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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Lŏm'o-nīte, n. p. 786(Min.) Same as LAUMONTITE.Lŏmp, n. p. 786A kind of roundish fish.Lŏmp'ish, a. p. 786Heavy; lumpish. [Obs.] “His lompish head.” Spenser.Lŏn'don-er, n. p. 786(Geog.) A native or citizen of London.Lŏn'don-ĭsm, n. p. 786A mode of speaking peculiar to London.Lŏn'don-īze, v. t. p. 786To give a manner or character which distinguishes the people of London to. Smart.Lŏn'don-īze, v. i. p. 786To imitate the manner of the people of London.Lōne, a. p. 786Having no company; solitary; retired; unfrequented. “Leave you in lone woods and empty walls.” Pope. 2. Standing by itself; not having others in the neighborhood; single; as, a lone house. Pope. By a…Lōne, n. p. 786A lane. [Prov. Eng.]Lōne'li-ness, n. p. 786The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion. 2. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude. I see The mystery of your loneliness. Shak. Syn.—Solitude; retirement; seclusion. See SOLITUDE.Lōne'ly, a. p. 786Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell. 2. Alone, or in want of company; forsaken. “To the misled and lonely traveler.” Shak. Syn.—Solitary…Lōne'ness, n. p. 786Solitude; seclusion. [Obs.] Donne.Lōne'sōme, a. p. 786Secluded from society; solitary. Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. Coleridge.Lōne'sōme-ly, adv. p. 786In a lonesome manner.Lōne'sōme-ness, n. p. 786The state of being solitary; solitude.Lŏng, a. p. 786Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; — opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide. 2. Drawn out or extended in time; as, a long…Lŏng, n. p. 786(Mus.) A note formerly used in music, and of one half the length of a large.Lŏng, adv. p. 786To a great extent in space; as, a long-extended line. 2. To a great extent in time. “They that tarry long at the wine.” Prov. xxiii. 30. “When the trumpet soundeth long.” Ex. xix. 13. 3. At a point…Lŏng, adv. p. 786By means of; by the fault of; owing to. [Obs.] Mistress, all this coil is long of you. Shak.Lŏng, v. i. p. 786To belong. [Obs.] Spencer.Lŏng, v. i. p. 786To desire earnestly or eagerly;—followed by an infinitive, or by after or for. “I long to see you.” Rom. i. 11. “I have longed after thy precepts.” Ps. cxix. 40. “I have longed for thy salvation.”…Lŏn'gan, n. p. 786A pulpy fruit produced by an evergreen tree of the genus Nephelium (N. longan), growing in the East Indies. Simmonds.Lŏn'ga-nĭm'i-ty, n. p. 786Disposition to endure long under offenses; forbearance; patience. Christ gave us his spirit to enable us to suffer injuries, and made that the parts of suffering evils should be the matter of three…Lŏng'-bōat, n. p. 786(Naut.) The largest and strongest boat belonging to a ship.