Chapter 894

2. Spare, meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant or showy. " Lenten entertainment." " Lenten answer." Shak. " Lenten suit." Beau. & Fl.

Lenten color, black or violet. F. G. Lee.

Lententide <Xpage=843>

Lent"en*tide` (?) , n. The season of Lenten or Lent.

Lenticel <Xpage=843>

Len"ti*cel (?) , n. [F. lenticelle , dim. fr. L. lens , lentis , a lentil. Cf. Lentil .] (Bot.) (a) One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth. (b) A small, lens-shaped gland on the under side of some leaves.

Lenticellame <Xpage=843>

Len`ti*cel"lame (?) , a. (Bot.) Producing lenticels; dotted with lenticels.

Lenticelle <Xpage=843>

Len`ti*celle" (?) , n. [F.] (Bot.) Lenticel.

Lenticula <Xpage=843>

Len*tic"u*la (?) , n. ; pl. E. Lenticulas (#) , L. Lenticul\'91 (#) . [L. See Lenticel .] 1. (Med.) A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.

2. (Opt.) A lens of small size.

3. (Bot.) A lenticel.

Lenticular <Xpage=843>

Len*tic"u*lar (?) , a. [L. lenticularis : cf. F. lenticulaire . See Lenticel .] Resembling a lentil in size or form; having the form of a double-convex lens.

Lenticularly <Xpage=843>

Len*tic"u*lar*ly , adv. In the manner of a lens; with a curve.

Lentiform <Xpage=843>

Len"ti*form (?) , a. [L. lens , lentis , lentil + -form : cf. F. lentifarme ,] Lenticular.

Lentiginose <Xpage=843>

Len*tig"i*nose` (?) , a. [See Lentiginous .] (Bot.) Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles.

Lentiginous <Xpage=843>

Len*tig"i*nous (?) , a. [L. lentiginosus . See Lentigo .] Of or pertaining to lentigo; freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous.

Lentigo <Xpage=843>

Len*ti"go (?) , n. [L., fr. lens , lentis , lentil.] (Med.) A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles.

Lentil <Xpage=843>

Len"til (?) , n. [F. lentille , fr. L. lenticula , dim. of lens , lentis , lentil. Cf. Lens .] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Ervum ( Ervum Lens ), of small size, common in the fields in Europe. Also, its seed, which is used for food on the continent.

&hand; The lentil of the Scriptures probably included several other vetchlike plants.

Lentil shell (Zo\'94l.) , a small bivalve shell of the genus Ervillia , family Tellinid\'91 .

Lentiscus, Lentisk <Xpage=843>

Len*tis"cus (?) , Len"tisk (?) , , n. [L. lentiscus , lentiscum : cf. F. lentisque .] (Bot.) A tree; the mastic. See Mastic .

Lentitude <Xpage=843>

Len"ti*tude (?) , n. [L. lentitudo , fr. lentus slow: cf. OF. lentitude . See Lent , a. ] Slowness; sluggishness. [Obs.]

Lento <Xpage=843>

Len"to (?) , a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Slow; in slow time; slowly; -- rarely written lente .

Lentoid <Xpage=843>

Len"toid (?) , a. [ Lens + -oid .] Having the form of a lens; lens-shaped.

Lentor <Xpage=843>

Len"tor (?) , n. [L. fr. lentus pliant, tough, slow. See Lent , a. ] 1. Tenacity; viscidity; viscidity, as of fluids.

2. Slowness; delay; sluggishness. Arbuthnot .

Lentous <Xpage=843>

Len"tous (?) , a. [L. lentus . See Lentor .] Viscid; viscous; tenacious.

Spawn of a lentous and transparent body. Sir T. Browne.

L'envoi, &or; L'envoy <Xpage=843>

L'en`voi" , &or; L'en`voy" (<?/) , n. [F. le the + envei a sending. See Envoy .] 1. One or more detached verses at the end of a literary composition, serving to convey the moral, or to address the poem to a particular person; -- orig. employed in old French poetry.

Shak.

2. A conclusion; a result.

Massinger.

Leo <Xpage=843>

Le"o (?) , n. [L. See Lion .] (Astron.) 1. The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus <?/ in almanacs.

2. A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus at the end of the handle of the Sickle.

Leo Minor , a small constellation between Leo and the Great Bear.

Leod <Xpage=843>

Le"od (?) , n. [AS. le\'a2d people, nation, man, chief; akin to OS. liud , OHG. liut , pl. liuti , G. leute , pl., fr. AS. le\'a2dan to grow, akin to Goth. liudan , OS. liodan , OHG . liotan to grow; cf. Skr. ruh . <?/ ] People; a nation; a man. [Obs.]

Piers Plowman. Bp. Gibson.

Leon <Xpage=843>

Le"on (?) , n. A lion. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Leonced <Xpage=843>

Le"onced (?) , a. (Her.) See Lionced .

Leonese <Xpage=843>

Le`o*nese" (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Leon, in Spain. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Leon.

Leonid <Xpage=843>

Le"o*nid , n. [From Leo : cf. F. l\'82onides , pl.] (Astron.) One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty-three years; so called because shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo.

Leonine <Xpage=843>

Le"o*nine (?) , a. [L. leoninus , fr. leo , leonis , lion: cf. F. l\'82onin . See Lion .] Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the lion; as, a leonine look; leonine repacity. -- Le"o*nine*ly , adv.

Leonine verse , a kind of verse, in which the end of the line rhymes with the middle; -- so named from Leo , or Leoninus , a Benedictine and canon of Paris in the twelfth century, who wrote largely in this measure, though he was not the inventor. The following line is an example:

Gloria factorum temere conceditur horum .

Leontodon <Xpage=843>

Le*on"to*don (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, lion + <?/, <?/, tooth. Cf. Lion's-tooth , Dandelion .] (Bot.) A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall dandelion ( L. autumnale ), and formerly the true dandelion; -- called also lion's tooth .

Leopard <Xpage=843>

Leop"ard (?) , n. [OE. leopart , leparde , lebarde , libbard , OF. leopard , liepart , F. l\'82opard , L. leopardus , fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ lion + <?/ pard. See Lion , and Pard .] (Zo\'94l.) A large, savage, carnivorous mammal ( Felis leopardus ). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther ( Felis pardus ) is regarded as a variety of leopard.

Hunting leopard . See Cheetah .

Leopard cat (Zo\'94l.) any one of several species or varieties of small, spotted cats found in Africa, Southern Asia, and the East Indies; esp., Felis Bengalensis . -- Leopard marmot . See Gopher , 2.

Leopard's bane <Xpage=843>

Leop"ard's bane` (?) . (Bot.) A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana , Senecio Doronicum , and Paris quadrifolia .

Leopardwood <Xpage=843>

Leop"ard*wood` , n. (Bot.) See Letterwood .

Lep <Xpage=843>

Lep (?) , obs. strong imp. of Leap . Leaped.

Chaucer.

Lepadite 2 <Xpage=843>

Lep"a*dite 2 , n. [L. lepas , lepadis , limpet, Gr. <?/, <?/.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Lepadoid .

Lepadoid <Xpage=843>

Lep"a*doid (?) , n. [ Lepas + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) A stalked barnacle of the genus Lepas, or family Lepadid\'91 ; a goose barnacle. Also used adjectively.

Lepal <Xpage=843>

Lep"al (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ scale: cf. F. l\'82pale .] (Bot.) A sterile transformed stamen.

Lepas <Xpage=843>

Le"pas (?) , n. [L., a limpet, fr. Gr. <?/.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of various species of Lepas , a genus of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; -- called also goose barnacle . See Barnacle .

Leper <Xpage=843>

Lep"er (?) , n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F. l\'8apre , L. leprae , lepra , fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, scaly, fr. <?/ scale, <?/ to peel.] A person affected with leprosy.

Lepered <Xpage=843>

Lep"ered (?) , a. Affected or tainted with leprosy.

Leperize <Xpage=843>

Lep"er*ize (?) , v. t. To affect with leprosy.

Leperous <Xpage=843>

Lep"er*ous (?) , a. Leprous; infectious; corrupting; poisonous. "The leperous distillment."

Shak.

Lepid <Xpage=843>

Lep"id (?) , a. [L. lepidus .] Pleasant; jocose. [R.]

The joyous and lepid consul. Sydney Smith.

Lepidine <Xpage=843>

Lep"i*dine (?) , n. (Chem.) An organic base, C9H6.N.CH3 , metameric with quinaldine, and obtained by the distillation of cinchonine.

Lepidodendrid <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*do*den"drid (?) , n. (Paleon.) One of an extinct family of trees allied to the modern club mosses, and including Lepidodendron and its allies.

Lepidodendroid <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*do*den"droid (?) , a. (Paleon.) Allied to, or resembling, Lepidodendron. -- n. A lepidodendrid.

Lepidodendron <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*do*den"dron (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ <?/, a scale + <?/ tree.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks.

Lepidoganoid <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*do*ga"noid (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a scale + E. ganoid .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of a division ( Lepidoganoidei ) of ganoid fishes, including those that have scales forming a coat of mail. Also used adjectively.

Lepidolite <Xpage=843>

Le*pid"o*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a scale + -lite : cf. F. l\'82pidolithe .] (Min.) A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See Mica .

Lepidomelane <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*dom"e*lane (?) , n. [Fr. <?/ , <?/, a scale + <?/, <?/, black.] (Min.) An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See Mica .

Lepidopter <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*dop"ter (?) , n. [Cf. F. l\'82pidopt\'8are .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Lepidoptera.

Lepidoptera <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*dop"te*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a scale + <?/ a feather, wind.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored.

&hand; They have a tubular proboscis, or haustellum, formed by the two slender maxill\'91. The labial palpi are usually large, and the proboscis, when not in use, can be coiled up spirally between them. The mandibles are rudimentary. The larv\'91, called caterpillars , are often brightly colored, and they commonly feed on leaves. The adults feed chiefly on the honey of flowers.

Lepidopteral, Lepidopterous <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*dop"ter*al (?) , Lep`i*dop"ter*ous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.

Lepidopterits <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*dop"ter*its , n. (Zo\'94l.) One who studies the Lepidoptera.

Lepidosauria <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*do*sau"ri*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a scale + <?/ a lizard.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of reptiles, including the serpents and lizards; the Plagiotremata.

Lepidosiren <Xpage=843>

Lep`i*do*si"ren (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a scale + <?/ a siren.] (Zo\'94l.) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species ( Protopterus annectens ). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko .

Lepidote, Lepidoted <Xpage=843>

Lep"i*dote (?) , Lep"i*do`ted (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ covered with scales, fr. <?/, <?/, a scale.] (Bot.) Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the oleaster.

Lepisma <Xpage=843>

Le*pis"ma (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ peel, fr. <?/, <?/, a scale.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by seven unequal bristles. A common species ( Lepisma saccharina ) is found in houses, and often injures books and furniture. Called also shiner , silver witch , silver moth , and furniture bug . <-- also called silverfish. Eats sized paper and starched clothes -->

Lepismoid <Xpage=843>

Le*pis"moid (?) , a. [ Lepisma + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the Lepisma.

Leporine <Xpage=843>

Lep"o*rine (?) , a. [L. leporinus , fr. lepus , leporis , hare. See Leveret .] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to a hare; like or characteristic of, a hare.

Lepra <Xpage=843>

Le"pra (?) , n. [L. See Leper .] (Med.) Leprosy.

&hand; The term lepra was formerly given to various skin diseases, the leprosy of modern authors being Lepra Arabum . See Leprosy .

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Lepre <Xpage=844>

Lep"re (?) , n. Leprosy. [Obs.]

Wyclif.

Leprose <Xpage=844>

Lep"rose` (?) , a. [See Leprous .] (Nat. Hist.) Covered with thin, scurfy scales.

Leprosity <Xpage=844>

Le*pros"i*ty (?) , n. The state or quality of being leprous or scaly; also, a scale.

Bacon.

Leprosy <Xpage=844>

Lep"ro*sy (?) , n. [See Leprous .] (Med.) A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, an\'91sthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is incurable, and is probably contagious. <-- caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae , curable in most cases by therapy with a combination of antibiotics, but cases resistant to therapy are increasing. -->

&hand; The disease now called leprosy, also designated as Lepra or Lepra Arabum , and Elephantiasis Gr\'91corum , is not the same as the leprosy of the ancients. The latter was, indeed, a generic name for many varieties of skin disease (including our modern leprosy, psoriasis, etc.), some of which, among the Hebrews, rendered a person ceremonially unclean. A variety of leprosy of the Hebrews (probably identical with modern leprosy) was characterized by the presence of smooth, shining, depressed white patches or scales, the hair on which participated in the whiteness while the skin and adjacent flesh became insensible. It was incurable disease.

Leprous <Xpage=844>

Lep"rous (?) , a. [OF. leprous , lepros , F. l\'82preux , fr. L. leprosus , fr. lepra , leprae , leprosy. See Leper .]

1. Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy. "His hand was leprous as snow."

Ex. iv. 6.

2. (Nat. Hist.) Leprose.

-- Lep"rous*ly , adv. -- Lep"rous*ness , n.

Lepry <Xpage=844>

Lep"ry (?) , n. Leprosy. [Obs.]

Holland.

Leptiform <Xpage=844>

Lep"ti*form (?) , a. [ Leptus + -form .] (Zo\'94l.) Having a form somewhat like leptus; -- said of active insect larv\'91 having three pairs of legs. See Larva .

Leptocardia <Xpage=844>

Lep`to*car"di*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ small + <?/ the heart.] (Zo\'94l.) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus . [Written also Leptocardii .]

Leptocardian <Xpage=844>

Lep`to*car"di*an (?) a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Leptocardia . -- n. One of the Leptocardia.

Leptodactyl <Xpage=844>

Lep`to*dac"tyl (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ small, thin + <?/ finger, toe.] (Zo\'94l.) A bird or other animal having slender toes. [Written also lepodactyle .]

Leptodactylous <Xpage=844>

Lep`to*dac"tyl*ous (?) , Having slender toes.

Leptology <Xpage=844>

Lep*tol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ small, subtile + <?/ discourse.] A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.

Leptomeningitis <Xpage=844>

Lep`to*men`in*gi"tis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ small + meningitis .] (Med.) Inflammation of the pia mater or of the arachnoid membrane.

Leptorhine <Xpage=844>

Lep"to*rhine (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ small + <?/ , <?/ , the nose.] (Anat.) Having the nose narrow; -- said esp. of the skull. Opposed to platyrhine .

Leptostraca <Xpage=844>

Lep*tos"tra*ca (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ thin, slender + <?/ shell of a testacean.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of Crustacea, including Nebalia and allied forms.

Leptothrix <Xpage=844>

Lep"to*thrix (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ small + <?/ hair.] (Biol.) A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated.

Leptothrix <Xpage=844>

Lep"to*thrix , a. [See Leptothrix , n. ] (Biol.) Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form chain of filiform individuals.

Leptus <Xpage=844>

Lep"tus (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/ thin, small.] (Zo\'94l.) The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; -- sometimes used as a generic name. See Harvest mite , under Harvest .

Leptynite <Xpage=844>

Lep"ty*nite (?) , n. (Min.) See Granulite .

Lere <Xpage=844>