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||Lum"bri*cus (?), n. [L. See Lumbric.] (Zoöl.) A genus of annelids, ||belonging to the Oligochæta, and including the common earthworms. See ||Earthworm. || Lu"mi*nant (?), a. Luminous. [R.]

Lu"mi*na*ry (?), n.; pl. Luminaries (#), [F. luminaire, L. luminare a light or lamp, which was lighted in the churches, a luminary, fr. lumen, luminis, light, fr. lucere to be light, to shine, lux, lucis, light. See Light.]

1. Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly bodies. " Radiant luminary." Skelton.

Where the great luminary . . . Dispenses light from far.

Milton.

2. One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary.

Lu"mi*nate (?), v. t. [L. luminatus, p. p. of luminare to illumine, fr. lumen light. See Limn.] To illuminate. [Obs.]

Lu`mi*na"tion (?), n. Illumination. [Obs.]

Lu"mine (?), v. i. To illumine. [Obs.] Spenser.

Lu`mi*nif"er*ous (?), a. [L. lumen light + -ferous.] Producing light; yielding light; transmitting light; as, the luminiferous ether.

Lu`mi*nos"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness.

Lu"mi*nous (?), a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F. lumineux. See Luminary, Illuminate.]

1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.

Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous.

Bacon.

The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous heads.

Longfellow.

2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous.

Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the darkness.

Longfellow.

3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind. " Luminous eloquence." Macaulay. " A luminous statement." Brougham.

Luminous paint, a paint made up with some phosphorescent substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.

Syn. -- Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous.

-- Lu"mi*nous*ly, adv. -- Lu"mi*nous*ness, n.

Lum"mox (?), n. A fat, ungainly, stupid person; an awkward bungler. [Low.]

Lump (?), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. Lunch.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. " A lump of cheese." Piers Plowman. " This lump of clay." Shak.

2. A mass or aggregation of things.

3. (Firearms) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.