lanier, n.m., (orni.) lanner, lanneret, shrike.
lanière, n.f., thong, lash.
lanifère, adj., lanigerous, laniferous.
lanigère, adj. V. lanifère.
laniste, n.m., (antiq.) lanista.
lansquenet (lans-kĕ-nè), n.m., lansquenet (card game); German foot soldier.
lantanier, n.m., (bot.) lantana.
lanter, v.a., to emboss, to chase (copper ware).
lanterne, n.f., lantern; (arch.) lantern, lantern-tower, lantern-light; spy-place; (mec.) lantern-wheel; trundle; assay-balance; glass-case. pl., fooleries; idle stories, nonsense. — sourde; dark-lantern. — magique; magic-lantern. Il veut faire croire que des vessies sont des —s; he would have one believe that the moon is made of green cheese. Mettre à la —; to hang up at the lamp-post, to lynch (French revolution). À la —! to the lamp-post with him, her, them! lynch him!
lanterner, v.n., to dally, to trifle, to shuffle, to trifle away one’s time; to be irresolute.