a. [ L. antelucanus; ante + lux light. ] Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning. “Antelucan worship.” De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Mining) Soft clayey matter in the vein, or surrounding it.
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the hallux. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. interlucatus, p. p. of interlucare; inter between + lux, lucis, light. ] To let in light upon, as by cutting away branches. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. interlucatio. ] Act of thinning a wood to let in light. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., fr. L. lucerna a lamp. See Luthern. ] (Arch.) A dormer window. [ 1913 Webster ]
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