A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard.
Milles. MS. Devon Gloss.
Li*roc"o*nite (l*rk"*nt), n. [Gr. leiro`s pale + koni`a powder.] (Min.)
A hydrated arseniate of copper, occurring in obtuse pyramidal crystals
of a sky-blue or verdigris-green color.
Lis"bon (lz"bn), n. A sweet, light-colored species of wine, produced in
the province of Estremadura, and so called as being shipped from
Lisbon, in Portugal.
Lisle (ll), n. A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.
Lisle glove, a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread. -- Lisle lace,
a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle. -- Lisle thread, a hard twisted
cotton thread, originally produced at Lisle.
Lisne (ln), n. [Prov. E. lissen, lisne, a cleft in a rock.] A cavity or
hollow.[Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
Lisp (lsp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lisped (lspt); p. pr. & vb. n.
Lisping.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp stammering, lisping; akin to
D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G. lispeln, Sw. läspa, Dan. lespe.] 1. To
pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound
of th; -- a defect common among children.
2. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child
learning to talk.
As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisped in numbers, for
the numbers came.
Pope.