Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Lōck's-stitch, n. p. 784A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in some sewing-machines.Lōck'-ŭp, n. p. 784A place where bailiffs temporarily confine persons under arrest; a watch-house.Lŏck'-wēir, n. p. 784A paddle-weir, in canals; an over-fall behind the upper gates, by which the waste water of the upper pond is let down through the paddle-holes into the chamber of the lock. 2. A weir having a lock.Lŏck'y, a. p. 784Having locks or tufts. [Obs.] Sherwood.Lō'co-de-scrip'tive, a. p. 784Describing a particular place or places.Lō'co-fō'co, n. p. 784A friction match. [U. S.] 2. A member of the Democratic party. [U. S.] The name was applied, in 1834, to the extreme portion of the Democratic party, because, at a meeting in Tammany Hall, New York…Lō'co-mō'tion, n. p. 784The act of moving from place to place. 2. The power of moving from place to place; as, most animals possess locomotion; plants have life, but not locomotion.Lō'co-mō'tive, a. p. 784Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal. 2. Occupied in producing motion, or in moving from place to place; as, the locomotive organs of an animal.Lō'co-mō'tive or Lō'co-mō'tive-ēn'ǵine, n. p. 784A wheel-carriage supporting and driven by a steam-boiler and one or more steam-engines, and used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons or railway cars. The cut shows the general…Lō'co-mō'tive-eār, n. p. 784A locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle.Lō'co-mō'tive-ness or Lō'co-mo-tiv'i-ty, n. p. 784The power of changing place.Lŏc'ū-la-ment, n. p. 784(Bot.) The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.Lōc'ū-lar, a. p. 784(Bot.) Of, or relating to, the cell or compartment of an ovary, &c. (Gray).Lōc'ū-li-çi'dal, a. p. 784(Bot.) Dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell. (Gray.)Lōc'ŭ-lōse' or Lōc'ŭ-lōus, a. p. 784(Bot.) Divided by internal partitions into shells.Lō'cum-tē'nēns, n. p. 784A deputy or substitute filling a vacant office for a time.Lō'cus, n. p. 784(Math.) The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law.Lō'cust, n. p. 784(Entom.) A jumping orthopterous insect, like the grasshopper, from which it is distinguished by the shortness of its antennae, and by having only three joints in each foot, as seen from above. ☞ The…Lo-cūs'tă, n. p. 784(Bot.) The spikelet or flower-cluster of grasses. Gray.Lo-cŭs'tic, a. p. 784(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from the locust;—said of an acid resembling acetic acid in its properties.Lō'cust-tree, n. p. 784(Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. pseudacacia), producing large, slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. ☞…Honey locust-tree p. 784a tree of the genus Gleditschia (G. triacanthos), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns;—so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods;—called also simply honey-locust.Lo-cū'tion, n. p. 784Speech, or discourse. I hate these figures in locution, These about phrases forced by ceremony. Marston.Lōc'ū-to-ry, n. p. 784A room for conversation; especially, such a room in monasteries, where the monks were allowed to converse.Lōde, n. p. 784(Mining.) A metallic vein, or any regular vein or course, whether metallic or not, but commonly a metallic vein. [Written also load.] 2. A cut or reach of water. Down that dark, long lode .... he and…Lōde'man·a·ge, n. p. 784Pilotage. Halliwell.Lōde'-ship, n. p. 784A small vessel. Halliwell.Lōde'stār, n. p. 784See LOADSTAR.Lōde'stōne, n. p. 784See LOADSTONE. 2. A kind of stone, called also tin-stone, a compound of stone and sand, of different kinds and colors;— so called among the Cornish miners.Lŏdge, v. t. p. 784(imp. & p. p. LODGED; p. pr. & vb. n. LODGING.) [O. Eng. logge, Fr. loger, O. Fr. logier, L. Lat. logiare, It. alloggiare, Sp. alojar. See infra.] 1. To set, lay, or deposit for keeping or…Lŏdge, v. i. p. 784To reside; to dwell; to rest. And lodge such daring souls in little men. Pope. 2. To rest or dwell for a time, as for a night, a week, a month. Stay and lodge by me this night. Shak. 3. To fall down…Lōdge, n. p. 784A place in which one may lodge or find shelter; a retreat or refuge; as, (a.) A small house in a park or forest. He and his lady both are at the lodge Upon the north side of this pleasant chase.…Lŏdge'a-ble, a. p. 784Capable of being lodged in or upon. “The lodgeable area of the earth.” Jeffrey.Lōdged, a. p. 784(Her.) Lying down.Lódge'-gāte, n. p. 784A park-gate, or entrance-gate, near the lodge.Lódge'ment, n. p. 784See LODGMENT.Lŏdg'er, n. p. 784One who lives at board, or in a hired room, or who has a bed in another's house for a night. 2. One who resides in any place for a time.Lŏdg'ing, n. p. 784A place of rest for a night, or of residence for a time; temporary habitation; apartment. Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow. Pope. 2. Place of residence or rest; harbor; cover. “Fair bosom—the…Lŏdg'ment, n. p. 784The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged; a being placed or deposited at rest for keeping for a time or for permanence. 2. A lodging-place; room. 3. Accumulation or collection of something…Lō'ess, n. p. 784(Geol.) A tertiary deposit on the banks of the Rhine.Lōffe, v. i. p. 784To laugh. [Obs.] Shak.Lōft, n. p. 784That which is lifted up; an elevation; hence, especially, (a.) The room or space under a roof. (b.) A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, &c.; as, an organ loft. (c.) A floor or room…Lōft'i-ly, adv. p. 784In a lofty manner or position; lightly. 2. In a proud or arrogant manner; haughtily.Lōft'i-ness, n. p. 784The condition of being lofty; elevation; height. 2. Elevation of character or sentiment; grandeur; sublimity. 3. The state of being elevated or puffed up by pride or vanity; haughtiness; arrogance.Lōft'y, a. p. 784Lifted high up; much elevated in position; towering. See lofty Lebanon his head advance. Pope. 2. Elevated in character or rank; dignified. Thus saith the high and lofty One, that inhabiteth…Lōg, n. p. 784A bulky piece or stick of wood or timber. 2. [L. Ger. log, lock; Dan. log, Sw. logg.] (Naut.) An apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship’s motion through the water. The common log consists of the…Lŏg, v. i. p. 785To move to and fro. [Obs.] Polwhele. 2. To move or rock.Lŏg, v. i. p. 785To cut and get out logs. [U. S.]Lŏg'an, n. p. 785A large stone that is so balanced as to be moved easily; a rocking-stone. [Written also loggan.] Gwilt.Lŏg-a-od'ic, a. p. 785(Gr. Pros.) Composed of dactyls and trochees so arranged as to produce a simple movement analogous to that of ordinary speech—said of certain verses or rhythms, which are so designated because their…Lŏg'a-rĭthm, n. p. 785(Math.) One of a class of auxiliary numbers, devised by Napier to abridge arithmetical calculations, by the use of addition and subtraction in place of multiplication and division, the relation of…Lŏg'a-rith-mĕt'ic or Lŏg'a-rith-mĕt'ic-al, a. p. 785The same as LOGARITHMIC.Lŏg'a-rith-mĕt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 785Logarithmically.Lŏg'a-rith'mic or Lŏg'a-rith'mic-al, a. p. 785Pertaining to logarithms; consisting of logarithms. Logarithmic curve (Math.), a curve which, referred to a system of rectangular co-ordinate axes, is such that the ordinate of any point will be the…Lŏg'a-rith'mic-al-ly, adv. p. 785By the use of logarithms.Lŏg'-bōard, n. p. 785(Naut.) A board consisting of two parts shutting together like a book, and divided into columns, in which are entered the hours of the day and night, direction of the wind, course of the ship, &c.…Lŏg'-bōōk, n. p. 785(Naut.) A book in which is entered the daily progress of a ship at sea, as indicated by the log, with notes on the weather and incidents of the voyage; the contents of the log-board.Lŏg'-cāb'in, n. p. 785A log-house.Lŏg'-chĭp, n. p. 785(Naut.) A thin triangular piece of board attached to the log-line, which floats erect on the water, and draws out the line. [See Illustr. of Log.] Totten.Lŏg'gan, n. p. 785See LOGAN.