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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’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.Lāp'-strēak, a. p. 752Made with boards whose edges lap one over another, in distinction from being made with boards fitting edge to edge; as, a lap-streak boat.Lāp'wing, n. p. 752(Ornith.) A wading bird of the plover family (Vanellus cristatus or Tringa vanellus of Linnaeus). It is found on the borders of rivers and lakes, on plains and marshes, in England, and its eggs are…Lāp’work, n. p. 752Work in which one part laps over another. Grew.Lāg'nay, n. p. 752A lackey. [Obs.] Evelyn.Lā'que-ar, n. p. 752(Arch.) A ceiling consisting of sunk or hollowed compartments, having bands or spaces between the compartments or panels. Gwilt.Lār, n. p. 752(Rom. Antiq.) A household deity among the ancient Romans, regarded as the soul of a deceased ancestor. Lovelace.Lār'board, n. p. 752(Naut.) The left-hand side of a ship, when a person stands with his face to the head; port;—opposed to starboard.Lär'board, a. p. 752Pertaining to the left-hand side of a ship; port; as, the larboard quarter.