<hw>Long"-suf`fer*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked.</def>
<blockquote>The Lord God, merciful and gracious, <b>long-suffering</b>, and abundant in goodness and truth. <i>Ex. xxxiv. 6.</i></blockquote>
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<hw>Long"-suf`fer*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Long patience of offense.</def>
<blockquote>Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and <b>long-suffering</b>? <i>Rom. ii. 4. </i></blockquote>
<h1>Longtail</h1> <Xpage=867>
<hw>Long"tail`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An animal, particularly a log, having an uncut tail. Cf. <er>Curtail</er>. <er>Dog</er>.</def>
<note>&hand; A <i>longtail</i> was a gentleman's dog, or the dog of one qualified to bunt, other dogs being required to have their tails cut.</note>
<cs><col>Cut and longtail</col>, <cd>all, gentlefolks and others, as they might come.</cd></cs>
<i>Shak.</i>
<h1>Long-tongue</h1> <Xpage=867>
<hw>Long"-tongue`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The wryneck.</def>
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<hw>Long"-tongued`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having a long tongue.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>Talkative; babbling; loquacious.</def>
<i>Shak.</i>
<h1>Longulite</h1> <Xpage=867>
<hw>Lon"gu*lite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>longus</ets> long + <ets>-lie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A kind of crystallite having a (slender) acicular form.</def>
<h1>Long-waisted</h1> <Xpage=867>
<hw>Long"-waist`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having a long waist; long from the armpits to the armpits to the bottom of the waist; -- said of persons.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>Long from the part about the neck or shoulder, or from the armpits, to the bottom of the weist, or to the skirt; -- said of garments; <as>as, a <ex>long-waisted</ex> coat</as>.</def>
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<hw>Long"ways`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Lengthwise.</def>
<i>Addison.</i>
<h1>Long-winded</h1> <Xpage=867>
<hw>Long"-wind"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; <as>as, a <ex>long-winded</ex> talker</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Long"-wind"ed*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>
<blockquote>A tedious, <b>long-winded</b> harangue. <i>South.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Longwise</h1> <Xpage=867>
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