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To look within; to introspect. Lew Wallace.

The act of involving, or the state of being involved. Lew Wallace.

Lustful; lewd; salacious; indecent; obscene.

tle bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle. The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. Pope.

other beverage. [Old Slang] Addison. Alencon lace, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alencon in France, in the 17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and cost. -- Bone lace, Brussels lace, etc. See under Bone, Brussels, etc. -- Gold lace, or Silver lace, lace having warp threa…

Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires. Milton.

A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit commerce with women.

Like a lecher; addicted to lewdness; lustful; also, lust- provoking. "A lecherous thing is wine." Chaucer. -- Lech"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Lech"er*ous*ness, n.

Free indulgence of lust; lewdness.

Given to lewdness. [Obs.]

Learned. [Obs.] " Lewed man or lered." Chaucer.

Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up. [Colloq.]

Licentious conduct; debauchery; lewdness.

One given to lewdness.

Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual; lascivious. -- Li*bid"i*nous*ly, adv. -- Li*bid"i*nous*ness, n.

Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral; dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a licentious life. "Licentious wickedness." Shak.

A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, curlew, etc. ; the Grallæ.

A group of birds characterized by having long slender bills, as the sandpipers, curlews, and ibises. It is now regarded as an artificial division.

ne who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country. I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. Shak.

Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [R.] This lubric and adulterate age. Dryden.