adv.
In a labored manner; with labor.
n.
One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan.
a.
That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days.
a.
Suffering pain or grief.
a.
Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome.
a.
Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious mechanic.
a.
Not involving labor; not laborious; easy.
a.
Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, labor-saving machinery.
a.
Made with, or requiring, great labor, pains, or diligence.
a.
Likely or inclined to roll or pitch, as a ship in a heavy sea; having a tendency to labor.
n.
A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland.
n.
A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador. See Feldspar.
a.
Like the genus Labrus; belonging to the family Labridae, an extensive family of marine fishes, often brilliantly colored, which are very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The tautog and cunner are American examples.
n.
A lip or edge, as of a basin.
n.
An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See Illust. of Hymenoptera.