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<hw>Lum"ber*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the forest for lumber.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Lumberman</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lum"ber*man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Lumbermen</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>One who is engaged in lumbering as a business or employment.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Lumbosacral</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lum`bo*sa"cral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lumbus</ets> loin + E. <ets>sacral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the loins and sacrum; <as>as, the <ex>lumbosacral</ex> nerve, a branch of one of the lumber nerves which passes over the sacrum</as>.</def>

<h1>Lumbric</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lum"bric</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lumbricus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An earthworm, or a worm resembling an earthworm.</def>

<h1>Lumbrical</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lum"bric*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>lombrical</ets>. See <er>Lumbric</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Resembling a worm; <as>as, the <ex>lumbrical</ex> muscles of the hands of the hands and feet</as>.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A lumbrical muscle.</def></def2>

<h1>Lumbriciform</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lum*bric"i*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lumbricus</ets> worm + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling an earthworm; vermiform.</def>

<h1>Lumbricoid</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lum"bri*coid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Lumbricus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family <i>Lumbricid\'91</i>.</def>

<h1>Lumbricus</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lum"bri*cus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. See <er>Lumbric</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of annelids, belonging to the Oligoch\'91ta, and including the common earthworms. See <er>Earthworm</er>.</def>

<h1>Luminant</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lu"mi*nant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Luminous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Luminary</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lu"mi*na*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl</plu>. <plw>Luminaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <ety>[F. <ets>luminaire</ets>, L. <ets>luminare</ets> a light or lamp, which was lighted in the churches, a luminary, fr. <ets>lumen</ets>, <ets>luminis</ets>, light, fr. <ets>lucere</ets> to be light, to shine, <ets>lux</ets>, <ets>lucis</ets>, light. See <er>Light</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly bodies.</def> " Radiant <i>luminary</i>."

<i>Skelton.</i>

<blockquote>Where the great <b>luminary</b> . . . Dispenses light from far. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; <as>as, Newton was a distinguished <ex>luminary</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Luminate</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lu"mi*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>luminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>luminare</ets> to illumine, fr. <ets>lumen</ets> light. See <er>Limn</er>.]</ety> <def>To illuminate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Lumination</h1> <Xpage=874>

<hw>Lu`mi*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Illumination.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Lumine</h1> <Xpage=874>