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Lather (lă�ẽr), n. [AS. leáðor niter, in leáðorwyrt soapwort; cf. Icel. lauðr; perh. akin to E. lye.] 1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
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2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
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Lather, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lathered (lă�ẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lathering.] [AS. lēðrian to lather, anoint. See , n. ] To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.
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Lather, v. i. To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.
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Lather, v. t. [Cf. .] To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [Low]
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{ Lathereeve (?), Lathreeve (?), } n. Formerly, the head officer of a lathe. See 1st .
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Lathing (?), n. 1. The act or process of covering with laths.
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2. Laths, collectively; a covering of laths.
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Lath-shaped (?), a. Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; -- said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections.
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Lathwork (?), n. Same as .
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Lathy (?), a. Like a lath; long and slender.
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A lathy horse, all legs and length. R. Browning.
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Latian (?), a. Belonging, or relating, to Latium, a country of ancient Italy. See .
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Latibulize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Latibulized (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Latibulizing (?).] [L. latibulum hiding place, fr. latere to lie hid.] To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid. [R.] G. Shaw.
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Latibulum (?), n.; pl. Latibula (#). [L.] A concealed hiding place; a burrow; a lair; a hole.
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Laticiferous (?), a. [L. latex, laticis, a liquid + -ferous.] (Bot.) Containing the latex; -- applied to the tissue or tubular vessels in which the latex of the plant is found.
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Laticlave (?), n. [L. laticlavus, laticlavium; latus broad + clavus nail, a purple stripe on the tunica: cf. F. laticlave.] (Rom. Antiq.) A broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office.
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Laticostate (?), a. [L. latus broad + E. costate.] Broad-ribbed.
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Latidentate (?), a. [L. latus broad + E. dentate.] Broad-toothed.
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{ Latifoliate (?), Latifolious (?), } a. [L. latifolius; latus broad + folium leaf: cf. F. latifolié.] (Bot.) Having broad leaves.
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Latigo (?), n. [Sp. látigo.] A strap for tightening a saddle girth. [Western U. S. & Sp. Amer.]
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Latigo halter (?) n. A kind of halter usually made of raw hide.
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Latimer (?), n. [OF. latinier, latimier, prop., one knowing Latin.] An interpreter. [Obs.] Coke.
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Latimeria prop. n. The type genus of the Latimeridae, including the coelacanth.
Syn. -- genus Latimeria.
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Latimeridae prop. n. A natural family of fish extinct except for the coelacanth.
Syn. -- family Latimeridae.
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Latin (?), a. [F., fr. L. Latinus belonging to Latium, Latin, fr. Latium a country of Italy, in which Rome was situated. Cf. , Lateen sail, under .] 1. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.
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2. Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom.
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Coloq. Latin Church (Eccl. Hist.), the Western or Roman Catholic Church, as distinct from the Greek or Eastern Church. -- Coloq. Latin cross . See Illust. 1 of . -- Coloq. Latin races , a designation sometimes loosely given to certain nations, esp. the French, Spanish, and Italians, who speak languages principally derived from Latin. Coloq. Latin Union , an association of states, originally comprising France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy, which, in 1865, entered into a monetary agreement, providing for an identity in the weight and fineness of the gold and silver coins of those countries, and for the amounts of each kind of coinage by each. Greece, Servia, Roumania, and Spain subsequently joined the Union.
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Latin, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.
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2. The language of the ancient Romans.
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3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. [Obs.] Ascham.
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4. (Eccl.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Coloq. Dog Latin , barbarous Latin; a jargon in imitation of Latin; as, the log Latin of schoolboys. -- Coloq. Late Latin , Coloq. Low Latin , terms used indifferently to designate the latest stages of the Latin language; low Latin (and, perhaps, late Latin also), including the barbarous coinages from the French, German, and other languages into a Latin form made after the Latin had become a dead language for the people. -- Coloq. Law Latin , that kind of late, or low, Latin, used in statutes and legal instruments; -- often barbarous.
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Latin, v. t. To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Latin America, prop. n. That part of the American continents that speak Spanish, Portuguese, or French; the part of the American continents south of the United States.
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Latin American, prop. a. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Latin America.
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Latin American, prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Latin America.
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latinate adj. derived from or imitative of Latin.
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Latinise v. t. Same as .
Syn. -- Romanize, Latinize.
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Latinism (?), n. [Cf. F. latinisme.] A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model.
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☞ The term is also sometimes used by Biblical scholars to designate a Latin word in Greek letters, or the Latin sense of a Greek word in the Greek Testament.
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Latinist, n. [Cf. F. latiniste.] One skilled in Latin; a Latin scholar. Cowper.
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He left school a good Latinist. Macaulay.
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Latinistic (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, Latin; in the Latin style or idiom. “Latinistic words.” Fitzed. Hall.
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Latinitaster (?), n. [Cf. .] One who has but a smattering of Latin. Walker.
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Latinity (?), n. [L. latinitas: cf. F. latinité.] The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom. “His ele�ant Latinity.” Motley.
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Latinization (?), n. The act or process of Latinizing, as a word, language, or country.
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The Germanization of Britain went far deeper than the Latinization of France. M. Arnold.
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Latinize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latinized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Latinizing (?).] [L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser.] 1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin.
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2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech. “Latinized races.” Lowell.
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3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
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4. to write in the latin alphabet.
Syn. -- Romanize.
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Latinize, v. i. To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. Dryden.
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2. To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Latinly, adv. In the manner of the Latin language; in correct Latin. [Obs.] Heylin.
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Lation (?), n. [L. latio, fr. latus borne. See .] Transportation; conveyance. [Obs.]
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{ Latirostral (?), Latirostrous (?), } a. [Cf. F. latirostre. See .] (Zoöl.) Having a broad beak. Sir T. Browne.
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Latirostres (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. latus broad + rostrum beak.] (Zoöl.) The broad-billed singing birds, such as the swallows, and their allies.
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Latish (?), a. Somewhat late. [Colloq.]
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Latisternal (?), a. [L. latus broad + E. sternal.] (Zoöl.) Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes.
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Latitancy (?), n. [See .] Act or state of lying hid, or lurking. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Latitant (?), a. [L. latitans, pr. of latitare to lie hid, to lurk, v. intens. fr. latere to be hid: cf. F. latitant.] Lying hid; concealed; latent. [R.]
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Latitat (?), n. [L., he lies hid.] (O. Eng. Law) A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding. Blackstone.
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Latitation (?), n. [L. latitatio.] A lying in concealment; hiding. [Obs.]
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Latitude (?), n. [F. latitude, L. latitudo, fr. latus broad, wide, for older stlatus; perh. akin to E. strew.] 1. Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.
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Provided the length do not exceed the latitude above one third part. Sir H. Wotton.
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2. Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence.
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In human actions there are no degrees and precise natural limits described, but a latitude is indulged. Jer. Taylor.
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3. Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc.
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No discreet man will believe Augustine's miracles, in the latitude of monkish relations. Fuller.
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4. Extent; size; amplitude; scope.
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I pretend not to treat of them in their full latitude. Locke.
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5. (Geog.) Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian.
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6. (Astron.) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
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Coloq. Ascending latitude , Coloq. Circle of latitude , Coloq. Geographical latitude , etc. See under . , etc. -- Coloq. High latitude , that part of the earth's surface near either pole, esp. that part within either the arctic or the antarctic circle. -- Coloq. Low latitude , that part of the earth's surface which is near the equator.
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Latitudinal (?), a. Of or pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude.
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Latitudinarian (?), a. [Cf. F. latitudinaire.] 1. Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
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2. Indifferent to a strict application of any standard of belief or opinion; hence, deviating more or less widely from such standard; lax in doctrine; as, latitudinarian divines; latitudinarian theology.
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Latitudinarian sentiments upon religious subjects. Allibone.
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3. Lax in moral or religious principles.
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Latitudinarian, n. 1. One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking.
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2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) A member of the Church of England, in the time of Charles II., who adopted more liberal notions in respect to the authority, government, and doctrines of the church than generally prevailed.
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They were called “men of latitude;” and upon this, men of narrow thoughts fastened upon them the name of latitudinarians. Bp. Burnet.
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3. (Theol.) One who departs in opinion from the strict principles of orthodoxy.
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Latitudinarianism (?), n. A latitudinarian system or condition; freedom of opinion in matters pertaining to religious belief.
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Fierce sectarianism bred fierce latitudinarianism. De Quincey.
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He [Ammonius Saccas] plunged into the wildest latitudinarianism of opinion. J. S. Harford.
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Latitudinous (?), a. Having latitude, or wide extent.
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{ Laton (?), Latoun (?), } n. Latten, 1. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Latrant (?), a. [L. latrans, p. pr. of latrare. See .] Barking. [Obs.] Tickell.
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Latrate (?), v. i. [L. latratus, p. p. of latrare to bark.] To bark as a dog. [Obs.]
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Latration (?), n. A barking. [Obs.]
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Latreutical (lȧtrṳtĭk�l), a. [Gr. latreytikos, fr. latreyein to serve, to worship.] 1. Acting as a hired servant; serving; ministering; assisting. [Obs.]
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2. Of or pertaining to latria. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Latria (lȧtrīȧ; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. latreia, fr. latreyein to serve, fr. latris servant.] The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; -- distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints.
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Latrine (lȧtrēn), n. [L. latrina: cf. F. latrines.] A privy, or water-closet, esp. in a camp, hospital, etc.
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Latrociny (?), n. [L. latrocinium. Cf. .] Theft; larceny. [Obs.]
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latte (lȧtā), n. Same as ; a type of espresso coffee served with foamy steamed milk, and usually served in a tall glass or mug.
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Latten (?), n. [OE. latoun, laton, OF. laton, F. laiton, prob. fr. OF. late lath, F. latte; -- because made in thin plates; cf. It. latta a sheet of tinned iron, tin plate. F. latte is of German origin. See a thin board.]
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1. A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass.
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He had a cross of latoun full of stones. Chaucer.
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2. Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets; as, gold latten.
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Coloq. Black latten , brass in milled sheets, composed of copper and zinc, used by braziers, and for drawing into wire. -- Coloq. Roll latten , latten polished on both sides ready for use. -- Coloq. Shaven latten , a thinner kind than black latten. -- Coloq. White latten , a mixture of brass and tin.
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Latter (?), a. [OE. later, lætter, compar. of lat late. See , and cf. .] 1. Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain.
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2. Of two things, the one mentioned second.
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The difference between reason and revelation, and in what sense the latter is superior. I. Watts.
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3. Recent; modern.
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Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania? Locke.
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4. Last; latest; final. [R.] “My latter gasp.” Shak.
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Coloq. Latter harvest , the last part of the harvest. -- Coloq. Latter spring , the last part of the spring of the year. Shak.
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Latterday, a. Belonging to present times or those recent by comparison.
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Latter-day saint (?) n. A Mormon; -- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints being the name assumed by the whole body of Mormons.
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Latterkin (?), n. A pointed wooden tool used in glazing leaden lattice.
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Latterly, adv. Lately; of late; recently; at a later, as distinguished from a former, period.
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Latterly Milton was short and thick. Richardson.
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Lattermath (?), n. [Cf. .] The latter, or second, mowing; the aftermath.
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Lattice (?), n. [OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte lath. See , 1st .] 1. Any work of wood, metal, plastic, or other solid material, made by crossing a series of parallel laths, or thin strips, with another series at a diagonal angle, and forming a network with openings between the strips; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework.
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The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice. Judg. v. 28.
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2. (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.
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3. (Crystallography) The arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal, represented as a repeating arrangement of points in space, each point representing the location of an atom or molecule; called also crystal lattice and space lattice.
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Coloq. Lattice bridge , a bridge supported by lattice girders, or latticework trusses. -- Coloq. Lattice girder (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of latticework. -- Coloq. Lattice plant (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar (Ouvirandra fenestralis), whose leaves have interstices between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble latticework. A second species is Ouvirandra Berneriana. The genus is merged in Aponogeton by recent authors.
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Lattice, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Latticed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Latticing (?).] 1. To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers.
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2. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window.
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Coloq. To lattice up , to cover or inclose with a lattice.
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Therein it seemeth he [Alexander] hath latticed up Cæsar. Sir T. North.
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latticed adj. having a lattice.
Syn. -- fretted, interlaced, latticelike.
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latticelike adj. 1. same as .
Syn. -- fretted, interlaced, latticed.
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Latticework (?), n. Same as , n., 1.
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Latticing (?), n. 1. The act or process of making a lattice of, or of fitting a lattice to.
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2. (Bridge Building) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut.
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Latus rectum (?) n. [L., the right side.] (Conic Sections) The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of the principal axis. See , and .
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Laud (?), n. [L. laus, laudis. See , v. i.]
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1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. “Laud be to God.” Shak.
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So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same. Tyndals.
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2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl.
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☞ In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called lauds.
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3. Music or singing in honor of any one.
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Laud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lauding.] [L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. .] To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol.
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With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name. Book of Common Prayer.
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Laudability (?), n. [L. laudabilitas.] Laudableness; praiseworthiness.
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Laudable (?), a. [L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See , v. i.] 1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
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2. (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. Arbuthnot.
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