Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LUSK'ISH-LY, adv.

Lazily.

LUSK'ISH-NESS, n.

Disposition to indolence; laziness. [Obs.] – Spenser.

LU-SO'RI-OUS, a. [L. lusorius, from ludo, lusi, to sport.]

Used in play; sportive. [Little used.] – Sanderson.

LU'SO-RY, a. [L. lusorius, as above.]

Used in play; playful; as, lusory methods of instructing children. – Watts.

LUST, n. [Sax. lust; G. D. and Sw. lust; Dan. lyst; Ir. lasadh, lust, and a burning. The primary sense is to extend, reach, expand, to stretch forward. It is the same as list.]

1. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; as, the lust of gain. My lust shall be satisfied upon them. – Exod. xv.
2. Concupiscence; carnal appetite; unlawful desire of carnal pleasure. – Rom. i. 2 Pet. ii.
3. Evil propensity; depraved affections and desires. – James i. Ps. viii.
4. Vigor; active power. [Not used.] – Bacon.

LUST, v.i. [Sax. lustan; G. lüsten; D. lusten; Sw. lysta; Dan. lyster.]

1. To desire eagerly; to long; with after. Thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. – Deut. xii.
2. To have carnal desire; to desire eagerly the gratification of carnal appetite. Lust not after her beauty in thy heart. – Prov. vi. Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. – Matth. v.
3. To have irregular or inordinate desires. The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. – James iv. Lust not after evil things as they also lusted. – 1 Cor. x.
4. To list; to like.

LUS'TER-LESS, a.

Destitute of luster.

LUST'FUL, a.

1. Having lust, or eager desire of carnal gratification; libidinous; as, an intemperate and lustful man.
2. Provoking to sensuality; inciting to lust or exciting carnal desire. – Tillotson. Thence his lustful orgies he enlarged. – Milton.
3. Vigorous; robust; stout. – Sackville.

LUST'FUL-LY, adv.

With concupiscence or carnal desire.

LUST'FUL-NESS, n.

The state of having carnal desires libidinousness.

LUST'HOOD, n. [lusty and hood.]

Vigor of body. [Obs.] – Spenser.

LUST'ILY, adv.

With vigor of body; stoutly; with vigorous exertion. I determine to fight lustily for him. – Shak.

LUST'I-NESS, n.

Vigor of body; stoutness; strength; robustness; sturdiness. Cappadocian slaves were famous for their lustiness. – Dryden.

LUST'ING, ppr.

Having eager desire; having carnal appetite.

LUST'ING, ppr.

Eager desire; inordinate desire; desire carnal gratification.

LUST'LESS, a.

1. Listless; not willing. [Obs.] – Spenser.
2. Not vigorous. – Gower.

LUST'RAL, a. [L. lustralis, from lustro, to purify.]

1. Used in purification; lustral water; lustral waves.
2. Pertaining to purification; as, lustral days.

LUS'TRATE, v.t. [L. lustro, to cleanse. See Luster.]

1. To make clear or pure; to purify. [See Illustrate.]
2. To view; to survey.

LUS'TRA-TED, pp.

Made clear; purified.

LUSTRA-TING, ppr.

Purifying; rendering clear.

LUS-TRA'TION, n.

1. The act or operation of making clear or pure; cleansing or purifying by water. And holy water for lustration bring. – Dryden.
2. In antiquity, the sacrifices or ceremonies by which cities, fields, armies or people defiled by crimes, were purified. – Encyc.

LUSTRE, or LUSTER, n. [Fr. lustre; L. lustrum; It. lustro; from L. lustro, to purify; Dan. lys, light; lyser, to shine; Sw. lysa; D. luster, splendor; Ir. lasadh, laisaim, leosam, to give light, to burn; leos, light.]

1. Brightness; splendor; gloss; as, the luster of the sun or stars; the luster of silk. The sun's mild luster warms the vital air. – Pope.
2. The splendor of birth, of deeds or of fame; renown; distinction. His ancestors continued about four hundred years, rather without obscurity than with any great share of luster. – Wotten.
3. A sconce with lights; a branched candlestick of glass. – Pope. Encyc.
4. The space of five years. [L. lustrum.] – Bolingbroke.

LUS'TRIC-AL, a.

Pertaining to purification. – Middleton.

LUS'TRING, n.

A species of glossy silk cloth. [Corruptly written and pronounced lutestring.]

LUSTROUS, a.

Bright; shining; luminous. Good sparks and lustrous. – Shak.