Chapter 910

2. The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid storax .

Liquidamber <Xpage=858>

Liq"uid*am`ber , n. See Liquidambar .

Liquidate <Xpage=858>

Liq"ui*date (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Liquidated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Liquidating .] [LL. liquidatus , p. p. of liquidate to liquidate, fr. L. liquidus liquid, clear. See Liquid .] 1. (Law) To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness); or, where there is an indebtedness to more than one person, to determine the precise amount of (each indebtedness); to make the amount of (an indebtedness); clear and certain.

A debt or demand is liquidated whenever the amount due is agreed on by the parties, or fixed by the operation of law. 15 Ga. Rep. 821.

If our epistolary accounts were fairly liquidated , I believe you would be brought in considerable debtor. Chesterfield.

2. In an extended sense: To ascertain the amount, or the several amounts, of , and apply assets toward the discharge of (an indebtedness).

Abbott.

3. To discharge; to pay off, as an indebtedness.

Friburg was ceded to Zurich by Sigismund to liquidate a debt of a thousand florins. W. Coxe.

4. To make clear and intelligible.

Time only can liquidate the meaning of all parts of a compound system. A. Hamilton.

5. To make liquid. [Obs.]

Liquidated damages (Law) , damages the amount of which is fixed or ascertained.

Abbott.

Liquidation <Xpage=858>

Liq`ui*da"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. liquidation .] The act or process of liquidating; the state of being liquidated.

To go into liquidation (Law) , to turn over to a trustee one's assets and accounts, in order that the several amounts of one's indebtedness be authoritatively ascertained, and that the assets may be applied toward their discharge.

Liquidator <Xpage=858>

Liq"ui*da`tor (?) , n. [Cf. F. liquidateur .] 1. One who, or that which, liquidates.

2. An officer appointed to conduct the winding up of a company, to bring and defend actions and suits in its name, and to do all necessary acts on behalf of the company. [Eng.]

Mozley & W.

Liquidity <Xpage=858>

Li*quid"i*ty (?) , n. [L. liquiditas , fr. liquidus liquid: cf. F. liquidit\'82 .] The state or quality of being liquid.

<-- (Finance) the quality of being readily convertible to cash. -->

Liquidize <Xpage=858>

Liq"uid*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Liquidized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Liquidizing (?) .] To render liquid.

Liquidly <Xpage=858>

Liq"uid*ly , adv. In a liquid manner; flowingly.

Liquidness <Xpage=858>

Liq"uid*ness , n. The quality or state of being liquid; liquidity; fluency.

Liquor <Xpage=858>

Liq"uor (?) , n. [OE. licour , licur , OF. licur , F. liqueur , fr. L. liquor , fr. liquere to be liquid. See Liquid , and cf. Liqueur .] 1. Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like.

2. Specifically, alcoholic or spirituous fluid, either distilled or fermented, as brandy, wine, whisky, beer, etc.

3. (Pharm.) A solution of a medicinal substance in water; -- distinguished from tincture and aqua .

&hand; The U. S. Pharmacopoeia includes, in this class of preparations, all aqueous solutions without sugar, in which the substance acted on is wholly soluble in water, excluding those in which the dissolved matter is gaseous or very volatile, as in the aqu\'91 or waters.

U. S. Disp.

Labarraque's liquor (Old Chem.) , a solution of an alkaline hypochlorite, as sodium hypochlorite, used in bleaching and as a disinfectant. -- Liquor of flints , &or; Liquor silicum (Old Chem.) , soluble glass; -- so called because formerly made from powdered flints. See Soluble glass , under Glass . -- Liquor of Libavius . (Old Chem.) See Fuming liquor of Libavius , under Fuming . -- Liquor sanguinis (<?/) , (Physiol.) , the blood plasma. -- Liquor thief , a tube for taking samples of liquor from a cask through the bung hole. -- To be in liquor , to be intoxicated.

Liquor <Xpage=858>

Liq"uor , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Liquored (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Liquoring .] 1. To supply with liquor. [R.]

2. To grease. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Liquor fishermen's boots. Shak.

<-- liquored up. intoxicated by liquor -->

Liquorice <Xpage=858>

Liq"uor*ice (?) , n. See Licorice .

Liquorish <Xpage=858>

Liq"uor*ish , a. See Lickerish . [Obs.]

Shak.

Liquorous <Xpage=858>

Liq"uor*ous (?) , a. Eagerly desirous. See Lickerish . [Obs.]

Marston.

Lira <Xpage=858>

Li"ra (?) , n. ; pl. Lire (#) . [It., fr. L. libra the Roman pound. Cf. Livre .] An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc.

Lirella <Xpage=858>

Li*rel"la (?) , n. [NL., dim. of L. lira a furrow.] (Bot.) A linear apothecium furrowed along the middle; the fruit of certain lichens.

Lirelliform <Xpage=858>

Li*rel"li*form (?) , a. [ Lirella + -form .] (Bot.) Like a lirella. [Written also lirell\'91form .]

Liriodendron <Xpage=858>

Lir`i*o*den"dron (?) , n. ; pl. Liriodendra (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ lily + <?/ tree.] (Bot.) A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also canoewood . Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.

Liripipe <Xpage=858>

Lir"i*pipe (?) , n. [Obs.] See Liripoop .

Liripoop <Xpage=858>

Lir"i*poop (?) , n. [OF. liripipion , liripion , LL. liripipium . Said to be corrupted from L. cleri ephippium , lit., the clergy's caparison.] 1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men, etc. [Obs.]

2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem. [Obs.]

Stanihurst.

3. A silly person. [Obs.]

A liripoop , vel lerripoop , a silly, empty creature; an old dotard. Milles. MS. Devon Gloss.

Liroconite <Xpage=858>

Li*roc"o*nite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ pale + <?/ power.] (Min.) A hydrated arseniate of copper, occurring in obtuse pyramidal crystals of a sky-blue or verdigris-green color.

Lisbon <Xpage=858>

Lis"bon (?) , n. A sweet, light-colored species of wine, produced in the province of Estremadura, and so called as being shipped from Lisbon, in Portugal.

Lisle <Xpage=858>

Lisle (?) , n. A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.

Lisle glove , a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread. -- Lisle lace , a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle. -- Lisle thread , a hard twisted cotton thread, originally produced at Lisle.

Lisne <Xpage=858>

Lisne (?) , n. [Prov. E. lissen , lisne , a cleft in a rock.] A cavity or hollow. [Obs.]

Sir M. Hale.

Lisp <Xpage=858>

Lisp (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lisped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lisping .] [OE. lispen , lipsen , AS. wlisp stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G. lispeln , Sw. l\'84spa , Dan. lespe .] 1. To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th ; -- a defect common among children.

2. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.

As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisped in numbers came. Pope.

3. To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.

Lest when my lisping , guilty tongue should halt. Drayton.

Lisp <Xpage=858>

Lisp , v. t. 1. To pronounce with a lisp.

2. To utter with imperfect articulation; to express with words pronounced imperfectly or indistinctly, as a child speaks; hence, to express by the use of simple, childlike language.

To speak unto them after their own capacity, and to lisp e words unto them according as the babes and children of that age might sound them again. Tyndale.

3. To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially; as, to lisp treason .

Lisp <Xpage=858>

Lisp , n. The habit or act of lisping. See Lisp , v. i. , 1.

I overheard her answer, with a very pretty lisp , "O! Strephon, you are a dangerous creature."

Tatler.

Lisper <Xpage=858>

Lisp"er (?) , n. One who lisps.

Lispingly <Xpage=858>

Lisp"ing*ly , adv. With a lisp; in a lisping manner.

Liss <Xpage=858>

Liss (?) , n. [AS. liss .] Release; remission; ease; relief. [Obs.] "Of penance had a lisse ."

Chaucer.

Liss <Xpage=858>

Liss , v. t. [AS. lissan .] To free, as from care or pain; to relieve. [Obs.] " Lissed of his care."

Chaucer.

Lissencephala <Xpage=858>

Lis`sen*ceph"a*la (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ smooth + <?/ the brain.] (Zo\'94l.) A general name for all those placental mammals that have a brain with few or no cerebral convolutions, as Rodentia, Insectivora, etc.

Lissom, Lissome <Xpage=858>

Lis"som , Lis"some (?) , a. [For lithesome .] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome.

Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson.

2. Light; nimble; active.

Halliwell.

-- Lis"some*ness , n.

List <Xpage=858>

List (?) , n. [F. lice , LL. liciae , pl., from L. licium thread, girdle.] A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural ( lists ), the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat.

Chaucer.

In measured lists to toss the weighty lance. Pope.

To enter the lists , to accept a challenge, or engage in contest.

List <Xpage=858>

List , v. t. To inclose for combat; as, to list a field .

List <Xpage=858>

List , v. i. [See Listen .] To hearken; to attend; to listen. [Obs. except in poetry.]

Stand close, and list to him. Shak.

List <Xpage=858>

List , v. t. To listen or hearken to.

Then weigh what loss your honor may sustain, If with too credent ear you list his songs. Shak.

List <Xpage=858>

List , v. i. [OE. listen , lusten , AS. lystan , from lust pleasure. See Lust.] 1. To desire or choose; to please.

The wind bloweth where it listeth . John iii. 8.

Them that add to the Word of God what them listeth . Hooker.

Let other men think of your devices as they list . Whitgift.

2. (Naut.) To lean; to incline; as, the ship lists to port .

List <Xpage=858>

List , n. 1. Inclination; desire. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

2. (Naut.) An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard .

List <Xpage=858>

List , n. [AS. l\'c6st a list of cloth; akin to D. lijst , G. leiste , OHG. l\'c6sta ,Icel. lista , listi , Sw. list , Dan. liste . In sense 5 from F. liste , of German origin, and thus ultimately the same word.] 1. A strip forming the woven border or selvedge of cloth, particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it; hence, a strip of cloth; a fillet. " Gartered with a red and blue list . "

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Shak.

2. A limit or boundary; a border.

The very list , the very utmost bound, Of all our fortunes. Shak.

3. The lobe of the ear; the ear itself. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

4. A stripe. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

5. A roll or catalogue, that is row or line; a record of names; as, a list of names, books, articles; a list of ratable estate.

He was the ablest emperor of all the list . Bacon.

6. (Arch.) A little square molding; a fillet; -- called also listel .

7. (Carp.) A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board.

8. (Rope Making) A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman.

9. (Tin-plate Manuf.) (a) The first thin coat of tin. (b) A wirelike rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated.

Civil list ( Great Britain & U.S. ), the civil officers of government, as judges, ambassadors, secretaries, etc. Hence, the revenues or appropriations of public money for the support of the civil officers. More recently, the civil list , in England, embraces only the expenses of the reigning monarch's household. Free list . (a) A list of articles admitted to a country free of duty . (b) A list of persons admitted to any entertainment, as a theater or opera, without payment, or to whom a periodical, or the like, is furnished without cost.

Syn. -- Roll; catalogue; register; inventory; schedule. -- List , Boll , Catalogue , Register , Inventory , Schedule . A list is properly a simple series of names, etc., in a brief form, such as might naturally be entered in a narrow strip of paper. A roll was originally a list containing the names of persons belonging to a public body (as Parliament, etc.), which was rolled up and laid aside among its archives. A catalogue is a list of persons or things arranged in order, and usually containing some description of the same, more or less extended. A register is designed for record or preservation. An inventory is a list of articles, found on hand in a store of goods, or in the estate of a deceased person, or under similar circumstances. A schedule is a formal list or inventory prepared for legal or business purposes.

List <Xpage=859>

List (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Listed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Listing .] [From list a roll.] 1. To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colors, or form a border.

Sir H. Wotton.

2. To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; as, to list a door ; to stripe as if with list.

The tree that stood white- listed through the gloom. Tennyson.

3. To enroll; to place or register in a list.

Listed among the upper serving men. Milton.

4. To engage, as a soldier; to enlist.

I will list you for my soldier. Sir W. Scott.

5. (Carp.) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board .

To list a stock (Stock Exchange) , to put it in the list of stocks called at the meeting of the board. <-- to put it on a list of stocks which may be traded on a specific stock exchange -->

List <Xpage=859>

List , v. i. To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist.

Listel <Xpage=859>

List"el (?) , n. [F. listel , dim. of liste fillet, list. See List the edge.] (Arch.) Same as List , n. , 6.

Listen <Xpage=859>

Lis"ten (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Listened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Listening .] [OE. listnen , listen , lustnen , lusten , AS. hlystan ; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust , Icel. hlusta to listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in suspense, OHG. hlos\'c7n to listen, Gr. <?/, and E. loud . &root;41. See Loud , and cf. List to listen.] 1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

When we have occasion to listen , and give a more particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is drawn to a more than ordinary tension. Holder.

2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to obey.

Listen to me, and by me be ruled. Tennyson.

To listen after , to take an interest in. [Obs.]

Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines; scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and professors. Fuller.

Syn. -- To attend; hearken. See Attend .

Listen <Xpage=859>

Lis"ten , v. t. To attend to. [Obs.]

Shak.

Listener <Xpage=859>

Lis"ten*er (?) , n. One who listens; a hearkener.

Lister <Xpage=859>

List"er (?) , n. One who makes a list or roll.

Lister <Xpage=859>

Lis"ter (?) , n. Same as Leister .

Listerian <Xpage=859>

Lis*te"ri*an (?) , a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to listerism.

Listerism <Xpage=859>

Lis"ter*ism (?) , n. (Med.) The systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the treatment of wounds; -- so called from Joseph Lister , an English surgeon.

Listful <Xpage=859>

List"ful (?) , a. Attentive [Obs.]

Spenser.

Listing <Xpage=859>

List"ing , n. 1. The act or process of one who lists (in any sense of the verb); as, the listing of a door; the listing of a stock at the Stock Exchange.

2. The selvedge of cloth; list.

3. (Carp.) The sapwood cut from the edge of a board.

4. (Agric.) The throwing up of the soil into ridges, -- a method adopted in the culture of beets and some garden crops. [Local, U. S.]

Listless <Xpage=859>

List"less , a. [OE. listles , lustles . See Lust .] Having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless; spiritless. " A listless unconcern."

Thomson.

Benumbed with cold, and listless of their gain. Dryden.

I was listless , and desponding. Swift.

Syn. -- Heedless; careless; indifferent; vacant; uninterested; languid; spiritless; supine; indolent.

-- List"less*ly , adv. -- List"less*ness , n.

Lit <Xpage=859>

Lit (?) , a form of the imp. & p. p. of Light .

Litany <Xpage=859>