Part 6369

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Aristotle's lantern</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; Fig. 1 represents a <i>hand lantern</i>; fig. 2, an <i>arm lantern</i>; fig. 3, a <i>breast lantern</i>; -- so named from the positions in which they are carried.</note>

<cs><col>Dark lantern</col>, <cd>a lantern with a single opening, which may be closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also <altname>bull's-eye</altname>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Lantern fly</col>, <col>Lantern carrier</col></mcol> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of the genera <spn>Laternaria</spn>, <spn>Fulgora</spn>, and allies, of the family <spn>Fulgorid\'91</spn>. The largest species is <spn>Laternaria phosphorea</spn> of Brazil. The head of some species has been supposed to be phosphorescent.</cd> -- <col>Lantern jaws</col>, <cd>long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Lantern pinion</col>, <col>Lantern wheel</col></mcol> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of pinion or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; -- called also <altname>wallower</altname>, or <altname>trundle</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Lantern shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any translucent, marine, bivalve shell of the genus <altname>Anatina</altname>, and allied genera.</cd> -- <col>Magic lantern</col>, <cd>an optical instrument consisting of a case inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in the focus of the outer lens.</cd></cs>

<h1>Lantern</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw>Lan"tern</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Lanterned</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Lanterning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>lanterner</ets> to hang at the lamp post, fr. <ets>lanterne</ets>. See <er>Lantern</er>.]</ety> <def>To furnish with a lantern; <as>as, to <ex>lantern</ex> a lighthouse</as>.</def>

<h1>Lantern-jawed</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw>Lan"tern-jawed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; <as>as, a <ex>lantern-jawed</ex> person</as>.</def>

<h1>Lanthanite</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw>Lan"tha*nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular while crystals.</def>

<h1>Lanthanum</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw>Lan"tha*num</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to lie hid, to be concealed.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. It occurs in certain rare minerals, as cerite, gadolinite, orthite, etc., and was so named from the difficulty of separating it from cerium, didymium, and other rare elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also <asp>lanthanium</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Lanthopine</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw>Lan"tho*pine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ to lie hid + E. opium.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.</def>

<h1>Lanthorn</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw>Lan"thorn</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Lantern</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Lanuginose, Lanuginous</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw><hw>La*nu"gi*nose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>La*nu"gi*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lanuginosus</ets>, fr. <ets>lanugo</ets>, <ets>-ginis</ets>, woolly substance, down, fr. <ets>lana</ets> wool: cf. F. <ets>lanugineux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy.</def>

<h1>Lanugo</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw>La*nu"go</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Lanuginose</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.</def>

<h1>Lanyard</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw>Lan"yard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.<ets>lani\'8are</ets> thong, strap, OF. <ets>lasniere</ets>, fr. <ets>lasne</ets> strap, thong, L. <ets>lacinia</ets> lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf. <er>Lanier</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>laniard</asp>.]</altsp> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; <as>as, the <ex>lanyards</ex> of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like</as>; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube.</def>

<h1>Lanyer</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw>Lan"yer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Lanier</er>.</def>

<h1>Laoco\'94n</h1> <Xpage=829>

<hw>La*oc"o*\'94n</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/ ]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Sculp.)</fld> <def>A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laoco\'94n, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.</def>

<h1>Laodicean</h1> <Xpage=829>