Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter L - Page 14
Latin (n.) (Eccl.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Dog Latin, Barbarous Latin; a jargon in imitation of Latin; as, the log Latin of schoolboys.
Late Latin, 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.
Law Latin, That kind of late, or low, Latin, used in statutes and legal instruments; -- often barbarous.
Latin (v. t.) To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin. [Obs.] -- Fuller.
Latin (a.) Of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; "Latin verb conjugations".
Latin (a.) Relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages; "Latin America".
Latin (a.) Relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages" [syn: Romance, Latin].
Latin (a.) Of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; "Latin towns".
Latin (n.) Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome.
Latin (n.) An inhabitant of ancient Latium.
Latin (n.) A person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin.
Latin, () The vernacular language of the ancient Romans (John 19:20).
Latinism (n.) 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.
Latinist (n.) One skilled in Latin; a Latin scholar. -- Cowper.
He left school a good Latinist. -- Macaulay.
Latinist (n.) A specialist in the Latin language.
Latinistic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, Latin; in the Latin style or idiom. "Latinistic words." -- Fitzed. Hall.
Latinitaster (n.) One who has but a smattering of Latin. -- Walker.
Latinity (n.) 拉丁語的使用；拉丁語式；拉丁語法 The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom. "His ele?ant Latinity." -- Motley.
Latinization (n.) The act or process of Latinizing, as a word, language, or country.
The Germanization of Britain went far deeper than the Latinization of France. -- M. Arnold.
Latinized (imp. & p. p.) of Latinize.
Latinizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Latinize.
Latinize (v. t.) To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin.
Latinize (v. t.) 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.
Latinize (v. t.) To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
Latinize (v. t.) To write in the latin alphabet.
Syn: Romanize.
Latinize (v. i.) To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. -- Dryden.
Latinize (v. i.) To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church.
Latinize (v.) Write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" [syn: Romanize, Romanise, Latinize, Latinise].
Latinize (v.) Translate into Latin.
Latinize (v.) Cause to adopt Catholicism [syn: catholicize, catholicise, latinize, latinise].
Latinly (adv.) In the manner of the Latin language; in correct Latin. [Obs.] -- Heylin.
Lation (n.) Transportation; conveyance. [Obs.] Latirostral
Latirostral (a.) Alt. of Latirostrous
Latirostrous (a.) (Zool.) Having a broad beak. -- Sir T. Browne.
Latirostres (n. pl.) (Zool.) The broad-billed singing birds, such as the swallows, and their allies.
Latish (a.) Somewhat late. [Colloq.]
Latish (a.) Somewhat late.
Latisternal (a.) (Zool.) Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes.
Latitancy (n.) Act or state of lying hid, or lurking. [R.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Latitant (a.) Lying hid; concealed; latent. [R.]
Latitat (n.) (O. Eng. Law) A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding. --Blackstone.
Latitat, () Eng. law. He lies hid. The name of a writ calling a defendant to answer to a personal action in the king's bench; it derives its name from a supposition that the defendant lurks and lies hid, and cannot be found in the county of Middlesex, (in which the said court is holden,) to be taken there, but is gone into some other county, and therefore requiring the sheriff to apprehend him in such other county. Fitz. N. B. 78.
Latitation (n.) A lying in concealment; hiding. [Obs.]
Latitude (n.) Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.
Provided the length do not exceed the latitude above one third part. -- Sir H. Wotton.
Latitude (n.) Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence.
In human actions there are no degrees and precise natural limits described, but a latitude is indulged. -- Jer. Taylor.
Latitude (n.) Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc.
No discreet man will believe Augustine's miracles, in the latitude of monkish relations. -- Fuller.
Latitude (n.) Extent; size; amplitude; scope.
I pretend not to treat of them in their full latitude. -- Locke.
Latitude (n.) (Geog.) Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian.
Latitude (n.) (Astron.) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
Ascending latitude, Circle of latitude, Geographical latitude, etc. See under Ascending. Circle, etc.
High latitude, That part of the earth's surface near either pole, esp. that part within either the arctic or the antarctic circle.
Low latitude, That part of the earth's surface which is near the equator.
Heliocentric (a.) (Astron.) Pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from it; having, or relating to, the sun as a center; -- opposed to geocentrical.
Heliocentric parallax. See under Parallax.
Heliocentric place, latitude, longitude, etc. (of a heavenly body), The direction, latitude, longitude, etc., of the body as viewed from the sun.
Latitude (n.) The angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself.
Latitude (n.) Freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money".
Latitude (n.) An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator [syn: latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel].
Latitude (n.) Scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction.
Latitudinal (a.) Of or pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude.
Latitudinal (a.) Of or relating to latitudes north or south.
Latitudinarian (a.) Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
Latitudinarian (a.) 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.
Latitudinarian sentiments upon religious subjects. -- Allibone.
Latitudinarian (a.) Lax in moral or religious principles.
Latitudinarian (n.) One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking.
Latitudinarian (n.) (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.
They were called "men of latitude;" and upon this, men of narrow thoughts fastened upon them the name of latitudinarians. -- Bp. Burnet.
Latitudinarian (n.) (Theol.) One who departs in opinion from the strict principles of orthodoxy.
Latitudinarian (a.) Unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) [syn: free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical].
Latitudinarian (n.) A person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct).
Latitudinarianism (n.) A latitudinarian system or condition; freedom of opinion in matters pertaining to religious belief.
Fierce sectarianism bred fierce latitudinarianism. -- De Quincey.
He [Ammonius Saccas] plunged into the wildest latitudinarianism of opinion. -- J. S. Harford.
Latitudinous (a.) Having latitude, or wide extent. Laton
Laton (n.) Alt. of Latoun.
Latoun (n.) Latten, 1. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Laton, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 1236
Housing Units (2000): 340
Land area (2000): 1.927154 sq. miles (4.991305 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.927154 sq. miles (4.991305 sq. km)
FIPS code: 40746
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 36.434900 N, 119.685835 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 93242
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Latrant (a.) Barking. [Obs.] -- Tickell.
Latrate (v. i.) To bark as a dog. [Obs.]
Latration (n.) A barking. [Obs.]
Latreutical (a.) Acting as a hired servant; serving; ministering; assisting. [Obs.]
Latreutical (a.) Of or pertaining to latria. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Latria (n.) The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; -- distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints.
Latrine (n.) A privy, or water-closet, esp. in a camp, hospital, etc.
Latrociny (n.) Theft; larceny.
Latten (n.) A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass.
Latten (n.) Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets; as, gold latten.
Latter (a.) [B] 後面的；後半的；末了的；（兩者中）後者的；最近的；現今的 Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain.
Latter (a.) Of two things, the one mentioned second.
The difference between reason and revelation, and in what sense the latter is superior. -- I. Watts.
Latter (a.) Recent; modern.
Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania? -- Locke.
Latter (a.) Last; latest; final. [R.] "My latter gasp." -- Shak.
Latter harvest, The last part of the harvest.
Latter spring, The last part of the spring of the year. -- Shak.
Latter (a.) Referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); "in the latter case" [ant: former(a)].
Latter (n.) The second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today" [ant: former].
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.
Latter-day saint (n.) A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [syn: Latter-Day Saint, Mormon].
Latterkin (n.) A pointed wooden tool used in glazing leaden lattice.
Latterly (adv.) Lately; of late; recently; at a later, as distinguished from a former, period.
Latterly Milton was short and thick. -- Richardson.
Latterly (adv.) In the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: recently, late, lately, of late, latterly].
Lattermath (n.) The latter, or second, mowing; the aftermath.
Lattice (n.) 【建】格子；格子窗（或門等）[C]；【物】晶格，點陣 Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework.
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice. -- Judg. v. 28.
Lattice (n.) (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.
Lattice (n.) (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.
Lattice bridge, A bridge supported by lattice girders, or latticework trusses.
Lattice girder (Arch.), A girder of which the wed consists of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of latticework.
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.
Lattice (n.) An arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions.
Lattice (n.) Small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted [syn: wicket, lattice, grille].
Lattice (n.) Framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal [syn: lattice, latticework, fretwork].
Latticed (imp. & p. p.) of Lattice.
Latticing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lattice.
Lattice (v. i.) To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers.
Lattice (v. i.) To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window.
To lattice up, To cover or inclose with a lattice.
Therein it seemeth he [Alexander] hath latticed up Caesar. -- Sir T. North.
Latticework (n.) Same as Lattice, n., 1.
Latticework (n.) Framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal [syn: lattice, latticework, fretwork].
Latticing (n.) The act or process of making a lattice of, or of fitting a lattice to.
Latticing (n.) (Bridge Building) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut.
Latus rectum (n.) (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 Focus, and Parameter.
Laud (n.) 讚美，稱讚 High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. "Laud be to God." -- Shak.
So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same. -- Tyndals.
Laud (n.) A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl.
Note: In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called lauds.
Laud (n.) Music or singing in honor of any one.
Lauded (imp. & p. p.) of Laud.
Lauding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Laud.
Laud (v. i.) 讚美，稱讚 To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol.
With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name. -- Book of Common Prayer.
Laud (v.) Praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud}, {extol}, {exalt}, {glorify}, {proclaim}].
Laudability (n.) Laudableness; praiseworthiness.
Laudability (n.) The quality of being worthy of praise [syn: praiseworthiness, laudability, laudableness].
Laudable (a.) 值得讚賞的 Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
Laudable (a.) (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. -- Arbuthnot.
Laudable (a.) Worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn: applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy].
Laudable (a.) (Formal) (Of actions and behaviour) （行為）值得讚揚的，值得稱讚的 Deserving praise, even if there is little or no success.
// A laudable goal/ ambition.
// The recycling programme is laudable, but does it save much money?
Laudableness (n.) The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
Laudableness (n.) The quality of being worthy of praise [syn: praiseworthiness, laudability, laudableness].
Laudably (adv.) In a laudable manner.
Laudably (adv.) In an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" [syn: admirably, laudably, praiseworthily, commendable].
Laudanine (n.) (Chem.) A white organic base, resembling morphine, and obtained from certain varieties of opium.
Laudanum (n.) Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes.
Note: A fluid ounce of American laudanum should contain the soluble matter of one tenth of an ounce avoirdupois of powdered opium with equal parts of alcohol and water. English laudanum should have ten grains less of opium in the fluid ounce. -- U. S. Disp.
Dutchman's laudanum (Bot.) See under Dutchman.
Laudanum (n.) Narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient [syn: laudanum, tincture of opium].
Laudation (n.) The act of lauding; praise; high commendation.
Laudative (a.) Laudatory.
Laudative (n.) A panegyric; a eulogy. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Laudator (n.) One who lauds.
Laudator (n.) An arbitrator.
Laudatory (a.) 表示讚美的 Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden. -- Sir J. Stephen.
Laudatory (a.) Full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" [syn: laudatory, praiseful, praising].
Lauder (n.) One who lauds.
Laughed (imp. & p. p.) of Laugh.
Laughing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Laugh.
Laugh (v. i.) 笑；嘲笑 [（+at）] To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
Queen Hecuba laughed that her eyes ran o'er. -- Shak.
He laugheth that winneth. -- Heywood's Prov.
Laugh (v. i.) Fig.: To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
Then laughs the childish year, with flowerets crowned. -- Dryden.
In Folly's cup still laughs the bubble Joy. -- Pope.
To laugh at, To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride.
No wit to flatter left of all his store, No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. -- Pope.
To laugh in the sleeve, To laugh up one's sleeve, To laugh secretly, or so as not to be observed, especially while apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor toward the person or persons laughed at.
To laugh out, To laugh in spite of some restraining influence; to laugh aloud.
To laugh out of the other corner of the mouth or To laugh out of the other side of the mouth, To weep or cry; to feel regret, vexation, or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation. [Slang]
Laugh (v. t.) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy? -- Shak.
I shall laugh myself to death. -- Shak.
Laugh (v. t.) To express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out.
From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause. -- Shak.
To laugh away. (a) To drive away by laughter; as, to laugh away regret.
To laugh away. (b) To waste in hilarity. "Pompey doth this day laugh away his fortune." -- Shak.
To laugh down. (a) To cause to cease or desist by laughter; as, to laugh down a speaker.
To laugh down. (b) To cause to be given up on account of ridicule; as, to laugh down a reform.
To laugh one out of, To cause one by laughter or ridicule to abandon or give up; as, to laugh one out of a plan or purpose.
To laugh to scorn, To deride; to treat with mockery, contempt, and scorn; to despise.
Laugh (n.) An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i.
And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. -- Goldsmith.
That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a hearty laugh. -- F. W. Robertson.
Laugh (n.) The sound of laughing [syn: laugh, laughter].
Laugh (n.) A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision".
Laugh (n.) A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape].
Laugh (v.) Produce laughter [syn: laugh, express joy, express mirth] [ant: cry, weep].
Laughable (a.) 可笑的；有趣的 Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.
Syn: Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See Droll, and Ludicrous. -- Laugh"a*ble*ness, n. -- Laugh"a*bly, adv.
Laughable (a.) Incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous].
Laughable (a.) Arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible].
Laugher (n.) One who laughs.