Part 6415

<hw>Lawnd</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Laund</er>.</def>

<h1>Lawny</h1> <Xpage=836>

<hw>Lawn"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns; like a lawn.</def>

<blockquote>Musing through the <b>lawny</b> park. <i>T. Warton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Lawny</h1> <Xpage=836>

<hw>Lawn"y</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Made of lawn or fine linen.</def>

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<h1>Lawsonia</h1> <Xpage=836>

<hw>Law*so"ni*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An Asiatic and North African shrub (<spn>Lawsonia inermis</spn>), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called <altname>Egyptian privet</altname>, and in the West Indies, <altname>Jamaica mignonette</altname>.</def>

<h1>Lawsuit</h1> <Xpage=836>

<hw>Law"suit`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.</def>

<h1>Lawyer</h1> <Xpage=836>

<hw>Law"yer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Law</er>, like <ets>bowyer</ets>, fr.<ets>bow</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The black-necked stilt. See <er>Stilt</er>. </def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bowfin (<spn>Amia calva</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The burbot (<spn>Lota maculosa</spn>).</def>

<h1>Lawyerlike, Lawyerly</h1> <Xpage=836>

<hw><hw>Law"yer*like`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Law"yer*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like, or becoming, a lawyer; <as>as, <ex>lawyerlike</ex> sagacity</as>.</def> "<i>Lawyerly</i> mooting of this point."

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Lax</h1> <Xpage=836>

<hw>Lax</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Laxer</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Laxest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>laxus</ets> Cf. <er>Laches</er>, <er>Languish</er>, <er>Lease</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, <er>Leash</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; <as>as, a <ex>lax</ex> bandage; <ex>lax</ex> fiber.</as></def>

<blockquote>The flesh of that sort of fish being <b>lax</b> and spongy. <i>Ray.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.</def>

<blockquote>The discipline was <b>lax</b>. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Society at that epoch was lenient, if not <b>lax</b>, in matters of the passions. <i>J. A. Symonds.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The word "\'91ternus" itself is sometimes of a <b>lax</b> signification. <i>Jortin.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained; dissolute; licentious.</syn>

<h1>Lax</h1> <Xpage=836>

<hw>Lax</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A looseness; diarrhea.</def>