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lady-in-waiting
  • n  a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
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lachrymal gland
  • n  any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
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labyrinthodonta
  • n  extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic
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labyrinthodontia
  • n  extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic
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lac
  • n  resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
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lac dye
  • n  scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac
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lac wax
  • n  a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol
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laccopetalum giganteum
  • n  spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus
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lachrymal secretion
  • n  saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball
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lachrymator
  • n  a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
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lace
  • n  a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
  • n  a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
  • v  spin,wind, or twist together
  • v  make by braiding or interlacing
    lace a tablecloth
  • v  do lacework
  • v  draw through eyes or holes
    lace the shoelaces
  • v  add alcohol to (beverages)
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lace-flower vine
  • n  low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
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lace bug
  • n  small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
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