LOMBARD-HOUSE; LOMBAR-HOUSE Lom"bard-house, Lom"bar-house`,Etym: [F. or D. lombard. See Lombard, n.]
1. A bank or a pawnbroker's shop.
2. A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; — called also mont de piété.
LOMBARDIC
Lom*bar"dic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Lombardy of the Lombards. Lombardic alphabet, the ancient alphabet derived from the Roman, and employed in the manuscript of Italy. — Lombardic architecture, the debased Roman style of architecture as found in parts of Northern Italy. F. G. Lee. Lombardy poplar. (Bot.) See Poplar.
LOMENT Lo"ment, n. Etym: [L. lomentum a mixture of bean meal and rice, used as a cosmetic wash, bean meal, fr. lavare, lotum, to wash.] (Bot.)
Defn: An elongated pod, consisting, like the legume, of two valves, but divided transversely into small cells, each containing a single seed.
LOMENTACEOUS
Lo`men*ta"ceous, a. Etym: [From Loment.] (Bot.)
Defn: Of the nature of a loment; having fruits like loments.
LOMONITE
Lom"o*nite, n.