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Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.

Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.

Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal. -- Large"-heart`ed*ness, n.

Masked; clothed as with a mask.

Belated; too late. [Obs.] Shak.

Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus).

Having but little sense or shrewdness.

Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the oleaster.

Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris. Tennyson.

Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry. -- Light"-heart`ed*ly, adv. -- Light"-heart"ed*ness, n.

Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.

Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted; as, our views of nature are very limited. Limited company, a company in which the liability of each shareholder is limited by the number of shares he has taken, so that he can not be called on to contribute beyond the amount of his shares. [Eng.] Mozley & W.…

With limitation.

The quality of being limited.

Marked with lines.

Very brave; brave and magnanimous. Sir W. Scott.

Impregnated with salts from wood ashes. Boyle.

Consisting of, or having, lobes; lobed; as, a lobate leaf.

Lobiped.

Made up of, or divided into, lobules; as, a lobulated gland.