Chapter 890

Leath"er*neck` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The sordid friar bird of Australia ( Tropidorhynchus sordidus ).

Leatherwood <Xpage=839>

Leath"er*wood` , n. (Bot.) A small branching shrub ( Dirca palustris ), with a white, soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in the Northern United States; -- called also moosewood , and wicopy .

Gray.

Leathery <Xpage=839>

Leath"er*y (?) , a. Resembling leather in appearance or consistence; tough. "A leathery skin."

Grew.

Leave <Xpage=839>

Leave (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Leaved (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaving ] To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out .

G. Fletcher.

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Leave , v. t. [See Levy .] To raise; to levy. [Obs.]

An army strong she leaved . Spenser.

Leave <Xpage=839>

Leave , n. [OE. leve , leave , AS. le\'a0f ; akin to le\'a2f pleasing, dear, E. lief , D. oor lof leave, G. ar laub , and er lauben to permit, Icel. leyfi . <?/ See Lief .] 1. Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.

David earnestly asked leave of me. 1 Sam. xx. 6.

No friend has leave to bear away the dead. Dryden.

2. The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave , i. e., literally, to take permission to go.

A double blessing is a'double grace; Occasion smiles upon a second leave . Shak.

And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren. Acts xviii. 18.

French leave . See under French .

Syn. -- See Liberty .

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Leave , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Left (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaving .] [OE. leven , AS. l<?/fan , fr. l\'bef remnant, heritage; akin to lifian , libban , to live, orig., to remain; cf. be l\'c6fan to remain, G. b leiben , Goth. bi leiban . <?/. See Live , v. ] 1. To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house .

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. Gen. ii. 24.

2. To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.

If grape gatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes ? Jer. xlix. 9.

These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Matt. xxiii. 23.

Besides it leaveth a suspicion, as if more might be said than is expressed. Bacon.

3. To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.

Now leave complaining and begin your tea. Pope.

4. To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish.

Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. Mark x. 28.

The heresies that men do leave . Shak.

5. To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.

I will leave you now to your gossiplike humor. Shak.

6. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators.

Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way. Matt. v. 24.

The foot That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks. Shak.

7. To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece.

To leave alone . (a) To leave in solitude . (b) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to leave dangerous chemicals alone . -- To leave off . (a) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off work at six o'clock . (b) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the tablecloth . (c) To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit . -- To leave out , to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in writing . -- To leave to one's self , to let (one) be alone; to cease caring for (one).

Syn>- To quit; depart from; forsake; abandon; relinquish; deliver; bequeath; give up; forego; resign; surrender; forbear. See Quit .

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Leave (?) , v. i. 1. To depart; to set out. [Colloq.]

By the time I left for Scotland. Carlyle.

2. To cease; to desist; to leave off. "He . . . began at the eldest, and left at the youngest."

Gen. xliv. 12.

To leave off , to cease; to desist; to stop.

Leave off , and for another summons wait. Roscommon.

Leaved <Xpage=839>

Leaved (?) , a. [From Leaf .] Bearing, or having, a leaf or leaves; having folds; -- used in combination; as, a four -leaved clover; a two- leaved gate; long -leaved .

Leaveless <Xpage=839>

Leave"less (?) , a. Leafless. [Obs.]

Carew.

Leaven <Xpage=839>

Leav"en (?) , n. [OE. levain , levein , F. levain , L. levamen alleviation, mitigation; but taken in the sense of, a raising, that which raises, fr. levare to raise. See Lever , n. ] 1. Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce, fermentation, as in dough or liquids; esp., a portion of fermenting dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough, produces a general change in the mass, and renders it light; yeast; barm.

2. Anything which makes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting) change in the mass.

Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke xii. 1.

Leaven <Xpage=839>

Leav"en , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Leavened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Leavening (?) .] 1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 1 Cor. v. 6.

2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.

With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he leavens also his prayer. Milton.

Leavening <Xpage=839>

Leav"en*ing (?) , n. 1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven.

2. That which leavens or makes light.

Bacon.

Leavenous <Xpage=839>

Leav"en*ous (?) , a. Containing leaven.

Milton.

Leaver <Xpage=839>

Leav"er (?) , n. One who leaves, or withdraws.

Leaves <Xpage=839>

Leaves (?) , n. , pl. of Leaf .

Leave-taking <Xpage=839>

Leave"-tak`ing (?) , n. Taking of leave; parting compliments.

Shak.

Leaviness <Xpage=839>

Leav"i*ness (?) , n. [Fr. Leaf .] Leafiness. [Obs.]

Leavings <Xpage=839>

Leav"ings , n. pl. 1. Things left; remnants; relics.

2. Refuse; offal.

Leavy <Xpage=839>

Leav"y (?) , a. Leafy. [Obs.]

Chapman.

Leban, Lebban <Xpage=839>

Leb"an , Leb"ban (?) , n. Coagulated sour milk diluted with water; -- a common beverage among the Arabs. Also, a fermented liquor made of the same.

Lecama <Xpage=839>

Le*ca"ma (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The hartbeest.

Lecanomancy <Xpage=839>

Le*can"o*man`cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ bowl or basin + -mancy .] divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought.

Lecanoric <Xpage=839>

Lec`a*no"ric (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid which is obtained from several varieties of lichen ( Lecanora , Roccella , etc. ), as a white, crystalline substance, and is called also orsellic, &or; diorsellinic acid , lecanorin , etc.

Lecanorin <Xpage=839>

Lec`a*no"rin (?) , n. (Chem.) See Lecanoric .

Lech <Xpage=839>

Lech (?) , v. t. [F. l\'82cher . See Lick .] To lick. [Obs.]

Leche <Xpage=839>

Le*che" (?) , n. See water buck , under 3d Buck .

Lecher <Xpage=839>

Lech"er (?) , n. [OE. lechur , lechour , OF. lecheor , lecheur , gormand, glutton, libertine, parasite, fr. lechier to lick, F. l\'82cher ; of Teutonic origin. See Lick .] A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit commerce with women.

Lecher <Xpage=839>

Lech"er , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lechered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lechering .] To practice lewdness.

Lecherer <Xpage=839>

Lech"er*er (?) , n. See Lecher , n.

Marston.

Lecherous <Xpage=839>

Lech"er*ous (?) , a. Like a lecher; addicted to lewdness; lustful; also, lust-provoking. "A lecherous thing is wine." Chaucer . -- Lech"er*ous*ly , adv. -- Lech"er*ous*ness , n.

Lechery <Xpage=839>

Lech"er*y (?) , n. [OE. lecherie , OF. lecherie . See Lecher .] 1. Free indulgence of lust; lewdness.

2. Selfish pleasure; delight. [Obs.]

Massinger.

Lecithin <Xpage=839>

Lec"i*thin (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ the yolk of an egg.] (Physiol. Chem.) A complex, nitrogenous phosphorized substance widely distributed through the animal body, and especially conspicuous in the brain and nerve tissue, in yolk of eggs, and in the white blood corpuscles.

lectern <Xpage=839>

lec"tern (?) , n. See Lecturn .

Lectica <Xpage=839>

Lec*ti"ca (?) , n. ; pl. Lectic\'91 (#) . [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of litter or portable couch.

Lection <Xpage=839>

Lec"tion (?) , n. [L. lectio , fr. legere , lectum , to read. See lesson , Legend .] 1. (Eccl.) A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in divine service.

2. A reading; a variation in the text .

We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the new lections into the text. De Quincey.

Lectionary <Xpage=839>

Lec"tion*a*ry (?) , n. ; pl. -ries (#) . [LL. lectionarium , lectionarius : cf. F. lectionnaire .] (Eccl.) A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine service.

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Lector <Xpage=840>

Lec"tor (?) , n. [L. See Lection .] (Eccl.) A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate.

Lectual <Xpage=840>

Lec"tu*al (?) , a. [LL. lectualis , fr. L. lectus bed.] (Med.) Confining to the bed; as, a lectual disease .

Lecture <Xpage=840>

Lec"ture (?) , n. [F. lecture , LL. lectura , fr. L. legere , lectum , to read. See Legend .] 1. The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture . [Obs.]

2. A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon.

3. A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.

4. (Eng. Universities) A rehearsal of a lesson.

Lecture <Xpage=840>

Lec"ture , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lectured (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lecturing .] 1. To read or deliver a lecture to.

2. To reprove formally and with authority.

Lecture <Xpage=840>

Lec"ture , v. i. To deliver a lecture or lectures.

Lecturer <Xpage=840>

Lec"tur*er (?) , n. One who lectures; an assistant preacher.

Lectureship <Xpage=840>

Lec"ture*ship , n. The office of a lecturer.

Lecturn <Xpage=840>

Lec"turn (?) , n. [LL. lectrinum , fr. lectrum ; cf. L. legere , lectum , to read.] A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern ] .

Fairholt.

Lecythis <Xpage=840>

Lec"y*this (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. 3 an oil flask.] (Bot.) A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order Myrtace\'91 , having woody capsules opening by an apical lid. Lecythis Zabucajo yields the delicious sapucaia nuts. L. Ollaria produces the monkey-pots, its capsules. Its bark separates into thin sheets, like paper, used by the natives for cigarette wrappers.

Led <Xpage=840>

Led (?) , imp. & p. p. of Lead .

Led captain . An obsequious follower or attendant. [Obs.] Swift . -- Led horse , a sumpter horse, or a spare horse, that is led along.

Leden, Ledden <Xpage=840>

Led"en (?) , Led"den (?) n. [AS. l<?/den , l<?/den , language, speech. Cf. Leod .] Language; speech; voice; cry. [Obs.]

Chaucer. Spenser.

Ledge <Xpage=840>

Ledge (?) , n. [Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel. liggja ; cf. Icel. l\'94gg the ledge or rim at the bottom of a cask. See Lie to be prostrate.] [Formerly written lidge .] 1. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.

2. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.

3. A layer or stratum.

The lowest ledge or row should be of stone. Sir H. Wotton.

4. (Mining) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.

5. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

Ledgement <Xpage=840>

Ledge"ment (?) , n. See Ledgment .

Ledger <Xpage=840>

Ledg"er , n. [Akin to D. legger layer, daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge , lie . See Lie to be prostrate.] 1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; the final book of record in business transactions, in which all debits and credits from the journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads. [Written also leger .]

2. (Arch.) (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. Oxf. Gloss. (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights and supporting floor timbers, a staircase, scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie in being intended to carry weight. [Written also ligger .]

Ledger bait , fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. Walton . J. H. Walsh . -- Ledger line . See Leger line , under 3d Leger , a. -- Ledger wall (Mining) , the wall under a vein; the foot wall. Raymond .

Ledgment <Xpage=840>

Ledg"ment (?) , n. (Arch.) (a) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building. Oxf. Gloss. (b) The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained. Gwilt . [Written also ledgement , legement , and ligement .]

Ledgy <Xpage=840>

Ledg"y (?) , a. Abounding in ledges; consisting of a ledge or reef; as, a ledgy island .

Lee <Xpage=840>

Lee (?) , v , i , To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Lee <Xpage=840>

Lee , n. ; pl. Lees (#) . [F. lie , perh. fr. L. levare to lift up, raise. Cf. Lever .] That which settles at the bottom, as, of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural. [Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] "The lees of wine."

Holland.

A thousand demons lurk within the lee . Young.

The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. Shak.

Lee <Xpage=840>

Lee , n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl<?/ , akin to AS. hle\'a2 , hle\'a2w , shelter, protection, OS. hl\'8ao , D. lij lee, Sw. l\'84 , Dan. l\'91 .] 1. A sheltered place; esp., a place; protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship .

We lurked under lee . Morte d'Arthure.

Desiring me to take shelter in his lee . Tyndall.

2. (Naut.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See Lee , a.

By the lee , To bring by the lee . See under By , and Bring . -- Under the lee of , on that side which is sheltered from the wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship .

Lee <Xpage=840>

Lee , a. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather ; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel .

Lee gauge . See Gauge , n. (Naut.) -- Lee shore , the shore on the lee side of a vessel. -- Lee tide , a tide running in the same direction that the wind blows. -- On the lee beam , directly to the leeward; in a line at right angles to the length of the vessel and to the leeward.

Leeboard <Xpage=840>

Lee"board` (?) , n. A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, by giving her greater draught.

Leech <Xpage=840>

Leech (?) , n. See 2d Leach .

Leech <Xpage=840>

Leech , v. t. See Leach , v. t.

Leech <Xpage=840>

Leech , n. [Cf. LG. leik , Icel. l\'c6k , Sw . lik boltrope, st<?/ende liken the leeches.] (Naut.) The border or edge at the side of a sail. [Written also leach .]

Leech line , a line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by. Totten . -- Leech rope , that part of the boltrope to which the side of a sail is sewed.

Leech <Xpage=840>