Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Lŏg'gat, n. p. 785A small log or piece of wood. B. Jonson. 2. Hence, an old game in England, played by throwing pieces of wood at a stake set up in the ground. [Obs.]Lŏg'gĕr, n. p. 785One engaged in getting timber.Lŏg'ger-hĕad, n. p. 785A blockhead; a dunce; a dolt; a numskull. 2. A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat tar. 3. (Naut.) A piece of round timber, in a whale-boat, over which the line is passed, to…Lŏg'ger-hĕad-ed, a. p. 785Dull; stupid; doltish.Lŏg'gĭă, n. p. 785A gallery or portico ornamented with paintings, &c.Lŏg'-glăss, n. p. 785(Naut.) A small sand-glass, used to measure the rate at which the log-line runs.Lŏg'-hēap, n. p. 785A pile of logs for burning, in clearing land.Lŏg'-house or Lŏg'-hŭt, n. p. 785A house or hut whose walls are composed of logs laid on one another.Lŏg'ic, n. p. 785The science of pure and formal thought, or of the laws according to which the process of pure thinking should be conducted; the science of the formation and application of general notions; the…Lŏg'ic-al, a. p. 785Pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtleties. 2. According to the rules of logic; as, a logical argument or inference; the reasoning is strictly logical. 3. Skilled in logic: versed in…Lŏg'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 785In a logical manner; as, to argue logically.Lō-gĭ'cian, n. p. 785A person skilled in logic. “Each fierce logician still expelling Locke.” Pope.Lŏg'ies, n. sing. p. 785The same as LOGIC. [Obs.] [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Lo-gis'tic or Lo-gis'tic-al, a. p. 785Logical. [Obs.] “Logistic operations.” Berkeley. 2. (Math.) Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as, logistic or sexagesimal arithmetic. Logistic logarithms, or proportional logarithms, certain…Lo-gis'tics, n. sing. p. 785(Mil.) That branch of military art which embraces all details of moving or supplying armies; by some writers extended to include strategy. Scott. 2. (Math.) A system of arithmetic, in which numbers…Lŏg'-līne, n. p. 785(Naut.) A line or cord about a hundred and fifty fathoms in length, fastened to the log-chip, and properly marked for ascertaining the speed of a vessel.Lŏg'man, n. p. 785A man who carries logs. Shak. 2. One whose occupation is to cut and convey logs to a mill. [Local. U. S.]Lo-gōc'ra-cy, n. p. 785Government by the power of words.Lŏg'o-dæd'a-ly, n. p. 785Verbal legerdemain; a passing, without notice, from one meaning of a word to another. [Rare.] For one instance of mere logomachy, I could bring ten instances of logodædaly, or verbal legerdemain.…Lŏg'o-grām, n. p. 785A word-letter; a phonogram, that, for the sake of brevity, represents a word; as, l, i. e., t, for it.Lō-gŏg'ra-pher, n. p. 785One skilled in logography.Lŏg'o-grāph'ie or Lŏg'o-grāph'ie-al, a. p. 785Pertaining to logography.