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Leonardo da Vinci's famous picture of this was painted on a wall of the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, in 1494-97. The artist varied the normal tempera with a formula of his own which was not a success, hence the painting wore badly with time.
The last item or detail to be considered.
an additional problem when one already has enough troubles
on the previous occasion
a final or decisive event
the week before this one
the weekend that has just passed
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
The final statement or decision
See DYING SAYINGS. La Tene (la tan), or The Shallows is a site at the eastern end of the Lake of Neuchatel, Switzerland, where extensive remains of the Second Iron Age have been found. It was discovered when the level of the lake was lowered, and a number of weapons, ornaments, B.D.
the year before the current one
To quickly notice and take advantage of an opportunity
The lower lip—properly a dripping-pan; "to hang one’s LATCHPAN," to pout, be sulky.—Norfolk.
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
a recent version of something
Arriving after something has already begun or ended
Name given to each of the five oecumenical councils held in the Lateran
Most recent and best
Drunk.
Excited or agitated, often to the point of being angry or upset
Thin, slender. A lathy wench; a girl almost as slender as a lath.
Juno appointed him guardian of lo (the cow), but Jupiter caused him to be put to death; whereupon Juno transplanted his eyes into the tafl of her peacock.
A lawyer.
A nick-name for an attorney; from the name of a writ.
Geographic coordinates used to locate a point on the Earth's surface
Extravagantly praised; praised to the heights.
To laugh on the wrong side of the mouth; to cry. I'll make him laugh on the wrong (or t'other) side of his mouth.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
to be very happy about making a lot of money
An old saw, expressive of the wisdom of keeping a cheerful mind. One of the works of Taylor, the Water Poet, has the title Laugh and be Fat (about 1625), and. m Trapp's Commentaries (1647), on 2 Thess. in, 1 1, he says, "Whose whole life is to eat and drink . . . and laugh themselves fat.
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Happiness is contagious, but sadness is isolating
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
To secretly laugh or feel amused by something
to laugh extremely hard
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
To secretly laugh or be amused by something
The mouth.
Democntus of Abdera (5th cent. B.C.), who viewed with supreme contempt the feeble powers of man. Cp. WEEPING PHILOSOPHER.
Someone or something ridiculed or mocked by others
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Humor can heal emotional and mental distress
The delivery, or labour, of a pregnant woman; a crying out or groaning.
A long list of items, tasks, or complaints
a famously comedic duo
Laid up in lavender; pawned.
"to be laid up in LAVENDER;" to be in pawn; to be out of the way for an especial purpose. From the practice among housewives of placing LAVENDER in drawers in which linen and clothes are to be kept for any period.
To give law to a hare; a sporting term, signifying to give the animal a chance of escaping, by not setting on the dogs till the hare is at some distance; it is also more figuratively used for giving any one a chance of succeeding in a scheme or project.
"to give LAW to an animal" is a sporting term signifying to give the hare or stag a chance of escaping, by not setting on the hounds till the quarry has run some distance. Also, used for giving any one a chance of succeeding in a difficult undertaking by allowing him so much grace or preliminary notice.
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
The debased Latin used in legal documents. Cp. DOG LATIN.
Members of the House of Lords who are qualified to deal with the judicial business of the House, i.e. the Lord High Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, and such peers as are holding or have held high judicial office.
See MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE. Lawless Parliament, The. Another name for the Unlearned Parliament (q.v.).
The police.
Strict laws often fail to punish the powerful, while harassing the weak.
Demades said that the laws of Draco were written in blood, because every offence was punishable by death.
Some red, some blue. In the Common Law, r^bags are reserved for Q.C.s; but a stuffgownsman may carry one "if pre- sented with it by a silk." Only ra/bags may be taken into Common Law Courts, blue must be carried no farther than the robing-room. In Chancery Courts the etiquette is not so strict.
lacrosse.
Enterprize, pursuit, or attempt: to be sick of the lay. It also means a hazard or chance: he stands a queer lay; i.e. he is in danger. CANT.
A pursuit or practice, a dodge. Term in this sense much used by thieves.