He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of
a lute.
Shak.
-- Las*civ"i*ous*ly, adv. -- Las*civ"i*ous*ness, n.
La"ser*wort` (l"sr*wûrt`), n. [L. laser the juice of the laserwort.]
(Bot.) Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Laserpitium, of several
species (as L. glabrum, and L. siler), the root of which yields a
resinous substance of a bitter taste. The genus is mostly European.
Lash (lsh), n. [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G.
lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish
with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]
1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.