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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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Lī-bĭd'i-nĭst, n. p. 769One given to lewdness.Lī-bĭd'ĭ-nŏs'ĭ-ty, n. p. 769The state or quality of being libidinous; libidinousness. [Obs.]Lĭ-bĭd'i-noŭs, a. p. 770Eager for sexual indulgence; fitted to excite lustful desire; lewd; lustful. Syn.—Lewd; lustful; lascivious; unchaste; impure; sensual; licentious; lecherous; salacious.Lĭ-bĭd'i-noŭs-ly, adv. p. 770With lewd desire; lustfully.Lĭ-bĭd'i-noŭs-ness, n. p. 770The state or quality of being lustful.Lĭb'ken or Lĭb'kin, n. p. 770A house or lodging. [Cant.] “To their libkins at the crackman's.” B. Jonson.Lĭbră, n. p. 770(Astron.) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September.Lĭ'bral, a. p. 770Of a pound weight. [Obs.] Johnson.Lĭ-brā'rĭ-an, n. p. 770The keeper of, or one who has the care of, a library or collection of books. 2. One who transcribes or copies books. [Obs. and rare.] Broome.Lī-brā'ri-an-shĭp, n. p. 770The office of a librarian.Lī'bra-ry, n. p. 770A collection of books belonging to a private person, or to a public institution or a company. 2. An edifice or an apartment for holding a collection of books.Lī'brāte, v. t. p. 770To poise; to balance; to hold in equipoise.Lī'brāte, v. i. p. 770To move, as a balance; to be poised. Their parts all librate on too nice a beam. Clifton.Lī-brā'tion, n. p. 770The act of librating or balancing, or state of being balanced. “The libration and frequent weighing of his wings.” Bp. Taylor. 2. (Astron.) A real or apparent libratory or balancing motion, like that…Lĭ'bra-to-ry, a. p. 770Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level.Lĭ-brĕt’to, n. p. 770(Mus.) (a.) A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music. (b.) The words themselves.Lĭce, n. p. 770pl. of louse.Lĭ'cens-a-ble, a. p. 770Capable of being licensed, or permitted by legal grant.Lĭ'cense, n. p. 770Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts; a grant of permission; as, a license to preach, to practice…Lĭ'cense, v. t. p. 770To permit by grant of authority; to remove from legal restraint by a grant of permission; to authorize to act in a particular character; as, to license a man to preach, to practice medicine, to sell…Lī'çen-see', n. p. 770(Law.) The person to whom a license is given.Lī'cens-er, n. p. 770One who grants permission; as, a licensor of the press.**Lĭ'cens-ūre**, n. p. 770A licensing. [Rare.]Lī-cĕn′ti-ate, n. p. 770One who behaves in a licentious manner, or with too great freedom; one who takes great liberties, and disregards rules and restraints. [Obs.] 2. One who has a license to exercise a profession; as, a…Lī-çēn'ti-āte, v. t. p. 770To give license or permission to; to license. [Obs.] L'Estrange.Lī'çen-ti-ā'tion, n. p. 770The act of permitting. [Rare.]Lī-çēn′ti-ōus, a. p. 770Using license; indulging freedom; free; excessive; — not always in a bad sense. Where shall we find a parallel in the whole compass of the Bible for such a licentious abuse of personification? R.…Lī-çēn'tiōs-ly, adv. p. 770In a licentious manner; freely; loosely; dissolutely.Lī-çēn'/tiōs-ness, n. p. 770The state of being licentious; excess of liberty or freedom; contempt of law or decorum; dissoluteness.Lĭch, a. p. 770Like; even; equal. [Obs.] For both to be and seem to him was labor lich. Spenser.Lĭch, n. p. 770A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.]Lī'chen, n. p. 770(Bot.) One of an order of cellular, flowerless plants, having no distinction of leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like forms, but sometimes imitating the forms of branches of trees.…Lī'chened, a. p. 770Belonging to, or covered with, lichens.Lī-chēn'ic, a. p. 770(Chem.) Of, or pertaining to, lichens. Lichenic acid. See LICHEN.Lī-echēn'ine or Līch'en-īne, n. p. 770(Chem.) A substance closely allied to starch, extracted from Iceland moss. Brande.Lī'chen-o-grāph'ie or Līch'en-o-grāph'ie, a. p. 770Pertaining to lichenography.Lī'chen-o-grāph'ie-al or Lĭch'en-o-grāph'-ie-al, a. p. 770Belonging to lichenography.Li'chen-ōg'ra-phist or Lich'en-ōg'ra-phist, n. p. 770One who describes lichens; one versed in lichenography.Li'chen-ōg'ra-phy or Lich'en-ōg'ra-phy, n. p. 770A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of the lichens.Lī'chen-ŏl'o-gy or Lich'en-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 770The science which treats of lichens.Lī'chen-oūs or Lich'en-oūs, a. p. 770Of, pertaining to, or resembling lichens; abounding in lichens.Lĭch'-gāte, n. p. 770A church-yard gate, with a porch under which a bier might stand while the introductory part of the service was read before proceeding to the church. Halliwell.Lī'chi, n. p. 770(Bot.) The fruit of a plant native to China (Nephelium lit-chi). It resembles a large strawberry in color and form. The dried fruit is exported. [Written also litchi.]Lĭch'-owl, n. p. 770An owl so called as being vulgarly supposed to foretell death. Drayton.Lĭch'-wāke, n. p. 770The watching with a corpse before its burial. [Written also late-wake, lyk-wake, and otherwise.] Chaucer. Jamieson.Lĭch'-wāy, n. p. 770The path by which the dead are carried to the grave.Lic'it, a. p. 770Lawful. [Rare.]Lĭç'i-tā'tion, n. p. 770The act of offering for sale to the highest bidder. [Rare.]Lĭc'it-ly, adv. p. 770Lawfully. [Rare.]Lĭc'it-ness, n. p. 770Lawfulness. [Rare.]Lick, v. t. p. 770To pass or draw the tongue over; as, a dog licks a wound. 2. To lap; to take in by the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk. 3. [See infra.] To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to…Lick, n. p. 770A blow; a stroke. [Colloq.] 2. A wash; something rubbed on. [Obs.] 3. A place where salt is deposited from springs, in the form of an efflorescence upon the surface, and is resorted to by animals…Lick'er, n. p. 770One who, or that which, licks.Lick'er-ish, a. p. 770<br>1. Nice in the choice of food; dainty. “A lickerish palate.” L'Estrange.<br>2. Eager or greedy to swallow; eager to taste or enjoy; having a keen relish.<br>3. Tempting the appetite; dainty.…Lĭck'er-ish-ly, adv. p. 770In a lickerish manner; daintily.Lĭck'er-ĭsh-ness, n. p. 770Niceness of palate; daintiness.Lick'er-oüs, a. p. 770See LICKERISH. [Obs.]Lĭck'er-ōŭs-ness, n. p. 770Lickerishness. [Obs.]Lĭck'ing, n. p. 770A lapping with the tongue. 2. A flogging or castigation. [Colloq. and low.]Lick'-pĕn'ny, n. p. 770A miserly, greedy person. [Scot.]