Chapter Lief to Lifesome of L by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Lifely
(Life"ly), adv. [Cf. Lively, a.] In a lifelike manner. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Lifemate
(Life"mate`) n. Companion for life. Hawthorne.

Lifen
(Lif"en) v. t. To enliven. [Obs.] Marston.

Life-preserver
(Life"-pre*serv`er) n. An apparatus, made in very various forms, and of various materials, for saving one from drowning by buoying up the body while in the water. — Life"-pre*serv`ing, a.

Life-saving
(Life"-sav`ing) a. That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning; as, the life- saving service; a life- saving station.

Life-size
(Life"-size`) a. Of full size; of the natural size.

Lifesome
(Life"some) a. Animated; sprightly. [Poetic] Coleridge. — Life"some*ness, n.