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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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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.Lo-gŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 785A method of printing in which whole words, cast in a single type, are used instead of single letters. 2. A mode of reporting speeches formerly attempted without using short-hand, by a number of…Lŏg'o-grīph, n. p. 785A sort of riddle. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Lo-gŏm'a-chĭst, n. p. 785One who contends about words.Lo-gŏm'a-chy, n. p. 785Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words.Lŏg'o-mĕt'ric, a. p. 785(Chem.) Serving to measure or ascertain chemical equivalents.Lŏg'os, n. p. 785A word; the word; reason or speech. Bushnell. 2. The divine Word; Christ.Lŏg'o-thēte, n. p. 785An accountant, and hence, a receiver of finances under Constantine; also, a public officer charged with the administration of a certain department; and sometimes the chancellor or prime minister.…Lŏg'o-tȳpe, n. p. 785(Print.) A single piece, or type, containing two or more letters; as, æ, fi, fl, ffi, and the like.Lŏg'-reel, n. p. 785(Naut.) A reel on which the log-line is wound.Lŏg'-rōll, v. i. p. 785To assist in rolling and collecting logs for burning. 2. Hence, to help another in expectation or consideration of help from him to carry a point or scheme, especially in matters of legislative…Lŏg'wōod, n. p. 785The heart-wood of a tree (Hæmatoxylon Campeachianum), a native of South America. It is a red, heavy wood, containing a crystalline yellow substance called hæmatoxyline, used largely in dyeing. An…Lō'gy, a. p. 785Heavy or dull in respect to motion; as, a logy horse. [U. S.] Bartlett.Lō'hock, n. p. 785(Med.) A medicine taken by licking; a lambative; a loch. See LOCH.Loi'mic, a. p. 785Pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders.Loin, n. p. 785That part of an animal just above the hip-bone, on either side of the spinal column, extending upward to the false ribs; the lateral portions of the lumbar region. 2. (pl.) A corresponding part of…Loi'ter, v. i. p. 785To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly. If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. Rogers. Syn.—To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry.Loi'ter-er, n. p. 785One who loiters, or is slow in motion; an idler. Ever listless loiterers, that attend No cause, no trust, no duty, and no friend. Pope.Loi'ter-ing-ly, adv. p. 785In a loitering manner.Lŏk or Lō'kĭ, n. p. 785(Scandinavian Myth.) The evil deity, the author of all calamities; answering to the Arimanes of the Persians.Lōke, n. p. 785A private road or path; also, the wicket or hatch of a door. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. A lock of hair or wool. [Obs.] Drayton.Lo-lī'go, n. p. 785(Zoöl.) A genus of cephalopodous mollusks, including the cuttle-fish.