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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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Līm′ni-ad or Li-mō′ni-ad, n. p. 775(Myth.) A nymph of the pools.Lim'ner, n. p. 775One who limns, or one who decorates books with initial pictures. 2. A portrait or miniature painter.Līm'on-ite, n. p. 775(Min.) See IRON.Lī'mo-sĕl'la, n. p. 775(Bot.) A genus of diminutive aquatic plants found growing on muddy shores; mud-wort.Lī-mō'sis, n. p. 775(Med.) A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.Lī'mo-thēr'a-pē'ia, n. p. 775(Med.) A method of treating diseases by fasting. Dunglison.Lī'moūs, a. p. 775Muddy; slimy; thick. Browne.Lĭmp, v. i. p. 775To halt; to walk lamely.Limp, n. p. 775A halt; act of limping.Limp, a. p. 775Vapid; weak. [Obs.] Walton. 2. Lacking stiffness; flexible; limpsy; as, a limp cravat. Thackeray.Lĭmp'er, n. p. 775One who limps.Lĭm'pet, n. p. 775(Conch.) (a.) A univalve shell of the genus Patella, found adhering to rocks. (b.) A fresh-water mollusk of the genus Ancylus.Lĭm′pid, a. p. 775Characterized by clearness or transparency; as, a limpid stream. Syn.—Clear; transparent; pellucid; lucid; pure; crystal; translucent.Lim-pid’i-ty, n. p. 775The state of being limpid or clear; clearness; purity.Lĭm'pid-ness, n. p. 775Limpidity; clearness.Lĭm'pin, n. p. 775A limpet. [Obs.] Holland.Limp'ing-ly, adv. p. 775In a limping manner.Lĭmp'i-tūde, n. p. 775Limpidity. [Obs.]Limp'sy or Lim'sy, a. p. 775Weak; flexible; flimsy. [Local. U. S.]Lĭm'ŭle, n. p. 775See LIMULUS.Līm'ŭ-lŭs, n. p. 775(Zoöl.) A genus of crustaceans, including the king-crab, horse-shoe, or horse-foot.Lim’y, a. p. 776Covered or bedaubed with lime; viscous. “Limy snares.” Spenser. 2. Containing lime; as, a lime soil. 3. Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime.Līn, v. i. p. 776To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obs.] Kiss, bless, adore it, Publius; never lin. Marston.Līn, v. i. p. 776To cease from. [Rare.] Milton.Lĭn, n. p. 776A pool or collection of water, particularly the one above or below a fall of water. 2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, Corsa Lĭn, often spelt lyn. [Scot.]Lin'age, n. p. 776The same as LINEAGE. [Obs.] Holland.Lĭnch, n. p. 776A ledge; a right-angled projection.Linch'pin, n. p. 776A pin used to prevent the wheel of a carriage from sliding off the axle-tree.Lin'coln-green, n. p. 776A color of cloth formerly made in Lincoln; hence, the cloth itself.Linc'ture or Linc'tus, n. p. 776Medicine taken by licking with the tongue.Lĭnd, n. p. 776The linden.Lin'den, n. p. 776(Bot.) (a.) A handsome tree (Tilia Europæa), having panicles of light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves, common in Europe. (b.) In America, the bass-wood, or Tilia Americana.Līne, n. p. 776A linen thread or string; a slender cord; a length of twine; as, a fishing-line, a hauling-line, a clothes-line, and the like. 2. Lint or flax. [Obs.] [Written also linne.] “Garments made of line.”…Līne, v. t. p. 776To mark out with lines or thread-like strokes; to cover with lines. He had a healthy color in his cheeks, and his face, though lined, bore few traces of anxiety. Dickens. 2. To cover or put in the…Līn'e-age, n. p. 776Race; progeny; descendants in a line from a common progenitor.Line-al, a. p. 776Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs. Walton. 2. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; as, lineal descent; lineal succession. And for the same…Lĭn'e-ăl'i-ty, n. p. 776The state of being in the form of a line. [Rare.]Lin'e-al-ly, adv. p. 776In a direct line; as, the prince is lineally descended from the Conqueror.Lin'e-a-ment, n. p. 776The outline or exterior of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark. “The lineaments of the body.” Locke. “Lineaments of a character.” Swift. Man he seems In all his…Lĭn'e-ar, a. p. 776Pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction. 2. (Bot.) Like a line; slender; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf. Linear equation…Lĭn'e-ar-ĕn'sate, a. p. 776(Bot.) Having the form of a sword, but very long and narrow.Lĭn'e-ar-shāped, a. p. 776Of a linear shape.Lĭn'e-a-ry, a. p. 776The same as LINEAR. [Obs.] Holland.Lĭn'e-ate or Lĭn'e-ā'ted, a. p. 776(Bot.) Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines; as, a lineate leaf.Lĭn'e-ā'tion, n. p. 776The same as DELINEATION.Line'-man, n. p. 776One who carries the line in surveying, &c.Lĭn'en, n. p. 776Thread or cloth made of flax or hemp;—used in the plural to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, table-cloths, &c. 2. The under part of dress, as being chiefly made of linen.Lĭn'en, a. p. 776Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. 2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.Lĭn'en-drā'per, n. p. 776A person who deals in linens.Lĭn'en-er or Lĭn'en-man, n. p. 776The same as LINEN-DRAPER. [Obs.]Lĭn'en-scrōll, n. p. 776(Arch.) An ornament formerly used for filling panels, and so called from its resemblance to the convolutions of a folded napkin. Fairholt.Lĭn'e-o-late, a. p. 776(Bot.) Marked longitudinally with fine lines. Gray.Līn'er, n. p. 776A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets. 2. (Mach.) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold them, fill a space, &c.Lĭng, n. p. 776(Ichth.) A marine fish (Lota molva), something like the cod, but more slender, and having only two dorsal fins. It is largely used as food in Scotland and Ireland. Yarrell.Lĭng, n. p. 776Heath. See HEATH. Loudon. 2. A species of long, thin grass. [Scot.] Jamieson. Ling-honey, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heath. Holland.Lĭng p. 776A termination denoting state, condition, offspring, progeny, as in hireling, fosterling, earthling, worldling, foundling, darling, firstling, underling, youngling, starling, groundling, duckling…Lĭn'gel, n. p. 776A little tongue or thong of leather. Crabb. 2. See LINGLE.Lĭn'ġençe, n. p. 776A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a linctus. [Obs.] Fuller.Lĭn'ger, v. i. p. 776To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long. Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind. Gray. 2. To be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate. Perhaps thou linger'st, in deep thought…Lĭn'ger, v. t. p. 776To protract. [Obs.] “She lingers my desires.” Shak.