n. [ Ir. linn, or Gael. linne; akin to W. llyn a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS. hlynn torrent. Cf. Dunlin. ]
☞ Written also linn and lyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ AS. linnan. See Lithe. ] To yield; to stop; to cease. [ Obs. or Scot. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To cease from. [ Obs. or Scot. ]
n. See Lineage. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. linamentum, fr. linum flax. ] (Surg.) Lint; esp., lint made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon.
n. [ So called because formerly supposed to occur at
n. [ AS. hlinc a hill. ] A ledge; a right-angled projection. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Native Chinese name. ] (Zool.) An esculent swallow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. lynis the axletree; akin to D. luns linchpin, OS. lunisa, LG. lunse, G. lünse, OHG. lun peg, bolt. ] A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree. [ 1913 Webster ]