Lustrical Lus"tri·cal adjective [ Latin
lustricus , from
lustrum . See
Lustrum .]
Pertaining to, or used for, purification.
Lustring Lus"tring noun [ French
lustrine , Italian
lustrino , from
lustrare to polish, Latin
lustrare . See 3d
Luster , and confer
Lutestring .]
A kind of glossy silk fabric. See Lutestring .
Lustrous Lus"trous adjective [ Confer French
lustreux . See 3d
Luster .]
Bright; shining; luminous. " Good sparks and
lustrous ."
Shak. --
Lus"trous*ly ,
adverb
Lustrum Lus"trum noun ;
plural English
Lustrums , Latin
Lustra . [ Latin Confer 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 Lust"wort` noun (Botany) See Sundew .
Lusty Lust"y adjective [
Compar. Lustier ;
superl. Lustiest .] [ From
Lust . See
Lust , and confer
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. [ Obsolete]
Spenser. 3. Of large size; big. [ Obsolete] " Three lusty vessels." Evelyn. Hence, sometimes, pregnant. [ Obsolete or Prov.]
4. Lustful; lascivious. [ Obsolete]
Milton.
Lusus naturæ Lu"sus na·tu"ræ [ Latin , from lusus sport + naturae , gen. of natura nature.] Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production.
Lutanist Lut"a·nist noun [ Late Latin
lutanista , from
lutana lute. See
Lute the instrument.]
A person that plays on the lute. Johnson.
Lutarious Lu·ta"ri·ous adjective [ Latin
lutarius from
lutum mud.]
Of, pertaining to, or like, mud; living in mud. [ Obsolete]
Grew.
Lutation Lu·ta"tion noun [ Latin
lutare ,
lutatum , to bedaub with mud, from
lutum mud: confer French
lutation .]
The act or method of luting vessels.
Lute Lute noun [ Latin
lutum mud, clay: confer Old French
lut .]
1. (Chemistry) 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 Lute transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Luted ;
present participle & verbal noun Luting .]
To close or seal with lute; as, to lute on the cover of a crucible; to lute a joint.
Lute Lute noun [ Old French
leut , French
luth ; skin to Pr.
laút , Italian
liúto ,
leúto , Spanish
laúd , Portuguese
alaude ; all from Arabic
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 Lute intransitive verb To sound, as a lute. Piers Plowman. Keats.
Lute Lute transitive verb To play on a lute, or as on a lute. Knaves are men
That lute and flute fantastic tenderness.
Tennyson.
Lute-backed Lute"-backed` adjective Having a curved spine.
Lutecium Lu·te"ci·um noun (Chemistry) A metallic element separated from ytterbium in 1907, by Urbain in Paris and by von Welsbach in Vienna. Symbol, Lu ; at. wt. 174.0.
Luteic Lu·te"ic adjective (Chemistry) (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 Lu"te·in noun [ 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 Lut"e·nist noun Same as Lutanist .
Luteo- Lu"te·o- [ Latin luteus .] (Chemistry) A combining form signifying orange yellow or brownish yellow .
Luteocobaltic Lu"te·o·co·balt"ic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of cobalt having a yellow color. Confer Cobaltic . Luteocobaltic chloride (Chemistry) ,
a brilliant reddish yellow crystalline compound, Co 2 Cl 6 (NH 3 ) 12 , obtained by the action of ammonium chloride on an ammoniacal solution of cobaltic chloride.
Luteolin Lu"te·o·lin noun [ From New Latin Reseda
luteola , from Latin
luteolus yellowish, from
luteus : confer French
lutéoline . See
Luteous .]
(Chemistry) A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the dyer's broom ( Reseda luteola ).
Luteous Lu"te·ous adjective [ Latin
luteus , from
lutum dyer's broom, weld, which is used as a yellow dye.]
Yellowish; more or less like buff.
Luter Lut"er noun [ From 3d
Lute .]
One who plays on a lute.
Luter Lut"er noun [ From Ist
Lute .]
One who applies lute.
Lutescent Lu·tes"cent adjective [ Latin
luteus yellow.]
Of a yellowish color.
Lutestring Lute"string` noun [ Corrupted from
lustring .]
A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon. Goldsmith.
Luth Luth noun [ French]
(Zoology) The leatherback.
Lutheran Lu"ther·an adjective (Eccl. Hist.) Of or pertaining to Luther ; adhering to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.
Lutheran Lu"ther·an noun (Eccl. Hist.) One who accepts or adheres to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.
Lutheranism, Lutherism Lu"ther·an·ism, Lu"ther·ism noun The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church.
Luthern Lu"thern noun [ French
lucarne a dormer, dormer window, garret window, Latin
lucerna lamp, from
lucere to be light or clear, from
lux light. See
Light ,
noun , and confer
Lucarne .]
(Architecture) A dormer window. See Dormer .
Lutidine Lu"ti·dine noun [ From
toluidine , by transposition.]
(Chemistry) Any one of several metameric alkaloids, C 5 H 3 N.(CH 3 ) 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.
Luting Lut"ing noun (Chemistry) See Lute , a cement.
Lutist Lut"ist noun One who plays on a lute.
Lutose Lu·tose" adjective [ Latin
lutosus , from
lutum mud.]
Covered with clay; miry.
Lutulence Lu"tu·lence noun The state or quality of being lutulent.
Lutulent Lu"tu·lent adjective [ Latin
lutulentus , from
lutum mud.]
Muddy; turbid; thick. [ Obsolete]
Luwack Lu·wack" noun (Zoology) See Paradoxure .
Lux Lux transitive verb [ Confer French
luxer . See
Luxate .]
To put out of joint; to luxate. [ Obsolete]
Luxate Lux"ate adjective [ Latin
luxatus , past participle of
luxare to dislocate.]
Luxated. [ Obsolete]
Luxate Lux"ate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Luxated ;
present participle & verbal noun Luxating .]
To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate.
Luxation Lux·a"tion noun [ Latin
luxatio : confer French
luxation .]
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
Luxe Luxe noun [ Latin
luxus : confer French
luxe .]
Luxury. [ Obsolete]
Shenstone. Luxive Lux"ive adjective Given to luxury; voluptuous. [ Obsolete]
Luxullianite Lux·ul"li·an·ite noun [ 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 Lux·u"ri·ance noun [ Confer French
luxuriance .]
The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth. "Tropical
luxuriance ."
B. Taylor.
Luxuriancy Lux·u"ri·an·cy noun The state or quality of being luxuriant; luxuriance. Flowers grow up in the garden in the greatest luxuriancy and profusion.
Spectator.
Luxuriant Lux·u"ri·ant adjective [ Latin
luxurians , present participle of
luxuriare : confer French
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 (Botany) ,
one in which the floral envelopes are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs.
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