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long, a. [longer (lon'ger), longest (lon- gest).] Drawn out in a line: protracted; extended mtime; faraway; distant; extended to any specified measure; slow in coming; continued through a considerable time, or to a great length; far-reaching; extensive. (Stock Exchange.) Holding a quantity of stock; having bought stock on time, which may be called for at pleasure. — adv. To a great extent in space or in time; at a point of duration far distant through the whole extent. AS., D., Dan., Sw. and G. lang, L. long us MHG. lingen, to 2m, fame, far, pa or opes a, fare end, LOOK go hastily, Skr. langh, to surpa , rangh, to move swiftly, L. levis = E. light.] — In the long i~un. As the result of the whole course of things taken together; ultimately — L. dozen. One more than a dozen; 13. — L. home. The grave; death. — Long'- ish, a. Somewhat long. — Long'-boat, n. A ship's largest boat. — -head'ed, a. Having forethought and sagacity or great penetration of thought; discerning. —me as'ure, n. Lineal measure; the measure of length. — -prim'er, n. (Print.) A kind of type, in size between small pica and bourgeois. fHf" This line is in long primer. — L.-sight'ed, a. Able to see at a great distance; of acute intellect; sagacious; far-seeing; able to see objects distinctly at a distance, but not close at hand. —sight'edne , n. Faculty of, etc. (Med.) A defect of sight, in consequence of which objects near at hand are seen confusedly, but at remoter distances distinctly. —sta'ple, -pi, n. A superior kind of long-fibered cotton; sea-island cotton. — -stop, n. In cricket, the fielder who stops balls sent to a distance. —Buf'ferance, n. Forbearance to punish; patience. —suffering, a. Patient; not easily provoked. — n. Long endurance; patience of offense. —wind''- ed, a. Long-breathed; hence, tediously protracted in speaking, argument, or narration. —Length, length, n. The longest measure of any object,— disting. f depth, thickne , breadth, or width extent from end to end; extent of space or time; a subdivision of a thing, as of a fence; long continuance; detail or amplification. [AS. lengdh, D. lengte, fr. lang.] — At length. At or in the full extent; at last; after a long period; at the end or conclusion.— Length'en, -n, v. [-ened (-nd), -ening.] To extend in length, elongate; to extend in time, protract; to occupy time with, expand; to draw out in pronunciation. — v. To grow longer, extend in length. — Length'wise, adv. In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction. — Length'y, -f, « [-ier, -iest.] Having length; long; prolix— Longe'vous, -;|e-vus, -ge'- val, a. Living a long time; of great age. [L. long us and set as, sevitas, age.] — Longevity, -jev'i-tt, n. Length of life. — Longiros'ter, -jY-ros'ter, n. One of a tribe of grallatory birds, having long, slender beaks, which they thrust into the mud in search of food, as the snipes, etc. [L. rostrum, beak.] — Longiros'tral, a. Having a long — Lon'gitude, -jl-tud, n. Length; measure or distance along the longest line. (Geog.) Distance east or west from the meridian of a given place, expre ed in de- Long i rosters. grees signifying each Glo y Ibis Godwit l-360th of the parallel of latitude on wliich the measurement is made. (Astron.) Distance in degrees, reckoned from the vernal equinox, on the ecliptic, to a circle at right angles to pa ing through the heavenly body whose longitude is designated. [F. L. long it udo.] — Longitudinal, a. — Pert, to longitude or length; running lengthwise.