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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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Lāʹbor-er, n. p. 745One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a man who does work that requires little skill, as distinguished from an artisan; — sometimes called a laboring man. [Written also labourer.]La-bō'ri-oüs, a. p. 745Requiring or employing labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome. Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil, Laborious virtues all? Learn these from Cato. Addison. 2. Devoted to…La-bō'ri-oüs-ly, adv. p. 745With labor, toil, or difficulty.La-bō'ri-oŭs-ness, n. p. 745The quality of being laborious, or attended with toil; toilsomeness; difficulty. 2. Diligence; assiduity.Lā'bor-less, a. p. 745Not laborious; easily done.Lā'bor-sāv'ing, a. p. 745Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men.Lā'bor-sôme, a. p. 745Made with great labor and diligence. [Obs.] “Laborsome petition.” Shak. 2. (Naut.) Likely or inclined to roll or pitch, as a ship in a heavy sea.Lā'brā, n. p. 745A lip. [Obs.] Shak.Lāb'ra-dōr-ite, n. p. 745(Min.) Labrador spar, a beautiful variety of opalescent feldspar, from Labrador.Lāb'ra-dōr Tēa p. 745A plant of two species of the genus Ledum (L. palustre and L. latifolia), possessing narcotic properties, used for a drink, and to render beer heady.Lā'brar, n. p. 745(Ichth.) A genus of fishes allied to the perch; the bass. See BASS.La-brōse', a. p. 745Having thick lips.Lā'brum, n. p. 745A lip or edge, as of a basin or dish. 2. (Entom.) An organ in insects covering the upper part of the mouth, and corresponding to the upper lip. 3. (Conch.) The outer lip of a shell, or that one…Lā'brus, n. p. 745(Ichth.) A genus of fishes, several species of which are characterized by an elegant and regular oval form and beautiful colors; the wrasse.La-bûr'num, n. p. 745(Bot.) A tree of the genus Cytisus, a native of the Alps, and much cultivated as an ornamental tree.Lăb'y-rinth, n. p. 745An edifice or place full of intricacies, or formed with winding passages, which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and the Cretan labyrinths. 2.…Lāb'y-rinth'al, a. p. 746Pertaining to, or resembling, a labyrinth.Lāb'y-rĭnth'i-an, a. p. 746Winding; intricate; perplexed.Lāb'y-rinth'ic or Lāb'y-rinth'ic-al, a. p. 746Like a labyrinth.Lāb'y-rinth'i-fōrm, a. p. 746Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.Lāb'y-rinth'ine, a. p. 746Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth.Lāb'y-rĭnth'o-dŏn, n. p. 746(Palæon.) A genus of extinct reptiles of a large size, so named from the labyrinthine texture of its tooth. They unite the form, and many of the characteristics, of the batrachians or frogs, with the…Lāb'y-rinth'o-dōnt, n. p. 746One of the family of reptiles to which the labyrinthodon belongs.Lăc, n. p. 746A resinous substance produced mainly upon the banyan tree, by the Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes itself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of the body this…Lăc, n. p. 746One hundred thousand; as, a lac of rupees. [Written also lack.] [East Indies.]Lāc'cic, a. p. 746(Chem.) Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as, laccic acid.Lāe'cine, n. p. 746(Chem.) A substance obtained from shell-lac. It is brittle, yellow, translucent, and soluble in caustic potash and in sulphuric acid.Lāçe, n. p. 746That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string or cord, often plaited or otherwise ornamented. 2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. [Obs.] Fairfax.…Lāce, v. t. p. 746To fasten with a lace or string. “When Jenny’s stays are newly laced.” Prior. 2. To adorn or deck with lace; as, cloth laced with silver. Shak. 3. To interweave or embellish with variegations or…Lāçe, v. i. p. 746To have a lace; to be fastened or tied with a lace or string.Lāçe'-bärk, n. p. 746(Bot.) A shrub in the West Indies (the Lagetto lintearia);—so called from the lace-like texture of its inner bark.Lāçe'-bōot, n. p. 746A boot which laces up at the side or in front.Lāçed, p. a. p. 746Fastened or set off by a lace or laces; furnished with lace. Laced coffee, coffee with spirits in it. Addison.—Laced mutton (set off with laces), a prostitute. [Obs.] Shak.Lāçe'man, n. p. 746A man who deals in lace. Addison.Lăç'er-a-ble, a. p. 746Capable of being lacerated or torn.Lăç'er-āte, v. t. p. 746To tear; to rend; to separate by violence or tearing; as, to lacerate the flesh; hence, to wound; to injure or afflict; as, to lacerate the heart.Lăc'er-ate or Lăc'er-ā'ted, p. a. p. 746Rent; torn; mangled. 2. (Bot.) Having the edge variously cut into irregular segments; as, a lacerated leaf.Lāc′/er-ā′/tion, n. p. 746The act of tearing or rending. 2. The breach made by rending.Lăc'er-ā-tive, a. p. 746Tending to lacerate; as, lacerative humors.La-çẽr'tȧ, n. p. 746(Zoöl.) A genus of lizards. 2. (Astron.) A northern constellation; the Lizard. 3. A muscle. [Obs.] Chaucer. 4. A fathom. [Obs.] Doomsday Book.La-çẽr'ti-an, n. p. 746(Zoöl.) One of a group of air-breathing or scaly reptiles, having a round, elongated body, four strong feet with hooked claws, a long tail, a wide mouth, a prehensile, forked tongue, and eyes…La-çẽr'ti-an or Lā'çer-tĭl'i-an, a. p. 746Pertaining to, or resembling, a lacertian, or lizard.La-çẽr'ti-loid or La-çẽr'tĭne, a. p. 746Like the lizard.Lāce'-winged, a. p. 746Having wings like lace.Lā'ce'-wŏm'an, n. p. 746A woman who makes or sells lace.Lāche or Lāch'es, n. p. 746(Law.) Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time.Lāch'es-ness, n. p. 746Carelessness; neglect.Lăch'ry-ma-ble, a. p. 746Lamentable. [Obs.] Morley.Lāch'ry-mal, n. p. 746See LACHRYMATORY.Lăc'ry-mal p. 746Lăch'ry-mal, a. p. 746Generating or secreting tears; as, the lachrymal gland. 2. Pertaining to, or conveying, tears; as, the lachrymal duct.Lăch'ry-ma-ry, a. p. 746Containing tears. Addison.Lăch'ry-mā'tion, n. p. 746The act of shedding tears.Lăch'ry-ma-to-ry, n. p. 746(Antiq.) A vessel found in sepulchers of the ancients, in which it has been supposed the tears of a deceased person's friends were collected and preserved with the ashes and urn; — called also…Lăch'ry-mōse', a. p. 746Generating or shedding tears.Lăch'ry-mōse'ly, adv. p. 746In a lachrymose manner.Lā'çing, n. p. 746A fastening with a string or cord through eyelet-holes. 2. A cord used in drawing tight or fastening.La-çĭn'i-ȧ, n. p. 746(Bot.) (a.) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers; also, the edge or fringe formed by these divisions. (b.)…La-çĭn′i-ate or La-çĭn′i-ā′ted, a. p. 746Adorned with fringes. 2. (Bot.) Cut jaggedly into deep, narrow lobes; slashed. Gray.Lăck, v. t. p. 746To be destitute of; not to have or possess; to want. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God. James i. 5. 2. To regard as wanting; to slight; to blame. [Obs. and rare.] Chaucer.