Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . To attend, wait upon. Laconic, la-konik, a. Pert, to Laconica or its inhab- itants; expressing much in few words; brief; con-cise; pithy. — 71. A concise, sententious method ofspeaking: laconism; a concise phrase or expression.— Lacon^ical, a. Same as Laconic— Laconically,adv. — Lacenism, -izm, Laconicism, -T-sizm, 7i. Aconcise manner of expression; laconic style; senten-tious phrase.— Laconize,
Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . To attend, wait upon. Laconic, la-konik, a. Pert, to Laconica or its inhab- itants; expressing much in few words; brief; con-cise; pithy. — 71. A concise, sententious method ofspeaking: laconism; a concise phrase or expression.— Lacon^ical, a. Same as Laconic— Laconically,adv. — Lacenism, -izm, Laconicism, -T-sizm, 7i. Aconcise manner of expression; laconic style; senten-tious phrase.— Laconize, d. i. [-nized (-nizd), -niz-ing.] To speak in a concise, sententious manner. Lacrosse, la-kros, n. An outdoor game, orig. of theCanadian Indians, played on ice or level ground,with balls and a wicker bat {crosse). Lacquer. See under Lac. Lacteal, lak-te-al, a. Pert, to, or resembling, milk ;milky. {Ayiat.) Conveying chyle. — n. One of theminute tubes which convey the chyle from thesmall intestine through the mesenteric glands to thethoracic duct.— Lactate, w. {Chem.) A salt formed stin. fuU; moon. f(56t; cow, oil; linger or ink. liien. boNbON, chair, get. LACUNA 218 LANCE. Lacteals and Adiacent Parts a, aorta, 6 thoracic canal e lymphatic glands; rf. radicals of thechyliferous vessels ; c;, intestine ;/, mesentery ; g, lacteals. by the union of lac-tic acid, or acid ofmilk, with a base. —Lactation, n. Actof giving suck, ortime of suckling: se-cretion or excretionof milk.—Lactean,a. Milky : resem-bling, or consistingof, iiiilk; conveyingchyle. — Lacteous,-te-ns, o. ^lilky: re-sembling milk; lae-t eal, conveyingchyle. — Lactes-cence, -sens, n. Ten-dency to milk; milk-iness or milky color.{Bot.) The Juice,commonly white,which ti o w s fromsome plants whenwounded. — Lactes-cent, a. Producingmilk or white juice; abounding with a thick, coloredjuice. — Lactom^eter, n. An instrument for ascer-taining the proportion of cream in milk; galactom-eter; aki
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