Lorimer Of
Lorimer ( Of. Lorimier, Bonnier, From Lorein, Bridle, From Lat. Lorum, Thong). A Harness-maker, Or A Maker Of Bits, Spurs, Stir Rup-irons. Metal Mountings For Saddles And Bridles, And Generally Of All Articles Of Ho•se-furniture. In London, The Lorimers, Who Had Previously Formed Part Of Another Guild, Were Incorporated By ...
Loris Vielikoff
Loris-vielikoff, Io'r6s Iniftlye'-k6f, Mik Hail Tarielovitch, Count (is25-ss). A Russian General And Statesman, Born In Tiflis, Novem Ber 2, 1825. He Received A Military Education, Entered The Army In 1843, Won An Excellent Repu Tation In The Caucasus, Commanded A Regiment During The Crimean War, When He Had Several Successful ...
Lorraine
Lorraine, Hyrfin'. The Name Of Several States Which Have Figured In Mediceval And Mod Ern History, Now The Designation Of A Region Mainly In France And Partly In Germany. On The Death Of Lothair I. (q.v.), Roman Emperor And Grandson Of Charles The Great, In S55, His Son Lothair Il ...
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Ms Rin'gal-•, Or 5n'j.'l-cs. The Largest City Of Southern California. And The County-seat Of Los Angeles County, 481) Miles Southeast Of San Francisco; On The Los Angeles River, 20 Miles From Its Mouth, And On The Southern California, The South Pacific. And The San Pedro, Los Angeles And ...
Lotilard
*lotilard (from Mdutch Lollacrd, Name Of A Semi-monastic Sect Of Brabant, From /o//ca, To Sing Softly, To Hum: Connected With Ger. /u//c», Eng. Lull. Probably Onomatopoetic In Origin). A Name First Given To A Semi-monastic Society Which Arose In Antwerp And Brabant About 1300, The Members Of Which Devoted Themse!ves ...
Lottery
Lottery( Fr, Lotcric, From Lot, Lot, From Ml. Lottum, Lot, From 311..g. Lot, Gotli, Hlauts, 1111g. It16:, Hi:, Ger. Los, As. Blot, Eng. Lot). In Prin Ciple, A Game Of Chance Wherein A Large Number Of Persons Unite To Create A Fund Out Of Which Prizes, Greatly Exceeding In Value ...
Lotus
Lotus (lat. Lotus, From Gk. Xcer6s, A Name Given To Several Different Plants). The Name Given By The Greeks To A Number Of Different Plants Whose Fruit Was Used For Food. One Of The Most Notable Of These Is The Zi.whus Lotus, A Native Of The North Of Africa And ...
Lotze
Lotze, Lo'tse, Runole Hermann (1817-81). A German Philosopher. He Was Born At Bautzen In Saxony, And Educated At Leipzig. Where In 1839 Lie Took Doctor's Degrees In Medicine And Philosophy, And Became A Privat-doeent In Both Subjects. In Is-ii? He Was Made Professor Ex Traordinary In The University, And Two ...
Loughborough
Loughborough, Ifirbfir-8. A Manufac Turing And Market Town In Leicestershire, Eng Land, 12 Miles Northwest Of Leicester And The Sec Ond Place Of Importance In The County (map: England, E 4). Its Chief Buildings Are The Re Stored Parish Church Dating From The Fourteenth Century, The Building Of The Richly ...
Louis Iv
Louis Iv. (c.1287-1347). Holy Roman Em Peror From 1314 To 1347, Surnamed The Bavarian. Lie Was A Son Of Louis The Strict, Duke Of Upper Bavaria, And Matilda, Daughter Of The Emperor Rudolph I. Of Hapsburg. He Succeeded His Father In 1294. His Mother Being Regent. But After A Long ...
Louis Ix
Louis Ix., Known As Saint Loms (1215 70). King Of France From 1226 To 1270. He Was Born April 25, 1215, And Succeeded His Father, Louis In 1226. His Mother, Blanche Of Castile, A Woman Of Great Talent And Sincere Piety, Was Regent During Hi, Minority, And Be Stowed On ...
Louis Philippe
Louis Philippe, Fe'l(4)' ( 1773-1850 . King Of The French From 1830 To 1848. Ile Was The Eldest Son Of Philippe, Duke Of Or Leans, And Was Born In Paris. October 6, 1773. He Received At His Birth The Title Of Duke Of Va Lois, And Afterwards That Of Duke ...
Louis Xi 1423 83
Louis Xi. (1423-83). King Of France From 1461 To 1483. He Was The Eldest Son Of Charles Vii., And Was Born At Bourges, July 3, 1423. Louis Was By Nature Cruel, Tyrannical, And Per Fidious. And In 1440 And 1456 He Made Unsuccess Ful Attempts Against His Father's Throne. He ...
Louis Xii 1462 1515
Louis Xii. (1462-1515). King Of France From 149s To 1515. He Was The Son Of Charles. Duke Of Orleans, And Was Born At Blois, June 27, 1462.. During The Reign Of Charles V111. He Set Himself Up In Opposition To The Court And Was Imprisoned For Three Years (1487-90). Upon ...
Louis Xiii 1601 43
Louis Xiii. (1601-43). King Of France From 1610 To 1643. Ile Was The Son Of Henry Iv. And Maria De' Medici, And Was Born At Fon Tainebleau. September 27, 1601. He Succeeded To The Throne On The Death Of His Father, Alay 14, 1610, His Mother Becoming Regent. Louis Xl11. ...
Louis Xiv 163s 1715
Louis Xiv. (163s-1715). King Of France From 1643 To 1715. Called 'the Great.' He Was The Son Of Louis Xiii. And Anne Of Austria, And Was Horn At Saint-germain-en-laye, September 15 (16?), 1638. He Became King, Of France At The Age Of Five By The Death Of His Father, Slav ...
Louis Xv 1710 74
Louis Xv. (1710-74). King Of France From 1715 To 1774. He Was The Son Of The Duke Of Burgundy, Who Died In 1712. And A Great Grandson Of Louis Xiv. He Was Born At Ver Sailles, February 15, 1710, And Succeeded To The Throne September 1. 1715. The Duke Of ...
Louis Xvi 1754 93
Louis Xvi. (1754-93). King Of France From 1774 To 1792. He Was The Third Son Of The Dauphin Louis, Only Son Of Louis Xv., And Was Born At Versailles, August 23. 1754. By The Death Of His Father And His Elder Brothers He Became Dauphin (1765). He Was A Lover ...
Louis Xviii 1755 1824
Louis Xviii. (1755-1824). King Of France From 1814 To 1824. He Was A Younger Brother Of Louis Xvi., And Was Horn At Versailles, No Vember 17, 1755. He Received The Title Of Count Of Provence. In 1771 He Married Maria Josephine Louisa, Daughter Of Victor Amadeus Ill., Of Sar Dinia. ...
Louisburg
Louisburg, A Town On The Atlantic Coast Of Cape Breton Island, Eommand Ing The Entrance To The Gulf Of Saint Lawrence, A Position Which Gave It Great Importance During The French And English Wars Of The Eighteenth Century. Cape Breton Island Was Secured To The French By The Peace Of ...
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase. The Purchase By The United States From France In 1803 Of The .province Of Louisiana.' In The Spring Of 1802 News Reached The United Stales That Spain, By The Secret Treaty Of San Ildefonso, Concluded In October, 1800, Had Retroceded Louisiana To France, And The Uneasiness Caused Thereby ...
Louse As
Louse (as.. /fis.. Ce•. Lang. Louse: Perhaps Connected With As. /(wg, 011g, Truth. Lairs, Empty, Vain. As. Gosh. Liusan. O1ig. For-liosan• Ger. Ver-lie•en, To Lose, Lat. Lucre, Gk. ?ago, Lycin, To Loose, Destroy). A Parasitic Bug Of The Suborder Anoplu•a Or Para Sita, Which Contains The Single Family Pediculi The, ...
Louvain
Louvain, Lird'v5n' Leuven, Ger. Lihren). A Famous Town In The Province Of Brabant. Belgium, Situated On The Dyle. Is Miles By Rail East Of Brussels (map: Belgium, C 4). The Old Ramparts Of The Town. Over 7 Miles In Circumference, Have Been Converted Into Prome Nades. Architecturally, Louvain Is Of ...
Louvre
Louvre, Palace Or The. An Exten Sive Group Of Buildings In Paris, Including And Connected With A Quadrangular Square On The North Bank Of The Seine, In The Centre Of The City. The Site Is Supposed To Have Been Originally A Hunting-site, And Was Later A Castle. The Main Keep ...
Lowndes
Lowndes, Wititalt ( 1782-1822 ) . An American Political Leader And Legislator. He Was Born At Saint Bartholomew's Parish, Colic Ton County, S. C.: Was Educated In England And At Charleston; Studied Law, And Was Admitted To The Bar In 1804, But Practiced For Only A Year; And Then, Having ...
Loyson
Loyson, Lw:i'zon'. Charles, Better Known From His Monastic Name. As Pere Hyacinthe A Famous French Preacher. Ile Was Born At Orleans, March 10. 1827, And Received His Early Education At Pau, Where His Father Was Rector Of The Academy.. Ile Studied Four Years At The Theological Seminary Of Saint Sulpiee, ...
Lu Chu Loo Choo
Loo-choo, Lu-chu, Liu-kiu, Liu Chiu, Or Riu-kiu. A Chain Of 55 Islands (36 Of Them Inhabited) Which Originally Formed The Kingdom Of Loo-choo, But Which Are Now A Part Of The Empire Of Japan. They Lie In The Pacific Ocean Between The Parallels Of 24° And 30° N., And The ...
Lubbock
Lubbock, Sir John, Lord Antru' (1834 —). An English Naturalist, Anthropologist, And Publicist. He Was Born In London, The Son Of Sir John W. Lubbock, A Banker, Also Noted As An Astronomer And Mathematician. He Was Edu Cated At Eton, And Then Entered His Father's Banking House. He Began Early ...
Lubbock_2
Lubbock, Sir John William (1803-65). An English Astronomer, Born At Westminster. He 'received His Education At Trinity College, Cambridge, Where He Graduated In 1825. He Devoted Himself To Astronomical Research, And Contributed Many Papers To The Proceedings Of The Royal Astronomical Society And Royal Soci Ety. Of Which He Became ...
Lubeck
Lubeck. One Of The Three City States Of The German Empire (map: Germany, D 2). It Is Composed Of The Free Hanseatic City Of Lubeck, On The Trace, 40 Miles By Rail Northeast Of Ham Burg; The Territory Lying Between Prussia. The Baltic Sea, 'mecklenburg. And Oldenburg; And Nine Enclaves ...
Lubke
Lubke, Lap'ke, Wilhelm ( 1826-93) . A Ger Man Art-historian, Born At Dortmund. He Studied At Bonn And Berlin; Was Professor Of Architecture At The Berlin Bauakademie (1s57-61), And Of The History Of Art At Zurich (1861-66), Stuttgart (1806-85), And Karlsruhe (1885-93). He Wrote, In A Comprehensive And Readable Style, ...
Lubricants
Lubricants (from Lat. Lubrica•c, To Make Smooth, From Labricus. Slippery). Substances Ap Plied To The Friction Surfaces Of Machinery To Reduce The Resistance Of Friction To Motion. Lubrication Is The Process Of Applying Lubri Cants. Lubricants May He Either Solid Or Liquid. The Requisities Of A Good Lubricant Are: I ...
Lucan M Anne1 I
Lucan (m. Ann.e1 I A.d. 39 (15 , The Chief Roman Poet Of The Silver \ge. Ile Was Born At Corduba (the Nio.brn Cordova), In Spain. 39. And Brought To It -innin His In Fancy By His Father. Silo Was A Younger 1»., Flier Of The Philosopher Seneca. 11( Rev( ...
Lucas Van Leyden
Lucas Van Leyden,. Van Li'den (1494 1533). A Dutch Painter, Line-engraver, And Designer For Woodcuts. He Was Born At Leyden. The Son Of Huig Jaeobsz. An Engraver, From Whom He Received His First Instruction. He Also Studied Under Cornelis Engelbreehtsen In 150s, And At An Early Age Was A Celebrated ...
Lucca
Lucca, Inlekft. A Famous And Charming City Of Italy, In The Province Of Lucca, Tuscany, 15 Miles Northeast Of Pisa (map: E 4). It Was Formerly The Capital Of The Principality Of Lucca. It Is A Medieval, Multi-colored Town, Situated In A Productive Plain, And Surrounded By Fortifications Which Form ...
Lucerne
Lucerne, Id13-sern', Fr. Pron. Brsftrni. A Canton Of North Central Switzerland, Bounded By The Canton Of Aargau On The North, Zug And Unterwalden On The East, And Bern On The South And West. Its Area Is 579 Square Miles. The Southern Part Belongs To The Great Alpine High Land, Two ...
Lucerne_2
Lucerne, Fr. Prom. The Capital Of The Canton Of Lucerne, Switzerland, Situated On The Reuss, Where It Issues 'rum The Northwest Extremity Of The Lake Of Lucerne (map: Switzerland, C 1). Its Location In An Amphi Theatre Of Mountains, Including The Rigi And Ninths, And Its M•dieval Towers And Wall,, ...
Lucian
Lucian, Lu'shan (gk. Amaavoc, Loukianos, L. Lueianus). (c.120-e.200 A.d.). The Most Bril Liant Representative Of The Revived Greek Litera Ture Under The Boman Empire, And One Of The World's Greatest Wits. ]le Was Born About The Year A.d. 120 At Samosata, The Capital Of The Syrian District Of Commagene. Except ...
Lucid Interval
Lucid Interval (lat. /ucidus, Bright, From /ucere, To Shine). The True Definition Of Lucid Interval, According To The Alienist. Is: A Period Of Time, Of From An Hour's To A Few Days' Duration, During Which An Insane Per Son Appears Sane In Speech And Act, And In General Manner And ...
Lucius
Lucius, The' Name Of Three Popes. Lucius 1. Pope Probably From June 25, 253, To March 5, 254. That He Was Banished For A Time Is Evident From A Letter Of Cyprian In Emigrant Lation Upon His Release From Exile. The Asser Tion That He Died A Martyr's Death Eannot, ...
Lucknow
Lucknow, Ifik'nou. The Capital Of Oudh, British India, On The Right Bank Of The Gumti. 42 Miles Northeast Of Cawnpore. And 675 Miles Northwest Of Calcutta By Rail (map: India, D 3). The River Here, Spanned By Three Bridges, One Of Iron, Is Navigable For Several Miles Above The Town, ...
Lucretius
Lucretius (tiles Lucretius Carl's ) (e.99-c.55 B.c.). A Roman Poet Of The First Rank. Of The Details Of His Life Practically Nothing Is Known. An Entry In The Chronicle Of Saint Jerome, Tinder The Year U.c. 94. Records "the Birth Of The Poet Lucretius, Who Lost His Reason Through A ...
Lucullijs
Lucullijs, Lt'ctts Li•inws (e.110-c.57 We.). A Distinguished Roman General. In The First Mithridatie War He Commanded The 'elect As Legate Of Stilla. In C.c. 77 Be Filled The Office Of Prxtor, And Immediately After Held The Ad; Lin Of The Province Of Africa. In N.c. He Was Chosen Consul Along ...
Luddites
Lud'dites (said To He Named From Ned Lud, An Imbecile Who In A. Fit Of Rage Broke Two Stock Ing-frames). The Name First Assumed In 1811 By Bands Of English Workmen Organized For The Destruction Of Machinery The Risings Were Due In Part To A General Indus Trial Depression, And ...
Ludlow
Ludlow, Rocca; (c.1590-e.1665). An Eng Lish Colonial Lawyer And Administrator In Amer Ica. Ile Was Born At Dinton, Baycliffe. Wilt Shire: Was Educated At Balliol College, Oxford, And Afterwards Studied Law. Lie Went To New England In 1630. And Became One Of The First Set Tlers Of Dorchester, Mass. For ...
Lukacs
Lukacs, In'kiteh, Bela Vox ( I. An Hungarian Statesman, Born At Zalatna. Lie Stud Ied Law At Pesth, Was Elected To The Diet In 1872. And In 1ss6 Became Director Of The Hun Garian State Railways, In Which Capacity He In Troduced Important Reforms. (in The Death Of Barons, In ...
Lumbago
Lumbago (lat., Disease Or Weakness Of The Loins). A Very Common And Painful Affection Of The Muscles Of The Loins And Their Tendinous At Tachments. It Comes On Suddenly, And In Very Severe Cases Completely Incapacitates The Patient, Who May Be Unable To Turn In Bed Or To Rise From ...
Lumber Industry
Lumber Industry (probably Connected With Saved. Bore, To Resound. From Dial. Swed. Ljumm, Icel. H/j5m•, Sound, H/iuma, Hear Ing; So Called As Being 'lumbering' Things). The Production And Manufacture Of Timber For Build Ing Purposes (boards, Planks. Joists, Shingles, Etc.). Telegraph-poles, Timber For Ship-building, Railroad-ties, Pulp-wood, Paving-blocks. Wood For Furniture ...
Lumber Trade In
Lumber Trade In E•rope. The Accompanying Table Shows (i) The Area Of Forests In Europe. And (•.) The Net Annual Imports Or Exports Of Lumber From European Countries. From These Two Tables It Is Evident That Not Quite One-third Of The Area Of Europe Is Forest Land, And That The ...
Lumbricoid
Lumbricoid ( From Lat. Lionbricus, Intes Tinal Worm 4- Gk. Ethos, Rictus, Form). A Nema Tode Worm Found As A Parasite In The Human Intestine. It Is A Reddish-yellow Worm From S Inches To 16 Inches In Length, And Nearly One-half Inch In Diameter, Round, And With A Tapering Tail. ...
Luminosity Of Animals
Luminosity Of Animals (alt,. Lumil:ositos, Splendor, From Lat. Luminosus, From Tuturn, Light. From Merry, To Shine; Connect Ed With Gk. Xelucbs, Leukos, White, Skt. Rue, To Shine, ()church Slay. Tuella, Moon, Orr. 14chc, Lightning. 0111 . Huh/. Ger. Licht, As. Lr.oht, Eng. Light). The Property Possessed By Many Ani Mals ...
Lumpsucker
Lumpsucker (so Called From The Awkward Shape Of The Fish, And Its Adhering Power 1. Or Lun1rfisii. An Uncouth Fish Of The Family Cy Elopterida% Formerly Discolioli1. Oval In Shape, And With The Skin Studded With Eonical Bony Tu Benches. The Fins Are Short And The Ventral: Unite To Form ...
Lunacy
Lunacy (from Lat. Lona, Moon) (in Law). When An Insane Person Becomes So Incompetent Mentally As To He Unable To Care Properly For His Own Person Or Property, Or As To Be Danger Ous To The Persons Or Property Of Others, It Be Comes The Right And Duty Of The ...
Lunar Theory
Lunar Theory. A Theory Dealing With The Disturbances, In The Moon's Orbit Produced By The Other Heavenly Bodies Which Attract The Moon. (if These, The Sun Is The Only One That Affects The Moon Directly. The Planets Also Act Upon The Moon, Hut Their Mass Is Too Small And Their ...
Luneburg
Luneburg, In'ne-lirk. An Ancient Town Of The Province Of Hanover. Germany. Situated On The Ilmenau, A Tributary Of The Elbe. About Si) Miles Southeast Of Hamburg. (map: Prussia, 1) 2). It Is Mediceval In Appearance, With Its Narrow Streets, Ancient Buildings, And A Portion Of Its Walls. Its Churches Are ...
Luneville
Luneville, In'na'01'. A Town In The De Partment Of Meurthe-et-moselle, France, On The :nfeurthe. Miles By Rail Southeast Of Nancy (map: France. N 3 ). The Church Of Saint Jacques (17:30-45). Decorated With Frescoes And Wood Carvings, Is Worthy Of Notice. The Former Palace Of The Dukes Of Lorraine (1703-06) ...
Lung
Lung, Luting (chin., Dragon). The Chief Of The Four Supernatural Beasts Of Chinese Legen Dary Lore, And Of The 360 Species Of Scaly Reptiles. As Usually Represented The Lung Has A Scaly. Serpentine Body, With Four Feet Armed With Long Claws, A Bearded Scowling Head, Straight Horns, A Line Of ...
Lung Worms As
Lung-worms (as. Langen, Ohg. Lungunna, Ger. Lunge, Lung: Connected With As. /roht, L(ht, Lilt, Goth. Lrilrt.o. Ohg. Lihti. Mit, Ger. Kieht. Lat. Kris, Gk. Duchy:. Lith. Leng T•us, Skt. Tayhu, Raghn. Light. Not Heavy). Slen Der, Round Worms Of The Species Strongylus ...hrongylas Ru Lose( Ns. And Newlali Oris, Which ...
Lupine
Lupine (lat. Lupinus, Lupinum, Lupine, From Lupin Us, Wolfish, From Lupus, Gk. )okos, Lykos, Oath. Waifs, As. Wolf, Eng., 0i1g. Wolf, “er. Wolf, ()church Slay. Vlfikfi, Lith. Skt. Rrka, Wolf ; Connected With Skt. Rra.ic, To Rend, Gk. Helkein, ()church Slay. R/ckati; To Haul), Impinus. A Genus Of Annual And ...
Lupus
Lupus (lat., Wolf ). A Term Denoting A Form Of Tuberculosis Of The Skin Appearing At First In Small Nodules. These Nodules Are Of Dark, Reddish Color, And Are Soft. They Increase In Size In Time And Sometimes Form Appreciable Elevations While Starting Beneath The Surface. They May Become Absorbed ...
Lusitania
Lu'sita'nia. A District Of Ancient His Pania (q.v.), Which, As The Country Occupied By The Lusitani, Was, According To Strain), Bounded South By The Tagus, And North And West By The Ocean. Its Extent Afterwards Was Contracted By The Growing Importance Of The Calla-ci, And The River Durius (douro) Became ...
Lustration
Lustration (lat. Lustratio, From Lustrare, To Purify, From Lustrutn, Purificatory Sacrifice, From Lucre, Gk. Aoticcv, Lauein, To Wash). An An Cient Ceremony, The Object Of Which Was To Retain Or Reestablish Those Friendly Relations With The Gods Upon Which The Prosperity Of The Community Depends. This May Be Accomplished By ...
Lute Of
Lute (of. Lot, Lent, Fr. Loth, From Sp. Lath', Pert. Alande, Lute, From Ar. Nl Tirl, The Lute. From The, And '17d, Late, Wood). An Obsolete Stringed Musical Instrument, Which Has Been Superseded By The Harp And Guitar. It Consisted Of A Table Of Fir; A Body Or Belly, Shaped ...
Luther
Lu'ther, Almmx 14s3-1546). Found Er Of Protestant Civilization," As Ptleidere• Him, Was Of Lowly Origin. The Child Of Peasant Parents, He Was Horn On November 10. 1483. In The Heart Of Germany, At Eisleben, Saxony. His Father, Hans A Miner. And Hi. Mother, Margaret, Were Austerely Virtuous And They Were ...
Lutzen
Lutzen, Ln'tsen. A Small Town In The Prus Sian Province Of Saxony, 10 Miles Southwest Of Leipzig, With 3838 Inhabitants In 1900. It Is Famous For Two Battles Fought In Its Vicinity. The First Battle Of Liitzen Was Fought In The Course Of The Thirty Years' War, Between Gus Tavus ...
Luxembourg Palace
Luxembourg Palace. A Palace Situ Ated In The Rue De Vaugirard, In The Southern Part Of Paris, Celebrated For Its Architecture, Its Gallery Of Modern French Art, And Its Gar Dens. Its Erection Was Begun In 1616 By Salo Mon De Brosse, For Maria De' Medici, And Its Rusticated Masonry ...
Luxemburg
Luxemburg. The Capital Of The Grand Duchy Of Luxemburg, Picturesquely Situated On The .alsette, 42 Miles North Of Metz By Rail (map: Belgium, E 5). The City Consists Of Two Parts. The Oberstadt, Or Upper Town, Crowning A Rocky Height, 200 Feet Above The Unterstiidte. Or Lower Town, Which Lies ...
Luxemburg 111
Luxemburg. .111 Itmdlependent Grand Duchy Of Bounded By The Prussian Rhine Province Ou The North And East, German Lor Raine And France On The South, And Belgium On The West Germany, B 4). Area, 998 Square Miles. The Northern And More Elevated Part Of The Eountry Belongs To The Region ...
Luxor
Lux'or. A Village Of Upper Egypt. On The East Bank Of The Nile, In About Latitude 25' 50' N.. Standing Upon The Site Of Ancient Thebes. A Little To The Southwest Of Karnak (q.v.). Its Arabic Name El-knsnr ( Plural Of El Ka!sr) , Of Which Luxor Is A Corruption, ...
Lvoff
Lvoff, At.f.xt:t Feononoviren I 17fn Is70). A Russian Musician, And Composer Of The National Hymn. Ile Was Horn At Peval, Where His Father Was A Well-known Nutsivian- Llr Was Educated For The Army. And After Graduating Front The Military Teelmical Leommunciation) Institute He Received A Commission In The Im Perial ...
Lycia
Lycia, Lish'i-a (lat., From Gk. Avkia,lykia). .a Country On The Southwestern Coast Of Asia :mino•• Bounded On The Northwest By C'aria, On The North By Phrygia, On The Northeast By Pisidia, And On The East By Pamphylia. Theancient Inhabit Ants Are Said To Have Been Two Races Called The So/yna ...
Lycian Language
Lycian Language. The Native Lat.guage Of The Ancient Lycians Is Only Imperfectly Known. In 1538 And 1540 Fellows Discovered And Copied Thirty Inscriptions In Ly•ia. Among These. One Found At Xanthus Covered The Four Sides Of A Large Obelisk Having, In Addition To 235 Lines Of Lyeian. A Greek Of ...
Lycopodiames
Ly'copodiames (neo-lat. Nom. Pl., From \titan, Lykos, Wolf + Irons, Pans, Foot: So Called From The Appearance Of The Roots). One Of The Three Great Divisions Of Fern-plants (pterido Phytes), And Usually Regarded As The One Of High Est Rank. Popularly They Are Called 'elub-mosses.' And The Majority Of Them ...
Lydia
Lyd'ia (lat., From Gk. Aucba). An Ancient Country Of Asia Minor. Bounded On The West By Ionia, On The South By Calla, On The East By Phry Gia, And On The North By Mysia. The Earliest Greek Name For The Country Is Said To Have Been Nronia. The Inhabitants Are ...
Lyell
Ly'ell, Sir Charles (1797-is75). One Of The Most Eminent Contributors To Geological Science. He Was Born At Kinnordy, Scotland, The Son Of Charles Lyell, Who Attained Some Dis Tinction As A Scientist And Student Of Dante. He Received His Early Education At Midhurst And Entered Exeter College. Oxford, Where His ...
Lyly
Lyly, Lift, John (c.1554-1606). An English Romancer And Dramatist, Born In Kent, About 1554. Be Graduated At Magdalen College, Ox Ford, In 1573, And Became N.a. In 1575, And Was Incorporated M.a. At Cambridge In 1579; Went To London And Strove Unsuccessfully To Win A Place At Court; Secured The ...
Lyme Grass
Lyme-grass (itnc. Obsolete Spelling Of Hinge -f- Grass), Elymus. A Genus Of Grasses Of Which There Are About 30 Species. Natives Of The Temperate And Colder Regions Of The Northern Heniisphere. The Sea Lyme-grass ( Elym As Arena Rius), Frequent On The Sandy Shores Of Various Parts Of Europe, And ...
Lymph
Lymph (lat. Lyni Vim. °int. Inmpha, Oscan Diampa. Clear Water: Eon/meted With Thu Plat's. Clear. Ck. Maireiy, Lam Pi In. To Shim). The Term Applied By Physiologists To The Fluid Contained In The Lymphatics (q.v.). Ii Is A Colorless Or Faintly Yellowish-red Fluid. Of A Rather Saltish Taste, And With ...
Lymphatic
Lymphatic. A Vessel Containing Lymph (q.v.), Also Called An Absorbent, From The Prop Erty Which It Possesses Of Absorbing Foreign Mat Ters Into The System And Carrying Them Into The Circulation. The Lymphatic System Includes Not Only The Lymphatic Vessels And The Glands Through Which They Pass, Hut Also The ...
Lynch Law
Lynch Law. In The United States, A Term Applied To The Summary Method Of Inflicting Pun Ishment For Certain Offenses Without Authority Of Law. Formerly The Term Was Applied To Any Unauthorized Punishment. But Now It Is Re Stricted Mainly To Punishment By Death. The Origin Of The Term Is ...
Lynchburg
Lynch'burg. A City In Campbell County, Va., 124 Miles Wet By South Of Riel N Nod And 172 Miles From Washington. D. C.; On The •lames River, And On The Chesapeake And C Olio, The Nor Folk And Western, And The Southern Railroads (map: Virginia, 11•: 4). The Situation Of ...
Lynn
Lynn, Tin. An Important Manufacturing, City In Essex County, Mass., 12 Miles Northeast Of Boston; On Massachusetts Bay. And On The Boston And Maine And The Boston. Revere Beach And Lynn (narrow Gauge) Railroads (map: Massachusetts, F 3). The City. .11 1-3 Square Miles In Extent, Is Near Several Seaside ...
Lynn Regis
Lynn Regis, Tin Rejig. Or King's Lynn. A Seaport In The County Of Norfolk. England, Three Miles From The Mouth Of The Great Ouse. And 41 Miles Northwest Of Norwich (map: England. G 4). It Has Fine Ecclesiastical Buildings, National Schools, And Charitable Institutions. Its Grammar School ( Where Eugene ...
Lyon Court
Lyon Court (obsolete Spelling Of Lion ; So Called Front The Lion On The Royal Shield). An In Ferior Court Of Scotland, Having Jurisdiction In Questions Regarding Coat Armor And Precedency, And Also In Certain Matters Connected With The Execution Of The Law. Lt Is Presided Over By The Lyon ...
Lyons
Ly'ons ( Fr. Lyon, Lat. Lugdunum). The Third City Of France In Respect To Population, And Second Only To Paris In Industrial Impor Tance. It Is The Capital Of The Department Of The Rhone, And Is Situated At The Confluence Of The Rhone With The Saone, 240 Miles Southeast Of ...
Lyric Poetry
Lyric Poetry (lat. Lyricus, From Gk. Xupacos, Lyrikos, Relating To The Lyre, From Xi:pa, Lyra. Lyre). A Name Given By The Creeks To A Kind Of Poetry Chanted Or Sung To The Accom Paniment Of A Lyre. Though The Lyric Element Is Often Apparent In Epic, Dramatic, Didactic, Or Other ...
Lysias
Lysias, Lish'i-as (lat.. From Gk. Avatar) (e.450-380 N.c.). The Third In Point Of Time Of The Ten Attic Orators Of The Canon Alexandrinus (q.v.). Ilis Father Was Cephalus. A Wealthy Syra Eusan, Who Was Induced By Pericles To Move To Athens. Where He Became A Resident Alien, The Friend Of ...
Lysimachia
Lysimachia, (lat., From Gk. Nuao.t.cix/op, Lysinwchion, A Medicinal Herb, Sup Posed To Be Named In Honor Of Atartaaxos, Lysi Machos, Lysimachus, A King Of Thrace, But More Probably From Loosing Strife. From Xime, Lyein, To Loose + Pixn, Muck(', Strife), Or Loosestrife. A Genus Of Plants Of The Natu Ral ...
Lysimeter
Lysimeter, (from Gk. A Dissolving -i-- Eietron, Measure), Or Drain -ga Uti E. A Device For Collecting And Measuring The Water (rain) Percolating Through Soils. It Is Essentially A Water-tight Box Or Cylinder Of Definite Content, As A Cubic Yard Or Meter, Or Inclosing A Definite Area, As Or Acre, ...
Lysippus
Lysip'pus (lat., From Gk. Atioarrosi A Celebrated Greek Sculptor. A Native Of Sicyon, In The Peloponnesus, He Was At First A Worker In Bronze, And Then Applied Himself To Statuary, Becoming The Head Of The Sicyonian School, And The Founder Of A New Style, Which Was At The Basis Of ...
Lythriiivi
Lythriiivi Nvo• T., From G K. ;ttapoc, Ly Ron, Gore; So Called From The Crimson Or Pur Ple Color Of The Flowers). A Geniis Of H•rhaceons Plants, Called Also Loosestrite In Common With 14,illivachia (q.v.), Although Belonging To An Other Order, Primulacea-. The Herb Is Slender, With Opposite Or Scattered, ...