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longueur [longueur 词源字典]: "A tedious passage in a book, piece of music, etc", French, literally 'length'.[longueur etymology, longueur origin, 英语词源]
licentiate: "The holder of a certificate of competence to practise a particular profession", Late 15th century: from medieval Latin, noun use of licentiatus 'having freedom', based on licentia 'freedom'.
lurcher: "A cross-bred dog, typically a retriever, collie, or sheepdog crossed with a greyhound, of a kind originally used for hunting and by poachers for catching rabbits", Early 16th century (in sense 2): from obsolete lurch 'remain in a place furtively', variant of lurk.
lawks: "(Especially among cockneys) expressing surprise, awe, or consternation", Mid 18th century: alteration of lord.
lunisolar: "Of or concerning the combined motions or effects of the sun and moon", Late 17th century: from Latin luna 'moon' + solar¹.
lysimeter: "An apparatus for measuring changes due to moisture loss, percolation, etc. undergone by a body of soil under controlled conditions", Late 19th century: from Greek lusis 'loosening' + -meter.
liquescent: "Becoming or apt to become liquid", Early 18th century: from Latin liquescent- 'becoming liquid', from the verb liquescere (see liquefy).
liquate: "Separate or purify (a metal) by melting it", Mid 19th century: from Latin liquat- 'made liquid', from the verb liquare; related to liquor.
ladykin: "A small or diminutive lady", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Phineas Fletcher (1582–1650), poet. From lady + -kin. Earlier currency is implied by lakin.
levigate: "Reduce (a substance) to a fine powder or smooth paste", Mid 16th century: from Latin levigat- 'made smooth, polished', from the verb levigare, from levis 'smooth'.
lactase: "An enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of lactose to glucose and galactose", Late 19th century: from lactose + -ase.
lotta: "Lots of", Late 19th century: representing a non-standard pronunciation.
literator: "A person engaged in literary pursuits; a writer; = littérateur. Now rare", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Richard Montagu (bap. 1575, d. 1641), bishop of Norwich and religious controversialist. From classical Latin litterātor (also literātor) schoolteacher, frequently used disparagingly, in post-classical Latin also writer, author from littera + -tor, suffix forming agent nouns.
latescence: "Latescent condition or quality", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in William S. Hamilton (1788–1856), philosopher.
lamella: "A thin layer, membrane, or plate of tissue, especially in bone", Late 17th century: from Latin, diminutive of lamina 'thin plate'.
labarum: "The imperial standard of Constantine the Great, which bore Christian symbolic imagery fused with the military symbols of the Roman Empire", Early 17th century: from late Latin, of unknown origin.
lablab: "An Asian plant of the pea family, which is widely grown in the tropics for its edible seeds and pods and as a fodder crop", Early 19th century: from Arabic lablāb.
liripipe: "A long tail hanging from the back of a hood, especially in medieval or academic dress", Early 17th century: from medieval Latin liripipium 'tippet of a hood, cord', of unknown origin.
labellum: "Each of a pair of lobes at the tip of the proboscis in some insects", Early 19th century: from Latin, diminutive of labrum 'lip'.
labile: "Liable to change; easily altered", Late Middle English (in the sense 'liable to err or sin'): from late Latin labilis, from labi 'to fall'.