Liparieas 
absence of stipules and by the free vexillary stamen which 
is rarely joined to the others above the opening of the 
4,anfttvetherKenera the type i*- 
LiparinEe (lip-a-ri'ne),' n. pi. Same as Lipari- 
,li,ue. 
Liparis (lip'a-ris), . [NL., < Gr. fcjra/xif, oily, 
shiniiig, sleek: see Liparia.] 1. In iclith., a 
genus of fishes, so called by Artedi in 1738 
from the soft smooth skin, typical of the family 
Liparididte, having the ventral disk well de- 
veloped. The type of the genus is Cyclopterus 
liparis of Linnaeus. 2. In entom., a genus of 
arctiid moths, founded by Ochsenheimer in 
1810. It is a comprehensive group, much broken up of 
late years, all the British species having been placed In 
other genera. The gipsy-moth is L. (Ocneria) dispar. L. 
'cSS* 1S ne W ' 8 lnjurlou8 * trees> es P eclall y 
3. A genus of orchidaceous herbs, some ter- 
ri and some epiphytes belonging to the 
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lip-good (lip'gud), a. Good in profession only, 
merely but Kv-mod 
^ " B. .7onm, Sejanus, i. 2. 
liphaemia (li-fe'mi-a), n. [NL., < Gr. Mvetv, 
*melv, leave, be lacking, + ai/ia, blood.] De- 
ficiency or poverty of blood. Also spelled lei- 
plicemia. 
lip-head (lip'hed), n. Ahead of a bolt or analo- 
gous metal object which projects toward one 
side only: used in angles and other situations 
where there is not room for a head symmetrical 
all around. 
lip-homage (lip'hpm' l 'aj), . Homage rendered 
by the lips only ; insincere professions of devo- 
tion. 
It [devotion to science] is not a mere lip-homage, but a 
homage expressed in actions. 
B. Spencer, Mi ,, p. 91. 
Lipoptera 
lipogastrotic (li"po-gas-trot'ik), . [< lipogas- 
trosis (-ot-) + -ie.] Having BO stomach ; specifi- 
cally, in sponges, having no paragaster; char- 
acterized by or exhibiting lipogastrosis. 
llpogenesis (li-pp-jen'e-sis), n. [< Gr. Awi-of, f at, 
lard, + ycveatf, origin: see 0eess.] The forma- 
tion of fat. 
The effective agent in Kpogmesia . . .also favors the 
formation of uric acid. Qumn, Med. Diet, p. 1053. 
lipogenous (H-poj'e-nus), a. [< Gr. Wjrof, fat, 
+ -yevJK, producing: see -genous.'] Pertaining 
to the formation of fat ; forming or tending to 
form fat ; developed in fat. 
Lipoglossa (H-po-glos'a), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. Xei- 
new, AITTEIV, leave, be lacking, + yAama, tongue.] 
A grade or series of Mollusca, represented by a 
class (Scolecomorpha) containing the genus Neo- 
ia ( or golcnopus), as alone distinguished 
a column which is rather long and sometimes winged 
above. There are about 120 species, found in all warm and 
3 " L ' La * em iB Englaml i880metime8 
liparite(lip'a-rlt),. [So called from the Lipari 
filands in the" Mediterranean.] A name applied 
byKothtotherockcalledrAyoKtebyVonKicht- 
hofen. See rkyolite. 
oil 
linoma, 
Lipaueinse (lip-a-ii'ue) re pi [NL < Ltoau- 
^SfT^T 1 suWamily of ^Cotingi^n- 
cluding a number of South American cotingine 
birds of plain coloration, like the species of Li- 
pcmqus. P. L. Sclater, 1862. 
LlDaueusai-Da'eusI n PNL fBoie misDrinted 
ijipaugu, .a pa gusj, , . LWJU. (t 3ie, mispri ntea 
Mpangtis ana so used by some ornithologists) : 
so called as being a very plain-colored genus 
among a number of brilliant relatives, < Gr 
fenwrtr. having lost its, light or splendor, < 
AeiTmv, AOTEW, leave, + creyi?, brilliance, splen- 
dor.] The typical genus of Lipaugirue, based 
upon Muscicapa simplex of Lichteustem, a eo- 
tmgme bird of Brazil. 
lip-bit (lip bit), n. A brace-bit with a cutting 
lip which projects beyond the end of the barrel! 
lip-born (lip'born) ,i Coming from the lips 
only; not arising from the heart; not cordial 
or genuine. 
Why had he brought his cheap regard and his lip-born 
words to her who had nothing paltry to give in exchange? 
Hve bait s aminnow cosing th moutht 
leaving the gills free tor respiration: used on 
spinning-tackles, etc. 2. A kind of grapnel 
used by whalers for towing a dead whale to 
,. the , S v ip- /r M-//T, ^ i 
h P.- 1 u a ^ r ^ llp Y?" r lv"; A labor . m g me ? el y 
wlth the lips; labor that consists in promises 
aild professions. 
When these actions fail of their several ends, . . . alms 
tiiigi9an ss^^ 
(lip'la-bo"ri-us), a. Abounding 
m me , re verbal professions ; hypocritical. 
J t h e m lo l h e e r BrLlns^rfw 6 h'ypocritS JriUSfiS? 
' tt0m ! the Hist Barnes (irao) p ^(ia^T) 
/liT'lT,^ m ^s^ - T^n> 
(lip lang"gwaj), n. In the in- 
Structl0 n of the deaf and dumb, oral or articu- 
late i anKuaKe t o be understood by watching 
the mot f on ^ f ' the u in contradistinction to 
the i anguage of sign ^ or of the fingej . g . 
u let (ifp'let), . [< % + dim. -te*.] A little 
j*! 
Lipobrachia (li-po-bra'ki-ii), n. pi [NL., < 
Q.-J_ faixeiv, AOTEJV, leave be lacking + L bra- 
chium, arm.] In Haeckel's system' of classifi- 
a nrimai-v pronn of Vrlrinniirrnnitn cnn 
P and the 
arm i ess echinoderms in distinction from the 
ringed-arms or Colobrachia. 
lirmhrarhiat.p ClT-nn-brn'ld-at't n T< Jinnlwn 
" - "' ' 
L o 8S * (li-po-glos'e), . pi. [NL., fern. 
p]. : se e Lipof/lossa.'] In Nitzsch's classifica- 
tion (1829) a manor group of birds, tvpined bv 
the kingfishers (AlcedimL), and including the 
I 10 131118 (Bueerotidee) and hoopoes ( Umtpidte), 
in all of which the tongue is very small. 
lipoglossate (li-po-glos'at), a. [As Lipoglossa 
+ -afc2.] Having a small tongue, or none ; 
specifically, of or pertaining to the Linoglossae. 
leave, be lacking, + ypau.ua. a letter, < ypaAeiv. 
rft Ct.lipogrammatic^ Awriting from wnich 
all words containing a particular letter are omit- 
ted> as the S6Veral b ks f the Od y. 8se y of Trv - 
ptiodorus, in the first of which, it is said, there 
wasno A, in the second no B, etc. Similarly, poems 
have been written in English avoiding the use of , which 
is the most frequent of 111 English letters, while, on the 
other hand, pieces also have been written containing only 
" e wel . . 
llpogrammatic (li"po-gra-mat'ik), a. [< Gr 
/^WW"f. teinofpawaroi ^ with a letter left 
out,< hemetv, Aiff(v,leave, be lacking, + ypdu/ja, a 
letter ' Cf - ^pogrom.'] Pertaining to the writing 
f lipograms; also, of the nature of alipogram. 
T . h J Gree , ks composed lipogrammatic works, works in 
which one letter of the alphabet is omitted. 
7 " IXwu<!K> CurloB - of Lit " L 385 ' 
lipogrammatism (n-po-gram'a-tizm), ,, [< 
l'P<>grammat(-ic) + -ism.] The art or practice 
of writing lipograms. 
Lipogrammatism does not affect the rhythm or metre of 
Ver8e - O. P. Marsh, Lects. on Eng. Lang., xxv. 
hp-cell (Up sel), . In 60*., one of a group of having no brachia. grammat(ic) 
cells m the sporangia of some ferns between Lipobranchia (li-po-brang'ki-a), n. pi. [NL., grams. 
which the dehisceiice begins. They have l.gm- < gj_ ^ X OT >, leave, be lacking, + jiply^a, The 
ned walls, and number from two to four. - 
[ g - 
t 
-isl.} One who writes lipo- 
or letter-droppers of antiquity . . . 
without any reason, against 
pi. 
Promises 
m.a, and Aca- 
Lip-comfort cannot cure me. Pray you, leave me 
To mine own private thoughts. 
Massinger, Maid of Honour, iii. 1. 
lip-comforter (lip'kum"fer-ter), re. One who 
consoles or comforts with mere empty talk. 
Reverend lip-comforters, that once a week 
Proclaim how blessed are the poor. 
Southey, Soldier's Funeral. 
lip-devotion (Iip'de-v6"shon), re. The utter- 
ance of prayer by the lipsj especially without 
genuine desire. 
We saw those large marble stayres, 28 in number, which 
are never ascended but on the knees, some lip-devotion be- 
ing us'd on every step. Evelyn, Diary, Nov. 20, 1644. 
lap-devotion will not serve the turn ; it undervalues the 
very thing it prays for. South, Sermons, VI. 386. 
lipe (lip), re. [< ME. *lipe, lippe, < OF. lipee, 
lippec (ML. lippa), a large piece, a good bit or 
morsel, a mouthful.] A piece, bit, or fragment; 
a portion. [Prov. Eng.] 
Ac me were leuere, by oure lorde, a lippe of godes grace 
Thau al the kynde witt that je can bothe and connynge of 
soure bokes. Piers Plouman (C), xii. 226. 
lipett, re. [ME., dim. of lipe.] A portion. 
Of every disshe a lipet out to take. 
Lydyate, Minor Poems, p. 52. (H/Miwett.) 
lip-fern (lip'fern), . A fern of the genus CJiei- 
lanthes: in allusion to the lip-like indusium. 
lip-fish (lip'fish), n. A labroid fish. 
Many wrasses are readily recognized by their thick lips, 
the inside of which is sometimes curiously folded : a pe- 
culiarity which has given to them the German name of 
lip-fishes. Eneye. Brit., XIX V. 686. 
Upobranchiate (li-po-brang'ki-at), a. [< ii- 
pobrancUa + -afcl.]' Of or pertaining to the 
Lipobranchia 
Lipocephala (li-po-sef 'a-lii), n. pi. [NL., neut. 
pi. of lipocephalus : see tipocephalous.] Lan- 
kester's name of the lamellibranchs or bivalve 
mollusks, contrasted with the Glossophora, re- 
garded as a branch of Mollusca, and divided 
into Isomy ^ Heteromya, and Monomya. 
lipocephalous (H-po-sef'a-lus), a. [< NL. lipo- 
cephalus. < Gr. teimtv. ^ai>, leave, be lacking, 
+ K ^^ head.] Headless, as a bivalve mol- 
lusk ; acephalous ; of or pertaining to the Lino- 
cenhala 
li po fi D roma (li'po-fl-bro'ma) n nl linotibro 
' ' fat 4- 
is a considerable amount of connective tissue. 
Also called adipofibroma. 
lipogastria (li-po-gas'tri-a), n. [NL., < Gr. ;tc/- 
nttv, )uireiv, leave, be lacking, + yaa-ijp (yaarp-), 
stomach.] Atrophy of the primary enteric cav- 
ity. 
lipogastrosis (Il"po-gas-tr6'sis), n. [NL., < 
Gr. 'Ke'mttv, 'Amclv, 1'eave, be lacking, + yacrqp 
(yao-rp-), stomach, + -osis.] Absence of a stom- 
ach; specifically, in sponges, absence of the 
paragaster, with the development of diverti- 
cula, which form a system of canals replacing 
the original enteric cavity. 
Lipogastrosis . . . may be produced by the growing to- 
gether of the roots of the choanosomal folds, thus redu- 
cing the paragastric cavity to a labyrinth of canals. 
Sollas, Encyc. Brit., XXII. 41C. 
lipomatosis (li-po-ma-to'sis), n. [< lipoma(t-) 
+ -osis.'] The excessive growth of fatty tissue 
in the body or any of its parts. 
lipomatOUS (li-pom'a-tus), a. [< lipoma(t-) + 
-oils.] Pertaining to or of the nature of a li- 
poma. 
lipomyxoma(lip"o-mik-sd'ma),n.; yl.lipomyxo- 
niata (-ma-ta). [NL., < Gr. /IOTOC , fat, +//{ifa, mu- 
cus, T -oma.~] In patJiol., a tumor composed 
p_artly of fatty and partly of mucous tissue. 
Liponema (H-po-ne'ma), re. [NL., < Gr. fomeiv, 
foireiv, leave, be lacking, + vijua, a thread.] The 
typical genus of Lipatiemidee. 
Liponemidae (ll-po-nem'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Liponema + -Ma;.'} A family of Hexactimte, 
with numerous perfect septa and with margi- 
nal tentacles transformed by retrogression into 
short tubes or into stomidia. Of the three genera 
united as Liponemidce, Liponema comes near the Discoso- 
midce, as its stomidia may be divided into principal and 
accessory stomidia; Polystomiditim has an endodermal 
muscle and marginal spherules ; and Polysiphonia, with 
its mesodermal circular muscle, resembles the Paractidce. 
lipopod (li'po-pod), a. and n. I. a. Of or per- 
taining to the Lipopoda. 
II. n. One of the Lipopoda. 
Lipopoda (H-pop'o-da), re. pi. [NL., < Gr. 
M'meiv, ^nrtlv, leave,' be'laeking, + m>i>f (mx!-) = 
E. foot.] A prime division of Botifera, called a 
class and contrasted with Parapoiliata, and di- 
vided into the orders Ploima, Sdelligrada, and 
Lipoptera (li-pop'te-ra), n. [NL., < Gr. feimiv, 
'f.melv, leave, be lacking, + KTep6v, a wing. = E. 
feather.] A genus of pupiparous parasitic dip- 
