‖ At one's pleasure; as one wishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Abbrev.) American Federation of Labor.
Syn. -- AFL. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. 1 a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving.
Syn. -- after-shave [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Spirit level. See Level. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A path through the air made easy for aërial navigation by steady winds. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

See under Lace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a sign language, used in the United States mostly by the deaf or for communication with the deaf, in which gestures made with the hands symbolize words, alphabetical letters, or ideas, permitting rapid communication in the absence of speech.
Syn. -- Ameslan. [ PJC ]

. (Naut.) The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one near the stern and one forward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Andorra. Population (2000) = 22, 390. [ PJC ]

(Bot.) The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Zool.) The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvæ of the ladybugs (Coccinella). [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) The light of an arc lamp. See arc lamp under lamp. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ Named from the inventor, Aimé Argand of Geneva. ] A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame. [ 1913 Webster ]

Argand burner, a burner for an Argand lamp, or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Computers) an artificial computer language with mnemonic codes representing the basic machine-language instructions of a computer, which can be interpreted by an assembler to produce a computer program in machine language. Also informally referred to as assembler. Writing a program in assembly language is very much simpler than writing the machine instructions in binary code, and the use of such a language greatly increases the efficiency of the process of writing computer programs. See also programming language, FORTRAN, BASIC. [ PJC ]

n. A line of machinery, tools, and workers on which objects to be manufactured are moved from one post to the next, where different workers perform different steps in the manufacturing process; called also production line. The objects to be manufactured usually move on a form of conveyor belt, which does not necessarily move only in a straight line, but may continue around the factory area for some distance. [ PJC ]

[ Atamasco is fr. North American Indian. ] (Bot.) See under Lily. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

A Scottish phrase used in recalling recollections of times long since past. “The days of auld lang syne.” [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }. (Eccl. Hist.) (a) A member of the conservative party in the Church of Scotland in the latter part of the 18th century. (b) Same as Burgher, n., 2. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Barren regions, especially in the western United States, where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposits) have been often eroded into fantastic forms, and much intersected by cañons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage increases the difficulty of traversing the country, whence the name, first given by the Canadian French, Mauvaises Terres (bad lands). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in bags. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Zool.) An insect of the family Coccidæ, which infests the bark of trees and vines. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The wingless females assume the shape of scales. The bark louse of the vine is Pulvinaria innumerabilis; that of the pear is Lecanium pyri. See Orange scale. [ 1913 Webster ]

See under 3d Bay. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) See Larkspur. [ 1913 Webster ]

The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line. “A bee line for the brig.” Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of Echinospermum and Cynoglossum) which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a vigorous, loud laugh, expressing a strong amusement. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. (Bot.) The large white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn. Lilium Harrisii) which is extensively cultivated in Bermuda. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. See Graphite. [ 1913 Webster ]

The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See Type. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) the popular name for a form of the chronic lung disease pneumoconiosis which is observed among coal miners, and is caused by the inhalation of coal dust. It is thus named because of the black appearance of the lungs (pneumomelanosis) of those affected with the disease. See also the related condition anthracosis. [ PJC. ]

[ After Thomas Blanchard, American inventor. ] (Mach.) A kind of wood-turning lathe for making noncircular and irregular forms, as felloes, gun stocks, lasts, spokes, etc., after a given pattern. The pattern and work rotate on parallel spindles in the same direction with the same speed, and the work is shaped by a rapidly rotating cutter whose position is varied by the pattern acting as a cam upon a follower wheel traversing slowly along the pattern. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A lamp provided with some arrangement for intensifying combustion by means of a blast. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

See under Law. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From Bude, in Cornwall, the residence of Sir G. Gurney, the inventor. ] A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A type of espresso coffee topped with foamy steamed milk, and usually served in a tall glass or mug; also called latte. [ PJC ]

‖ [ L. camera chamber + L. lucidus, lucida, lucid, light. ] (Opt.) An instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form, or an arrangement of mirrors, causes an apparent image of an external object or objects to appear as if projected upon a plane surface, as of paper or canvas, so that the outlines may conveniently traced. It is generally used with the microscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Named after Carcel, the inventor. ] A French mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. as much as will fill or load a cart; the quantity that a cart holds. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart load. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a string impregnated with powdered chalk, used in construction to mark a straight line on a surface, such as a wall. The string is held taut on the surface between the two end points of the line to be made, the center of the line is drawn away from the surface, and the string is released and snapped against the surface, leaving a line of chalk in the desired location. [ PJC ]

2. the line of chalk on a surface left by a chalk line{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

[ Its name is supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain (often written Lorraine). ] A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Geol.) A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The liver of the common cod and allied species. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cod-liver oil, an oil obtained from the liver of the codfish, and used extensively in medicine as a means of supplying the body with fat in cases of malnutrition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physics, Optics) Light in which the phases of all electromagnetic waves at each point on a line normal to the direction of the the beam are identical. Coherent light is usually monochromatic, and the most common source of such light for practical uses is from a laser. The constant phase relations of coherent light allows the achievement of certain effects, such as holography, not possible with noncoherent light. The low degree of angular dispersion of coherent light beams also allows the use of such light in laser ranging, over distances as far as from the earth to the moon. [ PJC ]

n. any of several species of lizards of the genus Crotaphytus and the family Iguanidae, of the central and western U.S. and northern Mexico, having long tails and usually bearing markings on the neck appearing like a collar of two black bands. RHUD [ PJC ]

n. 1. a line of persons dancing the conga{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

2. a line of persons similar to a conga line{ 1 }. Sometimes used figuratively or humorously. [ PJC ]

. (Elec.) Energy wasted by hysteresis or eddy currents in the core of an armature, transformer, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Signals made by burning lights of different colors and used by vessels at sea, and in the life-saving service; -- named after their inventor. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Physics) The law that the force exerted between two electric or magnetic charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely to the square of the distance between them. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]