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lentus adj. pliant, flexible, tough, tenacious, sticky, viscous; slow, sluggish, immovable;… lēnullus a little pimp lēnuncŭlārĭus one who sails in a small vessel lēnuncŭlus a young go-between lēnuncŭlus a small sailingvessel, a bark, skiff lĕo v. a. lĕo a lion; a she-lion, lioness; A lion's skin; The constellation; A kind of crab Lĕo the priests of the Persian god Mithras Lĕōcŏrĭon a temple in Athens leocrŏcŏta Lĕōĭdes the daughters of Leos Lĕon The name of a town near Syracuse; Magnisi; acc; A ruler of Phlius; A celebrated… Lĕōnĭdas A king of Sparta, who fell at Thermopylæ; The name of a slave Lĕōnĭdes An instructor of Alexander the Great; A teacher of the younger Cicero at Athens lĕōnīnus adj. belonging to a lion, a lion's; a lion's partnership; in which one party gets al… Lĕōnīnus adj., of; belonging to the emperor Leo, Leonine Leonnātus one of Alexander's generals Lĕontĕus the name of a warrior lĕontĭcē a plant, called also; belonging to a lion; the offerings made to Mithras, who w… Lĕontīni a very ancient town on the eastern side of Sicily; Lentini; adj., of; belonging… lĕontĭos a precious stone of the color of a lion Lĕontĭum an Athenian hetæra, a friend of Epicurus lĕontŏcăron a plant lĕontŏpĕtălon a plant, lion's-leaf lĕontŏphŏnos a small animal whose urine was said to be fatal to lions lĕontŏpŏdĭon a plant, lion's-foot lĕŏpardīnus adj. of a leopard lĕŏpardus a leopard Lĕōtўchĭdes brother of Agesilāus Lĕpărēses lĕpas a kind of shell-fish that adheres closely to rocks, a limpet lĕpasta Lĕpĭdānus adj. lĕpĭdē adv. Lĕpĭdĭānus adj. lĕpĭdĭum a plant, garden-cress, pepperwort lĕpĭdōtis a precious stone lĕpĭdŭlus adj. dim; rather pleasant, rather witty lĕpĭdus adj. pleasant, agreeable, charming, fine, elegant, neat; nice, effeminate; smart; wi… Lĕpĭdus a surname in the; consul; an enemy of Sylla; triumvir with Antony and Octavius;… lĕpis a scale lĕpista a drinking - vessel, goblet Lēpontĭi a people of Cisalpine Gaul, on the Ticinus;; Val Leventina; a Lepontian lĕpor pleasantness, agreeableness, attractiveness, charm; pleasantness, grace, polite… lĕpŏrārĭus adj. belonging to a hare, hare-; Subst; a place where hares and; other wild animals … lĕpŏrīnus adj. of a hare, hare- lĕpos lē^pra the leprosy Leprĕum a sea-coast town in Elis, south of Pylos;; Strobitza lĕprōsus adj. Lepta a Roman surname Leptis the name of two cities on the coast of Africa; situated on the Great Syrtis; Le… leptŏmĕres consisting of fine particles leptŏmĕrĭcus adj. consisting of fine particles lepton centaurĭum the lesser centaury leptŏphyllon a species of the herb leptopsēphos a kind of porphyry with white spots leptŏrax a kind of grape-vine with very small berries leptyntĭcus adj. making thin; meagre lĕpus a hare; she-hare; to hunt the hare for others; to do something of which others … lĕpuscŭlus a young; little hare, leveret, a hare lerĭa Lerna a forest and marsh near Argos, through which flowed a stream of the same name; … Lesbĭa the name of a woman Lesbos a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birt… Lesbus lessus a wailing, cry, funeral lamentation Lestrȳgŏnes Lĕsūra A mountain in Gaul that produced excellent cheese; La Lozère; a small river in … lētābĭlis adj. deadly, fatal lētālis adj. deadly, fatal, mortal; neutr; in a deadly manner; Plur. subst; means of death Lēthaea the wife of Olĕnus, who, on account of her pride, was turned into stone Lēthaeus lēthālis lēthargĭa drowsiness, lethargy lēthargĭcus adj. drowsy, lethargic; Subst; one affected with lethargy, a lethargic person lēthargus adj. drowsy, lethargic; subst; drowsiness, lethargy; A lethargic person Lēthē the river Lethe, in the infernal regions, from which the Shades drank and obtai… lēthūsa the white poppy lētĭfer adj. death-bringing, death-dealing, deadly, fatal lēto v. a. to kill, slay Lētōis lētum death; was; given up to oblivion; dead; to kill Letus a mountain in Liguria; a Gallic mile of; Roman paces, a league Leuca a town in Calabria, near the Iapygian promontory; S. Maria di Leuca leucăcantha The white thorn; A plant leucăchātes the white agate Leucădĭa an island (previously a peninsula) in the Ionic Sea, opposite Acarnania, with a… Leucaethĭŏpes the white Ethiopians of Libya leucanthĕmis the chamomile plant leucanthĕmon the name of three plants; The chamomile; A plant; A plant whose scent resembles… leucanthes the herb pellitory leucanthus a plant leucargillos white clay Leucas The capital of the island Leucadia;; The promontory Leucata;; adj., f; armed wi… Leucaspis one of the companions of Æneas Leucāta a promontory in the island of Leucadia; Capo Ducato; The spotted dead-nettle; T… Leucē The name of several islands; Near Crete, over against Cydonia; Fort Suda; In th… leucēŏron a plant Leuci a people of; adjacent to the; Liège