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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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Lū'di-crōūs-ly, adv. p. 792In a ludicrous manner.Lū'di-crōus-ness, n. p. 792The quality or state of being ludicrous; sportiveness.Lū'di-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 792The act of deriding.Lu-dif'i-ca-to-ry, a. p. 792Making sport; tending to excite derision. [Obs.] Barrow.Lū'es, n. p. 792(Med.) Poison; pestilence.Lāfe or Lāff, n. p. 793The open hand. [Prov. Eng.]Lŭff, v. i. p. 793(Naut.) To turn the head of a ship toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to put the tiller on the lee side, in order to make the ship sail nearer the wind. To luff round, or luff a-lee, to make…Lŭff, n. p. 793(Naut.) (a.) The side of a ship toward the wind. (b.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind. (c.) The roundest part of a ship’s bow. (d.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of…Luff-tackle p. 793a purchase composed of a double and single block and fall, used for various purposes. Totten.—Luff upon luff, a luff-tackle attached to the fall of another luff-tackle. Dana.Lūf'fer, n. p. 793See LOUVER.Lŭg, v. t. p. 793To pull with force, as something heavy and moved with difficulty; to haul; to drag. Jowler lugs him still Through hedges. Dryden. 2. To carry or convey with labor. They must divide the image among…Lūg, v. i. p. 793To drag; to move heavily. [Obs.]Lŭg, n. p. 793Any thing drawn or carried with difficulty; a weight; and also the effort of drawing or carrying any thing heavy. [Colloq. and low.] 2. The ear, especially its lobe. [Scot. and Prov. Eng.] 3. That…Lŭg'gāge, n. p. 793That which is lugged or carried with difficulty; any thing cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, &c. I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey.…Lūg'gāge-văn, n. p. 793A railway-car for carrying luggage; a baggage-car. [Eng.]Lūg'gēr, n. p. 793(Naut.) A small vessel carrying three masts, with a running bowsprit and long or lug sails. Totten.Lūg'-märk, n. p. 793A mark cut into the ear of an animal to identify it.Lūg'-sālī, n. p. 793(Naut.) A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast. Totten.Lu-gū'bri-oŭs, a. p. 793Mournful; indicating sorrow; as, a lugubrious look.Lu-gū'bri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 793Mournfully.Lūg'-worm(-wûrm), n. p. 793(Entom.) A chaetopod worm (Arenicola piscatorum), much resembling an earthworm, but considerably larger. It is found in sandy beaches, and is used for bait by European fishermen; — called also lug…Lūke, a. p. 793Not fully hot; moderately warm; lukewarm. [Obs.] [Formerly written also leuke.]Lūke'ness, n. p. 793Moderate warmth; lukewarmness. [Obs.] [Formerly written also leuk̄eness.]Lūke'warm, a. p. 793Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; as, lukewarm water; lukewarm heat. 2. Not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. “Lukewarm patriots.” Addison. “An obedience so lukewarm and languishing…Lūke'warm-ly, adv. p. 793In a lukewarm manner; indifferently.Lūke'warm-ness, n. p. 793The state of being luke-warm; indifference. The defect of zeal is lukewarmness or coldness in religion. Sprat.Lüll, v. t. p. 793(Ger. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla, D. lollen, lullen, to cry like a cat, to sing badly. Cf. Lat. lallāre, to sing lalla or lullaby.) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to quiet.…Lŭll, v. i. p. 793To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the wind lulls; the storm lulls.Lūll, n. p. 793Power or quality of soothing. 2. A season of temporary quiet after storm or confusion.Lūll'a-bȳ, n. p. 793A song to quiet babes; that which quiets.Lŭll'er, n. p. 793One who lulls; one who fondles.Lūm, n. p. 793The chimney of a cottage. [Prov. Eng.] 2. A woody valley; also, a deep pool. Halliwell.Lū'ma·chel or Lū'ma·chel'la, n. p. 793(Min.) A grayish-brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect from within the stone a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire-marble, from its fiery reflections. Dana.Lum-băg'i-noüs, a. p. 793Pertaining to lumbago.Lum-bā'go, n. p. 793(Med.) A rheumatism or rheumatic pain in the loins and small of the back.Lūm′bal, a. p. 793The same as LUMBAR.Lūm'bar, a. p. 793(Anat.) Pertaining to, or near, the loins; as, the lumbar vertebræ. Lumbar region, the posterior portion of the body, between the false ribs and the upper edge of the haunch-bone.Lüm'ber, n. p. 793A pawnbroker's shop, or room for storing articles put in pawn; hence, a pledge, or pawn. [Obs.] They put all the little plate they had in the lumber, which is pawning it, till the ships came. Lady…Lŭm'ber, v. t. p. 793To heap together in disorder. 2. To fill with lumber; as, to lumber a room.Lŭm'ber, v. i. p. 793To move heavily, as if burdened with bulk. 2. To make a sound as of something moving heavily or clumsily; to rumble. “A boisterous gush of wind lumbering amongst it.” Chapman. The post-boy's horse…Lŭm'ber-er, n. p. 793One employed in getting lumber from the forest. [U. S.]Lūm'ber-rōom, n. p. 793A room for the reception of lumber or useless things.Lŭm'bric, n. p. 793A worm.Lūm'brie-al, a. p. 793(Anat.) Resembling a worm; as, the lumbrical muscles of the hands and feet.Lüm'brie-al, n. p. 793(Anat.) A muscle of the fingers and toes; — so named from its resembling a worm.Lum-brĭc'i-form, a. p. 793Resembling a worm in shape.Lū'mi-na-ry, n. p. 793Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly bodies. Where the great luminary Dispenses light from far. Milton. 2. One that illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Bacon and…Lū'mi-nāte, v. t. p. 793To illuminate. [Obs.]Lū'mi-nā'tion, n. p. 793Same as ILLUMINATION. [Obs.]Lū'mine, v. t. p. 793To illumine. [Obs.] Spenser.Lū'mi-nī'fer-ous, a. p. 793Producing light; yielding light.Lū'mi-nōs'i-ty, n. p. 793The quality of being luminous; luminousness.Lū'mi-noüs, a. p. 793Shining; emitting light; as, the sun is a most luminous body. 2. Bright; shining; as, a luminous color. 3. Clear, as if illuminated. “Calculated to place his disinterested pursuit of truth in a…Lū'mi-noüs-ly, adv. p. 793In a luminous manner.Lū'mi-noüs-ness, n. p. 793The quality of being luminous; brightness; clearness; as, the luminousness of the sea.Lŭm'mox, n. p. 793A fat, unwieldy, stupid person. [Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.]Lūmp, n. p. 793A small mass of matter, of no definite shape; an irregular cake; as, a lump of sugar. 2. A mass of things blended or thrown together without order or distinction; as, copper, iron, gold, silver…Lŭmp, v. t. p. 793To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars. The expenses ought to be lumped. Apliffe. 2. To take in the gross; to speak of collectively. Not forgetting all…Lŭmp'en, n. p. 793(Ichth.) A long fish, of a greenish color, and marked with lines.Lūm'per, n. p. 793One who lumps. 2. A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when in harbor.