LOXODROMIC, lok-so-drom'ik, _adj._ pertaining to certain lines on the
surface of a sphere which cut all meridians at the same angle, and indicate
the course held by ships in rhumb sailing.--LOXODROMIC CURVE, line, or
spiral, the course of a ship oblique to the equator and cutting all the
meridians at the same angle, sailing constantly toward the same point of
the compass.--LOXODROMICS, the art of such oblique sailing. [Gr. _loxos_,
oblique, _dromos_, a course.]
LOYAL, loi'al, _adj._ faithful to one's sovereign: obedient: true to a
lover.--_n._ LOY'ALIST, a loyal adherent of his sovereign, esp. in English
history, a partisan of the Stuarts: in the American war, one that sided
with the British troops.--_adv._ LOY'ALLY.--_n._ LOY'ALTY. [Fr.,--L.
_legalis_--_lex_, _legis_, law.]
LOZENGE, loz'enj, _n._ an oblique-angled parallelogram or a rhombus: a
small cake of flavoured sugar, originally lozenge or diamond shaped:
(_her._) the rhomb-shaped figure in which the arms of maids, widows, and
deceased persons are borne.--_adjs._ LOZ'ENGED, formed in the shape of a
lozenge; LOZ'ENGE-SHAPED, shaped like a lozenge or rhomb; LOZ'ENGY
(_her._), divided into lozenge-shaped compartments. [O. Fr. _losange_,
flattery, whence its use for an epitaph, square slab, window-pane.]
LUBBER, lub'[.e]r, LUBBARD, lub'ard, _n._ an awkward, clumsy fellow: a
lazy, sturdy fellow.--_adj._ LUBB'ARD, lubberly.--_adj._ and _adv._
LUBB'ERLY.--_n._ LUBB'ER'S-HOLE (_naut._), a hole between the head of the
lower mast and the edge of the top through which 'lubbers' may climb,
instead of going round the futtock shroud. [W. _llob_, a dolt, _llabbi_, a
stripling.]
LUBRICATE, l[=u]'bri-k[=a]t, _v.t._ to make smooth or slippery: to supply
with oil to overcome friction.--_adjs._ L[=U]'BRIC, -AL, L[=U]'BRICOUS,
slippery: lewd.--_ns._ L[=U]'BRICANT; LUBRIC[=A]'TION.--_adj._
L[=U]'BRICATIVE.--_ns._ L[=U]'BRICATOR; LUBRICITY (l[=u]-bris'i-ti),
slipperiness: smoothness: instability: lewdness; LUBRIFAC'TION. [L.
_lubric[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_lubricus_, slippery.]
LUCARNE, l[=u]'kärn, _n._ a dormer-window, esp. in a church spire.
[Fr.,--L. _lucerna_, a lamp.]
LUCE, l[=u]s, _n._ a fresh-water fish, the pike. [O. Fr. _lus_--Low L.
_lucius_.]
LUCENT, l[=u]'sent, _adj._ shining: bright.--_n._ L[=U]'CENCY,
brightness.--_adj._ LUCER'NAL, pertaining to a lamp. [L.
_lucens_--_luc[=e]re_, to shine--_lux_, _lucis_, light.]
LUCERNE, l[=u]'s[.e]rn, _n._ a species of Medick, a valuable forage-plant.
[Fr. _luzerne_.]
LUCID, l[=u]'sid, _adj._ shining: transparent: easily understood:
intellectually bright: not darkened with madness.--_ns._ LUCID'ITY,
L[=U]'CIDNESS.--_adv._ L[=U]'CIDLY.--_ns._ LUC'IFER, the planet Venus when
it appears as the morning-star: Satan: a match of wood tipped with a
combustible substance ignited by friction.--_adjs._ LUCIF[=E]'RIAN,
LUCIF'EROUS, of or pertaining to _Lucifer_: bearing light: affording means
of discovery; LUCIF'UGAL, LUCIF'UGOUS, shunning light.--_n._ LUCIM'ETER, an
instrument for measuring the intensity and duration of sunshine in
promoting evaporation. [L.,--_lux_, _lucis_, light.]
LUCIGEN, l[=u]'si-jen, _n._ one of the most powerful artificial lamps, and
specially adapted for lighting large spaces, whether open or covered. [L.
_lux_, _lucis_, light, and root of _gign[)e]re_, to beget.]
LUCINA, l[=u]'s[=i]-na, _n._ a name applied both to Diana and to Juno--to
the latter as the especial divinity that presides over childbirth.
[L.,--_lux_, light.]
LUCK, luk, _n._ fortune, good or bad: chance: lot: good fortune.--_adv._
LUCK'ILY.--_n._ LUCK'INESS.--_adj._ LUCK'LESS, without good luck:
unhappy.--_adv._ LUCK'LESSLY.--_ns._ LUCK'LESSNESS; LUCK'-PENN'Y, a trifle
returned for luck by a seller to a buyer: a coin carried for luck.--_adj._
LUCK'Y, having good luck: auspicious.--_n._ LUCK'Y-BAG, a receptacle for
lost property on board a man-of-war.--BE DOWN ON ONE'S LUCK, to be
unfortunate. [From a Low Ger. root, seen in Dut. _luk_; cf. Ger. _glück_,
prosperity.]
LUCKY, LUCKIE, luk'i, _n._ (_Scot._) an elderly woman.
LUCKY, luk'i, _n._ (_slang_) departure.--CUT ONE'S LUCKY, to bolt.
LUCRE, l[=u]'k[.e]r, _n._ gain (esp. sordid gain): profit:
advantage.--_adj._ L[=U]'CRATIVE, bringing lucre or gain:
profitable.--_adv._ L[=U]'CRATIVELY. [Fr.,--L. _lucrum_, gain.]