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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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Löck'rand, n. p. 783(Arch.) A course of bond-stones.Lŏck'-sĭll, n. p. 783An angular piece of timber at the bottom of a lock, against which the gates shut.Löck'-smith, n. p. 783An artificer whose occupation is to make or mend locks.Lŏck'-stēp, n. p. 784A mode of marching by a body of men going one after another as closely as possible, in which the leg of each moves at the same time with and closely follows the corresponding leg of the person…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.…