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Same as Levorotatory. Cf. Dextrorotatory.

Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden. Sir J. Stephen.

Washing, or cleansing by washing.

he left; levogyrate, as levulose, left handed quartz crystals, etc. [Written also lævorotatory.]

Pertaining to libation.

Tending, or serving, to liberate. [R.]

Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level.

A room for conversation; especially, a room in monasteries, where the monks were allowed to converse.

Composed by candlelight, or by night; of or pertaining to night studies; laborious or painstaking. Pope.

Making sport; tending to excite derision. [Obs.]

Causing a spot or stain. T. Adams.

Containing a command; preceptive; directory.

Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.

Of or pertaining to manipulation.

A building or place where anything is manufactured; a factory.

Chewing; adapted to perform the office o

Mediatorial.

A meadlike drink. [Obs.]

Meritorious. [Obs.]

Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds.