Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter L - Page 20
Leavings (n. pl.) Things left; remnants; relics.
Leavings (n. pl.) Refuse; offal.
Leavy (a.) Leafy. [Obs.] -- Chapman. Leban
Leban (n.) Alt. of Lebban.
Lebanon (n.) 黎巴嫩，黎巴嫩共和國，位於亞洲西南部地中海東岸，習慣上稱為中東國家。 Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic[nb 2], is a sovereign state in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity. [8] At just 10,452 km2 (4,036 sq. mi.), it is the smallest recognized country on the entire mainland Asian continent. [nb 3] [9] [10]
The earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back more than seven thousand years, predating recorded history. [11] Lebanon was the home of the Canaanites/ Phoenicians and their kingdoms, a maritime culture that flourished for over a thousand years (c. 1550–539 BC). In 64 BC, the region came under the rule of the Roman Empire, and eventually became one of the Empire's leading centers of Christianity. In the Mount Lebanon range a monastic tradition known as the Maronite Church was established. As the Arab Muslims conquered the region, the Maronites held onto their religion and identity. However, a new religious group, the Druze, established themselves in Mount Lebanon as well, generating a religious divide that has lasted for centuries. During the Crusades, the Maronites re-established contact with the Roman Catholic Church and asserted their communion with Rome. The ties they established with the Latins have influenced the region into the modern era.
The region eventually was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1516 to 1918. Following the collapse of the empire after World War I, the five provinces that constitute modern Lebanon came under the French Mandate of Lebanon. The French expanded the borders of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, which was mostly populated by Maronites and Druze, to include more Muslims. Lebanon gained independence in 1943, establishing confessionalism, a unique, Consociationalism-type of political system with a power-sharing mechanism based on religious communities. Bechara El Khoury, President of Lebanon during the independence, Riad El-Solh, first Lebanese prime minister and Emir Majid Arslan II, first Lebanese minister of defence, are considered the founders of the modern Republic of Lebanon and are national heroes for having led the country's independence. Foreign troops withdrew completely from Lebanon on 31 December 1946. [12] Lebanon has been a member of the Organisation internationale de la francophonie since 1973.
Despite its small size, [13] the country has developed a well-known culture and has been highly influential in the Arab world. Before the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), the country experienced a period of relative calm and renowned prosperity, driven by tourism, agriculture, commerce, and banking. [14] Because of its financial power and diversity in its heyday, Lebanon was referred to as the "Switzerland of the East" during the 1960s,[15] and its capital, Beirut, attracted so many tourists that it was known as "the Paris of the Middle East". [16] At the end of the war, there were extensive efforts to revive the economy and rebuild national infrastructure. [17] In spite of these troubles, Lebanon has the highest Human Development Index and GDP per capita in the Arab world, to the exclusion of the oil-rich economies of the Persian Gulf.
Lebban (n.) Coagulated sour milk diluted with water; -- a common beverage among the Arabs. Also, a fermented liquor made of the same.
Lecama (n.) (Zool.) The hartbeest.
Lecanomancy (n.) Divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought.
Lecanoric (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid which is obtained from several varieties of lichen ({Lecanora, Roccella, etc.), as a white, crystalline substance, and is called also orsellic acid, diorsellinic acid, lecanorin, etc.
Lecanorin (n.) (Chem.) See Lecanoric.
Lech (v. t.) To lick. [Obs.]
Lech (n. & v. i.) 好色 Same as letch.
Lech (n.) 好色者；行為邪淫者 Man with strong sexual desires [syn: satyr, lecher, lech, letch].
Leche (n.) See water buck, under 3d Buck.
Lecher (n.) A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit sexual relations with women; also called letch and lech.
Lechered (imp. & p. p.) of Lecher.
Lechering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lecher.
Lecher (v. i.) To practice lewdness.
Lecher (n.) Man with strong sexual desires [syn: satyr, lecher, lech, letch].
Lecherer (n.) See Lecher, n. -- Marston.
Lecherous (a.) Like a lecher; addicted to lewdness; excessively lustful; -- used mostly of men; also, lust-provoking. "A lecherous thing is wine." -- Chaucer. -- Lech"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Lech"er*ous*ness, n.
Lecherous (a.) Given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity; "a lecherous gleam in his eye"; "a lecherous good-for-nothing."
Lechery (n.) Free indulgence of lust; excessive indulgence in sexual relations; -- used mostly of men.
Lechery (n.) Selfish pleasure; delight. [Obs.] -- Massinger.
Lechery (n.) Unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity.
Lecithin (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A complex, nitrogenous phosphorized substance widely distributed through the animal body, and especially conspicuous in the brain and nerve tissue, in yolk of eggs, and in the white blood corpuscles.
Lecithin (n.) A yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier.
Lectern (n.) See Lecturn.
Lectern (n.) [Written also lecturn and lettern.] [LL. lectrinum, fr. lectrum; cf. L. legere, lectum, to read.] A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read. -- Fairholt.
Lectern (n.) Hence: A reading desk, usually in the form of a stand with a slanted top that holds books or lecture notes at a height convenient for reading by a speaker who is standing. A modern lectern may be of adjustable height, and be fitted with a light to illuminate the material on the desk, and sometimes a microphone or other electrical equipment for use of a speaker.
Lecturn (n.) Same as lectern. [Written also lectern and lettern.] -- Fairholt.
Lectern (n.) Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer [syn: lectern, reading desk].
Lecticae (n. pl. ) of Lectica.
Lectica (n.) [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of litter or portable couch.
Lection (n.) (Eccl.) A lesson or selection, especially of Scripture, read in divine service.
Lection (n.) A reading; a
variation in the text.
We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the new
lections into the text. -- De Quincey.
-ries (n. pl. ) of Lectionary.
Lectionary (n.) (Eccl.) A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine service.
Lector (n.) (Eccl.) A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate.
Lector (n.) Someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: lector, reader].
Lector (n.) A public lecturer at certain universities [syn: lector, lecturer, reader].
Lectual (a.) (Med.) Confining to the bed; as, a lectual disease.
Lecture (n.) The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture. [Obs.]
Lecture (n.) A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon.
Lecture (n.) A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.
Lecture (n.) (Eng. Universities) A rehearsal of a lesson.
Lecture (n.) A talk or speech given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject.
Lecture (n.) A talk that criticizes someone's behavior in an angry or serious way.
Lecture (n.) A discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction.
Lecture (n.) A formal reproof.
Lectured (imp. & p. p.) of Lecture.
Lecturing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lecture.
Lecture (v. t.) To read or deliver a lecture to.
Lecture (v. t.) To reprove formally and with authority.
Lecture (v. i.) To deliver a lecture or lectures.
Lecture (n.) A speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" [syn: lecture, public lecture, talk].
Lecture (n.) A lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" [syn: lecture, speech, talking to].
Lecture (n.) Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) [syn: lecture, lecturing].
Lecture (v.) Deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" [syn: lecture, talk].
Lecture (v.) Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast].
Lecturer (n.) One who lectures; an assistant preacher.
Lecturer (n.) A public lecturer at certain universities [syn: lector, lecturer, reader].
Lecturer (n.) Someone who lectures professionally.
Lecturer (n.) One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.
Lectureship (n.) The office of a lecturer.
Lecturn (n.) A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern.]
Lecythis (n.) A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order Myrtaceae, having woody capsules opening by an apical lid. Lecythis Zabucajo yields the delicious sapucaia nuts. L. Ollaria produces the monkey-pots, its capsules. Its bark separates into thin sheets, like paper, used by the natives for cigarette wrappers.
Led (imp. & p. p.) of Lead.
Leden (n.) Alt. of Ledden.
Ledden (n.) Language; speech; voice; cry.
Ledge (n.) A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
Ledge (n.) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
Ledge (n.) A layer or stratum.
Ledge (n.) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
Ledge (n.) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
Ledge (n.) [ C ] 壁架，橫檔 A narrow shelf that sticks out from a vertical surface.
Ledgement (n.) See Ledgment.
Ledger (n.) A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; the final book of record in business transactions, in which all debits and credits from the journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.
Ledger (n.) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb.
Ledger (n.) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights and supporting floor timbers, a staircase, scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie in being intended to carry weight.
Ledgment (n.) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building.
Ledgment (n.) The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained.
Ledgy (a.) Abounding in ledges; consisting of a ledge or reef; as, a ledgy island.
Lee (v. i.) To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Lees (n. pl. ) of Lee.
Lee (n.) That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural. [Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] "The lees of wine." -- Holland.
A thousand demons lurk within the lee. -- Young.
The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. -- Shak.
Lee (n.) A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship.
We lurked under lee. -- Morte d'Arthure.
Desiring me to take shelter in his lee. -- Tyndall.
Lee (n.) (Naut.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See Lee, a.
By the lee, To bring by the lee. See under By, and Bring.
Under the lee of, On that side which is sheltered from the wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship.
Lee (a.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel.
Lee gauge. See Gauge, n. (Naut.)
Lee shore, The shore on the lee side of a vessel.
Lee tide, A tide running in the same direction that the wind blows.
On the lee beam, Directly to the leeward; in a line at right angles to the length of the vessel and to the leeward. Leeangle
Lee (a.) Towards the side away from the wind [syn: downwind, lee(a)].
Lee (n.) United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: Lee, Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee].
Lee (n.) United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick].
Lee (n.) United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: Lee, Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam].
Lee (n.) United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) [syn: Lee, Tsung Dao Lee].
Lee (n.) Leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794) [syn: Lee, Richard Henry Lee].
Lee (n.) Soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: Lee, Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee].
Lee (n.) American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee].
Lee (n.) The side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn: lee, lee side, leeward] [ant: windward].
Lee -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000): 24757
Housing Units (2000): 8813
Land area (2000): 355.769587 sq. miles (921.438960 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.239461 sq. miles (16.160130 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 362.009048 sq. miles (937.599090 sq. km)
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 31.745706 N, 84.178609 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, GA
Lee County
Lee County, GA
Lee -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000): 7916
Housing Units (2000): 3321
Land area (2000): 209.859319 sq. miles (543.533117 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.357079 sq. miles (3.514818 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 211.216398 sq. miles (547.047935 sq. km)
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.591061 N, 83.697023 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, KY
Lee County
Lee County, KY
Lee -- U.S. County in Iowa
Population (2000): 38052
Housing Units (2000): 16612
Land area (2000): 517.392436 sq. miles (1340.040200 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 21.372774 sq. miles (55.355227 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 538.765210 sq. miles (1395.395427 sq. km)
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 40.576831 N, 91.416607 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, IA
Lee County
Lee County, IA
Lee -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000): 36062
Housing Units (2000): 14310
Land area (2000): 725.363845 sq. miles (1878.683655 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.922337 sq. miles (10.158806 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 729.286182 sq. miles (1888.842461 sq. km)
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.774245 N, 89.352013 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, IL
Lee County
Lee County, IL
Lee -- U.S. County in Mississippi
Population (2000): 75755
Housing Units (2000): 31887
Land area (2000): 449.588992 sq. miles (1164.430094 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.554216 sq. miles (9.205378 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 453.143208 sq. miles (1173.635472 sq. km)
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 34.276904 N, 88.682514 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, MS
Lee County
Lee County, MS
Lee -- U.S. County in North Carolina
Population (2000): 49040
Housing Units (2000): 19909
Land area (2000): 257.261320 sq. miles (666.303731 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.068229 sq. miles (5.356687 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 259.329549 sq. miles (671.660418 sq. km)
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.467286 N, 79.167664 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, NC
Lee County
Lee County, NC
Lee -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 15657
Housing Units (2000): 6851
Land area (2000): 628.500736 sq. miles (1627.809365 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 5.534011 sq. miles (14.333023 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 634.034747 sq. miles (1642.142388 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 30.272047 N, 96.947276 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, TX
Lee County
Lee County, TX
Lee -- U.S. County in South Carolina
Population (2000): 20119
Housing Units (2000): 7670
Land area (2000): 410.298525 sq. miles (1062.668256 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.003945 sq. miles (2.600206 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 411.302470 sq. miles (1065.268462 sq. km)
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 34.185344 N, 80.265648 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, SC
Lee County
Lee County, SC
Lee -- U.S. County in Alabama
Population (2000): 115092
Housing Units (2000): 50329
Land area (2000): 608.710255 sq. miles (1576.552257 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.842925 sq. miles (17.723094 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 615.553180 sq. miles (1594.275351 sq. km)
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 32.607485 N, 85.328947 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, AL
Lee County
Lee County, AL
Lee -- U.S. County in Virginia
Population (2000): 23589
Housing Units (2000): 11086
Land area (2000): 437.134769 sq. miles (1132.173806 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.182976 sq. miles (0.473905 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 437.317745 sq. miles (1132.647711 sq. km)
Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location: 36.737463 N, 83.097696 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, VA
Lee County
Lee County, VA
Lee -- U.S. County in Florida
Population (2000): 440888
Housing Units (2000): 245405
Land area (2000): 803.630409 sq. miles (2081.393117 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 408.258598 sq. miles (1057.384871 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1211.889007 sq. miles (3138.777988 sq. km)
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 26.602541 N, 81.846262 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, FL
Lee County
Lee County, FL
Lee -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000): 12580
Housing Units (2000): 4768
Land area (2000): 601.663481 sq. miles (1558.301195 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 17.803104 sq. miles (46.109827 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 619.466585 sq. miles (1604.411022 sq. km)
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 34.780126 N, 90.763960 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, AR
Lee County
Lee County, AR
Lee, FL -- U.S. town in Florida
Population (2000): 352
Housing Units (2000): 154
Land area (2000): 1.223230 sq. miles (3.168152 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.003405 sq. miles (0.008818 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.226635 sq. miles (3.176970 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39850
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 30.419355 N, 83.299631 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 32059
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Lee, FL
Lee
Lee, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 313
Housing Units (2000): 125
Land area (2000): 0.222907 sq. miles (0.577326 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.222907 sq. miles (0.577326 sq. km)
FIPS code: 42587
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.794240 N, 88.940951 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 60530
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Lee, IL
Lee
Lee, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
Population (2000): 2021
Housing Units (2000): 953
Land area (2000): 1.363833 sq. miles (3.532312 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.363833 sq. miles (3.532312 sq. km)
FIPS code: 34620
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 42.306929 N, 73.247351 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 01238
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Lee, MA
Lee
Leeboard (n.) A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, by giving her greater draught.
Leech (n.) See 2d Leach.
Leech (v. t.) See Leach, v. t.
Leech (n.) The border or edge at the side of a sail.
Leech (n.) A physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing.
Leech (n.) Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, esp. those species used in medicine, as Hirudo medicinalis of Europe, and allied species.
Leech (n.) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum.
Leeched (imp. & p. p.) of Leech.
Leeching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leech.
Leech (v. t.) To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds.
Leech (v. t.) To bleed by the use of leeches.
Leechcraft (n.) The art of healing; skill of a physician.
Leed (n.) Alt. of Leede.
Leede (n.) A caldron; a copper kettle.
Leef (a. & adv.) See Lief.
Leek (n.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. Porrum), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion.
Leeme (v. & n.) See Leme.
Leep (Obs. strong imp. Of Leap) Leaped.
Leer (v. t.) To learn.
Leer (a.) Empty; destitute; wanting.
Leer (a.) Empty of contents.
Leer (a.) Destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse.
Leer (a.) Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words.
Leer (n.) An oven in which glassware is annealed.
Leer (n.) The cheek.
Leer (n.) Complexion; aspect; appearance.
Leer (n.) A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion.
Leered (imp. & p. p.) of Leer.
Leering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leer.
Leer (v. i.) To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc. ; to cast a sidelong lustful or malign look.
Leer (v. t.) To entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin.
Leere (n.) Tape or braid; an ornament.
Leeringly (adv.) In a leering manner.
Lees (n. pl.) Dregs. See 2d Lee.
Lees (n.) A leash. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Lees (n.) The sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage.
Leese (v. t.) To lose. [Obs.]
They would rather leese their friend than their jest. -- Lord Burleigh.
Leese (v. t.) To hurt. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.