Definition of lar

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Lar (n.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, Eng.: Hearth or dwelling house..

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Ashlering :: Ashlering (n.) Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.
Winkle-hawk :: Winkle-hawk (n.) A rectangular rent made in cloth; -- called also winkle-hole.
Water Measure :: Water measure () A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel..
Monocular :: Monocular (a.) Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; as, a monocular microscope..
Cupola :: Cupola (n.) A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or nearly so; also, a ceiling having the same form. When on a large scale it is usually called dome..
Strange :: Strange (superl.) Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual; irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer.
Varicosity :: Varicosity (n.) An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers..
Albatross :: Albatross (n.) A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere..
Tome :: Tome (n.) As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume..
Necrophagan :: Necrophagan (n.) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle..
Respective :: Respective (a.) Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode..
Budget :: Budget (n.) The annual financial statement which the British chancellor of the exchequer makes in the House of Commons. It comprehends a general view of the finances of the country, with the proposed plan of taxation for the ensuing year. The term is sometimes applied to a similar statement in other countries..
Malleolar :: Malleolar (a.) Of or pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle joint.
Ring :: Ring (n.) A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop..
Folio :: Folio (n.) A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind. See Note under Paper..
Quarter :: Quarter (n.) One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc..
Recant :: Recant (v. i.) To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant..
Putty :: Putty (n.) A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, -- used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for similar purposes..
Mountainous :: Mountainous (a.) Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a mountainous heap..
Molecularity :: Molecularity (n.) The state of consisting of molecules; the state or quality of being molecular.
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