n. [ OF. label sort of ribbon or fringe, label in heraldry, F. lambeau shred, strip, rag; of uncertain origin; cf. L. labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge, margin, G. lappen flap, patch, rag, tatter (cf. Lap of a dress), W. llab, llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob, slice, shred, hanging lip. ] 1. A tassel. [ Obs. ] Huloet. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, and indicating, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Her.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Gothic Arch.) The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediæval architecture. It always has a square form, as in the illustration. Arch. Pub. Soc. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. In mediæval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Labeled r Labelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Labeling or Labelling. ] 1. To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To affix in or on a label. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial. See Lip. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Phonetics) (a) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w. (b) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as &oomacr_; (f&oomacr_;d), ō (ōld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and ö, ü in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 11, 178. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Phonetics) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Labiate + L. flos, floris, flower. ] (Bot.) Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Labium + dental. ] (Phonetics) Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the lips and teeth, as f and v. -- n. A labiodental sound or letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Labium + nasal. ] (Phonetics) Formed by the lips and the nose. -- n. A labionasal sound or letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a labyrinth; intricate; labyrinthian. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. labyrinthicus: cf. F. labyrinthique. ] Like or pertaining to a labyrinth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. lacrymal. See Lachrymose. ] 1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) Pertaining to the lachrymal{ 2 } organs; as, lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Lackadaisy, interj. ] 1. Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental; dreamy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lacking spirit or liveliness; lethargic; listless; languid. [ PJC ]

3. Indolent; lazy; idle, especially in a dreamy manner. [ PJC ]

-- Lack`a*dai"si*cal*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

{ } a. [ L. Laconicus Laconian, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;, fr. &unr_;&unr_; a Laconian, Lacedæmonian, or Spartan: cf. F. laconique. ] 1. Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; concise; brusque; epigrammatic. In this sense laconic is the usual form. [ 1913 Webster ]

I grow laconic even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

His sense was strong and his style laconic. Welwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence, stern or severe; cruel; unflinching. [ 1913 Webster ]

His head had now felt the razor, his back the rod; all that laconical discipline pleased him well. Bp. Hall.

Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; succinct; sententious; pointed; pithy. -- Laconic, Concise. Concise means without irrelevant or superfluous matter; it is the opposite of diffuse. Laconic means concise with the additional quality of pithiness, sometimes of brusqueness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Laconic, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. See Lachrymatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & a. See Lachrymatory, n., and Lachrymal, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy, Lettuce. ] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. lac, lactis, milk + facere to make. ] Producing or yielding milk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Lactic + -yl. ] (Chem.) An organic residue or radical (CH3.CHOH.CO-) derived from lactic acid. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

{ } a. Pertaining to, or having, lacunæ; as, a lacunar circulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. lacus lake: cf. F. lacustral, lacustre. ] Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them; as, lacustrine flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lacustrine deposits (Geol.), the deposits which have been accumulated in fresh-water areas. --
Lacustrine dwellings. See Lake dwellings, under Lake. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ladlefuls A quantity sufficient to fill a ladle. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) (a) The European Solomon's seal (Polygonatum verticillatum). (b) The black bryony (Tamus communis). [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. laicus: cf. F. laïque. See Lay laic. ] Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. “Laical literature.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Lambdoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; -- called also calfkill, sheepkill, sheep laurel, etc. It is supposed to poison young sheep and other animals that eat it at times when the snow is deep and they cannot find other food.
Syn. -- sheep laurel, pig laurel, Kalmia angustifolia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Lambdoid. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Lamella. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lamella + rostral : cf. F. lamellirostre. ] (Zool.) Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. laminaire. See Lamina ] In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form of a thin plate or lamina. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. (Zool.) See Lamprey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Lamprey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mollusklike marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found worldwide.
Syn. -- brachiopod. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A lancepesade. [ PJC ]

2. An enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps ranking between a private first class and a corporal. [ PJC ]

3. The lowest rank of corporal; -- a term used in the British military. RHUD [ PJC ]

n. 1. A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) Sighting or making land when at sea. [ 1913 Webster ]

A good landfall (Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity with the navigator's reckoning and expectation. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A kind of shot formerly used at sea for tearing sails and rigging. It consisted of bolts, nails, and other pieces of iron fastened together or inclosed in a canister. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ F., language of oïl yes. ] The dialect formerly spoken north of the Loire (in which the word for “yes” was

a. [ L. lanificus; lana wool + facere to make. ] Working in wool. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of lap a fold. ] That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar. [ Written also lappel and lapelle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Lapfuls As much as the lap can contain. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. lapis, -idis, stone + facere to make: cf. F. lapidifique. ] Forming or converting into stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. largificus; largus large + facere. ] Generous; ample; liberal. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Indian cress. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. larvalis ghostly. See Larva. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a larva. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Larynx. ] Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to laryngology. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Larynx + tracheal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to both larynx and trachea; as, the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. voile latine a sail in the shape of a right-angled triangle; cf. It. & Sp. vela latina; properly Latin sail. See Latin. ] (Naut.) A triangular sail, extended by a long yard, which is slung at about one fourth of its length from the lower end, to a low mast, this end being brought down at the tack, while the other end is elevated at an angle or about forty-five degrees; -- used in small boats, feluccas, xebecs, etc., especially in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters. Some lateen sails have also a boom on the lower side. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lateralis, fr. latus, lateris, side: cf. F. latéral. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lateral cleavage (Crystallog.), cleavage parallel to the lateral planes. --
Lateral equation (Math.), an equation of the first degree. [ Obs. ] --
Lateral line (Anat.), in fishes, a line of sensory organs along either side of the body, often marked by a distinct line of color. --
Lateral pressure or
stress (Mech.), a pressure or stress at right angles to the length, as of a beam or bridge; -- distinguished from longitudinal pressure or stress. --
Lateral strength (Mech.), strength which resists a tendency to fracture arising from lateral pressure. --
Lateral system (Bridge Building), the system of horizontal braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral stiffness is secured. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. (Football) To pass the footbal to a receiver who is behind the passer; to make a lateral pass; as, the ball was lateraled to the fullback, who ran it for a touchdown. [ PJC ]