The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological, Volumen3Blackie & son; New-York, The Century Company, 1883 |
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... loose . Luke iii . 16 . Naut . same as Latching ( lach'ing ) , n . Latch , 2 . Latch - key ( lach'ke ) , n . A key used to raise the latch of a door . Late ( lat ) , a . [ A. Sax . lat ; D. laat , Icel . latr , late , slow , tardy ...
... loose . Luke iii . 16 . Naut . same as Latching ( lach'ing ) , n . Latch , 2 . Latch - key ( lach'ke ) , n . A key used to raise the latch of a door . Late ( lat ) , a . [ A. Sax . lat ; D. laat , Icel . latr , late , slow , tardy ...
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... loose . ] 1. Loose ; flabby ; soft ; not tense , firm , or rigid ; as , lax flesh ; a lax fibre . - 2 . Slack ; not tightly stretched or drawn ; as , a lax cord . - 3 . † Of loose texture ; as , gravel and the like laxer matter ...
... loose . ] 1. Loose ; flabby ; soft ; not tense , firm , or rigid ; as , lax flesh ; a lax fibre . - 2 . Slack ; not tightly stretched or drawn ; as , a lax cord . - 3 . † Of loose texture ; as , gravel and the like laxer matter ...
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... loose cord , from L. laxus , loose . ] 1. A thong of leather , or long line by which a falconer holds his hawk or a courser his dog . E'en like a fawning greyhound in the leash , To let him slip at will . 2. Among sportsmen , a brace ...
... loose cord , from L. laxus , loose . ] 1. A thong of leather , or long line by which a falconer holds his hawk or a courser his dog . E'en like a fawning greyhound in the leash , To let him slip at will . 2. Among sportsmen , a brace ...
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... loose leg , to lead an independent and generally licentious life . [ Vulgar slang . ] - To have not a leg left , to have not a leg to stand on , to have exhausted all one's strength or resources . - On one's last legs . See under LAST ...
... loose leg , to lead an independent and generally licentious life . [ Vulgar slang . ] - To have not a leg left , to have not a leg to stand on , to have exhausted all one's strength or resources . - On one's last legs . See under LAST ...
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... loose , to free from restraint ; to permit to wander at large . To let off , ( a ) to allow to escape ; to release , as from a penalty or an engage- ment . ( b ) To discharge , as an arrow ; to fire , as a gun . To let out , ( a ) to ...
... loose , to free from restraint ; to permit to wander at large . To let off , ( a ) to allow to escape ; to release , as from a penalty or an engage- ment . ( b ) To discharge , as an arrow ; to fire , as a gun . To let out , ( a ) to ...
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