1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; — followed by an infinitive, or by after or for. I long to see you. Rom. i. 11. I have longed after thy precepts. Ps. cxix. 40. I have longed for thy salvation. Ps. cxix. 174. Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea. Arbuthnot.
2. To belong; — used with to, unto, or for. [Obs.] The labor which that longeth unto me. Chaucer.
LONGAN
Lon"gan, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan).
LONGANIMITY Lon`ga*nim"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. longanimitas; longus long + animus mind: cf. F. longanimité.]
Defn: Disposition to bear injuries patiently; forbearance; patience.
Jer. Taylor.
LONG-ARMED
Long"-armed`, a.
Defn: Having long arms; as, the long-armed ape or gibbon.
LONGBEAK
Long"beak`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American redbellied snipe (Macrorhamphus scolopaceus); — called also long-billed dowitcher.