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[English kymograph, and suff. ic.] Of or pertaining to a kymograph. *kŷnd, *kỹnde, a. & s. [KIND, 8.] pine, pit, sïre, sir, marine; gō, pot, the final syllable -le of English words the e is silent, and I forms a syllable by itself, as in able, table , . In many words the I has now become silent, as in walk, talk , half, calf , . for Law, or Laws, in D.C.L. = Doctor of Civil Law, freerappa, M. H. Ger. lappe , cognate I. As an initial L is used: For book (Lat. liber ), LL.D. Legum Doctor ; in Mathematics for log arithm; in music for left: as L.H. Left Hand, and in stage directions for Left, or Prompt side. 2. In Chem. For Lithium (q. v.). 3. In Eng . Comm. Transactions: For a pound or pounds; as, L (usually written £) s. d.=pounds, shillings, and pence. L Railroads : The name given in American cities to the lines of intramural transportation which IMG:content-0293.png:[blocks in formation] *lab, *lab be, s. (LAB, v.] One who tells tales or blabs; a go ip, a chatterer. Lab-a-dists, s. pl . [For etym. see def.] Church Hist.: A Quietist sect of Dutch Protest- ants, which took its name from John Labadie, a Jesuit priest, who quitted the College at Bordeaux in 1639. Charges of intrigue arising out of the con- fe ional were brought against him, and in 1650 he joined the Calvinists, but was banished from Mont- auban in 1660. In 1666 he removed to Middle burg, where he was shut out from the church by the Luther ans, and he and his followers were driven from the city by the magistrates. The Labadists then formed a small settlement near Amsterdam, but were obliged to move thence to Erfurt, and afterward to Altona, where Labadie died Feb. 16, *kỹth, *kythe, v. t. & i. [A. S. cýdhan.] A. Trans.: To make known, to show, to cause to 1674. His teaching was in many respects similar to THE twelfth letter of the Eng. lish alphabet, is generally re- garded as a semi-vowel or a liquid. In shape it has been derived from that of the Ori- ental lamed . L has only one sound in English, as in love , long , like , . It is formed by placing the tip of the tongue against that part of the gum which incloses the upper teeth, and allowing the breath to es- cape by the sides of the tongue. Lis frequently interchanged with r, of which it is considered to be a later modification: thus the Latin lavendula has IMG:content-0294.png:[blocks in formation] lăb-a-rum, s. [Lat., from Gr. labaron ; a word of doubtful origin.] Christ. Art : The standard of Const an tine the Great, adopted by him after his conversion to Christianity. It was marked with his seal, which consisted of a monogram of the first two letters (XP) of the Greek name of Christ, interlaced and cro ed. Sometimes the X, instead of retaining its ordinary position, is placed upright and surmounted by the P. These letters are often accompanied with the Greek alpha and omega , and circumscribed *lab be, *lab, v. i. [LAB, ν .] lăb-da-năm, s . [LADANUM.] lab-ě făc-tion, s. [Lat. labefactio , from labe . fact us , pa. par. of labefacio to make weak; labo = to glide, to fall, and facio to make, to cause.] The act of causing to become weak, to totter, or fall; a weakening; decay, downfall, ruin. the outside is shown the name of the owner or the number of the animal on the stock-book. (2) A plate secured by rivets to the ear. IMG:content-0295.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0296.png:[blocks in formation] any other bilabiate plant. Called also Label. *lā-bent, a. [Lat. labens , pr. par. of labor =to glide.] Gliding, sliding, falling, slipping. IMG:content-0297.png:[blocks in formation] lā-bi-ōşe, a . [Lat. labiosus =having large lips.] Bot . ( of a corolla ): Somewhat two-lipped, but not of the type called labiate. lā-bi-pal-pi, s. pl . [Latin labium =a lip, and palpi , pl. of palpus a feeler.] Entom.: The labial palpi or feelers in an insect. IMG:content-0298.png:[blocks in formation] 1. The act of doing, or endeavoring to do, that which involves hard work, toil, or exertion of strength, whether physical or mental; any kind of exertion which involves, or is attended with, fa- tigue; the exertion of the body or of the mind in those operations nece ary for the obtaining of the means of subsistence, as distinguished from the exercise of the body in amusement or recreation; the performance of work; toil. "Busine is labour , and man's weakne such, Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much." "There shone high heaped the labored bra and ore; And there the bow which great Uly es bore." Pope: Homer's Ody ey, xxi. 13. "Moderate labour of the body conduces to the preserva- tion of health."- Harvey : On Consumption. 3. Work to be done; that which requires exertion of the body or mind for its performance. II. Law : Hard labor as a punishment inflicted on incorrigible criminals. Labor Day, s. The first Monday in September. It is a legal holiday in most of the States. IMG:content-0299.png:[blocks in formation] "There heifers graze, and lab'ring oxen toil. Bold are the men, and gen'rous is the soil." Pope: Homer's Iliad , ix. 203. 2. To gain subsistence by manual labor. "Sweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain, Where health and plenty cheered the labouring swain." Goldsmith: Deserted Village . 3. To use mental efforts; to endeavor, to strive; to exert one's self; to take pains. "The painter laboured with his skill to hide deceit." Shakesp.: Rape of Lucrece, 1,506. 5. To move or proceed with difficulty; to progre or advance slowly and with difficulty; to plod. ( Lit. & Fig .) "Thick pants the rider's labouring breath, As headlong on they speed." IMG:content-0300.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Engaged in labor or unskilled manual work; as, the laboring cla . 3. Performing work. "Bent like a laboring oar that toils in the surf of the ocean." Long fellow : Evangeline , i. 3. 4. Oppre ed with pain or trouble; heaving. "With sudden grief her laboring bosom burned." Pope : Statius ; Thebais , 349. 5. Devoted, set apart for, or given to labor; as, a laboring day. laboring-force, s . laboriously 1. Diligent in work; working hard or per sever ingly; industrious, a iduous, painstaking, persevering. "The laborious spider became conqueror, and fairly killed his antagonist."- Goldsmith : Bee , No. 4. 2. Requiring or accompanied by labor, hard work, or perseverance; toilsome, difficult, hard, arduous, fatiguing. "Measuring the soil beneath their happy feet Like youths released from labor, and yet bound To most laborious service." Words worth: Excursion, bk. vii. la-bör-i-ous-ly, adv. [English laborious; -ly.] With labor, toil, or exertion; diligently, a iduously. "Those who have dragged their understanding labor . tously along the tiresome circuit of ancient demonstration."-Be a does: On the Elements of Geometry. (Dedic.) la-bör-I-ous-ne , s . [Eng. laborious ; -ne .] 1. The quality or state of being laborious, hardworking, a iduous, or persevering; diligence, a iduity. "Laboriousne shuts the doors and stops all the avenues of the mind."- South : Sermons, vol. vi., ser. 10. 2. The quality of being laborious, or of involving labor, toil, exertion, or difficulty; as, the laborious ne of a task.