laplace
— Noun
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~ French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827)
lapland
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~ a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps
Laportea canadensis
— Noun
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~ American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles
Laportea
— Noun
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~ mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle
Lapp
— Noun
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~ a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
Lapp
— Noun
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~ the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
lappet
— Noun
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~ medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
lappet
— Noun
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~ a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
lappet
— Noun
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~ a small lap on a garment or headdress
Lappic
— Noun
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~ any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages
lapping
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~ covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
lappish
— Noun
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~ any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages
lappland
— Noun
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~ a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps
Lapplander
— Noun
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~ a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
Lappula
— Noun
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~ stickweed; beggar's lice
lapse
— Noun
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~ a mistake resulting from inattention
lapse
— Noun
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~ a failure to maintain a higher state
lapse
— Noun
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~ a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"