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A lion. [Obs.] Chaucer.

See Lionced.

Of or pertaining to Leon, in Spain. -- n. sing. & pl.

One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty- three years; so called because shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo.

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the lion; as, a leonine look; leonine repacity. -- Le"o*nine*ly, adv. Leonine verse, a kind of verse, in which the end of the line rhymes with the middle; -- so named from Leo, or Leoninus, a Benedictine and canon of Paris in the twelfth century, who wrote largely in this measure,…

A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall dandelion (L. autumnale), and formerly the true dandelion; -- called also lion's tooth.

See Chaceleon. [Obs.]

A lizardlike reptile of the genus Chamæleo, of several species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is covered with fine granmulations; the tail is prehensile, and the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back.

To change into various colors. [R.]

A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel. The gallens . . . were huge, round-stemmed, clumsy vessels, with bulwarks three or four feet thick, and built up at stem an…

A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church.

A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.

A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3.86.

Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I. Lowell.

A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.

An oily liquid, obtained by distillation of calcium oleate, and probably consisting of the ketone of oleic acid.

Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains.

The description of fossil remains.

Of or pertaining to paleontology. -- Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

One versed in paleontology.