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- LLANOA plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- LOBOA wolf.
- LOCALISMAttachment to or preference for a particular local place, especially the place where one lives; hence, feelings, opinions, or policies which emphasize or focus on local phenomena;
- LOCOA direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
- LOCOWEEDAny of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus.
- LOCULEA little hollow; a loculus.
- LODGEA building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
- LODGEMENTAlternative spelling of lodgment.
- LODGMENTAn area used for lodging; a place in which a person or thing is or can be lodged.
- LOGICIANA person who studies or teaches logic.
- LOIRdormouse
- LOMASFog oases, areas of fog-watered vegetation in the coastal desert of Peru and northern Chile
- LONGHOUSEA long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.
- LONGUEURA lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or tedious one; a period of boredom.
- LORCHAA kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk.
- LORETTEA woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris.
- LORGNETTEAn opera glass with a handle.
- LOTTOa game of chance similar to bingo
- LOUCHEOf questionable taste or morality; decadent.
- LOUISAny gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French
- LOUNGETo relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
- LOUPEA magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.
- LOWBOYA low chest of drawers.
- LOZENGEA thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.
- LOZENGYDivided into or composed of rhombuses (lozenges).
- LUCERNEAlfalfa.
- LUMBERWood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material.
- LUMENIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
- LUMINAIREAn electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination.
- LUMINARIAA vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures.
- LUMINOSITYthe state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
- LUNCHA light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
- LUNETTEA small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape.
- LURCHA sudden or unsteady movement.
- LURDANEA lazy, stupid person; a sluggard.
- LUSTREUK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
- LUTENISTOne who plays the lute, a lutist.
- LUTHIERA person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.
- LUXATIONThe act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.
- LYOPHILEa lyophilic substance
- LYOPHOBEA lyophobic substance.
- MACAQUEAny of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.
- MACAROONA soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.
- MACAWAny of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and chara
- MACEDOINEA mixture of diced vegetables or fruit served as a salad.
- MACERA mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a court in Scotland.
- MACHETEA sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.
- MACKERELCertain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled, Typically Scomber scombrus in the British isles.
- MADELEINEA French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
- MADRONEA strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
- MADUROA cigar made with somewhat dark, medium-strength tobacco.
- MAGICIANA person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.
- MAGNETICALmagnetic
- MAGNIFICOA grandee or nobleman of the Republic of Venice.
- MAGOTThe Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.
- MAGUEYAny of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.
- MAHOGANYThe valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture.
- MAIGREMade without meat (and thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day).
- MAILLOTA one-piece swimsuit for women.
- MAINPRISEA writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large.
- MAISONETTEA small house.
- MAIZECorn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
- MAJOLICAEarthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body, a process invented in Victorian England.
- MAKEUPAn item's composition.
- MAKIA ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
- MALADROITNot adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
- MALAISEA feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
- MALAPERTA cheeky, impudent, or saucy person.
- MALARIAA disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
- MALEFICEAn evil deed; evilness; enchantment or sorcery.
- MALINGERTo feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
- MALPIGHIAAny of the genus Malpighia of tropical American shrubs.
- MALVAAny plant of the genus Malva, a mallow.
- MAMEYAn evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
- MANATEEA mostly herbivorous sirenian of the genus Trichechus, having a paddle-like tail and nails on their flippers, found in tropical regions.
- MANCHEThe neck of a violin.
- MANDATEAn official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
- MANDOLAA stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.
- MANDORLAA vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Chr
- MANGAlternative form of man (suggesting a Spanish accent)
- MANGALA tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.
- MANGERA trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
- MANGETOUTA vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.
- MANGOUSTEA mongoose.
- MANGROVEAny of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal area
- MANICOTTIWide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven.
- MANIOCThe tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca.
- MANIPLEA division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers.
- MANIPULARof or relating to a maniple (Roman army division)
- MANITOUA god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.
- MANOA stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate.
- MANQUEunable to fully realise one's ambitions; would-be
- MANSARDhaving two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper
- MANTAA kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
- MANTILLAA lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders.
- MANTLETA short sleeveless cloak or cape.
- MANTOObsolete form of manteau.
- MANTUAAn article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France.
- MAQUIA South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion of Chile and southern Argentina.
- MAQUISARDA member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.