litany stool

The same as LITANY-DESK. ( Hall i well.) *lit-a-nỹ, v. t . [LITANY, s.) To recite or chant a litany. lit-arge, s. [LITHARGE.) lit-çhî, li-chi, lit-schi, lee-chee, s. [Chinese.] Bot.: The fruit of Nephelium, one of the Sapindacese. The tree has abruptly pinnate leaves and panicles of small apetalous flowers. The fruit, which is an inch and a half in diameter, is one of the most delicious fruits of the Indian Archipel ago. *lite, a. & s. [A. S. lyt ; Icel. litt ; O. L. Ger. lut .] [LITTLE.] A. As adj .: Little. "Thi sorghe is al to lite ."- Shoreham , p. 32. B. As subst.: A little piece or portion. lî'-ter, lî-tre, s . [Fr., from Low Lat. litra , from Gr. litra =a weight, a pound.] The French standard measure of capacity in the decimal sys. tem. It is a cube, each side of which measures 3-937 inches, and it contains 61.028 cubic inches, or 2-113 pints. lit-er-al, *lit-ter-all, a . & s. [Fr., from Lat. literal is literal; liter a a letter; Sp. & Port. lit eral; Ital. litterale , letter ale .] A. As adjective : 1. According to the primitive meaning or letter; not figurative or metaphorical; formally, plainly, and clearly expre ed. "It hath but one simple litter all sense whose light the owles can not abide."-Tyndall: Works, p. 1. 2. Following the letter or exact words; close, not free. "The present method of teaching the learned languages, which is commonly by literal translations."Goldsmith: The Bee, No. 6. 3. Consisting of or expre ed by letters; as, literal notation. 2. Of or pertaining to literature; dealing with learning or learned men. ""Scaped from literary cares." Cowper: Dog and Water Lily. 3. Consisting of letters or writings. "A literary conflict."- Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xxiii. 4. Versed in letters or literature; engaged in lit erature. 5. Consisting in or composed of letters or writings; as, literary property. 6. Intended for the promotion and extension of literature and learning. "It is one of the finest literary institutions that any age or nation has seen." -Goldsmith: On Polite Learning, ch. v.