lineolate

[Mod. Latin lineolatus, from Lat. lineola =a little line.] Bot.: Marked by small lines. lin-er, s. [Eng. line (1), s.; -er.] I. Ord. Lang.: A ve el plying regularly between certain ports. II. Technically : IMG:content-0599.png:[blocks in formation] grinding. 2. Match .: A thin piece placed between parts to adjust them; a packing piece. 3. Nautical : (1) A line-of-battle ship; one large enough to occupy a position in the main line. (2) A ve el belonging to a line plying regularly between two places; as, a Cunard liner . li-ně-ŭs, s . [Lat. of flax, flaxen.] Zool.: A genus of Plat helminth a (Flatworms), order Turbellaria. Lineus long is sim us , the Sea Long-worm is fourteen feet long, by two to four lines broad. *lin-eň, a. [Eng. line (1), s.; -y.] Marked with fine lines. ling (1), *lynge (1), *leenge, *lenge, s . [A. S. leng a the long one, from lang =long; cf. with Dut. leng a ling, from lang =long; Icel. lang a , from lange =long; Norw. lang a , longa ; Sw. långa .] transverse black bar, tip white. It is extremely valuable as an article of commerce, being largely exported to Spain and the Mediterranean ports. The fish Ling. are split from head to tail, cleaned, soaked in brine, washed and dried, and then are known as stock-fish (q. v.). The liver yields an oil used by the fishermen in their lamps, and it has been employed as a substitute for cod-liver oil. ling (2), *lyng, *lynge (2), s. [Icel. lyngling. heather; Dan. lyng; Sw.ljung.] 1. Ord. Lang.: Heather, heath (q. v.). 2. Bot . The genus Calluna, and specially C. vul garis . [CALLUNA.] ling-bird, s. Ornith.: Alauda pratensis, the Titlark. It is called Ling-bird in the lake counties, of England, from constantly frequenting the moors. ( Yarrell .) -ling, suff . [A.S.] A suffix commonly used in English with a diminutive force; as, duck, duck ling a little duck. lin-ga, s. [LINGAM.] Compar. Relig.: The same as LINGAM (q. v.). linga-purana, s. Hindu Liter.: A purana (q. v.) in which the worship of the linga is advocated. lin-găm, lĩn-gą, s . [Mahratta, ., linga , from Sansc. lingam =(1) a mark, (2) the male organ of generation, (3) gender.] Compar. Relig .: The male generative organ, worshiped by the Hindus as the emblem and even personification of Siva, to whose worship the temple of Elephant a, the chief place of this cult, is dedicated. [GROVE, PHALLUS-WORSHIP, NATURE WORSHIP.] It is a small conical stone, placed on a pedestal. Adoration of the lingam is probably of Turanian origin, though now constituting a part of Aryan worship in India. "Nothing is more common than to connect the worship of the lingam with the impurities with which the Hindu religion is only too justly reproached. This, however, is a mistake. The worship of Siva is too severe, too stern, for the softer emotions of love, and all his temples are quite free from any allusion to it."-Fergu on: Tree and Serpent Worship , p. 76.