laager \laa"ger\ (l[add]"g[~e]r or l[aum]"g[~e]r), n. [D., also leger. Cf. 2d , .] A camp, especially one surrounded by a circular formation of travelers' wagons for temporary More…
Ladanum \Lad"a*num\, n. [L. ladanum, ledanum, Gr. la`danon, lh`danon, fr. lh^don name of a shrub, mastic; cf. Per. l[=a]dan, l[=a]den. Cf. .] A gum resin gathered from certain More…
Tracer \Tra"cer\, n. One who, or that which, traces. 2. A person engaged (esp. in the express or railway service) in tracing, or searching out, missing articles, as More…
Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See .] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory More…
Labor \La"bor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. ; p. pr. & vb. n. .] [OE. labouren, F. labourer, L. laborare. See , n.] [Written also .] 1. To exert muscular strength; to exert one's More…
Labor \La"bor\ (l[=a]"b[~e]r), n. [OE. labour, OF. labour, laber, labur, F. labeur, L. labor; cf. Gr. lamba`nein to take, Skr. labh to get, seize.] [Written also .] 1. Physical More…
Lacewing \Lace"wing`\ (l[=a]s"w[i^]ng`), n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus and allied genera. They have delicate, lacelike wings and More…
lacebark \lacebark\ n. A small tree or shrub () of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is More…
injured \injured\ adj. 1. having received an injury;-- usually used of physical or mental injury to persons. Opposite of . [Narrower terms: {abraded, scraped, skinned ; More…