Vocabulary : Light-horseman to Lightness
Light-horseman : A soldier who serves in the light horse. See under 5th Light. ;; A West Indian fish of the genus Ephippus, remarkable for its high dorsal fin and brilliant colors.
Lighthouse : A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos.
Lighthouses : of Lighthouse
Lighting : of Light ;; of Light ;; A name sometimes applied to the process of annealing metals.
Light-legged : Nimble; swift of foot.
Lightless : Destitute of light; dark.
Lightly : With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly. ;; Swiftly; nimbly; with agility. ;; Without deep impression. ;; In a small degree; slightly; not severely. ;; With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily. ;; Without reason, or for reasons of little weight. ;; Commonly; usually. ;; Without dejection; cheerfully. ;; Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily. ;; Not chastely; wantonly.
Lightman : A man who carries or takes care of a light.
Light-minded : Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
Lightness : The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace. ;; Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room. ;; Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.
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