LOUD — LUCENT

LOUD — LUCENT NWAD LOUD.1

LOUD, a. [L. laudo, to praise, and with a prefix, plaudo. Heb.] NWAD LOUD.1

1. Having a great sound; high sounding; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as a loud voice; a loud cry; loud thunder. NWAD LOUD.2

2. Uttering or making a great noise; as loud instruments. 2 Chronicles 30:21. NWAD LOUD.3

3. Clamorous; noisy. NWAD LOUD.4

She is loud and stubborn. Proverbs 7:11. NWAD LOUD.5

4. Emphatical; impressive; as a loud call to avoid danger. NWAD LOUD.6

LOUDLY, adv. NWAD LOUDLY.1

1. With great sound or noise; noisily. NWAD LOUDLY.2

Who long and loudly in the schools declaimed. NWAD LOUDLY.3

2. Clamorously; with vehement complaints or importunity. He loudly complained of intolerance. NWAD LOUDLY.4

LOUDNESS, n. NWAD LOUDNESS.1

1. Great sound or noise; as the loudness of a voice or of thunder. NWAD LOUDNESS.2

2. Clamor; clamorousness; turbulence; uproar. NWAD LOUDNESS.3

LOUGH, n. lok. a lake; a different orthography of loch and lake. NWAD LOUGH.1

LOUIS DOR, n. [a Lewis of gold.] A gold coin of France, first struck in 1640, in the reign of Louis XIII., value, twenty shillings sterling, equal to $4,4444. NWAD LOUIS_DOR.1

LOUNGE, v.i. to live in idleness; to spend time lazily. NWAD LOUNGE.1

LOUNGER, n. An idler; one who loiters away his time in indolence. NWAD LOUNGER.1

LOUR. [See Lower.] NWAD LOUR.1

LOUSE, n. lous. plu. lice. NWAD LOUSE.1

A small insect of the genus Pediculus. It has six feet, two eyes, with long feelers and a sting in the mouth. It infests the bodies of men and other animals; but different animals are infested with different species. NWAD LOUSE.2

LOUSE, v.t. louz. To clean from lice. NWAD LOUSE.3

LOUSE-WORT, n. lous’-wort. A plant of the genus Pedicularis. The yellow louse-wort is of the genus Rhinanthus. NWAD LOUSE-WORT.1

LOUSILY, adv. s as z. [from lousy.] In a mean, paltry manner; scurvily. NWAD LOUSILY.1

LOUSINESS, n. s as z. The state of abounding with lice. NWAD LOUSINESS.1

LOUSY, a. s as z. [louse.] NWAD LOUSY.1

1. Swarming with lice; infested with lice. NWAD LOUSY.2

2. Mean; low; contemptible; as a lousy knave. NWAD LOUSY.3

LOUT, n. A mean awkward fellow; a bumpkin; a clown. NWAD LOUT.1

LOUT, v.i. To end; to bow; to stoop. [Obsolete or local.] NWAD LOUT.2

LOUTISH, a. Clownish; rude; awkward. NWAD LOUTISH.1

LOUTISHLY, adv. Like a clown; in a rude, clumsy, awkward manner. NWAD LOUTISHLY.1

LOUVER, n. loo’ver. An opening in the roof of a cottage for the smoke to escape. NWAD LOUVER.1

LOVABLE, a. Worthy of love; amiable. NWAD LOVABLE.1

LOVAGE, n. A plant of the genus Ligusticum. NWAD LOVAGE.1

LOVE, v.t. luv. [L. libeo, lubeo. See Lief. The sense is probably to be prompt, free, willing, from leaning, advancing, or drawing forward.] NWAD LOVE.1

1. In a general sense to be pleased with; to regard with affection, on account of some qualities which excite pleasing sensations or desire of gratification. We love a friend, on account of some qualities which give us pleasure in his society. We love a man who has done us a favor; in which case, gratitude enters into the composition of our affection. We love our parents and our children, on account of their connection with us, and on account of many qualities which please us. We love to retire to a cool shade in summer. We love a warm room in winter. we love to hear an eloquent advocate. The christian loves his Bible. In short, we love whatever gives us pleasure and delight, whether animal or intellectual; and if our hearts are right, we love God above all things, as the sum of all excellence and all the attributes which can communicate happiness to intelligent beings. In other words, the christian loves God with the love of complacency in his attributes, the love of benevolence towards the interest of his kingdom, and the love of gratitude for favors received. NWAD LOVE.2

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind - NWAD LOVE.3

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Matthew 22:39. NWAD LOVE.4

2. To have benevolence or good will for. John 3:16. NWAD LOVE.5

LOVE, n. NWAD LOVE.6

1. An affection of the mind excited by beauty and worth of any kind, or by the qualities of an object which communicate pleasure, sensual or intellectual. It is opposed to hatred. Love between the sexes, is a compound affection, consisting of esteem, benevolence, and animal desire. Love is excited by pleasing qualities of any kind, as by kindness, benevolence, charity, and by the qualities which render social intercourse agreeable. In the latter case, love is ardent friendship, or a strong attachment springing from good will and esteem, and the pleasure derived from the company, civilities and kindness of others. NWAD LOVE.7

Between certain natural relatives, love seems to be in some cases instinctive. Such is the love of a mother for her child, which manifests itself toward an infant, before any particular qualities in the child are unfolded. This affection is apparently as strong in irrational animals as in human beings. NWAD LOVE.8

We speak of the love of amusements, the love of books, the love of money, and the love of whatever contributes to our pleasure or supposed profit. NWAD LOVE.9

The love of God is the first duty of man, and this springs from just views of his attributes or excellencies of character, which afford the highest delight to the sanctified heart. Esteem and reverence constitute ingredients in this affection, and a fear of offending him is its inseparable effect. NWAD LOVE.10

2. Courtship; chiefly in the phrase, to make love, that is, to court; to woo; to solicit union in marriage. NWAD LOVE.11

3. Patriotism; the attachment one has to his native land; as the love of country. NWAD LOVE.12

4. Benevolence; good will. NWAD LOVE.13

God is love. 1 John 4:8, 16. NWAD LOVE.14

5. The object beloved. NWAD LOVE.15

The lover and the love of human kind. NWAD LOVE.16

6. A word of endearment. NWAD LOVE.17

Trust me, love. NWAD LOVE.18

7. Picturesque representation of love. NWAD LOVE.19

Such was his form as painters, when they show their utmost art, on naked loves bestow. NWAD LOVE.20

8. Lewdness. NWAD LOVE.21

He is not lolling on a lewd love-bed. NWAD LOVE.22

9. A thin silk stuff. Obs. NWAD LOVE.23

Love in idleness, a kind of violet. NWAD LOVE.24

Free of love, a plant of the genus Cercis. NWAD LOVE.25

LOVEAPPLE, n. A plant of the genus Solanum. NWAD LOVEAPPLE.1

LOVE-BROKER, n. A third person who acts as agent between lovers. NWAD LOVE-BROKER.1

LOVED, pp. Having the affection of any one. NWAD LOVED.1

LOVE-DARTING, a. Darting love. NWAD LOVE-DARTING.1

LOVE-DAY, n. A day formerly appointed for an amicable adjustment of differences. NWAD LOVE-DAY.1

LOVE-FAVOR, n. Something given to be worn in token of love. NWAD LOVE-FAVOR.1

LOVE-KNOT, n. luv’-not. A knot so called, used as a token of love or representing mutual affection. NWAD LOVE-KNOT.1

LOVE-LABORED, a. Labored by love. NWAD LOVE-LABORED.1

LOVE-LASS, n. A sweetheart. NWAD LOVE-LASS.1

LOVELESS, a. Void of love; void of tenderness or kindness. NWAD LOVELESS.1

LOVE-LETTER, n. A letter professing love; a letter of courtship. NWAD LOVE-LETTER.1

LOVELILY, adv. luv’lily. [from lovely.] Amiably; in a manner to excite love. NWAD LOVELILY.1

LOVELINESS, n. luv’liness. [from lovely.] NWAD LOVELINESS.1

Amiableness; qualities of body or mind that may excite love. NWAD LOVELINESS.2

If there is such a native loveliness in the sex, as to make them victorious when in the wrong, how resistless their power when they are on the side of truth. NWAD LOVELINESS.3

LOVE-LOCK, n. A curl or lock of hair so called; worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. NWAD LOVE-LOCK.1

LOVE-LORN, a. [love and lorn.] Forsaken by one’s love; as the love-lorn nightingale. NWAD LOVE-LORN.1

LOVELY, a. luv’ly. Amiable; that may excite love; possessing qualities which may invite affection. NWAD LOVELY.1

Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. 2 Samuel 1:23. NWAD LOVELY.2

LOVE-MONGER, n. [love and monger.] One who deals in affairs of love. [Not used.] NWAD LOVE-MONGER.1

LOVE-PINED, a. Wasted by love. NWAD LOVE-PINED.1

LOVER, n. NWAD LOVER.1

1. One who loves; one who has a tender affection, particularly for a female. NWAD LOVER.2

Love is blind, and lovers cannot see - NWAD LOVER.3

2. A friend; one who regards with kindness. NWAD LOVER.4

Your brother and his lover have embraced. NWAD LOVER.5

3. One who likes or is pleased with any thing; as a lover of books or of science; a lover of wine; a lover of religion. NWAD LOVER.6

Lover and loover. [See Louver.] NWAD LOVER.7

LOVE-SECRET, n. A secret between lovers. NWAD LOVE-SECRET.1

LOVE-SHAFT, n. Cupid’s arrow. NWAD LOVE-SHAFT.1

LOVE-SICK, a. NWAD LOVE-SICK.1

1. Sick or languishing with love or amorous desire; as a love-sick maid. NWAD LOVE-SICK.2

To the dear mistress of my love-sick mind. NWAD LOVE-SICK.3

2. Dictated by a languishing lover, or expressive of languishing love. NWAD LOVE-SICK.4

Where nightingales their love-sick ditty sing. NWAD LOVE-SICK.5

LOVESOME, a. Lovely. [Not used.] NWAD LOVESOME.1

LOVE-SONG, n. A song expressing love. NWAD LOVE-SONG.1

LOVE-SUIT, n. Courtship; solicitation of union in marriage. NWAD LOVE-SUIT.1

LOVE-TALE, n. A narrative of love. NWAD LOVE-TALE.1

Cato’s proper person to entrust a love-tale with. NWAD LOVE-TALE.2

LOVE-THOUGHT, n. Amorous fancy. [Not used.] NWAD LOVE-THOUGHT.1

LOVE-TOKEN, n. A present in token of love. NWAD LOVE-TOKEN.1

LOVE-TOY, n. A small present from a lover. NWAD LOVE-TOY.1

LOVE-TRICK, n. Art or artifice expressive of love. NWAD LOVE-TRICK.1

Other love-tricks than glancing with the eyes. NWAD LOVE-TRICK.2

LOVING, ppr. NWAD LOVING.1

1. Entertaining a strong affection for; having tender regard for. NWAD LOVING.2

2. a. Fond; affectionate; as a loving friend. NWAD LOVING.3

3. Expressing love or kindness; as loving words. NWAD LOVING.4

LOVING-KINDNESS, n. Tender regard; mercy; favor; a scriptural word. NWAD LOVING-KINDNESS.1

My loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him. Psalm 89:33. NWAD LOVING-KINDNESS.2

LOVINGLY, adv. With love; with affection; affectionately. NWAD LOVINGLY.1

It is no great matter to live lovingly with meek persons. NWAD LOVINGLY.2

LOVINGNESS, n. Affection; kind regard. NWAD LOVINGNESS.1

The only two bands of good will, loveliness and lovingness. NWAD LOVINGNESS.2

LOW, a. NWAD LOW.1

1. Not high or elevated; depressed below any given surface or place. Low ground or land, is land below the common level. Low is opposed to high, and both are relative terms. That which is low with respect to one thing, may be high with respect to another. A low house would be a high fence. A low flight for an eagle, would be a high flight for a partridge. NWAD LOW.2

2. Not rising to the usual height; as a man of low stature. NWAD LOW.3

3. Declining near the horizon. The sun is low at four o’clock in winter, and at six in summer. NWAD LOW.4

4. Deep; descending far below the adjacent ground; as a low valley. NWAD LOW.5

The lowest bottom shook of Erebus. NWAD LOW.6

5. Sunk to the natural level of the ocean by the retiring of the tide; as low water. NWAD LOW.7

6. Below the usual rate or amount, or below the ordinary value; as a low price of corn; low wages. NWAD LOW.8

7. Not high or loud; as a low voice. NWAD LOW.9

8. Grave; depressed in the scale of sounds; as a low note. NWAD LOW.10

9. Near or not very distant from the equator; as a low latitude. We say, the low southern latitudes; the high northern latitudes. NWAD LOW.11

10. Late in time; modern as the lower empire. NWAD LOW.12

11. Dejected; depressed in vigor; wanting strength or animation; as low spirits; low in spirits. His courage is low. NWAD LOW.13

12. Depressed in condition; in a humble state. NWAD LOW.14

Why but to keep you low and ignorant? NWAD LOW.15

13. Humble in rank; in a mean condition; as men of high and low condition; the lower walks of life; a low class of people. NWAD LOW.16

14. Mean; abject; groveling; base; as a person of low mind. NWAD LOW.17

15. Dishonorable; mean; as a low trick or stratagem. NWAD LOW.18

16. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted in thought or diction; as a low comparison; a low metaphor; low language. NWAD LOW.19

In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest wits of the heathen world are low and dull. NWAD LOW.20

17. Vulgar; common; as a low education. NWAD LOW.21

18. Submissive; humble; reverent. NWAD LOW.22

And pay their fealty with low subjection. NWAD LOW.23

But first low reverence done. NWAD LOW.24

19. Weak; exhausted of vital energy. His disease has brought him very low. NWAD LOW.25

20. Feeble; weak; without force; as a low pulse. NWAD LOW.26

21. Moderate; not inflammatory; as a low fever. NWAD LOW.27

22. Moderate; not intense; as a low heat; a low temperature. NWAD LOW.28

23. Impoverished; in reduced circumstances. The rich are often reduced to a low condition. NWAD LOW.29

24. Moderate; as a low calculation or estimate. NWAD LOW.30

25. Plain; simple; not rich, high seasoned or nourishing; as a low diet. NWAD LOW.31

LOW, adv. NWAD LOW.32

1. Not aloft; not on high; often in composition; as low-brow’d rocks. NWAD LOW.33

2. Under the usual price; at a moderate price. He sold his wheat low. NWAD LOW.34

3. Near the ground; as, the bird flies very low. NWAD LOW.35

4. In a mean condition; in composition; as a low-born fellow; a low-born lass. NWAD LOW.36

5. In time approaching our own. NWAD LOW.37

In the part of the world which was first inhabited, even as low down as Abraham’s time, they wandered with their flocks and herds. NWAD LOW.38

6. With a depressed voice; not loudly; as, speak low. NWAD LOW.39

7. In a state of subjection, poverty or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want or by vice. NWAD LOW.40

LOW, v.t. To sink; to depress. [Not used.] NWAD LOW.41

LOW, v.i. [L. lugeo, to weep, the sense of which is, to cry out.] NWAD LOW.42

To bellow, as an ox or cow. NWAD LOW.43

The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea. NWAD LOW.44

LOWBELL, n. NWAD LOWBELL.1

A kind of fowling in the night, in which the birds are wakened by a bell, and blinded by light, so as to be easily taken. NWAD LOWBELL.2

LOWBELL, v.t. To scare, as with a lowbell. NWAD LOWBELL.3

LOW, LOWE, A termination of names, as in Bed-low. NWAD LOW.1

LOW-BORN, a. Born in low life. NWAD LOW-BORN.1

LOW-BRED, a. Bred in a low condition or manner; vulgar. NWAD LOW-BRED.1

LOWER, v.t. [from low.] NWAD LOWER.1

1. To cause to descend; to let down; to take or bring down; as, to lower the main-sail of a sloop. NWAD LOWER.2

2. To suffer to sink downwards. NWAD LOWER.3

3. To bring down; to reduce or humble; as, to lower the pride of man. NWAD LOWER.4

4. To lessen; to diminish; to reduce, as value or amount; as, to lower the price or value of goods, or the rate of interest. NWAD LOWER.5

LOWER, v.i. To fall; to sink; to grow less. NWAD LOWER.6

LOWER, v.i. NWAD LOWER.7

1. To appear dark or gloomy; to be clouded; to threaten a storm. NWAD LOWER.8

And all the clouds that lowered upon your house. NWAD LOWER.9

The lowering spring. NWAD LOWER.10

2. To frown; to look sullen. NWAD LOWER.11

But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face. NWAD LOWER.12

LOWER, n. NWAD LOWER.13

1. Cloudiness; gloominess. NWAD LOWER.14

2. A frowning; sullenness. NWAD LOWER.15

LOWER, a. [comp. of low.] Less high or elevated. NWAD LOWER.16

LOWERINGLY, adv. with cloudiness or threatening gloom. NWAD LOWERINGLY.1

LOWERMOST, a. [from low.] Lowest. NWAD LOWERMOST.1

LOWERY, a. cloudy; gloomy. NWAD LOWERY.1

LOWEST, a. [superl. of low.] Most low; deepest; most depressed or degraded, etc. NWAD LOWEST.1

LOWING, ppr. Bellowing, as an ox. NWAD LOWING.1

LOWING, n. the bellowing or cry of cattle. NWAD LOWING.2

LOWLAND, n. land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a low or level country. Thus the Belgic states are called Lowlands. The word is sometimes opposed to a mountainous country; as the Lowlands of Scotland. sometimes it denotes a marsh. NWAD LOWLAND.1

LOWLIHOOD, n. a humble state. Obs. NWAD LOWLIHOOD.1

LOWLINESS, n. [from lowly.] NWAD LOWLINESS.1

1. Freedom from pride; humility; humbleness of mind. NWAD LOWLINESS.2

Walk - with all lowliness and meekness. Ephesians 4:2; Philippians 2:3. NWAD LOWLINESS.3

2. Meanness; want of dignity; abject state. [In this sense little used.] NWAD LOWLINESS.4

LOWLY, a. [low and like.] NWAD LOWLY.1

1. Having a low esteem of one’s own worth; humble; meek; free from pride. NWAD LOWLY.2

Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lovly in heart. Matthew 11:29. NWAD LOWLY.3

He scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace to the lowly. Proverbs 3:34. NWAD LOWLY.4

2. Mean; low; wanting dignity or rank. NWAD LOWLY.5

One common right the great and lowly claim. NWAD LOWLY.6

3. Not lofty or sublime; humble. NWAD LOWLY.7

These rural poems, and their lowly strain. NWAD LOWLY.8

4. Not high; not elevated in place. NWAD LOWLY.9

LOWLY, adv. NWAD LOWLY.10

1. Humbly; meekly; modestly. NWAD LOWLY.11

Belowly wise. NWAD LOWLY.12

2. Meanly; in a low condition; without grandeur or dignity. NWAD LOWLY.13

I will show myself highly fed and lowly taught. NWAD LOWLY.14

LOWN, n. [See Loon. a low fellow; a scoundrel.] NWAD LOWN.1

LOWNESS, n. NWAD LOWNESS.1

1. The state of being low or depressed; the state of being less elevated than something else; as the lowness of the ground, or of the water after the ebb-tide. NWAD LOWNESS.2

2. Meanness of condition. Men are not to be despised or oppressed on account of the lowness of their birth or condition. NWAD LOWNESS.3

3. Meanness of mind or character; want of dignity. haughtiness usually springs from lowness of mind; real dignity is distinguished by modesty. NWAD LOWNESS.4

4. Want of sublimity in style or sentiment; the contrary to loftiness. NWAD LOWNESS.5

5. Submissiveness; as the lowness of obedience. NWAD LOWNESS.6

6. Depression of mind; want of courage or fortitude; dejection; as lowness of spirits. NWAD LOWNESS.7

7. Depression in fortune; a state of poverty; as the lowness of circumstances. NWAD LOWNESS.8

8. Depression in strength or intensity; as the lowness of heat or temperature; lowness of zeal. NWAD LOWNESS.9

9. Depression in price or worth; as the lowness of price or value; the lowness of the funds or of the markets. NWAD LOWNESS.10

10. Graveness of sound; as the lowness of notes. NWAD LOWNESS.11

11. Softness of sound; as the lowness of the voice. NWAD LOWNESS.12

LOW-SPIRITED, a. Not having animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not lively or sprightly. Losses of property often render men low-spirited. Excessive severity breaks the mind, and renders the child or pupil low-spirited. NWAD LOW-SPIRITED.1

LOW-SPIRITEDNESS, n. Dejection of mind or courage; a state of low spirits. NWAD LOW-SPIRITEDNESS.1

LOW-THOUGHTED, a. Having the thoughts employed on low subjects; not having sublime and elevated thoughts or contemplations; mean of sentiment; as low-thoughted care. NWAD LOW-THOUGHTED.1

LOW-WINES, n. [low and wine.] The liquor produced by the first distillation of molasses, or fermented liquors; the first run of the still. NWAD LOW-WINES.1

LOXODROMIC, a. [Gr. oblique, and a course.] NWAD LOXODROMIC.1

Pertaining to oblique sailing by the rhomb; as loxodromic tables. NWAD LOXODROMIC.2

LOXODROMICS, n. The art of oblique sailing by the rhomb, which always makes an equal angle with every meridian; that is, when a ship sails neither directly under the equator, nor under the same meridian, but obliquely. NWAD LOXODROMICS.1

LOYAL, a. [L. lex, law.] NWAD LOYAL.1

Faithful to a prince or superior; true to plighted faith, duty or love; not treacherous; used of subjects to their prince, and of husband, wife and lovers; as a loyal subject; a loyal wife. NWAD LOYAL.2

There Laodamia with Evadne moves, unhappy both! but loyal in their loves. NWAD LOYAL.3

LOYALIST, n. A person who adheres to his sovereign; particularly, one who maintains his allegiance to his prince, and defends his cause in times of revolt or revolution. NWAD LOYALIST.1

LOYALLY, adv. With fidelity to a prince or sovereign, or to a husband or lover. NWAD LOYALLY.1

LOYALTY, n. Fidelity to a prince or sovereign, or to a husband or lover. NWAD LOYALTY.1

He had such loyalty to the king as the law requires. NWAD LOYALTY.2

LOZENGE, n. [Gr. oblique, and a corner.] NWAD LOZENGE.1

1. Originally, a figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb. NWAD LOZENGE.2

2. In heraldry, a four-cornered figure, resembling a pane of glass in old casements. NWAD LOZENGE.3

3. Among jewelers, lozenges are common to brilliants and rose diamonds. In brilliants, they are formed by the meeting of the skill and the star facets on the bezil; in the latter, by the meeting of the facets in the horizontal ribs of the crown. NWAD LOZENGE.4

4. A form of medicine in small pieces, to be chewed or held in the mouth till melted. NWAD LOZENGE.5

5. In confectionary, a small cake of preserved fruit, or of sugar, etc. NWAD LOZENGE.6

LOZENGED, a. Made into the shape of lozenges. NWAD LOZENGED.1

LOZENGY, a. In heraldry, having the field or charge covered with lozenges. NWAD LOZENGY.1

LP, a contraction of lordship. NWAD LP.1

LU. [See Loo.] NWAD LU.1

LUBBARD. [Not used. See Lubber.] NWAD LUBBARD.1

LUBBER, n. NWAD LUBBER.1

A heavy, clumsy fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. NWAD LUBBER.2

And lingering lubbers lose many a penny. NWAD LUBBER.3

LUBBERLY, a. Properly, tall and lank without activity; hence, bulky and heavy; clumsy; lazy; as a lubberly fellow or boy. NWAD LUBBERLY.1

LUBBERLY, adv. Clumsily; awkwardly. NWAD LUBBERLY.2

LUBRIC, a. [L. lubricus, slippery.] NWAD LUBRIC.1

1. Having a smooth surface; slippery; as a lubric throat. NWAD LUBRIC.2

2. Wavering; unsteady; as the lubric waves of state. NWAD LUBRIC.3

3. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. NWAD LUBRIC.4

This lubric and adulterate age. NWAD LUBRIC.5

[This word is now little used.] NWAD LUBRIC.6

LUBRICANT, n. [See Lubricate.] That which lubricates. NWAD LUBRICANT.1

LUBRICATE, v.t. [L. lubrico, from lubricus, slippery; allied to labor, to slip or slide.] NWAD LUBRICATE.1

To make smooth or slippery. Mucilaginous and saponaceous medicines lubricate the parts to which they are applied. NWAD LUBRICATE.2

LUBRICATED, pp. Made smooth and slippery. NWAD LUBRICATED.1

LUBRICATING, ppr. Rendering smooth and slippery. NWAD LUBRICATING.1

LUBRICATOR, n. That which lubricates. NWAD LUBRICATOR.1

LUBRICTIY, n. NWAD LUBRICTIY.1

1. Smoothness of surface; slipperiness. NWAD LUBRICTIY.2

2. Smoothness; aptness to glide over any thing, or to facilitate the motion of bodies in contact by diminishing friction. NWAD LUBRICTIY.3

3. Slipperiness; instability; as the lubricity of fortune. NWAD LUBRICTIY.4

4. Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness; lewdness; lechery; incontinency. NWAD LUBRICTIY.5

LUBRICOUS, a. [L. lubricus.] NWAD LUBRICOUS.1

1. Smooth; slippery. NWAD LUBRICOUS.2

2. Wavering; unstable; as lubricous opinions. NWAD LUBRICOUS.3