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<hw>Lent</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lentus</ets>; akin to <ets>lenis</ets> soft, mild: cf. F. <ets>lent</ets>. See <er>Lenient</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Slow; mild; gentle; <as>as, <ex>lenter</ex> heats</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>B.Jonson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Lento</er>.</def>

<h1>Lentamente</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Len`ta*men"te</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Slowly; in slow time.</def>

<h1>Lentando</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Len*tan"do</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[It., p. pr. of <ets>lentare</ets> to make slow. See <er>Lent</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Slackening; retarding. Same as <er>Rallentando</er>.</def>

<h1>Lenten</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lent"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Lent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Piers Plowman.</i>

<h1>Lenten</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lent"en</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From OE. <ets>lenten</ets> lent. See <er>Lent</er>, <tt>n.</tt> ]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; <as>as, the <ex>Lenten</ex> season</as>.</def>

<blockquote>She quenched her fury at the flood. And with a <b>Lenten</b> salad cooled her blood. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Spare, meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant or showy.</def> "<i>Lenten</i> entertainment." " <i>Lenten</i> answer." <i>Shak.</i> " <i>Lenten</i> suit." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i>

<blockquote><b>Lenten</b> color, black or violet. <i>F. G. Lee.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Lententide</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lent"en*tide`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The season of Lenten or Lent.</def>

<h1>Lenticel</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Len"ti*cel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>lenticelle</ets>, dim. fr. L. <ets>lens</ets>, <ets>lentis</ets>, a lentil. Cf. <er>Lentil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A small, lens-shaped gland on the under side of some leaves.</def>

<h1>Lenticellame</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Len`ti*cel"lame</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing lenticels; dotted with lenticels.</def>

<h1>Lenticelle</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Len`ti*celle"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Lenticel.</def>

<h1>Lenticula</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Len*tic"u*la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Lenticulas</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Lenticul\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. See <er>Lenticel</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>A lens of small size.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A lenticel.</def>