Defn: Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.
LINIGEROUS
Li*nig"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. linum flax + -gerous.]
Defn: Bearing flax; producing linen.
LINIMENT Lin"i*ment, n. Etym: [L. linimentum, fr. linire, linere, to besmear, anoint : cf. F. liniment. Cf. Letter, Lime a viscous substance.]
Defn: A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant.
LINING
Lin"ing, n. Etym: [See Line to cover the in side.]
1. The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining.
2. That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything. The lining of his coffers shall make coats To deck our soldiers. Shak.
LINK
Link, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupted from lint and this for lunt a torch,
match, D. lont match; akin to G. lunte, cf. MHG. lünden to burn. Cf.
Lunt, Linstock.]
Defn: A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like. Shak.