ladle wood

[Eng. ladle, and wood.] Bot.: A Cape name for Ca ine colpoon . là dỹ, la-di, *la-die, *la-dye, *le-dy, *læf-di, *leaf-di, *lef-di, *leve-di, *leve-dy, lheve-di, laf-digh, s. & a [A. S hlæfdige; O. Northumb. hlafdia; the first element is A. S. hláf =a loaf, the second is uncertain, but probably represents A. S. dégee a kneader, from the root which appears in Goth. dig an, deigan =to knead; cf. Icel. deigja =a dairy-maid; Eng. dey . The Icel. lafdhi a lady, is used in a special sense to designate the Ble ed Virgin; hence several derivates, such as lady - bird , lady - fern , lady's - finger , lady's-mantle, . In these terms the word is strictly not a compound, lady , or ladie, being the Mid. Eng. genitive case of lady ; hence lady - chapel chapel of our Lady, Lady -day =day of our Lady. ( Skeat , .)] IMG:content-0317.png:[blocks in formation] Entomology : 1. Sing .: The genus Coccinella (q. v.). The term lady-bird is probably a corruption of lady-bug. Called also Lady-cow, Lady-fly, . The Seven-spot Lady-bird is the most common species. In certain years it multiplies to an extraordinary extent. 2. Pl.: The family Coccinellidae (q. v.). lady-bug, s. Entom.: The same as LADY-BIRD. Lady-chapel, s. A chapel dedicated to Our Lady, the Virgin Mary, frequently attached to a large church on the westward of the altar, but in churches built before 1200 the Lady-chapel was usually an independent or additional building.