A supplement to Johnson's English dictionary, of which the palpable errors are attempted to be rectified and its material omissions supplied

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1801 Excerpt: ... of the word in contradiction to a more general meaning: Ray (in his South and East country words) styles it 1 plain unfilled ground to which however should be added, to make it accord with common acceptation, covered with herbage.' LA'VVNY. adj. honxlawn. Consisting of lawn; resembling a lawn. Through LEA Through forrests, mountains, or the Wv grounds. It'. Browne. LE M That from the fun-redoubling valley lift. Cool to the middle air, their lawny tops. Thorns.Summer. LAYE. n. ley, old Fr. Used by Spenser for Law. A woman worthy of immortal praise, Which for this realme found many goodley layes, And wholesome statutes to her husband brought. Sp. F.jB-IL C.X. st.42. LA'ZARET. n. the fame as "Lazaretto." The fame penalty also attends persons escaping from the lazarets. Blackjione. LA'ZARLIKE. adj. lazar and like. Leprous. A most instant tetter bark'd about; Most lazatliie, with vile and loathsome crust, All my smooth body. Shakspeare's Hamlet. LA'ZY-PACING. adj. Pacing slowly. When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds. Shakf. Romeo fef Juliet. "LEA. n.--Enclosed ground." Enclosure seems by no means essential to. the meaning of this word. 1(S Saxon original signifies both a pasture and-iplain; and in allusion to the latter fense Spenser uses it for the surface of-Mater. As when two warlike brigantines at sea, With murd'rous weapons arm'd to cruell fight, Doe meete together on the watry lea. "To LEAD. v. n.---" 4. To exercise dominion. For sliepherds, said he, there doen lead As lords done otherwhere. Spenser's July. LE'ADEN-STEPPING. adj. Slowly moving. Call on the lazy leaden-flepping hours. Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace. Milton. "LE'AGUER. - Siege." Rather ' a besieging 'army, ' according to Johnsons o...