Chapter 908

Lin"en , n. [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin . flax, AS. l\'c6n flax, whence l\'c6nen made of flax; akin to OS., Icel., & MHG. l\'c6n flax and linen, G. lein , leinen , linen, Sw. lin flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen, Gr. <?/. Cf. Line , Linseed .] 1. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc. "In linen white as milk."

Robert of Brunne.

2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.

<-- 3. pl. bed linens -->

Linen draper , a dealer in linen. -- Linen prover , a small microscope for counting the threads in a given space in linen fabrics. -- Linen scroll , Linen pattern (Arch.) , an ornament for filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff symmetrically disposed. <-- bed linens, sheets and pillowcases for a bed. -->

Linener <Xpage=856>

Lin"en*er , n. A dealer in linen; a linen draper. [Obs.]

Lineolate <Xpage=856>

Lin"e*o*late (?) , a. [L. lineola , dim. of linea line.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) Marked with little lines.

2. (Bot.) Marked longitudinally with fine lines.

Gray.

Liner <Xpage=856>

Lin"er (?) , n. 1. One who lines, as, a liner of shoes .

2. A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.

3. (Mach.) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, etc., ; a shim.

4. (Steam Engine) A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.

5. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.

6. (Baseball) A ball which, when struck, flies through the air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground. <-- = line drive, also (Coloq.) clothesliner -->

-ling <Xpage=856>

-ling (?) . [AS. -ling .] A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duck -ling , dos ling , hire ling , foster ling , first ling , under ling .

-ling <Xpage=856>

-ling . An adverbial suffix; as, dark ling , flat ling .

Ling <Xpage=856>

Ling (?) , n. [OE. lenge ; akin to D. leng , G. l\'84nge , Dan. lange , Sw. l<?/nga , Icel. langa . So named from its being long . See Long , a. ] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A large, marine, gadoid fish ( Molva vulgaris ) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also drizzle . (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario. (c) An American hake of the genus Phycis . [Canada] (d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus Genypterus . The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia.

Ling <Xpage=856>

Ling , n. [Icel. lyng ; akin to Dan. lyng , Sw. ljung .] (Bot.) Heather ( Calluna vulgaris ).

Ling honey , a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather.

Holland.

Linga, Lingam <Xpage=856>

Lin"ga (?) , Lin"gam (?) , n. [Skr. linga .] The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped in his character of the creative and reproductive power.

Whitworth. E. Arnold.

Ling-bird <Xpage=856>

Ling"-bird` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The European meadow pipit; -- called also titling .

Lingel <Xpage=856>

Lin"gel (?) , n. [F. ligneul , dim. of L. linea a linen thread.] 1. A shoemaker's thread. [Obs.]

2. A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts.

Crabb.

Lingence <Xpage=856>

Lin"gence (?) , n. [L. lingere to lick.] A linctus. [Obs.]

Fuller.

Linger <Xpage=856>

Lin"ger (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lingered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lingering .] [OE. lengen to tarry, AS. lengan to prolong, put off, fr. lang long. <?/. See Long , a. ] To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind. Gray.

Perhaps thou linger'st , in deep thoughts detained. Milton.

Syn. -- To loiter; lag; saunter; delay; tarry; stop; hesitate.

Linger <Xpage=856>

Lin"ger , v. t. 1. To protract; to draw out. [Obs.]

She lingers my desires. Shak.

2. To spend or pass in lingering manner; -- with out ; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed .

Dryden.

Lingerer <Xpage=856>

Lin"ger*er (?) , n. One who lingers.

Guardian.

Lingering <Xpage=856>

Lin"ger*ing , a. 1. Delaying.

2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease .

To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly. Rambler.

Lingeringly <Xpage=856>

Lin"ger*ing*ly , adv. With delay; slowly; tediously.

Linget <Xpage=856>

Lin"get (?) , n. [F. lingot , perh. fr. L. lingua tongue (see Tongue ). Cf. Ingot .] An ingot. [Written also lingot .]

Lingism <Xpage=856>

Ling"ism (?) , n. A mode of treating certain diseases, as obesity, by gymnastics; -- proposed by Pehr Henrik Ling , a Swede. See Kinesiatrics .

Lingle <Xpage=856>

Lin"gle (?) , n. See Lingel .

Lingo <Xpage=856>

Lin"go (?) , n. [L. lingua tongue, language. See Lingual .] Language; speech; dialect. [Slang]

Lingoa wood <Xpage=856>

Lin*go"a wood` (?) . Amboyna wood.

Lingot <Xpage=856>

Lin"got (?) , n. A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget .

Lingua <Xpage=856>

Lin"gua (?) , n. ; pl. Lingu\'91 (#) . [L., the tongue.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A tongue. (b) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.

Linguacious <Xpage=856>

Lin*gua"cious (?) , a. [L. linguax , -acis , loquacious, fr. lingua tongue.] Given to the use of the tongue; loquacious. [Obs.]

Linguadental <Xpage=856>

Lin`gua*den"tal (?) , a. [L. lingua tongue + E. dental .] (Phonetics) Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth; dentolingual, as the letters d and t .

Linguadental <Xpage=856>

Lin`gua*den"tal , n. (Phonetics) An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.

Lingua Franca <Xpage=856>

Lin"gua Fran"ca (?) . [It., prop., language of the Franks.] The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the language of the people of the region and foreign traders.

Lingual <Xpage=856>

Lin"gual (?) , a. [L. lingua tongue: cf. F. lingual . See Tongue , and cf. Language .] Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.

Lingual ribbon . (Zo\'94l.) See Odontophore .

Lingual <Xpage=856>

Lin"gual , n. A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t , d , th , and n ) and to the letters denoting them.

&hand; In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as t , th , d , dh , n , are called linguals, cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of the palate.

Linguality <Xpage=856>

Lin*gual"i*ty (?) , n. The quality of being lingual.

Linguatulida <Xpage=856>

Lin`gua*tu"li*da (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lingua tongue.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Linguatulina .

Linguatulina <Xpage=856>

Lin*guat`*u*li"na (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lingua tongue.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida .

&hand; The adults of some species inhabit the nostrils and nasal sinuses of dogs and other carnivores. The young, after being swallowed by sheep, rabbits, etc., find their way to the lungs and liver and become encysted. These, when eaten by carnivores, develop into the adult forms.

Linguidental <Xpage=856>

Lin`gui*den"tal (?) , a. & n. Linguadental.

Linguiform <Xpage=856>

Lin"gui*form (?) , a. [L. lingua tongue + -form : cf. F. linguiforme .] Having the form of the tongue; tongue-shaped.

Linguist <Xpage=856>

Lin"guist (?) , n. [L. lingua tongue, speech, language: cf. F. linguiste .] 1. A master of the use of language; a talker. [Obs.]

I'll dispute with him; He's a rare linguist . J. Webster.

2. A person skilled in languages.

There too were Gibbon, the greatest historian, and Jones, the greatest linguist , of the age. Macaulay.

Linguistic, Linguistical <Xpage=856>

Lin*guis"tic (?) , Lin*guis"tic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. linguistique. ] Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.

Linguistically <Xpage=856>

Lin*guis"tic*al*ly , adv. In a linguistic manner; from the point of view of a linguist.

Tylor.

Linguistics <Xpage=856>

Lin*guis"tics (?) , n. [Cf. F. linguistique .] The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.

Lingula <Xpage=856>

Lin"gu*la (?) , n. ; pl. -l\'91 (#) . [L., a little tongue.] 1. (Anat.) A tonguelike process or part.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the genus Lingula , and related genera. See Brachiopoda , and Illustration in Appendix.

Lingula flags (Geol.) , a group of strata in the lower Silurian or Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the layers contain vast numbers of a species of Lingula.

Lingulate <Xpage=856>

Lin"gu*late (?) , a. [L. lingulatus , fr. lingula a little tongue. Cf. Ligulate .] Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.

Linigerous <Xpage=856>

Li*nig"er*ous (?) , a. [L. linum flax + -gerous .] Bearing flax; producing linen.

Liniment <Xpage=856>

Lin"i*ment (?) , n. [L. linimentum , fr. linire , linere , to besmear, anoint : cf. F. liniment . Cf. Letter , Lime a viscous substance.] A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant.

Lining <Xpage=856>

Lin"ing (?) , n. [See Line to cover the in side.] 1. The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining.

2. That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything.

The lining of his coffers shall make coats To deck our soldiers. Shak.

Link <Xpage=856>

Link (?) , n. [Prob. corrupted from lint and this for lunt a torch, match, D. lont match; akin to G. lunte , cf. MHG. l\'81nden to burn. Cf. Lunt , Linstock .] A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

Shak.

Link <Xpage=856>

Link , n. [OE. linke , AS. hlence ; akin to Sw. l\'84nk ring of a chain, Dan. l\'91nke chain, Icel. hlekkr ; cf. G. gelenk joint, link, ring of a chain, lenken to bend.] 1. A single ring or division of a chain.

2. Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds together, or connects, separate things; a part of a connected series; a tie; a bond. " Links of iron." Shak .

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The link of brotherhood, by which One common Maker bound me to the kind. Cowper.

And so by double links enchained themselves in lover's life. Gascoigne.

3. Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair .

Mortimer.

4. (Kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.

5. (Mach.) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (Steam Engine) , the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion .

6. (Surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length. Cf. Chain , n. , 4.

7. (Chem.) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; -- applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.

8. pl. Sausages; -- because linked together. [Colloq.]

<-- 9. pl. A golf course. -->

Link <Xpage=857>

Link (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Linked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Linking .] To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join; to attach; to unite; to couple.

All the tribes and nations that composed it [the Roman Empire] were linked together, not only by the same laws and the same government, but by all the facilities of commodious intercourse, and of frequent communication. Eustace.

Link <Xpage=857>

Link , v. i. To be connected.

No one generation could link with the other. Burke.

Linkage <Xpage=857>

Link"age (?) , n. 1. The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.

2. (Chem.) Manner of linking or of being linked; -- said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.

3. (Geom.) A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joins, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane.

Linkboy, Linkman <Xpage=857>

Link"boy` (?) , Link"man (?) , n. [See 1st Link .] A boy or man that carried a link or torch to light passengers. <-- sic -->

Link motion <Xpage=857>

Link" mo"tion (?) . (Steam Engine) A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link , in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will; -- used very generally in locomotives and marine engines.

&hand; The illustration shows a link motion for a vertical engine, c representing the shaft carrying two eccentrics, a and b , for making the engine run forward and backward, respectively, their rods e and d being jointed to opposite ends of the slotted link f , in the opening of which is a pin g which is attached to the valve rod h . The valve will receive the motion of the forward eccentric when is in the position shown, and the motion of the backward eccentric when the link is shifted so far to the right as to bring e in line with h , or a compound motion derived from both eccentrics when the link is shifted to intermediate positions, the compound motion causing the valve to cut off the steam at a point determined by the position to which the link may have been shifted.

Linkwork <Xpage=857>

Link"work` (?) , n. 1. A fabric consisting of links made of metal or other material fastened together; also, a chain.

And thou shalt make hooks of gold, and two chains of fine gold; linkwork and wreathed. Udall.

2. Mechanism in which links, or intermediate connecting pieces, are employed to transmit motion from one part to another.

Linn\'91a borealis <Xpage=857>

Lin*n\'91"a bo`re*a"lis (?) . [NL. Linnaeus Linn\'91an + L. borealis northern.] (Bot.) The twin flower which grows in cold northern climates.

Linn\'91an, Linnean <Xpage=857>

Lin*n\'91"an , Lin*ne"an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Linn\'91us , the celebrated Swedish botanist.

Linnaean system (Bot.) , the system in which the classes are founded mainly upon the stamens, and the orders upon the pistils; the artificial or sexual system.

Linn\'91ite <Xpage=857>

Lin*n\'91"ite (?) , n. [See Linn\'91an .] (Min.) A mineral of pale steel-gray color and metallic luster, occurring in isometric crystals, and also massive. It is a sulphide of cobalt containing some nickel or copper.

Linne <Xpage=857>

Linne (?) , n. Flax. See Linen . [Obs.]

Linnet <Xpage=857>

Lin"net (?) , n. [F. linot , linotte , from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l\'c6netwige , fr. AS. l\'c6n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See Linen .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota , Acanthis , and allied genera, esp. the common European species ( L. cannabina ), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet , red linnet , rose linnet , brown linnet , lintie , lintwhite , gorse thatcher , linnet finch , and greater redpoll . The American redpoll linnet ( Acanthis linaria ) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll , and Twite .

Green linnet (Zo\'94l.) , the European green finch.

Linoleate <Xpage=857>

Li*no"le*ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of linoleic acid.

Linoleic <Xpage=857>

Li*no"le*ic (?) , a. Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically (Chem.) , designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts.

Linoleum <Xpage=857>

Li*no"le*um (?) , n. [L. lin um flax + oleum oil.] 1. Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by treatment with chloride of sulphur. In this condition it is used for many of the purposes to which India rubber has been applied.

2. A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing.

Linoxin <Xpage=857>