<hw>Lut"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From 3d <er>Lute</er>.]</ety> <def>One who plays on a lute.</def>
<h1>Luter</h1> <Xpage=876>
<hw>Lut"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From Ist <er>Lute</er>.]</ety> <def>One who applies lute.</def>
<h1>Lutescent</h1> <Xpage=876>
<hw>Lu*tes"cent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>luteus</ets> yellow.]</ety> <def>Of a yellowish color.</def>
<h1>Lutestring</h1> <Xpage=876>
<hw>Lute"string`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>lustring</ets>.]</ety> <def>A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon.</def>
<i>Goldsmith.</i>
<h1>Luth</h1> <Xpage=876>
<hw>Luth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The leatherback.</def>
<h1>Lutheran</h1> <Xpage=876>
<hw>Lu"ther*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to <ets>Luther</ets>; adhering to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.</def>
<h1>Lutheran</h1> <Xpage=876>
<hw>Lu"ther*an</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who accepts or adheres to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.</def>
<h1>Lutheranism, Lutherism</h1> <Xpage=876>
<hw><hw>Lu"ther*an*ism</hw>, <hw>Lu"ther*ism</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church.</def>
<h1>Luthern</h1> <Xpage=876>
<hw>Lu"thern</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>lucarne</ets> a dormer, dormer window, garret window, L. <ets>lucerna</ets> lamp, fr. <ets>lucere</ets> to be light or clear, fr. <ets>lux</ets> light. See <er>Light</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, and cf. <er>Lucarne</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A dormer window. See <er>Dormer</er>.</def>
<h1>Lutidine</h1> <Xpage=876>
<hw>Lu"ti*dine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>toluidine</ets>, by transposition.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of several metameric alkaloids, <chform>C5H3N.(CH3)2</chform>, of the pyridine series, obtained from bone oil as liquids, and having peculiar pungent odors. These alkaloids are also called respectively <altname>dimethyl pyridine</altname>, <altname>ethyl pyridine</altname>, etc.</def> <-- most commonly 2,6-lutidine = 2,6-dimethyl pyridine -->
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<h1>Luting</h1> <Xpage=877>
<hw>Lut"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Lute</er>, a cement.</def>
<h1>Lutist</h1> <Xpage=877>
<hw>Lut"ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who plays on a lute.</def>
<h1>Lutose</h1> <Xpage=877>
<hw>Lu*tose"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lutosus</ets>, fr. <ets>lutum</ets> mud.]</ety> <def>Covered with clay; miry.</def>
<h1>Lutulence</h1> <Xpage=877>
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