Lou′vre.
（Architecture.) a. A turret on a roof for the escape of smoke or steam. A lantern. b, Sloping boards overlapping each other, with a space, between for ventilation. Also called lufferboarding; louvre or luffer window or work.
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La
′bel.
La
′bel-cor′bel Ta′ble.
La
′bel-ing-ma-chine′.
Lab-i-dom′e-ter.
Lab′o-ra-to-ry.
Lab′o-ra-to-ry — ap-pa-ra′tus.
Lab′y-rinth.
Lac
.
Lace.
Laced-stocking.
Lace-mak′ing ma-chine′.
Lace-pa′per.
Lace-piece.
Lach′ry-mal-duct Di-lat′or.
Lac
′ing.
Lac
′quer.
Lac-tom′e-ter.
Lac
′to-scope.
Lac-var′nish.
Lad′der.
Lad′der-car′riage.
Lad′der-way.
La
′dies.
La
′ding.
La
′ding-hole.
La
′dle.
La
′dle-board.
Lag.
Lag′ging.
Lag-ma-chine′.
Lag-screw.
Laid.
Laid-on.
Laid-pa′per.
Lam
′bre-quin.
Lamb
′s tongue.
Lam
′e-ro.
Lam
′i-na-ted arch.
Lam
′i-na-ted pipe.
Lam
′i-na-ted rib.
Lam
′i-nat-ing-ma-chine′.
Lam
′i-nat-ing-roll′er.
Lamp.
Lamp′black.
Lamp′blackfurnace.
Lamp-brack′et.
Lamp-burn′er.
Lamp-ce-ment′.
Lamp-chim′ney.
Lamp-chim′ney ad-just′er.
Lamp-chim′ney Clean′er.
Lamp-chim′ney tongs.
Lamp-cone.
Lamp-el′e-va-tor.
Lamp-hang′er.
Lamp-post.
Lam
′pro-type.
Lamp-shade.
Lamp-stove.
Lamp-wick.
Lamp-wick Trim′mer.
Lan
′cas-ter gun.
Lan
′cas-ter Ri′fle.
Lance.
Lance-buck′et.
Lan
′cet.
Lan
′cet-arch.
Lan
′cet-win′dow.
Land.
Lan
′dau.
Lan-dau-let′.
Land′ing.
Land′ing-strake.
Land-mark′er.
Land-par′ing ma-chine′.
Land-roll′er.
Land′side.
Land-tie.
Lan
′gate.
Lan
′grel.
Lan-guet′ Lan-guette′.
Lan
′iard.
Lan
′tern.
Lan
′tern-bel′lows.
Lan
′tern-pin′ion.
Lan
′tern-pump.
Lan
′tern Stuffing-box.
Lan
′tern-wheel.
Lan
′yard;
Lan′iard
.
Lap.
Lap′ar-a-tome.
Lap-board.
Lap-dove′tail.
Lap-frame.
Lap′i-da-ry-mill.
Lap′i-da-ry-wheel.
La-pid′e-on.
La
′pis-laz′u-li.
Lap-joint.
Lap-ma-chine′.
Lap′ping.
Lap′ping-ma-chine′.
Lap-ring.
Lap-roll′er.
Lap-shav′er.
Lap Skiv′ing-ma-chine′.
Lap-stone.
Lap-streak.
Lap-weld.
Lar′board.
Lard-boil′er.
Lard-cool′er.
Lard-cut
′ter.
Lard-press.
Lard-ren′der-er.
Lard-tank.
Large-face lathe.
Lar′get.
Lar′i-at.
Lar′mi-er.
Laryn-ge′al E-cra′seur.
La-ryn′go-scope.
La-ryngo-tome.
Lash.
Lash′er.
Lash′ing.
Las′ket.
Lasque.
Las′so.
Last.
Last′age.
Last′er.
Last-fin′ish-ing ma-chine′.
Last-hold′er.
Last′ing.
Last′ing-awl.
Last′ing-jack.
Last′ing-ma-chine′.
Last′ing-pinch′ers.
Last′ing-tool.
Last-mak′ing ma-chine′.
Last-turn′ing ma-chine′.
Latch.
Latch-clos′er.
Latch-key.
Latch′ing;
Las′ket
;
latch
.
Latch-lift′er.
La-teen′--sail.
La-teen′--yard.
Lat′er.
Lath.
Lath-brick.
Lath-cut
′ter.
Lathe.
Lath-cen′ter Grind′er.
Lathe-chuck.
Lathe-dog.
Lathe-drill.
Lathe for turn′ing Ir-reg′u-lar forms.
Lathe-head
.
Lathe-saw.
Lathe-tool Hold′er.
Lath′ingclamp.
Lath′inghammer.
Lath-nail.
Lath-saw′ing ma-chine′.
La-trobe′.
Lat′
ten
.
Lat′
ten
-wire.
Lat′ter-kin.
Lat′tice.
Lat′tice-bridge.
Lat′tice-gird′er.
Lat′tice-truss.
Lat′tice-win′dow.
Launch.
Launch-en′gine.
Laun′der.
Laun′dry.
Laun′dry-heat′er.
Law-bind′ing.
Lawn.
Lawn-mow′er.
Lay.
Lay-cap.
Lay′er.
Lay-fig′ure.
Lay′ing.
Lay′ing-hook.
Lay′ing-ma-chine′.
Lay′ing — on tool.
Lay′ing-top.
Lay-race.
La
′zy-back.
La
′zy-jack.
La
′zy-tongs.
Lea
.
Leach
.
Leach
′ing-vat.
Lead.
Lead.
Lead-bath.
Lead-cut
′--ter.
Lead′er.
Lead′er-hook.
Lead′ers.
Lead-flat.
Lead-fur′nace.
Lead-glance.
Lead-har′ness.
Lead′ing-ax′le.
Lead′ing-block.
Lead′ing-buoy.
Lead′ing-light.
Lead′ing-part.
Lead′ing-rod.
Lead′ing-screw.
Lead′ing-springs.
Lead′ing-wheel.
Lead-lights.
Lead-line
.
Lead-mill
.
Lead-nail.
Lead-pot.
Lead from Sil′ver sep′a-rat-ing.
Lead—pen′cil.
Lead—pipe.
Lead—pipe Tin′ning.
Leads.
Lead—shav′ing ma-chine′.
Lead, sheet.
Lead—shot.
Lead—sink′er.
Leaf.
Leaf—bridge.
Leaf—met′al.
Leaf—sight.
Leaf—turn′er.
Leaf—valve.
Leak—a′larm.
Leak—In′di-ca-tor.
Leak—sig′nal.
Leam.
Lean—face.
Lean—to.
Leap.
Leap′er.
Lea
—rod.
Lease.
Lease—pin.
Lease—rod.
Leash.
Leat.
Leath
′er.
Leath
′er, Ar-ti-fi′cial.
Leath
′er—awl.
Leath
′er—board.
Leath
′er—boarding ma-chine′.
Leath
′er—buff′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er—cham′fer-ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er—cloth.
Leath
′er—cor′ru-gating ma-chine′.
Leather—creas′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er—cut′ting ma-chine′.
Leath
′er—dic′ing.
Leath
′er—dress′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er—em-boss′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er Feath′er—edg′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er—fin′ish-ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-flesh′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-flut′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-glass′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-glu′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-gouge.
Leath
′er-grain′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-grind′er.
Leath
′er-ham′mer-ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-knife.
Leath
′er-pa′per.
Leath
′er-peb′bling ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-pierc′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-pol′isher.
Leath
′er-press′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-punch.
Leath
′er-punch′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-quilt′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-rais′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-re-duc′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-roll′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-round′ing
ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-scal′lop-ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-scarf′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-scour′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-skiv′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-slit′ting ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-soft′en-er.
Leath
′er-sort′ing ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-split′ting ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-stamp.
Leath
′erstretch′er.
Leath
′er-strip′ing.
Leath
′er-strip′ping ma-chine′.
Leath
′er-stuff′er.
Leath
′er-ta′per-ing ma-chine′.
Leather-wash′er.
Leav′en.
Le-clanche′ Bat′ter-y.
Lec′tern.
Ledge.
Ledg′er.
Ledg′er-blade.
Ledg′ment.
Lee
.
Lee-board.
Leech
.
Leech
, Ar-ti-fi′cial.
Leech-line
.
Leech-rope.
Lee
′fange.
Leer.
Left-hand rope.
Left-hand′ed screw.
Leg.
Leg, Ar-ti-fi′cial.
Le′gend.
Leg′gings.
Leg and foot guard.
Leis
′ter.
Lem
′on-squeez′er.
Length′en-ing-bar.
Length′en-ing-piece.
Length′en-ing-rod.
Le′no.
Lens.
Len-tic′u-la.
Le-pine′--watch.
Let-off.
Let′ter.
Let′ter-bal′ance.
Let′ter-board.
Let′ter-box.
Let′ter-case.
Let′ter-clip.
Let′ter-file.
Let′ter-ing-box.
Let′ter-ing-tool.
Let′ter-lock.
Let′ter-pa′per.
Let′ter-press Print′ing.
Let′ter-punch.
Let′ter-scale.
Let′ter-stamp.
Let′ting-down.
Le-vant′ine.
Leva-tor.
Lev′ee.
Lev′el.
Lev′el-er.
Lev′el-ing-block.
Lev′el-ing-staff.
Lev′el-ing-stand.
Lev′el-lines.
Le′ver.
Le′ver-brace.
Le′ver-en′gine.
Le′ver-es-cape′ment.
Le′ver-hoist.
Le′ver-jack.
Le′ver-ob-stet′ric.
Le′ver-press.
Le′ver-punch.
Le′ver-valve.
Lev-i-ga′tion.
Lew
′is.
Lew
′is-bolt.
Ley.
Ley′den-bat′ter-y.
Ley′den-jar.
Li-bel′la.
Lick′er-in.
Lid.
Lid-clos′er.
Lid-wind′--ing watch.
Lie′ber-kuhn.
Lierne.
Life-boat.
Life-buoy.
Life-car.
Life-guard.
Life-line
.
Life-pre-serv′er.
Lift.
Lift-bridge
.
Lift′er.
Lift-gate.
Lift-ham′mer.
Lift′ing-bar.
Lift′ing-blade.
Lift′ing-bridge.
Lift′ing-gear.
Lift′ing-jack.
Lift′ing-ma-chine′.
Lift′ing-piece.
Lift′ing-pump.
Lift′ing-tongs.
Lift-pump.
Lift′ing-rod.
Lift′ing-screw.
Lift′ing-set.
Lift′ing-wires.
Lift-latch lock.
Lift-lock.
Lift-tent′er.
Lift-wall.
Lift Water-wheel.
Lig′a-ting-for′ceps.
Lig′a-ture.
Lig′a-ture-car′ri-er.
Lig′a-ture-ty′er.
Lig′ger.
Light.
Light and Pho′tic Ap-plian-ces.
Light-ball.
Light-bar′rel.
Light-boat.
Light′en-ing.
Light′er.
Light′er-screw.
Light′house.
Light′ing.
Light′ing-de-vi′ces.
Light′ing gas by E-lec-trici-ty.
Light′ning-ar-rest′er.
Light′ning-con-duct′or.
Light′ning-dis-charg′er.
Light′ning-rod.
Light-port.
Light-room.
Lights.
Light-ship.
Lignum-vi′tae.
Limb.
Limb, Ar-ti-fi′cial.
Limber.
Lim′ber-board.
Lim′ber-chain.
Lim′ber-chest.
Lim′ber-holes.
Lim′ber-hook.
Lim′ber-ing — up hoop.
Lim′ber-strake.
Lime.
Lime-floor.
Lime-kiln.
Lime-light.
Lime-ma-chine′.
Lime-paste.
Lime-pow′der.
Lime-screen.
Lime-spread′er.
Lime′stone.
Lime′stone-me′ter.
Lime-wa′ter.
Lim′ing.
Limp.
Linch-pin.
Line.
Lin′e-ar mi-crom′e-ter.
Line-clamp.
Lined-gold.
Line-en-grav′ing.
Lin′en.
Lin′en Paper.
Lin′en-prov′er.
Line-of-bat′tle ship.
Line of Centers.
Line of De-fense′.
Line of fire.
Line of Met′al.
Line of Met′al-el-e-va′tion.
Line of sight.
Line-pin.
Lin′er.
Line-rock
′et.
Lines.
Line-wind′er.
Line-wire.
Lin′gel.
Lin′got.
Lin′guet.
Lin′ing.
Link.
Link-mo′tion.
Link-worm′ing.
Link-le′ver.
Link-work.
Lin′net-hole.
Lin′seed-mill.
Lin′seed-oil.
Lin′sey.
Lin′stock.
Lint.
Lint-doc′tor.
Lin′tel.
Lip.
Lip-bit.
Lip-head
bolt.
Li-qua′tion.
Li-qua′tion hearth or Fur′nace.
Liq′uid-car′bon Fur′nace.
Liq′uid-cool′er.
Liq′uid-ma-nure′ cart.
Liq′uid-me′ter.
Liq′uor.
Liq′uor-gage.
Liq′uor-pump.
Liq′uor-thief.
Lisle-lace.
Lis′sens.
List.
List′el.
List′er.
Listing.
List-pan.
List-pot.
Lith′arge.
Lith′ic paint.
Lith′i-um.
Lith′o-clast.
Lith′o-col′la.
Lith′o-fracteur.
Lith′o-glyph.
Lith′o-graph′ic
Cray
′on.
Litho-graph′ic ink.
Litho-graph′ic Pa′per.
Litho-graph′ic pen.
Lith′o-graph′ic press.
Litho-graph′ic Roll′er.
Litho-graph′ic stone.
Litho-graph′ic Var′nish.
Li-thog′ra-phy.
Lith′o-labe.
Lith′o-lyte.
Lith′on-triptor.
Lith′o-pho-tog′ra-phy.
Li-thor′i-neur.
Lith′o-tint.
Lith′o-tome.
Li-thot′o-me — cache.
Li-thot′o-my-bi-sect′or.
Li-thot′o-my-for′ceps.
Li-thot′o-my-gor′get.
Li-thot′o-my-scoop.
Li-thot′o-my-search′er.
Li-thot′o-my-sound.
Li-thot′o-my-staff.
Lith′o-triptor.
Lith′o-triter.
Lith′o-type.
Lit′mus.
Li-tram′e-ter.
Lit′ter.
Lit′tress.
Live-ax′le.
Live-box.
Live-gang.
Live-head
.
Live-mat′ter.
Liv′er of An′ti-mo-ny.
Liv′er of Sul′phur.
Live-spin′dle.
Live-steam.
Live-trap.
Lix-iv′i-al salt.
Lix-iv-i-a′tion.
Liz′ard.
Li-ziere′.
Load.
Load′er.
Load′ing-fun′nel.
Load′ing-ham′mer.
Load′stone.
Load Wa′ter-line.
Loaf.
Loam.
Loam-beat′er.
Loam-board.
Loam-cake.
Loam-mold′ing.
Loam-plate.
Loam-work.
Lob′bing.
Lobe-plate.
Lo′cal.
Loch
′a-ber-axe.
Lock.
Lock-bay
.
Lock-chain.
Lock-cham′ber.
Lock-cramp.
Lock′er.
Lock′et.
Lock-file.
Lock-fil′ers' cramp.
Lock-gate.
Lock-hatch.
Lock-hole.
Lock′ing-for′ceps.
Lock′ing-plate.
Lock-nail.
Lock-nut.
Lock-pad′dle.
Lock-piece.
Lock-plate.
Lock-pul′ley.
Lock-rail.
Lock′ram.
Lock′rand.
Lock-saw.
Lock-screw.
Lock-sill.
Lock-stitch.
Lock-tool.
Lock — up Safe′ty-valve.
Lock-wag′on.
Lock-weir.
Loco-mo′tive.
Loco-mo′tive-boil′er.
Loco-mo′tive-car.
Loco-mo′tive-chair.
Loco-mo′tive-fur′nace.
Loco-mo′tive pile-en′gine.
Loco-mo′tive-pump.
Loco-mo′tive smoke-pipe.
Loco-mo′tive valve-gear.
Lode.
Lodg′ing-knees.
Lodg′ment.
Loft.
Log.
Log-board.
Log-book.
Log-chip.
Log′ger-head.
Log′ging-axe.
Log′ging-head.
Log-glass.
Log-line
.
Log-meas′ur-er.
Log′o-type.
Log-reel.
Log-sled.
Log′wood.
Lon′don-boil′er.
Long-boat.
Long-bow.
Long-cloth.
Long-flax.
Long-plane.
Long-poil.
Long
Prim
′er.
Long-range Ba-rom′e-ter.
Long-ruff′er.
Long-saw.
Long-slide.
Long-tack′le block.
Long-tim′ber.
Long-tom.
Long-valve.
Long-wool.
Loobs.
Loo′er.
Loof.
Look′ing-glass.
Lool.
Loom.
Loom-card.
Loom-har′ness.
Loom-shut′tle.
Loon′ghie.
Loop.
Loop′er.
Loop-hold′er.
Loop-hole.
Loop-line
.
Loos′en-ing-bar.
Loose-pul′ley.
Lo′per.
Lop′ping-axe.
Lop′ping-shears.
Lor′cha.
Lor-gnette′.
Lor′ry.
Losh-hide.
Lost-mo′tion.
Lounge.
Lou
′vre.
Low-bell.
Low-blast Fur′nace.
Low′er An′chor.
Low′er case.
Low′er deck.
Low′er-ing.
Low-press′ure En′gine.
Low-re-lief′.
Low′ry.
Low-wa′ter a-larm′.
Low-wa′ter In′di-ca-tor.
Low wine.
Loz′enge.
Loz′enge-graver.
Loz′enge-ma-chine′.
Loz′enge-mold′ing.
Lub′ber's-hole.
Lu′bri-cant.
Lu′bri-ca-tor.
Lu-cer′nal Mi′cro-scope.
Lu′ci-fer.
Lu-cim′e-ter.
Luff.
Luf′fer-board′ing.
Luff-tack′le.
Luff upon luff.
Lug.
Lug′gage-sad′dle.
Lug′gage-van.
Lug′ger.
Lug-sail.
Lum
′ber.
Lum
′ber-dry′er.
Lum
′ber-kiln.
Lum
′ber-meas′ure.
Lum
′ber-wag′on.
Lump.
Lu-nette′.
Lurch-line
.
Lure.
Lus′ter.
Lus′ter-ing.
Lus′ter-ware.
Lus′tring.
Lute.
Lute′string.
Lu′thern.
Lych′no-scope.
Lye.
Lyre.
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（Architecture.) a. A turret on a roof for the escape of smoke or steam. A lantern. b, Sloping boards overlapping each other, with a space, between for ventilation. Also called lufferboarding; louvre or luffer window or work.
1877.
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