latch (2)

[Etym. doubtful.] A miry or swampy place. lătch (1), *lacche, *latche, v. t. [A. S. læccan.] *1. To catch, to seize. "Those that remained threw darts at one man, and latching our darts, sent them again at us."-Golding: Cæsar , p. 60. 2. To fasten with a latch. "He had strength to reach his father's house: the door was only latched ."-Locke. *lătch (2), v. t . [Fr. lécher =to lick.] To lick, to smear, to anoint. "Hast thou yet latcht the A then i an's eyes With the love-juice?" Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, iii. 2. lătch'-ět, *lach-et, s. [Fr. lacet , dim in. O. Fr. lags ; Fr. lacs .] A string used to fasten or tie a shoe or sandal. "There cometh one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose." - Mark i. 7. lătch-ing, s. [Eng. latch (1), s.; -ing .] Naut.: A loop formed on the head rope of a latent 2. In the last time; latterly. "Glancing an eye of pity on his lo es, That have of late so huddled on his back." 3. Formerly. Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice, iv. L "That was of late an heretic." Shakesp.: Merry Wives of Windsor , iv. 4. lat-e-bric-o-læ, s . pl . [Lat., pl. of latebricola =one who lives in lurking places or brothels: late to inhabit.] bra =a hiding-place, from lateo =to lie hid, and colo Zool .: The name given by Walcknäer to a subdivision of the Araneidae, living in holes and fi ures. All have eight eyes. The genera Mygale, Oletera, and Filistata have them aggregated. They are segregated in Mi ulena and Sphodros. IMG:content-0385.jpg:[graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] Naut.: A triangular sail, having its upper edge fastened to a long yard, which is inclined at an angle of about 45. The yard is slung at a point three-quarters of its length from the peak end. It is used principally in the Mediterranean, upon xebecs, galleys, and feluccas, which have three, two, and one mast respectively.