Lack

lak, v.t. and v.i. to want to be in want: to be destitute of.— want destitution. [From an O. Low Ger. root found in Dut. Ink, blemish Ice. lakr defective akin to Lax and Slack.] Lackadaisical, lak-a-da/zi-kal, adj. affectedly pensive, sentimental. Alack-a-day Sec Alaok.J Laok-a-day, laka- da', int. See Alaok-a-day. Lacker. See Lacquer. Lackey, lak'i, n a menial attendant a footman or footboy v.t and vj. to pay servile attendance to act as a footman. [O. Fr. laquay Fr laquais— Sp. lacayo, a lackey of uncertain origin, peril. Arab.] Laconic, ia-kon'ik, Laconical, la-kon'ik-al, adj. expre ing in few words after the manner of the I,acone$ or S/ai tans concise: pithy. adv. Laconically LL — Gr. Lakomkos—Lakbn, a Laconian Laconism, lak'on-izm, LaconioUm, la-kon'i-sirm, «. a laconic or concise style a short, pithy phrase. Lacquer, Lacker, lak'er, «. a varnish made of lac and alcohol -v.t. to cover with lacquer: to varnish. |Fr. laque—Lac