*lamb*

n. [ See Calambac. ] A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac; -- used by cabinetmakers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The backing or steaming of clams on heated stones, between layers of seaweed; hence, a picnic party, gathered on such an occasion. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Clambered p. pr. & vb. n. Clambering. ] [ OE clambren, clameren, to heap together, climb; akin to Icel. klambra to clamp, G. klammern. Cf. Clamp, Climb. ] To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; -- also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

The narrow street that clambered toward the mill. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of clambering. T. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To ascend by climbing with difficulty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clambering the walls to eye him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F., p.p. of flamber to singe, pass (a thing) through flame. Cf. Flambeau. ] 1. (Ceramics) Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides; -- said of pieces of Chinese porcelain. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. a. [ F., p.p. of flamber to singe, pass (a thing) through flame. ] (Cooking) Dipped in or covered with a flammable liqueur and set afire when served; -- usually used postpositively; as, cherries flambe. [ PJC ]

n.; pl. Flambeaux r Flambeaus [ F., fr. OF. flambe flame, for flamble, from L. flammula a little flame, dim. of flamma flame. See Flame. ] A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. ] (Arch.) Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. flamboyer to be bright. ] (Bot.) A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Cæsalpinia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb. ] 1. (Zool.) The young of the sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lamb of God,
The Lamb (Script.), the Jesus Christ, in allusion to the paschal lamb. [ 1913 Webster ] The twelve apostles of the Lamb. Rev. xxi. 14. [ 1913 Webster ] Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John i. 29. --
Lamb's lettuce (Bot.), an annual plant with small obovate leaves (Valerianella olitoria), often used as a salad; corn salad. [ Written also lamb lettuce. ] --
Lamb's tongue, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit, for making curved grooves. Knight. --
Lamb's wool. (a) The wool of a lamb. (b) Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to lamb's wool. [ Obs. ] Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lambed p. pr. & vb. n. Lambing. ] To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A feast at the time of shearing lambs. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. Same as lambaste. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ Lam + baste to beat. ] To beat severely; specifically, to beat with a cane. [ Low ] Nares.
Syn. -- cane, flog, lambaste. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. to scold, reprimand, or berate harshly.
Syn. -- rebuke, rag, reproof, reprimand, jaw, dress down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, jaw at, remonstrate with, chew out, chew up, have words with, lambast. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. lambere to lick. See Lambent. ] Taken by licking with the tongue. “Sirups and lambative medicines.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. la`mbda. ] 1. The name of the Greek letter Λ, λ, corresponding with the English letter L, l. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Phys.) A subatomic particle carrying no charge, having a mass equal to 2183 times that of an electron; it decays rapidly, typically forming a nucleon and a pion. MW10 [ PJC ]

Lambda moth (Zool.), a moth so called from a mark on its wings, resembling the Greek letter lambda (Λ). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lambdacismus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. la`mbda the letter lambda (Λ). ] 1. A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled, which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y, similar to that of the letters lli in billion. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, la`mbda the letter lambda (Λ) + e"i^dos shape.] Shaped like the Greek letter lambda (Λ); as, the lambdoid suture between the occipital and parietal bones of the skull. [1913 Webster]

a. Same as Lambdoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lambens, -enlis, p. pr. of lambere to lick; akin to lap. See Lap to drink by licking. ] 1. Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over. “A lambent flame.” Dryden. “A lambent style.” Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Twinkling or gleaming; fickering. “The lambent purity of the stars.” W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small genus of Australian shrubs.
Syn. -- genus Lambertia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. [ So called from Lambert, an English botanist. ] (Bot.) The gigantic sugar pine of California and Oregon (Pinus Lambertiana). It has the leaves in fives, and cones a foot long. The timber is soft, and like that of the white pine of the Eastern States. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of eastern hemisphere.
Syn. -- genus Lambis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; -- called also calfkill, sheepkill, sheep laurel, etc. It is supposed to poison young sheep and other animals that eat it at times when the snow is deep and they cannot find other food.
Syn. -- sheep laurel, pig laurel, Kalmia angustifolia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A small lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a lamb; gentle; meek; inoffensive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Cf. F. lambeau. Cf. Label. ] (Anc. Armor) Same as Base, n., 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. Cf. Lamboys, Label. ] 1. A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. Wilhelm. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The skin of a lamb; especially, a skin dressed with the wool on, and used as a mat. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of woolen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Lansquenet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A name given to several common weedy European plants of the Goosefoot family, introduced into N. America, and sometimes used as pot herbs, as Chenopodium album and Atriplex patulsa. It is sometimes collected from the wild and eaten as a vegetable
Syn. -- lamb's quarters, pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium album. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Pg. ] A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. oriflamme, OF. oriflambe, LL. auriflamma; L. aurum gold + flamma flame; cf. L. flammula a little banner. So called because it was a flag of red silk, split into many points, and borne on a gilded lance. ] 1. The ancient royal standard of France. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A standard or ensign, in battle. “A handkerchief like an oriflamb.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

And be your oriflamme to-day the helmet of Navarre. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the Zalambdodonta. The tenrec, solenodon, and golden moles are examples. [ 1913 Webster ]