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The simple tubular glands of the small intestines; -- called also crypts of Lieberkühn.

Of or pertaining to the spleen and intestine; as, the lieno- intestinal vein of the frog.

ke (Zoöl.), the garter snake (Eutænia sirtalis). -- Lizard stone (Min.), a kind of serpentine from near Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.

An accountant; under Constantine, an officer of the empire; a receiver of revenue; an administrator of a department.

Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.

gradual loss or disadvantage. -- To lose heart, to lose courage; to become timid. "The mutineers lost heart." Macaulay. -- To lose one's head, to be thrown off one's balance; to lose the use of one's good sense or judgment. In the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars lost their heads. Whitney. -- To lose one…

A gay seducer of women; a libertine.

Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness; lewdness; lechery; incontinency. Sir T. Herbert. As if wantonness and lubricity were essential to that poem. Dryden.

alf-witted man who some years previously had broken stocking frames. J. & H. Smith. H. Martineau.

A grotto on the Palatine Hill sacred to Lupercus, the Lycean Pan.

agnify a loss or a difficulty. To magnify one's self (Script.), to exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast. -- To magnify one's self against (Script.), to oppose with pride.

An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals. Wharton.

The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland. "Invaded the main of Spain." Bacon.

The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula. Dryden. After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the mainland. Hawthorne.

andeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns. The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. Ps. xciii. 1. No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of great state with more dignity and grace.…

t of succession to property according to age; -- so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.

imigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man.

void shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.

ed or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc.

A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color.