Vocabulary : Linigerous to Linkman
Linigerous : Bearing flax; producing linen.Liniment : A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant.
Lining : of Line ;; The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining. ;; That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything.
Link : A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like. ;; A single ring or division of a chain. ;; Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds together, or connects, separate things; a part of a connected series; a tie; a bond. ;; Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair. ;; Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained. ;; Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (Steam Engine), the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion. ;; The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length. Cf. Chain, n., 4. ;; A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence betw
Link motion : A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link, in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will; -- used very generally in locomotives and marine engines.
