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- English Word Lateral Definition Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
- English Word Lateral Definition Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
- English Word Lateral Definition Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.
- English Word Laterality Definition The state or condition of being lateral.
- English Word Laterally Definition By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side.
- English Word Lateran Definition The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the Catholic world.
- English Word Latered Definition Inclined to delay; dilatory.
- English Word Lateres Definition of Later
- English Word Laterifolious Definition Growing from the stem by the side of a leaf; as, a laterifolious flower.
- English Word Laterite Definition An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India.
- English Word Lateritic Definition Consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; as, lateritic formations.
- English Word Lateritious Definition Like bricks; of the color of red bricks.
- English Word Lates Definition A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes.
- English Word Latescence Definition A slight withdrawal from view or knowledge.
- English Word Latescent Definition Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning.
- English Word Latewake Definition See Lich wake, under Lich.
- English Word Lateward Definition Somewhat late; backward.
- English Word Latex Definition A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation.
- English Word Lath Definition A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used.
- English Word Lath Definition To cover or line with laths.
- English Word Lath-shaped Definition Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; -- said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections.
- English Word Lathe Definition Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent.
- English Word Lathe Definition A granary; a barn.
- English Word Lathe Definition A machine for turning, that is, for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool.
- English Word Lathe Definition The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also lay and batten.
- English Word Lathed Definition of Lath
- English Word Lather Definition Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
- English Word Lather Definition Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
- English Word Lather Definition To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.
- English Word Lather Definition To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.