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<hw>Lix*iv"i*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lixivium</ets>, <ets>lixivia</ets>. See <er>Lixivial</er>.]</ety> <def>A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; hence, any solution obtained by lixiviation.</def>

<h1>Lixt</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Lixt</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><tt>2d pers. sing. pres.</tt> of <er>Lige</er>, to lie, to tell lies, -- contracted for <i>ligest</i>.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Liza</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Li"za</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The American white mullet (<spn>Mugil curema</spn>).</def>

<h1>Lizard</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Liz"ard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>lesarde</ets>, OF. <ets>lesarde</ets>, F. <ets>l\'82zard</ets>, L. <ets>lacerta</ets>, <ets>lacertus</ets>. Cf. <er>Alligator</er>, <er>Lacerta</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria.</def>

<note>&hand; Most lizards have an elongated body, with four legs, and a long tail; but there are some without legs, and some with a short, thick tail. Most have scales, but some are naked; most have eyelids, but some do not. The tongue is varied in form and structure. In some it is forked, in others, as the chameleons, club-shaped, and very extensible. See <er>Amphisb\'91na</er>, <er>Chameleon</er>, <er>Gecko</er>, <er>Gila monster</er>, <er>Horned toad</er>, <er>Iguana</er>, and <er>Dragon</er>, 6.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends.</def>

<i>R. H. Dana, Ir.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.</def>

<cs><col>Lizard fish</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a marine scopeloid fish of the genus <spn>Synodus</spn>, or <spn>Saurus</spn>, esp. <spn>S. f\'d2tens</spn> of the Southern United States and West Indies; -- called also <altname>sand pike</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Lizard snake</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the garter snake (<spn>Eut\'91nia sirtalis</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Lizard stone</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of serpentine from near Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.</cd></cs>

<h1>Lizard's tail</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Liz"ard's tail`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A perennial plant of the genus <spn>Saururus</spn> (<spn>S. cernuus</spn>), growing in marshes, and having white flowers crowded in a slender terminal spike, somewhat resembling in form a lizard's tail; whence the name.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Llama</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Lla"ma</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Peruv.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American ruminant (<spn>Auchenia llama</spn>), allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump. It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco. It was formerly much used as a beast of burden in the Andes.</def>

<h1>Llandeilo group</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Llan*dei"lo group`</hw>. <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A series of strata in the lower Silurian formations of Great Britain; -- so named from <ets>Llandeilo</ets> in Southern Wales. See <i>Chart</i> of <er>Geology</er>.</def>

<h1>Llanero</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Lla*ne"ro</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. Amer.]</ety> <def>One of the inhabitants of the llanos of South America.</def>

<h1>Llano</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Lla"no</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Llanos</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Sp., plain even, level. See <er>Plain</er>.]</ety> <def>An extensive plain with or without vegetation.</def> <mark>[Spanish America]</mark>

<h1>Lloyd's</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Lloyd's</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An association of underwriters and others in London, for the collection and diffusion of marine intelligence, the insurance, classification, registration, and certifying of vessels, and the transaction of business of various kinds connected with shipping.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A part of the Royal Exchange, in London, appropriated to the use of underwriters and insurance brokers; -- called also <altname>Lloyd's Rooms</altname>.</def>