Chapter 909

Li*nox"in (?) , n. [ Lino leic + ox ygen.] (Chem.) A resinous substance obtained as an oxidation product of linoleic acid. [Written also linoxyn .]

Linsang <Xpage=857>

Lin*sang" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any viverrine mammal of the genus Prionodon , inhabiting the East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang ( P. gracilis ) is white, crossed by broad, black bands. The Guinea linsang ( Porana Richardsonii ) is brown with black spots.

Linseed <Xpage=857>

Lin"seed` (?) , n. [OE. lin flax + seed . See Linen .] (Bot.) The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained. [Written also lintseed .]

Linseed cake , the solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed. -- Linseed meal , linseed cake reduced to powder. -- Linseed oil , oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.

Linsey <Xpage=857>

Lin"sey (?) , n. [See Linen .] Linsey-woolsey.

Linsey-woolsey <Xpage=857>

Lin"sey-wool"sey (?) , n. 1. Cloth made of linen and wool, mixed.

2. Jargon. [Obs.]

Shak.

Linsey-woolsey <Xpage=857>

Lin"sey-wool"sey , a. Made of linen and wool; hence, of different and unsuitable parts; mean.

Johnson.

Linstock <Xpage=857>

Lin"stock (?) , n. [Corrupt. fr. luntstock , D. lonistok ; lont lunt + stok stock, stick. See Link a torch, Lunt , and Stock .] A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. [Written also lintstock .]

Lint <Xpage=857>

Lint (?) , n. [AS. l\'c6net flax, hemp, fr. l\'c6n flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen cloth, linen, from linteus linen, a., fr. lineum flax, lint. See Linen .] 1. Flax.

2. Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics.

Lint doctor (Calico-printing Mach.) , a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder.

Lintel <Xpage=857>

Lin"tel (?) , n. [OE. lintel , F. linteau , LL. lintellus , for limitellus , a dim. fr. L. limes limit. See Limit .] (Arch.) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.

Lintie, Lintwhite <Xpage=857>

Lin"tie (?) , Lint"white` (?) , n. [AS. l\'c6netwige . See Linnet .] (Zo\'94l.) See Linnet .

Tennyson.

Lintseed <Xpage=857>

Lint"seed` (?) , n. See Linseed .

Linum <Xpage=857>

Li"num (?) , n. [L., flax.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax ( Linum usitatissimum ).

Lion <Xpage=857>

Li"on (?) , n. [F. lion , L. leo , -onis , akin to Gr. <?/. Cf. Chameleon , Dandelion , Leopard .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A large carnivorous feline mammal ( Felis leo ), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion , the male has only a slight mane. <-- now Panthera leo -->

2. (Astron.) A sign and a constellation; Leo.

3. An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time .

Such society was far more enjoyable than that of Edinburgh, for here he was not a lion , but a man. Prof. Wilson.

American lion (Zo\'94l.) , the puma or cougar. -- Lion ant (Zo\'94l.) , the ant-lion. -- Lion dog (Zo\'94l.) , a fancy dog with a flowing mane, usually clipped to resemble a lion's mane. -- Lion lizard (Zo\'94l.) , the basilisk. -- Lion's share , all, or nearly all; the best or largest part; -- from \'92sop's fable of the lion hunting in company with certain smaller beasts, and appropriating to himself all the prey.

Lionced <Xpage=857>

Li"onced (?) , a. (Her.) Adorned with lions heads; having arms terminating in lions' heads; -- said of a cross. [Written also leonced .]

Lioncel <Xpage=857>

Li"on*cel (?) , n. [OE., F. lionceau , dim. of lion .] (Her.) A small lion, especially one of several borne in the same coat of arms.

Lionel <Xpage=857>

Li"on*el (?) , n. [OF., dim. of lion .] (Zo\'94l.) The whelp of a lioness; a young lion.

Lioness <Xpage=857>

Li"on*ess , n. [OF. lionesse .] (Zo\'94l.) A female lion.

Lionet <Xpage=857>

Li"on*et (?) , n. [OF., dim. of lion .] (Zo\'94l.) A young or small lion.

Lion-heart <Xpage=857>

Li"on-heart` (?) , n. A very brave person.

Lion-hearted <Xpage=857>

Li"on-heart`ed (?) , a. Very brave; brave and magnanimous.

Sir W. Scott.

Lionhood <Xpage=857>

Li"on*hood (?) , n. State of being a lion.

Carlyle.

Lionism <Xpage=857>

Li"on*ism (?) , n. An attracting of attention, as a lion; also, the treating or regarding as a lion.

Lionize <Xpage=857>

Li"on*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lionized (?) , p. pr. & vb. n. Lionizing (<?/) .] 1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest.

J. D. Forbes.

2. To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest.

Macaulay.

Lionlike <Xpage=857>

Li"on*like` (?) , a. Like a lion; brave as a lion.

Lionly <Xpage=857>

Li"on*ly , a. Like a lion; fierce. [Obs.]

Milton.

Lion's ear <Xpage=857>

Li"on's ear` (?) . (Bot.) A name given in Western South America to certain plants with shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of Culcitium , and Espeletia .

Lion's foot <Xpage=857>

Li"on's foot` (?) . (Bot.) (a) A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes , of which several species are found in the United States. (b) The edelweiss.

Lionship <Xpage=857>

Li"on*ship (?) , n. The state of being a lion.

Lion's leaf <Xpage=857>

Li"on's leaf` (?) . (Bot.) A South European plant of the genus Leontice ( L. leontopetalum ), the tuberous roots of which contain so much alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap.

Lion's tail <Xpage=857>

Li"on's tail` (?) . (Bot.) A genus of labiate plants ( Leonurus ); -- so called from a fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a lion's tail. L. Cardiaca is the common motherwort .

Lion's tooth <Xpage=857>

Li"on's tooth` (?) ; pl. Lions' teeth (<?/) . (Bot.) See Leontodon .

Lip <Xpage=857>

Lip (?) , n. [OE. lippe , AS. lippa ; akin to D. lip , G. lippe , lefze , OHG. lefs , Dan. l\'91be , Sw. l\'84pp , L. labium , labrum . Cf. Labial .] 1. One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself.

Thine own lips testify against thee. Jeb xv. 6.

2. An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel .

3. The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.

4. (Bot.) (a) One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla. (b) The odd and peculiar petal in the Orchis family. See Orchidaceous .

5. (Zo\'94l.) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.

Lip bit , a pod auger. See Auger . -- Lip comfort , comfort that is given with words only. -- Lip comforter , one who comforts with words only. -- Lip labor , unfelt or insincere speech; hypocrisy. Bale . -- Lip reading , the catching of the words or meaning of one speaking by watching the motion of his lips without hearing his voice. Carpenter . -- Lip salve , a salve for sore lips. -- Lip service , expression by the lips of obedience and devotion without the performance of acts suitable to such sentiments. -- Lip wisdom , wise talk without practice, or unsupported by experience. -- Lip work . (a) Talk . (b) Kissing . [Humorous] B. Jonson . -- Lip make a lip , to drop the under lip in sullenness or contempt. Shak . -- To shoot out the lip (Script.) , to show contempt by protruding the lip.

Lip <Xpage=857>

Lip , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lipped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lipping (?) .] 1. To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to kiss.

The bubble on the wine which breaks Before you lip the glass. Praed.

A hand that kings Have lipped and trembled kissing. Shak.

2. To utter; to speak. [R.]

Keats.

Lip <Xpage=857>

Lip , v. t. To clip; to trim. [Obs.]

Holland.

Lip\'91mia <Xpage=857>

Li*p\'91"mi*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ fat + <?/ blood.] (Med.) A condition in which fat occurs in the blood.

Lipans <Xpage=857>

Li*pans" (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Lipan (<?/) . (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Inedians, inhabiting the northern part of Mexico. They belong to the Tinneh stock, and are closely related to the Apaches.

Liparian <Xpage=857>

Li*pa"ri*an (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of a family ( Liparid\'91 ) of destructive bombycid moths, as the tussock moths.

Liparite <Xpage=857>

Lip"a*rite (?) , n. [So called from Lipari , the island.] (Min.) A quartzose trachyte; rhyolite.

Lipic <Xpage=857>

Lip"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ fat.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by the oxidation of oleic acid, tallow, wax, etc.

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Lipinic <Xpage=858>

Li*pin"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Lipic.

Lipless <Xpage=858>

Lip"less (?) , a , Having no lips.

Liplet <Xpage=858>

Lip"let (?) , n. A little lip.

Lipocephala <Xpage=858>

Lip`o*ceph"a*la (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to be lacking + <?/ head.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Lamellibranchia .

Lipochrin <Xpage=858>

Lip"o*chrin (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ fat + <?/ color.] (Physiol. Chem.) A yellow coloring matter, soluble in ether, contained in the small round fat drops in the retinal epithelium cells. It is best obtained from the eyes of frogs.

Lipogram <Xpage=858>

Lip"o*gram (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, to leave, omit + gram.] A writing composed of words not having a certain letters; -- as in the Odyssey of Tryphiodorus there was no A in the first book, no B in the second, and so on.

Lipogrammatic <Xpage=858>

Lip"o*gram*mat"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/: cf. F. lipogrammatique .] Omitting a letter; composed of words not having a certain letter or letters; as, lipogrammatic writings .

Lipogrammatist <Xpage=858>

Lip`o*gram"ma*tist (?) , n. [Cf. F. lipogrammatiste .] One who makes a lipogram.

Lipoma <Xpage=858>

Li*po"ma (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/ fat + -oma .] (Med.) A tumor consisting of fat or adipose tissue. -- Li*pom"a*tous (#) , a.

Lipothymic <Xpage=858>

Li`po*thym"ic (?) , a. [Gr. , <?/.] Tending to swoon; fainting. [Written also leipothymic .]

Lipothymous <Xpage=858>

Li*poth"y*mous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ to leave, to lack + <?/ soul, life.] Pertaining, or given, to swooning; fainting.

Lipothymy <Xpage=858>

Li*poth"y*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/: cf. F. lipothymie .] A fainting; a swoon.

Jer. Taylor.

Lipped <Xpage=858>

Lipped (?) , a. 1. Having a lip or lips; having a raised or rounded edge resembling the lip; -- often used in composition; as, thick -lipped , thin -lipped , etc.

2. (Bot.) Labiate.

Lippitude <Xpage=858>

Lip"pi*tude (?) , n. [L. lippitudo , fr. lippus blear-eyed: cf. F. lippitude .] Soreness of eyes; the state of being blear-eyes; blearedness.

Lipse <Xpage=858>

Lipse (?) , v. i. To lisp. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Lipyl <Xpage=858>

Lip"yl (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ fat + -yl .] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical of glycerin. [Obs.]

Berzelius.

Liquable <Xpage=858>

Liq"ua*ble (?) , a. [l. liquabilis . See Liquate , v. i. ] Capable of being melted.

Liquate <Xpage=858>

Li"quate (?) , v. i. [L. liquatus , p. p. of liquare to melt.] To melt; to become liquid. [Obs.]

Woodward.

Liquate <Xpage=858>

Li"quate , v. t. (Metal.) To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material.

Liquation <Xpage=858>

Li*qua"tion (?) , n. [L. liquatio : cf. F. liquation .] 1. The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; also, the capacity of becoming liquid.

2. (Metal.) The process of separating, by heat, an easily fusible metal from one less fusible; eliquation.

Liquefacient <Xpage=858>

Liq`ue*fa"cient (?) , n. [L. liquefaciens , p. pr. of liquefacere . See Liquefy .] 1. That which serves to liquefy.

2. (Med.) An agent, as mercury, iodine, etc., which promotes the liquefying processes of the system, and increases the secretions.

Liquefaction <Xpage=858>

Liq`ue*fac"tion (?) , n. [L. liquefactio : cf. F. liqu\'82faction . See Liquefy .] 1. The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; especially, the conversion of a solid into a liquid by the sole agency of heat.

2. The state of being liquid.

3. (Chem. Physics) The act, process, or method, of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid by cold or pressure; as, the liquefaction of oxygen or hydrogen .

Liquefiable <Xpage=858>

Liq"ue*fi`a*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. liqu\'82fiable . See Liquefy .] Capable of being changed from a solid to a liquid state.

Liquefier <Xpage=858>

Liq"ue*fi`er (?) , n. That which liquefies.

Liquefy <Xpage=858>

Liq"ue*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Liquefied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Liquefying (?) .] [F. liqu\'82fier , L. liquere to be liquid + facere , -ficare (in comp.), to make. See Liquid , and -fy .] To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt; to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat.

Liquefy <Xpage=858>

Liq"ue*fy , v. i. To become liquid.

Liquescency <Xpage=858>

Li*ques"cen*cy (?) , n. [See Liquescent .] The quality or state of being liquescent.

Johnson.

Liquescent <Xpage=858>

Li*ques"cent (?) , a. [L. liquescens , p. pr. of liquescere to become liquid, incho. fr. liquere to be liquid.] Tending to become liquid; inclined to melt to melt; melting.

Liqueur <Xpage=858>

Li`queur" (?) , n. [F. See Liquor .] An aromatic alcoholic cordial.

&hand; Some liqueurs are prepared by infusing certain woods, fruits, or flowers, in either water or alcohol, and adding sugar, etc. Others are distilled from aromatic or flavoring agents.

Liquid <Xpage=858>

Liq"uid (?) , a. [L. liquidus , fr. liquere to be fluid or liquid; cf. Skr. r\'c6 to ooze , drop, l\'c6 to melt.] 1. Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.

Yes, though he go upon the plane and liquid water which will receive no step. Tyndale.

2. (Physics) Being in such a state that the component parts move among themselves, but do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do; neither solid nor a\'89riform; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor .

3. Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones. " Liquid melody."

Crashaw.

4. Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters .

5. Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air .

6. Clear; definite in terms or amount. [Obs.] "Though the debt should be entirely liquid ."

Ayliffe.

<-- 7. (Finance) the quality of being readily convertible to cash. -- said of assets, such as common stocks or bonds, tradable on a major stock exchange -->

Liquid glass . See Soluble glass , under Glass .

Liquid <Xpage=858>

Liq"uid , n. 1. A substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not a\'89riform. <-- needs a better definition: e.g. a fluid with a definite volume, but whose shape is determined by the container in which it is contained. Liquids, in contrast to gases, cannot expand indefinitely to fill an expanding container, and are only slightly compressible by application of pressure. -->

&hand; Liquid and fluid are terms often used synonymously, but fluid has the broader signification. All liquids are fluids, but many fluids, as air and the gases, are not liquids.

2. (Phon.) A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r , in bla , bra . M and n also are called liquids .

Liquid measure , a measure, or system of measuring, for liquids, by the gallon, quart, pint, gill, etc.

Liquidambar <Xpage=858>

Liq"uid*am`bar (?) , n. [ Liquid + amber .] 1. (Bot.) A genus consisting of two species of tall trees having star-shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit. Liquidambar styraciflua is the North American sweet qum , and L. Orientalis is found in Asia Minor.