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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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Lāth'-brick, n. p. 754A long, slender brick, upon which malt is placed in the drying-kiln.Lāthe, n. p. 754Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also lath.] Brande. 2. A…Lāthe, n. p. 754(Mach.) A machine-tool for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting-tool held either by the hand or a slide-rest; — called also…Lăth'er, v. i. p. 755To form a foam with water and soap; to become froth, or frothy matter.Lăth'er, v. t. p. 755To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face. 2. To beat severely. [Vulgar.]Lăth'er, n. p. 755Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water. 2. Foam or froth from profuse sweat, as of a horse.Lāth'ing, n. p. 755A covering of laths on a wall; also, the act or process of covering with laths.Lāth'-rēnd'ing, n. p. 755The business of lath-making.Lāth'-work, n. p. 755Thin battened work, as at the sides of a room, to receive plaster.Lāth'y, a. p. 755Thin as a lath; long and slender.Lāth'y-rŭs, n. p. 755(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, including several species; vetchling; everlasting-pea. Gray.Lā'tian, a. p. 755Belonging, or relating, to Latium, a country of ancient Italy, situated on the south side of the Tiber.La-tĭb'ū-līze, v. i. p. 755To retire into a den, burrow, or cavity, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid. [Rare.] The tortoise latibulizes in October. Shaw.La-tĭb'ū-lŭm, n. p. 755A concealed hiding-place; a burrow; a lair; a hole.Lăt'/i-cĭf'er-ous, a. p. 755(Bot.) Conveying the latex;—applied to the tissue through which the latex is carried to different parts of the plant.Lāt'i-clāve, n. p. 755(Rom. Antiq.) A distinctive badge worn by Roman senators, supposed to have been a broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic.Lāt'i-cōs'tate, a. p. 755Broad-ribbed.Lāt'i-dēn'tate, a. p. 755Broad-toothed.Lăt'i-fō'li-ate or Lăt'i-fō'li-oūs, a. p. 755(Bot.) Having broad leaves.Lāt'in, a. p. 755Pertaining to the Latins, a people of Latium, in Italy; Roman; as, the Latin language. 2. Pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin…Lăt'in, n. p. 755(Anc. Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Latium. 2. The language of the ancient Romans. 3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. [Obs.] Ascham.Lăt'in, v. t. p. 755To write or speak in Latin. [Obs.] “The well Latined apology in his behalf.” Fuller.Lāt'in-īzm, n. p. 755A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to the Latins. ☞ The term is also sometimes employed by biblical scholars to designate a Latin word in Greek letters, or the Latin sense of a Greek word in…Lāt'in-ist, n. p. 755One skilled in Latin; a Latin scholar. He left school a good Latinist. Macaulay.Lăt'in-ist'ic, a. p. 755Of, or pertaining to, Latin; in a Latin style or idiom. [Rare.] Coleridge.La-tin'i-tās'ter, n. p. 755One who has but a smattering of Latin. Walker.La-tin'i-ty, n. p. 755The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of the Latin style or idiom.Lăt'in-i-zā'tion, n. p. 755The act of turning into Latin.Lāt'in-īze, v. t. p. 755To give Latin terminations or forms to, as foreign words, in writing Latin.Lāt'in-īze, v. i. p. 755To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.Lāt'in-ly, adv. p. 755So as to understand and write Latin; also, according to the style or idioms of the Latin language; in correct Latin. [Obs.] Heulin.Lāt'ion, n. p. 755The act of carrying, or bearing, from one place to another; transportation; conveyance. [Obs.]Lăt'i-rōs'tris, a. p. 755(Ornith.) Having a broad beak, as a bird. Browne.Lāt'ish, a. p. 755Somewhat late.Lăt'i-tan-cy, n. p. 755The state of lying concealed; the state of lurking. [Rare.] Browne.Lāt'i-tant, a. p. 755Lying hid; concealed; latent. [Rare.]Lăt'i-tăt, n. p. 755(Law.) A writ by which a person was summoned into the King's Bench to answer, as supposing he lay concealed. Blackstone.Lăt'i-tā'tion, n. p. 755A lying in concealment. [Obs.]Lāt'i-tūde, n. p. 755Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width. “Provided the length do not exceed the latitude.” Wotton. 2. Room; space; freedom from confinement or…Lāt'i-tūd'i-nal, a. p. 755Pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude.Lāt'i-tūd'i-nā'ri-an, a. p. 755Not restrained; not confined by precise limits. 2. Thinking or acting at large, or without respect of the usual standards of belief or opinion; lax in religious principles or views; as…Lăt'/i-tūd'/i-nā'/ri-an, n. p. 755One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking. 2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) A member of the Church of England, in the time…Lăt'/i-tūd'/i-nā'/ri-an-ism, n. p. 755A latitudinarian system or state; freedom of opinion in matters pertaining to religious belief. Fierce sectarianism bred fierce latitudinarianism. De Quincey. He [Ammonius Saccas] plunged into the…Lāt'i-tūd'i-noŭs, a. p. 755Having latitude, or large extent.Lā'trant, a. p. 755Barking. [Obs.] Tickell.Lā'trāte, v. i. p. 755To bark as a dog. [Obs.]La-trā'tion, n. p. 755A barking. [Obs.]La-treut'ic-al, a. p. 755Acting in the capacity of a hired servant; hence, serving; ministering; assisting. [Obs.]Lā'tri-ā or La-tri'ā, n. p. 755The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God;—distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints.Lăt'ro-cĭn'y, n. p. 755Theft; larceny. [Obs.]Lăt'ten, n. p. 755A fine kind of brass or bronze, used in the middle ages for crosses, candlesticks, &c. 2. Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin. 3. Milled brass, reduced to different thicknesses, according to the…Lāt'ter, a. p. 755More late or recent; coming or happening after something else; — opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain; former or latter harvest. 2. Mentioned the last of two. The difference between…Lăt'ter-ly, adv. p. 755In time not long past; lately; of late.Lāt'ter-māth, n. p. 755The latter mowing; that which is mowed after a previous mowing; the aftermath.Lāt'tīçe, n. p. 755Any work of wood or iron, made by crossing laths, rods, or bars, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; — called also lattice work. The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried…Lāt'tĭce, v. t. p. 755To form into open-work. 2. To furnish with a lattice.Lāt'tīçe-gīrd'er, n. p. 755A girder of which the web consists of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of lattice work.Lăt'tĭçe-plānt, n. p. 755(Bot.) An aquatic plant of Madagascar (Ouvirandra fenestralis), whose leaves have interstices between their ribs and cross-beams, so as to resemble lattice work.Lāt'tus Rēk'tum p. 755(Conic Sections.) The parameter of the principal axis. See PARAMETER.Laud, n. p. 755An extolling in words; eulogy; honorable mention; praise; commendation. [Obs.] “Laud be to God.” Shak. 2. That part of divine worship which consists in praise. ☞ In the Roman Catholic church, the…