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Greek words, meaning "Lord, have mercy upon us," used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc. Addis & Arnold.

A litany beginning with the words. "Kyrie eleison." Shipley.

Linen goods collectively; linen underwear, esp. of women; the clothing of linen and cotton with its lace, etc., worn by a women.

Wearing a livery. See Livery, 3. The liveried servants wait. Parnell.

A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

Flattery; deceit; trickery. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Luxuriance. [Obs.]

A European fish (Peristethus cataphractum), having the body covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting in front of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck, pogge, sea poacher, and armed bullhead.

A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes; especially:

Mastery; superiority; art. See Mastery. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Marry. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A kind of bellflower, Companula Trachelium, once called Viola Mariana; but it is not a violet.

Being in the state of matrimony; wedded; as, a married man or woman.

One who marries.

or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc., of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers.

A piace where animals are kept and trained.

Having a nectary.

The cormorant. [Prov. Eng.]

being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime. They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety. Addison.

Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth. -- n.