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`ly Wordsworth and Coleridge.
`g ri. A dwelling, esp. a preliistorir: dweni
`‘Is. in
`llow lake.
`ii. The effect of warm, usu. lacustriue W
`ditions of cooler, adjacent areas.
`‘ller 0
`lak’frt‘int’) ii. The land along the edge of
`5
`71. A food fish, esp. the trout Corggnnua lake
`kes region, related to the cisco and whimf ‘lftpdl.
`errier (laklland) ri. Any of a breed of 5
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`er dogs, originally bred in England for
`““niin,“ltt.
`fax
`rid, a region of northwest F.iigland,]
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`r) H. 1. A fish, such as the lake trou¢_ [hat
`_~
`l‘Ve;,
`ip used on lakes.
`(lak’shErr’, -shor’) rt. Land by a lake.
`k’sid’) it. See lakeshore.
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`ii. A freshwater
`food and game fig]
`of the Great Lakes.
`i
`(3alyE,’.m;
`It suburb
`(l:'tklwo'od’) 1. A city of 5 CA,
`.
`.000.
`79,300. 2. A city of N-central CO, a submbilff lo.
`-kolta) n.,pl. Lakota or -tas 1.See Teton_2 .
`-‘E
`x spoken by the Teton.
`‘Ilia '
`eep (lak-shéidlwép’,
`l1'1k’sha-dwepl) A re
`mprising the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Am-
`i
`) 11. 1. A place renowned for its frivolous
`mind characterized by unrealistic exp
`usiiess. [After L(os) A(NGELEs).]
`lék’, lii-), René Jules 1860-1945. French desi
`'
`jewelry and glassware.
`gnflhf
`_
`n) also Lal-lans (-oiiz) ri. Scots 1. The L0
`Scots as spoken iit southern and easter
`Wlands ,
`n of LOWLAND.] —Lalllan adj.
`1‘ Scoring
`alle-gag’) V. Variant of lollygag.
`. Iammed, lam-ming, Iams Slrmg —-tr,
`ating to; thrash. —intr. To strike; wallop,
`'9‘
`E}
`akin to ON lenija. to cripple hy beating,
`lang intm/. lammed, lam-ming, Iams To es
`califits
`'5 ri, Flight, esp. from the law. [?]
`.
`‘ble Lamentations
`_
`) ri. A Buddhist monk of Tibet or Mongolia. [5
`l, the upper one, lama < lzlzi, superior.]
`‘
`[§Im3_;ZI9m) ,,_ Tibetan Buddhism. ——La’ma-mi
`ti:
`:1‘
`.
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`(1
`anlcha) A plateau region of S-central SW3.
`ervantes’s Don Quixote.
`,
`V‘
`-mark’, 1'a—), Chevalier de Jean-Baptiste Pierrehr
`net 1744-1829. French nattiralist whose icleasa i
`luenced Darwin's theory. —La-marckli-an flfljjg
`m (la-marIk17.'am) also La-marck-i-an-ism (is.
`A theory of biological evolution holding thatzr
`can be inherited. [After LAM.-\RCl(.]
`-
`' (la-mar-ten’), Alphonse Marie Louis de Pratde
`'rench romantic poet who served briefly as ministti
`fairs (1848).
`(léilma-ser’e) ri., pl. -ies A niouastery of Ian
`mu, lama (< Tibetan bla-ma; see LAMA)
`t -
`b. < Pers. srirriy, inn, palace; see tera-7 in App.
`méiz’) adj. Relating to or being a method of chi!
`h a woman is prepared psychologically and p
`hirth without the use of drugs. [After Fernandlir %
`1957), French physician.]
`$1
`. 1a. Ayoung sheep. esp. one that is not yet weal‘-flu
`of a young sheep used as meat. c. Lambskin. Ll
`nannered person; a dear. 3. One who can be du?“
`‘p. in financial matters. 4. Lamb Christiaiiitylm‘
`bed, lamb-ing, lambs To give birth to a )'0l”
`OE.]
`5 Known as “Elia.” 1775-1834. British critic and‘:
`ith his sister Mary Ann (1764-1847) wrote tlieCl1“'
`rules from Sliakespeare (1807),
`_.,.
`m. Znd Viscount Melbourne. 1779-1848.
`l3lllL“”
`o served as prime minister (1834 and 1835-4”: «V
`lam-biilds, tam-bards) rt. 1. A Brazilian bfllllmj
`ch the partners press against each other tighdlll: V
`lly. 2. Music for this dance. [Port., beating. lash? .
`lrmzbrir, to beat, var. of lomlmr, prob. < loiitlwrsl '
`orse) < Lat. llm1bi.is,loin.]
`fun-basti) tr.v. -hast-ed, -hast-ing, -bastei l".l‘l
`e a thrashing to; beat. 2. To scold sharply; bellll
`BASTI-13.]
`nlda) n. 1. The 11th letter of the Greek alphalfill
`aryon.
`[Gk. < Phoenician ‘liimd, nx-goad (5
`lth letter of the Phoenician alphabet}
`on ri. An unstable, electricall neutral baryoflv bl.
`aryon (lamlda-be/) it. An e ectrically neutrill .
`mass 11,000 times that of the electron.
`aryon (lamlda-se’) 71. A positively charged l7 _
`5 4,471 times that of the electron.
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`.mIdoid’) adj. 1. Having the shape of the Greek let-
`‘J ([nAflflf011l}' Relating to the deeply serrated suture in
`veal, the parietal bones and the occipital bone.
`..
`el‘,”m,[,9.,r) adj. 1. Flickering lightly over or on a sur-
`mgullllgllf. 2. Effurtlessly light or brilliant: lrimbent
`._ g a gentle glow; luminous. See Syns at bright. [Lat.
`.
`(I V.
`‘pl "2W,,., pir. part. of lambere, to lick.] —lamIben-cy
`[be-«I:‘ll|))E’![L)
`ii. A unit of brightness equivalent to the
`ft llaf a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects
`U H square centimeter. [After Iuhann Heinrich Lam-
`) German physicist and astronomer}
`,|m’/kit’) n. See sheep laurel.
`id ,1, Cll1lS[l[lYlll}’ Jesus.
`“in (lém’b9r~kin, -bra-kin) l1. 1. A short ornamental
`‘q the top of a window or door or the edge of a shelf. 2.
`fur“ over a helmet in medieval times. [Fr., prob. < Du.
`Dr dim. of Ml)u. lumper, veil.)
`Ugmlskin’) rt. 1. The hide of a lamb, esp. when
`.5l(l'_‘Will“)
`u[ removing the fleece, as for a garment. 2. Leather
`‘:9?
`dressed hide of a lamb. 3. Parchment made from
`e frail‘ the
`l‘l5'w¢¢ (linnzl) :1. See corn salad.
`_
`[:5
`any-5 pl.ii. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A common
`gm
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`ml!‘
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`nnpgfllllfll album) having lance-shaped leaves with a
`face and small green flowers.
`llttenllclle
`l'5[
`,,dj_ |am-er, lam-est 1. Disabled so that movement,
`king.
`is difficult or impossible. 2. Marked by pain or rig-
`- S§l:;l(l.1l“l
`Innie brick. 3. Weak and ineffectual; unsatisfactory: 11
`i "1U,yA.;. rm». Iamed, lam-ing, lames To cause tobecome
`ipiritl
`ll"? 51¢ [ME < OF. lrimu.] —lame’ly adv. —|ame/ness ii.
`me;
`,r_ A thin metal plate. esp. one of the overlapping
`mes in medieval armor. [Fr. < OFr. < Lat. lamina, thin
`,-|_m:rI) ii, Abrocaded fabric woven with metallic threads,
`‘gold or silver. [Fr., spangled, laminated, lamé < OFr.
`etal plate. See i_AME2.[
`(lam7bran’) rl. Informal A stupid person; a dolt.
`e.bi-ain
`mdbrainedl (-brand’) adj.
`-edh (gmntd, -med’) _n.‘ The 12th letter of the Hebrew alpha-
`[|»{eb. ldmed < Phoenician "mind, ox-goad (sense uncertain),
`k mhmgcr of the Phoenician alphabet.]
`tallieduck 11. 1.An elected officeholder continuing in office dur-
`ngtlie period before the inauguration of a successor. 2. An inef-
`-. person; a weakling. —lame/-duck/ (lam/dfik/) adj.
`k,m‘9[0]a [la—mél/9) n.. pl. -mel-lae (-male-.') or -mel-las A thin
`.
`[,3 plate, or layer of bone or tissue. [Lat. lmiiellri, dim. of hi-
`mmii, thin plate] -—la -melllar adj.
`.
`'
`[an-nel-late (la-mel’at’, lam’;-lat’) ad}. 1. Having, composed of,
`tirfarraiiged in lamellae. 2. Resembling a lamella. —lam'el-
`lat’ed adj. -—|am’e| -laftion ri.
`lame|ll— or lamell— pref. Lamella: lamellifarm. [< l.AMEl.LA.]
`iaomela i-branch (lo—mélIo-brink’) ri. Any of the bivalve mol-
`l:lSl<SlJElUl1glI1g to the class Pelecypoda and the subclass Lamelli-
`brancliia. [< NLat. L(71mSllibl‘!lrt£l1la, class name : LAMELL[— + Lat.
`lniiicliiri gill; see BRANCI-lLA.[ —la-mellli-branch’ adj.
`lrmel
`-corn (la-niEl/i-korii’) rulj. Of or belonging to the su-
`pcrf
`amily Lamellicornia, which includes the Scarabs and other
`beetles that have club-shaped lamellate antennae. [< NLat. LE1-
`uelliruniia, superfamily name : l.r\ME].l.I- + Lat. mrmi, horn; see
`ker-‘ in App.] ~la-melili-corn n.
`ll'I11el'li-form (l3—mélla-form’) adj. Having the form of a thin
`plate or lamella.
`lvment (lo—mént') v. -ment-ed, -ment-ing, -ments ——tr, 1. To
`Express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death. 2. To regret
`‘l9'~‘Pl)’; deplore. —iiitr. 1. To grieve audilily; wail. 2. To express
`on
`Sorrow or regret. See Syns at grieve. *2‘
`rt. 1. A feeling or expres-
`Of grief. 2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourn-
`mg.
`[ME lcmeriten < OFr. lrinieiitzr < Lat. lari1entz“tri< lfimeiirimi,
`“Wit-l —la-mentler ii.
`rm
`5€n'in
`Efl'ta-ble (lo-menlts-bal, lamlsn-) adj. Inspiring or de-
`goflaineut or regret; deplorable or pitiable. —lam/en-ta-
`lily ritlv.
`am.
`A In
`E“'la'tion (lam’an-ta/shsn) 71. 1. The act of lamenting. 2.
`Bibllenent. 3. Lamentations (used with rt sing. verb) See table at
`an",
`E""€d (la~men/t‘i'd) adj. Mourned for: our late lamented
`presirleriI.
`>—~la-mentled-ly adv.
`"I - er (
`lalmar) ii. Slrmg A person regarded as inept or ineffec-
`tu[[_
`i.
`a-m
`"1(la’nie a) rz., pl. -mi~as or -mi-ae (-me—é’) 1. also Lamia
`Gleg
`headkafigllllulagl’ A m°“S‘eY» 1'3PTe59'1ted 35 3 591’Pe“i With the
`bluodf
`breasts of a woman, that ate children and sucked the
`int-i. mm mm‘ 2‘ A female VamPl’e' [ME < La" < Gk}
`"'7 llamla-na) n., pl. -nae (—ne’) or -nas 1. A thin plate,
`illtet,
`“I layer. 2. Barrmy The expanded area of a leaf or petal; a
`blade 3
`-_-A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue. 4. Zuni-
`“S1” A :11
`ln scalelike or platelike structure. 5. Geology A narrow bed
`C ‘ll-aL.ll‘lI11lI1(l.l —|amli-nar, lamli-nal adj.
`llilnar f
`Reg,
`a
`low ii. Nonturbulent flow of a viscous fluid in layers
`boundary, as that of lubricating oil in bearings.
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`lam-i-nate (limle-nat’) v. -nat-ed, -nat-ing, -nates —-lr. 1.To
`beat or compress into El thin plate or sheet. 2. To divide into thin
`layers. 3. To make by uniting several layers. 4. To cover with thin
`sheets. —iritr. To split into thin layers or sheets.
`-3' adj. (-nil,
`-nat’) Consisting of, arranged in, or covered with laminae. '3‘
`II.
`(-n-at’, -nit) A laminated product, such as plywood. —|am/i'
`na’tor rl.
`lam~i-nat:-ed (lamla-na'tid) adj. 1. Composed of layers bonded
`together. 2. Arranged in laminae; laminate.
`lam-i-na-tion (lam’a-nalshan) ii. 1a. The act or process of latri-
`inating. b. The state ofbeing laminated. 2. Something laminated.
`3. A lamina.
`lam-i-nee-to-my (l5m’a-néklta-me) n., pl. -mies Surgical re-
`moval of the posterior arch of a vertebra.
`lam-i-ni-tis (lain’;i-iitltis) ri. Inflammation of the sensitive vas-
`cular tissue laminae of the hoof, esp. in horses.
`Lam-mas (lamlas) n. A feast formerly celebrated on August 1 in
`England, during which bread from the season's first wheat was
`consecrated at Mass. [ME Lummasse < OE lilrifmrcsse : lildf, loaf
`+ mtzsse, Mass; see MAsS.]
`lam-mer-gei -er also lam -mer-gey-er (lamlar-gllar) ii. A large
`predatory bird (Gyprietus lmrlmtus) of the vulture family, ranging
`from southern Europe to China and having a wide wingspan and
`black plumage.
`[Ger. Liiriiniergeier : Lrirrimer, genitive pl. of
`Lrimm, lamb (< MHGer. lamp < OHGer. lamb) + Geier, vulture
`(< MHGer. gtr < OHGer.).]
`lamp (lamp) 71. 1a. A device that generates light, heat, or thera-
`peutic radiation. b. A vessel containing oil or alcohol burned
`through a wick for illumination. 2. A celestial body that gives off
`or reflects light. 3. Something that illumines the mind nr sniil.
`[ME lrmipe < OFr. < Lat. lumpas < Gk. < lampeiii, to shine.]
`lamp-black (lariip/blak’) ii. Fine soot collected from incom-
`pletely burned carbonaceous materials, used as a pigment and in
`matches, ex losives, lubricants, and fertilizers.
`lam-per ee (limlpar) ri. See lamprey. [Alteration of I.AMPREY.l
`lam-pi-on (la'tm’pé—an) ii. An oil-burning lamp, often of colored
`glass, for outdoor use. [Fr. < Ital.
`lampiorie. augmentative of
`lampti, lamp < OFr. lmripe. See l.AMP.]
`lamp-light (l5mp’lit’) ii. The light shed by a lamp.
`lamp-light-er (lampIli’t9r) n. One that lights lamps, esp. gaslit
`lamps.
`lamp oil n. See kerosene.
`lam-poun (lam-po‘on') n. 1. A written attack ridiculing a person,
`group, or institution. 2. A light good-humored satire. ~:'
`rr.v.
`-pooned, -poon-lng, -poons To ridicule or satirize in or as if in
`a lampuon. [Fr. lumpoii, perh. <lz1mpoiis, let us drink (< drinking
`songs), first pers. pl. imper. of lmiiper, to gulp down, of Gmc.
`orig.] —|am-poonler, lam-poonlist ft. —|am-poonler-y ii.
`lamp-post flamplpost’) ii. A post supporting a street lamp.
`lam-prey (lamlpre) 11., pl. -preys Any of various primitive elon-
`gated freshwater or anadromous fishes of the family Petromy—
`7.ontidae, with a sticking mouth and rasping teeth. [ME lamprei
`< OFr. lampreie < Med.Lat. laiiipréda.)
`lamp-shade (lamp’shad’) ii. Any of various protective or orna-
`mental coverings used to screen a light bulb.
`lamp-shell (lz“imp’shel’) n. See brachiopod.
`lamp-work-Ing (lamplwut-’king) ft. The process of sculpting
`glass by twirling thin rods of
`lass over a gas-oxygen burner.
`LAN (Ian) n. A system that links together electronic office equip-
`ment, such as computers, and forms a network within an office
`or building. [L[ocAL) A(REA) N(E'l'WORK).]
`la-nai (la-ni’) n.. pl. -nais A veranda or roofed patio. [Hawaiian
`lr’mai.[
`Lanai An island of central Ill W of Maui; developed as a pineap-
`ple-growing area after 1922.
`la-nate (la/nat’) adj. Having or consisting of woolly hairs. [Lat.
`lr‘mr'itus < lfinri, wool.]
`Lan-ca-shlre (lang/ks-shit’, -shar) A historical region of NW
`England on the Irish Sea; part of the kingdom of Northumbria in
`Anglo-Saxon times.
`Lan-cas-ter‘ (lang'k:;—star, lan'—) English royal house that from
`1399 to 146i produced three kings of England—Henry IV, Henry
`V, and Henry VI. During the Wars of the Roses its symbol was a
`red rose. —Lan-¢as’tri-an (lang—kz'1s’tre-an) adj. Zk t1.
`Lan-cas-fer’ (langlka-star, -kas’tar, link) A municipal borough
`of NW England Nof Liverpool; chartered 1193. Pop. l33.6l0.
`lance (lans) n. 1a. A thrusting weapon with a long wooden shaft
`and a sharp metal head. b.A similar implement for spearing fish.
`2. A cavalry lancer. 3. i\/[edicine See lancet 1.
`'2’
`tray. lanced,
`lane-lng, lanc-es 1. To pierce with :i lance. 2. Medicine To ntake
`a surgical incision in; cut into. [ME < OFr. < Lat. lriiicea, prob. of
`Cclt. orig.J
`lance corporal n. A noncommissioned officer in the US Marine
`Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal.
`[< lmicepesade < obsolete Fr. lurirepzsmde < Ital. lrmrziu spezzam,
`superior soldier : luiiciri, lance (< Lat. laiicca; sec LANCE) + 5pez-
`zrtta, fem. p. part. of spezzare, to break to pieces.[
`lance-let (lansllit) ri. Any of various small flattenetl marine or-
`ganisms of the subphylum Cephalochordata.
`Lan°ce-lot (lanlsa-lat, -lot‘, la'n’-) 17. In Arthurian legend, a
`Knight of the Round Table whose love affair with Queen Guine-
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