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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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Lēn'te p. 764(Mus.) Slowly; — a direction to the singer or player to perform the passage, over which it is written, slowly. [Written also lento.]Lën’te-ment, adv. p. 765(Mus.) Slowly;—a direction to perform in slow time the movement to which it is prefixed. Moore.Lënt'en, a. p. 765Pertaining to lent; used in lent; hence, spare; plain; not abundant or showy. “Lenten entertainment.” Shak. Who can read In thy pale face, dead eye, and lenten suit, The liberty thy ever-giving hand…Lĕn’ti-cel, n. p. 765(Bot.) The same as LENTICELLE.Lēn'ti-celle, n. p. 765(Bot.) (a.) One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which roots issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or…Len-tĭc'u-lă, n. p. 765(Opt.) A lens of small size. 2. (Bot.) A small tubercle or spot on the stem of a plant; also, a small gland on the under side of a leaf; a lenticelle. 3. (Med.) A kind of eruption upon the skin…Len-tĭc'ū-lar, a. p. 765Resembling a lentil in size or form. 2. Having the form of a double-convex lens; lentiform. Lenticular glands (Anat.), mucous follicles having the shape of a lentil, observed especially toward the…Len-tĭc'ū-lar-ly, adv. p. 765In the manner of a lens; with a curve.Lĕn'ti-fōrm, a. p. 765Of the form of a double-convex lens; lenticular.Len-tig'i-nous, a. p. 765Pertaining to lentigo; freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous.Len-tī′go, n. p. 765(Med.) A freckly eruption on the skin.Lĕn'til, n. p. 765(Bot.) A leguminous weed of the genus Ervum (F. lens), of small size, common in the fields in Europe, and its seed, which is used for food on the continent. ☞ The lentil of the Scriptures was…Lĕnt'in-er, n. p. 765Lĕnt'ner p. 765a hawk taken in Lent. [Obs.]Len-tis'cus or Lēn'tisk, n. p. 765(Bot.) A tree; the mastich. See MASTICH.Lĕn'ti-tūde, n. p. 765Slowness. [Obs.]Lĕn'to p. 765See LENTE.Lĕn'tor, n. p. 765<br>1. Tenacity; viscousness; viscidity, as of fluids.<br>2. Slowness; delay; sluggishness. Arbuthnot.Lĕnʹtoüs, a. p. 765Viscid; viscous; tenacious. “Spawn of a lentous and transparent body.” Browne.L’en-voy, n. p. 765One or more detached verses at the end of a piece, serving to convey the moral, or to address the poem to a particular person;—originally employed in old French poetry. 2. A conclusion; result. Long…Lĕn’zin-ite, n. p. 765(Min.) A mineral of a clear brown color, consisting of the hydrous silicate of alumina. Dana.Lē'o, n. p. 765(Astron.) The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac.Lē'od, n. p. 765People; a nation. Gibson.Lē'onçed, a. p. 765See LIONCED.Lē'o-nēse', n. p. 765(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Leon, in Spain; in the plural, the people of Leon.Lē'o-nēse', a. p. 765(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Leon, or to the inhabitants of Leon.Lē'on-hārd'ite, n. p. 765(Min.) A mineral, usually white, and of a pearly or vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Dana.Lē'o-nīne, a. p. 765Belonging to, or resembling, a lion; as, leonine fierceness or rapacity. Leonine verse, a kind of verse, the end of which rhymes with the middle;—so named from Leo, or Leoninus, a Benedictine and…Lē'o-nīne-ly, adv. p. 765In the manner of a lion.Le-ōn'-to-dōn, n. p. 765(Bot.) A genus of low, stemless, perennial plants, with toothed leaves and yellow flowers; a kind of dandelion. Gray.Lēop'ard, n. p. 765(Zool.) A carnivorous digitigrade mammal of the genus Felis (F. leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rose-like clusters of black spots along the back and sides, and has a white belly. It…Lēop'ard's-bāne, n. p. 765(Bot.) A plant of the genus Arnica (A. montana). See ARNICA.Lēp'a-dite, n. p. 765(Zool.) One of an order of cirripeds, having a long, flexible, contractile stem fixed by its base to some solid body, and supporting at its extremity the principal parts of the animal inclosed in a…Lēp'a-do-găs'ter, n. p. 765(Ichth.) A genus of fishes having the ventral fins expanded and curved forward, so as to form the boundary of an adhesive disk beneath the throat, and the body smooth and without scales. Brande.Lēp'al, n. p. 765(Bot.) A sterile, transformed stamen. Gray.Lē'pas, n. p. 765(Zoöl.) A genus of multivalve shells of the lepadites; the barnacle.Lĕp'er, n. p. 765A person affected with leprosy.Lēp'ered, a. p. 765Affected or tainted with leprosy.Lēp'er-oūs, a. p. 765Same as LEPROUS. See LEPROUS.Lēp'id, a. p. 765Pleasant; jocose. [Rare.] “The joyous and lepid consul.” S. Smith.Le-pĭd'ĭ-ūm, n. p. 765[Lat., from Gr. λεπιδίον, small scale, also a kind of plant, from λεπίς, scale. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous, cruciferous plants, most of the species of which have a hot, biting taste; peppergrass…Lĕp'i-do-dĕn'dron, n. p. 765(Paleon.) A fossil tree of the carboniferous age in geology, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in a quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leaf-stalks. Dana.Lēp'i-doid, n. p. 765(Palæon.) One of a family of extinct fossil ganoid fishes. The family includes the genera Palæoniscus, Catopterus, Dapedius, and others. Agassiz.Le-pĭd'o-lite, n. p. 765(Min.) A species of mica, presenting a lilac or rose-violet color. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales, and differs from other micas in containing the earth lithia. Dana.Lĕp'i-dōp'ter, n. p. 765(Entom.) An order, or one of an order, of insects, having four membranaceous wings, covered with fine imbricated scales, like powder, as the butterfly, the moth, and the like. 2. (pl.) An order of…Lēp'i-dōp'te-rō, n. pl. p. 765See LEPIDOPTER.Lēp'/i-dōp'ter-al or Lēp'/i-dōp'ter-ous, a. p. 765Belonging to the order of Lepidoptera.Lēp'i-do-sī'ren, n. p. 765(Zoöl.) An eel-shaped animal covered with rounded scales, having four rod-like members, and breathing water like a fish. It is found in ponds and rivers of intertropical Africa and South America. By…Lēp'i-dō'sis, n. p. 765(Med.) A disease of the skin accompanied by an eruption producing scales.Lēp'i-dōte, a. p. 765Lēp'i-dō'ted p. 765Having a coat of scurfy scales; leprous. Gray.Lēp'i-dō'tus, n. p. 765(Paleon.) A genus of extinct ganoid fishes, with homocercal tails, and resembling in form the perch. Agassiz.Lē'pis, n. p. 765(Bot.) A small scale-like appendage, having an irregular or jagged border, and attached at its center.Lē'po-dāc'tyle, n. p. 765See LEPTODACTYLE.Lĕp'o-rīne or Lēp'o-rīne, a. p. 765Pertaining to a hare; having the nature or qualities of the hare.Le-prŏs'i-ty, n. p. 765Squamousness. (Obs.) Bacon.Lĕp'ro-sy, n. p. 765(Med.) (a.) A cutaneous disease (Lepra vulgaris), and its varieties (L. nigricans, L. alphoides, &c.). It first appears as reddish, shining, solid, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges.…Lēp'roŭs, a. p. 765Infected with leprosy; covered with white scales. His hand was leprous as snow. Ex. iv. 6.Lēp'roŭs-ly, adv. p. 765In a leprous manner.Lēp'rōŭs-ness, n. p. 765The state of being leprous.