n. [ OE. lasse; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. llodes girl, fem. of llawd lad. √123. See Lad a youth. ] A young woman; a girl; a sweetheart. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. & adv. Less. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A young girl; a lass. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. lassitudo, fr. lassus faint, weary; akin to E. late: cf. F. lassitude. See Late. ] A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness. [ 1913 Webster ]
The corporeal instruments of action being strained to a high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Forsaken by a lass. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
pos>n.;
Lasso cell (Zool.),
v. t.