New Websterian 1912 Dictionary; Based Upon the Unabridged Dictionary of Noah Webster with a Reference Library and Treasury of Facts
Noah Webster
ISBN: | 9781235899638 |
Publisher: | Rarebooksclub.com |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
New Websterian 1912 Dictionary; Based Upon the Unabridged Dictionary of Noah Webster with a Reference Library and Treasury of Facts
Noah Webster
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...judges, and in England to such bishops as are peers. Lord's Supper (ldrdz' sup'er), n. the Holy Communion or Eucharist. lore (lor), n. learning; instruction; space between the eye and bill of a bird. lorette (lo-ret'), n. a woman of the demi-monde. French. lorgnette (lor-nyef), n. a long-handled opera glass; a pair of eyeglasses fixed to a long handle into which they shut. LORIKEET 5 lorikeet (lor-i-ket'), n. a straightbilled parrot. loris (lofas), n. a nocturnal lemur. lorn (lorn), adj. forsaken; forlorn. lorry (lor'i), n. pi. lorries (lor'iz), a long four-wheeled wagon without sides; a miner's hand-cart. lory (lo'ri), n. pi. lories (lo'riz), a species of parrot with brilliant plumage. lose (I66z). v.t. p.t.' & p.p. lost, p.pr. losing, to be deprived of; cease to have in possession; mislay; forfeit; waste; squander: p.t. to fail of success; yield; be defeated. loss (16s), n. detriment; injury; privation; failure; defeat; that which is lost. lost (lost), p.adj. missing; forfeited; destroyed; perplexed. lot (lot), n. fortune; destiny; portion or parcel; anything used to determine chances; great quantity: v.t. to separate into lots; assign; catalogue._ Lothario (lo-ths'ri-o), n. a gay deceiver or libertine, from Rowe s The Fair Penitent. lotion (16'shun), n. a medicated fluid for outward application. lottery (lot'cr-i), n. pi. lotteries (lot'er-iz), a distribution of prizes by chance; drawing of lots. lotto (lot'5), n. a parlor game played with 24 cards and wooden discs numbered 1 to 100. It resembles keno. Lotus (lo'tus), n. a genus of the water-lily family, especially the sacred lotus of the ancient Nile; a name for various trees or shrubs, the fruit of which was fabled to cause forgetfulness of care and induce a state of dreamy indolence; the common bl...
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