Loam, lome, s

a natural mixture of clay,sand, and lime, with animal and vegetable matter; v.a. to cover with loam (A.S. lam, akin to Lime), ] anything lent, specially money on interest; permi ion to use; grant of the use: v.a. to lend (A.S. læn). of money are negotiated for the public; apawn-shop. ne , loath'-nes, s. unwillingne ; reluctance. gusting. reluctantly. Loathingly, loathe -ing-le, ad. with extreme disgust. Loathline , loathe'-le-nes, s. the quality of exciting disgust. rence. Loathsomely, loathe'-sum-le, ad. in a loathsome manner. Loathsomene , loathe'-sum-nes, s. the quality of being loathsome. and heavy: v.a. to let fall heavily (W.) ments; ahall serving as an ante-room; a small hall or waiting-room; an apartment close before the captain's cabin [Naut.]; a confined place for cattle,, near the farm-yard [Agr.] (Ger. Laube, bower, from Laub, a leaf.) quents the lobby of a house of legislation [U.S.] the lower soft part of the ear; a division of a leaf; the cotyledon of a seed (Gr. lobos, lobe of the ear). ing the Indian tobacco used in medicine (from Lobel, a botanist). Loblolly-boy a surgeon's attendant on shipboard [Naut.] Loblolly-bay,, an ornamental evergreen tree of the maritime parts of the United States; its bark is used in tanning. Loblolly-tree, aWest Indian tree, whose fruit is sometimes eaten. of various kinds [Naut.] (lob, a lubber.) food, of a red colour when boiled (L. locusta) Locally, spot, place, lo' -kal-le, or definite ad. with district respect (L. to place. locus, a place). tion for a place; a local peculiarity. to a place; position; situation. place; to determine the seat of. tion; to select, survey, and settle the bounds of a particular tract of land; to fix on the site of [U.S.] designating the limits of: situation with respect to place; that which is located. (Lochaber) childbirth [Med. ] (Gr.) fasten doors, .; an enclosure or lock-up: the part of a fire-arm by which it is discharged; an inclosure in a canal, with gates at each end, for raising or lowering the boats a state of being locked; grapple in wrestling: v.a. to fasten with a lock; to fasten, so as to impede motion; to shut up or confine; to close fast; to embrace closely; to provide with locks; to seize the sword-arm of an antagonist by a peculiar movement [Fencing]. (A.S. loca, a fastening). like substance; a ringlet of hair (A.S. locc, a curl). toll paid for pa ing the locks; amount of ascent and descent of the locks. lock,