Lombard Street
,
the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the
money market and interest of London.
Lombardeer
(Lom`bard*eer") n. A pawnbroker. [Obs.] Howell.
Lombard-house
(Lom"bard-house Lom"bar-house`) [F. or D. lombard. See Lombard, n.]
1. A bank or a pawnbroker's shop.
2. A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and
pledged; — called also mont de piété.
Lombardic
(Lom*bar"dic) a. Of or pertaining to Lombardy of the Lombards.
Lombardic alphabet,
the ancient alphabet derived from the Roman, and employed in the manuscript
of Italy. — Lombardic architecture, the debased Roman style of architecture as found in parts of
Northern Italy. F. G. Lee. Lombardy poplar. (Bot.) See Poplar.
Loment
(Lo"ment) n. [L. lomentum a mixture of bean meal and rice, used as a cosmetic wash, bean
meal, fr. lavare, lotum, to wash.] (Bot.) An elongated pod, consisting, like the legume, of two valves,
but divided transversely into small cells, each containing a single seed.
Lomentaceous
(Lo`men*ta"ceous) a. [From Loment.] (Bot.) Of the nature of a loment; having fruits
like loments.
Lomonite
(Lom"o*nite) n. Same as Laumontite.
Lompish
(Lomp"ish) a. Lumpish. [Obs.] Spenser.
Lond
(Lond) n. Land. [Obs.] Chaucer.
London
(Lon"don) n. The capital city of England.
London paste (Med.),
a paste made of caustic soda and unslacked lime; — used as a caustic to destroy
tumors and other morbid enlargements. — London pride. (Bot.) (a) A garden name for Saxifraga
umbrosa, a hardy perennial herbaceous plant, a native of high lands in Great Britain. (b) A name anciently
given to the Sweet William. Dr. Prior. — London rocket (Bot.), a cruciferous plant (Sisymbrium Irio)
which sprung up in London abundantly on the ruins of the great fire of 1667.
Londoner
(Lon"don*er) n. A native or inhabitant of London. Shak.
Londonism
(Lon"don*ism) n. A characteristic of Londoners; a mode of speaking peculiar to London.
Londonize
(Lon"don*ize) v. i. To impart to (one) a manner or character like that which distinguishes
Londoners.
Londonize
(Lon"don*ize), v. i. To imitate the manner of the people of London.