Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LURCH'ED, pp.

Lolled suddenly to one side; defeated; evaded.

LURCH'ER, n.

1. One that lies in wait or lurks; one that watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher. Swift from the play the scudding lurcher flies. – Gay.
2. A dog that watches for his game. – Tatler.
3. [L. lurco, a glutton.] A glutton; a gormandizer.

LURCH'ING, ppr.

Rolling suddenly to one side, as a ship at sea; defeating; disappointing.

LUR'DAN, a.

Blockish. [Not used.] – Johnson.

LUR'DAN, n.

1. A clown; a blockhead. [Not used.]
2. Something held out to call a hawk; hence,
3. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; as, the lures of beauty or of gain. Standing by one that lured loud and shrill. – Bacon.

LURE, n. [Fr. leurre.]

1. Something held out to call a hawk; hence,
2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; as, the lures of beauty or of gain.

LURE, v.i.

To call hawks. Standing by one that lured loud and shrill. – Bacon.

LURE, v.t.

To entice; to attract; to invite by any thing that promises pleasure or advantage. Lured on by the pleasure of the bait. – Temple. And various science lures the learned eye. – Gay.

LUR'ED, pp.

Enticed; attracted; invited by the hope of pleasure or advantage.

LU'RID, a. [L. luridus; W. llur, livid, a gloom. Qu. the root of lower.]

Gloomy; dismal. – Thomson.

LUR'ING, ppr.

Enticing; calling.

LURK, v.i. [W. llercian, to frisk or loiter about, to lurk; G. lauern; D. loeren; Sw. lura; Dan. lurer. See Lurch.]

1. To lie hid; to lie in wait. Let us lay wait for blood; let us lurk privily for the innocent. – Prov.
2. To lie concealed or unperceived. See that no selfish native lurks in the heart. See / The lurking gold upon the fatal tree. – Dryden.
3. To retire from public observation; to keep out of sight. The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks. – Blackstone.

LURK'ER, n.

One that lurks or keeps out of sight.

LURK'ING, ppr.

Lying concealed; keeping out of sight.

LURK'ING-PLACE, n.

A place in which one lies concealed; a secret place; a hiding place; a den. – 1 Sam. xxiii.

LUR'RY, n.

A throng or crowd; a heap. [Local.]

LUS'CIOUS, a. [I know not the origin and affinities of this word. The Dutch express it by zoetlustig, sweet-lusty. Qu. the root of luxury.]

1. Sweet or rich so as to cloy or nauseate; sweet to excess; as, luscious food.
2. Very sweet; delicious; grateful to the taste. And raisins keep their luscious native taste. – Dryden.
3. Pleasing; delightful. He will bait him in with the luscious proposal of some gainful purchase. – South.
4. Fullsome; as, luscious flattery.
5. Smutty; obscene. [Unusual.] – Steele.

LUSCIOUS-LY, adv.

1. With sweetness or richness that cloys or nauseates.
2. Obscenely. – Steele.

LUS'CIOUS-NESS, n.

Immoderate richness or sweetness that cloys or offends. – Mortimer.

LUSERNE, n.

A lynx. – Johnson.

LUSH, a.

Of a dark, deep, full color. How lush and lusty the grass looks; how green! [Obs.] Shak.

LU'SI-AD, n.

The celebrated epic poem of Portugal, written by Camoens, on the establishment of the Portuguese government in India.

LUSK, a. [Fr. lasche.]

Lazy; slothful. [Not in use.]

LUSK, n.

A lazy fellow; a lubber. [Not in use.]

LUSK'ISH, a.

Inclined to be lazy. – Marston.