lom

n. any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Loma. ] (Zool.) Furnished with lobes or flaps. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ F. lombard, fr. the Longobardi or Langobardi, i. e., Longbeards, a people of Northern Germany, west of the Elbe, and afterward in Northern Italy. See Long, and Beard, and cf. Lumber. ] 1. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Same as Lombard-house. [ 1913 Webster ]

A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A pawnbroker. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Lombardy of the Lombards. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lombardic alphabet, the ancient alphabet derived from the Roman, and employed in the manuscript of Italy. --
Lombardic architecture, the debased Roman style of architecture as found in parts of Northern Italy. F. G. Lee.
Lombardy poplar. (Bot.) See Poplar. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } [ F. or D. lombard. See Lombard, n. ] 1. A bank or a pawnbroker's shop. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; -- called also mont de piété. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lomentum a mixture of bean meal and rice, used as a cosmetic wash, bean meal, fr. lavare, lotum, to wash. ] (Bot.) An elongated pod, consisting, like the legume, of two valves, but divided transversely into small cells, each containing a single seed. [ 1913 Webster ]