Lag"o*morph (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Lagomorpha.
||Lag`o*mor"pha (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a hare + &?; form.]
||(Zoöl.) A group of rodents, including the hares. They have four
||incisors in the upper jaw. Called also Duplicidentata.
||
La*goon" (?), n. [It. or Sp. laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool, pond, lacus
lake. See Lake, and cf. Lacuna.] [Written also lagune.] 1. A shallow
sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows;
as, the lagoons of Venice.
2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its
area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll.
Lagoon island, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef encircling a
lagoon.
{ ||Lag`oph*thal"mi*a (?), ||Lag`oph*thal"mos (?), } n. [NL.
lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s hare + 'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from
the notion that a hare sleeps with his eyes open.] (Med.) A morbid
condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring
appearance.
La*go"pous (?), a. [Gr. &?; a hare + &?;, &?;, foot.] (Bot.) Having a
dense covering of long hair, like the foot of a hare.
La*gune" (?), n. See Lagoon.
{ La"ic (?), La"ic*al (?), } a. [L. laicus: cf. F. laïque. See Lay
laic.] Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. "Laical literature."
Lowell.
An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble.
Milton.
La"ic, n. A layman. Bp. Morton.
La"ic*al"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being laic; the state or
condition of a layman.
La"ic*al*ly (?), adv. As a layman; after the manner of a layman; as, to
treat a matter laically.
Laid (?), imp. & p. p. of Lay.
Laid paper, paper marked with parallel lines or water marks, as if
ribbed, from parallel wires in the mold. It is called blue laid, cream
laid, etc., according to its color.