Chapter 879

Dark lantern , a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also bull's-eye . -- Lantern fly , Lantern carrier (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera Laternaria , Fulgora , and allies, of the family Fulgorid\'91 . The largest species is Laternaria phosphorea of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent. -- Lantern jaws , long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. -- Lantern pinion , Lantern wheel (Mach.) , a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also wallower , or trundle . -- Lantern shell (Zo\'94l.) , any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus Anatina , and allied genera. -- Magic lantern , an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens.

Lantern <Xpage=829>

Lan"tern , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lanterned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lanterning .] [Cf. F. lanterner to hang at the lamp post, fr. lanterne . See Lantern .] To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse .

Lantern-jawed <Xpage=829>

Lan"tern-jawed` (?) , a. Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person .

Lanthanite <Xpage=829>

Lan"tha*nite (?) , n. (Min.) Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular while crystals.

Lanthanum <Xpage=829>

Lan"tha*num (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to lie hid, to be concealed.] (Chem.) A rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. It occurs in certain rare minerals, as cerite, gadolinite, orthite, etc., and was so named from the difficulty of separating it from cerium, didymium, and other rare elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La. [Formerly written also lanthanium .]

Lanthopine <Xpage=829>

Lan"tho*pine (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ to lie hid + E. opium.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.

Lanthorn <Xpage=829>

Lan"thorn (?) , n. See Lantern . [Obs.]

Lanuginose, Lanuginous <Xpage=829>

La*nu"gi*nose` (?) , La*nu"gi*nous (?) , a. [L. lanuginosus , fr. lanugo , -ginis , woolly substance, down, fr. lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux .] Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy.

Lanugo <Xpage=829>

La*nu"go (?) , n. [See Lanuginose .] (Anat.) The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.

Lanyard <Xpage=829>

Lan"yard (?) , n. [F. lani\'8are thong, strap, OF. lasniere , fr. lasne strap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf. Lanier .] [Written also laniard .] 1. (Naut.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like ; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.

2. (Mil.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube.

Lanyer <Xpage=829>

Lan"yer (?) , n. See Lanier .

Laoco\'94n <Xpage=829>

La*oc"o*\'94n (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/ ] 1. (Class. Myth.) A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)

2. (Sculp.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laoco\'94n, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.

Laodicean <Xpage=829>

La*od`i*ce"an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Laodicea , a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion.

Rev. iii. 14-16.

Lap <Xpage=829>

Lap (?) , n. [OE. lappe , AS. l\'91ppa ; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen , OHG. lappa , Dan. lap , Sw. lapp .] 1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

Chaucer.

2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.

Chaucer.

If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his heart smites him. Fuller.

3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury .

Men expect that happiness should drop into their laps . Tillotson.

4. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board ; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing.

&hand; The lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the distance one course extends over the second course below, the distance over the course immediately below being called the cover .

5. (Steam Engine) The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below).

6. The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader .

7. One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps ; to win by three laps . See Lap , to fold, 2.

8. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.

9. (Cotton Manuf.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.

10. (Mach.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis.

Lap joint , a joint made by one layer, part, or piece, overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers. -- Lap weld , a lap joint made by welding together overlapping edges or ends. -- Inside lap (Steam Engine) , lap of the valve with respect to the exhaust port. -- Outside lap , lap with respect to the admission, or steam, port.

Lap <Xpage=829>

Lap , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lapped (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lapping .] 1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.

To lap his head on lady's breast. Praed.

2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap , 10.

Lap <Xpage=829>

Lap , v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see Lap , n. ); cf. also OE. wlappen , perh. another form of wrappen , E, wrap .] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth .

2. To wrap or wind around something.

About the paper . . . I lapped several times a slender thread of very black silk. Sir I. Newton.

3. To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.

Her garment spreads, and laps him in the folds. Dryden.

4. To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay together one partly over another; as, to lap weather-boards ; also, to be partly over, or by the side of (something); as, the hinder boat lapped the foremost one .

5. (Carding & Spinning) To lay together one over another, as fleeces or slivers for further working.

To lap boards , shingles , etc. , to lay one partly over another. -- To lap timbers , to unite them in such a way as to preserve the same breadth and depth throughout, as by scarfing.

Weale.

Lap <Xpage=829>

Lap , v. i. To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap ; the edges lap .

The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a flay. Grew.

Lap <Xpage=829>

Lap (?) , v. i. [OE. lappen , lapen , AS. lapian ; akin to LG. lappen , OHG. laffan , Icel. lepja , Dan. lade , Sw. l\'84ppja , L. lambere ; cf. Gr. <?/, W. llepio . Cf. Lambent .] 1. To take up drink or food with the tongue; to drink or feed by licking up something.

The dogs by the River Nilus's side, being thirsty, lap hastily as they run along the shore. Sir K. Digby.

2. To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with the tongue.

I heard the ripple washing in the reeds, And the wild water lapping on the crag. Tennyson.

Lap <Xpage=829>

Lap , v. t. To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.

They 'II take suggestion as a cat laps milk. Shak.

Lap <Xpage=829>

Lap , n. 1. The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap .

2. The sound of lapping.

Laparocele <Xpage=829>

Lap"a*ro*cele` (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ loins + <?/ tumor.] (Med.) A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.

Laparotomy <Xpage=829>

Lap`a*rot"o*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ loins + <?/ to cut.] (Surg.) A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the C\'91sarean section.

Lapboard <Xpage=829>

Lap"board` (?) , n. A board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as by tailors.

Lapdog <Xpage=829>

Lap"dog` (?) , n. A small dog fondled in the lap.

Lapel <Xpage=829>

La*pel" (?) , 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 .]

Lapelled <Xpage=829>

La*pelled" (?) , a. Furnished with lapels.

Lapful <Xpage=829>

Lap"ful (?) , n. ; pl. Lapfuls (<?/) . As much as the lap can contain.

Lapicide <Xpage=829>

Lap"i*cide (?) , n. [L. lapicida , fr. lapis stone + caedere to cut.] A stonecutter. [Obs.]

Lapidarian <Xpage=829>

Lap`i*da"ri*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record .

Lapidarious <Xpage=829>

Lap`i*da"ri*ous (?) , a. [L. lapidarius , fr. lapis , -idis , stone.] Consisting of stones.

Lapidary <Xpage=829>

Lap"i*da*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Lapidaries (#) . [L. lapidarius , fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire .] 1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.

2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.

Lapidary's lathe , mill , or wheel , a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.

Lapidary <Xpage=829>

Lap"i*da*ry , a. [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire .] 1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation .

2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation .

Lapidary style , that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.

Lapidate <Xpage=829>

Lap"i*date (?) , v. t. [L. lapidatus , p . p . of lapidare , fr. lapis stone.] To stone. [Obs.]

Lapidation <Xpage=829>

Lap`i*da"tion (?) , n. [L. lapidatio : cf. F. lapidation .] The act of stoning. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Lapideous <Xpage=829>

La*pid"e*ous (?) , a. [L. lapideus , fr. lapis stone.] Of the nature of stone; [Obs.]

Ray.

Lapidescence <Xpage=829>

Lap`i*des"cence (?) , n. 1. The state or quality of being lapidescent.

2. A hardening into a stone substance.

3. A stony concretion.

Sir T. Browne.

Lapidescent <Xpage=829>

Lap`i*des"cent (?) , a. [L. lapidescens , p. pr. of lapidescere to become stone, fr. lapis , -idis , stone: cf. F. lapidescent .] Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.

Lapidescent <Xpage=829>

Lap"i*des"cent , n. Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone.

Lapidific, Lapidifical <Xpage=829>

Lap`i*dif"ic (?) , Lap`i*dif"ic*al (?) , a. [L. lapis , -idis , stone + facere to make: cf. F. lapidifique .] Forming or converting into stone.

Lapidification <Xpage=829>

La*pid`i*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. lapidification .] The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction.

Lapidify <Xpage=829>

La*pid"i*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lapidified (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lapidifying (?) .] [Cf. f. lapidifier . See Lapidific , and -fy .] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.

Lapidify <Xpage=829>

La*pid"i*fy , v. i. To become stone or stony

Lapidist <Xpage=829>

Lap"i*dist (?) , n. [L. lapis , -idis , a stone.] A lapidary.

Ray.

Lapillation <Xpage=829>

Lap"il*la"tion (?) , n. [See Lapilli .] The state of being, or the act of making, stony.

Lapilli <Xpage=829>

La*pil"li (?) , n. pl. [L. lapillus a little stone, dim. of lapis stone.] (Min.) Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles.

Lapis <Xpage=829>

La"pis (?) , n. ; pl. Lapides (#) . [L.] A stone.

Lapis calaminaris (<?/) . [NL.] (Min.) Calamine. -- Lapis infernalis (<?/) . [L.] Fused nitrate of silver; lunar caustic.

Lapis lazuli <Xpage=829>

La"pis laz"u*li (?) . (Min.) An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli , which see. <-- lapis, for short -->

Lap-jointed <Xpage=829>

Lap"-joint`ed (?) , a. Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.

Laplander <Xpage=829>

Lap"land*er (?) , n. A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also Lapp .

Laplandish <Xpage=829>

Lap"land*ish , a. Of or pertaining to Lapland.

Lapling <Xpage=829>

Lap"ling (?) , n. [ Lap of a garment + ling .] One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights; -- a term of contempt.

Lapp <Xpage=829>

Lapp (?) , n. Same as Laplander . Cf. Lapps .

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Lappaceous <Xpage=830>

Lap*pa"ceous (?) , a. [L. lappaceus burlike, fr. lappa a bur.] (Bot.) Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.

Lapper <Xpage=830>

Lap"per (?) , n. [From La p to drink.] One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue.

Lappet <Xpage=830>

Lap"pet (?) , n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.

Swift.

Lappet moth (Zo\'94l.) , one of several species of bombycid moths, which have stout, hairy caterpillars, flat beneath. Two common American species ( Gastropacha Americana , and Tolype velleda ) feed upon the apple tree.

Lappet <Xpage=830>

Lap"pet , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lappeted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lappeting .] To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.]

Landor.

Lappic <Xpage=830>

Lap"pic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps. -- n. The language of the Lapps. See Lappish .

Lapping <Xpage=830>

Lap"ping (?) , n. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.

Ure.

Lapping engine , Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.) , A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap , 9.

Lappish <Xpage=830>

Lap"pish (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish. -- n. The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.

Lapponian, Lapponic <Xpage=830>

Lap*po"ni*an (?) , Lap*pon"ic (?) , a. Laplandish; Lappish.

Lapps <Xpage=830>

Lapps (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Lapp (<?/) . (Ethnol.) A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia.

Lapsable <Xpage=830>

Laps"a*ble (?) , a. Lapsible.

Cudworth.

Lapse <Xpage=830>

Lapse (?) , n. [L. lapsus , fr. labi , p . p . lapsus , to slide, to fall: cf. F. laps . See Sleep .] 1. A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses.

The lapse to indolence is soft and imperceptible. Rambler.

Bacon was content to wait the lapse of long centuries for his expected revenue of fame. I. Taylor.

2. A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude.

To guard against those lapses and failings to which our infirmities daily expose us. Rogers.

3. (Law) The termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within the limited time, or through failure of some contingency; hence, the devolution of a right or privilege.

4. (Theol.) A fall or apostasy.

Lapse <Xpage=830>