Chapter 884

Lau*da"tion (?) , n. [L. laudatio : cf. OE. taudation . See Land , v. t. ] The act of lauding; praise; high commendation.

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Laud"a*tive (?) , a. [L. laudativus laudatory: cf. F. laudatif .] Laudatory.

Laudative <Xpage=834>

Laud"a*tive , n. A panegyric; a eulogy. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Laudator <Xpage=834>

Lau*da"tor (?) , n. [L.] 1. One who lauds.

2. (Law) An arbitrator. [Obs.]

Cowell.

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Laud"a*to*ry (?) , a. [L. laudatorius : cf. OF. laudatoire .] Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden.

Sir J. Stephen.

Lauder <Xpage=834>

Laud"er (?) , n. One who lauds.

Laugh <Xpage=834>

Laugh (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Laughed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Laughing .] [OE. laughen , laghen , lauhen , AS. hlehhan , hlihhan , hlyhhan , hliehhan ; akin to OS. hlahan , D. & G. lachen , OHG. hlahhan , lahhan , lahh<?/n , Icel. hl\'91ja . Dan. lee , Sw. le , Goth. hlahjan ; perh. of imitative origin.] 1. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.

Queen Hecuba laughed that her eyes ran o'er. Shak.

He laugheth that winneth. Heywood's Prov.

2. Fig.: To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.

Then laughs the childish year, with flowerets crowned. Dryden.

In Folly's cup still laughs the bubble Joy. Pope.

To laugh at , to make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride.

No wit to flatter left of all his store, No fool to laugh at , which he valued more. Pope.

-- To laugh in the sleeve <-- or to laugh up one's sleeve -->, to laugh secretly, or so as not to be observed, especially while apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor toward the person or persons laughed at. -- To laugh out , to laugh in spite of some restraining influence; to laugh aloud. -- To laugh out of the other corner (&or; side ) of the mouth , to weep or cry; to feel regret, vexation, or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation. [Slang]

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Laugh , v. t. 1. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.

Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy? Shak.

I shall laugh myself to death. Shak.

2. To express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out .

From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause. Shak.

To laugh away . (a) To drive away by laughter; as, to laugh away regret . (b) To waste in hilarity . "Pompey doth this day laugh away his fortune." Shak . -- To laugh down . (a) To cause to cease or desist by laughter; as, to laugh down a speaker . (b) To cause to be given up on account of ridicule; as, to laugh down a reform. -- To laugh one out of , to cause one by laughter or ridicule to abandon or give up; as, to laugh one out of a plan or purpose . -- To laugh to scorn , to deride; to treat with mockery, contempt, and scorn; to despise.

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Laugh (?) , n. An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh , v. i.

And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. Goldsmith.

That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a hearty laugh . F. W. Robertson.

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Laugh"a*ble (?) , a. Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.

Syn. -- Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See Droll , and Ludicrous .

-- Laugh"a*ble*ness , n. -- Laugh"a*bly , adv.

Laugher <Xpage=834>

Laugh"er (?) , n. 1. One who laughs.

2. A variety of the domestic pigeon.

Laughing <Xpage=834>

Laugh"ing (?) , a. & n. from Laugh , v. i.

Laughing falcon (Zo\'94l.) , a South American hawk ( Herpetotheres cachinnans ); -- so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laughing. -- Laughing gas (Chem.) , hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen<-- = nitrous oxide -->; -- so called from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes produces when inhaled. It is much used as an an\'91sthetic agent. <-- now primarily in dentistry --> -- Laughing goose (Zo\'94l.) , the European white-fronted goose. -- Laughing gull . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A common European gull ( Xema ridibundus ); -- called also pewit , black cap , red-legged gull , and sea crow . (b) An American gull ( Larus atricilla ) . In summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black. -- Laughing hyena (Zo\'94l.) , the spotted hyena. See Hyena . -- Laughing jackass (Zo\'94l.) , the great brown kingfisher ( Dacelo gigas ), of Australia; -- called also giant kingfisher , and gogobera . -- Laughing owl (Zo\'94l.) , a peculiar owl ( Sceloglaux albifacies ) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of extinction. The name alludes to its notes.

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Laugh"ing*ly (?) , adv. With laughter or merriment.

Laughingstock <Xpage=834>

Laugh"ing*stock` (?) , n. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport.

Shak.

When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughingstock of his hearers. Macaulay.

Laughsome <Xpage=834>

Laugh"some (?) , a. Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry. [R.]

Laughter <Xpage=834>

Laugh"ter (?) , n. [AS. hleahtor ; akin to OHG. hlahtar , G. gel\'84chter , Icel. hl\'betr , Dan. latter . See Laugh , v. i. ] A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the face, particularly of the lips, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction, or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs. See Laugh , v. i.

The act of laughter , which is a sweet contraction of the muscles of the face, and a pleasant agitation of the vocal organs, is not merely, or totally within the jurisdiction of ourselves. Sir T. Browne.

Archly the maiden smiled, and with eyes overrunning with laughter . Longfellow.

Laughterless <Xpage=834>

Laugh"ter*less , a. Not laughing; without laughter.

Laughworthy <Xpage=834>

Laugh"wor`thy (?) , a. Deserving to be laughed at. [R.]

B. Jonson.

Laumontite <Xpage=834>

Lau"mont*ite (?) , n. [From Dr. Laumont , the discoverer.] (Min.) A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles. [Written also laumonite .]

Launce <Xpage=834>

Launce (?) , n. A lance. [Obs.]

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Launce , n. [It. lance , L. lanx , lancis , plate, scale of a balance. Cf. Balance .] A balance . [Obs.]

Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. Spenser.

Launce <Xpage=834>

Launce , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Lant , the fish.

Launcegaye <Xpage=834>

Launce"gaye` (?) , n. See Langegaye . [Obs.]

Launch <Xpage=834>

Launch (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Launched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Launching .] [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF. lanchier , another form of lancier , F. lancer , fr. lance lance. See Lance .] [Written also lanch .] 1. To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.

2. To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.]

Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds. Spenser.

3. To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship .

With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship, And rolled on levers, launched her in the deep. Pope.

4. To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or enterprise.

All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch presbytery in England. Eikon Basilike.

Launch <Xpage=834>

Launch , v. i. To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures ; -- often with out .

Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Luke v. 4.

He [Spenser] launches out into very flowery paths. Prior.

Launch <Xpage=834>

Launch , n. 1. The act of launching.

2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built.

3. [Cf. Sp. lancha .] (Naut.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like.

Launching ways . (Naut.) See Way , n. (Naut.) .

Laund <Xpage=834>

Laund (l&add;nd) , n. [See Lawn of grass.] A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade. [Obs.]

In a laund upon an hill of flowers. Chaucer.

Through this laund anon the deer will come. Shak.

Launder <Xpage=834>

Laun"der (?) , n. [Contracted fr. OE. lavender , F. lavandi\'8are , LL. lavandena , from L. lavare to wash. See Lave .] 1. A washerwoman. [Obs.]

2. (Mining) A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore.

Launder <Xpage=834>

Laun"der , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Laundered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Laundering .] 1. To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts .

2. To lave; to wet. [Obs.]

Shak.

Launderer <Xpage=834>

Laun"der*er (?) , n. One who follows the business of laundering.

Laundering <Xpage=834>

Laun"der*ing , n. The act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing.

Laundress <Xpage=834>

Laun"dress (?) , n. A woman whose employment is laundering.

Laundress <Xpage=834>

Laun"dress , v. i. To act as a laundress. [Obs.]

Laundry <Xpage=834>

Laun"dry (?) , n. ; pl. Laundries (#) . [OE. lavendrie , OF. lavanderie . See Launder .] 1. A laundering; a washing.

2. A place or room where laundering is done.

Laundryman <Xpage=834>

Laun"dry*man (?) , n. ; pl. Laundrymen (<?/) . A man who follows the business of laundering.

Laura <Xpage=834>

Lau"ra (?) , n. [LL., fr. Gr. (<?/) lane, defile, also, a kind of monastery.] (R. C. Ch.) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.

C. Kingsley.

Lauraceous <Xpage=834>

Lau*ra"ceous (?) , a. [From Laurus .] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order ( Laurace\'91 ) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor tree, etc.

Laurate <Xpage=834>

Lau"rate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of lauric acid.

Laureate <Xpage=834>

Lau"re*ate (?) , a. [L. laureatus , fr. laurea laurel tree, fr. laureus of laurel, fr. laurus laurel: cf. F. laur\'82at . Cf. Laurel .] Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

Chaucer.

To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies. Milton.

Soft on her lap her laureate son reclines. Pope.

Poet laureate . (b) One who received an honorable degree in grammar, including poetry and rhetoric, at the English universities; -- so called as being presented with a wreath of laurel . [Obs.] (b) Formerly, an officer of the king's household, whose business was to compose an ode annually for the king's birthday, and other suitable occasions; now, a poet officially distinguished by such honorary title, the office being a sinecure. It is said this title was first given in the time of Edward IV. [Eng.]

Laureate <Xpage=834>

Lau"re*ate , n. One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate. "A learned laureate ."

Cleveland.

Laureate <Xpage=834>

Lau"re*ate (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Laureated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Laureating (?) .] To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities.

Laureateship <Xpage=834>

Lau"re*ate*ship , n. State, or office, of a laureate.

Laureation <Xpage=834>

Lau`re*a"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. laur\'82ation .] The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.

Laurel <Xpage=834>

Lau"rel (?) , n. [OE. lorel , laurer , lorer , OF. lorier , laurier , F. laurier , (assumed) LL. Laurarius , fr. L. laurus .] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus ( L. nobilis ), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay . The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.

&hand; The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.

2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels .

3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.

Laurel water , water distilled from the fresh leaves of the cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other products carried over in the process.

American laurel , &or; Mountain laurel , Kalmia latifolia . See under Mountain . -- California laurel , Umbellularia Californica . -- Cherry laurel (in England called laurel ). See under Cherry . -- Great laurel , the rosebay ( Rhododendron maximum ). -- Ground laurel , trailing arbutus. -- New Zealand laurel , Laurelia Nov\'91 Zelandi\'91 . -- Portugal laurel , the Prunus Lusitanica . -- Rose laurel , the oleander. See Oleander . -- Sheep laurel , a poisonous shrub, Kalmia angustifolia , smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and redder flowers. -- Spurge laurel , Daphne Laureola . -- West Indian laurel , Prunus occidentalis .

Laureled <Xpage=834>

Lau"reled (?) , a. Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate. [Written also laurelled .]

Laurentian <Xpage=834>

Lau*ren"tian (?) , a. Pertaining to, or near, the St. Lawrence River; as, the Laurentian hills .

Laurentian period (Geol.) , the lower of the two divisions of the Arch\'91an age; -- called also the Laurentian .

Laurer <Xpage=834>

Lau"rer (?) , n. Laurel. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Laurestine <Xpage=834>

Lau"res*tine (?) , n. [NL. lautus tinus , fr. L. laurus the laurel + tinus laurestine. See Laurel .] (Bot.) The Viburnum Tinus , an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter mouths. [Written also laurustine and laurestina .]

Lauric <Xpage=834>

Lau"ric (?) , a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel ( Laurus nobilis ).

Lauric acid (Chem.) , a white, crystalline substance, C12H24O2 , resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from the fruit of the bay tree, and other sources. <-- CH3(CH2)10COOH = dodecanoic acid, laurostearic acid, dodecoic acid. Obtained from various vegetable sources. Sodium salt used as a detergent. -->

Lauriferous <Xpage=834>

Lau*rif"er*ous (?) , a. [L. laurifer ; laurus + ferre to bear.] Producing, or bringing, laurel.

Laurin <Xpage=834>

Lau"rin (?) , n. [Cf. F. laurine .] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay ( Laurus nobilis ), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.

Laurinol <Xpage=834>

Lau"ri*nol (?) , n. [ Laurin + -ol .] (Chem.) Ordinary camphor; -- so called in allusion to the family name ( Laurace\'91 ) of the camphor trees. See Camphor .

Lauriol <Xpage=834>

Lau"ri*ol (?) , n. Spurge laurel. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Laurite <Xpage=834>

Lau"rite (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Min.) A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon.

Laurone <Xpage=834>

Lau"rone (?) , n. [ Lauric + -one .] (Chem.) The ketone of lauric acid.

Laurus <Xpage=834>

Lau"rus (?) , n. [L., laurel.] (Bot.) A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel ( Laurus nobilis ), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus .

Laus <Xpage=834>

Laus (?) , a. Loose. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

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