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lox 1
n.
5via Yidd < Ger lachs, salmon, akin to OE leax, salmon, Tocharian lakRi, fish < IE *lansos, salmon < base *lan3, speckled6 a variety of salty smoked salmon
lox 2
n.
5l(iquid) ox(ygen)6 liquid oxygen, esp. when used in rockets Also LOX
Tocharian
n.
5formerly identified with Gr Tocharoi, a central Asian people mentioned by STRABO6
1 a member of a people living in central Asia until about 1000 A.D.
2 their extinct Indo-European language, comprising two major dialects: the earliest record known is from the 7th cent. A.D.
adj.
of the Tocharians or their language
lucarne
n.
5Fr, altered (by assoc. with OFr luiserne, lantern: see LUCERNE) < OFr lucanne < ? Frank *lukinna, a lamp, dim. < *luk3: for IE base see LIGHT16 a dormer window
Lucretian = eponym, of a Roman noted for theelegance and exquisite refinement of the feasts he hosted
luke[warm 7l1k4wCrm#8
adj.
5ME luke warme < luke, tepid (akin to LowG luk, Du leuk, tepid < IE *nleu3 < base *nel3, warm > OE hleowe, tepid, L calere, to be warm) + warm, WARM6
1 barely or moderately warm: said of liquids
2 not very warm or enthusiastic !lukewarm praise"
luke4warm#ly
adv.
luke4warm#ness
n.
Not an eponym, yuk,yuk.
lumbar
adj.
5ModL lumbaris < L lumbus, loin < IE *londhwos < base *lendh3 > OE lendenu, loins6 of or near the loins; specif., designating or of the vertebrae, nerves, arteries, etc. in the part of the back just below the thoracic region
lumbago
n.
5L < lumbus, loin: see fol.6 rheumatic pain in the lumbar region; backache, esp. in the lower part of the back
A word I have neither seen nor heard for quite a while.
lumber 1
n.
5< ? LOMBARD: orig., pawnbroker's shop or storeroom, hence pawned articles in storage, hence stored articles, hence lumber6
1 miscellaneous discarded household articles, furniture, etc. stored away or taking up room
>2 timber sawed into beams, planks, boards, etc. of convenient sizes
vt.
1 a) to fill or obstruct with useless articles or rubbish; clutter b) [Brit. Colloq.] to encumber or burden (often with with)
>2 to remove (timber) from (an area) for use as lumber >
vi.
to cut down timber and saw it into lumber
>lum4ber[er
n.
lumber 2
vi.
5ME lomeren < ? Scand, as in Swed lomra, to resound, loma, to walk heavily6
1 to move heavily, clumsily, and often, noisily !tanks lumbering up a slope"
2 to rumble
In medieval times there were many bankers in Lombardy, the horthern
part of Italy who loaned money, often with large valuable tree trunks as
security. These were kept outdoors in a disorderly way. In UK the "lumber room"
is a place for storing unused furniture and other items too good to throw away.
lupine 1
n.
5ME lupyne < L lupinus < lupus, WOLF: reason for name uncert.6
1 any of a genus (Lupinus) of plants of the pea family, with palmately compound leaves, racemes of white, rose, yellow, or blue flowers, and pods containing beanlike seeds: used for forage, green manure, etc.
As the dictionary definition says, it is bafflying that the name means "like a wolf". They are quite attractive. I remember long stretches of highway in Canada where every home
had purple lupines vlossoming in front yard. For the non-farmers in our midst, "green manure refers to replenishing nitrogen nutrients in soil by raising legu;mes, in whose roots bungi fix nitrogen that can become fertilizer when the crop is deliberately plowed under.
lurid
adj.
5L luridus, pale yellow, ghastly6
1 [Rare] deathly pale; wan
2 glowing through a haze, as flames enveloped by smoke
Used almost always to refer to something very unattractive.
lower 1
adj.
5compar. of LOW16
1 in a place or on a level below another !lower lip"
2 inferior in rank, authority, or dignity !the lower classes"
3 being farther south, closer to a shore or to the mouth of a river, or below land of higher elevation
4 [L3] Archaeol., Geol. earlier: used of a division of a period !Lower Devonian, Lower Paleolithic"
n.
[Colloq.]
>1 a lower berth, as in a Pullman car
2 [pl.] the lower teeth or dentures
vt.
1 to let or put down !lower the window"
2 to reduce in height, elevation, amount, value, etc. !to lower prices"
3 to weaken or lessen !to lower one's resistance"
4 to bring down in respect, dignity, etc.; demean !to lower oneself by accepting a bribe"
5 to reduce (a sound) in volume or pitch
vi.
to become lower; sink, fall, become reduced, etc.
lower 2
vi.
5ME louren, akin to LURK, Ger lauern, to lurk, MHG luren, to watch6
1 to scowl or frown
2 to appear dark and threatening , e.g. approaching storm
n.
a frowning or threatening look
lustral
adj.
5L lustralis < lustrum, LUSTRUM6
1 of, used in, or connected with ceremonial purification
2 [Rare] of a lustrum, or five-year period
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"Bluebonnets are a form of the lupine flower coming from the Latin word lupus, meaning wolf. They are called "wolf flower" because it was once believed they "devoured" the soil of nutrients, because they are found growing where nothing else can grow. It is now known otherwise that bluebonnets in fact add to the nutrients of the soil."http://www.dialuptexas.net/texas_state_flower.htmA little googling, wwh, and Viola's your aunt!
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Apparently the same as lupins.
In a bunch, in a bunch.
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