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A genus of acalephs, having a bell-shaped body with eight groups of short tentacles around the margin. It attaches itself by a sucker at the base of the pedicel.

Of or pertaining to the Lucernarida. -- n.

A division of acalephs, including Lucernaria and allied genera; - - called also Calycozoa.

See Lucern, the plant.

Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven. Lucid, like a glowworm. Sir I. Newton. A court compact of lucid marbles. Tennyson.

The quality or state of being lucid.

In a lucid manner.

The quality of being lucid; lucidity.

applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning ! how art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the nations ! Is. xiv. 12. Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan; in consequence o…

Of or pertaining to Lucifer; having the pride of Lucifer; satanic; devilish.

Giving light; affording light or means of discovery. Boyle.

In a luciferous manner.

Producing light. Grew.

Having, in some respects, the nature of light; resembling light. Berkeley.

Luciferian; satanic. [Obs.] Marston.

an instrument for measuring the intensity of light; a photometer.

te; fortune; often, one's habitual or characteristic fortune; as, good, bad, ill, or hard luck. Luck is often used for good luck; as, luck is better than skill. If thou dost play with him at any game, Thou art sure to lose; and of that natural luck, He beats thee 'gainst the odds. Shak. Luck penny, a small sum given ba…

In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury.

The state or quality of being lucky; as, the luckiness of a man or of an event.

Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid. Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour. Dryden. -- Luck"less*ly, adv. -- Lock"less*ness, n.