Loiseleuria 
Loiseleuria (loi-He-lu'ri-ii), . [NL. (Desvaux, 
1813), named after Loiteteur DeilongellMBM, a 
French botanist. J AgemiHof ericureous plants 
of the tribe lihoilnn-n; elumicteri/cd by a cam- 
panulato corolla, on which the five tttainens are 
inserted, and by having the leaves opposite. 
There Is but one species, L. prttcumbens, a small, depressed, 
evergreen, shrubby plant, much branched and turted, bear- 
in? a amall cluster of white or rose-colored (lowers from ;i 
terminal c:ily lunl. The, plant is found on the alpine sum- 
mits of Europe ami North America, and li> the arctic re- 
gions. It is called alpine or trailiiuj azalea. See azalea, 3. 
loiter (loi'ter), r. [< MH- luitnii, < Ul>. I). 
leuteren, linger, loiter, trifle; cf. OD. lotcren, de- 
lay; LG. ludi-rcit = G. dial, lottderit, lotto-m, !" 
sluggish ; AS. luddcre, a beggar, = MLG. loddi r 
= Icel. lodtlnri, a worthless fellow; AS. lodrun;/, 
trifling, nonsense, = OHO. lotur, empty, idle, 
M 1 1< i. Inter, (j. latter, in comp., loose, worthless, 
liittrr-bitbe, a worthless fellow; perhaps ult. con- 
nected with lout 1 .] I. intrans. To linger; be un- 
duly slow in moving; delay; be dilatory; spend 
time idly. 
Where have you been these two days loitering f 
Shot., T. Q. of V., hr. 4. 48. 
= 8yn. To lag, tarry, saunter, dilly-dally. 
ft. /runs. To consume or waste, as time, 
idly or carelessly : used with away : as, he loi- 
ti-ri'd aicny most of his leisure. 
loiterer (loi'ter-er), . One who loiters; an 
idler. 
Ye lords, I say, that live like loiterers, look well to your 
ofHce. l.titii/h r, Sermon of the Plough. 
loitering (loi'ter-iug), j>. a. 1. Delaying; idle. 
2f. Causing delay; inducing idleness. 
Let It [a set form of prayer] be granted to some people 
while they are babes In Christian guifta, were it not bet- 
ter to take It away soone after, as we do loitering hooks 
and interlineary translations from children? 
Milton, Apology for Smectymnuus. 
loiteringly (loi'ter-ing-li), adv. In a loitering 
manner ; as a loiterer, 
loitersackt, A lazy loitering fellow. 
If the luittrsacte be gone springing into a taverne, lie 
fetch him reeling out. 
hi// ii. Mother Bombie. (II nil in; II., 
lokt, . A Middle English form of lock 1 . 
lokchestert, . An obsolete form of lockchester. 
lokdoret, [ME.: see lockchenter and lugdore.] 
A certain worm. 
loke 1 (16k), n. [< ME. "lake, < AS. loca, a bar, 
bolt, an inclosure: see lock 1 , n.] 1. A wicket; 
hatch. 2. A close narrow lane ; a cul-de-sac. 
3. A private road or path. [Prov. Eng. in 
all uses.] 
loke't, lokent. Middle English forms of the 
past participle of lock 1 . 
loke 2 , n. An obsolete or dialectal form of tocA' 2 . 
Ioke 3 t, <'. A Middle English form of look 1 . 
Ioke 4 t, [ME., also lok, lake, lak, lac, < AS. lac, 
sport, play, contest, also a gift, sacrifice : see 
tote 2 , n.] 1. Play; sport: same as lake 2 , 1. 
2. A gift ; an offering. 
lokeway (lok'wa), n. Same as lake 1 , 2. 
My house is bounded on the north by a lokeway leading 
from to . X. and Q., 7th ser., VI. Itfl. 
Loligidae (lo-lij'i-de), w. pi. [NL., < LoKgo + 
-idw.] Same as Loliginidas. P. P. Carpenter. 
Loliginei (lol-i-jin'e-5), n. pi. [NL.] Same as 
Loliginidte. 
Loliginidas (lol-i-jin'i-de), n. pi. [< Loligo (Loli- 
giu-) + -idie.] A family of deca- 
cerous cephalopoda, typified by 
the genus Loliijo, with eyes cov- 
ered by a transparent extension 
of the cephalic integument and 
lidless, arms of the fourth pair 
hectocotylized, and an internal 
corneous gladius. In these squids 
or calamaries the body is conical, taper- 
ing behind: the 11ns are large, sometimes 
extending the whole length of the body ; 
the tentacular arms have four rows of 
suckers toward the end, the others two ; 
and the cuttle is slim and flattened. The 
living genera are Lolifjo, Loliolux, Lolf- 
iinii-iilii. and Sepioteuthis. See calamary 
and squid. 
Loliginoidea (lo-lij-i-uoi'de-a), 
. pi. [NL., < Loligo (Loli<iin-) 
+ -oidea.] A superfamily of de- 
cacerotis cephalopods, with lid- 
less eyes covered by a transpa- 
rent extension of the skin of the head, an in- 
ternal corneous gladius, and arms of the fourth 
pair hectocotylized. 
Loligo (16-li'go), . [NL., < L. lolifio, a cuttle- 
fish.] The typical genus of the family Loligin- 
i<i(e. L. vulgaris is the common European squid. 
L. pealei, L. galei, and L. brevis are American 
species. 
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loligopsid (lol-i-gop'sid), 11. 
family /.//"/' ""'" 
Loligopsidae (lol-i-gop'si-de), . /</. [NL., < 
' + -wte.J A family of decacerous 
lollypop 
A squid of the They were also called BMr >ntn, from their reverence for 
the bible. They differed on Koine iHiints Ixjtli amotiK tlu-ui 
selves and fn mi Wydif, Init in Hie nuiiii O<M<| nnn-il tlu< 
use of Images In churches, pilgrimages to the tombs of 
saints, the teinjHtral lonlnliip or the clergy, the hierarchi- 
cal organization, papal authority, religion* 
slastlcal decorations, the ceremony of the maun, the doc- 
trine of tranaubstantiation, waging of wan, and capital 
punishment. Sune of them engaged fn seditious proceed- 
Ings, and they were severely persecuted for more than a 
, lialopods of slender form, with small head, 
large fins, non-retractile tentacles, suckers two- 
rowed, and siphon without valves. The lead- 
ing genera are Loliyojiiiis, Leachia, Pyrgopnis, 
I'liniiius, and Crancliia. Also called TooOUdft 
and Crani'liiidti: 
Loligopsinae (lol'i-gop-si'ne), w. pi. [NL., < 
/.iilii/ujifiix + -inoi.] The Loligopnida as a sub- 
family of Triilhidii: 
Loligopsis (lol-i-gop'sis), ii. [NL-i < Loligo + 
Or. o<lf, look, appearance.] The typical ge- 
nus of Loliyopaida.'. 
loliont (lo'li-on), . [< L. lolium, darnel: see 
Lolium.] A plant of the genus Lolium; darnel; Lollardism(lol'ar-dizm), u. [< Lollard* + -win.] 
tareg Same as Lollardy. 
' They had no pleasure to hear the Scribe, and the Phar- Lollardist (lol'ftr-dist) a. 
isees ; they stank in their nose ; their doctrine was unsa- Pertaining to or characteristic Of the Lollanis, 
Tory; it was of lolions, of decimations of aniseed, and or of their principles and doctrines, 
cummin, and such gear. 
hundred years, especially after the adoption of a special 
statute (" De tueretico comburendo ") against them In 1401. 
Lollards were very numerous at the close of the fourteenth 
century, and perhaps formed later part of the Lancastrian 
party in the Wars of the Roses. 
lollard 2 (lol'ard), ii. [< Ml + -ard, after Lol- 
lard 1 and loller.] One who lolls; an idler. 
A lollard indeed over his elbow-cushion in almost the 
seventh part of forty or fifty years teaches them scarce 
the Principles of Religion. Hilton, Touching Hirelings. 
Lord Salisbury, Sir Thomas Latimc, of Kraybrooke, and 
several others had chaplains who were Lollardiet preach- 
ers. Kncyc. Brit., XIV. 811. 
Latimer, Works, I. 200. 
Lolium (16'li-um), . [NL. (LinmBus, 1737), 
< L. lolium, darnel, cockle, tares.] A genus of 
grasses of the tribe Hordeea- and subtribe Triti- Lollardryt (lol'ard-ri), . [< ME. lollardrte; < 
ce<p. It Is characterized by the many-flowered splkelets, Lollard 1 + -ru.] Same as Lollardy. 
which are In two ranks, alternate sessile, and with their i ghall do my entier payne and diligence to put awey, 
edges facing the axis of the spike. More than 20 species cesse, and destruye, all maner heresies and errours, clepid 
have been enumerated, but they may be reduced to 6 ; they openly lollardries, within my bailly. 
are native In Europe, the northern part of Africa, and tern- English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 417. 
perate Asia, but they have been introduced In many other T --,.,,,,.. r/\tv T ^iin~M<, . / T ! 
places. L perenne, the ray- or rye-grass, is a good pasture- Lollardy (lol ar-dl), . [<ME. Lollardte , < Lol- 
or meadow-grass. The best variety Is called Italian rye- lard 1 + -i/ 3 .] The principles or doctrines of 
L. temulentum, the darnel, or bearded darnel, has (Jjg Lollards. 
Causeth for to bringe 
This new secte of lollardie. 
Gower, Conf. Amant., Prol. 
Lollardy was smouldering in secret ; the heavy burdens 
of the nation were wearily borne. 
Stubbs, Const. Hist, 5 335. 
loller (lol'er),. [< ME. loller. lollere ; < loll + 
-er 1 .] 1. One who lolls; an idler; a vagabond; 
a loafer. 
For alle that ban here hele and here eyen syghte, 
And lymes to laborye with, and lolleres lyf vsen, 
Lyuen a-jens godes lawe. Piers Plowman (C), x. 103. 
One of the fashionable lollen by profession. 
Sliss Edgevorth, Griselda, xl. (Danes.) 
2t. A Lollard. See Lollard 1 , etymology and 
definition. 
"I smelle a toller In the wynd," quod he. 
Chaucer, Prol. to Shipman s Tale, 1. 12. 
Hanging down; leaning 
or lying at ease. 
It is their common vse to shaue or els to sheare 
Their heads, for none in all the land long lolling locks 
doth weare. Ualcluyt's Voyages, I. 887. 
lollingite, . See loellingite. 
lollingly (lol'ing-li), adv. In a lolling manner. 
She IDoorga] has four arms, with one of which she car- 
ries the skull of a giant; her tongue protrudes, and hangs 
lollingly from the mouth. Bucile, Civilization, I. ii 
been supposed to have noxious properties, to which the 
name lemulentum, drunken, alludes. See darnel. 
loll (lol), v. [< ME. lollen, lounge, limp about, 
rest, also flap, wag, < MD. lollen, sit over the 
tire. Akin to lull: see Ml.] I. intrant. 1. To 
lie or lean at ease ; recline or lean idly, or in a 
careless or languid attitude. 
He that lolletk Is lame other his leg out of loynte. 
Piers Plowman (C), x. 215. 
Folding our hands within our arms, we both lullnl upon 
the counter. Sterne, Sentimental Journey, p. :.' 
Fortune is ... seen ... as often trundling a wheel- 
barrow as lotting in a coach and six. 
Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, Ixx. 
Rupert gave her a glance most liewitchingly tender, 
Loud back in his chair, put his toes on the fender. 
Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, II. 38. 
2. To hang loose and extended, as the tongue 
protruded from the mouth of a dog or a cow. lollin| , n o i'i u(r ) 
His chyn with a chol [Jowl] lottede. 
Piers Plowman's Crede (E. E. T. S.), 1. 224. 
The triple porter of the Stygian seat 
With lotting tongue lay fawning at thy feet. 
Dryden. 
The dreary black sea-weed loll* and wags. 
Loirell, Appledore. 
II. tram. 1. To hang up or out; allow to 
hang out, as the tongue. 
Hit hath ytake fro Tyborne twenty stronge theeues; 
Ther lewede theeues ben Mliil 
sanede '. 
aid vp loke how the! been lollipop, w. See lollypop. 
Piers Plovrman (C), xv. 131. lollock (lol'ok), n. [Cf. lolly 1 .] Alumporlarge 
Fierce tigers couched around, and lotted their fawning piece. [Prov. Eng.] 
tongues. Dryden. loUop (lol'op), t'. *. [< Ml, with term. 
ii m_ f Jl - - J il_ TXT LI. T^ 1 . r \ .. "* " w~ M 4 M . 
2. To fondle; dandle. [North. Eng.] 
He laird her in his arms. 
He lull d her on his breast. 
Xi'i-ih Country Ballads. (Uattiuxtt.) 
3. To box (one's ears). [Prov. Eng.] 4f. To 
utter unctuously. 
The sun-shine of the Word, this he extoll'd ; 
The sun-shine of the Word, still this he li>l<i. 
Cotgrave, Wits Interpreter (1671), p. 288. (Kant.) 
_ appar. 
as in dallo'p, icallop.'] To loll or lounge idly; 
move heavily or be tossed about. [Colloq., 
Eng.] 
Next In lottop'd Sandwich, with negligent grace, 
For the sake of a lounge, not for love of a place. 
Sir C. B. WUliamt, Placebook for the Year 1745. 
For four long hours, therefore, we lolloped about in the 
trough of a heavy sea, the sails flapping as the vessel 
rolled. Lady Brassey, Voyage of Sunbeam, I. 1. 
Given to 
lollt (lol), n. [<loll, v.] If. One who lounges lollopy (lol'op-i), a. [< lollop + -yi.] 
and lolls about; a loafer. lounging or tolling. [Colloq., Eng.] 
loll-poop (lol'pop), n. A lazy lounging fellow. 
loop (lol'pop), n. 
[Prov. Eng.] 
ollpoopt (lol'pop), t>. i. [< loll-poop, n.] To loll 
or lounge ; act lazily. 
And now to view the loggerhead, 
Cudgell'd and lolpooping in bed. 
Homer 1 ! Iliat Burfuqu'd (17*2). (Nartt. ) 
Then let a knaue be known to be a knaue, . . . 
A lobbe a loute, a heavy lott a logge. 
Breton, Pasquil's Madcappe, p. 10. (Danes.) 
2. A pet; a spoiled child ; a child that is much 
fondled. [Prov. Eng.] 
Lollard 1 (lol'Srd), . [< ME. Lollard (ML. 
Lollardus), < MD. Lollaerd, one who mumbles 
prayers and hymns, whence a name applied to lolly 1 (lol'i), n. [A dial, word of various trivial 
a semi-monastic sect in Brabant (see def . ), this applications, esp. in comp. , as in lollybanger, 
name being subsequently transferred in Eng- lollypop, loblolly, etc.] 1. A lump or lumpish 
lish to the followers of Wyclif ; with suffix -aerd mixture : a sense indicated by the compounds 
(E. -ard), < lollen, sing softly, hum : see lull. In lollybanger, lollypop, loblolly, and the variant 
form and sense it seems to have been confused lollock. 2. Soft ice ground up by the rubbing 
in ME. with loller, an idler, a vagabond: see of *oes together. 
liillri:] 1. One of a semi-monastic society for lolly 2 (lol i), w. ; pi. lollies (-iz). [Cf. lulli/^.] 
the care of the sick and the burial of the dead. A titmouse: as, the black-capped lolly, Panix 
which originated at Antwerp about 1300. Also major. [Local, Eng.] 
called Cellite. 2. One of the English followers lollybanger (lol'i-bang-er), n. Very thick 
of\Vyclif,adherentsofawide-spreadmovement, gingerbread enriched with raisins. HalHii-il/. 
partly political and socialistic, and in some re- [Prov. Eng.] 
spects anticipating Protestantism andPuritan- lollypop, lollipop (lol'i-pop), . [< lolly 1 + 
p.] 1. A coarse sweetmeat, made of 
ism, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. ;>o;>. 
