Chapter 928

Lunge , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lunged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lunging (?) .] To make a lunge.

Lunge <Xpage=875>

Lunge , v. t. To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter.

Thackeray.

Lunge <Xpage=875>

Lunge , n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Namaycush .

Lunged <Xpage=875>

Lunged (?) , a. Having lungs, or breathing organs similar to lungs.

Lungfish <Xpage=875>

Lung"fish` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.

Lung-grown <Xpage=875>

Lung"-grown` (?) , a. (Med.) Having lungs that adhere to the pleura.

Lungie <Xpage=875>

Lun"gie (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A guillemot. [Written also longie .] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Sir W. Scott.

Lungis <Xpage=875>

Lun"gis (?) , n. [OF. longis . See Lounge .] A lingerer; a dull, drowsy fellow. [Obs.]

Lungless <Xpage=875>

Lung"less (?) , a. Being without lungs.

Lungoor <Xpage=875>

Lun"goor (?) , n. [Hind. lang&umac;r .] (Zo\'94l.) A long-tailed monkey ( Semnopithecus schislaceus ), from the mountainous districts of India.

Lungworm <Xpage=875>

Lung"worm` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle ( Strongylus micrurus ) and that of sheep ( S. filaria ) are the best known.

Lungwort <Xpage=875>

Lung"wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) An herb of the genus Pulmonaria ( P. officinalis ), of Europe; -- so called because the spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a diseased lung. (b) Any plant of the genus Mertensia (esp. M. Virginica and M. Sibirica ) plants nearly related to Pulmonaria . The American lungwort is Mertensia Virginica , Virginia cowslip.

Gray.

Cow's lungwort mullein. -- Sea lungwort , Mertensia maritima , found on the seacoast of Northern Europe and America. -- Tree lungwort , a lichen ( Sticta pulmonacea ) growing on trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of which it was once thought a remedy.

Lunicurrent <Xpage=875>

Lu"ni*cur"rent (?) , a. [L. luna moon + E. current .] Having relation to changes in currents that depend on the moon's phases.

Bache.

Luniform <Xpage=875>

Lu"ni*form (?) , a. [L. luna moon + -form : cf. F. luniforme .] Resembling the moon in shape.

Lunisolar <Xpage=875>

Lu"ni*so"lar (?) , a. [L. luna moon + E. solar : cf. F. lunisolaire .] Resulting from the united action, or pertaining to the mutual relations, of the sun and moon.

Lunisolar precession (Astron.) , that portion of the annual precession of the equinoxes which depends on the joint action of the sun and moon. -- Lunisolar year , a period of time, at the end of which, in the Julian calendar, the new and full moons and the eclipses recur on the same days of the week and month and year as in the previous period. It consists of 532 common years, being the least common multiple of the numbers of years in the cycle of the sun and the cycle of the moon.

Lunistice <Xpage=875>

Lu"ni*stice (?) , n. [L. luna . moon + sistere to cause to stand. Cf. Solstice .] (Astron.) The farthest point of the moon's northing and southing, in its monthly revolution. [Obs.]

Lunitidal <Xpage=875>

Lu"ni*tid`al (?) , a. Pertaining to tidal movements dependent on the moon.

Bache.

Lunitidal interval . See Retard , n.

Lunt <Xpage=875>

Lunt (?) , n. [D. lont ; akin to Dan. & G. lunte , Sw. lunta . Cf. Link a torch.] 1. The match cord formerly used in firing cannon.

2. A puff of smoke. [Scotch.]

Burns.

Lunula <Xpage=875>

Lu"nu*la (?) , n. ; pl. Lunul\'91 (#) . [L., prop., a little moon. See Lunule .] (Anat. & Zo\'94l.) Same as Lunule .

Lunular <Xpage=875>

Lu"nu*lar (?) , a. [Cf. F. lunulaire . See Lunula .] (Bot.) Having a form like that of the new moon; shaped like a crescent.

Lunulate, Lunulated <Xpage=875>

Lu"nu*late (?) , Lu"nu*la`ted (?) , a. [See Lunula .] (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Resembling a small crescent.

Gray.

Lunule <Xpage=875>

Lu"nule (?) , n. [F., fr. L. lunula , dim. of luna moon.] 1. (Anat.) Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune.

2. (Chem.) A lune. See Lune .

3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small or narrow crescent. (b) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust . of Bivalve .

Lunulet <Xpage=875>

Lu"nu*let (?) , n. [Dim. of lunule .] (Zo\'94l.) A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent; as, the lunulet on the wings of many insects .

Lunulite <Xpage=875>

Lu"nu*lite (?) , n. [ Lunule + -life : cf. F. lunulithe. See Lunula .] (Paleon.) Any bryozoan of the genus Lunulites , having a more or less circular form.

Luny <Xpage=875>

Lu"ny (?) , a. [Shortened fr. lunatic .] Crazy; mentally unsound. [Written also loony .] [Law, U.S.]

Lupercal <Xpage=875>

Lu*per"cal (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the Lupercalia.

Lupercal <Xpage=875>

Lu*per"cal , n. A grotto on the Palatine Hill sacred to Lupercus , the Lycean Pan.

Lupercalia <Xpage=875>

Lu`per*ca"li*a (?) , n. pl. [L. luperealis , fr. Lupercus the Lycean Pan, so called fr. lupus a wolf, because he kept off the wolves.] (Rom. Antiq.) A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.

Lupine <Xpage=875>

Lu"pine (?) , n. [L. lupinus , lupinum , apparently fr. lupinus belonging to a wolf, fr. lupus a wolf; perh. so called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: cf. F. lupin . Cf. Wolf .] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus , especially L. albus , the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United States is L. perennis . There are many species in California.

Lupine <Xpage=875>

Lu"pine (?) , a. [See Lupine , n. ] Wolfish; ravenous.

Gauden.

Lupinin <Xpage=875>

Lu"pin*in (?) , n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of lupine, and extracted as a yellowish white crystalline substance.

Lupinine <Xpage=875>

Lu"pin*ine (?) , n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in several species of lupine ( Lupinus luteus , L. albus , etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance. <-- [MI11] [1-R-trans]-Octahydro-2H-quinolizine-1-methanol, l-lupinine, C10H19NO, a bicyclic saturated quinolizine

CH2OH | /\ H /\ / \|/ \ | | | | N | \ / \ / \/ \/ -->

Lupulin <Xpage=875>

Lu"pu*lin (?) , n. [Cf. F. lupulin . See Lupuline .] 1. (Chem.) A bitter principle extracted from hops.

2. The fine yellow resinous powder found upon the strobiles or fruit of hops, and containing this bitter principle. [Written also lupuline .]

Lupuline <Xpage=875>

Lu"pu*line (?) , n. [NL. lupulus the hop, fr. L. lupus the hop: cf. F. lupuline .] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from hops as a colorless volatile liquid.

Lupulinic <Xpage=875>

Lu`pu*lin"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, hops; specifically, designating an acid obtained by the decomposition of lupulin.

Lupus <Xpage=875>

Lu"pus (?) , n. [L., a wolf. See Wolf .] 1. (Med.) A cutaneous disease occurring under two distinct forms.

&hand; Lupus erythematosus is characterized by an eruption of red patches, which become incrusted, leaving superficial scars. L. vulgaris is marked by the development of nodules which often ulcerate deeply and produce great deformity. Formerly the latter was often confounded with cancer, and some varieties of cancer were included under Lupus. <-- systemic lupus erythematosus is an inflammatory disease -->

2. (Astron.) The Wolf, a constellation situated south of Scorpio.

Lurcation <Xpage=875>

Lur*ca"tion (?) , n. [See its Lurch .] Gluttony; gormandizing. [Obs.]

Lurch <Xpage=875>

Lurch (?) , v. i. [L. lurcare , lurcari .] To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. [Obs.]

Too far off from great cities, which may hinder business; too near them, which lurcheth all provisions, and maketh everything dear. Bacon.

Lurch <Xpage=875>

Lurch , n. [OF. lourche name of a game; as adj., deceived, embarrassed.] 1. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.

2. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch .

Lady --- has cried her eyes out on losing a lurch . Walpole.

To leave one in the lurch . (a) In the game of cribbage, to leave one's adversary so far behind that the game is won before he has scored thirty-one . (b) To leave one behind; hence, to abandon, or fail to stand by, a person in a difficulty. Denham.

But though thou'rt of a different church, I will not leave thee in the lurch . Hudibras.

Lurch <Xpage=875>

Lurch , v. t. 1. To leave in the lurch; to cheat. [Obs.]

Never deceive or lurch the sincere communicant. South.

2. To steal; to rob. [Obs.]

And in the brunt of seventeen battles since He lurched all swords of the garland. Shak.

Lurch <Xpage=875>

Lurch , n. [Cf. W. llerch , llerc , a frisk, a frisking backward or forward, a loitering, a lurking, a lurking, llercian , llerciaw , to be idle, to frisk; or perh. fr. E. lurch to lurk.] A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind.

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Lurch <Xpage=876>

Lurch (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lurched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lurching .] To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.

Lurch <Xpage=876>

Lurch , v. i. [A variant of lurk .] 1. To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.

L'Estrange.

2. To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.

I . . . am fain to shuffle, to hedge, and to lurch . Shak.

Lurcher <Xpage=876>

Lurch"er (?) , n. [See Lurch to lurk.] 1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.

2. (Zo\'94l.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers.

Lurcher <Xpage=876>

Lurch"er , n. [L. lurco , lurcho , a glutton. See 1st Lurch .] A glutton; a gormandizer. [Obs.]

Lurchline <Xpage=876>

Lurch"line` (?) , n. The line by which a fowling net was pulled over so as to inclose the birds.

Lurdan <Xpage=876>

Lur"dan (?) , a. Stupid; blockish. [Obs.]

Lurdan <Xpage=876>

Lur"dan , n. [OF. lourdin , fr. lourd heavy, dull, thick-headed. See Lord .] A blockhead. [Obs.]

Lure <Xpage=876>

Lure (?) , n. [OF. loire , loirre , loerre , F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder , G. luder lure, carrion.] 1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.

Shak.

2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.

Milton.

3. (Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush.

Knight.

Lure <Xpage=876>

Lure , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lured (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Luring .] [OF. loirer , loirier , F. leurrer . See Lure , n. ] To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.

I am not lured with love. Piers Plowman.

And various science lures the learned eye. Gay.

Lure <Xpage=876>

Lure , v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal.

Lurg <Xpage=876>

Lurg (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A large marine annelid ( Nephthys c\'91ca ), inhabiting the sandy shores of Europe and America. It is whitish, with a pearly luster, and grows to the length of eight or ten inches.

Lurid <Xpage=876>

Lu"rid (?) , a. [L. luridus .] 1. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.

Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame. Thomson.

Wrapped in drifts of lurid smoke On the misty river tide. Tennyson.

2. (Bot.) Having a brown color tonged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.

3. (Zo\'94l.) Of a color tinged with purple, yellow, and gray.

Lurk <Xpage=876>

Lurk (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lurked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lurking .] [OE. lurken , lorken , prob. a dim. from the source of E. lower to frown. See Lower , and cf. Lurch , a sudden roll, Lurch to lurk.] 1. To lie hid; to lie in wait.

Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den. Spenser.

Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. Prov. i. 11.

2. To keep out of sight.

The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks. Blackstone.

Lurker <Xpage=876>

Lurk"er (?) , n. 1. One who lurks.

2. A small fishing boat. [Prov. Eng.]

Lurry <Xpage=876>

Lur"ry (?) , n. [W. llwry precipitant, a provision.] A confused heap; a throng, as of persons; a jumble, as of sounds. [Obs.]

To turn prayer into a kind of lurry . Milton.

Luscious <Xpage=876>

Lus"cious (?) , a. [Prob. for lustious , fr. lusty , or perh. a corruption of luxurious . Cf. Lush , Lusty .]

1. Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome; excessively sweet or rich.

And raisins keep their luscious , native taste. Dryden.

2. Cloying; fulsome.

He had a tedious, luscious way of talking. Jeffrey.

3. Gratifying a depraved sense; obscene. [R.]

Steele.

-- Lus"cious*ly , adv. -- Lus"cious*ness , n.

Lusern <Xpage=876>

Lu"sern (?) , n. [F. loup-cervier , L. lupus cervarius .] (Zo\'94l.) A lynx. See 1st Lucern and Loup-cervier .

Lush <Xpage=876>

Lush (?) , a. [Prob. an abbrev. of lushious , fr. luscious .] Full of juice or succulence.

Tennyson.

How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green! Shak.

Lushburg <Xpage=876>

Lush"burg (?) , n. See Lussheburgh . [Obs.]

Lusitanian <Xpage=876>

Lu`si*ta"ni*an (?) , a. Pertaining to Lusitania, the ancient name of the region almost coinciding with Portugal. -- n. One of the people of Lusitania.

Lusk <Xpage=876>

Lusk (?) , a. Lazy; slothful. [Obs.]

Lusk <Xpage=876>

Lusk , n. A lazy fellow; a lubber. [Obs.]

T. Kendall.

Lusk <Xpage=876>

Lusk , v. i. To be idle or unemployed. [Obs.]

Luskish <Xpage=876>

Lusk"ish , a. Inclined to be lazy. Marston . -- Lusk"*ish*ly , adv. - Lusk"ish*ness , n. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Lusorious, Lusory <Xpage=876>

Lu*so"ri*ous (?) , Lu"so*ry (?) , a. [L. lusorius . See Illusory .] Used in play; sportive; playful. [Obs.]

Bp. Sanderson.

Lussheburgh <Xpage=876>

Lus"she*burgh (?) , n. A spurious coin of light weight imported into England from Luxemburg , or Lussheburgh, as it was formerly called. [Obs.]

God wot, no Lussheburghes payen ye. Chaucer.

Lust <Xpage=876>

Lust (?) , n. [AS. lust , lust , pleasure, longing; akin to OS., D., G., & Sw. lust , Dan. & Icel. lyst , Goth lustus , and perh. tom Skr. lush to desire, or to E. loose . Cf. List to please, Listless .] 1. Pleasure [Obs.] " Lust and jollity."

Chaucer.

2. Inclination; desire. [Obs.]

For little lust had she to talk of aught. Spenser.

My lust to devotion is little. Bp. Hall.

3. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had sense; as, the lust of gain .

The lust of reigning.

Milton.

4. Licentious craving; sexual appetite.

Milton.

5. Hence: Virility; vigor; active power. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Lust <Xpage=876>

Lust (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lusted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lusting .] [AS. lystan . See Lust , n. , and cf. List to choose.] 1. To list; to like. [Obs.] Chaucer . " Do so if thou lust . "

Latimer.

&hand; In earlier usage lust was impersonal.

In the water vessel he it cast When that him luste . Chaucer.

2. To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after .

Whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Deut. xii. 15.

Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matt. v. 28.

The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. James iv. 5.

Luster <Xpage=876>