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n. (Bot.) An erect or climbing shrub (Fuchsia coccinea) of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers.
Syn. -- ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops, Fuchsia coccinea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The rank or position of a lady; -- given as a title (preceded by her or your). [ 1913 Webster ]

Your ladyship shall observe their gravity. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a laird; an estate; landed property. [ Scot. ] Ramsay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. (with excrescent p), fr. F. lame, L. lamina. See Lamina. ] A thin plate or lamina. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. lampe, L. lampas, -adis, fr. Gr. &unr_; , &unr_;, torch, fr. &unr_; to give light, to shine. Cf. Lampad, Lantern. ] 1. A light-producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus; formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick used for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for the purpose of producing artificial light; also, a similar device using a gas as the combustible fuel; now referring mainly to an electric lamp. See sense { 3 }. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Ps. cxix. 105. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Elec.) A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity, usually having a glass bulb or tube containing the light-emitting element. Most lamps belong to one of two categories, the Incandescent lamp (See under Incandescent) or the fluorescent lamp. However, see also arc lamp, below. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

4. A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat, infrared, or ultraviolet rays; as, a heat lamp. [ PJC ]

Aeolipile lamp, a hollow ball of copper containing alcohol which is converted into vapor by a lamp beneath, so as to make a powerful blowpipe flame when the vapor is ignited. Weale. --
Arc lamp (Elec.), a form of lamp in which the voltaic arc is used as the source of light. --
Dëbereiner's lamp, an apparatus for the instantaneous production of a flame by the spontaneous ignition of a jet of hydrogen on being led over platinum sponge; -- named after the German chemist Döbereiner, who invented it. Called also philosopher's lamp. --
Flameless lamp, an aphlogistic lamp. --
Lamp burner, the part of a lamp where the wick is exposed and ignited. Knight. --
Lamp fount, a reservoir for oil, in a lamp. --
Lamp jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4 (l) & (n). --
Lamp shade, a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for softening or obstructing the light of a lamp. --
Lamp shell (Zool.), any brachiopod shell of the genus Terebratula and allied genera. The name refers to the shape, which is like that of an antique lamp. See Terebratula. --
Safety lamp, a miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by fine wire gauze, preventing the kindling of dangerous explosive gases; -- called also, from Sir Humphry Davy the inventor, Davy lamp. --
To smell of the lamp, to bear marks of great study and labor, as a literary composition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Aeronautics) A runway at an airport, at which airplanes land{ 3 }; the long smooth surface used for takeoff or landing{ 4 }. [ PJC ]

n. [ See Landscape. ] A landscape. [ Obs. except in poetry. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Straight my eye hath caught new pleasures,
Whilst the landskip round it measures. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. 1. The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The land which slips down. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An election victory in which the winning candidate receives a substantial majority of the votes, usually meaning at least ten per cent more than any opposing candidate. [ PJC ]

4. Any overwhelming victory. [ PJC ]

n. [ OE. lappe, AS. læppa; akin to D. lap patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp. ] 1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his heart smites him. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men expect that happiness should drop into their laps. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the distance one course extends over the second course below, the distance over the course immediately below being called the cover. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Steam Engine) The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below). [ 1913 Webster ]

6. The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called when they are counted in the score of the following game. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Cotton Manuf.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. (Mach.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lap joint, a joint made by one layer, part, or piece, overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers. --
Lap weld, a lap joint made by welding together overlapping edges or ends. --
Inside lap (Steam Engine), lap of the valve with respect to the exhaust port. --
Outside lap, lap with respect to the admission, or steam, port. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lapped p. pr. & vb. n. Lapping. ] 1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap. [ 1913 Webster ]

To lap his head on lady's breast. Praed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. lappen to fold (see Lap, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap. ] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To wrap or wind around something. [ 1913 Webster ]

About the paper . . . I lapped several times a slender thread of very black silk. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her garment spreads, and laps him in the folds. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay together one partly over another; as, to lap weather-boards; also, to be partly over, or by the side of (something); as, the hinder boat lapped the foremost one. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Carding & Spinning) To lay together one over another, as fleeces or slivers for further working. [ 1913 Webster ]

To lap boards,
shingles, etc., to lay one partly over another. --
To lap timbers, to unite them in such a way as to preserve the same breadth and depth throughout, as by scarfing. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]