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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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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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lacewing
  • n  any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
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lacewing fly
  • n  any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
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lacewood
  • n  variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
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lachaise
  • n  United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large nude figures (1882-1935)
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lachesis
  • n  the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
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lachnolaimus maximus
  • n  large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
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lachrymal duct
  • n  any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
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lacing
  • n  a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
  • 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  the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  • v  spin,wind, or twist together
  • v  make by braiding or interlacing
  • v  do lacework
    The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral
  • v  draw through eyes or holes
  • v  add alcohol to (beverages)
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