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<hw>Laud</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Lauded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Lauding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.<ets>laudare</ets>, fr. <ets>laus</ets>, <ets>laudis</ets>, praise. Cf. <er>Allow</er>.]</ety> <def>To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol.</def>

<blockquote>With all the company of heaven, we <b>laud</b> and magnify thy glorious name. <i>Book of Common Prayer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Laudability</h1> <Xpage=833>

<hw>Laud`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>laudabilitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Laudableness; praiseworthiness.</def>

<h1>Laudable</h1> <Xpage=833>

<hw>Laud"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>laudabilis</ets>: cf. OE. <ets>laudable</ets>. See <er>Laud</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; <as>as, <ex>laudable</ex> motives; <ex>laudable</ex> actions; <ex>laudable</ex> ambition.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; <as>as, <ex>laudable</ex> juices of the body; <ex>laudable</ex> pus.</as></def>

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

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<h1>Laudableness</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laud"a*ble*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.</def>

<h1>Laudably</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laud"a*bly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a laudable manner.</def>

<h1>Laudanine</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Lau"da*nine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Laudanum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white organic base, resembling morphine, and obtained from certain varieties of opium.</def>

<h1>Laudanum</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Lau"da*num</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Orig. the same wort as <ets>ladanum</ets>, <ets>ladbdanum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>laudanum</ets>, It. <ets>laudano</ets>, <ets>ladano</ets>. See <er>Ladanum</er>.]</ety> <def>Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes.</def>

<note>&hand; A fluid ounce of American laudanum should contain the soluble matter of one tenth of an ounce avoirdupois of powdered opium with equal parts of alcohol and water. English laudanum should have ten grains less of opium in the fluid ounce. <i>U. S. Disp.</i></note>

<cs><col>Dutchman's laudanum</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Dutchman</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Laudation</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Lau*da"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>laudatio</ets>: cf. OE. <ets>taudation</ets>. See <er>Land</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>The act of lauding; praise; high commendation.</def>

<h1>Laudative</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laud"a*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>laudativus</ets> laudatory: cf. F. <ets>laudatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Laudatory.</def>

<h1>Laudative</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laud"a*tive</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A panegyric; a eulogy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Laudator</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Lau*da"tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who lauds.</def>