LUCERN — LURDAN NWAD LUCERN.1

LUCERN, n. NWAD LUCERN.1

A plant of the genus Medicago, cultivated for fodder. NWAD LUCERN.2

LUCID, a. [L. lucidus, from luceo, to shine. See Light.] NWAD LUCID.1

1. Shining; bright; resplendent; as the lucid orbs of heaven. NWAD LUCID.2

2. Clear; transparent; pellucid; as a lucid stream. NWAD LUCID.3

3. Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or confused by delirium or madness; marked by the regular operations of reason; as the lucid intervals of a deranged man. NWAD LUCID.4

4. Clear; distinct; presenting a clear view; easily understood; as a lucid order or arrangement. NWAD LUCID.5

LUCIDITY, n. Brightness. [Not used.] NWAD LUCIDITY.1

LUCIDNESS, n. Brightness; clearness. NWAD LUCIDNESS.1

LUCIFER, n. [L. lux, lucis, light, and fero, to bring.] NWAD LUCIFER.1

1. The planet Venus, so called from its brightness. NWAD LUCIFER.2

2. Satan. NWAD LUCIFER.3

And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, never to hope again. NWAD LUCIFER.4

LUCIFERIAN, a. Pertaining to Lucifer, or to the Luciferians. NWAD LUCIFERIAN.1

LUCIFERIANS, n. A sect that followed Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari, in the fourth century. They held to the carnal nature of the soul, and that there is no place for repentance for such as fall. NWAD LUCIFERIANS.1

LUCIFEROUS, a. [L. lucifer, supra.] Giving light; affording light or means of discovery. NWAD LUCIFEROUS.1

LUCIFIC, a. [L. lux, light, and facio, to make.] NWAD LUCIFIC.1

Producing light. NWAD LUCIFIC.2

LUCIFORM, a. [L. lux, light, and forma, form.] NWAD LUCIFORM.1

Having the form of light; resembling light. NWAD LUCIFORM.2

The water prepares us, and purifies our luciform spirit to receive the divinity. NWAD LUCIFORM.3

LUCK, n. NWAD LUCK.1

That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting a man’s interest or happiness, and which is deemed casual; fortune. Luck respects persons and their proceedings. We never say, in a literal sense, that a plant has the luck to grow in a particular place; or a fossil has the luck to be of a particular form. We say, a person has the good luck to escape from danger; or the ill luck to be ensnared or to suffer loss. He has had good luck, or bad luck in gaming, fishing or hunting. Luck, or what we call chance, accident, fortune, is an event which takes place without being intended or foreseen, or from some cause not under human control; that which cannot be previously known or determined with certainty by human skill or power. NWAD LUCK.2

Consider the gift of luck as below the care of a wise man. NWAD LUCK.3

LUCKILY, adv. [from lucky.] Fortunately; by good fortune; with a favorable issue; in a good sense. Luckily, we escaped injury. NWAD LUCKILY.1

LUCKINESS, n. NWAD LUCKINESS.1

1. The state of being fortunate; as the luckiness of a man or of an event. NWAD LUCKINESS.2

2. Good fortune; a favorable issue or event. [In this sense, luck is generally used.] NWAD LUCKINESS.3

LUCKLESS, a. NWAD LUCKLESS.1

1. Unfortunate; meeting with ill success; as a luckless gamester; a luckless maid. NWAD LUCKLESS.2

2. Unfortunate; producing ill or no good. NWAD LUCKLESS.3

Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour. NWAD LUCKLESS.4

LUCKY, a. NWAD LUCKY.1

1. Fortunate; meeting with good success; as a lucky adventurer. NWAD LUCKY.2

2. Fortunate; producing good by chance; favorable; as a lucky adventure; a lucky time; a lucky cast. NWAD LUCKY.3

LUCRATIVE, a. [L. lucrativus, from lucror, to gain profit.] NWAD LUCRATIVE.1

Gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as a lucrative trade; lucrative business or office. NWAD LUCRATIVE.2

LUCRE, n. lu’ker. [L. lucrum.] Gain in money or goods; profit; usually in an ill sense, or with the sense of something base or unworthy. NWAD LUCRE.1

The lust of lucre, and the dread of death. NWAD LUCRE.2

A bishop must be blameless - not given to filthy lucre. Titus 1:7. NWAD LUCRE.3

LUCRIFEROUS, a. [L. lucrum, gain, and fero, to produce.] Gainful; profitable. [Little used.] NWAD LUCRIFEROUS.1

LUCRIFIC, a. [L. lucrum, gain, and facio to make.] Producing profit; gainful. [Not used.] NWAD LUCRIFIC.1

LUCTATION, n. [L. luctatio, from luctor, to wrestle or strive.] NWAD LUCTATION.1

Struggle; contest; effort to overcome in contest. [Little used.] NWAD LUCTATION.2

LUCTUAL, a. [L. luctus, grief.] Producing grief. [Not used.] NWAD LUCTUAL.1

LUCUBRATE, v.i. [L. lucubro, to study by candle-light, from lucubrum, from lux, light.] NWAD LUCUBRATE.1

To study by candle-light or a lamp; to study by night. NWAD LUCUBRATE.2

LUCUBRATION, n. NWAD LUCUBRATION.1

1. Study by a lamp or by candle-light; nocturnal study. NWAD LUCUBRATION.2

2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement. NWAD LUCUBRATION.3

LUCUBRATORY, a. Composed by candle-light or by night. NWAD LUCUBRATORY.1

LUCULENT, a. [L. luculentus, from luceo, to shine.] NWAD LUCULENT.1

1. Lucid; clear; transparent; as luculent rivers. NWAD LUCULENT.2

2. Clear; evident; luminous. NWAD LUCULENT.3

The most luculent testimonies that the christian religion hath. NWAD LUCULENT.4

LUCULLITE, n. A subspecies of carbonate of lime, of three kinds. NWAD LUCULLITE.1

LUDIBRIOUS, a. [L. ludibriosus, from ludo, to sport.] Sportive; wanton. NWAD LUDIBRIOUS.1

LUDICROUS, a. [L. ludicer, from ludo, to sport.] NWAD LUDICROUS.1

Sportive; burlesque; adapted to raise laughter, without scorn or contempt. Ludicrous differs from ridiculous; the latter implying contempt or derision. NWAD LUDICROUS.2

Plutarch quotes this instance of Homer’s judgment, in closing a ludicrous scene with decency and instruction. NWAD LUDICROUS.3

LUDICROUSLY, adv. Sportively; in burlesque; in a manner to raise laughter without contempt. NWAD LUDICROUSLY.1

LUDICROUSNESS, n. Sportiveness; the quality of exciting laughter without contempt; merry cast. NWAD LUDICROUSNESS.1

LUDIFICATION, n. [L. ludificor.] The act of deriding. NWAD LUDIFICATION.1

LUDIFICATORY, a. Making sport; tending to excite derision. NWAD LUDIFICATORY.1

LUFF, n. The palm of the hand. NWAD LUFF.1

LUFF, n. NWAD LUFF.2

Weather-gage, or part towards the wind; or the sailing of a ship close to the wind. NWAD LUFF.3

LUFF, v.i. To turn the head of a ship towards the wind; to sail nearer the wind. Hence, in the imperative, luff, is an order to put the tiller on the lee-side, in order to make the ship sail nearer the wind. Luff round, or luff a-lee, is the extreme of this movement, intended to throw the ship’s head into the wind. A ship is said to spring her luff, when she yields to the helm by sailing nearer the wind. NWAD LUFF.4

LUFF-TACKLE, n. A large tackle not destined for any particular place in the ship, but movable at pleasure. NWAD LUFF-TACKLE.1

LUG, v.t. [See Pluck.] NWAD LUG.1

1. To haul; to drag; to pull with force, as something heavy and moved with difficulty. NWAD LUG.2

Howler lugs him still through hedges. NWAD LUG.3

2. To carry or convey with labor. NWAD LUG.4

They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share. NWAD LUG.5

To lug out, to draw a sword, in burlesque. NWAD LUG.6

LUG, v.i. To drag; to move heavily. NWAD LUG.7

LUG, n. NWAD LUG.8

1. A small fish. NWAD LUG.9

2. In Scotland, an ear. Obs. NWAD LUG.10

3. A pole or perch, a land-measure. Obs. NWAD LUG.11

4. Something heavy to be drawn or carried. [Vulgar.] NWAD LUG.12

LUGGAGE, n. [from lug.] NWAD LUGGAGE.1

1. Any thing cumbersome and heavy to be carried; traveling baggage. NWAD LUGGAGE.2

I am gathering up my luggage and preparing for my journey. NWAD LUGGAGE.3

2. Something of more weight than value. NWAD LUGGAGE.4

What do you mean to dote on such luggage? NWAD LUGGAGE.5

LUGGER, n. A vessel carrying three masts with a running bowsprit and lug-sails. NWAD LUGGER.1

LUGGS, n. An insect like an earth-worm, but having legs. NWAD LUGGS.1

LUG-SAIL, n. A square sail bent upon a yard that hands obliquely to the mast at one third of its length. NWAD LUG-SAIL.1

LUGUBRIOUS, a. [L. lugubris, from lugeo, to weep.] NWAD LUGUBRIOUS.1

Mournful; indicating sorrow; as a lugubrious look. NWAD LUGUBRIOUS.2

LUKEWARM, a. NWAD LUKEWARM.1

1. Moderately warm; tepid; as lukewarm water; lukewarm heat. NWAD LUKEWARM.2

2. Not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent; as lukewarm obedience; lukewarm patriots. Revelation 3:16. NWAD LUKEWARM.3

LUKEWARMLY, adv. NWAD LUKEWARMLY.1

1. With moderate warmth. NWAD LUKEWARMLY.2

2. With indifference; coolly. NWAD LUKEWARMLY.3

LUKEWARMNESS, n. NWAD LUKEWARMNESS.1

1. A mild or moderate heat. NWAD LUKEWARMNESS.2

2. Indifference; want of zeal or ardor; coldness. NWAD LUKEWARMNESS.3

The defect of zeal is lukewarmness, or coldness in religion. NWAD LUKEWARMNESS.4

LULL, v.t. [L. lallo. The sense is to throw down, to still, to appease. Seamen say, the wind lulls, when it subsides.] NWAD LULL.1

To quiet; to compose; to cause to rest. The nation may be lulled into security. NWAD LULL.2

- To lull him soft asleep. NWAD LULL.3

Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, to lull the daughters of necessity. NWAD LULL.4

LULL, v.i. To subside; to cease; to become calm; as, the wind lulls. NWAD LULL.5

LULL, n. Power or quality of soothing. NWAD LULL.6

LULLABY, n. [lull and by. See By.] NWAD LULLABY.1

A song to quiet babes; that which quiets. NWAD LULLABY.2

LULLED, pp. Quieted; appeased; composed to rest. NWAD LULLED.1

LULLER, n. One that lulls; one that fondles. NWAD LULLER.1

LULLING, ppr. Stilling; composing to rest. NWAD LULLING.1

LUM, n. The chimney of a cottage. NWAD LUM.1

LUMACHEL, LUMACHELLA, n. A calcarious stone composed of shells and coral conglutinated, but so far retaining their organization as to exhibit different colors, and so hard as to admit of polish. NWAD LUMACHEL.1

LUMBAGINOUS, a. Pertaining to lumbago. NWAD LUMBAGINOUS.1

LUMBAGO, n. [L. lumbus, loins.] A pain in the loins and small of the back, such as precedes certain fevers. NWAD LUMBAGO.1

A rheumatic affection of the muscles about the loins. NWAD LUMBAGO.2

LUMBAR, a. [L. lumbus, loins.] Pertaining to the loins. The lumbar region is the posterior portion of the body between the false ribs and the upper edge of the haunch bone. NWAD LUMBAR.1

LUMBER, n. NWAD LUMBER.1

1. Any thing useless and cumbersome, or things bulky and thrown aside as of no use. NWAD LUMBER.2

The very bed was violated - and thrown among the common lumber. NWAD LUMBER.3

2. In America, timber sawed or split for use; as beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops and the like. NWAD LUMBER.4

3. Harm; mischief. [Local.] NWAD LUMBER.5

LUMBER, v.t. NWAD LUMBER.6

1. To heap together in disorder. NWAD LUMBER.7

2. To fill with lumber; as, to lumber a room. NWAD LUMBER.8

LUMBER-ROOM, n. A place for the reception of lumber or useless things. NWAD LUMBER-ROOM.1

LUMBRIC, n. [L. lumbricus, a worm.] A worm. NWAD LUMBRIC.1

LUMBRICAL, a. [L. lumbricus, a worm.] Resembling a worm; as the lumbrical muscles. NWAD LUMBRICAL.1

LUMBRICAL, a. Pertaining to the loins. NWAD LUMBRICAL.2

LUMBRICAL, n. A muscle of the fingers and toes, so named from its resembling a worm. Of these muscles, there are four of the fingers and as many of the toes. NWAD LUMBRICAL.3

LUMBRICIFORM, n. [L. lumbricus, a worm, and form.] Resembling a worm in shape. NWAD LUMBRICIFORM.1

LUMINARY, n. [L. luminare, from lumen, light.] NWAD LUMINARY.1

1. Any body that gives light, but chiefly one of the celestial orbs. The sun is the principal luminary in our system. the stars are inferior luminaries. NWAD LUMINARY.2

2. One that illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Bacon and Newton were distinguished luminaries. NWAD LUMINARY.3

LUMINATION. [See Illumination.] NWAD LUMINATION.1

LUMINE, v.t. To enlighten. [Not used. See Illumine.] NWAD LUMINE.1

LUMINIFEROUS, a. [L. lumen, light, and fero, to produce.] NWAD LUMINIFEROUS.1

Producing light. NWAD LUMINIFEROUS.2

LUMINOUS, a. [L. luminosus.] NWAD LUMINOUS.1

1. Shining; emitting light. The sun is a most luminous body. NWAD LUMINOUS.2

2. Light; illuminated. The moon is rendered luminous by the rays of the sun. NWAD LUMINOUS.3

3. Bright; shining; as a luminous color. NWAD LUMINOUS.4

4. Clear; as a luminous essay or argument. NWAD LUMINOUS.5

LUMINOUSLY, adv. With brightness or clearness. NWAD LUMINOUSLY.1

LUMINOUSNESS, n. NWAD LUMINOUSNESS.1

1. The quality of being bright or shining; brightness; as the luminousness of the sea. NWAD LUMINOUSNESS.2

2. Clearness; perspicuity; as the luminousness of ideas, arguments or method. NWAD LUMINOUSNESS.3

LUMP, n. NWAD LUMP.1

1. A small mass of matter of no definite shape; as a lump of earth; a lump of butter; a lump of sugar. NWAD LUMP.2

2. A mass of things blended or thrown together without order or distinction; as copper, iron, gold, silver, lead, tin, promiscuously in one lump. NWAD LUMP.3

3. A cluster; as a lump of figs. 2 Kings 20:7. NWAD LUMP.4

In the lump, the whole together; in gross. NWAD LUMP.5

They may buy my papers in the lump. NWAD LUMP.6

LUMP, v.t. NWAD LUMP.7

1. To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars. NWAD LUMP.8

The expenses ought to be lumped. NWAD LUMP.9

2. To take in the gross. NWAD LUMP.10

LUMPEN, n. A long fish of a greenish color, and marked with lines. NWAD LUMPEN.1

LUMPFISH, n. A thick fish of the genus Cyclopterus. The back is sharp and elevated; the belly flat, and of a crimson color. along the body run five rows of sharp bony tubercles. It swims edgewise; called also a sea-owl. NWAD LUMPFISH.1

LUMPING, ppr. NWAD LUMPING.1

1. Throwing into a mass or sum. NWAD LUMPING.2

2. a. Bulky; heavy. [A low word.] NWAD LUMPING.3

LUMPISH, a. NWAD LUMPISH.1

1. Like a lump; heavy; gross; bulky. NWAD LUMPISH.2

2. Dull; inactive. NWAD LUMPISH.3

LUMPISHLY, adv. Heavily; with dullness or stupidity. NWAD LUMPISHLY.1

LUMPISHNESS, n. Heaviness; dullness; stupidity. NWAD LUMPISHNESS.1

LUMPY, a. Full of lumps or small compact masses. NWAD LUMPY.1

Luna cornea, muriate of silver. NWAD LUMPY.2

LUNACY, n. [from L. luna, the moon.] NWAD LUNACY.1

1. A species of insanity of madness, supposed to be influenced by the moon, or periodical in the month. NWAD LUNACY.2

2. Madness in general. NWAD LUNACY.3

LUNAR, LUNARY, a. [L. lunaris.] NWAD LUNAR.1

1. Pertaining to the moon; as lunar observations. NWAD LUNAR.2

2. Measured by the revolutions of the moon; as lunar days or years. NWAD LUNAR.3

3. Resembling the moon; orbed. NWAD LUNAR.4

4. Under the influence of the moon. Obs. NWAD LUNAR.5

Lunar caustic, nitrate of silver, fused in a low heat. NWAD LUNAR.6

LUNARIAN, n. An inhabitant of the moon. NWAD LUNARIAN.1

LUNARY, n. Moonwort, a plant of the genus Lunaria. NWAD LUNARY.1

LUNATED, a. Formed like a half-moon. NWAD LUNATED.1

LUNATIC, a. Affected by a species of madness, supposed to be influenced by the moon. NWAD LUNATIC.1

LUNATIC, n. A person affected by insanity, supposed to be influenced or produced by the moon, or by its position in its orbit; a madman. NWAD LUNATIC.2

LUNATION, n. [L. lunatio.] A revolution of the moon. NWAD LUNATION.1

LUNCH, LUNCHEON, n. NWAD LUNCH.1

Literally, a swallow; but in usage, a portion of food taken at any time, except at a regular meal. It is not unusual to take a luncheon before dinner. The passengers in the line-ships regularly have their lunch. NWAD LUNCH.2

I sliced the luncheon from the barley loaf. NWAD LUNCH.3

LUNE, n. [L. luna, the moon.] NWAD LUNE.1

1. Any thing in the shape of a half-moon. [Little used.] NWAD LUNE.2

2. A fit of lunacy or madness, or a freak. [Not used.] NWAD LUNE.3

3. A leash; as the lune of a hawk. NWAD LUNE.4

LUNET, LUNETTE, n. NWAD LUNET.1

1. In fortification, an enveloped counterguard, or elevation of earth made beyond the second ditch, opposite to the places of arms; or a covered place before the courtine, consisting of two faces that form an angle inward. It is commonly raised in ditches full of water, to serve instead of fausse brays, to dispute the enemy’s passage of the ditch. NWAD LUNET.2

2. In the manege, a half horse-shoe, which wants the spunge, or that part of the branch which runs towards the quarters of the foot. NWAD LUNET.3

3. A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse. NWAD LUNET.4

LUNET, n. A little moon NWAD LUNET.5

LUNG, n. NWAD LUNG.1

1. The lungs are the organs of respiration in man and many other animals. There are two of these organs, each of which occupies its cavity in the thorax. They alternately inhale and expel the air, by means of which the necessary function of respiration is carried on. NWAD LUNG.2

Each lung fills completely the cavity in which it is placed. NWAD LUNG.3

2. Formerly, a person having a strong voice, and a sort of servant. NWAD LUNG.4

LUNGE, n. [See Allonge.] A sudden push or thrust. NWAD LUNGE.1

LUNGED, a. Having lungs, or the nature or resemblance of lunged; drawing in and expelling air. NWAD LUNGED.1

LUNG-GROWN, a. Having lungs that adhere to the pleura. NWAD LUNG-GROWN.1

LUNGIS, n. A lingerer; a dull drowsy fellow. NWAD LUNGIS.1

LUNGWORT, n. A plant of the genus Pulmonaria. NWAD LUNGWORT.1

LUNIFORM, a. [L. luna, the moon, and form.] Resembling the moon. NWAD LUNIFORM.1

LUNISOLAR, a. [L. luna, moon, and solaris, sol, sun.] NWAD LUNISOLAR.1

Compounded of the revolutions of the sun and moon. NWAD LUNISOLAR.2

The lunisolar year consists of 532 common years; found by multiplying the cycle of the sun by that of the moon. NWAD LUNISOLAR.3

LUNISTICE, n. [L. luna, the moon, and sto, steti, or sisto, to stand.] NWAD LUNISTICE.1

The farthest point of the moon’s northing and southing, in its monthly revolution. NWAD LUNISTICE.2

LUNT, n. The match-cord used for firing cannon. NWAD LUNT.1

LUNULAR, a. [from L. luna, the moon.] In botany, like the new moon; shaped like a small crescent. NWAD LUNULAR.1

LUNULATE, a. [from L. luna, the moon.] In botany, resembling a small crescent. NWAD LUNULATE.1

LUPERCAL, a. Pertaining to the Lupercalia, or feasts of the Romans in honor of Pan; as a noun, the feast itself. NWAD LUPERCAL.1

LUPINE, n. [L. lupinus.] A kind of pulse. The genus Lupinus contains several species, mostly annual plants, bearing digitate leaves, and papilionaceous flowers. The seeds of the white lupine have a leguminous taste, accompanied with a disagreeable bitterness, and are said to be anthelmintic. NWAD LUPINE.1

LUPULIN, n. [L. lupulus, hops.] The fine yellow powder of hops. NWAD LUPULIN.1

LURCH, n. [This is the same word radically as lurk. The primary sense is to run, start, leap or frisk about, as a man or beast that flies from one tree or other object to another to conceal himself. Hence we see the peculiar applicability of this word in seamen’s language.] NWAD LURCH.1

In seamen’s language, a sudden roll of a ship. A lee-lurch is a sudden roll to the leeward, as when a heavy sea strikes the ship on the weather side. NWAD LURCH.2

To leave in the lurch, to leave in a difficult situation, or in embarrassment; to leave in a forlorn state or without help. NWAD LURCH.3

LURCH, v.i. NWAD LURCH.4

1. To roll or pass suddenly to one side, as a ship in a heavy sea. NWAD LURCH.5

2. To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lie in ambush or in secret; to lie close. [For this, lurk is now used.] NWAD LURCH.6

3. To shift; to play tricks. NWAD LURCH.7

I am fain to shuffle, to hedge and to lurch. NWAD LURCH.8

LURCH, v.t. NWAD LURCH.9

1. To defeat; to disappoint, that is, to evade; as, to lurch the expectation. [Little used.] NWAD LURCH.10

2. To steal; to filch; to pilfer. [Little used.] NWAD LURCH.11

LURCH, v.t. [L. lurco, a glutton.] To swallow or eat greedily; to devour. [Not used.] NWAD LURCH.12

LURCHER, n. NWAD LURCHER.1

1. One that lies in wait or lurks; one that watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher. NWAD LURCHER.2

Swift from the play the scudding lurcher flies. NWAD LURCHER.3

2. A dog that watches for his game. NWAD LURCHER.4

3. [L. lurco, a glutton.] A glutton; a gormandizer. NWAD LURCHER.5

LURDAN, a. Blockish. [Not used.] NWAD LURDAN.1

LURDAN, n. A clown; a blockhead. [Not used.] NWAD LURDAN.2