There too were Gibbon, the greatest historian, and Jones, the
greatest linguist, of the age.
Macaulay.
{ Lin*guis"tic (l*gws"tk), Lin*guis"tic*al (-t*kal), } a. [Cf. F.
linguistique.] Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics,
or to the affinities of languages.
Lin*guis"tic*al*ly, adv. In a linguistic manner; from the point of view
of a linguist. Tylor.
Lin*guis"tics (-tks), n. [Cf. F. linguistique.] The science of
languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words;
glossology.
||Lin"gu*la (l"g*l), n.; pl. -læ (- l). [L., a little tongue.] 1.
||(Anat.) A tonguelike process or part.
||
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging
to the genus Lingula, and related genera. See Brachiopoda, and
Illustration in Appendix.
Lingula flags (Geol.), a group of strata in the lower Silurian or
Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the layers contain vast
numbers of a species of Lingula.
Lin"gu*late (-lt), a. [L. lingulatus, fr. lingula a little tongue. Cf.
Ligulate.] Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.
Li*nig"er*ous (l*nj"r*s), a. [L. linum flax + -gerous.] Bearing flax;
producing linen.
Lin"i*ment (ln"*ment), n. [L. linimentum, fr. linire, linere, to
besmear, anoint : cf. F. liniment. Cf. Letter, Lime a viscous
substance.] A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner
than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a
sedative or a stimulant.