Luxuriantly Lux·u"ri·ant·ly adverb In a luxuriant manner.
Luxuriate Lux·u"ri·ate intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Luxuriated ;
present participle & verbal noun Luxuriating .] [ Latin
luxuriatus , past participle of
luxuriari ,
-are , to luxuriate. See
Luxury .]
1. To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. " Corn
luxuriates in a better mold."
Burton. 2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures. 3. To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to luxuriate in description.
Luxuriation Lux·u`ri·a"tion noun The act or process of luxuriating.
Luxuriety Lux`u·ri"e·ty noun Luxuriance. [ Obsolete]
Luxurious Lux·u"ri·ous adjective [ Latin
luxuriosus : confer French
luxurieux . See
Luxury .]
Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury; supplied with the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a luxurious table; luxurious ease. "
Luxurious cities. "
Milton. --
Lux*u"ri*ous*ly ,
adverb --
Lux*u"ri*ous*ness ,
noun
Luxurist Lux"u·rist noun One given to luxury. [ Obsolete]
Sir W. Temple.
Luxury Lux"u·ry noun ;
plural Luxuries . [ Latin
luxuria , from
luxus : confer French
luxure .]
1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes. Riches expose a man to pride and luxury .
Spectator. 2. Anything which pleases the senses, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are luxuries ; in some countries ice is a great luxury . He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and, by laying on it earth, furnished out a kind of luxury for a hermit.
Addison. 3. Lechery; lust. [ Obsolete]
Shak. Luxury is in wine and drunkenness.
Chaucer. 4. Luxuriance; exuberance. [ Obsolete]
Bacon. Syn. -- Voluptuousness; epicurism; effeminacy; sensuality; lasciviousness; dainty; delicacy; gratification.
Luz Luz noun A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a matter of dispute. Brande & C.
Lyam Ly"am noun [ See
Leam .]
A leash. [ Obsolete]
Lycanthrope Ly"can·thrope noun [ Greek ...; ... a wolf + ... a man.]
1. A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf. 2. One affected with lycanthropy.
Lycanthropia Ly`can·thro"pi·a noun [ New Latin ]
See Lycanthropy , 2.
Lycanthropic Ly`can·throp"ic adjective Pertaining to lycanthropy.
Lycanthropist Ly·can"thro·pist noun One affected by the disease lycanthropy.
Lycanthropous Ly·can"thro·pous adjective Lycanthropic.
Lycanthropy Ly·can"thro·py noun [ Greek ...: confer French
lycanthropie .]
1. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf. Lowell. 2. (Medicine) A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal.
Lycée Ly`cée" noun [ French Confer
Lyceum .]
A French lyceum, or secondary school supported by the French government, for preparing students for the university.
Lyceum Ly·ce"um noun ;
plural English
Lyceums , Latin
Lycea . [ Latin
lyceum , Greek ..., so named after the neighboring temple of ... ... Apollo the wolf slayer, probably from ... belonging to a wolf, fr ... wolf. See
Wolf .]
1. A place of exercise with covered walks, in the suburbs of Athens, where Aristotle taught philosophy. 2. A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by lectures or disquisitions. 3. A higher school, in Europe, which prepares youths for the university. 4. An association for debate and literary improvement.
Lych gate Lych" gate` See under Lich .
Lyche Lyche adjective Like. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Lychee Ly"chee` noun (Botany) See Litchi .
Lychnis Lych"nis noun [ Latin , a kind of red flower, Greek
lychni`s ; confer
ly`chnos a lamp.]
(Botany) A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family ( Caryophyllaceæ ). Most of the species have brilliantly colored flowers and cottony leaves, which may have anciently answered as wicks for lamps. The botanical name is in common use for the garden species. The corn cockle ( Lychnis Githago ) is a common weed in wheat fields.
Lychnobite Lych"no·bite noun [ Greek
ly`chnos a lamp +
bi`os life.]
One who labors at night and sleeps in the day.
Lychnoscope Lych"no·scope noun [ Greek ... +
- scope .]
(Architecture) Same as Low side window , under Low, adjective
Lycine Lyc"ine noun (Chemistry) A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn ( Lycium barbarum ). See Betaine .
Lycoperdon Ly`co·per"don noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... wolf + ... to break wind.]
(Botany) A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball.
Lycopod Ly"co·pod noun [ Confer French
lycopode .]
(Botany) A plant of the genus Lycopodium.
Lycopode Ly"co·pode noun [ French]
Same as Lycopodium powder . See under Lycopodium .
Lycopodiaceous Ly`co·po`di·a"ceous adjective (Botany) Belonging, or relating, to the Lycopodiaceæ , an order of cryptogamous plants (called also club mosses ) with branching stems, and small, crowded, one-nerved, and usually pointed leaves.
Lycopodite Ly·cop"o·dite noun (Paleon.) An old name for a fossil club moss.
Lycopodium Ly`co·po"di·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... wolf + ..., ..., a foot.]
(Botany) A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order Lycopodiaceæ ; club moss. Lycopodium powder ,
a fine powder or dust composed of the spores of Lycopodium, and other plants of the order Lycopodiaceæ . It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of lightning.
Lycotropous Ly·cot"ro·pous adjective [ Greek ... hook + ... to turn.]
(Botany) Campylotropous.
Lyddite Lydd"ite noun (Chemistry) A high explosive consisting principally of picric acid, used as a shell explosive in the British service; -- so named from the proving grounds at Lydd , England.
Lyden Lyd"en noun See Leden . [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Lydian Lyd"i·an adjective [ Latin
Lydius , from
Lydia , Greek ....]
Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character. Softly sweet in Lydian measures,
Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures.
Dryden. Lydian stone ,
a flint slate used by the ancients to try gold and silver; a touchstone. See Basanite .
Lydine Lyd"ine noun (Dyeing) A violet dye derived from aniline.
Lye Lye noun [ Written also
lie and
ley .] [ Anglo-Saxon
leáh ; akin to Dutch
loog , Old High German
louga , German
lauge ; confer Icelandic
laug a bath, a hot spring.]
A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc.
Lye Lye noun (Railroad) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding. [ Eng.]
Lye Lye noun A falsehood. [ Obsolete] See
Lie .
Lyencephala Ly`en·ceph"a·la noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... to loose + ... the brain.]
(Zoology) A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary.
Lyencephalous Ly`en·ceph"a·lous adjective (Zoology) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Lyencephala.
Lyerman Ly"er·man noun (Zoology) The cicada.
Lygodium Ly·go"di·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... flexible; ... a willow twig + ... form.]
(Botany) A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs. »
Lygodium palmatum , much prized for indoor ornament, inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly southwards.
Lying Ly"ing present participle & verbal noun of Lie , to tell a falsehood.
Lying Ly"ing present participle & verbal noun of Lie , to be supported horizontally. Lying panel (Architecture) ,
a panel in which the grain of the wood is horizontal. [ R.] --
Lying to (Nautical) ,
having the sails so disposed as to counteract each other.
Lying-in Ly"ing-in" noun 1. The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement. 2. The act of bearing a child.
Lyingly Ly"ing·ly adverb In a lying manner; falsely.
Lyken Ly"ken transitive verb [ See
Like ,
transitive verb ]
To please; -- chiefly used impersonally. [ Obsolete] " Sith it
lyketh you."
Chaucer.
Lym, Lymhound Lym, Lym"hound` noun A dog held in a leam; a bloodhound; a limehound. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Lymail Ly·mail" noun See Limaille . [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Lyme grass Lyme" grass` (Botany) A coarse perennial grass of several species of Elymus , esp. E. Canadensis , and the European E. arenarius .
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