Linseed
. See Flax ; Paint
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Linseed Oil
the fixed oil expressed ic, palmitic, and from linseed. Linseed oil consists of the nine-tenths of the glycerides of linoleic, palmitic, and ide of linoleic acid. stearic acids, about nine-tenths of the type of the class whole being the glyceride of linoleic acid.、 from their prop- It may be taken as the type of the class to a transparent, known as drying oils, from their propwhen exposed to erty of drying up into a transparent, s boiled for some tough, resinous mass when exposed to one-sixth of its the air. When the oil is boiled for some icker, tenacious, time, till it loses about one-sixth of its still more readweight, it becomes thicker, tenacious, e, into a turpenand viscid, and dries up, still more readsoluble in oils. ily than in the fresh state, into a turpenof printers' and tine-like mass, scarcely soluble in oils. seed oil, mixed It then forms the basis of printers' and , forma caoutpainters' varnishes. Linseed oil, mixed with alkalies a with chloride of sulphur, forms caoutchouc-like products, and with alkalies a soft soap. crown-land of W. of Vienna,
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Linsey-Woolsey
a coarse, strong variety of flannel, woven with linen warp and wool filling. It was made in England as early as the sixteenth century, and was one of the few fabrics of domestic production during pioneer times in America. Linsey-woolsey was used for men's shirts, and for the clothing of women and children. The patterns were usually simple checks and plaids in bright colors. The name linsey-woolsey is derived from linsel, Old French for linen, and wool.
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Linton Charles
(See Automatic Writing and Speaking .)
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Linus
The personification of a dirge or lamentation, and therefore described as a son of Apollo by a Muse (Calliope, or by Psamathe or Chalciope). Both Argos and Thebes claimed the honor of his birth.
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Linz
capital of the crown-land of of some stra- Upper Austria; 117 miles W. of Vienna, been besieged on the Danube. As a place of some straably by the tegic importance Linz has been besieged g the war of on several occasions, notably by the In 1741 and peasants in 1626, and during the war of was signed the Austrian Succession in 1741 and and III. and again in 1742. Here peace was signed ania in 1645, between the Emperor Ferdinand III. and tte defeated George Rakoczy of Transylvania in 1645, Pop. about and in the vicinity Bernadotte defeated the Austrians in 1809. Pop. about (formerly 70,000. with a sin-
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Lion
in zoölogy, Felis leo (formerly f the larg elevated into a distinct genus with a sinof the livgle species, Leo nobilis), one of the larghistorical est and the most important of the livew Scriping carnivora. Its range in historical to it, and time is very wide. The Hebrew Scripwere emtures abound with references to it, and ces (Dan. in the time of Darius lions were em- Homer, ployed to execute judicial sentences (Dan. tion lions vi: 16-24). It is mentioned by Homer; rope by Herodotus and Theocritus mention lions as found in Africa, and in Europe; by Vergil, by Ovid, by Martial in almost every book, and by Catullus. It played an important part in the sanguinary games of the Roman amphitheater. Its geographical range is now confined to Africa and the S. W. of Asia, extending E. as far as Gujerat. It varies
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Lions
GULF OF, the large gulf of the Mediterranean on the S. of France, extends from the frontier with Spain E. to the Hyères Islands.
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Lions
GULF OF somewhat in size; but for an adult African male, from snout to tip of tail, 10 feet, tail 3 feet, height at shoulder, 3 feet 6 inches, are average measurements. The Gujerat variety is somewhat smaller. "In color lions vary from a deep chestnut-brown to gray. The color of the mane varies equally. In the Nubian LION lion it is generally pale fulvous, and in Cape lions black, but all intermediate shades are found both in Nubia and the Dawkins Professor Cape country." enumerated among the Mid Pleistocene, and again among Late Pleistocene mammalia of Great Britain Fel's leo. A LIONESS Felis spelæa was once recognized; it is now deemed not specifically distinct from the common lion. In the Early Pleistocene, Professor Dawkins has the sabertoothed lion, sometimes called the sabertoothed tiger.
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Lipari Islands
known also as the ÆOLIAN ISLANDS, a volcanic group in the Mediterranean, consisting of half a dozen larger and numerous smaller islands, with an aggregate area of 116 square miles, and situated off the N. coast of Sicily, N. W. of Messina. 170 feet above the level They rise to 3,170 of the sea; many of the smaller islands form part of the rim of a gigantic crater. The ancient classical poets localized in these islands the abode of the fiery god Vulcan-hence their ancient name, Vulcaniæ Insulæ. Lipari is the largest. Pop. about 15,000. The principal products of the islands are grapes, figs, olives, wine (Malmsey), borax, pumice stone, and sulphur. The warm springs are much resorted to, and the climate is delightful. Lipari, the chief town, is a bishop's see and a seaport, and has 4,968 inhabitants. Stromboli (3,022 feet) is almost constantly active; Vulcano (1,017 feet) is so intermittently; the rest are extinct. Pop. of islands about 20,000.
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Liparite
an igneous rock, so called from its occurrence in the island of Lipari. It has a wide geographical distribution, and is also known as rhyolite and quartz trachyte. It is a highly acidic rock, and has a glassy base, often more or less devitrified. The more compact varieties often exhibit sphenelitic and fluxion structures, which occasionally impart a kind of laminated or banded aspect to the rock.
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Lippares or Liparia
He who has this stone "needs no other invention to catch wild beasts." On the other hand, no animal can be attacked by dogs or huntsman if it look upon it.
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Lippe
or LIPPE-DETMOLD, formerly a small principality of northern Germany; since November, 1918, a republic; between Westphalia on the W. and Hanover on the E. The Weser touches it on the N. and the Teutoburger Wood crosses it on the S.; area, 469 square miles; pop. about 150,000. Capital, Detmold. The principal occupation is agriculture, with the rearing of cattle and swine.
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