Defn: Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Laserpitium, of several species (as L. glabrum, and L. siler), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. The genus is mostly European.
LASH Lash, n. Etym: [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]
1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. Addison.
2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. [Obs.]
3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut. The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well. L'Estrange.
5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
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Lash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lashng.]
1. To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. Dryden.