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Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms.

• Lymphogenic
  Connected with, or formed in, the lymphatic glands.
• Lynx-eyed
  Having acute sight.
• Lyrism
  The act of playing on a lyre or harp.
• LYCHGATE
  . See under Lich.
• Lycine
  A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.
• Lying-in
  The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement.
• Lyingly
  In a lying manner; falsely.
• Lymphography
  A description of the lymphatic vessels, their origin and uses.
• Lyonnaise
  Applied to boiled potatoes cut into small pieces and heated in oil or butter. They are usually flavored with onion and parsley.
• Lyrist
  A musician who plays on the harp or lyre; a composer of lyrical poetry.
• LYDDITE
  A high explosive consisting principally of picric acid, used as a shell explosive in the British service; -- so named from the proving grounds at Lydd, England.
• Lycanthrope
  A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf.
• Lycoperdon
  A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball.
• Lyken
  To please; -- chiefly used impersonally.
• Lymphoid
  Resembling lymph; also, resembling a lymphatic gland; adenoid; as, lymphoid tissue.
• Lyopomata
  An order of brachiopods, in which the valves of shell are not articulated by a hinge. It includes the Lingula, Discina, and allied forms.
• Lysimeter
  An instrument for measuring the water that percolates through a certain depth of soil.
• LYMLYMHOUND
  A dog held in a leam; a bloodhound; a limehound. [Obs.] Shak.
• Borne
  of Bear

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