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The sparingly fossiliferous conglomerates, grits, schists, and states of Great Britain, which lie at the base of the Cambrian system; -- so called, because typically developed in the Longmynd Hills, Shropshire.
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Long patience of offense.
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Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker.
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A daddy longlegs.
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Of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal distance.
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The state or condition of being long-sighted; hence, sagacity; shrewdness.
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Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked.
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With longing desire.
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Extending in length; in the direction of the length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse; as, the longitudinal diameter of a body.
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Having a long tongue.
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Having a long waist; long from the armpits to the armpits to the bottom of the waist; -- said of persons.
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of Longshoreman
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Long from the part about the neck or shoulder, or from the armpits, to the bottom of the weist, or to the skirt; -- said of garments; as, a long-waisted coat.
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For a long time; hence, wearisomely.
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The arc or portion of the equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the meridian of some other place from which longitude is reckoned, as from Greenwich, England, or sometimes from the capital of a country, as from Washington or Paris. The longitude of a place is expressed either in degrees or in time; as, that of New York is 74¡ or 4 h. 56 min. west of Greenwich.
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Spun out, or extended, to great length; hence, long-winded; tedious.
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The distance in degrees, reckoned from the vernal equinox, on the ecliptic, to a circle at right angles to the ecliptic passing through the heavenly body whose longitude is designated; as, the longitude of Capella is 79¡.
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Long-sightedness.
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Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus Calcarius (or Plectrophanes), and allied genera. The Lapland longspur (C. Lapponicus), the chestnut-colored longspur (C. ornatus), and other species, inhabit the United States.
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Having a long life; having constitutional peculiarities which make long life probable; lasting long; as, a long-lived tree; they are a longlived family; long-lived prejudices.
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