a.
Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.
a.
Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal.
n.
A genus of very large fossil amphibians, of the Triassic period, having bony plates on the under side of the body. It is the type of the order Labyrinthodonta. Called also Mastodonsaurus.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta.
n.
One of the Labyrinthodonta.
n. pl.
An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus Labyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent writers they are divided into two or more orders. See Stegocephala.
n.
One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees.
n.
A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous substance.
a.
Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as, laccic acid.
n.
A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac.
n.
A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata.
n.
That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc.
n.
A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
n.
A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress.
n.
Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage.
v. t.
To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or, figuratively. with anything resembling laces.