Part 6351

<h1>Laminiplantar</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam`i*ni*plan"tar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Lamina</ets> + L. <ets>planta</ets> sole of the foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the tarsus covered behind with a horny sheath continuous on both sides, as in most singing birds, except the larks.</def>

<h1>Laminitis</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam`i*ni"tis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Lamina</er>, and <er>-itis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the lamin\'91 or fleshy plates along the coffin bone of a horse; founder.</def>

<i>Youatt.</i>

<h1>Lamish</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam"ish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Somewhat lame.</def>

<i>Wood.</i>

<h1>Lamm</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lamm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Lam</er>.</def>

<h1>Lammas</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam"mas</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>hl\'bemmesse</ets>, <ets>hl\'befm\'91sse</ets>, loaf mass, bread feast, or feast of first fruits; <ets>hl\'bef</ets> loaf + <ets>m\'91sse</ets> mass. See <er>Loaf</er>, and <er>Mass</er> religious service.]</ety> <def>The first day of August; -- called also <altname>Lammas day</altname>, and <altname>Lammastide</altname>.</def>

<h1>Lammergeir, Lammergeier</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw><hw>Lam"mer*geir</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Lam"mer*gei`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G. <ets>l\'84mmergeier</ets>; <ets>lamm</ets>, pl. <ets>l\'84mmer</ets>, lamb + <ets>geier</ets> vulture.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A very large vulture (<spn>Gypa\'89tus barbatus</spn>), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore called <altname>bonebreaker</altname> and <altname>ossifrage</altname>. It is supposed to be the <altname>ossifrage</altname> of the Bible. Called also <altname>bearded vulture</altname> and <altname>bearded eagle</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>lammergeyer</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Lamnunguia</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam*nun"gui*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>lamina</ets> a scale + <ets>unguis</ets> a nail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Hyracoidea</er>.</def>

<h1>Lamp</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lamp</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt><ety>[OE. (with excrescent <ets>p</ets>), fr. F. <ets>lame</ets>, L. <ets>lamina</ets>. See <er>Lamina</er>.]</ety> <def>A thin plate or lamina.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Lamp</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lamp</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>lampe</ets>, L. <ets>lampas</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ , <?/, torch, fr. <?/ to give light, to shine. Cf. <er>Lampad</er>, <er>Lantern</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A light-producing vessel, instrument or apparatus; especially, a vessel with a wick used for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for the purpose of producing artificial light.</def><-- needs modernization for electric lamps! See def. 3 -->

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp.</def>

<blockquote>Thy word is a <b>lamp</b> unto my feet, and a light unto my path. <i>Ps. cxix. 105.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Ages elapsed ere Homer's <b>lamp</b> appeared. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity. See <cref>Incandescent lamp</cref>, under <er>Incandescent</er>.</def>

<cs><col>\'92olipile lamp</col>, <cd>a hollow ball of copper containing alcohol which is converted into vapor by a lamp beneath, so as to make a powerful blowpipe flame when the vapor is ignited. <i>Weale</i>.</cd> -- <col>Arc lamp</col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>a form of lamp in which the voltaic arc is used as the source of light.</cd> -- <col>D\'89bereiner's lamp</col>, <cd>an apparatus for the instantaneous production of a flame by the spontaneous ignition of a jet of hydrogen on being led over platinum sponge; -- named after the German chemist <i>D\'94bereiner<i>, who invented it. Called also <altname>philosopher's lamp</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Flameless lamp</col>, <cd>an aphlogistic lamp.</cd> -- <col>Lamp burner</col>, <cd>the part of a lamp where the wick is exposed and ignited. <i>Knight</i>.</cd> -- <col>Lamp fount</col>, <cd>a reservoir for oil, in a lamp.</cd> -- <col>Lamp jack</col>. <cd>See 2d <er>Jack</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 4 <sd>(l)</sd> & <sd>(n)</sd>.</cd> -- <col>Lamp shade</col>, <cd>a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for softening or obstructing the light of a lamp.</cd> -- <col>Lamp shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any brachiopod shell of the genus Terebratula and allied genera. The name refers to the shape, which is like that of an antique lamp. See <er>Terebratula</er>.</cd> -- <col>Safety lamp</col>, <cd>a miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by fine wire gauze, preventing the kindling of dangerous explosive gases; -- called also, from Sir Humphry <i>Davy<i> the inventor, <altname>Davy lamp</altname>.</cd> -- <col>To smell of the lamp</col>, <cd>to bear marks of great study and labor, as a literary composition.</cd></cs>

<h1>Lampad</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam"pad</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ , <?/. See <er>Lamp</er>.]</ety> <def>A lamp or candlestick.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>