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Like a lath; long and slender. A lathy horse, all legs and length. R. Browning.

Having a broad beak. Sir T. Browne.

Act or state of lying hid, or lurking. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

hing hyena (Zoöl.), the spotted hyena. See Hyena. -- Laughing jackass (Zoöl.), the great brown kingfisher (Dacelo gigas), of Australia; -- called also giant kingfisher, and gogobera. -- Laughing owl (Zoöl.), a peculiar owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of extinction. The name alludes…

the vocal organs, is not merely, or totally within the jurisdiction of ourselves. Sir T. Browne. Archly the maiden smiled, and with eyes overrunning with laughter. Longfellow.

To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May. Sir T. Browne.

To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest. Mrs. Browning. His fainting limbs against an oak he leant. Dryden.

number; as, legionary soldiers; a legionary force. "The legionary body of error." Sir T. Browne.

Vacant of employment; not occupied; idle; leisure; as leisurable hours. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Viscid; viscous; tenacious. Spawn of a lentous and transparent body. Sir T. Browne.

A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign. Mrs. Browning. The anointed sovereign of sighs and groans, Liege of all loiterers and malcontents. Shak.

tense or very marked; not of a deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light brown; a light complexion.

A man who carries or takes care of a light. T. Brown.

ent origin than the anthracite and bituminous coal of the proper coal series. Called also brown coal, wood coal.

re of a lily or fleur-de- lis. But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. Sir T. Browne. African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered Agapanthus umbellatus. -- Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes (Z. Atamasco), having a white and pink funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling…

ter carelessly limn out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different. Sir T. Browne.

n important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called brown hematite.

Muddy; slimy; thick. Sir T. Browne.

lk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin. The inside lined with rich carnation silk. W. Browne.

p. the common European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, a…