Linkwork Link"work` (-wûrk`)
noun 1. A fabric consisting of links made of metal or other material fastened together; also, a chain. And thou shalt make hooks of gold, and two chains of fine gold; linkwork and wreathed.
Udall. 2. Mechanism in which links, or intermediate connecting pieces, are employed to transmit motion from one part to another.
Linne Linne (lĭn)
noun Flax. See Linen . [ Obsolete]
Linnet Lin"net (lĭn"nĕt)
noun [ French
linot ,
linotte , from Latin
linum flax; or perhaps shortened from Anglo-Saxon
līnetwige , from Anglo-Saxon
līn flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See
Linen .]
(Zoology) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota , Acanthis , and allied genera, esp. the common European species ( Latin cannabina ), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet , red linnet , rose linnet , brown linnet , lintie , lintwhite , gorse thatcher , linnet finch , and greater redpoll . The American redpoll linnet ( Acanthis linaria ) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll , and Twite . Green linnet (Zoology) ,
the European green finch.
Linnĉa borealis Lin·nĉ"a bo`re·a"lis (lĭn*nē"ȧ bō`re*ā"lĭs). [ New Latin Linnaeus Linnĉan + Latin borealis northern.] (Botany) The twin flower which grows in cold northern climates.
Linnĉan, Linnean Lin·nĉ"an, Lin·ne"an (lĭn*nē"
a n)
adjective Of or pertaining to Linnĉus , the celebrated Swedish botanist. Linnĉan system (Botany) ,
the system in which the classes are founded mainly upon the number of stamens, and the orders upon the pistils; the artificial or sexual system.
Linnĉite Lin·nĉ"ite (-īt)
noun [ See
Linnĉan .]
(Min.) A mineral of pale steel- gray color and metallic luster, occurring in isometric crystals, and also massive. It is a sulphide of cobalt containing some nickel or copper.
Linoleate Li·no"le·ate (lĭ*nō"le*at)
noun (Chemistry) A salt of linoleic acid.
Linoleic Li·no"le·ic (lĭ*nō"le*ĭk)
adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically (Chemistry) , designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts.
Linoleum Li·no"le·um (lĭ*nō"le*ŭm)
noun [ Latin
lin um flax +
oleum oil.]
1. Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by treatment with chloride of sulphur. In this condition it is used for many of the purposes to which India rubber has been applied. 2. A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing.
Linotype Lin"o·type noun [ See
Line ;
Type .]
(Print.) (a) A kind of typesetting machine which produces castings, each of which corresponds to a line of separate types. By pressing upon keys like those of a typewriter the matrices for one line are properly arranged; the stereotype, or slug, is then cast and planed, and the matrices are returned to their proper places, the whole process being automatic. (b) The slug produced by the machine, or matter composed in such lines. --
Lin"o*typ`ist noun
Linoxin Li·nox"in (lĭ*nŏks"ĭn)
noun [
Lino leic +
ox ygen.]
(Chemistry) A resinous substance obtained as an oxidation product of linoleic acid. [ Written also
linoxyn .]
Linsang Lin·sang" (lĭn*säng")
noun (Zoology) Any viverrine mammal of the genus Prionodon , inhabiting the East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang ( P. gracilis ) is white, crossed by broad, black bands. The Guinea linsang ( Porana Richardsonii ) is brown with black spots.
Linseed Lin"seed` (lĭn"sēd`)
noun [ Middle English
lin flax +
seed . See
Linen .]
(Botany) The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained. [ Written also
lintseed .]
Linseed cake ,
the solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed from flaxseed. --
Linseed meal ,
linseed cake reduced to powder. --
Linseed oil ,
oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.
Linsey Lin"sey (lĭn"sȳ)
noun [ See
Linen .]
Linsey-woolsey.
Linsey-woolsey Lin"sey-wool"sey (-wol"sȳ; 277)
noun 1. Cloth made of linen and wool, mixed. 2. Jargon. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Linsey-woolsey Lin"sey-wool"sey adjective Made of linen and wool; hence, of different and unsuitable parts; mean. Johnson.
Linstock Lin"stock (lĭn"stŏk)
noun [ Corrupt. from
luntstock , Dutch
lontstok ;
lont lunt +
stok stock, stick. See
Link a torch,
Lunt , and
Stock .]
A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. [ Written also
lintstock .]
Lint Lint (lĭnt)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
līnet flax, hemp, from
līn flax; or, perhaps borrowed from Latin
linteum a linen cloth, linen, from
linteus linen, adjective , from
linum flax, lint. See
Linen .]
1. Flax. 2. Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics. Lint doctor (Calico-printing Mach.) ,
a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder.
Lintel Lin"tel (lĭn"tĕl)
noun [ Old French
lintel , French
linteau , Late Latin
lintellus , for
limitellus , a dim. from Latin
limes limit. See
Limit .]
(Architecture) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.
Lintie Lin"tie (lĭn"tĭ),
Lint"white` (lĭnt"hwīt`) },
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
līnetwige . See
Linnet .]
(Zoology) See Linnet . Tennyson.
Lintseed Lint"seed` (lĭnt"sēd`)
noun See Linseed .
Linum Li"num (lī"nŭm)
noun [ Latin , flax.]
(Botany) A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax ( Linum usitatissimum ).
Lion Li"on (lī"ŭn)
noun [ French
lion , Latin
leo ,
-onis , akin to Greek
le`wn . Confer
Chameleon ,
Dandelion ,
Leopard .]
1. (Zoology) A large carnivorous feline mammal ( Felis leo ), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion , the male has only a slight mane. 2. (Astron.) A sign and a constellation; Leo. 3. An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time. Such society was far more enjoyable than that of Edinburgh, for here he was not a lion , but a man.
Prof. Wilson. American lion (Zoology) ,
the puma or cougar. --
Lion ant (Zoology) ,
the ant-lion. --
Lion dog (Zoology) ,
a fancy dog with a flowing mane, usually clipped to resemble a lion's mane. --
Lion lizard (Zoology) ,
the basilisk. --
Lion's share ,
all, or nearly all; the best or largest part; -- from Ĉsop's fable of the lion hunting in company with certain smaller beasts, and appropriating to himself all the prey.
Lion Li"on noun --
Lion of Lucerne ,
a famous sculptured lion at Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Thorwaldsen and dedicated in 1821 as a memorial to the Swiss Guards who fell defending Louis XVI. in the attack of the mob on the Tuileries, Aug. 10, 1792. The animal, which is hewn out of the face of a rock, is represented as transfixed with a broken spear and dying, but still trying to protect with its paw a shield bearing the fleur-de-lis of France. --
Lion of St. Mark ,
a winged lion, the emblem of the evangelist Mark, especially that of bronze surmounting a granite column in the Piazzetta at Venice, and holding in its fore paws an open book representing St. Mark's Gospel. --
Lion of the North ,
Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632), King of Sweden, the hero of the Protestant faith in the Thirty Years' War.
Lion-heart Li"on-heart` (-härt`)
noun A very brave person.
Lion-hearted Li"on-heart`ed (-härt`ĕd)
adjective Very brave; brave and magnanimous. Sir W. Scott.
Lion's ear Li"on's ear` (lī"ŭnz ēr`). (Botany) A name given in Western South America to certain plants with shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of Culcitium , and Espeletia .
Lion's foot Li"on's foot` (fot`). (Botany) (a) A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes , of which several species are found in the United States. (b) The edelweiss.
Lion's leaf Li"on's leaf` (lī"ŭnz lēf`). (Botany) A South European plant of the genus Leontice ( Latin leontopetalum ), the tuberous roots of which contain so much alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap.
Lion's tail Li"on's tail` (tāl`). (Botany) A genus of labiate plants ( Leonurus ); -- so called from a fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a lion's tail. Latin Cardiaca is the common motherwort .
Lion's tooth Li"on's tooth` (tōth`);
plural Lions' teeth (tēth`).
(Botany) See Leontodon .
Lionced Li"onced (lī"ŭnst)
adjective (Her.) Adorned with lions' heads; having arms terminating in lions' heads; -- said of a cross. [ Written also
leonced .]
Lioncel Li"on·cel (lī"ŭn*sĕl)
noun [ Old French , French
lionceau , dim. of
lion .]
(Her.) A small lion, especially one of several borne in the same coat of arms.
Lionel Li"on·el (-ĕl)
noun [ Old French , dim. of
lion .]
(Zoology) The whelp of a lioness; a young lion.
Lioness Li"on·ess noun [ Old French
lionesse .]
(Zoology) A female lion.
Lionet Li"on·et (-ĕt)
noun [ Old French , dim. of
lion .]
(Zoology) A young or small lion.
Lionhood Li"on·hood (-hod)
noun State of being a lion. Carlyle.
Lionism Li"on·ism (-ĭz'm)
noun An attracting of attention, as a lion; also, the treating or regarding as a lion.
Lionize Li"on·ize (-īz)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Lionized (-īzd)
present participle & verbal noun Lionizing (- ī`zĭng).]
1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest. J. D. Forbes. 2. To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest. Macaulay.
Lionlike Li"on·like` (-līk`)
adjective Like a lion; brave as a lion.
Lionly Li"on·ly adjective Like a lion; fierce. [ Obsolete]
Milton.
Lionship Li"on·ship (lī"ŭn*shĭp)
noun The state of being a lion.
Lip Lip (lĭp)
noun [ Middle English
lippe , Anglo-Saxon
lippa ; akin to Dutch
lip , German
lippe ,
lefze , Old High German
lefs , Danish
lĉbe , Swedish
läpp , Latin
labium ,
labrum . Confer
Labial .]
1. One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself. Thine own lips testify against thee.
Job xv. 6. 2. An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel. 3. The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger. 4. (Botany) (a) One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla. (b)
The odd and peculiar petal in the Orchis family. See Orchidaceous . 5. (Zoology) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell. Lip bit ,
a pod auger. See Auger . --
Lip comfort ,
comfort that is given with words only. --
Lip comforter ,
one who comforts with words only. --
Lip labor ,
unfelt or insincere speech; hypocrisy. Bale. --
Lip reading ,
the catching of the words or meaning of one speaking by watching the motion of his lips without hearing his voice. Carpenter. --
Lip salve ,
a salve for sore lips. --
Lip service ,
expression by the lips of obedience and devotion without the performance of acts suitable to such sentiments. --
Lip wisdom ,
wise talk without practice, or unsupported by experience. --
Lip work .
(a) Talk .
(b) Kissing . [ Humorous]
B. Jonson. --
To make a lip ,
to drop the under lip in sullenness or contempt. Shak. --
To shoot out the lip (Script.) ,
to show contempt by protruding the lip.
Lip Lip transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Lipped (lĭpt);
present participle & verbal noun Lipping (-pĭng).]
1. To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to kiss. The bubble on the wine which breaks
Before you lip the glass.
Praed. A hand that kings
Have lipped and trembled kissing.
Shak. 2. To utter; to speak. [ R.]
Keats.
Lip Lip transitive verb To clip; to trim. [ Obsolete]
Holland.
Lipans Li·pans" (le*pänz")
noun plural ; sing.
Lipan (-pän").
(Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians, inhabiting the northern part of Mexico. They belong to the Tinneh stock, and are closely related to the Apaches.
Liparian Li·pa"ri·an (lĭ*pā"rĭ*
a n)
noun (Zoology) Any species of a family ( Liparidĉ ) of destructive bombycid moths, as the tussock moths.
Liparite Lip"a·rite (lĭp"ȧ*rīt)
noun [ So called from
Lipari , the island.]
(Min.) A quartzose trachyte; rhyolite.
Lipic Lip"ic (lĭp"ĭk)
adjective [ Greek
li`pos fat.]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by the oxidation of oleic acid, tallow, wax, etc.
Lipinic Li·pin"ic (lĭ*pĭn"ĭk)
adjective (Chemistry) Lipic.
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