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<h1>Lad</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>Lad</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>obs. p. p.</tt> <def>of <er>Lead</er>, to guide</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Lad</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>Lad</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>ladde</ets>, of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets><?/awd</ets>, Ir. <ets>lath</ets>. <tt>(<?/)</tt>. Cf. <er>Lass</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A boy; a youth; a stripling.</def> "Cupid is a knavish <i>lad</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>There is a <b>lad</b> here, which hath fire barley loaves and two small fishes. <i>John vi. 9.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A companion; a comrade; a mate.</def>

<cs><col>Lad's love</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Boy's love</cref>, under <er>Boy</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Ladanum</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>Lad"a*num</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ladanum</ets>, <ets>ledanum</ets>, Fr. (<?/), (<?/), fr. <?/ name of a shrub, mastic; cf. Per. <ets>l\'bedan</ets>, <ets>l\'beden</ets>. Cf. <er>Laudanum</er>.]</ety> <def>A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of <spn>Cistus</spn>. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>labdanum</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Ladde</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>Lad"de</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>obs. imp.</tt> <def>of <er>Lead</er>, to guide.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Ladder</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>Lad"der</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>laddre</ets>, <ets>AS</ets>. <ets>hl<?/der</ets>, <ets>hl<?/dder</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>hladder</ets>, OHG.<ets>leitara</ets>, G. <ets>leiter</ets>, and from the root of E. <ets>lean</ets>, v. (<?/). See <er>Lean</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>, and cf. <er>Climax</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps.</def>

<blockquote>Some the engines play, And some, more bold, mount <b>ladders</b> to the fire. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence.</def>

<blockquote>Lowliness is young ambition's <b>ladder</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Fish ladder</col>. <cd>See under <er>Fish</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ladder beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an American leaf beetle (<spn>Chrysomela scalaris</spn>). The elytra are silvery white, striped and spotted with green; the under wings are rose-colored. It feeds upon the linden tree.</cd> -- <col>Ladder handle</col>, <cd>an iron rail at the side of a vertical fixed ladder, to grasp with the hand in climbing.</cd> -- <col>Ladder shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a spiral marine shell of the genus Scalaria. See <er>Scalaria</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Laddie</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>Lad"die</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A lad; a male sweetheart.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

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<hw>Lade</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp.</tt> <er>Laded</er>; <tt>p. p.</tt> <er>Laded</er>, <er>Laded</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Lading</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>hladan</ets> to heap, load, draw (water); akin to D. & G. <ets>laden</ets> to load, OHG. <ets>hladan</ets>, <ets>ladan</ets>, Icel. <ets>hla<?/a</ets>, Sw. <ets>ladda</ets>, Dan. <ets>lade</ets>, Goth. <ets>afhlapan</ets>. Cf. <er>Load</er>, <er>Ladle</er>, <er>Lathe</er> for turning, <er>Last</er> a load.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object.</def>

<blockquote>And they <b>laded</b> their asses with the corn. <i>Gen. xlii. 26.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; <as>as, to <ex>lade</ex> water out of a tub, or into a cistern</as>.</def>

<blockquote>And chides the sea that sunders him from thence, Saying, he'll <b>lade</b> it dry to have his way. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Plate Glass Manuf.)</fld> <def>To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table.</def>