Chapter 99

Lub"ber*ly, a. Like a lubber; clumsy.

A great lubberly boy.

Shak.

Lub"ber*ly, adv. Clumsily; awkwardly. Dryden.

{ Lu"bric (?), Lu"bric*al (?), } a. [L. lubricus: cf. F. lubrique.] 1. Having a smooth surface; slippery. [R.]

2. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [R.]

This lubric and adulterate age.

Dryden.

Lu"bri*cant (?), a. [L. lubricans, p. pr. of lubricare, See Lubricate.] Lubricating.

Lu"bri*cant, n. That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, plumbago, etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery.

Lu"bri*cate (?), v. t. [L. lubricatus, p. p. of lubricare to lubricate. See Lubric.] 1. To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied. S. Sharp.

Supples, lubricates, and keeps in play, The various movements of this nice machine.

Young.

2. To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.

Lu`bri*ca"tion (?), n. The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery.

Lu"bri*ca`tor (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, lubricates. " Lubricator of the fibers." Burke.

2. A contrivance, as an oil cup, for supplying a lubricant to machinery.

Lu*bric"i*tate (?), v. i. See Lubricate.

Lu*bric"i*ty (?), n. [L. lubricitas: cf. F. lubricité.]

1. Smoothness; freedom from friction; also, property which diminishes friction; as, the lubricity of oil. Ray.

2. Slipperiness; instability; as, the lubricity of fortune. L'Estrange.

3. Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness; lewdness; lechery; incontinency. Sir T. Herbert.

As if wantonness and lubricity were essential to that poem.

Dryden.

Lu"bri*cous (?), a. [L. lubricus.] Lubric.

{ Lu`bri*fi*ca"tion (?), Lu`bri*fac"tion (?), } n. [L. lubricus lubric + facere to make.] The act of lubricating, or making smooth. Ray. Bacon.

||Lu`carne" (?), n. [F., fr. L. lucerna a lamp. See Luthern.] (Arch.) A ||dormer window. || Luc*chese" (?), n. sing. & pl. [It. Lucchese.] A native or inhabitant of Lucca, in Tuscany; in the plural, the people of Lucca.

Luce (?), n. [OF. lus, L. lucius a kind of fish.] (Zoöl.) A pike when full grown. Halliwell.

Lu"cen*cy (?), n. The quality of being lucent.

Lu"cent (?), a. [L. lucens, p. pr. of lucere to shine, fr. lux, lucis, light.] Shining; bright; resplendent. " The sun's lucent orb." Milton.

Lu"cern (?), n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.]

1. A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland.

My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine.

Chapman.

2. An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx). [Written also lusern and luzern.]

The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern I know to chase.

Beau. & Fl.

Lu"cern, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant (Medicago sativa), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also alfalfa. [Written also lucerne.]

Lu"cern, n. [L. lucerna.] A lamp. [Obs.] Lydgate.

Lu*cer"nal (?), a. [L. lucerna a lamp.] Of or pertaining to a lamp.

Lucernal microscope, a form of the microscope in which the object is illuminated by means of a lamp, and its image is thrown upon a plate of ground glass connected with the instrument, or on a screen independent of it.

||Lu`cer*na"ri*a (?), n. [NL., fr. L. lucerna a lamp.] (Zoöl.) A genus ||of acalephs, having a bell-shaped body with eight groups of short ||tentacles around the margin. It attaches itself by a sucker at the ||base of the pedicel. || Lu`cer*na"ri*an (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Lucernarida. - - n. One of the Lucernarida.

||Lu`cer*nar"i*da (?), n. pl. [NL. See Lucernaria.] (Zoöl.) (a) A ||division of acalephs, including Lucernaria and allied genera; -- ||called also Calycozoa. (b) A more extensive group of acalephs, ||including both the true Lucernarida and the Discophora. || Lu"cerne (?), n. (Bot.) See Lucern, the plant.

Lu"cid (?), a. [L. lucidus, fr. lux, lucis, light. See Light, n.] 1. Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.

Lucid, like a glowworm.

Sir I. Newton.

A court compact of lucid marbles.

Tennyson.

2. Clear; transparent. " Lucid streams." Milton.

3. Presenting a clear view; easily understood; clear.

A lucid and interesting abstract of the debate.

Macaulay.

4. Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or confused by delirium or madness; marked by the regular operations of reason; as, a lucid interval.

Syn. -- Luminous; bright; clear; transparent; sane; reasonable. See Luminous.

Lu*cid"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. lucidité. See Lucid.] The quality or state of being lucid.

Lu"cid*ly (?), adv. In a lucid manner.

Lu"cid*ness, n. The quality of being lucid; lucidity.

Lu"ci*fer (?), n. [L., bringing light, n., the morning star, fr. lux, lucis, light + ferre to bring.]

1. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; -- applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning ! how art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the nations !

Is. xiv. 12.

Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan; in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since been applied to Satan.

Kitto.

2. Hence, Satan.

How wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! . . . When he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again.

Shak.

3. A match made of a sliver of wood tipped with a combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called also lucifer match, and locofoco. See Locofoco.

4. (Zoöl.) A genus of free- swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages.

Lu`ci*fe"ri*an (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to Lucifer; having the pride of Lucifer; satanic; devilish.

2. Of or pertaining to the Luciferians or their leader.

Lu`ci*fe"ri*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the followers of Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari, in the fourth century, who separated from the orthodox churches because they would not go as far as he did in opposing the Arians.

Lu*cif"er*ous (?), a. [See Lucifer.] Giving light; affording light or means of discovery. Boyle.

Lu*cif"er*ous*ly, adv. In a luciferous manner.

Lu*cif"ic (?), a. [L. lucificus; lux, lucis, light + facere to make.] Producing light. Grew.

Lu"ci*form (?), a. [L. lux, lucis, light = -form.] Having, in some respects, the nature of light; resembling light. Berkeley.

Lu*cif"ri*an (?), a. Luciferian; satanic. [Obs.] Marston.

Lu*cim"e*ter (?), n. [L. lux, lucis, light + -meter.] an instrument for measuring the intensity of light; a photometer.

Luck (?), n. [Akin to D. luk, geluk, G. glück, Icel. lukka, Sw. lycka, Dan. lykke, and perh. to G. locken to entice. Cf. 3d Gleck.] That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is deemed casual; a course or series of such events regarded as occurring by chance; chance; hap; fate; fortune; often, one's habitual or characteristic fortune; as, good, bad, ill, or hard luck. Luck is often used for good luck; as, luck is better than skill.

If thou dost play with him at any game, Thou art sure to lose; and of that natural luck, He beats thee 'gainst the odds.

Shak.

Luck penny, a small sum given back for luck to one who pays money. [Prov. Eng.] -- To be in luck, to receive some good, or to meet with some success, in an unexpected manner, or as the result of circumstances beyond one's control; to be fortunate.

Luck"i*ly (?), adv. [From Lucky.] In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury.

Luck"i*ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being lucky; as, the luckiness of a man or of an event.

2. Good fortune; favorable issue or event. Locke.

Luck"less, a. Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid.

Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour.

Dryden.

-- Luck"less*ly, adv. -- Lock"less*ness, n.

Luck"y (?), a. [Compar. Luckier (?); superl. Luckiest.] 1. Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer. " Lucky wight." Spenser.

2. Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour.

We doubt not of a fair and lucky war.

Shak.

Syn. -- Successful; fortunate; prosperous; auspicious.

Luck`y proach" (?). (Zoöl.) See Fatherlasher.

Lu"cra*tive (?), a. [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain, fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See Lucre.]

1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.

The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative, may bear usury at a good rate.

Bacon.

2. Greedy of gain. [Obs.]

Such diligence as the most part of our lucrative lawyers do use, in deferring and prolonging of matters and actions from term to term.

Latimer.

Lu"cra*tive*ly, adv. In a lucrative manner.

Lu"cre (?), n. [F. lucre, L. lucrum.] Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; -- often in an ill sense.

The lust of lucre and the dread of death.

Pope.

Lu*crif"er*ous (?), a. [L. lucrum gain +-ferous.] Gainful; profitable. [Obs.] Boyle.

Lu*crif"ic (?), a. [L. lucrificus; lucrum gain + facere to make.] Producing profit; gainful. [Obs.]

Luc*ta"tion (?), n. [L. luctatio, fr. luctari to wrestle, strive.] Effort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavor. [R.] Farindon.

Luc"tu*al (?), a. [L. luctus mourning, sorrow, fr. lugere, fr. luctum, to mourn.] Producing grief; saddening. [Obs.] Sir G. Buck.

Lu"cu*brate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lucubrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lucubrated (?).] [L. lucubratus, p. p. of lucubrare to work by lamplight, fr. lux light. See Light, n.] To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.

Lu"cu*brate, v. t. To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.

Lu`cu*bra"tion (?), n. [l. lucubratio;cf. F. lucubration.] 1. The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.

After long lucubration I have hit upon such an expedient.

Goldsmith.

2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.

Thy lucubrations have been perused by several of our friends.

Tatler.

Lu"cu*bra`tor (?), n. One who studies by night; also, one who produces lucubrations.

Lu"cu*bra*to*ry (?), a. [L. lucubratorius.] Composed by candlelight, or by night; of or pertaining to night studies; laborious or painstaking. Pope.

Lu"cule (?), n. [Dim. fr. L. lux, lucis, light.] (Astron.) A spot or fleck on the sun brighter than the surrounding surface.

Lu"cu*lent (?), a. [L. luculentus, from lux, lucis, light.] 1. Lucid; clear; transparent. Thomson.

2. Clear; evident; luminous. " Most luculent testimonies." Hooker.

3. Bright; shining in beauty. [Obs.]

Most debonair and luculent lady.

B. Jonson.

Lu"cu*lent*ly, adv. In a luculent manner; clearly.

Lu*cul"lite (?), n. [From Lucullus, a Roman consul, famous for his great wealth and luxury: cf. F. lucullite.] (Min.) A variety of black limestone, often polished for ornamental purposes.

||Lu*cu"ma (?), n. (Bot.) An American genus of sapotaceous trees ||bearing sweet and edible fruits. || Lucuma mammosum is called natural marmalade in the West Indies; L. Caimito, of Peru, furnishes a delicious fruit called lucuma and caimito.

Lud"dite (?), n. One of a number of riotous persons in England, who for six years (1811-17) tried to prevent the use of labor-saving machinery by breaking it, burning factories, etc.; -- so called from Ned Lud, a half-witted man who some years previously had broken stocking frames. J. & H. Smith. H. Martineau.

Lu*dib"ri*ous (?), a. [L. ludibrium mockery, derision, from ludere to play, sport.] Sportive; ridiculous; wanton. [Obs.] Tooker.

Lu"di*bund (?), a. [L. ludibundus.] Sportive. [Obs.] -- Lu"di*bund*ness, n. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Lu"di*crous (?), a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Broome.

A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same ludicrous predicament as Van Troil's chapter on the snakes of Iceland, which delivers its business in one summary sentence, announcing, that snakes in Iceland -- there are none.

De Quincey.

Syn. -- Laughable; sportive; burlesque; comic; droll; ridiculous. -- Ludicrous, Laughable, Ridiculous. We speak of a thing as ludicrous when it tends to produce laughter; as laughable when the impression is somewhat stronger; as ridiculous when more or less contempt is mingled with the merriment created.

-- Lu"di*crous*ly, adv. -- Lu"di*crous*ness, n.

Lu`di*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L. ludificatio, fr. ludificare to make sport of; ludus sport + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See - fy.] The act of deriding.

Lu*dif"i*ca*to*ry (?), a. [L. ludificatorius.] Making sport; tending to excite derision. [Obs.]

Lud"lam*ite (?), n. [Named after Mr. Ludlam, of London.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in small, green, transparent, monoclinic crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of iron.

Lud"low group` (?). (Geol.) A subdivision of the British Upper Silurian lying below the Old Red Sandstone; -- so named from the Ludlow, in Western England. See the Chart of Geology.

Lud"wig*ite (?), n. [Named after the chemist Ludwig.] (Min.) A borate of iron and magnesia, occurring in fibrous masses of a blackish green color.

||Lu"es (?), n. [L.] (Med.) Disease, especially of a contagious kind. || Lues venerea, syphilis; -- called also simply lues.

Luff (?), n. [OE. lof, prob. a sort of timber by which the course of a ship was directed, perh. a sort of paddle; cf. D. loef luff, loeven to luff. The word is perh. akin to E. glove. Cf. Aloof.] (Naut.) (a) The side of a ship toward the wind. (b) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind. (c) The roundest part of a ship's bow. (d) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and- aft sails.

Luff tackle, a purchase composed of a double and single block and fall, used for various purposes. Totten. -- Luff upon luff, a luff tackle attached to the fall of another luff tackle. R. H. Dana, Jr.

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Luff (lf), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Luffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Luffing.] (Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind.

To luff round, or To luff alee, to make the extreme of this movement, for the purpose of throwing the ship's head into the wind.

Luf"fer (lf"fr), n. (Arch.) See Louver.

Lug (lg), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.] 1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

2. That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.

3. (Mach.) A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.

4. (Harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.

5. (Zoöl.) The lugworm.

Lug bolt (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.

Lug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lugging (?).] [OE. luggen, Sw. lugga to pull by the hair, fr. lugg the forelock.] To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome. Dryden.

They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.

Collier.

Lug, v. i. To move slowly and heavily.

Lug, n. 1. The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.[Colloq.]

2. Anything which moves slowly. [Obs.] Ascham.

Lug, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] 1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

2. A measure of length, being 16½ feet; a rod, pole, or perch. [Obs.] " Eight lugs of ground." Spenser.

Chimney lug, or Lug pole, a pole on which a kettle is hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open air. [Local, U.S.] Whittier.

Lug"gage (?), n. [From 4th Lug.] That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents.

I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey.

Swift.

What do you mean, To dote thus on such luggage!

Shak.

Syn. -- Plunder; baggage.

Luggage van, a vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car, or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. [Eng.]

Lug"ger (?), n. (Naut.) A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in Appendix. Totten.

Lug"ger, n. (Zoöl.) An Indian falcon (Falco jugger), similar to the European lanner and the American prairie falcon.

Lug"mark` (?), n. [From Lug an ear.] A mark cut into the ear of an animal to identify it; an earmark.

Lug"sail` (?), n. (Naut.) A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail. Totten.

Lu*gu"bri*ous (?), a. [L. lugubris, fr. lugere to mourn; cf. Gr. lygro`s sad, Skr. ruj to break.] Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look.

Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious emblems of mortality.

Hawthorne.

-- Lu*gu"bri*ous*ly, adv. -- Lu*gu"bri*ous*ness, n.

Lug"worm` (?), n. [1st lug + worm.] (Zoöl.) A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also lobworm, and baitworm.

Luke (?), a. [Prob. fr. lew, perh. influenced by AS. wlæc warm, lukewarm, remiss. Cf. Lew.] Moderately warm; not hot; tepid. -- Luke"ness, n. [Obs.]

Nine penn'orth o'brandy and water luke.

Dickens.

Luke"warm` (?), a. [See Luke.] Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. " Lukewarm blood." Spenser. " Lukewarm patriots." Addison.

An obedience so lukewarm and languishing that it merits not the name of passion.

Dryden.

-- Luke"warm`ly, adv. -- Luke"warm`ness, n.

Lull (ll), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lulled (lld); p. pr. & vb. n. Lulling.] [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep, G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative origin. Cf. Loll, Lollard.] To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet. " To lull him soft asleep." Spenser.

Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the daughters of necessity.

Milton.

Lull, v. i. To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.

Lull, n. 1. The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby. [R.] Young.

2. A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.

Lull"a*by (?), n. [From Lull, v. t. ] 1. A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which quiets. Shak.

2. Hence: Good night; good-by. [Obs.] Shak.

Lull"er (?), n. One who, or that which, lulls.

Lull"ing*ly, adv. In a lulling manner; soothingly.

Lum (?), n. [W. llumon chimney, llum that shoots up or ends in a point.] 1. A chimney. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Burns.

2. A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine.

3. A woody valley; also, a deep pool. [Prov. Eng.]

{ Lu"ma*chel (?), ||Lu`ma*chel"la (?), } n. [F. lumachelle, It. lumachella, fr. lamachella a little snail, dim. of lumaca a snail, fr. L. limax, -acis.] (Min.) A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire marble, from its fiery reflections.

Lum*bag"i*nous (?), a. Of or pertaining to lumbago.

Lum*ba"go (?), n. [L., fr. lumbus loin. See Lumbar.] (Med.) A rheumatic pain in the loins and the small of the back.

{ Lum"bar (?), Lum"bal (?), } a. [L. lumbus loin. See Loin.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or near, the loins; as, the lumbar arteries.

Lumbar region (Anat.), the region of the loin; specifically, a region between the hypochondriac and iliac regions, and outside of the umbilical region.

Lum"ber (?), n. [Prob. fr. Lombard, the Lombards being the money lenders and pawnbrokers of the Middle Ages. A lumber room was, according to Trench, originally a Lombard room, or room where the Lombard pawnbroker stored his pledges. See Lombard.] 1. A pawnbroker's shop, or room for storing articles put in pawn; hence, a pledge, or pawn. [Obs.]

They put all the little plate they had in the lumber, which is pawning it, till the ships came.

Lady Murray.

2. Old or refuse household stuff; things cumbrous, or bulky and useless, or of small value.

3. Timber sawed or split into the form of beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops, etc.; esp., that which is smaller than heavy timber. [U.S.]

Lumber kiln, a room in which timber or lumber is dried by artificial heat. [U.S.] -- Lumber room, a room in which unused furniture or other lumber is kept. [U.S.] -- Lumber wagon, a heavy rough wagon, without springs, used for general farmwork, etc.

Lum"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lumbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lumbering.] 1. To heap together in disorder. " Stuff lumbered together." Rymer.

2. To fill or encumber with lumber; as, to lumber up a room.

Lum"ber, v. i. 1. To move heavily, as if burdened.

2. [Cf. dial. Sw. lomra to resound.] To make a sound as if moving heavily or clumsily; to rumble. Cowper.

3. To cut logs in the forest, or prepare timber for market. [U.S.]

Lum"ber*er (?), n. One employed in lumbering, cutting, and getting logs from the forest for lumber; a lumberman. [U.S.]

Lumberers have a notion that he (the woodpecker) is harmful to timber.

Lowell.

Lum"ber*ing, n. The business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the forest for lumber. [U.S.]

Lum"ber*man (?), n.; pl. Lumbermen (&?;). One who is engaged in lumbering as a business or employment. [U.S.]

Lum`bo*sa"cral (?), n. [L. lumbus loin + E. sacral.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the loins and sacrum; as, the lumbosacral nerve, a branch of one of the lumber nerves which passes over the sacrum.

Lum"bric (?), n. [L. lumbricus.] (Zoöl.) An earthworm, or a worm resembling an earthworm.

Lum"bric*al (?), a. [Cf. F. lombrical. See Lumbric.] (Anat.) Resembling a worm; as, the lumbrical muscles of the hands of the hands and feet. -- n. A lumbrical muscle.

Lum*bric"i*form (?), a. [L. lumbricus worm + -form.] (Zoöl.) Resembling an earthworm; vermiform.

Lum"bri*coid (?), a. [Lumbricus + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family Lumbricidæ.

||Lum"bri*cus (?), n. [L. See Lumbric.] (Zoöl.) A genus of annelids, ||belonging to the Oligochæta, and including the common earthworms. See ||Earthworm. || Lu"mi*nant (?), a. Luminous. [R.]

Lu"mi*na*ry (?), n.; pl. Luminaries (#), [F. luminaire, L. luminare a light or lamp, which was lighted in the churches, a luminary, fr. lumen, luminis, light, fr. lucere to be light, to shine, lux, lucis, light. See Light.]

1. Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly bodies. " Radiant luminary." Skelton.

Where the great luminary . . . Dispenses light from far.

Milton.

2. One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary.

Lu"mi*nate (?), v. t. [L. luminatus, p. p. of luminare to illumine, fr. lumen light. See Limn.] To illuminate. [Obs.]

Lu`mi*na"tion (?), n. Illumination. [Obs.]

Lu"mine (?), v. i. To illumine. [Obs.] Spenser.

Lu`mi*nif"er*ous (?), a. [L. lumen light + -ferous.] Producing light; yielding light; transmitting light; as, the luminiferous ether.

Lu`mi*nos"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness.

Lu"mi*nous (?), a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F. lumineux. See Luminary, Illuminate.]