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Chapter 929
Lust"er (?) , n. One who lusts.
Luster Lustre <Xpage=876>
Lus"ter Lus"tre (?) , n. [L. lustrum : cf. F. lustre .] A period of five years; a lustrum.
Both of us have closed the tenth luster . Bolingbroke.
Luster, Lustre <Xpage=876>
Lus"ter , Lus"tre , n. [F. lustre ; cf. It. lustro ; both fr. L. lustrare to purify, go about (like the priests at the lustral sacrifice), traverse, survey, illuminate, fr. lustrum a purificatory sacrifice; perh. akin to E. loose . But lustrare to illuminate is perh. a different word, and akin to L. lucere to be light or clear, to shine. See Lucid , and cf. Illustrious , Lustrum .]
1. Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.
The right mark and very true luster of the diamond. Sir T. More.
The scorching sun was mounted high, In all its luster , to the noonday sky. Addison.
&hand; There is a tendency to limit the use of luster , in this sense, to the brightness of things which do not shine with their own light, or at least do not blaze or glow with heat. One speaks of the luster of a diamond, or of silk, or even of the stars, but not often now of the luster of the sun, a coal of fire, or the like.
2. Renown; splendor; distinction; glory.
His ancestors continued about four hundred years, rather without obscurity than with any great luster . Sir H. Wotton.
3. A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, or the like, generally of an ornamental character.
Pope.
4. (Min.) The appearance of the surface of a mineral as affected by, or dependent upon, peculiarities of its reflecting qualities.
&hand; The principal kinds of luster recognized are: metallic , adamantine , vitreous , resinous , greasy , pearly , and silky . With respect to intensity, luster is characterized as splendent , shining , glistening , glimmering , and dull .
5. A substance which imparts luster to a surface, as plumbago and some of the glazes.
6. A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, -- used for women's dresses.
Luster ware , earthenware decorated by applying to the glazing metallic oxides, which acquire brilliancy in the process of baking.
Luster, Lustre <Xpage=876>
Lus"ter , Lus"tre , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lustred (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lustering , ∨ Lustring .] To make lustrous. [R. & Poetic]
Flooded and lustered with her loosened gold. Lowell.
Lustering <Xpage=876>
Lus"ter*ing , n. 1. The act or process of imparting a luster, as to pottery.
2. The brightening of a metal in the crucible when it becomes pure, as in certain refining processes.
Lusterless, Lustreless <Xpage=876>
Lus"ter*less , Lus"tre*less , a. Destitute of luster; dim; dull.
Lustful <Xpage=876>
Lust"ful (?) , a. 1. Full of lust; excited by lust
Spenser. Tillotson.
2. Exciting lust; characterized by lust or sensuality. " Lustful orgies."
Milton.
3. Strong; lusty. [Obs.] " Lustful health."
Sackville.
Syn. -- sensual; fleshly; carnal; inordinate; licentious; lewd; unchaste; impure; libidinous; lecherous.
-- Lust"ful*ly , adv. -- Lust"ful*ness , n.
Lustic <Xpage=876>
Lus"tic (?) , a. Lusty; vigorous. [Obs.]
Lustihead <Xpage=876>
Lus"ti*head (?) , n. [ Lusty + -head .] See Lustihood . [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Lustihood <Xpage=876>
Lus"ti*hood (?) , n. [ Lusty + -hood .] State of being lusty; vigor of body. " Full of lustihood ."
Tennyson.
Lustily <Xpage=876>
Lus"ti*ly , adv. In a lusty or vigorous manner.
Lustiness <Xpage=876>
Lus"ti*ness , n. State of being lusty; vigor; strength.
Lustless <Xpage=876>
Lust"less (?) , a. [CF. Listless .] 1. Lacking vigor; weak; spiritless. [Obs.]
Spenser.
2. Free from sexual lust.
Lustral <Xpage=876>
Lus"tral (?) , a. [L. lustralis , fr. lustrum : cf. F. lustral . See Lustrum .] 1. Of or pertaining to, or used for, purification; as, lustral days; lustral water.
2. Of or pertaining to a lustrum.
Lustrate <Xpage=876>
Lus"trate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lustrated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lustrating (?) .] [L. lustratus , p. p. of lustrare to lustrate, fr. lustrum . See Lustrum .] To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to purify.
We must purge, and cleanse, and lustrate the whole city. Hammond.
Lustration <Xpage=876>
Lus*tra"tion (?) , n. [L. lustratio : cf. F. lustration .] 1. The act of lustrating or purifying.
And holy water for lustration bring. Dryden.
2. (Antiq.) A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of uncleanness, were purified.
Lustre <Xpage=876>
Lus"tre (?) , n. Same as Luster .
Lustrical <Xpage=876>
Lus"tri*cal (?) , a. [L. lustricus , fr. lustrum . See Lustrum .] Pertaining to, or used for, purification.
Lustring <Xpage=876>
Lus"tring (?) , n. [F. lustrine , It. lustrino , fr. lustrare to polish, L. lustrare . See 3d Luster , and cf. Lutestring .] A kind of glossy silk fabric. See Lutestring .
Lustrous <Xpage=876>
Lus"trous (?) , a. [Cf. F. lustreux . See 3d Luster .] Bright; shining; luminous. " Good sparks and lustrous ." Shak. -- Lus"trous*ly , adv.
Lustrum <Xpage=876>
Lus"trum (?) , n. ; pl. E. Lustrums (#) , L. Lustra (#) . [L. Cf. 2d & 3d Luster .] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years.
Lustwort <Xpage=876>
Lust"wort` n. (Bot.) See Sundew .
Lusty <Xpage=876>
Lust"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Lustier (?) ; superl. Lustiest .] [From Lust . See Lust , and cf. Luscious .]
1. Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body.
Neither would their old men, so many as were yet vigorous and lusty , be left at home. Milton.
2. Beautiful; handsome; pleasant. [Obs.]
Spenser.
3. Of large size; big. [Obs.] " Three lusty vessels." Evelyn . Hence, sometimes, pregnant. [Obs. or Prov.]
4. Lustful; lascivious. [Obs.]
Milton.
Lusus natur\'91 <Xpage=876>
Lu"sus na*tu"r\'91 (?) . [L., fr. lusus sport + naturae , gen. of natura nature.] Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production.
Lutanist <Xpage=876>
Lut"a*nist (?) , n. [LL. lutanista , fr. lutana lute. See Lute the instrument.] A person that plays on the lute.
Johnson.
Lutarious <Xpage=876>
Lu*ta"ri*ous (?) , a. [L. lutarius fr. lutum mud.] Of, pertaining to, or like, mud; living in mud. [Obs.]
Grew.
Lutation <Xpage=876>
Lu*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. lutare , lutatum , to bedaub with mud, fr. lutum mud: cf. F. lutation .] The act or method of luting vessels.
Lute <Xpage=876>
Lute (?) , n. [L. lutum mud, clay: cf. OF. lut .]
1. (Chem.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also luting .
2. A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
3. (Brick Making) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from mold.
Lute <Xpage=876>
Lute , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Luted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Luting .] To close or seal with lute; as, to lute on the cover of a crucible; to lute a joint.
Lute <Xpage=876>
Lute , n. [OF. leut , F. luth ; skin to Pr. la\'a3t , It. li\'a3to , le\'a3to , Sp. la\'a3d , Pg. alaude ; all fr. Ar. al'<?/d ; al the + '<?/d wood, timber, trunk or branch of a tree, staff, stick, wood of aloes, lute or harp.] (Mus.) A stringed instrument formerly much in use. It consists of four parts, namely, the table or front, the body, having nine or ten ribs or "sides," arranged like the divisions of a melon, the neck, which has nine or ten frets or divisions, and the head, or cross, in which the screws for tuning are inserted. The strings are struck with the right hand, and with the left the stops are pressed.
Lute <Xpage=876>
Lute , v. i. To sound, as a lute. Piers Plowman . Keats .
Lute <Xpage=876>
Lute , v. t. To play on a lute, or as on a lute.
Knaves are men That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. Tennyson.
Lute-backed <Xpage=876>
Lute"-backed` (?) , a. Having a curved spine.
Luteic <Xpage=876>
Lu*te"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or derived from, weld ( Reseda luteola ). (b) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid resembling luteolin, but obtained from the flowers of Euphorbia cyparissias .
Lutein <Xpage=876>
Lu"te*in (?) , n. [From corpus lute um.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted from the yelk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum.
Lutenist <Xpage=876>
Lut"e*nist (?) , n. Same as Lutanist .
Luteo- <Xpage=876>
Lu"te*o- (?) . [L. luteus .] (Chem.) A combining form signifying orange yellow or brownish yellow .
Luteocobaltic <Xpage=876>
Lu"te*o*co*balt"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of cobalt having a yellow color. Cf. Cobaltic .
Luteocobaltic chloride (Chem.) , a brilliant reddish yellow crystalline compound, Co2Cl6(NH3)12 , obtained by the action of ammonium chloride on an ammoniacal solution of cobaltic chloride.
Luteolin <Xpage=876>
Lu"te*o*lin (?) , n. [From NL. Reseda luteola , fr. L. luteolus yellowish, fr. luteus : cf. F. lut\'82oline . See Luteous .] (Chem.) A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the dyer's broom ( Reseda luteola ).
Luteous <Xpage=876>
Lu"te*ous (?) , a. [L. luteus , fr. lutum dyer's broom, weld, which is used as a yellow dye.] Yellowish; more or less like buff.
Luter <Xpage=876>
Lut"er (?) , n. [From 3d Lute .] One who plays on a lute.
Luter <Xpage=876>
Lut"er , n. [From Ist Lute .] One who applies lute.
Lutescent <Xpage=876>
Lu*tes"cent (?) , a. [L. luteus yellow.] Of a yellowish color.
Lutestring <Xpage=876>
Lute"string` (?) , n. [Corrupted fr. lustring .] A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon.
Goldsmith.
Luth <Xpage=876>
Luth (?) , n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) The leatherback.
Lutheran <Xpage=876>
Lu"ther*an (?) , a. (Eccl. Hist.) Of or pertaining to Luther ; adhering to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.
Lutheran <Xpage=876>
Lu"ther*an , n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who accepts or adheres to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.
Lutheranism, Lutherism <Xpage=876>
Lu"ther*an*ism , Lu"ther*ism (?) , n. The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church.
Luthern <Xpage=876>
Lu"thern (?) , n. [F. lucarne a dormer, dormer window, garret window, L. lucerna lamp, fr. lucere to be light or clear, fr. lux light. See Light , n. , and cf. Lucarne .] (Arch.) A dormer window. See Dormer .
Lutidine <Xpage=876>
Lu"ti*dine (?) , n. [From toluidine , by transposition.] (Chem.) Any one of several metameric alkaloids, C5H3N.(CH3)2 , of the pyridine series, obtained from bone oil as liquids, and having peculiar pungent odors. These alkaloids are also called respectively dimethyl pyridine , ethyl pyridine , etc. <-- most commonly 2,6-lutidine = 2,6-dimethyl pyridine -->
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Luting <Xpage=877>
Lut"ing (?) , n. (Chem.) See Lute , a cement.
Lutist <Xpage=877>
Lut"ist , n. One who plays on a lute.
Lutose <Xpage=877>
Lu*tose" (?) , a. [L. lutosus , fr. lutum mud.] Covered with clay; miry.
Lutulence <Xpage=877>
Lu"tu*lence (?) , n. The state or quality of being lutulent.
Lutulent <Xpage=877>
Lu"tu*lent (?) , a. [L. lutulentus , fr. lutum mud.] Muddy; turbid; thick. [Obs.]
Luwack <Xpage=877>
Lu*wack" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Paradoxure .
Lux <Xpage=877>
Lux (?) , v. t. [Cf. F. luxer . See Luxate .] To put out of joint; to luxate. [Obs.]
Luxate <Xpage=877>
Lux"ate (?) , a. [L. luxatus , p. p. of luxare to dislocate.] Luxated. [Obs.]
Luxate <Xpage=877>
Lux"ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Luxated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Luxating (?) .] To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate.
Luxation <Xpage=877>
Lux*a"tion (?) , n. [L. luxatio : cf. F. luxation .] The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
Luxe <Xpage=877>
Luxe (?) , n. [L. luxus : cf. F. luxe .] Luxury. [Obs.]
Shenstone.
\'90dition de luxe (<?/) . [F.] (Printing) A sumptuous edition as regards paper, illustrations, binding, etc.
Luxive <Xpage=877>
Lux"ive (?) , a. Given to luxury; voluptuous. [Obs.]
Luxullianite <Xpage=877>
Lux*ul"li*an*ite (?) , n. [So called from Luxullian , in Cornwall.] (Min.) A kind of granite from Luxullian, Cornwall, characterized by the presence of radiating groups of minute tourmaline crystals.
Luxuriance <Xpage=877>
Lux*u"ri*ance (?) , n. [Cf. F. luxuriance .] The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth. "Tropical luxuriance ."
B. Taylor.
Luxuriancy <Xpage=877>
Lux*u"ri*an*cy (?) , n. The state or quality of being luxuriant; luxuriance.
Flowers grow up in the garden in the greatest luxuriancy and profusion. Spectator.
Luxuriant <Xpage=877>
Lux*u"ri*ant (?) , a. [L. luxurians , p. pr. of luxuriare : cf. F. luxuriant . See Luxuriate .] Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.
Prune the luxuriant , the uncouth refine. Pope.
Luxuriant flower (Bot.) , one in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs.
Luxuriantly <Xpage=877>
Lux*u"ri*ant*ly , adv. In a luxuriant manner.
Luxuriate <Xpage=877>
Lux*u"ri*ate (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Luxuriated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Luxuriating .] [L. luxuriatus , p. p. of luxuriari , -are , to luxuriate. See Luxury .]
1. To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. " Corn luxuriates in a better mold."
Burton.
2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures .
3. To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to luxuriate in description .
Luxuriation <Xpage=877>
Lux*u`ri*a"tion (?) , n. The act or process luxuriating.
Luxuriety <Xpage=877>
Lux`u*ri"e*ty (?) , n. Luxuriance. [Obs.]
Luxurious <Xpage=877>
Lux*u"ri*ous (?) , a. [L. luxuriosus : cf. F. luxurieux . See Luxury .] Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury; supplied with the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a luxurious table; luxurious ease. " Luxurious cities. "
Milton.
-- Lux*u"ri*ous*ly , adv. -- Lux*u"ri*ous*ness , n.
Luxurist <Xpage=877>
Lux"u*rist (?) , n. One given to luxury. [Obs.]
Sir W. Temple.
Luxury <Xpage=877>
Lux"u*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Luxuries (#) . [L. luxuria , fr. luxus : cf. F. luxure .] 1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury . Spectator.
2. Anything which pleases the senses, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are luxuries ; in some countries ice is a great luxury .
He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and, by laying on it earth, furnished out a kind of luxury for a hermit. Addison.
3. Lechery; lust. [Obs.]
Shak.
Luxury is in wine and drunkenness. Chaucer.
4. Luxuriance; exuberance. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Syn. -- Voluptuousness; epicurism; effeminacy; sensuality; lasciviousness; dainty; delicacy; gratification.
Luz <Xpage=877>
Luz (?) , n. A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a matter of dispute. Brande & C.
-ly <Xpage=877>
-ly (?) . [OE. -lich , AS. -lic , orig. the same word as E. li<?/e , a. See Like , a. ] A suffix forming adjectives and adverbs, and denoting likeness or resemblance .
Lyam <Xpage=877>
Ly"am (?) , n. [See Leam .] A leash. [Obs.]
Lycanthrope <Xpage=877>
Ly"can*thrope (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ a wolf + <?/ a man.] 1. A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf.
2. One affected with lycanthropy.