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Labyrinthine
Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal; labyrinthian.
Laceman
A man who deals in lace.
Lacerative
Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate; .
Lactarene
A preparation of casein from milk, used in printing calico.
Lacteal
One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
Lactean
Milky; consisting of, or resembling, milk.
Lactyl
An organic residue or radical () derived from lactic acid.
Lagopous
Having a dense covering of long hair, like the foot of a hare.
Lamentin
See .
Lancepesade
An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal; -- called also .
Landgraviate
The territory held by a landgrave.
Landstorm
See .
lanthanide
Any of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71).
Lapidify
To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.
lap up
To take up (drink or food) with the tongue; to drink by licking up.
Lar
A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods.
laser surgery
Surgery using lasers.
Lasiocampidae
A natural family of moths whose larvae include the tent caterpillars; the eggars; the lappet moths.
Lask
A diarrhea or flux.
Lasket
latching.
Lastery
A red color.
Latticework
Same as , , 1.
Laudation
The act of lauding; praise; high commendation.
Lave
To lade, dip, or pour out.
Lavish
To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; .
Lawing
Expeditation.
Lawn
A very fine linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric with a rather open texture. Lawn is used for the sleeves of a bishop's official dress in the English Church, and, figuratively, stands for the office itself.
Leaseholder
A tenant under a lease.
Leathern
Made of leather; consisting of leather; .
Lee
To lie; to speak falsely.
Legend
To tell or narrate, as a legend.
Legerdemainist
One who practices sleight of hand; a prestidigitator.
Lepered
Affected or tainted with leprosy.
Lesquerella
A genus of low-growing hairy herbs, comprising some of the bladderpods.
Lesson
To teach; to instruct.
Leucophlegmatic
Having a dropsical habit of body, with a white bloated skin.
levodopa
A substance used as a therapy for ; the L form of Dopa; L-dihydroxyphenylalanine; L-hydroxytyrosine (); also called . In the body it is converted by the enzyme dopa-decarboxylase into , the form in which it is active in the brain, affecting neural impulse transmission.
Liable
Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; .
Libel
To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon.
Libidinist
One given to lewdness.
Lick
A stroke of the tongue in licking.
Lickerish
Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.
Lie
See .
Liege
A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign.
Ligsam
Same as .
Likeness
The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; .
Lilac
A shrub of the genus . There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. , the common lilac, and , the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies various other shrubs have this name.
Limb
A border or edge, in certain special uses.
Limit
To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits;
Limonin
A bitter, white, crystalline substance found in orange and lemon seeds.
Linch
A ledge; a right-angled projection.
Linen
Made of linen;
Linguadental
An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.
Lingula
A tonguelike process or part.
Lionlike
Like a lion; brave as a lion.
lipoidemia
Same as .
Liss
Release; remission; ease; relief.
Literatim
Letter for letter.
Litigant
A person engaged in a lawsuit.
Lofty
Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
Logomachist
One who contends about words.
Lombardic
Of or pertaining to Lombardy of the Lombards.
long-haired
having long hair; .
Longly
With longing desire.
Long-tongue
The wryneck.
Lovely
In a manner to please, or to excite love.
Lowly
In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
low-priced
same as .
Lugger
A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See in Appendix.
Lupulin
A bitter principle extracted from hops.
Lurchline
The line by which a fowling net was pulled over so as to inclose the birds.
Lusk
To be idle or unemployed.
Lutenist
Same as .
Lyncher
One who assists in lynching.