Loyalty Loy"alˇty noun [ Confer French
loyauté . See
Loyal , and confer
Legality .]
The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc. He had such loyalty to the king as the law required.
Clarendon. Not withstanding all the subtle bait
With which those Amazons his love still craved,
To his one love his loyalty he saved.
Spenser. » "
Loyalty . . . expresses, properly, that fidelity which one owes according to law, and does not necessarily include that attachment to the royal person, which, happily, we in England have been able further to throw into the word."
Trench. Syn. -- Allegiance; fealty. See
Allegiance .
Lozenge Loz"enge (lŏz"ĕnj)
noun [ French
lozange ,
losange ; perhaps the same as Old French
losenge f flattery, praise, the heraldic sense being the oldest (cf. English
hatchment ,
blazon ). Confer
Losenger ,
Laudable .]
1. (Her.) (a) A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Confer Fusil . (b) A form of the escutcheon used by women instead of the shield which is used by men. 2. A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb. 3. Anything in the form of lozenge. 4. A small cake of sugar and starch, flavored, and often medicated. -- originally in the form of a lozenge. Lozenge coach ,
the coach of a dowager, having her coat of arms painted on a lozenge. [ Obsolete]
Walpole. --
Lozenge-molding (Architecture) ,
a kind of molding, used in Norman architecture, characterized by lozenge-shaped ornaments.
Lozenged Loz"enged (lŏz"ĕnjd),
Loz"enge- shaped` (-shāpt) },
adjective Having the form of a lozenge or rhomb. The lozenged panes of a very small latticed window.
C. Bronté.
Lozengy Loz"enˇgy (-ĕn*jȳ)
adjective [ French
losangé . See
Lozenge .]
(Her.) Divided into lozenge-shaped compartments, as the field or a bearing, by lines drawn in the direction of the bend sinister.
Lu Lu (lū)
noun & transitive verb See Loo .
Lubbard Lub"bard noun [ See
Lubber .]
A lubber. [ Obsolete]
Swift.
Lubbard Lub"bard adjective Lubberly.
Lubber Lub"ber noun [ Confer dial. Swedish
lubber . See
Looby ,
Lob .]
A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. Lingering lubbers lose many a penny.
Tusser. Land lubber ,
a name given in contempt by sailors to a person who lives on land. --
Lubber grasshopper (Zoology) ,
a large, stout, clumsy grasshopper; esp., Brachystola magna , from the Rocky Mountain plains, and Romalea microptera , which is injurious to orange trees in Florida. --
Lubber's hole (Nautical) ,
a hole in the floor of the "top," next the mast, through which sailors may go aloft without going over the rim by the futtock shrouds. It is considered by seamen as only fit to be used by lubbers. Totten. --
Lubber's line ,
point , or
mark ,
a line or point in the compass case indicating the head of the ship, and consequently the course which the ship is steering.
Lubberly Lub"berˇly adjective Like a lubber; clumsy. A great lubberly boy.
Shak.
Lubberly Lub"berˇly adverb Clumsily; awkwardly. Dryden.
Lubric, Lubrical Lu"bric, Lu"bricˇal adjective [ Latin
lubricus : confer French
lubrique .]
1. Having a smooth surface; slippery. [ R.]
2. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [ R.]
This lubric and adulterate age.
Dryden.
Lubricant Lu"briˇcant adjective [ Latin
lubricans , present participle of
lubricare , See
Lubricate .]
Lubricating.
Lubricant Lu"briˇcant noun That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, plumbago, etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery.
Lubricate Lu"briˇcate transitive verb [ Latin
lubricatus , past participle 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.
Lubrication Lu`briˇca"tion noun The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery.
Lubricator Lu"briˇca`tor noun 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.
Lubricitate Luˇbric"iˇtate intransitive verb See Lubricate .
Lubricity Luˇbric"iˇty noun [ Latin
lubricitas : confer French
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.
Lubricous Lu"briˇcous adjective [ Latin
lubricus .]
Lubric.
Lubrification, Lubrifaction Lu`briˇfiˇca"tion, Lu`briˇfac"tion noun [ Latin
lubricus lubric +
facere to make.]
The act of lubricating, or making smooth. Ray. Bacon.
Lucarne Lu`carne" noun [ French, from Latin
lucerna a lamp. See
Luthern .]
(Architecture) A dormer window.
Lucchese Lucˇchese" noun sing. & plural [ Italian
Lucchese .]
A native or inhabitant of Lucca, in Tuscany; in the plural, the people of Lucca.
Luce Luce noun [ Old French
lus , Latin
lucius a kind of fish.]
(Zoology) A pike when full grown. Halliwell.
Lucency Lu"cenˇcy noun The quality of being lucent.
Lucent Lu"cent adjective [ Latin
lucens , present participle of
lucere to shine, from
lux ,
lucis , light.]
Shining; bright; resplendent. " The sun's
lucent orb."
Milton.
Lucern Lu"cern noun [ Etymology uncertain.] [ Obsolete]
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.
Lucern Lu"cern noun [ French
luzerne .]
(Botany) A leguminous plant ( Medicago sativa ), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also alfalfa . [ Written also
lucerne .]
Lucern Lu"cern noun [ Latin
lucerna .]
A lamp. [ Obsolete]
Lydgate.
Lucernal Luˇcer"nal adjective [ Latin
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.
Lucernaria Lu`cerˇna"riˇa noun [ New Latin , from Latin
lucerna a lamp.]
(Zoology) 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.
Lucernarian Lu`cerˇna"riˇan adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Lucernarida. - -
noun One of the Lucernarida.
Lucernarida Lu`cerˇnar"iˇda noun plural [ New Latin See
Lucernaria .]
(Zoology) (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.
Lucerne Lu"cerne noun (Botany) See Lucern , the plant.
Lucid Lu"cid adjective [ Latin
lucidus , from
lux ,
lucis , light. See
Light ,
noun ]
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 .
Lucidity Luˇcid"iˇty noun [ Confer French
lucidité . See
Lucid .]
The quality or state of being lucid.
Lucidly Lu"cidˇly adverb In a lucid manner.
Lucidness Lu"cidˇness noun The quality of being lucid; lucidity.
Lucifer Lu"ciˇfer noun [ Latin , bringing light,
noun , the morning star, from
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. (Zoology) A genus of free- swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages.
Luciferian Lu`ciˇfe"riˇan adjective 1. Of or pertaining to Lucifer; having the pride of Lucifer; satanic; devilish. 2. Of or pertaining to the Luciferians or their leader.
Luciferian Lu`ciˇfe"riˇan noun (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.
Luciferous Luˇcif"erˇous adjective [ See
Lucifer .]
Giving light; affording light or means of discovery. Boyle.
Luciferously Luˇcif"erˇousˇly adverb In a luciferous manner.
Lucific Luˇcif"ic adjective [ Latin
lucificus ;
lux ,
lucis , light +
facere to make.]
Producing light. Grew.
Luciform Lu"ciˇform adjective [ Latin
lux ,
lucis , light =
-form .]
Having, in some respects, the nature of light; resembling light. Berkeley.
Lucifrian Luˇcif"riˇan adjective Luciferian; satanic. [ Obsolete]
Marston.
Lucimeter Luˇcim"eˇter noun [ Latin
lux ,
lucis , light +
-meter .]
an instrument for measuring the intensity of light; a photometer.
Luck Luck noun [ Akin to Dutch
luk ,
geluk , German
glück , Icelandic
lukka , Swedish
lycka , Danish
lykke , and perhaps to German
locken to entice. Confer 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.
Luckily Luck"iˇly adverb [ From
Lucky .]
In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury.
Luckiness Luck"iˇness noun 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.
Luckless Luck"less adjective 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 ,
adverb --
Lock"less*ness ,
noun
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