Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter L - Page 51
Lote (n.) (Zool.) The European burbot.
Lote (v. i.) To lurk; to lie hid. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Loth (a.) Alt. of Lothsome
Lothly (a.) Alt. of Lothsome
Lothsome (a.) See Loath, Loathly, etc.
Loth (a.) Strongly opposed. [predicate]
Syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(predicate), averse to(predicate), indisposed(predicate), loath(predicate), opposed.
Loth (a.) Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake" [syn: loath, loth, reluctant].
Loth (a.) (Usually followed by `to') Strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(p), indisposed(p), loath(p), loth(p)].
Lothario (n.) A gay seducer of women; a libertine.
Lothario (n.) A successful womanizer; a who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women.
Lotion (n.) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair.
Lotion (n.) A liquid preparation for bathing the skin, or an injured or diseased part, either for a medicinal purpose, or for improving its appearance.
Lotion (n.) Any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin.
Lotion (n.) Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: lotion, application].
Loto (n.) See Lotto.
Lotto (n.) A game of chance, played with cards or tickets, on which are inscribed numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing numbered balls) for determining a set of numbers by chance.
The player holding a card having on it the set of numbers drawn from the wheel takes the stakes after a certain percentage of them has been deducted for the dealer. In some systems, lesser prizes are awarded for having some but not all of the numbers selected, such as four or five numbers in a six-number drawing. A variety of lotto is called keno. In another variety, the player chooses the numbers for the card or ticket s/he holds. There may be from three to seven different numbers on a card or ticket. In a modern computerized lotto system conducted by state authorities, the player chooses numbers, or allows the computer to choose numbers at random, which are then printed on a ticket that the player holds until the winning number is selected. [Often written loto.]
Lotong (n.) (Zool.) An East Indian monkey ({Semnopithecus femoralis).
Lotophagi (n. pl.) (Class. Myth.) A people visited by Ulysses in his wanderings. They subsisted on the lotus. See Lotus (b), and Lotus-eater.
Lotos (n.) [NL.] (Bot.) See Lotus.
Lotus (n.) (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymph[ae]a Lotus and Nymph[ae]a c[ae]rulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments.
Lotus (n.) (Bot.) (b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain ({Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it.
Lotus (n.) (Bot.) (c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
Lotus (n.) (Bot.) (d) A genus ({Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. [Written also lotos.]
European lotus, A small tree ({Diospyros+Lotus"> European lotus, a small tree ({Diospyros Lotus) of Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish black berry, which is called also the date plum.
Lotus (n.) (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily. Lotus-eater
Language Of Temporal Ordering Specification
ISO 8807
LOTOS
(LOTOS) A formal specification language based on temporal ordering used for protocol specfication in ISO OSI standards. It is published as ISO 8807 in 1990 and describes the order in which events occur.
["The Formal Description Technique LOTOS", P.H.J. van Eijk et al eds, N-H 1989].
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Lotteries (n. pl. ) of Lottery
Lottery (n.) 彩券，獎券，彩票；摸彩，抽籤 [C]；運氣，難算計的事 [S] A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance.
Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States make private lotteries illegal, except in certain circumstances for charitable institutions; however, many of the states now conduct lotteries tehmselves as a revenue source.
Lottery (n.) Allotment; thing allotted. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Lottery (n.) Something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them".
Lottery (n.) Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots [syn: lottery, drawing].
Lottery, () A scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance.
Lottery, () In most, if not all of the United States, lotteries not specially authorized by the legislatures of the respective states are prohibited, and the persons concerned in establishing them are subjected to a heavy penalty. This is the case in Alabama, Connecticut Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. In Louisiana, a license is granted to sell tickets in a lottery not authorized by the legislature of that state, on the payment of $5000, and the license extends only to one lottery. In many of the states, the lotteries authorized by other states, are absolutely prohibited Encycl. Amer. h.t.
Lotto (n.) A game of chance, played with cards or tickets, on which are inscribed numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing numbered balls) for determining a set of numbers by chance. The player holding a card having on it the set of numbers drawn from the wheel takes the stakes after a certain percentage of them has been deducted for the dealer. In some systems, lesser prizes are awarded for having some but not all of the numbers selected, such as four or five numbers in a six-number drawing. A variety of lotto is called keno. In another variety, the player chooses the numbers for the card or ticket s/he holds. There may be from three to seven different numbers on a card or ticket. In a modern computerized lotto system conducted by state authorities, the player chooses numbers, or allows the computer to choose numbers at random, which are then printed on a ticket that the player holds until the winning number is selected. [Often written loto.]
Lotto (n.) A game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards [syn: lotto, bingo, beano, keno].
Loture (n.) See Lotion. [Obs.] -- Holland.
Lotus (n.) (Bot.) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments.
Lotus (n.) (Bot.) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain ({Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it.
Lotus (n.) (Bot.) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
Lotus (n.) (Bot.) A genus ({Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. [Written also lotos.]
European lotus, A small tree ({Diospyros+Lotus"> European lotus, a small tree ({Diospyros Lotus) of Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish black berry, which is called also the date plum.
Lotus (n.) (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily. Lotus-eater
Lotus (n.) Native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers [syn: lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera].
Lotus (n.) Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs [syn: Lotus, genus Lotus].
Lotus (n.) White Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: lotus, white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily, Nymphaea lotus].
Lotus-eater (n.) Alt. of Lotos-eater
Lotos-eater (n.) One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi.
Louche (a.) 邪惡的 Of questionable taste, decency, or morality; not reputable; as, a louche nightclub; a louche painting.
Syn: shady.
Louche (a.) Of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting" [syn: louche, shady].
Louchettes (n. pl.) Goggles intended to rectify strabismus by permitting vision only directly in front.
Loud (a.) Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.
They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. -- Luke xxiii. 23.
Loud (a.) Clamorous; boisterous.
She is loud and stubborn. -- Prov. vii. 11.
Loud (a.) Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. [Colloq.]
Loud (a.) Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang]
Syn: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous; turbulent; blustering; vehement.
Loud (adv.) With loudness; loudly.
To speak loud in public assemblies. -- Addison.
Loud (adv.) With relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" [syn: loudly, loud, aloud] [ant: quietly, softly].
Loud (a.) Characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" [ant: soft].
Loud (a.) Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy].
Loud (a.) Used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" [syn: forte, loud] [ant: piano, soft].
Loudful (a.) Noisy. [Obs.] -- Marsion.
Loudly (adv.) In a loud manner. -- Denham.
Loudly (adv.) With relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" [syn: loudly, loud, aloud] [ant: quietly, softly].
Loudly (adv.) In manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he demanded to get service" [syn: obstreperously, loudly, clamorously].
Loudly (adv.) Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly [syn: forte, loudly] [ant: piano, softly].
Loud-mouthed (a.) Having a loud voice; talking or sounding noisily; noisily impudent.
Loudness (n.) The quality or state of being loud.
Loud-voiced (a.) Having a loud voice; noisy; clamorous.
Lough (n.) A loch or lake; -- so spelt in Ireland.
Lough (obs. strong imp.) of Laugh.
Louis d'or () Formerly, a gold coin of France nominally worth twenty shillings sterling, but of varying value; -- first struck in 1640.
Lonis quatorze () Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the art or style of the times of Louis XIV. of France; as, Louis quatorze architecture.
Louk (n.) An accomplice; a "pal."
Lounged (imp. & p. p.) of Lounge
Lounging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lounge
Lounge (v. i.) To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature, yawn over politics. -- J. Hannay.
Lounge (n.) An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging.
She went with Lady Stock to a bookseller's whose shop served as a fashionable lounge. -- Miss Edgeworth.
Lounge (n.) A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may lie or recline.
Lounge (n.) An upholstered seat for more than one person [syn: sofa, couch, lounge].
Lounge (n.) A room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait [syn: lounge, waiting room, waiting area].
Lounge (v.) Sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa".
Lounge (v.) Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around].
Lounger (n.) One who lounges; ar idler.
Loup (n.) See 1st Loop.
Loup-cervier (n.) The Canada lynx. See Lynx.
Loup-loup (n.) The Pomeranian or Spitz dog.
Loups (n. pl.) The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose principal totem was the wolf.
Lour (n.) An Asiatic sardine (Clupea Neohowii), valued for its oil.
Louri (n.) See Lory.
Lice (n. pl. ) of Louse
Louse (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (Pediculina), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head louse of man (Pediculus capitis), the body louse (P. vestimenti), and the crab louse (Phthirius pubis), and many others. See Crab louse, Dog louse, Cattle louse, etc., under Crab, Dog, etc.
Louse (n.) Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga.
Louse (n.) Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid.
Louse (n.) Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira.
Louse (v. t.) To clean from lice.
Lousewort (n.) Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs. It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy.
Lousily (adv.) In a lousy manner; in a mean, paltry manner; scurvily.
Lousiness (n.) The state or quality of being lousy.
Lousy (a.) Infested with lice.
Lousy (a.) Mean; contemptible; as, lousy knave.
Lout (v. i.) To bend; to box; to stoop.
Lout (n.) A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.
Lout (v. t.) To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
Loutish (a.) 笨拙的；粗野的 Clownish; rude; awkward. "Loutish clown." -- Sir P. Sidney. -- Lout"ish*ly, adv. -- Lout"ish*ness, n.
Loutish (a.) Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" [syn: boorish, loutish, neanderthal, neandertal, oafish, swinish].
Loutou (n.) A crested black monkey (Semnopithecus maurus) of Java.
Louver (n.) Alt. of Louvre
Louvre (n.) (Arch.) A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a). [Written also lover, loover, lovery, and luffer.]
Louvre (n.) Same as louver boards, below.
Louvre (n.) A set of slats resembling louver boards, arranged in a vertical row and attached at each slat end to a frame inserted in or part of a door or window; the slats may be made of wood, plastic, or metal, and the angle of inclination of the slats may be adjustable simultaneously, to allow more or less light or air into the enclosure.
Louver boards or Louver boarding, The sloping boards set to shed rainwater outward in openings which are to be left otherwise unfilled; as belfry windows, the openings of a louver, etc.
Louver work, Slatted work.
Louver (n.) To supply with louvers.
Louver (n.) One of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: louver, louvre, fin].
Lovable (a.) Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love; worthy of love.
Lovage (n.) An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant.
Love (n.) A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.
Love (n.) Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.
Love (n.) Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
Love (n.) Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often with of and an object.
Love (n.) Due gratitude and reverence to God.
Love (n.) The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address.
Love (n.) Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.
Love (n.) A thin silk stuff.
Love (n.) A climbing species of Clematis (C. Vitalba).
Love (n.) Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc.
Loved (imp. & p. p.) of Love
Loving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Love
Love (n.) To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God.
Love (n.) To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other.
Love (n.) To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.
Love (v. i.) To have the feeling of love; to be in love.
Loveable (a.) See Lovable.
Love-drury (n.) Affection.
Lovee (n.) One who is loved.
Loveful (a.) Full of love.
Loveless (a.) Void of love; void of tenderness or kindness.
Loveless (a.) Not attracting love; unattractive.
Lovelily (adv.) In manner to excite love; amiably.
Loveliness (n.) The state or quality of being lovely.
Lovelock (n.) A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.
Lovelorn (a.) Forsaken by one's love.
Lovely (a.) Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner. "Lovely to look on." -- Piers Plowman.
Not one so fair of face, of speech so lovely. -- Robert of Brunne.
If I had such a tire, this face of mine Were full as lovely as is this of hers. -- Shak.
Lovely (a.) Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship.
A most lovely gentlemanlike man. -- Shak.