Defn: Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy.
LANUGO
La*nu"go, n. Etym: [See Lanuginose.] (Anat.)
Defn: The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.
LANYARD
Lan"yard, n. Etym: [F.lanière thong, strap, OF. lasniere, fr. lasne
strap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf.
Lanier.] [Written also laniard.]
1. (Naut.)
Defn: A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube.
LANYER
Lan"yer, n.
Defn: See Lanier.