lurking place

The same as LURKING-HOLE (q. v.). lŭr-rỹ (1), s. [LORRY.] *lŭr-rý (2), s. [Wel. llwry=precipitant.] 1. A confused throng; a crowd, a heap, a ma . "A lurry and rabble of poor farthing friars."- World of Wonders. 2. A confused or inarticulate sound or utterance; as, a lurry of words. ( Milton .) †lus-çin-I-a, s. [Lat.=a nightingale.] Ornith.: A genus of Turdidæ (Thrushes). Lus cinia philomela is the Nightingale; called also Philomela luscinia , and more recently Daulias lus cinia. [NIGHTINGALE.] lus-cio us (lus as lush), *lush'-ious, *lu youse, a . [Eng. lusty; -ous .] 1. Very sweet; sweet in a great degree; delightful to the taste. "The luscious wine the obedient herald brought." Pope: Homer's Ody ey, xiii. 69. 2581 2. Sweet to a nauseating degree; sweet to exce . *3. Fulsome, nauseating. *4. Obscene, smutty. "The luscious tale was not forgot." Somerville: The Inquisitive Bridegroom. lus-cio us-lý (lus aslŭsh), adv . [Eng.luscious; -ly .) In a luscious manner or degree. lus-cio us-ne (lus aslŭsh), s. [Eng. luscious; -ne .] The quality or state of being luscious; de liciousne ; exce ive sweetne . "Can there be greater indulgence in God, than to imbitter sensualities whose lusciousne intoxicates us?"Decay of Piety. lû-serne, s. [Fr. loup - cervier, from Lat. lupus cervarius a deer-wolf; lupus =a wolf; cervus =a stag.] A lynx. lush, s. [Said to be from the name of Lushing ton, a once well-known London brewer.] Drink, liquor. ( Eng. Slang.) "He gave us a thundering supper; lots of lush. "_ Reade: It's Never Too Late to Mend, ch. ii. lush, a . [A shortened form of lushious luscious (q. v.).) Luxuriant in growth; succulent, juicy. lush, v . t . & i. [LUSH, s .] A. Trans .: To drink. "The richest sort you ever lushed."-Dickens: Oliver Twist , ch. xxvi. B. In trans.: To drink; to be a drinker. lustful +lust-fired, a. Excited or instigated by lust. (Browne: Pastorals , bk. ii., s. 3.) †lust-stained, a. Polluted by lust. †lust-stung, a. Excited by lust. "What if some Shore ditch fury should incite Some lust - stung lecher." Bp. Hall: Satires, bk. i., sat. 6. lūst, v . i . [A.S. lystan .] [LUST, 8., LIST, s.] *1. To please, to list, to like. "Whom I lust [I] do heape with glory and renowne." Spenser: F. Q., II. vii. 11. 2. To desire or long eagerly. (Followed by after .) "Thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after."-Deut . xii. 20. 3. To have irregular, inordinate, or unlawful de sires. "We should not lust after evil things, as some of them also lusted."-1 Cor . x. 6. 4. To have carnal desire; to desire the gratification of carnal appetite. "Thou hotly lustest to use her in that kind." Shakesp.: Lear , iv. 6. lŭst-er (1), s. [Eng. lust ; -er.] One excited or inflamed with lust. *lus-ter (2), s. [Lat. lustrum .] The den or abode of a wild beast. lus-těr (3), lŭs'-tre (tre as ter) (1), s. [French lustre, from Low Lat. lustrum a window, from Lat. *lush'-bürg, #lushe-bürgh, s. [See def.] A counterfeit coin, made at Luxemburg during the lustro -to enlighten, to illumine; Ital. lustro ; Sp. reign of Edward III., in imitation of English coins. lush-Ing-tốn, s . [LUSH, s.] A drunkard; a heavy drinker. ( Eng .) lush-ỹ, a. [Eng. lush, s.;-y.] Drunk, intoxicated, tipsy. ( Slang.) "I was so uncommon lushy I couldn't find the place where the latch key went in."- Dickens : Pickwick , ch. xx. lû-si-ăd, s . [Port. Os Lusiados =the Lusitanians or Portuguese.] A celebrated Portuguese epic poem, by Camoens, on the establishment of the Portuguese empire in India; first published in 1571. Lu-si-tā-ni-an, a . [Lat. Lusitania =what now is Portugal; Eng. suff. -an.] Of or belonging to ancient Portugal. (For its use in a more extended sense, see the compounds.) Lusitanian-province, s. Zool. & Geol .: A marine province comprehending the shores of the Bay of Biscay (Portugal), the Mediterranean, and Northwest Africa as far as Cape Juby. Lusitanian-region, s . Zool. & Geog.: The name given by Prof. Edward Forbes to a region extending from the countries bordering the Mediterranean, through Hungary and the Crimea, to the Caucasus. The name "province" is given by zoologists to a division of water; "region" and "sub-region" to divisions of land.