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Libation. [Obs.] Holland.

to another; a bandage; a bond. Hawthorne. Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts. Washington.

Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane.

Lint; esp., lint made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.

igure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark; - - usually in the plural. "The lineaments of the body." Locke. "Lineaments in the character." Swift. Man he seems In all his lineaments. Milton.

The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.

Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.

Of or pertaining to medicaments or healing applications; having the qualities of medicaments. -- Med`ica*men"tal*ly, adv.

of, pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidament capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata.

A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like.

Like a nut either in structure or in being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits. [Written also nucumentaceous.]

A perfume; a strong scent. [Obs.] Burton.

A soft ointment prepared from oil. Dunglison.

or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 4. Like that long-buried body of the king Found lying with his urns and ornaments. Tennyson.

Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne.

By way of ornament.

The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.

One who ornaments; a decorator.

A dress; a robe. [Obs.] Shak.

See Paludamentum.