Little
(Lit"tle), adv. In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; — often with a preceding it.
" The poor sleep little." Otway.
Little-ease
(Lit"tle-ease`) n. An old slang name for the pillory, stocks, etc., of a prison.[Eng.] Latimer.
Littleness
(Lit"tle*ness), n. The state or quality of being little; as, littleness of size, thought, duration,
power, etc.
Syn. — Smallness; slightness; inconsiderableness; narrowness; insignificance; meanness; penuriousness.
Littoral
(Lit"to*ral) a. [L. littoralis, litoralis, from littus, litus, the seashore: cf. F. littoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to a shore, as of the sea.
2. (Biol.) Inhabiting the seashore, esp. the zone between high-water and low-water mark.
Littorina
(||Lit"to*ri"na) n. [NL. See Littoral.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having
thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They feed on seaweeds. The
common periwinkle is a well-known example. See Periwinkle.
Littress
(Lit"tress) n. A smooth kind of cartridge paper used for making cards. Knight.
Lituate
(Lit"u*ate) a. [See Lituus.] (Bot.) Forked, with the points slightly curved outward.
Lituiform
(Lit"u*i*form) a. [Lituus + -form.] Having the form of a lituus; like a lituite.
Lituite
(Lit"u*ite) n. [See Lituus.] (Paleon.) Any species of ammonites of the genus Lituites. They are
found in the Cretaceous formation.
Liturate
(Lit"u*rate) a. [L. lituratus, p. p. of liturare to erase, fr. litura a blur.]
1. (Zoöl.) Having indistinct spots, paler at their margins.
2. (Bot.) Spotted, as if from abrasions of the surface.
Liturgic
(Li*tur"gic Li*tur"gic*al) [Gr. : cf. F. liturgique.] Pertaining to, of or the nature of, a liturgy; of or
pertaining to public prayer and worship. T. Warton.
Liturgically
(Li*tur"gic*al*ly), adv. In the manner of a liturgy.
Liturgics
(Li*tur"gics) n. The science of worship; history, doctrine, and interpretation of liturgies.
Liturgiologist
(Li*tur`gi*ol"o*gist) n. One versed in liturgiology.
Liturgiology
(Li*tur`gi*ol"o*gy) n. [Liturgy + -logy.] The science treating of liturgical matters; a treatise
on, or description of, liturgies. Shipley.
Liturgist
(Lit"ur*gist) n. One who favors or adheres strictly to a liturgy. Milton.
