Leaves lanceolate, entire, rather downy.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

Loquacious Abbe Raynal, at length, has his wish; sees the Histoire Philosophique, with its 'lubricity,' unveracity, loose loud eleutheromaniac rant ( contributed, they say, by Philosophedom at large, though in the Abbe's name, and to his glory ), burnt by the common hangman;—and sets out on his travels as a martyr.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

20 Bartolomé Acero fué el que quemó el registro civil de Lugarnoble, llevándose en rehenes
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Durchschläge flimsy paper Leichtgut light cargo Leichtgüter light goods Leichtigkeit der Kreditaufnahme ease of borrowing Leichtigkeit des Zugangs ease of entry Leichtindustrie light industry leichtverdientes Geld easy money leihen; ausleihen lend Leihgebühr lending fee Leihhaus pawn shop Leisten von Beihilfe; Leisten von Vorschub abetting leisten; erbringen render Leistung achievement Leistung performance Leistung ohne Gewinn oder Verlust breakeven performance Leistung ohne Gewinn oder Verlust threshhold performance Leistung; Tüchtigkeit efficiency Leistungsabstimmung balancing of the worker's loads Leistungsbericht efficiency report Leistungsbewertung performance evaluation leistungsfähig efficient leistungsfähig; tüchtig efficient Leistungsfähigkeit efficiency Leistungsgrad level of efficiency Leistungsgrad performance index Leistungskurve output curve Leistungslohnvereinbarung bonus agreement Leistungsprämie incentive bonus Leistungsprämie incentive earnings Leistungsprämie; Leistungszulage efficiency bonus Leistungsprinzip principle of efficiency leistungsschwach inefficient Leistungsschwäche inefficiency Leistungssteigerung increase in efficiency Leistungstest achievement test Leistungstest efficiency test Leistungstest; Leistungsprüfung efficiency test leistungsunfähig inable to perform Leistungsunfähigkeit inability to perform Leistungsverrechnung accounting for services Leistungszeit time of performance Leistungszeit; gebrauchte Zeit time of performance Leistungszulage efficiency bonus leitende Bankleute banking executives leitende Position manegerial position leitende Stellung executive position leitender Angestellter chief executive leitender Angestellter executive leitender Angestellter executive employee leitender Angestellter top executive leitender Angestellter top manager leitender Angestellter (US); Direktor officer leitender Gesichtspunkt leading point leitender Ingenieur managing engineer Leiter der Abordnung head of a delegation Leiter der Delegation head of the delegation
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

+ lēaf-lēast , -lȳst f. unbelief , Æ. lēafleoht light, easy , RB 5 19 .
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

Mais l'ordinateur n'est pas un support idéal pour la lecture, en raison de la position qu'il impose au lecteur.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

[204] Lancelot Laken, esquire; Raph Tilney, sheriff 1488; Garth, esquire; John Rich; Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormond, 1515; Sir W. Butler, grocer, mayor 1515; W. Browne, mercer, mayor 1513; John Loke, 1519; [205] Sir T. Baldry, mercer, mayor 1523; Sir W. Locke, mercer, sheriff 1548; Sir John Allen, mercer, mayor 1525, deceased 1544; Sir Thomas Leigh, mercer, [242] mayor 1558; Sir Richard Malory, mercer, mayor 1564; Humf. Baskervile, mercer, sheriff 1561; Sir G. Bond, mayor 1587; etc.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

concupiscent, prurient, lickerish[obs3], rampant, lustful; carnal, carnal-minded; lewd, lascivious, lecherous, libidinous, erotic, ruttish, salacious; Paphian; voluptuous; goatish, must, musty.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

In the centre the Duke and Duchess were both represented clad in robes of state, kneeling with hands clasped together, and a long Latin epitaph relating the hero's great deeds was inscribed below, ending with the words: "Antoinette de Bourbon, his wife, and her six sons, have erected this tomb, in token of undying sorrow and love for an incomparable husband and the best of fathers."
— from Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, 1522-1590 by Julia Cartwright

The following officers were kept as prisoners and moved to Barberton: Lieutenant-Colonels Spragge and Holland, Captain Robinson, Lieutenants Lord Ennismore, Rutledge, Craig, Dupre, Lane, Wright, Woodhouse, and Mitchell, all of the Yeomanry; Lieutenants Mowbray, Black Watch; Capel, Bethune’s Horse; Bentnat, Eastern Province Horse; Birble, Brabant’s Horse; Boyes, Border Horse; and Captain Howard, Strathcona’s Horse.
— from South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 8) From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901 by Louis Creswicke

May they who enjoy advantages superior to those of her proscribed race, take heed lest the latter, by the better improvement of the little light enjoyed, rise up in the judgment and condemn them.
— from Mary S. Peake: The Colored Teacher at Fortress Monroe by Lewis C. (Lewis Conger) Lockwood