Liner Lin"er (līn"ẽr) noun 1. One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.

2. A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.

3. (Machinery) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim.

4. (Steam Engine) A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.

5. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.

6. (Baseball) A ball which, when struck, flies through the air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground.

Ling Ling (lĭng) noun [ Middle English lenge ; akin to Dutch leng , German länge , Danish lange , Swedish långa , Icelandic langa . So named from its being long . See Long , adjective ] (Zoology) (a) A large, marine, gadoid fish ( Molva vulgaris ) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also drizzle . (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario. (c) An American hake of the genus Phycis . [ Canada] (d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus Genypterus . The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia.

Ling Ling noun [ Icelandic lyng ; akin to Danish lyng , Swedish ljung .] (Botany) Heather ( Calluna vulgaris ).

Ling honey , a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather. Holland.

Ling-bird Ling"-bird` (lĭng"bẽrd`) noun (Zoology) The European meadow pipit; -- called also titling .

Linga Lin"ga (lĭn"gȧ), Lin"gam (lĭn"găm) noun [ Sanskrit li&ndot;ga .] The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped in his character of the creative and reproductive power. Whitworth. E. Arnold.

Lingel Lin"gel (lĭn"gĕl) noun [ French ligneul , dim. of Latin linea a linen thread.] 1. A shoemaker's thread. [ Obsolete]

2. A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts. Crabb.

Lingence Lin"gence (lĭn"j e ns) noun [ Latin lingere to lick.] A linctus. [ Obsolete] Fuller.

Linger Lin"ger (lĭn"gẽr) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lingered (- gẽrd); present participle & verbal noun Lingering .] [ Middle English lengen to tarry, Anglo-Saxon lengan to prolong, put off, from lang long. √125. See Long , adjective ] To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind.

Gray.

Perhaps thou linger'st , in deep thoughts detained.

Milton.

Syn. -- To loiter; lag; saunter; delay; tarry; stop; hesitate.

Linger Lin"ger transitive verb 1. To protract; to draw out. [ Obsolete]

She lingers my desires.

Shak.

2. To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out ; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed. Dryden.

Lingerer Lin"ger·er (-ẽr) noun One who lingers. Guardian.

Lingerie Lin`ge·rie noun [ French] Linen goods collectively; linen underwear, esp. of women; the clothing of linen and cotton with its lace, etc., worn by a women.

Lingering Lin"ger·ing adjective 1. Delaying.

2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease.

To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly.

Rambler.

Lingeringly Lin"ger·ing·ly adverb With delay; slowly; tediously.

Linget Lin"get (lĭn"gĕt) noun [ French lingot , perhaps from Latin lingua tongue (see Tongue ). Confer Ingot .] An ingot. [ Written also lingot .]

Lingism Ling"ism (lĭng"ĭz'm) noun A mode of treating certain diseases, as obesity, by gymnastics; -- proposed by Pehr Henrik Ling , a Swede. See Kinesiatrics .

Lingle Lin"gle (lĭn"g'l) noun See Lingel .

Lingo Lin"go (lĭn"go) noun [ Latin lingua tongue, language. See Lingual .] Language; speech; dialect. [ Slang]

Lingoa wood Lin·go"a wood` (lĭn*gō"ȧ wod`). Amboyna wood.

Lingot Lin"got (lĭn"gŏt) noun A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget .

Lingua Lin"gua (lĭn"gwȧ) noun ; plural Linguæ (- gwē). [ Latin , the tongue.] (Zoology) (a) A tongue. (b) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.

Lingua Franca Lin"gua Fran"ca (lĭn"gwȧ frăn"kȧ). [ Italian , prop., language of the Franks.] The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders.

Lingua Franca Lin"gua Fran"ca Any hybrid or other language used over a wide area as a common or commercial tongue among peoples of different speech.

Linguacious Lin·gua"cious (lĭn*gwā"shŭs) adjective [ Latin linguax , -acis , loquacious, from lingua tongue.] Given to the use of the tongue; loquacious. [ Obsolete]

Linguadental Lin`gua·den"tal (lĭn`gwȧ*dĕn"t a l) adjective [ Latin lingua tongue + English dental .] (Phonetics) Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth; dentolingual, as the letters d and t .

Linguadental Lin`gua·den"tal noun (Phonetics) An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.

Lingual Lin"gual (lĭn"gw a l) adjective [ Latin lingua tongue: confer French lingual . See Tongue , and confer Language .] Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.

Lingual ribbon . (Zoology) See Odontophore .

Lingual Lin"gual noun A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t , d , th , and n ) and to the letters denoting them.

» In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as t , th , d , dh , n , are called linguals, cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of the palate.

Linguality Lin·gual"i·ty (lĭn*gwăl"ĭ*tȳ) noun The quality of being lingual.

Linguatulida Lin`gua·tu"li·da (lĭn`gwȧ*tū"lĭ*dȧ) noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin lingua tongue.] (Zoology) Same as Linguatulina .

Linguatulina Lin·guat`u·li"na (lĭn*gwăt`u*lī"nȧ) noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin lingua tongue.] (Zoology) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida .

» The adults of some species inhabit the nostrils and nasal sinuses of dogs and other carnivores. The young, after being swallowed by sheep, rabbits, etc., find their way to the lungs and liver and become encysted. These, when eaten by carnivores, develop into the adult forms.

Linguidental Lin`gui·den"tal (lĭn`gwĭ*dĕn"t a l) adjective & noun Linguadental.

Linguiform Lin"gui·form (lĭn"gwĭ*fôrm) adjective [ Latin lingua tongue + -form : confer French linguiforme .] Having the form of the tongue; tongue- shaped.

Linguist Lin"guist (lĭn"gwĭst) noun [ Latin lingua tongue, speech, language: confer F. linguiste .] 1. A master of the use of language; a talker. [ Obsolete]

I'll dispute with him;
He's a rare linguist .

J. Webster.

2. A person skilled in languages.

There too were Gibbon, the greatest historian, and Jones, the greatest linguist , of the age.

Macaulay.

Linguistic Lin·guis"tic (lĭn*gwĭs"tĭk), Lin*guis"tic*al (-tĭ*k a l) adjective [ Confer French linguistique. ] Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.

Linguistically Lin·guis"tic·al·ly adverb In a linguistic manner; from the point of view of a linguist. Tylor.

Linguistics Lin·guis"tics (-tĭks) noun [ Confer French linguistique .] The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.

Lingula Lin"gu·la (lĭn"gu*lȧ) noun ; plural -læ (- lē). [ Latin , a little tongue.] 1. (Anat.) A tonguelike process or part.

2. (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the genus Lingula , and related genera. See Brachiopoda , and Illustration in Appendix.

Lingula flags (Geol.) , a group of strata in the lower Silurian or Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the layers contain vast numbers of a species of Lingula.

Lingulate Lin"gu·late (-lat) adjective [ Latin lingulatus , from lingula a little tongue. Confer Ligulate .] Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.

Linigerous Li·nig"er·ous (lĭ*nĭj"ẽr*ŭs) adjective [ Latin linum flax + -gerous .] Bearing flax; producing linen.

Liniment Lin"i·ment (lĭn"ĭ*m e nt) noun [ Latin linimentum , from linire , linere , to besmear, anoint : confer French liniment . Confer Letter , Lime a viscous substance.] A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant.

Lining Lin"ing (līn"ĭng) noun [ See Line to cover the inside.]

1. The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining.

2. That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything.

The lining of his coffers shall make coats
To deck our soldiers.

Shak.

Link Link (lĭnk) noun [ Prob. corrupted from lint and this for lunt a torch, match, Dutch lont match; akin to German lunte , confer Middle High German lünden to burn. Confer Lunt , Linstock .] A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like. Shak.

Link Link noun [ Middle English linke , Anglo-Saxon hlence ; akin to Swedish länk ring of a chain, Danish lænke chain, Icelandic hlekkr ; confer German gelenk joint, link, ring of a chain, lenken to bend.] 1. A single ring or division of a chain.

2. Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds together, or connects, separate things; a part of a connected series; a tie; a bond. " Links of iron." Shak.

The link of brotherhood, by which
One common Maker bound me to the kind.

Cowper.

And so by double links enchained themselves in lover's life.

Gascoigne.

3. Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair. Mortimer.

4. (Kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.

5. (Machinery) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (Steam Engine) , the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion .

6. (Surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length. Confer Chain , noun , 4.

7. (Chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; -- applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.

8. plural Sausages; -- because linked together. [ Colloq.]

Link Link (lĭnk) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Linked (lĭnkt); present participle & verbal noun Linking .] To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join; to attach; to unite; to couple.

All the tribes and nations that composed it [ the Roman Empire] were linked together, not only by the same laws and the same government, but by all the facilities of commodious intercourse, and of frequent communication.

Eustace.

Link Link intransitive verb To be connected.

No one generation could link with the other.

Burke.

Link Link noun [ See Linch .] 1. A hill or ridge, as a sand hill, or a wooded or turfy bank between cultivated fields, etc. [ Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

2. A winding of a river; also, the ground along such a winding; a meander; -- usually in plural [ Scot.]

The windings or " links " of the Forth above and below Stirling are extremely tortuous.

Encyc. Brit.

3. plural Sand hills with the surrounding level or undulating land, such as occur along the seashore, a river bank, etc. [ Scot.]

Golf may be played on any park or common, but its original home is the " links " or common land which is found by the seashore, where the short close tuft, the sandy subsoil, and the many natural obstacles in the shape of bents, whins, sand holes, and banks, supply the conditions which are easential to the proper pursuit of the game.

Encyc. of Sport.

4. plural Hence, any such piece of ground where golf is played.

Link motion Link" mo"tion (mō"shŭn). (Steam Engine) A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link , in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will; -- used very generally in locomotives and marine engines.

» The illustration shows a link motion for a vertical engine, c representing the shaft carrying two eccentrics, a and b , for making the engine run forward and backward, respectively, their rods e and d being jointed to opposite ends of the slotted link f , in the opening of which is a pin g which is attached to the valve rod h . The valve will receive the motion of the forward eccentric when the link is in the position shown, and the motion of the backward eccentric when the link is shifted so far to the right as to bring e in line with h , or a compound motion derived from both eccentrics when the link is shifted to intermediate positions, the compound motion causing the valve to cut off the steam at a point determined by the position to which the link may have been shifted.

Linkage Link"age (lĭnk"aj; 48) noun 1. The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.

2. (Chemistry) Manner of linking or of being linked; -- said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.

3. (Geom.) A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joints, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane.

Linkboy Link"boy` (-boi`), Link"man (-măn) noun [ See 1st Link .] A boy or man that carried a link or torch to light passengers.

Links Links noun [ The plural form of Link , but often construed as a sing.] A tract of ground laid out for the game of golf; a golfing green.

A second links has recently been opened at Prestwick, and another at Troon, on the same coast.

P. P. Alexander.

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