Last
(Last), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lasting.] [OE. lasten, As. læstan to perform,
execute, follow, last, continue, fr. last, lst, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth.
laistjan to follow. See Last mold of the foot.]
1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.
[I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted.
Testament of Love. 2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better
than that; the fuel will last through the winter.
Last
(Last), n. [AS. lasttrace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. läst, Dan. læst,
Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. Last,
v. i., Learn, Delirium.] A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are
formed.
The cobbler is not to go beyond his last.
L'Estrange. Darning last,
a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning.
Last
(Last), v. t. To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a
boot.
Last
(Last), n. [As. hlæst, fr. hladan to lade; akin to OHG. hlast, G., D., Dan., & Sw. last: cf. F. laste,
last, a last, of German or Dutch origin. See Lade.]
1. A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but
varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings,
meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England,
twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty
cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of
wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.
2. The burden of a ship; a cargo.
Lastage
(Last"age) n. [E. lestage ballasting, fr. lest ballast, or LL. lastagium, lestagium. See Last a
load.]
1. A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will. [Obs.]
2. A tax on wares sold by the last. [Obs.] Cowell.
3. The lading of a ship; also, ballast. Spelman.
4. Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.
Laste
(Last"e) obs. imp. of Last, to endure. Chaucer.
Laster
(Last"er), n. A workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or place leather smoothly,
on lasts; a tool for stretching leather on a last.
Lastery
(Last"er*y) n. A red color.[Obs.] Spenser.
Lasting
(Last"ing), a. Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting
color.