1. The shambles; a place of slaughter. [R.]
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A laniary, or canine, tooth.
LANIATE
La"ni*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. laniatus, p. p. of laniare.]
Defn: To tear in pieces. [R.]
LANIATION
La`ni*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. laniatio.]
Defn: A tearing in pieces. [R.]
LANIER Lan"ier, n. Etym: [F. lanière. See Lanyard.] [Written also lanner, lanyer.]
1. A thong of leather; a whip lash. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like. Fairholt.