Part 6447

<hw>Lee"ward</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to <i>windward</i>; <as>as, a <ex>leeward</ex> berth; a <ex>leeward</ex> ship.</as></def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>The lee side; the lee.</def></def2> -- <def2><tt>adv.</tt> <def>Toward the lee.</def></def2>

<h1>Leeway</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Lee"way`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.</def>

<h1>Left</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Left</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <def>of <er>Leave</er>.</def>

<h1>Left</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Left</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>left</ets>, <ets>lift</ets>, <ets>luft</ets>; akin to Fries. <ets>leeft</ets>, OD.<ets>lucht</ets>, <ets>luft</ets>; cf. AS.<ets>left</ets> (equiv. to L. <ets>inanis</ets>), <ets>lyft\'bedl</ets> palsy; or cf. AS.<ets>l<?/f</ets> weak.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; -- opposed to <i>right</i>, when used in reference to a part of the body; <as>as, the <ex>left</ex> ear</as>. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals.</def>

<cs><col>Left bank of a river</col>, <cd>that which is on the <i>left<i> hand of a person whose face is turned downstream.</cd> -- <col>Left bower</col>. <cd>See under 2d <er>Bower</er>.</cd> -- <col>Left center</col>, <cd>the members whose sympathies are, in the main, with the members of the Left, but who do not favor extreme courses, and on occasions vote with the government. They sit between the Center and the extreme Left.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Over the left shoulder</col>, &or; <col>Over the left</col></mcol>, <cd>an old but still current colloquialism, or slang expression, used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief; <as>as, he said it, and it is true, -- <ex>over the left<ex></as>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Left</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Left</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>that part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; <as>as, the house is on the <ex>left</ex> when you face North</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Put that rose a little more to the <b>left</b>. <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand side of the presiding officer. See <er>Center</er>, and <er>Right</er>.</def><-- now used of any group advocating a leftist policy -- which is variously interpeted, as meaning "radical", "liberal", "reformist", "anti-establishment" "advocating change in the name of greater freedom or well-being of the common man" -- opposed to rightist, and in the "liberal" interpretation, opposed to "conservative". -->

<h1>Left-hand</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Left"-hand`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; <as>as, the <ex>left-hand</ex> side; the <ex>left-hand</ex> road.</as></def>

<cs><col>Left-hand rope</col>, <cd>rope laid up and twisted over from right to left, or against the sun; -- called also <altname>water-laid rope</altname>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Left-handed</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Left"-hand`ed</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; <as>as, a <ex>left-handed</ex> compliment</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The commendations of this people are not always <b>left-handed</b> and detractive. <i>Landor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction.</def>

<cs><col>Left-handed marriage</col>, <cd>a morganatic marriage. See <er>Morganatic</er>.</cd> -- <col>Left-handed screw</col>, <cd>a screw constructed to advance away from the observer, when turned, as in a nut, with a left-handed rotation. An ordinary wood screw is right-handed.</cd></cs>

<h1>Left-handedness, Left-handiness</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw><hw>Left"-hand`ed*ness</hw>, <hw>Left"-hand`i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.</def>

<blockquote>An awkward address, ungraceful attitudes and actions, and a certain <b>left-handiness</b> (if I may use the expression) proclaim low education. <i>Chesterfield.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Left-off</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Left"-off"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Laid a side; cast-off.</def>

<h1>Leftward</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Left"ward</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Toward or on the left side.</def>