LANCELET
Lance"let, n. Etym: [Lance + -let.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type of the class Leptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia.
LANCELY
Lance"ly, a.
Defn: Like a lance. [R.] Sir P. Sidney.
LANCEOLAR Lan"ce*o*lar, a. Etym: [L. lanceola a little lance, dim. of lancea lance: cf. F. lancéolaire.] (Bot.)
Defn: Lanceolate.
LANCEOLATE; LANCEOLATED Lan"ce*o*late, Lan"ce*o*la`ted a. Etym: [L. lanceolatus: cf. F. lancéol. See Lanceolar.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.
LANCEPESADE
Lance`pe*sade", n. Etym: [F. lancepessade, lanspessade, anspessade,
It. lancia spezzata a broken lance or demilance, a demilance roan, a
light horseman, bodyguard.]
Defn: An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal; — called also lance corporal.