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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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Lōng'-sight'ed-ness, n. p. 787The faculty of seeing objects at a great distance. 2. (Med.) A defect of sight, in consequence of which objects near at hand are seen confusedly, but at remoter distances distinctly.Lōng'sōme, a. p. 787Extended in length; tiresome; tedious; as, a longsome plain. [Obs.] Prior.Lŏng'sōme-ness, n. p. 787The state of being longsome. [Obs.] Fuller.Lŏng'-stŏp, n. p. 787(Cricket.) One who is set to stop balls sent a long distance.Lŏng'-stŏp, v. i. p. 787To stop a distant ball at cricket.Lŏng'-sŭf'fer-ance, n. p. 787Forbearance to punish; clemency; patience.Lŏng'-sŭf'fer-ing, a. p. 787Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked. The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness. Ex. xxxiv. 6.Lŏng'-sŭf'fer-ing, n. p. 787Long endurance; patience of offense. Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering? Rom. ii. 4.Lŏng'-tāil, n. p. 787An animal, particularly a dog, having an uncut tail. A long-tail was a gentleman's dog, or one qualified to hunt; other dogs being required to have their tails cut. Hence, cut and long-tail signified…Lŏng'-tŏngued, a. p. 787Raving; babbling; loquacious. Shak.Lŏng'-wāist'ed, a. p. 787Having a long waist; long from the armpits to the waist, or that part of the body just above the hips; — said of persons. 2. Long from the shoulder to the commencement of the skirt, to the part about…Lŏng'wāys, adv. p. 787The same as LONGWISE.Lŏng'-wind'ed, a. p. 787Long-breathed; hence, tedious in speaking, argument, or narration. “A tedious, long-winded harangue.” South.Lŏng'wīse, adv. p. 787In the direction of length; length-wise. [Obs.] Hakewill.Lōn'ish, a. p. 787Somewhat solitary. [Obs.]Lōō, n. p. 787A game at cards. [Written also lu.] Pope.Lōo, v. t. p. 787To beat in the game of loo, by winning every trick at the game. [Written also lu.]Lōo'bi-ly, adv. p. 787Like a looby; in an awkward, clumsy manner. D'Estrange.Lōo'bi-ly, a. p. 787Looby-like; awkward; clumsy. “A great and loobily image.” Fuller.Lōo'by, n. p. 787An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber. Who could give the looby such airs? Swift.Lŏoch, n. p. 787See LOCH.Lōof, n. p. 787(Naut.) The after part of a ship’s bow, or the part where the planks begin to be incurvated, as they approach the stem.Lōof, v. i. p. 787(Naut.) The same as LUFF.Lōofed, a. p. 787Gone to a distance. [Rare.] She once being loofed, The noble ruin of her magic, Antony, Leaving the fight in height, flies after her. Shak.Lŏŏk, v. i. p. 787To direct the eye toward an object so as to see it; — with the prepositions to, at, on, after, for, and toward. To look on, implies more of dignity or deliberation in the act of looking, than to look…Look, v. t. p. 787To seek; to search for. [Obs.] Looking my love, I go from place to place. Spenser. 2. To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence; as, to look down opposition. A spirit fit to start into an…Lōōk, n. p. 787Cast of countenance; air of the face; aspect; as, a high look; a downcast look. Pain, disgrace, and poverty have frightful looks. Locke. 2. The act of looking or seeing; as, every look filled him…Lōōk'er, n. p. 787One who looks. Looker-on, a mere spectator; one that looks on, but has no agency or interest in the affair.Lōōk'ing, n. p. 787Search or searching. Looking-for, anticipation; expectation. “A certain fearful looking-for of judgment.” Heb. x. 27.LOOK'ING-glāss, n. p. 787A glass which reflects the form of the person who looks on it; a mirror. There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass. South.Lōōk'out, n. p. 787A careful looking or watching for any object or event. 2. The place from which such observation is made. 3. A person engaged in watching.Lōōl, n. p. 787(Metal.) A vessel used to receive the washings of ores of metals.Lōōm, n. p. 787A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread. Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the…Lōōm, n. p. 787See Loon.Lōōm, v. i. p. 787To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to appear larger than the real dimensions, and indistinctly, as a distant object, a ship at sea, or a mountain; as, the ship looms large, or the…Lōom'-gāle, n. p. 787A gentle gale of wind.Loom'ing, n. p. 787The indistinct and magnified appearance of objects seen in particular states of the atmosphere. See MIRAGE.Lōōn, n. p. 787A sorry fellow; a rogue; a rascal.Lōon, n. p. 787(Ornith.) A swimming and diving bird, Colymbus glacialis, allied to the grebe, but having toes fully webbed. It is found in the arctic regions. — Called also great northern diver.Lōōp, n. p. 787A folding or doubling of a string or a noose, through which a lace or cord may be run for fastening. That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop To hang a doubt on. Shak. 2. A small, narrow opening; a…Lōop, v. t. p. 787To fasten, secure, or ornament, by means of a loop, or of loops.Lōōped, a. p. 787Full of holes. [Obs.] Shak.Lōop'er, n. p. 787(Entom.) The larvæ of certain species of moths, which forms a loop when crawling; geometer.Lōop'-hōle, n. p. 787(Mil.) A small opening in the walls of a fortification, or in the bulk-head of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons are discharged at an enemy. 2. A hole or aperture that gives a…Loop'-hōled, a. p. 787Provided with loop-holes.Lōōp'ie, a. p. 787Deceitful; cunning; sly. [Scot.]Lōop'ing, n. p. 787(Metal.) The running together of the matter of an ore into a mass, when the ore is only heated for calcination.Lōōp'y, a. p. 787The same as LOOPIE. [Scot.]Lōord, n. p. 787A dull, stupid fellow; a drone. [Obs.] “A lazy loord.” Spenser.Lōōs, n. p. 787Praise. [Obs.] Spenser.Lōose, v. t. p. 787To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles of; to set free; to relieve. Canst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion? Job xxxviii. 31. Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt…Lōōse, v. i. p. 788To set sail; to leave a port or harbor. Now, when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga, in Pamphylia. Acts xiii. 13.Lōōse, a. p. 788Unbound; untied; unsewed; not fastened or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book. 2. Free from obligation; disengaged; not attached nor enslaved; unengaged;—with from or of. Their prevailing…Lōose, n. p. 788Freedom from restraint; liberty. [Obs.] He runs with an unbounded loose. Prior. 2. A letting go; discharge; impulse; shot. [Obs.] In throwing a dart or javelin we force back our arms, to make our…Lōōse'ly, adv. p. 788Not fast; not firmly; so as to be easily disengaged; as, things loosely connected. 2. Without confinement. Her golden locks, for haste, were loosely shed About her ears. Spencer. 3. Without order…Lōōs'en, v. t. p. 788To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; as, to loosen a string when tied, or a knot; to loosen a joint; to loosen a rock in the earth. 2. To render less dense or…Lōos'en, v. i. p. 788To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.Lōose'ness, n. p. 788The state of being loose or relaxed; as, the looseness of a cord; the looseness of the skin; the looseness of earth; looseness of morals or of principles; looseness of life; looseness of the bowels.Lōose'strīfe, n. p. 788(Bot.) (a.) A plant of several species of the genus Lysimachia, having small, star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color. (b.) A plant of species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some…Lōōs'ish, a. p. 788Loose to a certain degree; somewhat loose. [Rare.]