Lent, lent, n. an annual fast of forty days in commemoration of the fast of our Saviour (Matt. iv. 2), from Ash-Wednesday to Easter.—adj. Lent′en, relating to, or used in, Lent: sparing.—n. Lent′-lil′y, the daffodil, as flowering in Lent. [A.S. lencten, the spring; Dut. lente, Ger. lenz.]
Lentamente, len-ta-men′te, adv. (mus.) slowly, in slow time.—advs. Lentan′do, becoming slower by degrees; Len′to, slow, slowly. [It.]
Lenticular, len-tik′ū-lar, adj. resembling a lens or lentil seed: double-convex—also Len′tiform.—n. Len′ticel (bot.), a loose, lens-shaped mass of cells belonging to the corky layer or periderm of plants.—adj. Lenticel′late.—n. Lentic′ula, a small lens: a lenticel: a freckle—also Len′ticule.—adv. Lentic′ularly.—adjs. Lentig′erous, having a crystalline lens; Len′toid, lens-shaped. [L. lenticularis—lenticula, dim. of lens, a lentil.]
Lentigo, len-tī′gō, n. a freckle.—adjs. Lentig′inose, Lentig′inous (bot.), covered with minute dots as if dusted. [L.]
Lentil, len′til, n. an annual plant, common near the Mediterranean, bearing pulse used for food. [O. Fr. lentille—L. lens, lentis, the lentil.]
Lentisk, len′tisk, n. the mastic-tree. [L. lentiscus.]
Lentor, len′tor, n. tenacity, viscidity.—adj. Len′tous. [L. lentus, slow.]
Lenvoy, len-voi′, n. a kind of postscript appended to a literary composition: an envoy. [O. Fr. l'envoi.]
Leo, lē′ō, n. the Lion, the 5th sign of the zodiac.
Leonine, lē′o-nīn, adj. of or like a lion.