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Lapland, Swcdinl Lapland, aoel

Rullian Lapland: it lies betweclI 10· and 35° 01

long. and belween 65 and 72" of N. lat.

LAPWING, in ornilholor,y. See FRINGA.

LAQ!!EUS, iD furgery, a Itinel o/ligalUrc,

eonlrived,

thal when IIrmhed by any wdght, or thc likc. i.l

draws up clofe. lIs

~fe

is 10 eXlcnd broken or dif–

jo;nted bones, to keep thcm in lheir places whcn Ihey

are (er, and lO biod lhepar'ts clofe

lo~erher.

LAR-BOARD, amongfeamen, lhe lefr·hano fide oflhe

/hip, whcn you íland with your faee lowardl the head.

LARCENY, in law, a felonius earrying away another

perfon's gcods ; and lhis, aceordiog ro the value of rhe

Ihing lIolen, is eilher grand, or pelil lareeny; Ihe

firll being

n~aling

effeéts above lhe .value of

1 8.

and

Ibe lall fueh as are eilher of lbal value, or under il.

LAREDO, a pon·lown of Spain, in lhe pro"inee of

Bifcay. filumd on the coall of Bifeay:

loo. 3°

40"

lar.

43° 30'.

LARES, eerlaio inferior deilies among the ancient Ro–

mans, who were lhe guardians of houfes; lhey were

alfo fomelimes laken for lhe guardians of Ihects and

ways, ánd Tibullus makes lhem lhe gUHdians of lhe

fields. Aecording lO Ovid, lhey were lhe fons of

Mercury and Lara, whofe longue was CUl oul by Ju–

piler, becaufe /he re'ealed his aduheries 10 ] \lno; and

nol conlenled with lhis, he delivered her 10 Mercury,

with orders lO conduét her 10 hell; bUl he falling in

love wirh her by lhe way, had lwios by her, who

from lheir mother were called lares.

Thefe domellic deilies were fometimes reprefented

under the figure of a dog, the fymbol of fidelilY; be–

caufe dogs have lhe fame funétion

lhe lares, which

is 10 guard the houfe. Alorher limes Iheir imagcs

were covered wirh lhe n(in of a dog, and had lhe fi –

gure of rhat domeflic animal Ilanding by them. Tbe

principal facriGces 10 ¡helares, were iDeenfe, fruil, and

a hog.

LARIX. See PINIIS.

LARK, in ornilhology. See ALAIIDA.

LARUS, the GIILL, in oroilhology, a genus belonging

10 lhe order of anferes, lhe charaéters of "hich are

lhefe: The bill is Ilrail, cullr'led, a litde crooked al

the poinl, and wilhout teelh; lhe inferior maodible is

gibbous helow the apex, the nonril! are lioear, aliule

broader hefore, and fitUale in lhe middle of lhe baek.

There are 11 fpecies, principally diniogui/hed hy their

eolour.

LARYNX, in anatomy. See ANAT. p.

300.

LASERPITlUM, LASER' WOR'r, a genus of the pen–

tandria digyniaclafs. Thefruit is oblong, Wilh eight

membranaceous anEles. Thereare nine fpeciel, none

of themnatíves of Brilain.

LASSITUDE, or WEARINEIS, in medicine, a mor·

bid fenfalion, that comes on fponlaneouny, wilhout

any previous mOlion, exelcife, or I.bour. This is a

frequent f)'mptom in acule dillempers: it arifes either

from an iocreafe of bulk. a diminution nf proper eva–

cuation, or toO great a conlilmplion of the fllliels necef–

fary to maintain the fpriog of the folids, or from a vi–

tlmd (ecretion of that juice.

VOL. Ir. No. 63.

LAST, in general, figoifies theburden or load of anl;p.

fi¡1nifirs alio a cerrain me.C.lre of finl, COII1.

wool, leadlcr,

&c.

A lal! of coofinl, white her–

ring', mea!, and a!hes for foap, is tIVel ve barreis; of

coro or rapefeed, ten quaners; of gun pOl\'der, twen·

ty.four barrds; of red·herrings, twenly cades ; of

hides, llVelve doren; of leather, t\Venly dickers; of

pich and tar, founeeo barreis; of wool, t\Vel,e faeks;

ofnock·finl, one lhoufand; offlaxorfeathers. 17°0

lti.

LASfAGE, or LESTAGE, a dUly exaéted in fome

fairs and markets, for earrying lhings bought whi–

ther one will.

fignifies alfo lhe blll.n or lading of

a !hip; and fomelimes is ufed for garbage, rubbifll,

or fueh like fihh.

LATERAN COIlNCILS, thofe councilsJleld io lhe

tu–

filica of the Lalin ehurch at Rome. Sec COIlNC

foL,

There have been G,e eouneils held jn tltis place.

.iz.

inlhe years 1123, 11 39, t17 9, 1215. ano 1513.

LATH, in building, a loog, lhin and narrow Dip of \Vood,

nailed to the rafters of a roof or ceiling, in ordet .to

funain lhe co,ering.

LATHE, in turning,

well·knol,n engine ufedin turo–

ing wood, ivory, and olher malerials.

LAl'HR.iEA, in botany, a genus of lhe didynamia an–

giofpermiac!afs. The calix confin! of four fegmenlS;

and·lhe capfule has bUI ooe eell. There are four fpe.

eies, only ooe of whieh,

viz.

lhe fquamaria, OTtoolh.

wort, is a oative of Britain.

LATHYRUS, in botany, agenus of lhediadelphia de–

eandria clafs. The lIylus is plaio, villous above, .nd

broader below ; and the lWO fuperior lacini:!: of the ca–

lix are /horter than lhe others. There are 21 fpecies,

feven of 1heO! nati,es of Brirain;

.iz.

Ihe pifrolia

or crimfon grafs.vetch ; tbe yellolV vetehling; lhe hir–

fu tus, or rOllgh·codded chiekling.vetcb: the latifo–

lius, or broad·leaved peafe.everlalling; the fylvellris,

or narrow·leaved peafe.everlalling; lhe palullris, or

mar/h chickling.veteh; and the pratenfis, or eomOloo

yello\V velehling.

LATIN, a dead langllage, fi,n fpokeo in Latillm, and

aflerwards al Rome; and nill ufed in lhe Romi01

church, and amoní: many of lhe learned. See LAN–

GIIAG E.

LATISSIMUS, in analomy. See ANAT. p. 195.

LATlTUDE. See GEOGRAPHV, andAS'rRONoMY.

LATITUDlNARIAN, a perfon of moderat ion "ilh

regard lO rtligious opinions, who believes lhereis ala–

tilude in lbe road to heaven, which may admil people

of ddrerent perfuafions.

LATTEN, denoles iron.plates tinned o\'er, of which

lea-eaniflers are made.

LAVANDULA, LAVENDER, inbotaoy, agenusoflhe

didynamia.gymnofpcrmia clafs. Thc calix is oval,

fllbdenlatcd, and fupportCd by a braélea; and lhe na–

mini. are wilhin lhe luhe. There are four fpeeies,

1I0ne of thcm nadves of !kitain.

LAV!\TERA, in bOlany, a genus of Ihe monadelphia

polyandria cI,fs. Thc calix is double, lhe exterior

one bcing dividetl into lhree fegmcnrs; and lhere are

many capfulcs , eonlaining eadl a numbcr of feeds.

T hele are r.ine fpeci es, only one of "hich,

viz.

Ihe

arborca,