Lull
(Lull) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lulled (luld); p. pr. & vb. n. Lulling.] [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep,
G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative origin. Cf. Loll, Lollard.] To cause to rest by soothing
influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet. " To lull him soft asleep." Spenser.
Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie,
To lull the daughters of necessity.
Milton. Lull
(Lull), v. i. To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.
Lull
(Lull), n.
1. The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby. [R.] Young.
2. A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.
Lullaby
(Lull"a*by) n. [From Lull, v. t. ]
1. A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which quiets. Shak.
2. Hence: Good night; good-by. [Obs.] Shak.
Luller
(Lull"er) n. One who, or that which, lulls.
Lullingly
(Lull"ing*ly), adv. In a lulling manner; soothingly.
Lum
(Lum) n. [W. llumon chimney, llum that shoots up or ends in a point.]
1. A chimney. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Burns.
2. A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine.
3. A woody valley; also, a deep pool. [Prov. Eng.]
Lumachel
(Lu"ma*chel ||Lu`ma*chel"la) n. [F. lumachelle, It. lumachella, fr. lamachella a little snail,
dim. of lumaca a snail, fr. L. limax, -acis.] (Min.) A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells,
which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire marble, from its fiery reflections.
Lumbaginous
(Lum*bag"i*nous) a. Of or pertaining to lumbago.
Lumbago
(Lum*ba"go) n. [L., fr. lumbus loin. See Lumbar.] (Med.) A rheumatic pain in the loins
and the small of the back.
