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gone a long journey. Prov. vii. 19. We must all have the same journey's end. Bp. Stillingfleet.

Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or Bp. Stillingfleet. -- Lam"en*ta*ble*ness, n. -- Lam"en*ta*bly, adv.

To lay together one over another, as fleeces or slivers for further working. To lap boards, shingles, etc., to lay one partly over another. -- To lap timbers, to unite them in such a way as to preserve the same breadth and depth throughout, as by scarfing. Weale.

n advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages. As Hesperus, that leads the sun his way. Fairfax. And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. Leigh Hunt.

elected and trained for rapid evolutions. -- Light of foot. (a) Having a light step. (b) Fleet. -- Light of heart, gay, cheerful. -- Light oil (Chem.), the oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief part of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene. -- Light sails (Nau…

Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting. Shak.

Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics. Lint doctor (Calico-printing Mach.), a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder.

A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. Bp. Stillingfleet.

to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy. Just as the melancholic eye Sees fleets and armies in the sky. Prior.

A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet.

Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. Bp. Stillingfleet.

et, a net or curtain for excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows. -- Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels. -- Mosquito hawk (Zoöl.), a dragon fly; -- so called because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes. -- Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for making mosquito bars.…

ns and the frame of the world are corporeal, and therefore subject to mutability. Stillingfleet.

The commander of a fleet. Mitford.

A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. "The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir." 1 kings x. 11.

nsact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service. Bp. Stillingfleet.

-- indicating situation, place, or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the fleet is on the American coast.

apart by the ceremony of ordination. Meletius was ordained by Arian bishops. Bp. Stillingfleet.

To spread out in array. [Obs.] And now they outray to your fleet. Chapman.

An idol. [Obs.] Bp. Stillingfleet.