Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void.
Pope.
-- Law"less*ly, adv. -- Law"less*ness, n.
Law"mak`er (?), n. A legislator; a lawgiver.
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Law"mak`ing (l"m`kng), a. Enacting laws; legislative. -- n. The
enacting of laws; legislation.
Law"mon`ger (?), n. A trader in law; one who practices law as if it
were a trade. Milton.
Lawn (ln), n. [OE. laund, launde, F. lande heath, moor; of Celtic
origin; cf. W. llan an open, clear place, llawnt a smooth rising hill,
lawn, Armor. lann or lan territory, country, lann a prickly plant, pl.
lannou heath, moor.] 1. An open space between woods. Milton.
"Orchard lawns and bowery hollows."
Tennyson.
2. Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass
kept closely mown.
Lawn mower, a machine for clipping the short grass of lawns. -- Lawn
tennis, a variety of the game of tennis, played in the open air,
sometimes upon a lawn, instead of in a tennis court. See Tennis.
Lawn, n. [Earlier laune lynen, i. e., lawn linen; prob. from the town
Laon in France.] A very fine linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric with a
rather open texture. Lawn is used for the sleeves of a bishop's
official dress in the English Church, and, figuratively, stands for the
office itself.
A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn.
Pope.
Lawnd (lnd), n. [Obs.] See Laund.
Lawn"y (ln"), a. Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns;
like a lawn.
Musing through the lawny park.
T. Warton.
Lawn"y, a. Made of lawn or fine linen. Bp. Hall.
Law*so"ni*a (?), n. (Bot.) An Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia
inermis), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is
prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called
Egyptian privet, and in the West Indies, Jamaica mignonette.
Law"suit` (?), n. An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any
legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.
Law"yer (?), n. [From Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.] 1. One versed in the
laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct
lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of
lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is
a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors,
barristers, sergeants, and advocates.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) The black-necked stilt. See Stilt. (b) The bowfin (Amia
calva). (c) The burbot (Lota maculosa).
{ Law"yer*like` (?), Law"yer*ly (?), } a. Like, or becoming, a lawyer;
as, lawyerlike sagacity. "Lawyerly mooting of this point." Milton.
Lax (lks), a. [Compar. Laxer (-r); superl. Laxest.] [L. laxus Cf.
Laches, Languish, Lease, v. t., Leash.] 1. Not tense, firm, or rigid;
loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy.
Ray.