The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . to the finisher-card. lapful (lapful), n. [< lapi + -ful.] As muchas the lap can contain. The gold and silver which old women believe . . con-jurers bestow by whole lapfuls on poor credulous girls. Locke. Laphria (lafri-a), n. [NL., pia, anejiitliet of Artemis; perhaps akin to /.a(f>vpa,spoils taken in war.] A notable genus of rob-ber-flies, or dipterous insects of the family Asi-lidic, species of which resemble gibbosa and L. Jlava are exampl
The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . to the finisher-card. lapful (lapful), n. [< lapi + -ful.] As muchas the lap can contain. The gold and silver which old women believe . . con-jurers bestow by whole lapfuls on poor credulous girls. Locke. Laphria (lafri-a), n. [NL., pia, anejiitliet of Artemis; perhaps akin to /.a(f>vpa,spoils taken in war.] A notable genus of rob-ber-flies, or dipterous insects of the family Asi-lidic, species of which resemble gibbosa and L. Jlava are examples. Lapbygma (la-figma), «. [NL., iiyfi6^,gluttony, < Aa^vaaciv, swallow greedily.] Agenus of noctuid moths foimded by Guen^e in1852, diaracterized by the full naked eyes,smooth front, unarmed tibiee, rounded collar,truncate thoracic tuft, and tufted basal seg-ments of the abdomen. L. frugiperda is the mothwhose larva is called the fall army-worm or grass-womu Laphygma It is avariable form, and two viirieties,/w/posa and been described. The caterpUlars often occur in great. Fall Anuy-n-orm t^Lafhy^mafrugiperda).a, larva; ^, moth; c,vm^ol\^t. obscura ; d,wmgsot \iiT.^uivt?ja. numbers and damage cereal crops and pastures, occasion-aJiy even vegetable-gardens, kiiey, 7th Mo. Ent. Rep.,p. 41). lapicidet (Upi-sid), «. [< L. lapicidu, prop.(JL]j.) hipidicidti, a stone-cutter, < hqjis (lai)Ul-),a stone, + -cida. < cccdere, cut.] A stone-eut-ter. Coles, 1717. lapidablet (lapi-da-bl), o. [< lapidiate) +-iililf.] That may be stoned. Baihit, 1731. lapidarian (lap-i-dari-an), a. [As Idpidarji +-«/).] Same as liipidar;/. Crol-cr. [Kare.] lapidariOUS (lap-i-dari-us), a. [< L. lapida-nHA, belonging to stones: see l(ipid(ir!/.~\ Con-sisting of stones; stony. Coles, n\7. [Rare.] lapidarist (lapi-da-rist), II. [As lupidar{y) + -isl.] A person versed in the lapidary art; a of fine stones or gems; a lapidist. The stone called sapphire by Pliny is now
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