Long"mynd rocks" (?). (Geol.) The sparingly fossiliferous
conglomerates, grits, schists, and slates of Great Britain, which lie
at the base of the Cambrian system; -- so called, because typically
developed in the Longmynd Hills, Shropshire.
Long"ness, n. Length.
Long"nose` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European garfish.
Long" prim"er (?). (Print.) A kind of type, in size between small pica
and bourgeois.
This line is printed in long primer.
Long"shanks` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The stilt.
Long"shore` (?), a. [Abbrev. from alongshore.] Belonging to the
seashore or a seaport; along and on the shore. "Longshore thieves." R.
Browning.
Long"shore`man (?), n.; pl. Longshoremen (#). [Abbrev. fr.
alongshoreman.] One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves
of a seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels.
Long"-sight (?), n. Long- sightedness. Good.
Long"-sight`ed (?), a. 1. Able to see objects at a great distance;
hence, having great foresight; sagacious; farseeing.
2. Able to see objects distinctly at a distance, but not close at hand;
hypermetropic.
Long"-sight`ed*ness, n. 1. The state or condition of being
long-sighted; hence, sagacity; shrewdness.