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A coarse American composite weed (Polymnia Uvedalia).

Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up. [Colloq.]

persons (rarely, of things), esp. when having a common purpose or sentiment; as, the line-up at a ticket- office window; the line-up of political factions.

A series of strata in the lower Silurian formations of Great Britain; -- so named from Llandeilo in Southern Wales. See Chart of Geology.

A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse.

See 1st Loop.

The Canada lynx. See Lynx.

A werewolf; a lycanthrope.

The Pomeranian or Spitz dog.

An enzoötic, often fatal, disease of sheep and other domestic animals, of unknown cause. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose principal totem was the wolf.

A large ornamental drinking vessel having two or more handles, intended to pass from hand to hand, as at a banquet.

A subdivision of the British Upper Silurian lying below the Old Red Sandstone; -- so named from the Ludlow, in Western England. See the Chart of Geology.

Of or pertaining to the Lupercalia.

A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.

A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus, especially L. albus, the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United States is L. perennis. There are many species in California.

A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of lupine, and extracted as a yellowish white crystalline substance.

An alkaloid found in several species of lupine (Lupinus luteus, L. albus, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance.

The fine yellow resinous powder found upon the strobiles or fruit of hops, and containing this bitter principle. [Written also lupuline.]

An alkaloid extracted from hops as a colorless volatile liquid.