LAGOPHTHALMIA; LAGOPHTHALMOS
Lag`oph*thal"mi*a, Lag`oph*thal"mos, n. Etym: [NL. lagophtalmia, fr.
Gr. lagw`s hare + 'ofqalmo`s eye; — so called from the notion that a
hare sleeps with his eyes open.] (Med.)
Defn: A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance.
LAGOPOUS
La*go"pous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a dense covering of long hair, like the foot of a hare.
LAGTHING
Lag"thing, n. [Norw. lagting, lagthing; lag company, society (akin to
E. law, lay) + ting, thing, parliament. See Thing.]
Defn: See Legislatature, below.
LAGUNE
La*gune", n.
Defn: See Lagoon.
LAIC; LAICAL
La"ic, La"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. laicus: cf. F. laïque. See Lay laic.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. "Laical literature."
Lowell.
An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. Milton.