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- English Word Lambda Definition The name of the Greek letter /, /, corresponding with the English letter L, l.
- English Word Lambda Definition The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull.
- English Word Lambdacism Definition A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously.
- English Word Lambdacism Definition A defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled, which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y, similar to that of the letters lli in billion.
- English Word Lambdacism Definition The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American.
- English Word Lambdoid Definition Shaped like the Greek letter lambda (/); as, the lambdoid suture between the occipital and parietal bones of the skull.
- English Word Lambdoidal Definition Same as Lambdoid.
- English Word Lambed Definition of Lamb
- English Word Lambent Definition Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over.
- English Word Lambent Definition Twinkling or gleaming; fickering.
- English Word Lambert pine Definition The gigantic sugar pine of California and Oregon (Pinus Lambertiana). It has the leaves in fives, and cones a foot long. The timber is soft, and like that of the white pine of the Eastern States.
- English Word Lambing Definition of Lamb
- English Word Lambkin Definition A small lamb.
- English Word Lamblike Definition Like a lamb; gentle; meek; inoffensive.
- English Word Lamboys Definition Same as Base, n., 19.
- English Word Lambrequin Definition A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat.
- English Word Lambrequin Definition A leather flap hanging from a cuirass.
- English Word Lambrequin Definition A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like.
- English Word Lambskin Definition The skin of a lamb; especially, a skin dressed with the wool on, and used as a mat. Also used adjectively.
- English Word Lambskin Definition A kind of woolen.