Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter L - Page 10
Lanthanum (n.) A rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. 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 elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La.
Lanthopine (n.) An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
Lanthorn (n.) See Lantern.
Lanuginose (a.) Alt. of Lanuginous.
Lanuginous (a.) Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy.
Lanugo (n.) The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.
Lanyard (n.) 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.
Lanyard (n.) 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.
Lanyer (n.) See Lanier.
Laocoon (n.) A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)
Laocoon (n.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoon, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.
Laodicean (a.) Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion.
Lap (n.) (衣服的) 下擺，衣兜，裙兒 The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. -- Chaucer.
Lap (n.) An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. -- Chaucer.
If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his heart smites him. -- Fuller.
Lap (n.) 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.
Men expect that happiness should drop into their laps. -- Tillotson.
Lap (n.) 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.
Note: 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.
Lap (n.) (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).
Lap (n.) 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.
Lap (n.) 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 Lap, to fold, 2.
Lap (n.) 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.
Lap (n.) (Cotton Manuf.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
Lap (n.) (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.
Lap joint, A joint made by one layer, part, or piece, overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers.
Lap weld, A lap joint made by welding together overlapping edges or ends.
Inside
lap (Steam
Engine), Lap of the valve with respect to the exhaust port.
Outside lap, Lap with respect to the admission, or steam, port.
Lapped (imp. & p. p.) of Lap.
Lapping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lap.
Lap (v. t.) To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
To lap his head on lady's breast. -- Praed.
Lap (v. t.) To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10.
Lap (v. t.) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth.
Lap (v. t.) To wrap or wind around something.
About the paper . . . I lapped several times a slender thread of very black silk. -- Sir I. Newton.
Lap (v. t.) To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
Her garment spreads, and laps him in the folds. -- Dryden.
Lap (v. t.) 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.
Lap (v. t.) (Carding & Spinning) To lay together one over another, as fleeces or slivers for further working.
To lap boards, Shingles, etc., to lay one partly over another.
To lap timbers, To unite them in such a way as to preserve the same breadth and depth throughout, as by scarfing. -- Weale.
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.
The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a flay. -- Grew.
Lap (v. i.) 舔舐；舔食 To take up drink or food with the tongue; to drink or feed by licking up something.
The dogs by the River Nilus's side, being thirsty, lap hastily as they run along the shore. -- Sir K. Digby.
Lap (v. i.) To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with the tongue.
I heard the ripple washing in the reeds, And the wild water lapping on the crag. -- Tennyson.
Lap (v. t.) To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
They 'II take suggestion as a cat laps milk. -- Shak.
Lap (n.) The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap.
Lap (n.) The sound of lapping.
Lap (n.) The upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap".
Lap (n.) An area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap".
Lap (n.) The part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains" [syn: {lap}, {lap covering}].
Lap (n.) A flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" [syn: {lap}, {overlap}].
Lap (n.) Movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" [syn: {lap}, {circle}, {circuit}].
Lap (n.) Touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet" [syn: {lick}, {lap}].
Lap (v.) Lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another.
Lap (v.) Pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: {lick}, {lap}].
Lap (v.) Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open" [syn: {lap}, {swish}, {swosh}, {swoosh}].
Lap (v.) Take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: {lap}, {lap up}, {lick}].
Lap (v.) Wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn: {lave}, {lap}, {wash}].
LAP, () LAN Access Profile (Bluetooth, SPP, LAN)
LAP, () Link Access Procedure / Protocol (CCITT, X.25)
LAP, () LISP Assembly Program. The assembly language embedded into early Lisp. LAP was also used by the Liar compiler for MIT Scheme and MACLISP. [Sammet 1969, p. 597]. (1994-11-01)
LAP, (n.) One of the most important organs of the female system -- an admirable provision of nature for the repose of infancy, but chiefly useful in rural festivities to support plates of cold chicken and heads of adult males. The male of our species has a rudimentary lap, imperfectly developed and in no way contributing to the animal's substantial welfare.
In the lap of the gods (ph.) (UK) 全靠運氣，碰運氣，聽天由命，難以預料的 Used to say that a situation that cannot be controlled and depends only on good luck.
// The doctors have done everything possible for him, so his recovery now is in the lap of the gods.
In the lap of the gods (ph.) If you say that a situation is in the lap of the gods, you mean that its success or failure depends entirely on luck or on things that are outside your control.
// They had to stop the operation, so at that stage my life was in the lap of the gods.
Laparocele (n.) A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.
Laparotomy (n.) A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Caesarean section.
Lapboard (n.) A board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as by tailors.
Lapdog (n.) A small dog fondled in the lap.
Lapel (n.) That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar.
Lapelled (a.) Furnished with lapels.
Lapfuls (n. pl. ) of Lapful.
Lapful (n.) As much as the lap can contain.
Lapicide (n.) A stonecutter.
Lapidarian (a.) Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record.
Lapidarious (a.) Consisting of stones.
Lapidaries (n. pl. ) of Lapidary.
Lapidary (n.) An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
Lapidary (n.) A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
Lapidary (a.) Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation.
Lapidary (a.) Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation.
Lapidate (v. t.) To stone.
Lapidation (n.) The act of stoning.
Lapideous (a.) Of the nature of stone.
Lapidescence (n.) The state or quality of being lapidescent.
Lapidescence (n.) A hardening into a stone substance.
Lapidescence (n.) A stony concretion. -- Sir T. Browne.
Lapidescent (a.) Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.
Lapidescent (n.) Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone. Lapidific
Lapidific (a.) Alt. of Lapidifical.
Lapidifical (a.) Forming or converting into stone.
Lapidification (n.) The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction.
Lapidified (imp. & p. p.) of Lapidify.
Lapidifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lapidify.
Lapidify (v. t.) To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.
Lapidify (v. i.) To become stone or stony.
Lapidify (v.) Change into stone; "the wood petrified with time" [syn: lapidify, petrify].
Lapidist (n.) A lapidary. -- Ray.
Lapidist (n.) A skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones [syn: lapidary, lapidist].
Lapillation (n.) The state of being, or the act of making, stony.
Lapilli (n. pl.) (Min.) Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles.
Lapides (n. pl. ) of Lapis.
Lapis (n.) [L.] A stone.
Lapis calaminarisn. [NL.] (Min.) Calamine.
Lapis infernalisn. [L.] Fused nitrate of silver; lunar caustic.
Lapis lazuli (n.) (Min.) An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli, which see.
Lap-jointed (a.) Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.
Lap-jointed (a.) Jointed so as to produce a flush surface.
Laplander (n.) A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also Lapp.
Laplandish (a.) Of or pertaining to Lapland.
Lapling (n.) One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights; -- a term of contempt.
Compare: Laplander
Laplander (n.) A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also Lapp.
Lapp (n.) Same as Laplander. Cf. Lapps.
Lapps (n. pl.; sing. Lapp.) (Ethnol.) A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia.
Lapp (n.) A member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer [syn: Lapp, Lapplander, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame].
Lapp (n.) The language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula [syn: Lapp, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame].
Lappaceous (a.) Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
Lapper (n.) One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue.
Lappet (n.) A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
Lappeted (imp. & p. p.) of Lappet.
Lappeting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lappet.
Lappet (v. t.) To decorate with, or as with, a lappet.
Lappic (a.) Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps.
Lappic (n.) The language of the Lapps. See Lappish.
Lapping (n.) A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
Lappish (a.) Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish.
Lappish (n.) The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.
Lapponian (a.) Alt. of Lapponic.
Lapponic (a.) Laplandish; Lappish.
Lapps (n. pl.) A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia.
Lapsable (a.) Lapsible.
Lapse (n.) [C] （時間的）流逝，間隔 [（+of）]；小錯，失誤；跌落，下降 A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses.
The lapse to indolence is soft and imperceptible. -- Rambler.
Bacon was content to wait the lapse of long centuries for his expected revenue of fame. -- I. Taylor.
Lapse (n.) A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude.
To guard against those lapses and failings to which our infirmities daily expose us. -- Rogers.
Lapse (n.) (Law) The termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within the limited time, or through failure of some contingency; hence, the devolution of a right or privilege.
Lapse (n.) (Theol.) A fall or apostasy.
Lapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Lapse.
Lapsing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lapse.