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Ligsam (lĭgs�m), n. [Cf. D. liggen to lie, E. lie to be prostrate, and E. flotsam, jetsam, or ligan.] Same as . Brande & C.
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Ligula (lĭg�lȧ), n.; pl. L. Ligulæ (-lē), E. Ligulas (-lȧz). [L., a little tongue. See .] 1. (Bot.) See .
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. [See Illust. under , and .] (b) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See .
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{ Ligulate (lĭg�l�t), Ligulated (lĭg�lātĕd), } a. [Cf. F. ligulé. See , and cf. .] 1. (Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.
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2. Composed of ligules.
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Coloq. Ligulate flower , a species of compound flower, the florets of which have their corollets flat, spreading out toward the end, with the base only tubular.
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Ligule (lĭg�l), n. [L. ligula, lingula, little tongue, dim of lingua tongue : cf. F. ligule.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass. (b) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositæ.
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2. (Anat.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.
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Liguliflorous (lĭg�lĭflōrŭs), a. [Ligule + L. flos, floris, a flower.] (Bot.) Bearing only ligulate flowers; -- said of a large suborder of composite plants, such as the dandelion, lettuce, hawkweed, etc.
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Ligure (lĭg�r; 277), n. [L. ligurius, Gr. ligyrion, liggoyrion, ligkoyrion, lygkoyrion, equiv. to Heb. leshem.] A kind of precious stone.
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The third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. Ex. xxviii. 19.
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Ligustrin (l�gŭstrĭn), n. (Chem.) A bitter principle found in the bark of the privet (Ligustrum vulgare), and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a warm, bitter taste; -- called also ligustron.
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Likable (līkȧb'l), a. Such as can be liked; such as to attract liking; easy to like; evoking sympathy; as, a likable person. Thackeray. [wns=1+2]
Syn. -- appealing, likable.
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2. disposed to please. [wns=3]
Syn. -- amiable, agreeable, good-humored, good-humoured, likable.
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Like (līk), a. [Compar. Liker (līkẽr); superl. Likest.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gelīc, fr. pref. ge- + līc body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gilīk, D. gelijk, G. gleich, OHG. gilīh, Icel. līkr, glīkr, Dan. lig, Sw. lik, Goth. galeiks, OS. lik body, D. lijk, G. leiche, Icel. līk, Sw. lik, Goth. leik. The English adverbial ending-ly is from the same adjective. Cf. , , .] 1. Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the particulars of the resemblance; as, they are like each other in features, complexion, and many traits of character.
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'T is as like you
As cherry is to cherry. Shak.
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Like master, like man. Old Prov.
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He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. Ps. cxlvii. 16.
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☞ To, which formerly often followed like, is now usually omitted.
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2. Equal, or nearly equal; as, fields of like extent.
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More clergymen were impoverished by the late war than ever in the like space before. Sprat.
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3. Having probability; affording probability; probable; likely. [Likely is more used now.] Shak.
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But it is like the jolly world about us will scoff at the paradox of these practices. South.
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Many were not easy to be governed, nor like to conform themselves to strict rules. Clarendon.
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4. Inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a walk.
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Coloq. Had like (followed by the infinitive), had nearly; came little short of.
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Had like to have been my utter overthrow. Sir W. Raleigh
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Ramona had like to have said the literal truth, . . . but recollected herself in time. Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
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Coloq. Like figures (Geom.), similar figures.
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☞ Like is used as a suffix, converting nouns into adjectives expressing resemblance to the noun; as, manlike, like a man; childlike, like a child; godlike, like a god, etc. Such compounds are readily formed whenever convenient, and several, as crescentlike, serpentlike, hairlike, etc., are used in this book, although, in some cases, not entered in the vocabulary. Such combinations as bell-like, ball-like, etc., are hyphened.
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Like, n. 1. That which is equal or similar to another; the counterpart; an exact resemblance; a copy.
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He was a man, take him for all in all,
I shall not look upon his like again. Shak.
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2. A liking; a preference; inclination; -- usually in pl.; as, we all have likes and dislikes.
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3. (Golf) The stroke which equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side; as, to play the like.
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Like, adv. [AS. gelīce. See , a.] 1. In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him.
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He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. Job xii. 25.
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☞ Like, as here used, is regarded by some grammarians as a preposition.
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2. In a like or similar manner. Shak.
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Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Ps. ciii. 13.
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3. Likely; probably. “Like enough it will.” Shak.
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Like, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Liked (līkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Liking.] [OE. liken to please, AS. līcian, gelīcian, fr. gelīc. See , a.] 1. To suit; to please; to be agreeable to. [Obs.]
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Cornwall him liked best, therefore he chose there. R. of Gloucester.
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I willingly confess that it likes me much better when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am bound to seek it in an ill-favored creature. Sir P. Sidney.
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2. To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to take satisfaction in; to enjoy.
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He proceeded from looking to liking, and from liking to loving. Sir P. Sidney.
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3. To liken; to compare. [Obs.]
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Like me to the peasant boys of France. Shak.
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Like (līk), v. i. 1. To be pleased; to choose.
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He may either go or stay, as he best likes. Locke.
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2. To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition). [Obs.]
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You like well, and bear your years very well. Shak.
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3. To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had like, under , a. [Colloq.]
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He probably got his death, as he liked to have done two years ago, by viewing the troops for the expedition from the wall of Kensington Garden. Walpole.
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Coloq. To like of , to be pleased with. [Obs.] Massinger.
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Likeable (līkȧb'l), a. See
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Likehood (līkh�d), n. Likelihood. [Obs.] South.
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Likelihood (līklĭh�d), n. [Likely + -hood.] 1. Appearance; show; sign; expression. [Obs.]
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What of his heart perceive you in his face
By any likelihood he showed to-day ? Shak.
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2. Likeness; resemblance. [Obs.]
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There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation. Sir W. Raleigh.
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3. Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude. Tennyson.
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4. Statistical probability; probability of being true or of occurring in the future; as, the likelihood of being abducted by aliens is close to zero..
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Likeliness, n. 1. Likelihood; probability.
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2. Suitableness; agreeableness. [Obs.]
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Likely, a. [Compar. Likelier (līklĭẽr); superl. Likeliest.] [That is, like-like. See , a.] 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.
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It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and conspicuous. Johnson.
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2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.
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3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] Spenser.
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4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. Shak. Milton.
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5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant.
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6. Improbable; unlikely; -- used ironically; as, a likely story. [informal]
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Likely, adv. In all probability; probably.
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While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know. Glanvill.
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Like-minded (līkmīndĕd), a. Having a like disposition or purpose; of the same mind. Tillotson.
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Liken (līk'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Likened (līk'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Likening.] [OE. liknen. See , a.] 1. To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.
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Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock. Matt. vii. 24.
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2. To make or cause to be like. [R.] Brougham.
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Likeness, n. [AS. gelīcnes.] 1. The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable.
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2. Appearance or form; guise.
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An enemy in the likeness of a friend. L'Estrange.
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3. That which closely resembles; a portrait.
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[How he looked] the likenesses of him which still remain enable us to imagine. Macaulay.
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4. A comparison; parable; proverb. [Obs.]
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He said to them, Soothly ye shall say to me this likeness, Leech, heal thyself. Wyclif (Luke iv. 23).

Syn. -- Similarity; parallel; similitude; representation; portrait; effigy.
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{Likerous (lĭkẽrŭs), a., Likerousness, n. } [Obs.] See , . Chaucer.
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Likewise (līkwīz), adv. & conj. [See , n.] In like manner; also; moreover; too. See .
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Go, and do thou likewise. Luke x. 37.
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For he seeth that wise men die; likewise the fool and the brutish person perish. Ps. xlix. 10.
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Likin, n. [Written also lekin.] [ Chin. li kin; li the thousandth part of a tael + kin money.] A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or articles in transit.
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“Likin,” which used to be regarded as illegal, as one of the many, “squeezes” imposed by the mandarins, is, in Jamieson's opinion, just as legal as any other form of taxation. A. R. Colquhoun.
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Liking (līkĭng), p. a. Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See , to look. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? Dan. i. 10.
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Liking, n. 1. The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See On liking, below. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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2. The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference; -- often with for, formerly with to; as, it is an amusement I have no liking for.
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If the human intellect hath once taken a liking to any doctrine, . . . it draws everything else into harmony with that doctrine, and to its support. Bacon.
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3. Appearance; look; figure; state of body as to health or condition. [Archaic]
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I shall think the worse of fat men, as long as I have an eye to make difference of men's liking. Shak.
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Their young ones are in good liking. Job. xxxix. 4.
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Coloq. On liking , on condition of being pleasing to or suiting; also, on condition of being pleased with; as, to hold a place of service on liking; to engage a servant on liking. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Would he be the degenerate scion of that royal line . . . to be a king on liking and on sufferance? Hazlitt.
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Lilac (līl�k), n. [Also lilach.] [Sp. lilac, lila, Ar. līlak, fr. Per. līlaj, līlanj, līlang, nīlaj, nīl, the indigo plant, or from the kindred līlak bluish, the flowers being named from the color. Cf. .] 1. (Bot.) A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and Syringa Persica, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies various other shrubs have this name.
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2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac.
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Coloq. California lilac (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of purplish flowers (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus).
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Lilacin (lĭlȧsĭn), n. (Chem.) See .
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Liliaceous (lĭlĭāshŭs), a. [L. liliaceus, fr. lilium lily. See .] (Bot.) (a) Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples. (b) Like the blossom of a lily in general form.
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Lilial (lĭlĭ�l), a. (Bot.) Having a general resemblance to lilies or to liliaceous plants.
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Lilied (lĭlĭd), a. Covered with, or having many, lilies.
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By sandy Ladon's lilied banks. Milton.
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Liliidae prop. n. one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; it comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae.
Syn. -- subclass Liliidae.
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liliopsid n. A flowering plant.
Syn. -- monocot, monocotyledon.
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Liliopsida n. A class comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves. It includes the grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae.
Syn. -- Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, class Liliopsida.
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Lilith n. a female demon who attacks children.
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Lilium n. The type genus of the Liliaceae.
Syn. -- genus Lilium.
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Lill (lĭl), v. i. To loll. [Obs. or Prov.] Spenser.
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Lilliputian (lĭllĭpūsh�n), n. 1. One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's “Voyage to Lilliput” or “Gulliver's Travels”.
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2. Hence: A person or thing of very small size.
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Lilliputian, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants.
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2. Hence: Of very small size; diminutive; insignificant; dwarfed.
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Lilly-pilly (lĭll�-pĭll�), n. (Bot.) An Australian myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Smithii), having smooth ovate leaves, and panicles of small white flowers. The wood is hard and fine-grained.
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Lilt (lĭlt), v. i. [Cf. Norw. lilla, lirla, to sing in a high tone.] 1. To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop. [Prov. Eng.] Wordsworth.
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2. To sing cheerfully. [Scot.]
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Lilt, v. t. To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
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A classic lecture, rich in sentiment,
With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out
By violet-hooded doctors. Tennyson.
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Lilt, n. 1. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
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The movement, the lilt, and the subtle charm of the verse. F. Harrison.
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2. A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
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The housewife went about her work, or spun at her wheel, with a lilt upon her lips. J. C. Shairp.
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lilting adj. having a light rhythmical cadence; as, an easy lilting stride; a lilting melody.
Syn. -- swinging, swingy, tripping.
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Lily (lĭl�), n.; pl. Lilies (lĭlĭz). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. leirion. Cf. .] 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary.
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☞ There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and Lilium longiflorum are the common white lilies of gardens; Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to be the “lily of the field” in our Lord's parable; Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis, Nerine, etc.
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3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
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But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. Sir T. Browne.
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4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See , below.
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Coloq. African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered Agapanthus umbellatus. -- Coloq. Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes (Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those of a lily. Gray. -- Coloq. Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry. -- Coloq. Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust. -- Coloq. Butterfly lily . (Bot.) Same as , in the Vocabulary. -- Coloq. Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle (Crioceris merdigera) which feeds upon the white lily. -- Coloq. Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and its flower. -- Coloq. Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp. Encrinus liliiformis. See . -- Coloq. Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus. -- Coloq. Lily iron , a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish. -- Coloq. Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb (Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding, fragrant, white flowers. -- Coloq. Lily pad , the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U. S.] Lowell. -- Coloq. Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which are blotched with black. -- Coloq. Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, Lilium superbum. -- Coloq. Water lily (Bot.), the Nymphæa, a plant with floating roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals, usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow. [See Illust. of .]
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Lily-handed (lĭl�-hăndĕd), a. Having white, delicate hands.
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Lily-livered (lĭl�-lĭvẽrd), a. White-livered; cowardly.
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lilyturf n. Asiatic perennial tufted herb (Liriope muscari) with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover.
Syn. -- lily turf, Liriope muscari.
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Lilywort (lĭl�wûrt), n. (Bot.) Any plant of the Lily family or order. Lindley.
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Lim (lĭm), n. [See .] A limb. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Lima (lēmȧ or līmȧ), n. The capital city of Peru, in South America.
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Coloq. Lima bean . (Bot.) (a) A variety of climbing or pole bean (Phaseolus lunatus), which has very large flattish seeds. (b) The seed of this plant, much used for food. -- Coloq. Lima wood (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South American tree Cæsalpinia echinata.
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