Vocabulary : Lonesome to Longbow

Lonesome : Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. ;; Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome.
Lone-Star State : Texas; -- a nickname alluding to the single star on its coat of arms, being the device used on its flag and seal when it was a republic.
Long : Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide. ;; Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book. ;; Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching. ;; Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away. ;; Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc. ;; Far-reaching; extensive. ;; Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30. ;; A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve. ;; A long sound, syllable, or vowel. ;; The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the p
Long primer : A kind of type, in size between small pica and bourgeois.
Longan : A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan).

Longanimity : Disposition to bear injuries patiently; forbearance; patience.
Long-armed : Having long arms; as, the long-armed ape or gibbon.
Longbeak : The American redbellied snipe (Macrorhamphus scolopaceus); -- called also long-billed dowitcher.
Longboat : Formerly, the largest boat carried by a merchant vessel, corresponding to the launch of a naval vessel.
Longbow : The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the crossbow when both were used as weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one.

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