Index of English words, starting with "la"

(1) - Ladino (n.) One of the half-breed descendants of whites and Indians; a mestizo; -- so called throughout Central America. They are usually of a yellowish orange tinge.

(1) - Ladle (v. t.) To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a ladle; as, to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a kettle.
(2) - Ladle (v. t.) A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.
(3) - Ladle (v. t.) An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
(4) - Ladle (v. t.) The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board.
(5) - Ladle (v. t.) A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold.
(6) - Ladle (v. t.) A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping.

(1) - Lady () The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See Annunciation.
(2) - Lady (a.) Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike.
(3) - Lady (n.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.
(4) - Lady (n.) A wife; -- not now in approved usage.
(5) - Lady (n.) A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.
(6) - Lady (n.) A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right.
(7) - Lady (n.) A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart.
(8) - Lady (n.) A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord.
(9) - Lady (n.) A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.