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C,;.i;·,.~ ~r

f. L\ n ' :' •. 'j',Lc &I..ir of .he II'hités f. EEC ll, in

7n~\.¡g)'.

See J[ 'RUD D.

I'f

e~~~.

gu", wa\( r, nnJ

11'11"

[,II,lh rul> ova

L EI~ I)

"'r~e

nwke, town, .n ,he \Yen riJing of

I h~

lea,her \Vilh ril:)t lof ,hem ;

,h~n

I.'y on ,he g(\ld

YorU,i,e. li,...

lItd

on Ihe ril'er Aire,

I IV~nly. mde ¡

(\r lil" er, ni! klling ,he,u

.11)"

bur:"lh ,hem. Sec

fU<II:1

IVdl.,f

l'otk ; i, has a vcry gre.1I woulen traJe.

,he arliclc! GanINc .ntl 1l1l' ", Stl tNG.

LEEK.

S,'e Autu ,..

dr~f¡

(overln l!"" 'wilhi/!'''

cr.e_ld.

Take

L~EI(J) \ ~l,

a lown

111

,he province of Holl..nd, f,ven.

broll'n

reci,

r,rind or move it

011

Ilone

ilh a muller,

Iccn miles north eall 01'

D OII :

long.

S· ,

N. lat.

addin~

waler antl chalk; and when Ihe lalter i, .1,(1'01·

so'.

ve.l, rllb, or liglllY d"wb ,he lealiler

ov~r

wil hil, lill it LEEItWICK,

,ownofSeodand, in M,inlJnd, oneof

looks a lilllc

"hi,;í~l;

and ,hen

I.ly

oa Ihe leaf, lika

the

III.tn.

!s 01' Sltetl,nd, in Ihe eouOly of Otkney: W.

or goltl, before t!1e lea,her is qui,e dry, I,ying Ihe

lung.

30',

N. I...

61° 20'.

leal'e, alillle evercadt olher, ,hallhere m,y nOI be Ihe LEES, are Ihe moregrofs nnd ponderouspans of liquors,

leafl pan uoeovered: aod

wh~o

,hey have well clofee!

"llIch, Leiog feparaled by fam,omioo, fall 'o Ihe

willl ,he Iwh", an.! 2re fu ffieiendy dlicd 00, anJ

bOllom.

hardened, rub ,heOl ol'er wi,h

aro

ivory poLOler, or ,he LEE

a lillle eoun held wi,hio a manor, and ealleJ

fore'loo:h of a hOlfe.

dIe king's eoun, on aceounl ,ha, ils aUlhorily 'o

LE:-\VEN, a piere (\f four dough, ufed 10 ferment

puniOI offeneesorigioallybelonged 10 Ihe Crowo, (rom

and

r~nder li~llt

a mueh

larg~r

quanlily of

d~ugb

whenee il is derived lO inferior per(ons.

paOc.

LEEWARD, al

fe~,

Ihe fid e oppollte

,ha, onwhic:l

L!:CH EA, in bOlany, a genus o( Ihe Iriandria Irigynia

lhe wind blo\Vs.

cI,fs. The ealixeonfins o( tlme leaves. and Ihe eo·

L Er.WARD· IS~AHDS,

io America, a name given 10 ,he

rolla of Ih re: linear pelals; ano ,he capfules are lime,

Caribbccs.

with Ihree ..,Ives, and one (eed. There are I\VO fpe. LEG, in aoa,omy. See AHATOMY,

Pan

and

lI.

eies , bOlhnalives o( Canada.

&c.

LECTIC:\., in Roman anliquily, a vchicle in IVhieh peo·

LEG!

l.CY

io Seols law, a donalion by one per(on lO

pie IVere carried in a reclining pollure.

ano,her, 10 be p:rid by ,he giver's exeeulor a(ler bis

LECTlSTERN IUM, a reliSious (ean or banquel of

dea,h. See LA IV, Tit. xxviii.

Ihe aneien, Romans. In times of publiedangeror ca· LEGATEE, in Seols laIV, ,heperfon to whom

lega-

lamity. or of "haokfgivillg for fome happy evenl, Ihe

cy is prol'ided.

republic ordered folemn fcans

be made for Ihegods ; LEGATE, a cardinal or.bifhop, IVhom the pope fendg

and Ihis folemoilY IVas ealled Ictlillern;um, becau(e on

as his ambalfador 10 fovereign princes.

,his occafion Ihey fptead tables, 2nJ plaeed beds a· LEGATUS, in romanan,iqui,y, a mililary oflicer who

round ,hem, on whieh ,heir heavenlyguells IVere 10 lie

commanded as depu,y of ,he ehief general.

and

cat.

LEGEND, aoy idle orridieulousllory told by Ihe Ro-

LECTURERS, in Eogland, are ao order of prcaehers

maoills roneeroing Ihei r f,inls, and olherperfons, io or-

in parifh.churehes, diOintl from ,he reaor or viear.

der 'o fuppon ,heeredil of Iheir religion.

They are ehofen by ,he venry, or ehief inhabilanls

The legend was originally abook ufed in Iheold Ro·

of Ihe pariOI, aod are ufually ,he a(mnoonpreaehers.

minI ehurehes, eODlaining ,helelfoos 10 be read at di·

LEDBURY, a market·lown of Hereford·fhire, ,himen

vine ferviee : henee ,he lives of ,he (aints and marlyrs

miles

e.tn

of Hereford.

came 10 be ealled legends, becaufe eh'p,ers IVere read

LEDCER, ,he

prioeip~1

book wherrin merehanl! enler

out of ,hemal n\Olins, and in lhe rrfeaories o( reli-

,heir aeeounls.

S~e

BOO K· KEEPIN G.

gious houfes. Among Ihe(e lhe golden legend, whieh

LEDUM, Ihe MA RSH ,CISTl'S, in bOlany, a genus o(

is a collcaion of,hclivcs o(lhe fain,s. \Vas reeeil'ed

the

oee~ndria

monor,ynia c1afs. T he calix eonfiOs o(

by Ihe ehurch wi,h grca,

applau(~,

whieh i, maintain·

Jive ftgmems, ,nd Ihe eorolla of fire pl,ill pelals ; aod

ed (or

' IVO

hundred years ; ulough i, is fo (ull o( ri·

,he c'p(ule has fiveeells, opening a, Ihe b. (e. There

dieulous and romamicflories, ,h,llhe Romanills Ihem-

is bllt

Oll~

fp:cies, a na,i.e o( Ihe nOrlhern parlS of

felves are nOIV afhamed of it.

Europe.

LEGER· ~t NE,

in mufie, ooe addeo 'o ,he nafl o( /il'e

LEE, in ,he fea ]allg'Jage, a word of various figoifiea.

lines, \Vhen Ihe afeencling or defecnding nOles ruo vcry

I:or,s : ,hou¡:h i, is generall y underflood

me. n Ihe

high or 10IV: Ihere are fOO1Cli01CS m,ny o( ,hefe lioes

pat I oppo!' ,e

Ihe IVind. Thlls

Ice Jhorc,

is ,hal

bOlh above and beJolV ,he

lI,a:

10 Ihe nU01ber of fou r

nlOre againll

hidl Ihe wind blows.

Lu ·lalch,

five.

hare

eare

Ihe Ite·lm h, is,

I~ke

rare ,h'l ,he LEGG IARDO, or LEGG tAR D.HIHITE, in mufie, fig.

O.ip

do nOI go 10 dte Iee\'lard, or '00 n,ar Ihe fhore.

nifics 10

pl.ly

or fing in a livel)', brilk, ane! g¿y

m~n-

A l...

I/'C

hón,

pOI il

Ihe keIVaro fid e o( ,he Olip.

ner.

lir

¡h! 1,,·,

or 10 come ltp 10 Ihe Itr, is10 bnng LECHOR , or LI VO RNO, a pon 1011n o( 1 ..ly, in II,e

,he Olip lo, tllA t .dl htr fails may 1,,·

n.tI

ag linfl hn

duehy of TufeaD)', fiI U .•

on Ihe Tu(,·.tn fea,

1'\'"7

rr.~fls ~rd

Ihlnu.:" and ,ha{ Ihe \Vine! may come righl

mdls \\'ell or f loreroce: E. long.

11 "..

IJt.

4, 0

~O .

upe,n h':r br')ad r:tle.

•

LEC rOi'l1, in Roma" .uttiquil)', a

bo.ly

of roo, IVludl

I .f

l.' '"

AY,

lho! an¡:lc dIa,

,he

rhum!lline, "pon \Vllidl

e':llfiflul"f ILn ("uhom.

!I.e Otil>erd ,t

mil

C:d, m.'¡.cs ",ilh dIe ,humb

"p'

T he

ex.tl

nUlnt'er conlained in

k~i(\n.

fi~lll

whic!: ni': rcally f,.II!. Ser NAVI C.\1"IO N.

1,)'

!! U'IlIl:U\

,h,, '

Ih~ul:"I"; , h,J~h

l'lttllrCh

aro

fures