones. 3. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.Lăp'i-da-ry, a. p. 752Pertaining to the art of cutting stones. Lapidary style, that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions.Lăp’i-dāte, v. t. p. 752To stone. [Obs.]Lăp'i-dā'tion, n. p. 752The act of stoning a person to death. [Obs.] Hall.La-pīd'e-oŭs, a. p. 752Of the nature of stone; stony; as, lapideous matter. [Obs.] Ray.Lăp'i-dĕs'çençe, n. p. 752The process of becoming stone; a hardening into a stony substance. 2. A stony concretion. Browne.Lāp'/i-dĕs'/cent, a. p. 752Growing or turning to stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.Lăp'i-dĕs'çent, n. p. 752Any substance which has the quality of petrifying a body, or of being converted to stone.Lăp'i-dīf'ie or Lăp'i-dīf'ie-al, a. p. 752Forming or converting into stone.La-pīd'i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 752The operation of forming or converting into a stony substance, by means of a liquid charged with earthy particles in solution, which crystallize in the interstices.La-pĭd'i-fy, v. t. p. 752To form into stone.La-pĭd'ĭ-fy, v. i. p. 752To turn into stone; to become stone or stony.Lăp'i-dist, n. p. 752One who cuts, polishes, or otherwise ornaments and finishes precious stones; a lapidary. 2. A dealer in precious stones. See LAPIDARY.Lăp′il-lā′tion, n. p. 752The state of being, or the act of making, stony.La-pĭl'lī, n. pl. p. 752Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles. Dana.Lā'pis, n. p. 752A stone. Lapis calaminaris (Min.), a kind of mineral, principally consisting of oxide of zinc; calamine.—Lapis infernalis, fused nitrate of silver, lunar caustic.—Lapis lazuli, an aluminous mineral…Lăp'-joint'ed, a. p. 752Having joints formed by overlapping the edges of plates, as in steam-boilers, iron ships, &c.Lăp'land-er, n. p. 752(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Lapland;—called also Lapp.Lăp'land-ish, a. p. 752(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Lapland, or to its inhabitants. [Written also Lappish and Lapponian.]Lăp'ling, n. p. 752One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights;—a term of contempt. [Obs.]Lăpp, n. p. 752(Geog.) The same as LAPLANDER, q. v.Lăp'per, n. p. 752One who wraps or folds. 2. One who takes up with his tongue.Lăp'pet, n. p. 752A part of a garment or dress that hangs loose. Swift.Lăp'pet, v. t. p. 752To cover as with a lappet. Landor.Lăp'ping, n. p. 752A kind of machine-blanket or wrapping material used by calico-printers. Simmonds.Lăp'pish or Lap-pō'ni-an, a. p. 752(Geog.) See LAPLANDISH.Lāps'a-ble, a. p. 752Capable of lapsing, falling, or relapsing. Sir T. More.Lāpse, n. p. 752A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an easy and almost imperceptible descent; an unobserved progress or passing away; as, the lapse of a stream, or of time. The lapse to indolence is soft and…Lāpse, v. i. p. 752To pass slowly, silently, or by degrees; to glide. This disposition to shorten our words by retrenching the vowels is nothing else but a tendency to lapse into the barbarity of those northern nations…Lāpse, v. t. p. 752To cause to slide or fall; to let slip; to lose. [Obs.] He counts the living his to dispose, not to make profit of. He fears more to lapse his conscience than his living. Fuller.Lap'sid-ed, a. p. 752Having one side heavier than the other, as a ship; leaning or hanging heavily to one side. [Written also lobsided, and lopsided.]Lāp'stōne, n. p. 752A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers beat leather.