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Lame (lām), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lamed (lāmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Laming.] To make lame.
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If you happen to let child fall and lame it. Swift.
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lamedh n. The 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding to l.
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Lamel (?), n. See .
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Lamella (?), n.; pl. L. Lamellæ (#), E. Lamellas (#). [L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. , .] a thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed.
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Lamellar (?), a. [Cf. F. lamellaire.] Flat and thin; lamelliform; composed of lamellæ. -- Lamellarly, adv. In thin plates or scales.
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Lamellary (?), a. Of or pertaining to lamella or to lamellæ; lamellar.
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{ Lamellate (?), Lamellated (?), } a. [See .] Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of .
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Lamellibranch (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). Also used adjectively.
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{ Lamellibranchia (?), Lamellibranchiata (?), } n. pl. [NL. See , and , .] (Zoöl.) An earlier name for the class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc., now called Pelecypoda or Bivalvia.
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☞ They usually have two (rarely but one) flat, lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the shell, whence they are called Acephala. Called also Conchifera, and Pelecypoda. See .
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Lamellibranchiate (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). -- n. One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda).
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Lamellicorn (?), a. [Lamella + L. cornu a horn: cf. F. lamellicorne. See .] (Zoöl.) (a) Having antennæ terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of certain coleopterous insects. (b) Terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of antennæ. -- n. A lamellicorn insect.
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Lamellicornia (?), n. pl. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also Lamellicornes.
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Lamelliferous (?), a. [Lamella + -ferous: cf. F. lamellifère.] Bearing, or composed of, lamellæ, or thin layers, plates, or scales; foliated.
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Lamelliform (?), a. [Lamella + -form : cf. F. lamelliforme.] Thin and flat; scalelike; lamellar.
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Lamellirostral (?), a. [Lamella + rostral : cf. F. lamellirostre.] (Zoöl.) Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese.
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Lamellirostres (?), n. pl. [NL. See , and .] (Zoöl.) A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate.
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Lamellose (?), a. [Cf. F. lamelleux.] Composed of, or having, lamellæ; lamelliform.
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Lamely (?), adv. [See .] In a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner; as, to walk lamely; a figure lamely drawn.
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Lameness, n. The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument.
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Lament (?), v. i. [F. lamenter, L. lamentari, fr. lamentum a lament.] To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.
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Jeremiah lamented for Josiah. 2 Chron. xxxv. 25.
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Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice. John xvi. 20.
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Lament, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lamented; p. pr. & vb. n. Lamenting.] To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail.
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One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes. Dryden.

Syn. -- To deplore; mourn; bewail. See .
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Lament, n. [L. lamentum. Cf. , v.] 1. Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping.
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Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage. Milton.
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2. An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like.
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Lamentable (?), a. [L. lamentabilis: cf. F. lamentable.] 1. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance. [Archaic] “Lamentable eye.” Spenser.
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2. Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; regrettable; unfortunate; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error. “Lamentable helplessness.” Burke.
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3. Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense. Bp. Stillingfleet.

-- Lamentableness, n. -- Lamentably, adv.
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Lamentation (?), n. [F. lamentation, L. lamentatio.] 1. The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
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In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping. Matt. ii. 18.
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2. pl. (Script.) A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents.
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Lamented (?), a. Mourned for; bewailed.
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This humble praise, lamented shade ! receive. Pope.
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Lamenter (�), n. One who laments.
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Lamentin (?), n. See .
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Lamenting (?), n. Lamentation.
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Lamentings heard i' the air. Shak.
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Lamentingly, adv. In a lamenting manner.
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Lames (lȧmz), n. pl. [F. lame a thin plate, L. lamina.] (Armor) Small steel plates combined together so as to slide one upon the other and form a piece of armor.
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Lametta (?), n. [Cf. It. lametta, dim. of lama a thin plate.] Foil or wire made of gold, silver, or brass. De Colange.
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Lamia (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �.] (Class. Myth.) A monster capable of assuming a woman's form, who was said to devour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress; a witch.
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Lamina (lămĭnȧ), n.; pl. L. Laminæ (-nē) E. Laminas (-nȧz). [L. cf. .] 1. A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals.
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2. (Bot.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower. Gray.
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3. (Zoöl.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather.
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Laminability (?), n. The quality or state of being laminable.
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Laminable (?), a. Capable of being split into laminæ or thin plates, as mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip.
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When a body can be readily extended in all directions under the hammer, it is said to be malleable; and when into fillets under the rolling press, it is said to be laminable. Ure.
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{ Laminar (?), Laminal (?), } a. [Cf. F. laminaire. See ] In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form of a thin plate or lamina.
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Laminaria (?), n. [NL. See .] (Bot.) A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of .
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Laminarian (?), a. Pertaining to seaweeds of the genus Laminaria, or to that zone of the sea (from two to ten fathoms in depth) where the seaweeds of this genus grow.
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Laminarite (?), n. [See .] (Paleon.) A broad-leafed fossil alga.
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Laminary (?), a. Laminar.
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Laminate (?), a. [See .] Consisting of, or covered with, laminæ, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
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Laminate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Laminating (?).] [See .] 1. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
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2. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
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3. To form by uniting two or more layers (in sheet form) of a material, so that the layers are bonded tightly.
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4. To unite (layers in sheet form) by bonding, so as to create a single object with multiple layers; -- used with the material in sheet form as the object; as, to laminate plywood.
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Laminate, v. i. To separate into laminæ.
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laminated (?), a. 1. Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, sheets, scales, or layers, one over another; laminate.
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2. Hence: Constructed of thin sheets of material, bonded together to form a composite structure having multiple layers.
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Coloq. Laminated arch (Arch.), a timber arch made of layers of bent planks secured by treenails.
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Laminating (?), a. Forming, or separating into, scales or thin layers.
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Lamination (?), n. The process of laminating, or the state of being laminated.
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Laminiferous (?), a. [Lamina + -ferous.] Having a structure consisting of laminæ, or thin layers.
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Laminiplantar (?), a. [Lamina + L. planta sole of the foot.] (Zoöl.) Having the tarsus covered behind with a horny sheath continuous on both sides, as in most singing birds, except the larks.
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Laminitis (?), n. [NL. See , and .] (Far.) Inflammation of the laminæ or fleshy plates along the coffin bone of a horse; founder. Youatt.
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Lamish (?), a. Somewhat lame. Wood.
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Lamm (?), v. t. See .
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Lammas (?), n. [AS. hlāmmesse, hlāfmæsse, loaf mass, bread feast, or feast of first fruits; hlāf loaf + mæsse mass. See , and religious service.] The first day of August; -- called also Lammas day, and Lammastide.
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{ Lammergeir (lămmẽrgīr), Lammergeier, lammergeyer (lămmẽrgīẽr), } n. [G. lämmergeier; lamm, pl. lämmer, lamb + geier vulture.] (Zoöl.) A very large vulture (Gypaëtus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore called bonebreaker and ossifrage. It is supposed to be the ossifrage of the Bible. Called also bearded vulture and bearded eagle.
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Lamnidae n. A natural family of oceanic sharks.
Syn. -- family Lamnidae.
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Lamnunguia (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lamina a scale + unguis a nail.] (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Lamp (lămp), n. [OE. (with excrescent p), fr. F. lame, L. lamina. See .] A thin plate or lamina. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Lamp (lămp), n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, -adis, fr. Gr. � , �, torch, fr. � to give light, to shine. Cf. , .] 1. A light-producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus; formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick used for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for the purpose of producing artificial light; also, a similar device using a gas as the combustible fuel; now referring mainly to an electric lamp. See sense {3}.
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2. Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp.
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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Ps. cxix. 105.
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Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared. Cowper.
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3. (Elec.) A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity, usually having a glass bulb or tube containing the light-emitting element. Most lamps belong to one of two categories, the Incandescent lamp (See under ) or the fluorescent lamp. However, see also arc lamp, below.
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4. A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat, infrared, or ultraviolet rays; as, a heat lamp.
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Coloq. Æolipile lamp , a hollow ball of copper containing alcohol which is converted into vapor by a lamp beneath, so as to make a powerful blowpipe flame when the vapor is ignited. Weale. -- Coloq. Arc lamp (Elec.), a form of lamp in which the voltaic arc is used as the source of light. -- Coloq. Dëbereiner's lamp , an apparatus for the instantaneous production of a flame by the spontaneous ignition of a jet of hydrogen on being led over platinum sponge; -- named after the German chemist Döbereiner, who invented it. Called also philosopher's lamp. -- Coloq. Flameless lamp , an aphlogistic lamp. -- Coloq. Lamp burner , the part of a lamp where the wick is exposed and ignited. Knight. -- Coloq. Lamp fount , a reservoir for oil, in a lamp. -- Coloq. Lamp jack . See 2d , n., 4 (l) & (n). -- Coloq. Lamp shade , a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for softening or obstructing the light of a lamp. -- Coloq. Lamp shell (Zoöl.), any brachiopod shell of the genus Terebratula and allied genera. The name refers to the shape, which is like that of an antique lamp. See . -- Coloq. Safety lamp , a miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by fine wire gauze, preventing the kindling of dangerous explosive gases; -- called also, from Sir Humphry Davy the inventor, Davy lamp. -- Coloq. To smell of the lamp , to bear marks of great study and labor, as a literary composition.
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Lampad (?), n. [Gr. � , �. See .] A lamp or candlestick. [R.]
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By him who 'mid the golden lampads went. Trench.
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Lampadist (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. �, �, torch. See .] (Gr. Antiq.) One who gained the prize in the lampadrome.
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Lampadrome (?), n. [Gr. �; �, �, torch + � course, race, fr. � to run.] (Gr. Antiq.) A race run by young men with lighted torches in their hands. He who reached the goal first, with his torch unextinguished, gained the prize.
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Lampas (?), n. [F. lampas.] An inflammation and swelling of the soft parts of the roof of the mouth immediately behind the fore teeth in the horse; -- called also lampers.
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Lampate (?), n. [Cf. F. lampate.] (Chem.) A supposed salt of lampic acid. [Obs.]
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Lampblack (?), n. [Lamp + black.] The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and various black pigments and cements.
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Lamper eel (?) n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Lampern (?), n. [See .] (Zoöl.) The river lamprey (Ammocœtes fluviatilis syn. Lampetra fluviatilis).
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☞ The name is also applied to other river lampreys.
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Lampers (?), n. See .
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Lampic (?), a. [F. lampique, fr. lampe lamp. See .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or produced by, a lamp; -- formerly said of a supposed acid.
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Lamping (?), a. Shining; brilliant. [Obs.] “Lamping eyes.” Spenser.
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Lampless, a. Being without a lamp, or without light; hence, being without appreciation; dull.
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Your ladies' eyes are lampless to that virtue. Beau. & Fl.
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Lamplight (?), n. Light from a lamp.
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This world's artificial lamplights. Owen Meredith.
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Lamplighter (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who in former times lighted street lamps which were illuminated by a combustible gas; -- such lamps are now little used, and primarily as nostalgic ornaments.
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He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he did go,
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago. Song lyrics. (?)
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2. (Zoöl.) The calico bass.
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3. A device used to light lamps.
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lamplit adj. Illuminated by a lamp.
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Lampoon (?), n. [F. lampon a drinking song, fr. lampons let us drink, -- the burden of such a song, fr. lamper to guzzle, to drink much and greedily; of German origin, and akin to E. lap to drink. Prob. so called because drinking songs often contain personal slander or satire.] 1. A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress.
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Like her who missed her name in a lampoon,
And grieved to find herself decayed so soon. Dryden.
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2. Hence: Any satire ridiculing or mocking a person, activity, or institution by representing its character or behavior in an exaggerated or grotesque form; the representation may be written, filmed, or performed as a live skit, and may be intended as a severe reproach, or as good-natured humor.
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Lampoon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lampooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lampooning.] To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in a work of art; to make (a person, behavior, or institution) the subject of a lampoon.
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Ribald poets had lampooned him. Macaulay.

Syn. -- To libel; defame; satirize; lash.
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Lampooner (?), n. The writer of a lampoon. “Libelers, lampooners, and pamphleteers.” Tatler.
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Lampoonry (?), n. The act of lampooning; a lampoon, or lampoons.
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Lamp-post (?), n. A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc.
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Lamprel (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Lamprey (lămpr�), n.; pl. Lampreys (lămprĭz). [OE. lampreie, F. lamproie, LL. lampreda, lampetra, from L. lambere to lick + petra rock, stone. The lampreys are so called because they attach themselves with their circular mouths to rocks and stones, whence they are also called rocksuckers. See to drink, .] (Zoöl.) An eel-like marsipobranch of the genus Petromyzon, and allied genera; called also lamprey eel and lamper eel. The lampreys have a round, sucking mouth, without jaws, but set with numerous minute teeth, and one to three larger teeth on the palate (see Illust. of ). There are seven small branchial openings on each side. [Written also lamprel, and lampron.]
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