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- said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of Lithodomus.

One of several spores arranged in a chain as in certain algæ of the genus Callithamnion.

mpound; as in mettlesome, full of mettle or spirit; gladsome, full of gladness; winsome, blithesome, etc.

or, occuring in prismatic crystals, often of great size. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia. See Hiddenite.

a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South American monkeys of the genus Calithrix. They are noted for their graceful form and agility. See Teetee. (b) A marmoset. -- Squirrel petaurus (Zoöl.), a flying phalanger of Australia. See Phalanger, Petaurist, and Flying phalanger under Flying. -- Squirrel shr…

Any plant of the genus Lithospermum, herbs having a fruit composed of four stony nutlets.

without loss of time; without delay. He took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi. . . . And straightway the damsel arose. Mark v. 41,42.

Same as Tallith.

Any one of several species of small, soft-furred South American monkeys belonging to Callithrix, Chrysothrix, and allied genera; as, the collared teetee (Callithrix torquatus), and the squirrel teetee (Chrysothrix sciurea). Called also pinche, titi, and saimiri. See Squirrel monkey, under Squirrel.

An inking pad used in lithographic printing.

To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive. [Obs.] " But time, it traitors me." Lithgow.

ove from one substance or surface to another; as, to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone. Tomlinson.

of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia.

A lithographic drawing or painting material of the same nature as lithographic ink. It is also used as a resistant in the biting-in process.

ects. Chaucer. Taverners until them told the same. Piers Plowman. He roused himself full blithe, and hastened them until. Spenser.

be made synthetically by heating together urea and glycocoll. It was formerly called also lithic acid, in allusion to its occurrence in stone, or calculus.

s with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish. "Blithe as shepherd at a wake." Cowper. Wake play, the ceremonies and pastimes connected with a wake. See Wake, n., 3 (b), above. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

urning (Zoöl.), the macavahu. -- Widow monkey (Zoöl.), a small South American monkey (Callithrix lugens); -- so called on account of its color, which is black except the dull whitish arms, neck, and face, and a ring of pure white around the face. -- Widow's chamber (Eng. Law), in London, the apparel and furniture of…

A kind of mica containing lithium, often associated with tin ore.