Part 6317

<h1>Labroid</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La"broid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Labrus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like the genus Labrus; belonging to the family <spn>Labrid\'91</spn>, an extensive family of marine fishes, often brilliantly colored, which are very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The tautog and cunner are American examples.</def>

<h1>Labrose</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La"brose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>labrosus</ets>, fr. <ets>labrum</ets> lip.]</ety> <def>Having thick lips.</def>

<h1>Labrum</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La"brum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. L. <plw>Labra</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, E. <plw>Labrums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A lip or edge, as of a basin.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Hymenoptera</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The external margin of the aperture of a shell. See <er>Univalve</er>.</def>

<h1>Labrus</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La"brus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Labri</plw> <tt>(-br&imac;)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., a sort of fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine fishes, including the wrasses of Europe. See <er>Wrasse</er>.</def>

<h1>Laburnic</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La*bur`nic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the laburnum.</def>

<h1>La-burnine</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La-bur`nine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum.</def>

<h1>Laburnum</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La*bur"num</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small leguminous tree (<spn>Cytisus Laburnum</spn>), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms.</def>

<note>&hand; Scotch laburnum (<spn>Cytisus alpinus</spn>) is similar, but has smooth leaves; purple laburnum is <spn>C. purpureus</spn>.

<h1>Labyrinth</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>Lab"y*rinth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>labyrinthus</ets>, Gr. <grk>laby`rinthos</grk>: cf. F. <ets>labyrinthe</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; <as>as, the Egyptian and Cretan <ex>labyrinths</ex></as>.</def> <-- said to be from from the ax symbol of the "labyrinth" at Knossos, Crete -- a multistoried royal palace with labyrinthine passages between rooms. -->

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.</def>

<blockquote>The serpent . . . fast sleeping soon he found, In <b>labyrinth</b> of many a round self-rolled. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The <b>labyrinth</b> of the mind. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.</def>

<blockquote>I' the maze and winding <b>labyrinths o' the world</b>. <i>Denham.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The internal ear. See Note under <er>Ear</er>.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>A series of canals through which a stream of water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a metal.</def>

<i>Ure.</i>

<p><b>7.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.</def>