laggen 
But or the day was done, I trow, 
Thelaqgen they hno clautet 
Fu' clean that day. Burr*. A Dream. 
lagger 1 (lag'6r), n. 
+ -erl.] A laggard. 
Whether you prove a layyer in the race, 
Or with a vigorous ardour urge your pace, 
I shall maintain uiy usual rate, no more. 
Francit, tr. of Horace's Epistles, 11., To Lollius. 
(jer 2 (lag'er). n. [Prob. a dial. var. of layer, 
as lii/i/i-r of Kei-l.] 1. A narrow strip of ground. 
2.' A groon lane. [Prov. Bug. in both senses.] 
lagging (lag'ing), . [Verbal n. of lagi, r.] 1. 
The act of walking or moving slowly, or of fall- 
ing behind. 2. Inarcfe.,the planking, consist- 
ing of narrow strips, extending from one rib of 
the centering of an arch, vault, or tunnel to an- 
other, and affording direct support to the vous- 
soirs until the arch or vault is closed in. 3. 
In mining, strips of wood or light timbers laid 
across the stulls in the drifts to prevent frag- 
ments of rock from falling through. In some 
coal-mines bars or rails of Iron are used for this purpose, 
and give an important increment of strength to the con- 
struction. Sometimes called lacing. 
4. In mack., same as deading. Lagging of the 
tides, the phenomenon of the lengthening of each tide- 
day, or interval between tides nearly twenty-four hours 
apart, which lengthening takes place during the time from 
new or full moon to quadrature, or from spring to neap 
tides : opposed to priming of the tides. It is due to the 
change of the relative directions of the solar and lunar at- 
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pinfish, and also bream. The genus is often in- 
cluded in JHplodus. 
Lagcecia (la-ge'shiii), n. [NL. (Linnaeus), so 
called because the umbellets are fancifully 
likened to a hare's nest; < Gr. >#?&(, 'f.ayos, a 
hare, + ootof , a house.] A genus of umbellifer- 
ous plants of the tribe Saniculea. They have but 
one style, setose fruit, pinnate leaves with awn-polnted 
teeth, and subglobose, many-flowered umbels with pec- 
tinate plnnatifid bracts. There Is only one species, L. 
cumijwUa, the wild cumin, native of the Mediterranean 
region from Spain to Syria. It has white flowers, and Is 
sometimes cultivated In gardens. See cumin. 
Lagomorpha (lag-o-mdr'fa), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. 
/Uijof, a hare, + uop^, form, shape.] The series 
or alliance of duplicidendate rodents, conter- 
minous with the suborder Duplicidentata, and 
containing the two families Leporidte and Lago- 
myida:, or hares and pikas, which are thus to- 
gether contrasted witn Myomorpha, Sciurowor- 
pha, and Hystricomorpha. The characters are 
the same as those of the suborder Dupliciden- 
tata. 
lagomorpbic (Iag-o-m6r'fik), a. [< Lagomor- 
Mta + -tc.'] Having the form or structure of a 
hare; leporine, in a broad sense; dupliciden- 
tate, as a rodent; of or pertaining to tne Lago- 
morpha, as a hare or pika. 
lagomyid (la-gom'i-id), . A rodent of the 
family Lagomyidce; a pika. 
lagotic 
low sea (called Haft) are closed In by long crescentlform 
aand-luuikB (Xehrungen); but the conditions here an quite 
different from those at the head of the Adriatic, since the 
streams flowing over the Mains of North (iertnany are not 
torrential In character. Lagoons are found In great num- 
bers along the coast of Brazil, formed there as elsewhere by 
the conflict of large detritus-bearing rivers with the ocean 
waves and tides. In regions where Spanish Is or formerly 
was the current language, the word lagoon Is likely to be 
used with more latitude of meaning, since In the Spanish 
language laguna is applied to ordinary lakes, to the bot- 
toms of deep bays, especially when these are more or less 
closed In by a narrowing of the coast-lines, so as to give 
rise to lake-like areas, and also to shallow, swampy, or 
almost dried up lakes Inland as well as near the coast 
2. With reference to Tuscany and some other 
parts of Italy, the basin of a hot spring, eppt- 
cially one from which borax is obtained: from 
the Italian use of lagone in this sense. 
The lagoon* of Tuscany are basins into which the waters 
from Sofflonl are discharged. 
Getlne, Text-Book of Geol. (2d ed.), p. 218. 
3. In occasional use, the area of still water in- 
closed within an atoll, which is often called a 
lagoon island. See atoll. 
We passed through the Low or Dangerous Archipelago, 
Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle, xviil. 
lagoon-whaling (la-gon'hwa'ling). n. The pur- 
suit of or industry of killing the California gray 
whale in the lagoons. It is the most dangerous 
kind of gray-whaling. 
-__, V Oag'inK- 11 )) *" Iu a la ggi n g man ' 
ner; loiteringly. 
lag-goose (lag'gos), . 1. The graylag: more 
fully called gray lag-goose or graylag goose. See 
graylag. 2f. A laggard. Davies. 
Beware of Gill Laggoose, disordering thy house, 
Mo dainties who catcheth than crafty fed mouse ! 
Tutser, Huabandrie, Dinner Matters. 
laght, . A Middle English form of 
Lagidium (la-jid'i-um), . [NL., < Gr. 
dim. of '/MY&f, /layof, a hare.] A genus of alpine 
rodents of the family Chinchillida; ; the South 
American chinehas or rabbit-squirrels. They are 
like chinchillas, but have long ears, long bushy tail, and 4 
toes instead of 5 on the fore feet. Two species inhabit the 
Andes of Chili, Bolivia, and Peru ; these are L. cuvieri and 
/,. paUipes. Also called LagMi. Bennett, 1833. 
lag-link (lag'lingk), n. A link for holding a 
lag (a bar, plank, etc.), as one of the links in 
an endless chain through each link of which a 
bar is passed, used in a form of bark-convey- 
er for tan-bark. 
lag-machine (lag'tna-shen*). n. A machine 
for shaping wooden lags or deading for jack- 
eting steam-pipes or -cylinders, or for covering 
drums. 
lagnappe (Ian-yap'), . [Also lagniappe; cf. 
/>rt.J A trifling article added gratis to a pur- 
chase in shops or markets to encourage custom ; 
any complimentary present from a dealer to a 
customer: as, a turkey sent at Christmas for 
lagnappe. [Louisiana.] 
The pleasant institution of napa the petty gratuity 
added by the retailer to anything bought grew the 
pleasanter, drawn out into Gallicized lagnappe. 
O. W. Cable, Creoles of Louisiana, xvl. 
Lagoa (la-go'a), n. [NL. (Harris, 1841), irreg. < 
Gr. ZayAf, Ionic Aayof, a hare.] A notable North 
American genus of bombycid moths, belonging 
" " E. The larva? are of remarkable form, 
duplicidentate rodents, of the order Glires or Bo- 
dentia; the pikas, conies, or calling-hares. The 
dental formula is : L f. c. g, pm. _ (rarely \\ m. _ x S = 
26 (or 22) teeth. The incisors are grooved and notched. 
The fore and hind limbs are of proportionate lengths ; the 
clavicles complete ; the ears large and rounded ; the eyes 
small ; the whiskers copious ; the fore paws have clawed 
digits; the hind feet are four-toed; the tail is rudimentary. 
The pelage Is soft and dense. The general aspect is rather 
that of a guinea-pig than that of a hare. Lagomyt is the 
only living genus. Titanomyi is a fossil genus of the Mio- 
cene, with only 22 teeth. 
Lagomyinae (la-gp-mi-i'ne), n. pi. [NL., < La- 
gomys + -IJKE.] The Lagomyidw rated as a sub- 
family of Leporidce. 
Lagomys (la-go'mis), n. [NL., < Gr. Xay<5c, ^yoc, 
a hare, + //.:=. mouse. ] The typical genus 
such as L. alpinus of Europe and Asia, L. ogotona of Asia, 
and L. princept of America. The last is known as the 
Little Chief Hare ( Lafotnys princtfsl. 
which produce a severe nettling effect upon the skin of 
one handling them. The cocoons mimic knots on twigs. 
--'is are known, the most abundant being L. 
. 
Lagocephalus (lag-o-sef'a-lus), n. [NL., < Gr. 
f, a hare, + KttyaM], head. ] A genus of gym- 
, 
nodont fishes of the family Tetrodontida; ; the 
rabbit-fishes. L. lavigatus is one of the largest spe- 
cies of the family, attaining a length of S feet ; it is com- 
mon in the Gulf of Mexico and West Indian waters, and 
is known as the tambor or imooth puffer. See cut under 
Tetrodontida. 
Lagodon (la-go'don), n. [< Gr. fory<if, a hare, 
+ odoi'f (oiSoir-) = E. tooth.'] A genus of spa- 
Pinfish, or Bream {Lapxton 
roid fishes, related to the seup and sheepshead. 
L. rhomboides is a United States species called 
little chief hare, cony, and starred rat. It Inhabits the 
mountains of the West as far south as New Mexico and 
Arizona. In the lower latitudes It is found only at great 
altitudes. See pika. 
lagont, n. An obsolete variant of ligan. 
Wl 1 - g>1 " 
an earthy 
Tuscan lagoons, 
lagoon (la-gBn'), n. [Also lagune, two forms 
of same ult. origin being concerned: (1) Also 
written lagune (= F. lagune), < It. laguna = 8p. 
laguna, Pg. lagoa, < L. lacuna, a ditch, lake, < 
lacus, lake ; (2) It. lagone, a pool, ang. of logo, a 
area of shallow water, or even of marshy land, 
bordering on the sea, and usually separated from 
the region of deeper water outside by a belt of 
sand or of sand-dunes, more or less change- 
able in position. Such areas are chiefly formed at the 
uiouths of rivers which bring down considerable detrital 
material from adjacent elevated land this detritus in 
course of time forming a complicated network of ridges 
separating tracts covered by shallow water, which, as the 
process of filling goes on. tend to become converted first 
into marshy and finally into dry land. The best-known 
lagoons are those near the head of the Adriatic, on its west- 
ern side, on the outer edge of which is situated Venice, 
often called the "City of the Lagoons" (la citta delle la- 
gune). The tendency of the Brenta and other small 
streams coming from the Alps to fill up the Venetian la- 
goons Is so powerful that it is only by persistent and 
costly works of hydraulic engineering that the city has to 
a certain extent retained its positk.n unchanged. A some- 
what similar condition prevails at the mouth of the Rhone. 
where, however, the lagoons are called ctangt. On the 
southern coast of the Baltic considerable areas of the shal- 
n-a), n. 
., tne eye,. 
bility to close the eye, resulting from paraly- 
sis, spasm, or local injury: so called from the 
supposition that in its natural condition the eye 
of tne hare when asleep is affected with such 
inability. Also lagophtltalmus. 
lagophthalmic (lag-of-thal'mik), a. [< lagogh- 
tltalnria + -c.] Pertaining to or affected with 
lagophthalmia. 
lagophthalmus (lag-of-thal'mus), n. [NL.: see 
Itigophtlialinia.] Same as lagojihthalmia. 
lagopode (lag'o-pod), n. [< lagopod-ous.'} A 
ptarmigan ; a snow-grouse. See Lagopus. 
lagOpodoUB (la-gop'o-dus), a. [< Gr. Aayimavs 
(-TTOO-), hare-footed:' see Lagopus.'} In goal., 
hare-footed; having the feet densely furry or 
feathery, as a lemming or a ptarmigan. See 
first cut under grouse. 
Lagopus (la-go'pus), n. [NL., < L. lagoptis, < 
Gr. Aay<i;roi'c, a bird, prob. a kind of grouse, also 
a plant, hare's-foot ; lit. 'hare-footed,' < faytx;, 
a flare, + JTOI'Y = E.foot.] 1 . A genus of grouse, 
of the family Tetraonida-, having the feet and 
nasal fossw densely feathered ; the ptarmigans. 
There are several species, most of which turn white In win- 
ter. They Inhabit alpine and boreal regions of the northern 
hemisphere. The red-game of Scotland is a peculiar in- 
sulated form which does not turn white in winter, known 
as L. icoticui. The willow -grouse is L. albut. The rock- 
ptarmigan is L. rupestris. The white-tailed ptarmigan of 
the Rocky Mountains is L. leucurut. There are other 
species. See first cut under grouM. 
2. A former generic name of the plant hare's- 
foot, Ochroma Lagopu*. 
Lagorchestes (lag-or-kes'tez), n. [NL., < Gr. 
/-/jycjf, a hare, + opx^Grf^, a dancer: see orches- 
tra.'} A genus of Australian marsupial mam- 
mals of the family Macropodidte, having the 
muffle hairy as in Macropus; the hare-kanga- 
roos. They are small, somewhat resembling hares, and 
a form in the herbage. ' 
a hare, * oro/ia, the moutn.J in leratot., harelip. 
Lagostomidse (lag-os-tom'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Lagostomus + -t<te.] A supposed family of ro- 
' " 3d by the genus Lagostomug. Also 
, as a subfamily of Chinchillida?. 
(la-gos'to-mus), . [NL., < Gr. 
i, the mouth.] A South 
American genus of hystricomorphic rodents of 
the family Chinchillida', of comparatively large 
size and stout form, with the lip cleft, the fore 
feet 4- toed, the hind 3-toed, and bushy tail. 
The only species is the viscacna or biscacha, L. tnchodae- 
tylut. Also erroneously Lagoitomyi. See cut under rt>- 
cacha. 
LagOthril (la-goth'riks), M. [NL., < Gr. ).ay<*. 
monkeys, of the family 
subfamily Cebina; the woolly monkeys. They 
have a long prehensile tail, which is naked on the under 
side near the end, well-developed thumbs, comparatively 
short limbs, and woolly black pelage. There are two spe- 
cies, L. httmboldti, the caparra or caparre, and L. in/mna- 
tiu. the barrlgndo. The latter Is one of the largest of 
American monkeys, the body being upward of two feet in 
length. See cut on following page. 
2. [/. c.] A monkey of this genus, 
lagotic (la-go' tik), a. [< Gr. Xayuc, a hare, + 
oi"f (or-), = E. earl, + _. c .] Rabbit-eared. 
