lanchurus

[Gr. longchē =a lance, and our a =a tail.] Ichthy.: A genus of Acanthopterygians, family Scisænide, established by Bloch and adopted by Cuvier. Two species are known. *Lon-den-oys, s. [LONDON.] A native or inhabitant of London. *Lon-din-I-ŭm, s . (LONDON.] Lồn dồn, s . [Latin Londinium , prob. from O. Brit. lyn a lake, and din a town or harbor for ships. The capital of England. London-basin, s. Geol.: A series of Tertiary deposits in a depres. sion in the older strata under and around the city of London. London-clay, s. Geol. & Palæont .: A formation of Lower Eocene age; so called from its existing at or near London, England. It consists of a tenacious brown and bluish-gray clay, with layers of concretions called septaria. London-pride, s . Bot .: Saxifraga umbrosa , particularly the subspecies, and a variety of the same specific name. The plant itself, which is wild in the west and southwest of Ireland, and naturalized in some other parts of Britain, has coriaceous leaves and panicled cymes of small white flowers, speckled with red. The variety has the leaves compactly rosulate, oblong, ovate, crenate. Called also None-so-pretty, Pretty Nancy, and St. Patrick's Cabbage. ( Sir Joseph Hooker .) London-rocket, s . Bot .: Sisybrium iris . It has runcinate, toothed, or pinnatifid glabrous leaves and yellow flowers. It occurs on old walls, . It derives its popular name IMG:content-0696.png:[blocks in formation] Eng. Univ.: The long vacation. Shakesp.: All's Well that Ends Well, i. 3. lõne-ly, a . [Eng. lone , a.; -ly .] 1. Alone, lone, not accompanied by or having of a matter : The whole matter in brief or in a few others near; solitary. "Deep in a dell her cottage lonely stood." Dryden: Cock and Fox, 4. 2. Deserted, unfrequented, retired, solitary. "They stood the lonely cliff before." Scott: Rokeby, iii. 13. (3) The long and the short or the short and the long words. Long is largely used in composition in English, the meanings of the compound words being generally obvious: as, for instance, long - absent , long backed, long - contested , long - continued , long -deferred, long-delayed, long - expected , long - haired , long handed, long- lost , long - parted , long - practiced , long promised, long - resounding , long - sought , long -stretch 3. Sad from want of companionship or sympathy; ing, long-threatened, long-tried, long- visaged, long IMG:content-0697.png:[blocks in formation] the great fire of London 1666. London-white, s. Pigments: A pure white lead, prepared with care, and ground to a state of considerable finene . Lồn dồn ěr, s . [Eng. London ; -er.] A native, inhabitant, or citizen of London. "The king hearing of this his demeanor, was so highly offended with all, that he sent to the London ers." - Hol inshed: Henry III . (an. 1232). Lồn-dồn-1şm, 8. [Eng. London ; -ism.] A mode of expre ion or action peculiar to London ers. "The London isms , as I may call them, are far from being reproachable in themselves." -Pegge: Anec. of the Eng . Lang. Lồn-don-īze, v . t . & i . (Eng. London ; -ize.] A. Trans.: To invest with some quality or characteristic peculiar to London or to London ers. B. Trans.: To imitate the manners or language of London ers.