Lozengy
(Loz"en*gy) a. [F. losangé. See Lozenge.] (Her.) Divided into lozenge-shaped compartments,
as the field or a bearing, by lines drawn in the direction of the bend sinister.
Lu
(Lu) n. & v. t. See Loo.
Lubbard
(Lub"bard) n. [See Lubber.] A lubber. [Obs.] Swift.
Lubbard
(Lub"bard), a. Lubberly.
Lubber
(Lub"ber) n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See Looby, Lob.] A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a
sturdy drone; a clown.
Lingering lubbers lose many a penny.
Tusser. Land lubber,
a name given in contempt by sailors to a person who lives on land. — Lubber grasshopper
(Zoöl.), a large, stout, clumsy grasshopper; esp., Brachystola magna, from the Rocky Mountain plains,
and Romalea microptera, which is injurious to orange trees in Florida. — Lubber's hole (Naut.), a
hole in the floor of the "top," next the mast, through which sailors may go aloft without going over the
rim by the futtock shrouds. It is considered by seamen as only fit to be used by lubbers. Totten. —
Lubber's line, point, or mark, a line or point in the compass case indicating the head of the ship,
and consequently the course which the ship is steering.
Lubberly
(Lub"ber*ly), a. Like a lubber; clumsy.
A great lubberly boy.
Shak. Lubberly
(Lub"ber*ly), adv. Clumsily; awkwardly. Dryden.
Lubric
(Lu"bric Lu"bric*al) a. [L. lubricus: cf. F. lubrique.]
1. Having a smooth surface; slippery. [R.]
2. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [R.]
This lubric and adulterate age.
Dryden. Lubricant
(Lu"bri*cant) a. [L. lubricans, p. pr. of lubricare, See Lubricate.] Lubricating.
Lubricant
(Lu"bri*cant), n. That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, plumbago,
etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery.
Lubricate
(Lu"bri*cate) v. t. [L. lubricatus, p. p. of lubricare to lubricate. See Lubric.]
1. To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which
they are applied. S. Sharp.
Supples, lubricates, and keeps in play,
The various movements of this nice machine.
Young. 2. To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.
Lubrication
(Lu`bri*ca"tion) n. The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery.
Lubricator
(Lu"bri*ca`tor) n.
1. One who, or that which, lubricates. " Lubricator of the fibers." Burke.
2. A contrivance, as an oil cup, for supplying a lubricant to machinery.