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a view to the reduction of farm rents and a reconstruction of the land laws. -- Land"*lea`guer (#), n. -- Land"*lea`guism (#), n.

The dialect, closely akin to French, formerly spoken south of the Loire (in which the word for "yes" was oc); Provencal.

The dialect formerly spoken north of the Loire (in which the word for "yes" was oïl, F. oui).

Tongued; having the tongue visible. Lions . . . represented as armed and langued gules. Cussans.

In a languishing manner; pathetically.

Anything resembling the tongue in form or office; specif., the slip of metal in an organ pipe which turns the current of air toward its mouth.

e) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each.

A siege or beleaguering. [R.] Sir W. Scott.

A besieger. [R.] J. Webster.

A medicine having, or supposed to have, the power of expelling calculous matter with the urine. Hooper.

The wryneck.

Having a long tongue.

A large fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the Mediterranean; also applied to the seines used for the same purpose.

The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.

The kusimanse.

The daisy (Bellis perennis). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster. Longfellow.

A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler. [Obs.]

Emmenagogue.

A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added.

To guess wrongly.