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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Link, n.p. 777A single ring or division of a chain; sometimes, a chain. “Strong links of iron.” Shak. 2. Any thing doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horse-hair. Mortimer. 3. (Mech.) Any intermediate…
  2. Lĭnk, n.p. 777A torch made of tow or hards, &c., and pitch.
  3. Link, v. t.p. 777To complicate. Johnson. 2. To unite or connect by means of something intervening. “And creature linked to creature, man to man.” Pope. Link towns to towns by avenues of oak. Pope.
  4. Link, v. i.p. 777To be connected. No one generation could link with the other. Burke.
  5. Link'boy or Link'man, n.p. 777A boy or man that carried a link or torch to light passengers.
  6. Link'-mō'tion, n.p. 777(Steam-eng.) A valve gear consisting of two eccentrics and their rods, connected by an adjustable piece, called the link, to the valve, in such a way as to produce a variable cut-off, and to reverse…
  7. Lin-næ'an or Lin-nē'an, a.p. 777Pertaining to Linnæus, the celebrated botanist. Linnæan system (Bot.), the system in which the classes are founded upon the number of stamens, and the orders upon the pistils; the artificial or…
  8. Lĭnne, n.p. 777Flax. See LINE.
  9. Lin'net, n.p. 777(Ornith.) A small European singing bird of the genus Fringilla (F. cannabina);—called also lintie and lintwhite.
  10. Lin'seed, n.p. 777Flax-seed. [Written also lintseed.]
  11. Lin'seed-cāke, n.p. 777The solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed from flaxseed.
  12. Lĭn’seed-oil, n.p. 777Oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.
  13. Līn'sel, n.p. 777Same as LINSEY-WOOLSEY. [Obs.]
  14. Lin'sey, n.p. 777Cloth made of linen and wool; linsey-woolsey. Bentley.
  15. Lin'sey-wool'sey, a.p. 777Made of linen and wool; hence, of different and unsuitable parts; vile; mean. Johnson.
  16. Lĭn'sey-wŏol'sey, n.p. 777Stuff made of linen and wool, mixed.
  17. Līn’stock, n.p. 777A pointed, forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match, for firing cannon.
  18. Lint, n.p. 777Flax. Johnson. 2. Linen raveled, or scraped into a soft substance, and used for dressing wounds and sores.
  19. Lin'tel, n.p. 777(Arch.) An horizontal piece of timber or stone placed over a door, window, or other opening; a head-piece. Gwilt.
  20. Lin'tie or Lint'white, n.p. 777The linnet. See LINNET. Her song the lintwhite swelleth. Tennyson.
  21. Lĭnt'seed, n.p. 777See LINSEED.
  22. Li'on, n.p. 777(Zoöl.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus Leo, characterized by great size and strength. The body is higher and less fitted for climbing than that of the tiger, and the male has usually a thick mane…
  23. Lī'on-ant, n.p. 777(Entom.) An insect of the genus Myrmeleon; the ant-lion. See ANT-LION.
  24. Li'onced, a.p. 777(Her.) Adorned with lions' heads, as a cross whose ends terminate in them. [Written also leonced.]
  25. Lĭ'on-cel, n.p. 777(Her.) A small lion, especially one of several borne in the same coat of arms.
  26. Li'on-dŏg, n.p. 777A variety of dog with a flowing mane.
  27. Li′on-el, n.p. 777The whelp of a lioness; a young lion.
  28. Li'on-ess, n.p. 777The female of the lion kind.
  29. Li'on-et, n.p. 777A young or small lion.
  30. Li'on-ism, n.p. 777An attracting of attention, as a lion; also, the pursuit of curious things.
  31. Lĭ'on-īze, v. t.p. 777To visit as a curiosity. [Colloq.] 2. To treat as a lion, or object of interest.
  32. Lī'on-ly, a.p. 777Like a lion; fierce. [Obs.] Milton.
  33. Lĭ'on's-foot, n.p. 777(Bot.) (a.) A plant, Nabalus (or Prenanthes) Fraseri, found in the United States. (b.) A plant of the genus Filago (F. Scortopedium), of Europe.
  34. Li'on's-leaf, n.p. 777(Bot.) A plant of the genus Leontice (L. leontopetalum), the tuberous roots of which contain so much alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap. Baird.
  35. Li'on's-tāil, n.p. 777(Bot.) A plant of the genus Leonurus, so called from a fancied resemblance of its flower-spikes to the tuft of a lion’s tail. London.
  36. Lī'on's-tooth, n.p. 777A plant of the genus Leontodon. See LEONTODON. Gray.
  37. Lip, n.p. 777One of the two fleshy or muscular parts composing the exterior of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man, the lips form the covering of the teeth, and are organs of speech essential to…
  38. Lĭp, v. t.p. 777To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to kiss. The bubble on the wine which breaks Before you lip the glass. Praed.
  39. Lĭp, v. t.p. 777To clip; to trim. [Obs.] Holland.
  40. Lĭ-păr'o-cēle, n.p. 777(Med.) A tumor consisting wholly, or chiefly, of fat.
  41. Lip'-de-vō'tion, n.p. 777Prayers uttered by the lips without the desires of the heart.
  42. Lĭp'-gōod, a.p. 777Good in profession only. B. Jonson.
  43. Lip'-lā'bor, n.p. 777Labor or action of the lips without concurrence of the mind or heart; words without sentiments.
  44. Lĭp'less, a.p. 778Having no lips.
  45. Lip'let, n.p. 778A little lip.
  46. Lĭp'o-grām, n.p. 778A writing in which a particular letter is wholly omitted.
  47. Lĭp'/o-gram-măt'ic, a.p. 778Omitting a letter; as, lipogrammatic writings; that is, those in which a particular letter is wholly omitted.
  48. Lĭp'o-grām'ma-tist, n.p. 778One who writes a piece throughout which a particular letter is omitted.
  49. Lī'po-thy'm'ic, a.p. 778Tending to swoon; fainting. [Written also leipothymic.]
  50. Lī-pŏth'y-moûs, a.p. 778Pertaining, or given, to swooning; fainting.
  51. Lī-pōth'y-my, n.p. 778A fainting; a swoon. Bp. Taylor.
  52. Lĭpped, a.p. 778Having lips; having a raised or rounded edge resembling the lip;—often used in composition; as, thick-lipped, thin-lipped, and the like. 2. (Bot.) Labiate.
  53. Lĭp’pi-tūde, n.p. 778Soreness of eyes; blearedness.
  54. Lĭp'-wĭs/dŏm, n.p. 778Wisdom in talk without practice; wisdom in words not supported by experience.
  55. Lip'-work, n.p. 778The act of kissing. B. Jon.
  56. Liq'ua-ble, a.p. 778Capable of being melted.
  57. Lī′quāte, v. i.p. 778To melt; to liquefy; to be dissolved. [Obs.] Woodward.
  58. Lī'quāte, v. t.p. 778(Metal.) To separate, as a more fusible from a less fusible material, by so regulating the temperature that the former may be run off from the latter.
  59. Lī-quā'tion, n.p. 778The act or operation of melting. 2. The capacity of being melted; as, a substance congealed beyond liquation. 3. (Metal.) The process of separating, by a regulated heat, an easily fusible metal from…
  60. Liq'ue-fā'cient, n.p. 778That which serves to liquefy. 2. (Med.) An agent which seems to have the power of liquefying solid depositions, as mercury, iodine, &c. Dunglison.