n.
A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.
n.
A sign and a constellation; Leo.
n.
An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time.
a.
Adorned with lions' heads; having arms terminating in lions' heads; -- said of a cross.
n.
A small lion, especially one of several borne in the same coat of arms.
n.
The whelp of a lioness; a young lion.
n.
A young or small lion.
a.
Very brave; brave and magnanimous.
n.
State of being a lion.
n.
An attracting of attention, as a lion; also, the treating or regarding as a lion.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Lionize
v. t.
To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest.
v. t.
To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest.
a.
Like a lion; brave as a lion.
A name given in Western South America to certain plants with shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of Culcitium, and Espeletia.
A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes, of which several species are found in the United States.
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