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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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Lūs'tral, a. p. 795Used in purification; as, lustral water. 2. Pertaining to purification; as, lustral days.Lūs'trāte, v. t. p. 795To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to purify. See ILLUSTRATE. 2. To go around or through; to view; to survey. Thrice through Aventine’s mount he doth lustrate. Vicars.Lus-trā'tion, n. p. 795The act of lustrating or purifying. And holy water for lustration bring. Dryden. 2. (Antiq.) A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, were purified.Lūs'tri-cal, a. p. 795Pertaining to, or used for, purification.Lūs'tring, n. p. 795A kind of glossy silk cloth. See LUTE-STRING.Lūs'trōus, a. p. 795Bright; shining; luminous. “Good sparks and lustrous.” Shak.Lū's'troùs-ly, adv. p. 795In a lustrous manner.Lūs'trum, n. p. 795(Anc. Rome.) The space of five years.Lŭst'-stained, a. p. 795Defiled by lust. Shak.Lŭst'wort, n. p. 795(Bot.) A plant of the genus Drosera: the sun-dew.Lūs'ty, a. p. 795Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body. Two or three lusty vessels were to depart. Evelyn. Neither would their old men, so many as were yet vigorous and…Lūs'ty-hĕad, n. p. 795The same as LUSTIHOOD.Lū'sus Nătiō're p. 795Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production.Lūt'an-ĭst or Lūt'en-ĭst, n. p. 795A person that plays on the lute. A celebrated lutanist was playing to a large company. Asiat. Res.Lu-tā'ri-oūs, a. p. 795Pertaining to mud; living in mud. 2. Of the color of mud.Lu-tā'tion, n. p. 795The act or method of luting vessels.Lūte, n. p. 795(Mus.) A stringed instrument formerly much in use. It consists of four parts, namely, the table or front, the body, having nine or ten ribs or sides, arranged like the divisions of a melon, the neck…Lūte, v. t. p. 795To play on a lute, or as on a lute. Knaves are men That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. Tennyson.Lūte, n. p. 795(Chem.) A composition of clay or other tenacious substance, used for stopping the juncture of vessels so closely as to prevent the escape or entrance of air, or to protect them when exposed to heat…Lūte, v. t. p. 795To close or coat with lute.Lūte'-băcked, a. p. 795Having a curved spine. Those who are lute-backed, thick-shouldered, and bending forward, be long-lived. Holland.Lū'te-ōŭs, a. p. 795Of a deep-yellow, golden-yellow, or orange-yellow color.Lūt'er, n. p. 795One who plays on a lute; a lutunist.Lū'te-o-lē'īne or Lū'te-o-line, n. p. 795(Chem.) A yellow coloring matter found in weld.Lu-tēs'cent, a. p. 795Of a yellowish color.Lūte'string, n. p. 795The string of a lute. Shak. 2. [Corrupted from lustring.] A plain, stout silk, much used for ladies' dresses.Lū'ther-an, a. p. 795(Eccl. Hist.) Pertaining to Luther, the reformer; as, the Lutheran church.Lū'ther-an, n. p. 795(Eccl. Hist.) A disciple or follower of Luther; an adherent to the doctrines of Luther.Lū'ther-an-ism or Lū'ther-ism, n. p. 795The doctrines of religion as taught by Luther.Lū'thern, n. p. 795(Arch.) A kind of window over the cornice, in the roof of a building, to admit light into the upper story; — the same as DORMER.Lūt'ing, n. p. 795(Chem.) See LUTE.Lūt'ist, n. p. 795One who plays on a lute.Lū-tōse', a. p. 795Covered with clay; miry.Lū'trā, n. p. 795(Zool.) A genus of carnivorous digitigrade animals, including the otter.Lū'tu-lence, n. p. 795The state of being lutulent, or muddy; muddiness.Lū'tu-lent, a. p. 795Muddy; turbid; thick. [Obs.]Lūx, v. t. p. 795To put out of joint; to dislocate; to luxate. [Obs.]Lūx'āte, v. t. p. 795To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate.Lux-ā'tion, n. p. 795The act of luxating, or putting out of joint. 2. That which is luxated, or put out of joint.Lŭxe, n. p. 795Luxury. [Obs.] Shenstone.Lŭx'ĭve, a. p. 795Given to luxury; voluptuous. [Obs.]Lux-ū'ri-ançe or Lux-ū'ri-an-çy, n. p. 795The state of being luxuriant, or overabundant; rank growth; strong, vigorous growth; exuberance. Flowers grow up in the garden with the greatest luxuriancy and profusion. Spectator.Lux-ū'ri-ant, a. p. 795Exuberant in growth; abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass. 2. Exuberant in plenty; in great abundance. Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. Pope. Luxuriant flower (Bot.), one which…Lux-ū'ri-ant-ly, adv. p. 795In a luxuriant manner.Lux-ū'ri-āte, v. i. p. 795To grow exuberantly, or to grow to superfluous abundance. 2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures. 3. To indulge to excess; to delight greatly; as, to luxuriate in…Lux-u-ri-ā'tion, n. p. 796The act of luxuriating, or the process of growing exuberantly, or beyond the natural growth.Lŭx-u'rī-e-ty, n. p. 796Luxuriance. [Obs.] Sterne.Lux-u'ri-ous, a. p. 796Given to luxury; indulging freely or excessively in pleasure; voluptuous; as, a luxurious life. 2. Administering to luxury; contributing to free or extravagant indulgence in diet, dress, and…Lux-ū'ri-oūs-ly, adv. p. 796In a luxurious manner.Lux-ū'ri-oūs-ness, n. p. 796State of being luxurious.Lūx'ū-rīst, n. p. 796One given to luxury. [Obs.] Temple.Lūx'ū-ry, n. p. 796A free or extravagant indulgence in the pleasures of the table, as in rich and expensive diet, or delicious food and liquors; voluptuousness in the gratification of appetite; also, a free indulgence…Lū'zerne, n. p. 796The same as LUCERN.Ly. p. 796A termination of adjectives and adverbs.Lȳ'am, n. p. 796A leash for holding a hound. [Obs.] See LIME. Drayton.Lȳ-căn’thrope, n. p. 796One who imagines himself a wolf; also, one who has a propensity to disinter dead bodies and tear them to pieces.Lÿ-căn’thro-py, n. p. 796A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagined himself a wolf, and imitated his actions.Lȳ-cē'um, n. p. 796A place in Greece near the River Ilissus, where Aristotle taught philosophy. 2. A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by lectures or disquisitions. 3. A higher school, in Europe, which…Lȳch'nis, n. p. 796(Bot.) The corn-cockle, a plant of the genus Agrostemma (A. githago), a common and injurious weed in wheat fields. Gray.Lȳch'no-bīte, n. p. 796One who labors at night and sleeps in the day.