Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the
offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of
London.
Lom`bard*eer" (?; 277), n. A pawnbroker. [Obs.] Howell.
{ Lom"bard-house (?), Lom"bar-house` (?), } [F. or D. lombard. See
Lombard, n.] 1. A bank or a pawnbroker's shop.
2. A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate
interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; -- called also mont de
piété.
Lom*bar"dic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Lombardy of the Lombards.
Lombardic alphabet, the ancient alphabet derived from the Roman, and
employed in the manuscript of Italy. -- Lombardic architecture, the
debased Roman style of architecture as found in parts of Northern
Italy. F. G. Lee. Lombardy poplar. (Bot.) See Poplar.
Lo"ment (?), n. [L. lomentum a mixture of bean meal and rice, used as a
cosmetic wash, bean meal, fr. lavare, lotum, to wash.] (Bot.) An
elongated pod, consisting, like the legume, of two valves, but divided
transversely into small cells, each containing a single seed.
Lo`men*ta"ceous (?), a. [From Loment.] (Bot.) Of the nature of a
loment; having fruits like loments.
Lom"o*nite (?), n. Same as Laumontite.
Lomp"ish (?), a. Lumpish. [Obs.] Spenser.
Lond (?), n. Land. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Lon"don (?), n. The capital city of England.
London paste (Med.), a paste made of caustic soda and unslacked lime;
-- used as a caustic to destroy tumors and other morbid enlargements.
-- London pride. (Bot.) (a) A garden name for Saxifraga umbrosa, a
hardy perennial herbaceous plant, a native of high lands in Great
Britain. (b) A name anciently given to the Sweet William. Dr. Prior. --
London rocket (Bot.), a cruciferous plant (Sisymbrium Irio) which
sprung up in London abundantly on the ruins of the great fire of 1667.
Lon"don*er (-r), n. A native or inhabitant of London. Shak.
Lon"don*ism (?), n. A characteristic of Londoners; a mode of speaking
peculiar to London.
Lon"don*ize (?), v. i. To impart to (one) a manner or character like
that which distinguishes Londoners.
Lon"don*ize, v. i. To imitate the manner of the people of London.