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<hw>La*nig"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>laniger</ets>; <ets>lano</ets> wool + <ets>gerere</ets> to hear.]</ety> <def>Bearing or producing wool.</def>

<h1>Lanioid</h1> <Xpage=828>

<hw>La"ni*oid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>Lanius</ets> (fr. L. <ets>lanius</ets> a butcher), the typical genus + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the shrikes (family <i>Laniid\'91</i>).</def>

<h1>Lank</h1> <Xpage=828>

<hw>Lank</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Lanker</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Lankest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[<er>AS</er>. <ets>hlanc</ets>; cf. G. <ets>lenken</ets> to turn, <ets>gelenk</ets> joint, OHG. <ets>hlanca</ets> hip, side, flank, and E. <ets>link</ets> of a chain.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.</def>

<blockquote>Meager and <b>lank</b> with fasting grown. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Who would not choose . . . to have rather a <b>lank</b> purse than an empty brain? <i>Barrow.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Languid; drooping.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Who, piteous of her woes, reared her <b>lank</b> head. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Lank hair</col>, <cd>long, thin hair.</cd></cs>

<i>Macaulay.</i>

<h1>Lank</h1> <Xpage=828>

<hw>Lank</hw>, <tt>v. i. & t.</tt> <def>To become lank; to make lank.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Shak.</i> <i>G. Fletcher.</i>

<h1>Lankiness</h1> <Xpage=828>

<hw>Lank"i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The condition or quality or being lanky.</def>

<h1>Lankly</h1> <Xpage=828>

<hw>Lank"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a lank manner.</def>

<h1>Lankness</h1> <Xpage=828>

<hw>Lank"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being lank.</def>

<h1>Lanky</h1> <Xpage=828>

<hw>Lank"y</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Somewhat lank.</def>

<i>Thackeray.</i>

<blockquote>The <b>lanky</b> Dinka, nearly seven feet in height. <i>The Century.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Lanner, n. f. Lanneret</h1> <Xpage=828>

<hw><hw>Lan"ner</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. f.</tt> <hw>Lan"ner*et</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. m.</tt><hw> <ety>[F. <ets>lanier</ets>, OF. also, <ets>lasnier</ets>. Cf. <er>Lanyard</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A long-tailed falcon (<spn>Falco lanarius</spn>), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon.</def>

<h1>Lanolin</h1> <Xpage=828>

<hw>Lan"o*lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lana</ets> wool + <ets>ole</ets>um oil.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally.</def>

<note>&hand; Under the same name, it is prepared from wool for commercial purposes, and forms an admirable basis for ointments, being readily absorbed by the skin.</note>