lini-er, -ère, adj., of flax. Industrie —ère; linen-trade; flax-spinning.
linière, n.f., flax field.
liniment, n.m., (pharm.) liniment.
linon, n.m., lawn (fine linen).
linot, n.m., (orni.) linnet; cock-linnet.
linotte, n.f., hen-linnet. C’est une tête de —; he is a hare-brained sort of fellow. Siffler la —; (pop.) to drink hard; to be in limbo, in quod.
linteau, n.m., (carp.) head-piece, lintel.
lion, n.m., (mam.) lion; (fig.) lord, dandy, beau; (astron.) Leo. Jeune —; lion’s cub, whelp, young lion. — marin; sea-wolf. Dent-de-—, (—s-—) (bot.) dandelion. Coudre la peau du renard à celle du —; to combine cunning with strength. C’est l’âne couvert de la peau du —; he is the ass with the lion’s skin. C’est un —; he is a dandy.
lionceau, n.m., (mam.) young lion, lion’s whelp, cub.
lionne, n.f., (mam.) lioness; fashionable woman; gay woman.