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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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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.Lō'li-ŭm, n. p. 785(Bot.) A genus of grasses, including the darnel.Lŏll, v. i. p. 785To act lazily or indolently; hence, to recline; to lean; to throw one's self down; to lie at ease. Void of care, he lolls supine in state. Dryden. 2. To hang extended from the mouth, as the tongue of…Lŏll, v. t. p. 785To thrust out, as the tongue. Fierce tigers couched around, and lolled their tongues. Dryden.Lŏl'lard, n. p. 785(Eccl. Hist.) (a.) One of a sect of early reformers in Germany. (b.) One of the followers of Wycliffe in England. [Written also Loller.] By Lollards all know the Wycliffites are meant, so called from…Lŏl'lard-ĭsm or Lŏl'lard-y, n. p. 786The doctrines or principles of the Lollards.Lŏl'ler, n. p. 786The same as LOLLARD.Lŏl'li-pŏp, n. p. 786A kind of sugar confectionery which dissolves easily in the mouth. [Vulgar.] Dickens.Lŏl'lop, v. i. p. 786To move heavily; to lounge. [Low.]Lŏm'bard, a. p. 786Of, or pertaining to, Lombardy, or to the inhabitants of Lombardy.Lŏm'bard, n. p. 786(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Lombardy. 2. A money-lender or banker;—so called because their profession was first exercised in London by the Lombards. 3. (Mil.) A form or size of cannon formerly…Lom'bard or Lom'bard-house, n. p. 786A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; a pawn-broker's shop;—called also mont de piété.Lom-bärd'ic, a. p. 786Pertaining to the Lombards, and also to Lombardy. Lombardic alphabet, an ancient alphabet derived from the Roman, and employed in the manuscripts of Italy.Lō'ment, n. p. 786(Bot.) An elongated pod, consisting, like the legume, of two valves, but divided transversely into small cells, each containing a single seed.Lō'men-tā'ceōus, a. p. 786Loment-like; bearing loments.Lo-mēn'tum, n. p. 786(Bot.) The same as LOMENT.