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(Gr. hurting; leptos, wound; and logos injury(L., account) læsum,. tohurt). Le , le ,a. comparative of Little; smaller; not so large ] orgeat: ad. in a smaller or lower degree: s. not so much; a smaller portion; the inferior or younger. amount, degree, state, or quality; to bring down in dignity; to degrade; to underrate: v.n. to become le in bulk, quantity, amount, degree, quality, or intensity. atone time; anything learned or that may be learned; a portion of Scripture read in divine service; precept; reproof (L. lego, to read). or power to; to lease; to grant po e ion and use for a compensation; in the imperative, followed by the first and third persons, it expre es desire or, wish; by the first person plural, exhortation or entreaty; by the third person, it implies permi ion or command addre ed to an inferior. To let alone, to suffer to remain without intermeddling. To let down, to permit to sink or fall; to lower. To let loose, to free from restraint. To let in or into, to permit to enter. To let blood, to open a vein and suffer the blood to flow out. To let out, to suffer to escape; to lease or let to hire. To let off, to discharge;to let fly or cause to explode. To let fly, to send forth or discharge with violence, as an arrow or stone. (A.S.) ledge. by percolation (leak).. Lethargical, le-thär'-je-kal, or morbid drowsine . ner. drowsine ; dulne ; inaction; inattention; oblivion (Gr. lethe, oblivion). a draught of whose waters was said to induce oblivion of the past; oblivion; a draught of oblivion (Gr. from lanthano, tolie hid). lethum, andfero, to bring). of a sound; a written or printed me age, or communication sent by post or otherwise; the literal meaning; printing type: pl. learning; erudition: κα., to impre or form letters on. Dead letter. See Dead letter. Letter of attorney. See Attorney. Letter of credit. See Credit. Letter of marque. See Marque. Letters patent, a writing executed and sealed, by which power and authority are granted to a person to do some act or enjoy some right. ( L. liter a, from lino, litum, to smear, letters being originally smeared on parchment.) of type are placed for distribution. ing letters. versed in literature; belonging to learning. the letters impre ed. pre ed on paper or other materially types [Print.] Guiana, used for cabinet-work and veneering. an instrument for copying letters; a book to teach letter-writing. lactuca, used as a salad (L. lac, milk). stance, obtained from muscular fibre (Gr. leukos, white)., Leucite, lew'-sit, s. a mineral of a dull, gla y appearance, found in the volcanic rocks of Italy. the white corpuscles of the blood are greatly increased in number, while the red cells are much diminished [Med.] (Gr. leukos,kotos, a cell, and haima, blood).