leviathan (le-vi'a-than), a large water animal described in the Book of Job, hence anything huge. levy (lev'i), collect troops by authority. liberal (lib'er-al), wide, spacious. licentious (li-sen'shus), unrestrained, both morally and legally. lieutenant (lu-ten'ant), an officer ranking just below a captain in the army and a commander in the navy. Lilinau (lil'i-no'), limner (lim'ner), a painter who illumines books or parchments. linchpin (linch'pin'), the pin which goes through the end of the axle of a wheel and keeps it in place. lineage (lin'e-aj), family. linendraper (lin'en-dra'per), one who deals in linen. list (list), will. pl. n. an enclosing for a tournament. listlessly (list'les-li), in an indifferent manner. literature (lit'er-a-tur), the written or printed literary productions of a country or period of time. lithe (lith), easily bent, pliable. livery (liv'er-i), a uniform. loath (loth), unwilling. local (lo'kal), belonging to a particular place. Lochiel (lok-el'), Lodore (lo-dor'), a cataract in the Derwent river in England. Lofoden (lo-fo'den), a group of islands off the coast of northern Norway. logical (loj'i-kal), according to reason. Lokeren (lo'ker-en), a town in Belgium. loon (loon), a northern web-footed water bird whose note sounds like a laugh. looping (loop'ing), fold. loose (loos), unbind. Looz (looz), a town in Belgium. lore (lor), knowledge. Loupgaroo (loo'ga'roo'), meaning a "Were-wolf," a person who, according to the superstition of the Middle Ages, became a wolf in order to devour children. Lucifer (lu'si-fer), luminous (lu'mi-nus), giving out light. lure (lur), anything used as an enticement; entice. lusty (lus'ti), healthy, vigorous. luxuriant (luks-u'ri-ant), very abundant. lyceum (li-se'um), originally the grove at Athens where Aristotle taught; an academy. Maelström (mal'strom), a whirlpool on the coast of Norway. magnanimous (mag-nan'i-mus) great of mind; heroic. magpie (mag'pi), a chattering bird belonging to the crow family. main (man), ocean, Mainote (mi'not), Maina was the gathering place for the Greek troops who, under the Greek general, Ypsilanti, fought for Greek independence. maintop (man'top'), a platform at the head of the main-mast of a square-rigged vessel. malice (mal'is), wicked intention to injure others. malleable (mal'e-a-b'l), capable of being shaped by beating or by pressure. mallow (mal'o), a weed. Malo (ma'lo), Malouins (mal'e-wins), Malta (mol'ta), a rocky fortified island belonging to Great Britain, and situated in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily. manacles (man'a-k'lz), chains for the hand or wrist. mandate (man'dat), command. manifest (man'i-fest), known. manifestation (man'i-fes-ta'shun), sign. manifold (man'i-fold), many in number. manoeuvre (ma-noo'ver), a skillful movement with a certain aim or plan. manor (man'er), a district over which a feudal lord ruled subject to the commands of his court-baron or lord.