Lightboat
use in positions a a lighthouse in positions impracticable. structure is impracticable. the coast of guard the coast of ew South Shoal . The new South Shoal Nantucket, is from Nantucket, is my other lightthan any other light- See PHOTO THERAPY. See Pnoto RADIUM THERAPY. ato a kind converted into a kind of wood, generally of or brownish dull or brownishstening Juster Instea not the glistening luster asionally it is coal. Occasionally it is amalignite name lignite ins the form rule, retains the form original wood . It conproportion of hydrogen If decomposition goes carburetted hydrogen changed into common or VITÆ, the wood of . It is a very hard brought from Cuba and other West Indian Islands. When first cut it is soft and easily worked, but on exposure to the air it becomes much harder. It is cross-grained, and contains gum guaiacum. The wood is used for making machinery and for rollers, presses, mills, pestles, mortars, sheaves for ships' blocks, skittle-balls, etc.
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Ligny
a Belgian village, famous for the defeat of the Prussians the country in 569. under Blücher by the French under Napoleon, June 16, 1815, the same day on which Ney's command was engaged with the British under Wellington at Quatre- Bras. The Prussians lost 12,000 men and 21 cannon; the French, 7,000 men.
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Lilith
According to Wierus and other demonologists, Lilith was the prince or princess who presided over the demons known as succubi. The demons under Lilith bore the same name as their chief, and sought to destroy newborn infants. For this reason the Jews wrote on the four corners of a birth-chamber a formula to drive Lilith away. (See Babylonia .)
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Lilium
a genus of Liliaceæ, tribe Tulipex, the typical genus of the tribe Lileæ. Known species 40, all from the Lilium martagon, N. temperate zone. the Martagon or Turk's cap lily, which has pale purple or white flowers, is naturalized in Surrey, England; its native country is Continental Europe. L. pyrenaicum is a garden escape in Devonshire, England. Lilium candidum is the white or Bourbon lily, from the Levant; L. croceum is the yellow lily, from Germany; L. Japonicum is the Japan lily; L. chalcedonicum is the scarlet Martagon lily, from the Levant; L. pomponium is the scarlet pompone lily, from Siberia; L. bulbiferum is the bulb-bearing or orange lily, from Italy; L. superbum is the superb Martagon lily, of North America; and L. tigrinum is the tiger or tiger-spotted lily from China. The finest of all is a Japanese species, L. auratum. It is two five white with purple blotches, being someto feet high, the flowers, which are times a foot across. The smell is perceived at a distance. The bulbs of L. wallichianum, an Indian species, have demulcent properties, and are used in China Merchants' Steam Navigation pectoral complaints. L. pomponium is cultivated in Kamchatka for its roots, which are roasted and eaten.
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Lille
a manufacturing town and fortress of France, chief town of the department of Nord, situated on a subtributary of the Scheldt, in a fertile district. Lille derives its name from the castle, around which it origin ally arose, in the midst of marshes, called L'Isle. It was founded early in the 11th century by the counts of Flanders. From 1305 it was mortgaged to France, but passed to Burgundy in 1365. Louis XIV. conquered the town in 1667, and, though it was recaptured by Marlborough and Prince Eugene in 1708, the Austrians restored it in 1713. In 1792 it successfully resisted the determined attacks of the Austrians. In 1914 Allied forces of England, France and Belgium fought the Germans for possession of the town, which changed hands several times. The Germans finally won and held it, exacting a large money tribute from Pop. about the town for ransom. 220,000.
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Lilliput
lil'i-put, in Swift's Gulliver's Travels , the name of an imaginary kingdom, whose inhabitants were no larger than a man's finger. The Voyage to Lilliput is the first of the four voyages described, and is the most pleasing; for the satire is less bitter than in the latter part of the work. Gulliver's adventures among the pygmies are entertaining, the author succeeding by the use of minute details in making the account realistic. The Lilliputians regard Gulliver as their prisoner and are much interested in their giant captive whom they treat with great consideration, and at last, at his request, set at liberty.
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Lily
a genus of plants which gives its name to a family of 2,000 species. The foliage of a lily is seldom striking, but the plant as a whole is stately and eminently graceful. The flowers are bellshaped, with six tips usually turning well outward, or even recurved. It is difficult to classify the various shapes and colors. Easter lilies are pure white, emblematical of the resurrection. They were introduced from Bermuda about 1875. Florists are skillful in securing fine flowers at exactly the right date. A number of our wild lilies are exceedingly handsome. The lily of the valley is a hardy, dainty little plant belonging to this family. If once started in a garden it will take care of itself. See Asparagus ; Onion ; Leek ; Narcissus ; Hyacinth ; Tuberose
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