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eral species of small arctic rodents of the genera Myodes and Cuniculus, resembling the meadow mice in form. They are found in both hemispheres.

Same as Lepadoid.

Grass or meadow land; a lea.

To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the ship lay in port.

A resident ambassador. [Obs.] See Leger. Denham.

- used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of. The plan of extortion had been adopted in lieu of the scheme of confiscation. Burke.

ely is more used now.] Shak. But it is like the jolly world about us will scoff at the paradox of these practices. South. Many were not easy to be governed, nor like to conform themselves to strict rules. Clarendon.

Covered with, or having many, lilies. By sandy Ladon's lilied banks. Milton.

The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced. Adorned with illumination which we now call limning. Wood.

A nymph of the meadows; -- called also Limniad.

A large, marine, gadoid fish (Molva vulgaris) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also drizzle.

The European meadow pipit; -- called also titling.

Adorned with lions heads; having arms terminating in lions' heads; -- said of a cross. [Written also leonced.]

ed. Civil list (Great Britain & U.S.), the civil officers of government, as judges, ambassadors, secretaries, etc. Hence, the revenues or appropriations of public money for the support of the civil officers. More recently, the civil list, in England, embraces only the expenses of the reigning monarch's household. Free…

The throwing up of the soil into ridges, -- a method adopted in the culture of beets and some garden crops. [Local, U. S.]

To urge the adoption or passage of by soliciting members of a legislative body; as, to lobby a bill. [U.S.]

ich belongs to an object, and is not caused by accidental influences, as of reflection, shadow, etc. (b) (Literature) Peculiarities of the place and its inhabitants where the scene of an action or story is laid. -- Local option, the right or obligation of determining by popular vote within certain districts, as in eac…

in a humorous sense. Sir H. Wotton. The longitude of their cloaks. Sir. W. Scott. Mine [shadow] spindling into longitude immense. Cowper.

See Paradoxure.

A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes.