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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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…Lăsh, v. t. p. 753To strike with a lash or any thing pliant; to whip or scourge. We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. Dryden. 2. To satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice. 3. To throw up with a…Lāsh, v. i. p. 753To ply the whip; to make a severe attack. To laugh at follies or to lash at vice. Dryden. To lash out, to be extravagant or unruly; also, to kick out; as, a horse lashes out.Lāsh'er, n. p. 753One who whips or lashes.Lāsh'er, n. p. 753A wear in a river. [Eng.] Halliwell.Lāsh'er, n. p. 753A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another;—called also lashing.Lāsh'-free, a. p. 753Free from the lash of satire. [Obs. and rare.] B. Jonson.Lāsh'ing, n. p. 753Castigation or chastisement. 2. Extravagance; unruliness. South. 3. A rope for making fast. See LASHER.Lāsk, n. p. 753A diarrhoea or flux. [Obs.] “The flux of the belly called the lask.” Holland.Lāsk'et, n. p. 753(Naut.) A small loop of cord used to lace sails by; a latching. See LATCHING.Lāss, n. p. 753A young woman; a girl;—applied particularly to a country girl.Lās'sie, n. p. 753A young girl; a lass. [Scot.]Lās'si-tūde, n. p. 753The state of being relaxed or weak; languor of body or mind, proceeding from exhaustion of strength by excessive labor or action, or other means; weakness; dullness; heaviness; weariness.Lāss'lōrn, a. p. 754Forsaken by a lass or mistress. Shak.Lās'sō, n. p. 754A rope or cord with a noose, used for catching wild horses, &c.Lās'sō, v. t. p. 754To capture with a lasso.Lāst, a. p. 754Coming after all the others of a series, in time or place; following all the rest; final; closing; hindmost; as, the last hour of the day; the last day of the year. Here, last of Britons, let your…Lāst, adv. p. 754The last time; the time before the present; as, I saw him last at New York. 2. In conclusion; finally. Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires, Adores, and, last, the thing adored desires.…Lāst, v. i. p. 754To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence. That man may last, but never lives, Who much receives, but nothing gives. Gibbons. 2. To continue unimpaired; not to decay or perish; to hold…Lāst, n. p. 754A load; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4000 lbs., but varying exceedingly as to different articles. A last of codfish, white herrings, meal, and ashes, is twelve barrels…Lāst, n. p. 754(Law.) A court held in the marshes of Kent, to levy rates for preserving the marshes. Cowell.Lāst, n. p. 754A mold or form of the human foot, made of wood, on which shoes are formed. The cobbler is not to go beyond his last. L'Estrange.