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A laver. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Liquor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

See Limiter, 2.

An Asiatic sardine (Clupea Neohowii), valued for its oil.

See Lory.

Same as Macrura, Macrural, etc.

My darling; -- an Irish term of endearment for a girl or woman. "Erin mavournin." Campbell.

A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat.

See Mokadour. [Obs.]

A handkerchief. [Obs.]

rieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. Gen. xxiii. 2.

The armed or feruled end of a staff; in a sheephook, the end of the staff to which the hook is attached. Sir P. Sidney.

One who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the death of a friend. His mourners were two hosts, his friends and foes. Byron.

Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss. -- Mourn"ful*ly, adv. -- Mourn"ful*ness, n.

black. The houses to their tops with black were spread, And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid. Dryden. Deep mourning. See under Deep.

In a mourning manner.

See Murnival.

A nurse. [Obs.] Spenser.

e, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment. He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Is. xliv. 14.

Capable of being nourished; as, the nourishable parts of the body. Grew.