Chambers's English dictionary; pronouncing, explanatory, and etymological; with vocabularies of Scottish words and phrases, Americanisms, &c - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...n. Letters impressed or matter printed from type, as distinguished from engraving. LETTERS-PATENT, letfera-pa'tent, n. A writing conferring a patent or authorising a person to enjoy some privilege. LETTER-WOOD, let'er-wood, n. The heart-wood of a tree found in British Guiana, of a dark-brown colour, and marked with spots of a darker colour and regularly arranged, somewhat resembling Black Letter. LETTING, let'ing, n. The act of granting to a tenant: the act of giving to a contractor. LETTUCE, lefis, n. A plant containing a milky white juice, the leaves of which are used as a salad. 0. Fr. laictue, L. lactuca--lac, milk. LEUCINE, lu'sin, n. A white substance which is a constituent of most of the glandular juices of the body. Gr. leukos, white. Eastern. LEVANT, 16'vant, adj. Pertaining to the rising sun: LEVANT,le-vant',n. The point where the sun rises: the East: the coasts of the Mediterranean east of Italy. Fr. levant--lever, L. levare, to raise. LEVANTER, le-vanf er, n. A strong easterly wind in the Levant or eastern part of the Mediterranean. LEVANTINE, le-vant'in or lev'an-tin, adj. Belonging to the Levant. LEVEE, lev's, n. (lit.) A rising: a morning assembly of visitors: an assembly received by a sovereign or other great personage. Fr. levie--liver, to raise. LEVEL, lev el, n. A horizontal line or surface: a surface without inequalities: proper position: state of equality: the line of direction: an instrument for shewing the horizontal,--adj. Horizontal: even, smooth: even with anything else: in the same line or plane: equal in position or dignity.--v.t. To make horizontal: to make flat or smooth: to free from inequalities: to make equal: to direct to some end: to take aim.--v.i. to aim or point, as a gun: (Shak.) to agree, to suit, to guess:--pr.p. lev...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...n. Letters impressed or matter printed from type, as distinguished from engraving. LETTERS-PATENT, letfera-pa'tent, n. A writing conferring a patent or authorising a person to enjoy some privilege. LETTER-WOOD, let'er-wood, n. The heart-wood of a tree found in British Guiana, of a dark-brown colour, and marked with spots of a darker colour and regularly arranged, somewhat resembling Black Letter. LETTING, let'ing, n. The act of granting to a tenant: the act of giving to a contractor. LETTUCE, lefis, n. A plant containing a milky white juice, the leaves of which are used as a salad. 0. Fr. laictue, L. lactuca--lac, milk. LEUCINE, lu'sin, n. A white substance which is a constituent of most of the glandular juices of the body. Gr. leukos, white. Eastern. LEVANT, 16'vant, adj. Pertaining to the rising sun: LEVANT,le-vant',n. The point where the sun rises: the East: the coasts of the Mediterranean east of Italy. Fr. levant--lever, L. levare, to raise. LEVANTER, le-vanf er, n. A strong easterly wind in the Levant or eastern part of the Mediterranean. LEVANTINE, le-vant'in or lev'an-tin, adj. Belonging to the Levant. LEVEE, lev's, n. (lit.) A rising: a morning assembly of visitors: an assembly received by a sovereign or other great personage. Fr. levie--liver, to raise. LEVEL, lev el, n. A horizontal line or surface: a surface without inequalities: proper position: state of equality: the line of direction: an instrument for shewing the horizontal,--adj. Horizontal: even, smooth: even with anything else: in the same line or plane: equal in position or dignity.--v.t. To make horizontal: to make flat or smooth: to free from inequalities: to make equal: to direct to some end: to take aim.--v.i. to aim or point, as a gun: (Shak.) to agree, to suit, to guess:--pr.p. lev...
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