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  • English Word Lingism Definition A mode of treating certain diseases, as obesity, by gymnastics; -- proposed by Pehr Henrik Ling, a Swede. See Kinesiatrics.
  • English Word Lingle Definition See Lingel.
  • English Word Lingo Definition Language; speech; dialect.
  • English Word Lingoa wood Definition Amboyna wood.
  • English Word Lingot Definition A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget.
  • English Word Lingua Definition A tongue.
  • English Word Lingua Definition A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
  • English Word Lingua Franca Definition The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders.
  • English Word Linguacious Definition Given to the use of the tongue; loquacious.
  • English Word Linguadental Definition Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth; dentolingual, as the letters d and t.
  • English Word Linguadental Definition An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.
  • English Word Linguae Definition of Lingua
  • English Word Lingual Definition Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
  • English Word Lingual Definition A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them.
  • English Word Linguality Definition The quality of being lingual.
  • English Word Linguatulida Definition Same as Linguatulina.
  • English Word Linguatulina Definition An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida.
  • English Word Linguidental Definition Linguadental.
  • English Word Linguiform Definition Having the form of the tongue; tongue-shaped.
  • English Word Linguist Definition A master of the use of language; a talker.
  • English Word Linguist Definition A person skilled in languages.
  • English Word Linguistic Definition Alt. of Linguistical
  • English Word Linguistical Definition Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.
  • English Word Linguistically Definition In a linguistic manner; from the point of view of a linguist.
  • English Word Linguistics Definition The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.
  • English Word Lingula Definition A tonguelike process or part.
  • English Word Lingula Definition Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the genus Lingula, and related genera. See Brachiopoda, and Illustration in Appendix.
  • English Word Lingulate Definition Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.
  • English Word Linigerous Definition Bearing flax; producing linen.
  • English Word Liniment Definition A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant.