Lullist 
Lullist (lul'ist), n. A follower of Kaymond 
Lully, a scholastic, who died in i:il.~>. 
lully, in/i i]/. See In/Ill. 
Lulwortb. skipper. Sec */./>/ /. 
lum 1 (lui)> " TC'f. AS. /%//.] 1. A wooded 
valley. 2. A deep pool. 
lum a (him), n. [< \V. Iliniioii, a chimney, < Hi, 
I hiit shoots up or projects (?).] 1. A chimney. 
[Prov. Eng. ami Scotch.] 
lie set his foot In the block cruik-shell. . . . 
And out at tlie lum flew he. 
HIK.III, ijmvn's Wake, The Witch of Fife. 
2. In i-iMil-iniiiiHi/, a chimney |>larrcl on the top 
of the upcast-shaft to increase the draft and 
carry off the, smoke. [North. Eng.] 
lumachella (lu-ma-kerii), . [It.: see luiiin- 
rlirlli'. ] Same as iiniiiu'lii'lli'. 
lumachelle, lumachel (lu'ma-kel), . [< It. /- 
iiini-lii'llii, lumachello (named from the shells it 
contains), < tumarhrlla, a little snail, dim. of lu- 
iinn-a, a snail, < L. limtij- (lininc-), a snail: see 
Umax. ] A variety of compact limestone or mar- 
ble containing fragments of shells, encrinites, 
and other fossils, which are sometimes irides- 
cent, displaying a variety of brilliant colors. 
s< nae of the most beautiful and rarest varieties of antique 
ornamental marbles belong to the lumachelles. The colors 
of the limestone base vary greatly in the dltferent varieties. 
Also called jire-marble. 
lumbaginous (lum-baj'i-nus), a. [< LL. lum- 
bago (lumbaain-), lumbago: see litmbni/o.] Of, 
pertaining to, or afflicted with lumbago. 
lumbago (lum-ba'go), 11. [NL.,< LL. luiiilxii/". 
disease or weakness of the loins, < L. lumbiix. 
loin: see loin.] In patho!., myalgia in the lum- 
bar region. 
lumbal(luin'bal), . [< L. lunibit*, loin, + -al.] 
Sanio as lumbar. 
lumbar 1 (lum'bar), a. and n. [= F. lombaire = 
Sp. lumbar = Pg. lombar = It. lombare, < LL. 
"tumburin (neut. lumbare, used as a noun, an 
apron), < L. lumbus, loin : see loin.] I. a. Of or 
pertaining to the loins in general: specifically 
applied iu anatomy to many structures. See 
phrases. Lumbar abscess, an abscess In the lumbar 
region ; a chronic collection of pus which forms in the cel- 
lular substance of the loins behind the peritoneum, and 
descends in the course of the psoas muscle. Lumbar 
arteries, live pairs of branches of the aorta corresponding 
to the lumbar vertebra). Lumbar fascia. See fascia. 
Lumbar flexure, the curve of the backbone in the lum- 
bar region, the convexity of which is forward, and distin- 
guishes man from moat other animals. Lumbar gan- 
glia. See yangliim. Lumbar hernia. See henna. 
Lumbar nerves, ttve pairs of spinal nerves corresponding 
to the lumbar vertebrae. Lumbar plexus, the plexus of 
the anterior divisions of the lumbar nerves. This plexus 
is formed of the four upper lumbar nerves. These are 
all connected with one another by intercommunicating 
branches, and the last one sends a similar branch to the 
sacral plexus. The lumbar plexus lies embedded in the 
psoas maxima muscle. Its leading branches are named 
tlwltitpoyastric, ttio-iiundiittl, external cutaneous, anterior 
crural, genitocrural, and obturator. They supply parts of 
the abdominal walls, the external genitals, and the front 
and inner side of the thigh. Lumbar region, a region 
of the abdomen lying on each side of the umbilical region, 
below the hypochondriac and above the iliac. See cut 
under abdomen. Lumbar vertebra;, those bones of the 
spinal column which come 
between the thoracic or 
dorsal and the sacral ver- 
tebrte, generally bearing 
no ribs, or otherwise dis- 
tinguished as a set or se- 
ries. In man there are 
live such vertebras, rib- 
less. with large reniform 
<>r kidney-shaped bodies, 
stout transverse process- 
es, large squarish spinous 
processes, and prominent 
oblique articular process- 
es, the anterior of which, 
on each lione, have accessory processes called mamillary, 
developed from independent ossinc centers. 
II. H. A lumbur vertebra. 
Lumbar 2 t, A corrupted form of Lomlxinf-. 
Minxhcu. 
Lumbardt, A former spelling of Lombard*, 
Human Lumbar Vertebra. 
t, centrum ; s, neural spine ; *, 
prezygapophysis ; *', postzygapo- 
physis ; m, metapophysis ; a. ana- 
pophysis ; /, transverse process. 
lumbard-piet (lum'bjird-pi), . [Also liimbcr- 
!>'; < l.nnibiiril. EoMOMtP. Italian (a term ap- 
plied to several ancient dishes), + pie 1 .] A 
highly seasoned meat-pie. Hallimll. 
And it is further ordered therefore that the provision be 
as followeth : . . . lumberpie, capon, custurd, and codling 
tart, and 14 nuas of each. 
Accounts of Carpenters' Contpany, Election Dinner, 1083. 
((Naret.) 
lumber 1 (lum'ber), r. '. [Early mod. E. linnbren, 
\villi excrescent 6 as in number, Itiimbh-i, Inim- 
/</<-, etc.; < ME. lonicri it,<. Sw. (MM, (Wound, 
a freq. verb, < Sw. dial. Ijiimni, a great noise, 
= Icel. hljomr, a sound, a tune, akin to Goth. 
liliiitini. hearing, < Teut. \/ hlit, hear: see l.nnl 
and lisfl, listen. Like other words denoting 
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sounds, the word has been appar. regarded as 
imitative, and has also been confused more or 
less with unrelated words, as with lumbi i--./iiin/>, 
etc.] 1. Tomakeaheavy rumbling noise; rum- 
ble: chiefly in the present participle. 
A boisterous gush of wind Imnbering amongst it. 
Chapman. 
When a lumbering noise from behind made him start. 
Barharn-f Ingoldsby Legends, I. 66. 
2. To move heavily or cumbrously : chiefly in 
the present participle. 
The post-boy's horse right glad to mist 
The lumberint/ of the wheels. 
Cmcper, John Ollpln. 
You pause, as you tnidge before the lumbering coach. 
//. James, Jr. , Trans. Sketches, p. 249. 
Alison listened in amazement, and with a little fear, to 
this lumbering lad, whose small, twinkling, shrewd eyes 
seemed to suggest that he was not quite such a fool as he 
looked. W. Blade, Harper's Mag., LXXVI. 392. 
3. To stumble. Also lumper. [Prov. Eug.] 
jet comen lodly to that lede, as lazares ful monye, 
Suminc lepre, summe lome [lame], & lotnerande blynde, 
1'oysened & parlatyk & pyned In fyres. 
Alliterative Poemi (ed. MorrlsX it 1094. 
lumber 2 (lum'ber), n. [Usually explained as 
orig. the contents of the {water-room, this being 
explained as " orig. the Lombard-room, or room 
where the Lombard banker and broker stowed 
away his pledges" (Trench, following Blount, 
and followed by Skeat), and asserted to have 
been transferred to any unused chamber where 
furniture was stored; but of Lombard-room 
there is no evidence, and if existent it would 
rather have meant 'a room where Lombards or 
brokers were kej>t.' More prob. lumber^ is < 
lumber 1 , v., as being orig. heavy, 'lumbering' 
articles. Some confusion with lump 1 is prob. 
involved ; cf. G. lumnen-kammer, lumber-room, 
Sw. lunijior, rags, old clothes: see lump 1 .] 1. 
Things, more or less bulky and cumbersome, 
thrown aside (or which may be thrown aside) as 
of no present use or value. Lumber usually Includes 
old or uroken boards, barrels, boxes, and other articles of 
possible future use, as distinguished from mere useless 
rubbish or refuse. Often used figuratively. 
So that with Provision, Chests, Hencoops, and Parrot- 
Cages, our Ships were full of Lumber, with which we In- 
tended to sail. Dumpier, Voyages, II. II. 129. 
It was his glory to free the world from the lumber of a 
thousand vulgar errours. 
Sterne, Tristram Shandy, ill., Author's Pref. 
The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read. 
With loads of learned lumber in his head. 
Pope, Essay on Criticism, L 613. 
2. Timber sawed or split for use, as beams, 
joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops, and the 
like. [U. S.j 3. Useless and cumbersome 
weight, bulk, etc. 
A fine slashing dog, of good size, possessing plenty of 
bone without lumber, and excellent legs and feet. 
Dogt qf Great Britain and America, p. 104. 
4. Foolish or ribald talk. Halliwell. [Prov. 
Eng.] 5. Harm; mischief. Halliwell. [Prov. 
Eng.] 
lumber- (lum'ber), v. [< lumber 2 , .] I. trans. 
1. To heap together in disorder. 
How in matters they be rawe, 
They lumber forth the lawe. 
SlreUan, Colin Clout, 1. 95. 
Deep in the darkness of dull authors bred, 
With all their refuse Imnber'd in his head. 
M,i//. I. Verbal Criticism. 
2. To fill with lumber; encumber with anything 
useless: as, to lumber a room: often with up. 
I could not, in any honesty, lumber my pages with de- 
scriptions or speculations which would be idle to most 
readers. Howtttt, Venetian Life, xi. 
II. hili-Hiis. To cut timber in the forest and 
prepare it for market. [U. 8.] 
In Maine so much harm was done to the general Interests 
of the State by reckless lumberiny. 
The American, VII. 229. 
lumber 3 !, [A corruption of earlier lumbard, 
Lombard: see lombard*.] 1. A pawnbroker's 
shop. 
They put all the little plate they had in the lumber, 
which Is pawning it, till the ships came. 
Lady Murray, quoted by Trench. 
2. A pledge ; a pawn. 
The lumber for their proper goods recover. 
Duller, Upon Critics. (Encyc. Diet.) 
lumber-car (lum'lier-kar), n. A railroad-car of 
extra length,usually 34 feet, particularly intend- 
ed for carrying lumber. Car-Builder's Diet. 
lumberdar (lum'ber-dar), n. [Hind.] The 
registered representative of a village commu- 
nity for the payment of the government dues. 
[Anglo-Indian. ] 
lumber-drier (lum'btr-dri'er), M. See lumber- 
kiln. 
lumbric 
lumberer (lnm'bcr-er), . [< lumber?, >'., + 
-<;'.] A person employed nr concerned in cut- 
ting timber and getting it from the forest. 
Also liinilit fiiiini. [U. S.J 
The lumberer finds It Indispensable, In the operations 
of his woodrraft, to learn to chop timber right and left 
liiincli-ii. ficiencf, l.\ 
lumber-kiln (lum'ber-kil), . An inclosed 
chamber, artificially warmed, in which sawn 
lumber may be rapidly heated, to free it from 
moisture and prevent warping, such rooms are 
usually warmed by coils of steam pipes, and are often ar- 
ranged with tracks for cars on which the green lumber 
is piled and run into the building, U> be drawn out again 
when dried. In various forms of driers, the moisture 
fniin the wood l condensed and drawn out of the chamber 
without disturbing the inclosed air ; or the air charged 
with moisture is drawn out and replaced by dry air ; or a 
condenser formed of cold-water pipes is hung In the room, 
and the moisture which condenses on the pipes drips on 
and Is conducted out of the room. 
lumberly (lum'ber-li), a. [(lumber 1 + -'.v 1 .] 
Lumbering; heavy-stepping; unwieldy. 
But England Is stirring In a Blow, lumberly, and timor- 
ous fashion. 
J. A. U. Murray, 9th An. Add. to Phflol. Hoc. 
lumberman (lum'ber-man), .; pi. lumbermen 
(-men). 1. Same as lumberer. 2. One who 
deals in lumber. [U. S.] 
lumber-measure (hun'ber-mezh'ur), . A de- 
vice for ascertaining the number of superficial 
feet in boards of different lengths, it consists of 
a case containing a disk placed vertically, which as It 
passes over the surface of the boards shows on a dial their 
superficial contents. The apparatus is adjustable for 
boards of different lengths. |U. s. | 
lumber-port (lum'ber-pdrt), n. A port-hole cut 
Bow of Vessel Unloading Lumber through Lumber-port. 
in the bow or stern of vessels for the passage 
of long pieces of timber. [U. S.] 
lumber-room (Ium'ber-r6m), n. [< lumber'* + 
room. Said to be orig. Lombard-room, but this 
form is not found in use: see lumber?, lumber 3 .] 
A room or place for the reception of useless or 
unused things ; a room occupied by lumber. 
The world lies no longer a dull miscellany and lumber- 
room, but has form and order. 
Emerson, The American Scholar. 
Lumbertt, . An obsolete form of Lombard 1 , 
Lombard. 
lumber-wagon (lum'ber-wag'on), n. Any 
large box-wagon, used especially by farmers 
for the transportation of miscellaneous heavy 
articles; also, a heavy wagon used in hauling 
lumber. [U.S.] 
lumber-yard (lurn'ber-yard), . A yard or in- 
closure where wood and timber are stored for 
sale. [U. S.] 
lumbi, H. Plural of lumbtM. 
lumbiplex (lum'bi-pleks), . [< L. liimbus, 
loin,+ LL. plexus, a plaiting: see plexus.] The 
lumbar plexus (which see. under lumbar^). 
lumbiplexal (lum-bi-plek'sal), a. [< lumbi- 
plex + -al.] Of or pertaining to the lumbiplex, 
or lumbar plexus of nerves, ('ones. 
Iumbocolotomy(lumb6-ko-lot'o-mi),. [< L. 
Iambus, loin, + Gr. KO).OV, colon,' 4- TO/JJ/, a cut- 
ting.] In sura., incision into the colon in the 
lumbar region. 
lumbodynia (lum-bo-din'i-a), H. [NL.,<L. luui- 
bun, loin, + Gr. bfivri, pain.] Inpathol., myalgia 
in the lumbar region ; lumbago. 
lumbo-inguinal (lum'bo-ing'gwi-nal), a. [< L. 
Iambus, loin, + innueii, groin.] Pertaining to 
the loin and the groin: as, a lumbo-ixguinal 
nerve. 
lumbosacral (lum'bo-sa'kral), a. [< L. lumbiif. 
loin, H- NL. sacrum.] Pertaining to the lumbar 
and the sacral region of the spine Lumbo- 
sacral cord, the nerve formed by the union of the fifth 
lumbar nerve and the branch from the fourth. LumtO- 
sacral ligament, a ligament passing from the transverse 
processor the last lumbar vertebra to become attached to 
the lateral surface of the base of the sacrum. 
lumbric (lum'brik), n. [< ME. lumbrike = F. 
lombric = Sp. lontbri; = Pg. lombriga = It. lorn- 
