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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. Lith'o-gĕn'e-sy, n.p. 779(Nat. Hist.) The doctrine or science of the origin of minerals composing the globe, and of the causes which have produced their form and disposition.
  2. Lī-thŏg'e-nous, a.p. 779Stone-producing; — said of polyps which form coral.
  3. Lith'o-glyph, n.p. 779The art of engraving on precious stones.
  4. Lī-thŏg'ly-pher, n.p. 779One who cuts or engraves precious stones. [Obs.]
  5. Lith'o-glyph'ic, a.p. 779Pertaining to the art of cutting and engraving precious stones.
  6. Lī-thōg'ly-phyte, n.p. 779(Nat. Hist.) A fossil that presents the appearance of being engraved or shaped by art.
  7. Lith'o-glyp'ties, n. sing.p. 779The art of cutting and engraving gems; lithoglyph. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]
  8. Lith'o-grāph, v. t.p. 779To trace on stone, and transfer to paper by printing.
  9. Lith'o-grāph, n.p. 779A print from a drawing on stone.
  10. Lī-thōg'ra-pher, n.p. 779One who practices lithography.
  11. Lith'o-grāph'ic or Lith'o-grāph'ic-al, a.p. 779Pertaining to lithography; engraved upon, or printed from, stone; as, a lithographic picture.
  12. Lith'o-grāph'ie-al-ly, adv.p. 779By the lithographic art.
  13. Lī-thŏg'ra-phy, n.p. 779The art by which impressions or prints are obtained by a chemical process, from designs made with a greasy material upon stone, the best kind for this purpose being a sort of calcareous slate found…
  14. Lī-thoid'al, a.p. 779Like a stone; having a stony structure.
  15. Lith'o-lōg'ic or Lith'o-lōg'ic-al, a.p. 779(Geol.) Pertaining to the character of a rock, as derived from the nature and mode of aggregation of its mineral contents. Dana.
  16. Lith'o-lŏg'ie-al-ly, adv.p. 779From a lithological point of view; as, to consider a stratum lithologically.
  17. Lī-thŏl'o-gĭst, n.p. 779A person skilled in the science of stones.
  18. Lī-thŏl'o-gy, n.p. 779The science which treats of the characteristics and classification of rocks. 2. (Med.) A treatise on stones found in the body.
  19. Lith’o-mān’cy, n.p. 779Divination or prediction of events by means of stones.
  20. Lith'o-mārge, n.p. 779A compact clay of a fine, smooth texture, and very sectile. Dana.
  21. Lith'on-thrĭp'tie or Lith'on-thrŷp'tie, a. & n.p. 780The same as LITHONTRIPTIC.
  22. Lith'on-trĭp'tic, a.p. 780(Med.) Having the quality of destroying the stone in the bladder or kidneys.
  23. Lith'on-trip'tie, n.p. 780(Med.) A medicine which has the power of destroying the stone in the bladder or kidneys.
  24. Lĭth'on-trĭp'tor, n.p. 780(Surg.) An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder.
  25. Li-thôph'a-gi, n. pl.p. 780The same as LITHODOMI.
  26. Lī-thŏph'a-goŭs, a.p. 780Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. 2. The same as LITHODOMOUS.
  27. Lith'o-phōs'phor, n.p. 780A stone that becomes phosphoric by heat. [Obs.]
  28. Lith'o-phos-phōr'ic, a.p. 780Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat.
  29. Lith'o-pho-tōg'ra-phy, n.p. 780The art of producing prints from lithographic stones, by means of photographic pictures developed on their surface. Fairholt.
  30. Lith'o-phŷl, n.p. 780(Palæon.) Fossil leaves, or the figures of leaves on fossils;—called also bibliolite and lithobiblion.
  31. Lĭth'o-phȳte, n.p. 780(Zoöl.) A production apparently both stone and plant, as the corals and sea-fans. They are now known to be either animals or plants. Dana.
  32. Lĭth'o-phyt'ic, a.p. 780Pertaining to lithophytes.
  33. Li-thō'phy-toŭs, a.p. 780Pertaining to, or consisting of, lithophytes.
  34. Lith'o-spēr'mum, n.p. 780(Bot.) A genus of plants;—so called from the stony hardness of their seeds, the pericarps of which are found to contain nearly sixty per cent. of earthy matter. Baird.
  35. Lith'o-tint, n.p. 780A picture produced in colors from a lithographic stone. — Simmonds.
  36. Lith'o-tōme, n.p. 780A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art. 2. (Surg.) An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone.
  37. Lĭth'o-tŏm'ie or Lĭth'o-tŏm'ie-al, a.p. 780Pertaining to, or performed by, lithotomy.
  38. Lĭ-thŏt'o-mīst, n.p. 780One who performs the operation of cutting for the stone in the bladder, or one who is skilled in the operation.
  39. Lī-thŏt'o-my, n.p. 780(Surg.) The operation, art, or practice of cutting for the stone in the bladder.
  40. Lĭth’o-tríp/sy, n.p. 780(Surg.) The operation of triturating the stone in the bladder by means of an instrument called lithotriptor.
  41. Lith'o-tríp'tist, n.p. 780One skilled in breaking and extracting stone in the bladder.
  42. Lith'o-trip'tor or Lith'o-trī'tor, n.p. 780(Surg.) An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotriptor.
  43. Lĭ-thŏt'ri-ty, n.p. 780(Surg.) The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small pieces capable of being voided.
  44. Lith'o-tŷpe, n.p. 780A peculiar kind of stereotype plate. See LITHOTYPY.
  45. Lith'o-type, v. t.p. 780To prepare for printing by plates made by the process of lithotypy. See LITHOTYPY.
  46. Lĭ-thŏt'y-py, n.p. 780The act or process of making a peculiar kind of stereotype plates, by pressing into a mold taken from a page which has been set up a composition of gum-shellac and sand of a fine quality, together…
  47. Lĭ-thŏx'yl, n.p. 780Petrified wood. [Obs.]
  48. Lĭth'y, a.p. 780Easily bent; pliable.
  49. Lĭt'i-ga-ble, a.p. 780Capable of being litigated.
  50. Lit′i-gant, a.p. 780Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant. Ayliffe.
  51. Lĭt'i-gant, n.p. 780A person engaged in a lawsuit.
  52. Lĭt'i-gāte, v. t.p. 780To contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate; as, to litigate a cause or a question.
  53. Lit'i-gāte, v. i.p. 780To carry on a suit by judicial process.
  54. Lĭt'i-gā'tion, n.p. 780The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest.
  55. Lĭ-tĭg'ĭōŭs, a.p. 780Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; quarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation. “A pettifogging attorney or a litigious client.” Macaulay. 2. Subject to…
  56. Lĭ-tĭg'ĭōus-ly, adv.p. 780In a litigious manner.
  57. Lĭ-tĭg'ious-ness, n.p. 780The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits.
  58. Lĭt'mus, n.p. 780A purple dye obtained from a lichen, the archil, and from a euphorbious plant, Cryophora (Croton) tinctoria, common in the south of Europe. It turns blue with alkalies and red with acids. See ARCHIL.…
  59. Līt'orn, n.p. 780(Ornith.) A bird; a species of thrush.
  60. Lĭ-tō-tēs, n.p. 780(Rhet.) A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure, or of expressing more strongly what is intended; as, “a citizen of no mean city,” that is, an illustrious one.