Part 6510

-- <wordforms><wf>Lick"er*ous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Licking</h1> <Xpage=849>

<hw>Lick"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A lapping with the tongue.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A flogging or castigation.</def> <mark>[Colloq. or Low]</mark>

<h1>Lickpenny</h1> <Xpage=849>

<hw>Lick"pen`ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A devourer or absorber of money.</def> "Law is a <i>lickpenny</i>."

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Lick-spigot</h1> <Xpage=849>

<hw>Lick"-spig`ot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A tapster.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Lick-spittle</h1> <Xpage=849>

<hw>Lick"-spit`tle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An abject flatterer or parasite.</def>

<i>Theodore Hook.</i>

<h1>Licorice</h1> <Xpage=849>

<hw>Lic"o*rice</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>licoris</ets>, though old French, fr. L. <ets>liquiritia</ets>, corrupted fr. <ets>glycyrrhiza</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ sweet + <?/ root. Cf. <er>Glycerin</er>, <er>Glycyrrhiza</er>, <er>Wort</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>liquorice</asp>.]</altsp> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Glycyrrhiza</spn> (<spn>G. glabra</spn>), the root of which abounds with a juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and medicinal purposes.</def>

<cs><col>Licorice fern</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name of several kinds of polypody which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.</cd> -- <col>Licorice sugar</col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Glycyrrhizin</er>.</cd> -- <col>Licorice weed</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the tropical plant <spn>Scapania aulcis</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain licorice</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of clover (<spn>Trifolium alpinum</spn>), found in the Alps. It has large purplish flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.</cd> -- <col>Wild licorice</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The North American perennial herb <spn>Glycyrrhiza lepidota</spn>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Certain broad-leaved cleavers (<spn>Galium circ\'91zans</spn> and <spn>G. lanceolatum</spn>).</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The leguminous climber <spn>Abrus precatorius</spn>, whose scarlet and black seeds are called <i>black-eyed Susans<i>. Its roots are used as a substitute for those of true licorice (<spn>Glycyrrhiza glabra</spn>).</cd></cs>

<h1>Licorous</h1> <Xpage=849>

<hw>Lic"o*rous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>See <er>Lickerish</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Lic"o*rous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<i>Herbert.</i>

<h1>Licour</h1> <Xpage=849>

<hw>Lic"our</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Liquor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Lictor</h1> <Xpage=849>

<hw>Lic"tor</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An officer who bore an ax and fasces or rods, as ensigns of his office. His duty was to attend the chief magistrates when they appeared in public, to clear the way, and cause due respect to be paid to them, also to apprehend and punish criminals.</def>

<blockquote><b>Lictors</b> and rods, the ensigns of their power. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Lid</h1> <Xpage=849>

<hw>Lid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>hlid</ets>, fr. <ets>hl\'c6dan</ets> (in comp.) to cover, shut; akin to OS. <ets>hl\'c6dan</ets> (in comp.), D. <ets>lid</ets>, OHG. <ets>hlit</ets>, G. augen<ets>lid</ets> eyelid, Icel. <ets>hli<?/</ets> gate, gateway. <?/.]</ety>