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Lurch (lûrch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lurched (lûrcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Lurching.] To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man; to move forward while lurching.
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Lurch, v. i. [A variant of lurk.] 1. To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk. L'Estrange.
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2. To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
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I . . . am fain to shuffle, to hedge, and to lurch. Shak.
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Lurcher (lûrchẽr), n. [See to lurk.] 1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; one who lurks; a lurker; a poacher.
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2. (Zoöl.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers.
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Lurcher, n. [L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st .] A glutton; a gormandizer. [Obs.]
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Lurchline (?), n. The line by which a fowling net was pulled over so as to inclose the birds.
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Lurdan (?), a. Stupid; blockish. [Obs.]
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Lurdan, n. [OF. lourdin, fr. lourd heavy, dull, thick-headed. See .] A blockhead. [Obs.]
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Lure (?), n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.] 1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. Shak.
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2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. Milton.
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3. (Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush. Knight.
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Lure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Luring.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See , n.] To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.
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I am not lured with love. Piers Plowman.
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And various science lures the learned eye. Gay.
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Lure, v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal.
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Lurg (?), n. (Zoöl.) A large marine annelid (Nephthys cæca), inhabiting the sandy shores of Europe and America. It is whitish, with a pearly luster, and grows to the length of eight or ten inches.
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Lurid (?), a. [L. luridus.] 1. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.
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Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame. Thomson.
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Wrapped in drifts of lurid smoke
On the misty river tide. Tennyson.
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2. (Bot.) Having a brown color tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
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3. (Zoöl.) Of a color tinged with purple, yellow, and gray.
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4. Vivid, sensational, or shocking; graphic or melodramatic; as, the lurid details of a murder.
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Lurk (lûrk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lurked (lûrkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Lurking.] [OE. lurken, lorken, prob. a dim. from the source of E. lower to frown. See , and cf. , a sudden roll, to lurk.] 1. To lie hidden; to lie in wait.
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Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den. Spenser.
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Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. Prov. i. 11.
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2. To keep out of sight.
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The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks. Blackstone.
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Lurker (?), n. 1. One who lurks.
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2. A small fishing boat. [Prov. Eng.]
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Lurry (?), n. [W. llwry precipitant, a provision.] A confused heap; a throng, as of persons; a jumble, as of sounds. [Obs.]
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To turn prayer into a kind of lurry. Milton.
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Luscinia n. A genus of birds including the nightingale Luscinia megarhyncos.
Syn. -- genus Luscinia.
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Luscious (?), a. [Prob. for lustious, fr. lusty, or perh. a corruption of luxurious. Cf. , .]
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1. Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome; excessively sweet or rich.
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And raisins keep their luscious, native taste. Dryden.
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2. Cloying; fulsome.
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He had a tedious, luscious way of talking. Jeffrey.
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3. Gratifying a depraved sense; obscene. [R.] Steele.

-- Lusciously, adv. -- Lusciousness, n.
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Lusern (?), n. [F. loup-cervier, L. lupus cervarius.] (Zoöl.) A lynx. See 1st and .
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Lush (lŭsh), a. [Prob. an abbrev. of lushious, fr. luscious.] 1. Full of juice or succulence. Tennyson.
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How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green! Shak.
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2. Having thick and luxurient vegetation.
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3. Characterized by abundance or luxurience; rich.
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Lush (?), n. [Etymol uncertain; said to be fr. Lushington, name of a London brewer.] 1. Liquor, esp. intoxicating liquor; drink. [Slang] C. Lever.
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2. an habitual drunkard.
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Lushburg (?), n. See . [Obs.]
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Lusitania n. An ancient region and Roman province of the Iberian peninsula, corresponding roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain.
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Lusitanian (?), a. Pertaining to Lusitania, the ancient name of the region almost coinciding with Portugal. -- n. One of the people of Lusitania.
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Lusk (lŭsk), a. Lazy; slothful. [Obs.]
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Lusk, n. A lazy fellow; a lubber. [Obs.] T. Kendall.
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Lusk, v. i. To be idle or unemployed. [Obs.]
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Luskish, a. Inclined to be lazy. Marston. -- Luskishly, adv. -Luskishness, n. [Obs.] Spenser.
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{ Lusorious (?), Lusory (?), } a. [L. lusorius. See .] Used in play; sportive; playful. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
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Lussheburgh (?), n. A spurious coin of light weight imported into England from Luxemburg, or Lussheburgh, as it was formerly called. [Obs.]
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God wot, no Lussheburghes payen ye. Chaucer.
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Lust (?), n. [AS. lust, lust, pleasure, longing; akin to OS., D., G., & Sw. lust, Dan. & Icel. lyst, Goth lustus, and perh. tom Skr. lush to desire, or to E. loose. Cf. to please, .] 1. Pleasure. [Obs.] “ Lust and jollity.” Chaucer.
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2. Inclination; desire. [Obs.]
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For little lust had she to talk of aught. Spenser.
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My lust to devotion is little. Bp. Hall.
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3. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had sense; as, the lust of gain.
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The lust of reigning. Milton.
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4. Licentious craving; a strong sexual appetite. Milton.
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5. Hence: Virility; vigor; active power. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Lust (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lusting.] [AS. lystan. See , n., and cf. List to choose.] 1. To list; to like. [Obs.] Chaucer. “ Do so if thou lust. ” Latimer.
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☞ In earlier usage lust was impersonal.
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In the water vessel he it cast
When that him luste. Chaucer.
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2. To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after.
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Whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Deut. xii. 15.
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Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matt. v. 28.
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The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. James iv. 5.
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Luster (?), n. One who lusts.
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Luster Lustre (?), n. [L. lustrum: cf. F. lustre.] A period of five years; a lustrum.
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Both of us have closed the tenth luster. Bolingbroke.
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{ Luster, Lustre, } n. [F. lustre; cf. It. lustro; both fr. L. lustrare to purify, go about (like the priests at the lustral sacrifice), traverse, survey, illuminate, fr. lustrum a purificatory sacrifice; perh. akin to E. loose. But lustrare to illuminate is perhaps a different word, and akin to L. lucere to be light or clear, to shine. See , and cf. , .]
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1. Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.
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The right mark and very true luster of the diamond. Sir T. More.
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The scorching sun was mounted high,
In all its luster, to the noonday sky. Addison.
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☞ There is a tendency to limit the use of luster, in this sense, to the brightness of things which do not shine with their own light, or at least do not blaze or glow with heat. One speaks of the luster of a diamond, or of silk, or even of the stars, but not often now of the luster of the sun, a coal of fire, or the like.
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2. Renown; splendor; distinction; glory.
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His ancestors continued about four hundred years, rather without obscurity than with any great luster. Sir H. Wotton.
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3. A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, or the like, generally of an ornamental character. Pope.
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4. (Min.) The appearance of the surface of a mineral as affected by, or dependent upon, peculiarities of its reflecting qualities.
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☞ The principal kinds of luster recognized are: metallic, adamantine, vitreous, resinous, greasy, pearly, and silky. With respect to intensity, luster is characterized as splendent, shining, glistening, glimmering, and dull.
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5. A substance which imparts luster to a surface, as graphite and some of the glazes.
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6. A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, -- used for women's dresses.
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Coloq. Luster ware , earthenware decorated by applying to the glazing metallic oxides, which acquire brilliancy in the process of baking.
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{ Luster, Lustre, } v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lustred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lustering, or Lustring.] To make lustrous. [R. & Poetic]
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Flooded and lustered with her loosened gold. Lowell.
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Lustering, n. 1. The act or process of imparting a luster, as to pottery.
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2. The brightening of a metal in the crucible when it becomes pure, as in certain refining processes.
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{ Lusterless, Lustreless, } a. Destitute of luster; dim; dull.
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Lustful (?), a. 1. Full of lust; excited by lust. Spenser. Tillotson.
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2. Exciting lust; characterized by lust or sensuality. “ Lustful orgies.” Milton.
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3. Strong; lusty. [Obs.] “ Lustful health.” Sackville.

Syn. -- sensual; fleshly; carnal; inordinate; licentious; lewd; unchaste; impure; libidinous; lecherous.

-- Lustfully, adv. -- Lustfulness, n.
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Lustic (?), a. Lusty; vigorous. [Obs.]
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Lustihead (?), n. [Lusty + -head.] See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Lustihood (?), n. [Lusty + -hood.] State of being lusty; vigor of body. “ Full of lustihood.” Tennyson.
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Lustily, adv. In a lusty or vigorous manner.
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Lustiness, n. State of being lusty; vigor; strength.
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Lustless (?), a. [CF. .] 1. Lacking vigor; weak; spiritless. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. Free from sexual lust.
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Lustral (?), a. [L. lustralis, fr. lustrum: cf. F. lustral. See .] 1. Of or pertaining to, or used for, purification; as, lustral days; lustral water.
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2. Of or pertaining to a lustrum.
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Lustrate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lustrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lustrating (?).] [L. lustratus, p. p. of lustrare to lustrate, fr. lustrum. See .] To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to purify.
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We must purge, and cleanse, and lustrate the whole city. Hammond.
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Lustration (?), n. [L. lustratio: cf. F. lustration.] 1. The act of lustrating or purifying.
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And holy water for lustration bring. Dryden.
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2. (Antiq.) A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of uncleanness, were purified.
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Lustre (?), n. Same as .
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Lustrical (?), a. [L. lustricus, fr. lustrum. See .] Pertaining to, or used for, purification.
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Lustring (?), n. [F. lustrine, It. lustrino, fr. lustrare to polish, L. lustrare. See 3d , and cf. .] A kind of glossy silk fabric. See .
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Lustrous (?), a. [Cf. F. lustreux. See 3d .] Bright; shining; luminous. “ Good sparks and lustrous.” Shak. -- Lustrously, adv.
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Lustrum (?), n.; pl. E. Lustrums (#), L. Lustra (#). [L. Cf. 2d & 3d .] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years.
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Lustwort n. (Bot.) See .
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Lusty (?), a. [Compar. Lustier (?); superl. Lustiest.] [From . See , and cf. .]
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1. Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body.
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Neither would their old men, so many as were yet vigorous and lusty, be left at home. Milton.
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2. Beautiful; handsome; pleasant. [Obs.] Spenser.
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3. Of large size; big. [Obs.] “Three lusty vessels.” Evelyn. Hence, sometimes, pregnant. [Obs. or Prov.]
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4. Lustful; lascivious. [Obs.] Milton.
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Lusus naturæ (?) n. [L., fr. lusus sport + naturae, gen. of natura nature.] Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production.
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Lutanist (?), n. [LL. lutanista, fr. lutana lute. See the instrument.] A person that plays on the lute. Johnson.
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Lutarious (?), a. [L. lutarius fr. lutum mud.] Of, pertaining to, or like, mud; living in mud. [Obs.] Grew.
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Lutation (?), n. [L. lutare, lutatum, to bedaub with mud, fr. lutum mud: cf. F. lutation.] The act or method of luting vessels.
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Lute (?), n. [L. lutum mud, clay: cf. OF. lut.]
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1. (Chem.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also luting.
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2. A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
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3. (Brick Making) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from mold.
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Lute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Luted; p. pr. & vb. n. Luting.] To close or seal with lute; as, to lute on the cover of a crucible; to lute a joint.
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Lute, n. [OF. leut, F. luth; skin to Pr. laút, It. liúto, leúto, Sp. laúd, Pg. alaude; all fr. Ar. al‘ūd; al the + ‘ūd wood, timber, trunk or branch of a tree, staff, stick, wood of aloes, lute or harp.] (Mus.) A stringed instrument formerly much in use. It consists of four parts, namely, the table or front, the body, having nine or ten ribs or “sides,” arranged like the divisions of a melon, the neck, which has nine or ten frets or divisions, and the head, or cross, in which the screws for tuning are inserted. The strings are struck with the right hand, and with the left the stops are pressed.
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Lute, v. i. To sound, as a lute. Piers Plowman. Keats.
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Lute, v. t. To play on a lute, or as on a lute.
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Knaves are men
That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. Tennyson.
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Lute-backed (?), a. Having a curved spine.
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Lutecium (?), n. (Chem.) same as ; -- an older spelling.
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Luteic (?), a. (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or derived from, weld (Reseda luteola). (b) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid resembling luteolin, but obtained from the flowers of Euphorbia cyparissias.
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Lutein (?), n. [From corpus luteum.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted from the yolk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum.
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Lutenist (?), n. Same as .
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Luteo- (?) pref. [L. luteus.] (Chem.) A combining form signifying orange yellow or brownish yellow.
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Luteocobaltic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of cobalt having a yellow color. Cf. .
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Coloq. Luteocobaltic chloride (Chem.), a brilliant reddish yellow crystalline compound, Co2Cl6(NH3)12, obtained by the action of ammonium chloride on an ammoniacal solution of cobaltic chloride.
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Luteolin (?), n. [From NL. Reseda luteola, fr. L. luteolus yellowish, fr. luteus: cf. F. lutéoline. See .] (Chem.) A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the dyer's broom (Reseda luteola).
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Luteous (?), a. [L. luteus, fr. lutum dyer's broom, weld, which is used as a yellow dye.] Yellowish; more or less like buff.
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Luter (?), n. [From 3d .] One who plays on a lute.
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Luter, n. [From Ist .] One who applies lute.
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Lutescent (?), a. [L. luteus yellow.] Of a yellowish color.
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Lutestring (?), n. [Corrupted fr. lustring.] A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon. Goldsmith.
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Lutetium (?), n. (Chem.) A metallic element separated from ytterbium in 1907, by Urbain in Paris and by von Welsbach in Vienna. It is a member of the Lanthanide rare earth group. Symbol, Lu; atomic number 71; atomic weight 174.967 [C=12.011]. Previously spelled Lutecium.
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Luth (?), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) The leatherback.
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Lutheran (?), a. (Eccl. Hist.) Of or pertaining to Luther; adhering to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.
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Lutheran, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who accepts or adheres to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.
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{ Lutheranism, Lutherism } (?), n. The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church.
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Luthern (?), n. [F. lucarne a dormer, dormer window, garret window, L. lucerna lamp, fr. lucere to be light or clear, fr. lux light. See , n., and cf. .] (Arch.) A dormer window. See .
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luthier (l�t�ẽr), n. One who makes wooden stringed instruments, such as violins, guitars, etc.
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Lutidine (?), n. [From toluidine, by transposition.] (Chem.) Any one of several metameric alkaloids, C5H3N.(CH3)2, of the pyridine series, obtained from bone oil as liquids, and having peculiar pungent odors. These alkaloids are also called respectively dimethyl pyridine, ethyl pyridine, etc.
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