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Heather (Calluna vulgaris). Ling honey, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather. Holland.

The European meadow pipit; -- called also titling.

The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped in his character of the creative and reproductive power. Whitworth. E. Arnold.

A shoemaker's thread. [Obs.]

A linctus. [Obs.] Fuller.

or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate. Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind. Gray. Perhaps thou linger'st, in deep thoughts detained. Milton.

One who lingers. Guardian.

Linen goods collectively; linen underwear, esp. of women; the clothing of linen and cotton with its lace, etc., worn by a women.

Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease. To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly. Rambler.

With delay; slowly; tediously.

An ingot. [Written also lingot.]

mode of treating certain diseases, as obesity, by gymnastics; -- proposed by Pehr Henrik Ling, a Swede. See Kinesiatrics.

See Lingel.

Language; speech; dialect. [Slang]

. Amboyna wood.

A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget.

A tongue.

The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the language of the people of the region and foreign traders.

Given to the use of the tongue; loquacious. [Obs.]

of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth; dentolingual, as the letters d and t.