That lightsome affection of joy.
Hooker.
-- Light"some*ly, adv. -- Light"some*ness, n.
Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well as dance
lightsomely in a gala dress.
Hawthorne.
Light"-winged` (-wngd`), a. Having light and active wings; volatile;
fleeting. Shak.
Light"wood` (-wd`), n. Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches
in the Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like,
for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze.
Light"y (-), a. Illuminated. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Lign`-al"oes (ln`l"z or lg*nl"z), n. [OE. ligne aloes, fr. L. lignum
wood + aloe aloe.] 1. Aloes wood, or agallochum. See Agallochum.