

LAS 4 



LARGHZT'TO fit.) In mtttic, a little 

 quicker than largo 



LAR'SO. In music, an Italian term for 

 a slow movement, one degree quicker 

 than adagio. 



LARK'SFUR. In botany. Set DELPHI- 

 NIUM. The British species is the Z. con- 

 solida, an annual. 



LAR'MIER, a French term, used in archi- 

 tecture synonymously with corona, the 

 upper member of a cornice. In the Go- 

 thic architecture it is a sort of plinth, the 

 upper surface of which is inclined, and 

 the inferior part hollowed in a round 

 canal, to throw the water from the wall. 



LA'IIUS, the gull. A genus of birds. 

 Order Palmipedes ; Family Longipeimes, 

 Cuv. The gulls are voracious and cow- 

 ardly birds ; they swarm about the sea- 

 shore and feed on fish, dead bodies, &c. 

 They have been divided into yoelands, 

 which embrace the great black gull, L. 

 tuarinus and L. glaticus, and motives or 

 tnouettes, which embrace the smaller spe- 

 cies. The common gull is the Z. cyano- 

 rhynctts, Meyer. It feeds on shell-fish. 



LAR'VA, Lat. larva, a mask. An insect 

 in the caterpillar state. The adjective 

 larval is applied to a larva, and also to a 

 disease of the skin, a species of porrigo. 



LAR'VATE, Lat. larv'aius, masked; ap- 

 plied in entomology. 



LARVIP'ARA, Lat. larva and pario, 1 

 bring forth. Those insects are so called 

 which bring forth larvae instead of eggs. 



LARYM'GEAL, appertaining to the la- 

 rynx, as the laryngeal nerves and arteries. 



LARYNGIS'MUS, a genus of disease 

 formed by Dr. M. Good to include the af- 

 fection commonly called spasmodic croup, 

 which he, in connection with most others, 

 regards as depending on spasm of the 

 muscles which close the larynx. 



LARTNGI'TIS, inflammation of the larynx, 

 a dangerous disease. 



LARYNGOFH'ON Y, from larynx, and ^a/nj, 

 the voice. The sound of the voice as 

 heard through the stethoscope applied 

 over the larynx. 



LARYN'GOTOMY, from larynx, and nfAvu, 

 to cut. The same as bronehotomy (q. v.). 



LA'RYNX, Kct^vyl- A cartilaginous ca- 

 vity, situated behind the tongue, in the 

 anterior part of the fauces. It is the 

 organ of voice. 



LAS'CAR, in the East Indies, a camp-fol- 

 lower. The term is employed by Euro- 

 peans to designate native seamen. 



LASERPI'TICM, a genus of poronnial 

 plants. Pentandria Diyynia. Hcrcules'- 

 all-heal, or wound-wort, heart-wort, or 

 sermountain, the white gentian. &c., are 

 species, and by some the popular name 

 luser-wort is applied to all the species. 

 Vorope. 



i-xsr, a load ; hence a certain weight or 



9 LAT 



measure. The last, however, varies with 

 respect to different articles. Thus a last 

 of codfish, white herrings, meal and ashes, 

 is 12 barrels, a last of corn is 10 quarters, 

 of gunpowder, 24 barrels, of red herrings, 

 20 cades, of hides. 12 dozen, of leather, 20 

 dickers, of pitch and tar, 14 barrels, 

 of wool, 12 sacks of flax, and feathers, 

 1700 Ibs. 



LATEE'N. A lateen sail is a triangular 

 sail, extended by a lateen yard, which is 

 slung about a quarter the distance from 

 the lower end, which is brought down at 

 the tack while the other end is elevated 

 at an angle of 45 : used in zebecs, pol- 

 acres, and setees, in the Mediterranean. 



LA'TENT, Lat. latens, hidden. When any 

 body is in equilibrium with the bodies 

 which surround it with respect to its heat, 

 that quantity which it contains is not 

 perceptible by any external sign, and is 

 therefore termed combined caloric or 

 latent heat. See HEAT and CALORIC. 



LATERAL OPERATION. A surgical term 

 applied to one of the methods of cutting 

 for the stone. 



LA'TERAN COUNCILS, those councils held 

 in the basilica of the Latin Church at 

 Kome. 



LAT'ERE. A legate A latere is a pope's 

 legate or envoy: so called, because sent 

 from his side from among his assistants 

 and counsellors. 



LATERIFO'LIOCS, from latus, a side, and 

 folium, a leaf. An epithet for flowers 

 which grow on the side of a leaf at the 



LATH. 1. From Celtic, Hath, a rod. A 

 thin narrow slip of wood nailed to the 

 rafters of a roof, &c., to receive the plaster. 

 Kunners used to support tiles are also 

 called laths. Sap and deal laths are used 

 for the former purpose, heart-of-oak laths 



for the latter. 2. From Sax. lew, from 



lewian, to call together ; a part or division 

 of a country. According to the laws of 

 Edward the Confessor, the lath in some 

 countries, answered to the trithing or third 

 part in others. 



LATH-BRICKS, a peculiar sort of bricks 

 made in some parts of England of 22 inches 

 in length and 6 inches in breadth. They 

 are used in place of laths or spars, sup- 

 ported by pillars in oasts, for the drying 

 of malt, and are vastly superior to wood. 



LATHE, a very useful engine or machine 

 for the turning of wood, ivory, iron, &c. 



lecture, three-coat plaster work. The first 

 is called pricking up, the second, floating, 

 the third or finishing is done with fine 

 stuff. 



LATH-LAID AND SET, two-coat plaster 

 work. The first coat is called laying. 



LATH-PLASTERED, SET, AND COLOVHED. 

 The same as lath-laid, set, and colotired. 



LATH-PRICKED UP, FLOATEP, AND 8 



2 E 2 



