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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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Lär'dile, n. p. 752(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of alumina; — so called from its greasy feel and its softness; agalmatolite. See AGALMATOLITE. Dana.Lärd'-oil, n. p. 752Oil which is obtained from lard.Lär'don, n. p. 752A bit of bacon.Lärd'ry, n. p. 752A larder. [Obs.]Lāre, n. p. 752Learning; doctrine; lore. [Obs.] Halliwell. Lare father, a schoolmaster; — also a counselor or adviser.Lāre, n. p. 752Pasture; feed. See LAIR. [Obs.] Spenser.Lāre, v. t. p. 752To provide with lare or feed; to fatten. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Lār'ē, n. pl. p. 752See LAR.Lär'ge, a. p. 752Having great size; big; bulky; extended; great; — and specifically, (a.) Wide, extensive, broad; — said of surface or area; as, a large field, plain, river, expanse. (b.) Abundant; plentiful…At large p. 753Without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large; to be left at large. (b.) Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse on a subject at large. — Electors at large, electors chosen to…Lärġe, n. p. 753(Mus.) A musical note equal to four breves, or eight semibreves. [Obs.]Lärġe'-ā'cred, a. p. 753Possessing much land.Lärġe'-hănd'ed, a. p. 753Having large or strong hands; hence, grasping; greedy; rapacious.Lärġe'-heärt'ed, a. p. 753Having a large or generous heart; hence, noble; liberal.Lärge'-heärt'ed-ness, n. p. 753Largeness of heart; liberality. Bp. Reynolds.Lärge'ly, adv. p. 753In a large, abundant, or copious manner; widely; extensively; amply; diffusively; liberally; bountifully; abundantly. How he lives and eats! How largely gives! Dryden. They their fill of love and…Lärge'ness, n. p. 753The condition of being large or great; bigness; magnitude; bulk; greatness; extent. 2. Greatness; comprehension; as, the largeness of mind, or of capacity. 3. Amplitude; generosity; liberality; as…Lär'ğess, n. p. 753A present; a gift or donation; a bounty bestowed. "The largess of Heaven." South.Larghetto p. 753(Mus.) Somewhat slowly, but not so slowly as largo.Lar-gif'ic-al, a. p. 753Generous; ample; liberal. [Obs.]Lar-gĭf'lu-oŭs, a. p. 753Flowing copiously. [Obs.]Lar-gĭl'o-quent, a. p. 753Speaking in an inflated or boastful manner; grandiloquent. [Obs.]Lär'gish, a. p. 753Somewhat large.Lar-gi'tion, n. p. 753The bestowment of a largess or gift. [Obs.]Lär'go p. 753(Mus.) Slowly. ☞ Largo is one degree quicker than grave, and two degrees quicker than adagio.Lăr'i-at, n. p. 753The lasso, a long cord or thong of leather with a noose, used in catching wild horses and other animals.Lār'in, n. p. 753A Persian coin, made of silver wire, and worth about twelve cents.Lärk, n. p. 753(Ornith.) A singing passerine bird, characterized by having a long, straight hind claw, and a rather long bill. It is generally crested. The sky lark (or lark of the poets) is the Alauda arvensis of…Lärk, v. i. p. 753To catch larks. 2. To make sport; to sport; to frolic. [Colloq.]Lärk'-bŭnt'ing, n. p. 753(Ornith.) The snow-bunting, a bird of the group Plectrophanes (P. nivalis), having the nail of the thumb elongated like that of the lark, otherwise like the buntings. It is a northern bird, and…Lärk'er, n. p. 753A catcher of larks. Bailey.Lärk's'-heel, n. p. 753(Bot.) A plant; Indian cress.Lärk'spûr, n. p. 753(Bot.) A plant with showy flowers, usually of a vivid blue color. It belongs to the genus Delphinium, and is a native of the temperate parts of the world.Lär'mi-er, n. p. 753(Arch.) The flat, jutting part of a cornice; the eave or drip of a house; the corona. 2. (Zoöl.) A membranous pouch, which secretes a thick, blackish humor, situated at, or below, the inner corner of…Lär′/rup, v. t. p. 753To beat or flog. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.Lăr'um, n. p. 753Any thing used for giving an alarm or notice, as at particular times; an alarm. 2. Alarm; a noise giving notice of danger. [R.] Of this nature was that larum, which, though it were but three inches…Lär'vā, n. p. 753(Entom.) An insect in the first stage after leaving the egg, in the metamorphoses of insects, and which precedes the pupa or chrysalis state; a caterpillar, grub, or maggot. 2. The early, immature…Lăr'văl, a. p. 753Belonging to, or resembling, a larva.Lär'vā-ted, a. p. 753Masked; clothed as with a mask.Lärve, n. p. 753The same as LARVA.Lärve, a. p. 753The same as LARVAL.Lär'vi-förm, a. p. 753Having the form of a larve; resembling a larve in condition or mode of existence.Lar-vĭp'ă-rōŭs, a. p. 753Producing young in the form of larves, as some insects.Lär'/yn-gē'al or La-rȳn'/ge-al or Lär'/yn-gē'an or La-rȳn'/ge-an, a. p. 753Pertaining to the larynx.Lăr'yn-gis'mus, n. p. 753(Med.) A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening.Lär'yn-gĭ'tis, n. p. 753(Med.) An inflammation of the larynx of any sort.Lär'yn-gōl'o-gy, n. p. 753A treatise upon the larynx. Dunglison.Lăr'yn-gōph'o-ny, n. p. 753The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the larynx. Dunglison.La-rŷn'go-scōpe, n. p. 753(Surg.) An instrument for viewing the larynx in a living subject. It consists of two mirrors, by one of which the light is thrown into the mouth, where, by the other, introduced into the pharynx, it…Lär'yn-gōt'o-my, n. p. 753(Surg.) The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies.Lār'ynx, n. p. 753(Anat.) The upper part of the trachea or windpipe, constituting the organ of voice. A, lateral view of larynx; B, section of larynx; h, hyoid bone; th, thyroid cartilage; ar, arytenoid cartilage; cr…Lās'cār or Las-cār', n. p. 753A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, and elsewhere. [East Indies.]Lās'ci-ōūs, a. p. 753Loose; lascivious. [Obs.] “To depaint lascious wantonness.” Holland.Las-cīv'i-en-cy, n. p. 753Lasciviousness. [Obs.]Las-cīv'i-ent, a. p. 753Lascivious. [Obs.] More.Las-cĭv'i-ous, a. p. 753Loose; wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires; lascivious eyes. Milton. 2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions. He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the…Las-cĭv'i-ous-ly, adv. p. 753In a lascivious manner; loosely; wantonly; lewdly.Las-cīv'i-ōus-ness, n. p. 753The state or quality of being lascivious; looseness; wantonness; lustfulness; salaciousness. Who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lasciviousness. Eph. iv. 19. 2. Tendency to excite…Lā'ser-wort, n. p. 753(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Laserpitium, of several species, as L. glabrum, L. siler, the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. It is a native of Southern…Lāsh, n. p. 753The thong or braided cord of a whip; a cord; a string. I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. Addison. 2. The leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. [Obs.] The farmer…