Lab"o*rant (?), n. [L. laborans, p. pr. of laborare to labor.] A
chemist. [Obs.] Boyle.
Lab"o*ra*to*ry (?), n.; pl. Laboratories (#). [Shortened fr.
elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See Elaborate,
Labor.] [Formerly written also elaboratory.] The workroom of a chemist;
also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science;
as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by
extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is
performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile.
La"bored (?), a. Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately
wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style.
La"bored*ly, adv. In a labored manner; with labor.
La"bor*er (?), n. [Written also labourer.] One who labors in a toilsome
occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than
skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan.
La"bor*ing, a. 1. That labors; performing labor; esp., performing
coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as,
laboring days.
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet.
Eccl. v. 12.