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Lanseh (lȧns�), n. The small, yellow to whitish brown berrylike fruit of an East Indian tree (Lansium domesticum). It has a fleshy pulp, with an agreeable tart subacid taste. Balfour.
Syn. -- lansah, lansa, lansat, lanset.
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Lansquenet (?), n. [F., fr. G. landsknecht a foot soldier, also a game of cards introduced by these foot soldiers; land country + knecht boy, servant. See , and .] 1. A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in France and Western Europe.
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2. A game at cards, vulgarly called lambskinnet.
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[They play] their little game of lansquenet. Longfellow.
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Lant (?), n. Urine. [Prov. Eng.] Nares.
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Lant, n. [Cf. .] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (Ammedytes tobianus) and the American species (Ammedytes Americanus) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also launce, and sand eel.
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Lant, n. See . [Obs.] Halliwell.
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{ Lantanium (?), Lantanum (?), } n. (Chem.) See .
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Lantanuric (?), a. [Formed by transposition of the letters of allantoin and -uric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of allantoin, and usually called allanturic acid.
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Lanterloo (?), n. An old name of loo (a).
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Lantern (lăntẽrn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampthr light, torch. See .] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light.
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2. (Arch.) (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral.
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3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below).
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4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; -- called also lantern brass.
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5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
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6. (Zoöl.) See .
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☞ Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried.
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Coloq. Dark lantern , a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also bull's-eye. -- Coloq. Lantern jaws , long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage. -- Coloq. Lantern pinion , Coloq. Lantern wheel (Mach.), a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also wallower, or trundle. -- Coloq. Lantern shell (Zoöl.), any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus Anatina, and allied genera. -- Coloq. Magic lantern , an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens.
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Lantern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lanterned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lanterning.] [Cf. F. lanterner to hang at the lamp post, fr. lanterne. See .] To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse.
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lanternfish n. A small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night.
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lanternfly, lantern fly n. (Zoöl.) any one of several species of large, handsome, brightly marked, tropical hemipterous insects of the genera Laternaria, Fulgora, and allies, of the family Fulgoridæ. The largest species is Laternaria phosphorea of Brazil. The head has a snoutlike process in some species which was formerly thought to emit a phosphorescent light.
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Lantern-jawed (?), a. Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person.
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lanthanide n. Any rare earth element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71).
Syn. -- rare earth, rare-earth element, lanthanon.
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Lanthanite (lănthȧnīt), n. (Min.) Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular white crystals.
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lanthanon n. Same as .
Syn. -- rare earth, rare-earth element, lanthanide.
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Lanthanotidae n. A natural family of stout-bodied lizards.
Syn. -- family Lanthanotidae.
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Lanthanotus n. A genus withonly one species.
Syn. -- genus Lanthanotus.
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Lanthanum (lănthȧnŭm), n. [NL., fr. Gr. lanqanein to lie hid, to be concealed.] (Chem.) A rare element of the rare earth group of the metals, of atomic number 57, allied to aluminum. It occurs in certain rare minerals, as cerite, gadolinite, orthite, etc., and was so named from the difficulty of separating it from cerium, didymium, and other rare earth elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.9. Symbol La. [Formerly written also lanthanium.]
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Lanthopine (?), n. [Gr. lanqanein to lie hid + E. opium.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
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Lanthorn (?), n. See . [Obs.]
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{ Lanuginose (?), Lanuginous (?), } a. [L. lanuginosus, fr. lanugo, -ginis, woolly substance, down, fr. lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux.] Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy.
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Lanugo (?), n. [See .] (Anat.) The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.
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Lanyard (?), n. [F. lanière thong, strap, OF. lasniere, fr. lasne strap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf. .] [Written also laniard.] 1. (Naut.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.
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2. (Mil.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube.
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Lanyer (?), n. See .
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Laocoön (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � ] 1. (Class. Myth.) A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)
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2. (Sculp.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoön, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.
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Laodicean (?), a. Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion. Rev. iii. 14-16.
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Laos prop. n. a country in Southeast Asia.
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Laotian prop. n. a native or inhabitant of Laos.
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Laotian prop. a. 1. of or pertaining to Laos; as, the Laotian Prime Minister.
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2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Laos; as, Laotian refugees.
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Lao-tse, Laozi prop. n. A Chinese philosopher who founded Taoism in the 6th-century b.c.
Syn. -- Lao-Tzu, Lao-Tse.
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Lap (lăp), n. [OE. lappe, AS. læppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.] 1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. Chaucer.
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2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. Chaucer.
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If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his heart smites him. Fuller.
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3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury.
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Men expect that happiness should drop into their laps. Tillotson.
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4. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing.
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☞ The lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the distance one course extends over the second course below, the distance over the course immediately below being called the cover.
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5. (Steam Engine) The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below).
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6. The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.
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7. One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See , to fold, 2.
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8. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
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9. (Cotton Manuf.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
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10. (Mach.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis.
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Coloq. Lap joint , a joint made by one layer, part, or piece, overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers. -- Coloq. Lap weld , a lap joint made by welding together overlapping edges or ends. -- Coloq. Inside lap (Steam Engine), lap of the valve with respect to the exhaust port. -- Coloq. Outside lap , lap with respect to the admission, or steam, port.
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Lap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lapped (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Lapping.] 1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
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To lap his head on lady's breast. Praed.
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2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st , 10.
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Lap, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see , n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth.
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2. To wrap or wind around something.
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About the paper . . . I lapped several times a slender thread of very black silk. Sir I. Newton.
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3. To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
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Her garment spreads, and laps him in the folds. Dryden.
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4. To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay together one partly over another; as, to lap weather-boards; also, to be partly over, or by the side of (something); as, the hinder boat lapped the foremost one.
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5. (Carding & Spinning) To lay together one over another, as fleeces or slivers for further working.
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Coloq. To lap boards , Coloq. shingles , etc., to lay one partly over another. -- Coloq. To lap timbers , to unite them in such a way as to preserve the same breadth and depth throughout, as by scarfing. Weale.
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Lap, v. i. To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap.
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The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a flay. Grew.
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Lap (?), v. i. [OE. lappen, lapen, AS. lapian; akin to LG. lappen, OHG. laffan, Icel. lepja, Dan. lade, Sw. läppja, L. lambere; cf. Gr. �, W. llepio. Cf. .] 1. To take up drink or food with the tongue; to drink or feed by licking up something.
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The dogs by the River Nilus's side, being thirsty, lap hastily as they run along the shore. Sir K. Digby.
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2. To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with the tongue.
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I heard the ripple washing in the reeds,
And the wild water lapping on the crag. Tennyson.
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Lap, v. t. To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
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They 'II take suggestion as a cat laps milk. Shak.
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Lap, n. 1. The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap.
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2. The sound of lapping.
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Laparocele (?), n. [Gr. � loins + � tumor.] (Med.) A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.
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laparoscope n. (Med.) A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall, allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal damage to the abdominal muscles.
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laparoscopy n. Laparotomy performed with a laparoscope.
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Laparotomy (?), n. [Gr. � loins + temnein to cut.] (Surg.) A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Cæsarean section.
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Lapboard (?), n. A board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as by tailors.
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Lapdog (?), n. 1. A small dog which is or can be fondled in the lap.
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2. One who does the bidding of another; a servile follower. [informal]
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Lapel (?), n. [Dim. of lap a fold.] That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar. [Written also lappel and lapelle.]
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Lapelled (?), a. Furnished with lapels.
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Lapful (?), n.; pl. Lapfuls (�). As much as the lap can contain.
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Lapicide (?), n. [L. lapicida, fr. lapis stone + caedere to cut.] A stonecutter. [Obs.]
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Lapidarian (?), a. Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record.
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Lapidarious (?), a. [L. lapidarius, fr. lapis, -idis, stone.] Consisting of stones.
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Lapidary (?), n.; pl. Lapidaries (#). [L. lapidarius, fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.] 1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
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2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
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Coloq. Lapidary's lathe , Coloq. Lapidary's mill , Coloq. Lapidary's wheel , a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.
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Lapidary, a. [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation.
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2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation.
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Coloq. Lapidary style , that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.
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Lapidate (?), v. t. [L. lapidatus, p. p. of lapidare, fr. lapis stone.] To stone. [Obs.]
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Lapidation (?), n. [L. lapidatio: cf. F. lapidation.] The act of stoning. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Lapideous (?), a. [L. lapideus, fr. lapis stone.] Of the nature of stone. [Obs.] Ray.
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Lapidescence (?), n. 1. The state or quality of being lapidescent.
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2. A hardening into a stone substance.
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3. A stony concretion. Sir T. Browne.
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Lapidescent (?), a. [L. lapidescens, p. pr. of lapidescere to become stone, fr. lapis, -idis, stone: cf. F. lapidescent.] Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.
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Lapidescent, n. Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone.
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{ Lapidific (?), Lapidifical (?), } a. [L. lapis, -idis, stone + facere to make: cf. F. lapidifique.] Forming or converting into stone.
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Lapidification (?), n. [Cf. F. lapidification.] The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction.
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Lapidify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lapidified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lapidifying (?).] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See , and .] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.
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Lapidify, v. i. To become stone or stony.
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Lapidist (?), n. [L. lapis, -idis, a stone.] A lapidary. Ray.
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Lapillation (?), n. [See .] The state of being, or the act of making, stony.
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Lapilli (?), n. pl. [L. lapillus a little stone, dim. of lapis stone.] (Min.) Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles.
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Lapis (?), n.; pl. Lapides (#). [L.] A stone.
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Coloq. Lapis calaminaris (�) n. [NL.] (Min.) Calamine. -- Coloq. Lapis infernalis (�) n. [L.] Fused nitrate of silver; lunar caustic.
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Lapis lazuli (?) n. (Min.) An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color; also called lapis. Same as , which see.
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Lap-jointed (?), a. Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.
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Laplander (?), n. A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also Lapp.
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Laplandish, a. Of or pertaining to Lapland.
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Lapling (?), n. [Lap of a garment + ling.] One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights; -- a term of contempt.
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Lapp (lăp), n. Same as . Cf. .
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