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111leg|er|de|main — «LEHJ uhr duh MAYN», noun. 1. sleight of hand; conjuring tricks; jugglery: »A common trick of legerdemain is to take rabbits from an apparently empty hat. SYNONYM(S): prestidigitation. 2. Figurative. trickery; deception; …
112leg|er — «LEHJ uhr», noun. = ledger (def. 4). (Cf. ↑ledger) …
113leg|gings — «LEHG ihngz», noun (plural). extra outer coverings of cloth or leather for the legs, for use out of doors. SYNONYM(S): puttees …
114leg|ging — «LEHG ihng», noun. one of a pair of leggings …
115leg|gy — «LEHG ee», adjective, gi|er, gi|est. 1. having long legs: »a leggy, gun totin singer at the Dirty Shame saloon (Time). 2. having awkwardly long legs: »Slapper s long tailed leggy mare (Thacker …
116leg|i|bil|i|ty — «LEHJ uh BIHL uh tee», noun. legible quality; clearness of print or writing: »words emblazoned in all the legibility of gilt letters (Dickens) …
117leg|i|bly — «LEHJ uh blee», adverb. clearly; readably: »The next time you make a list, write more legibly …
118leg|is|late — «LEHJ ihs layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.i. to make laws: »Congress legislates for the United States. –v.t. to force by legislation; bring about by legislation: »The council legislated him out of office. ╂[apparently back formation < …
119leg|is|la|tion — «LEHJ ihs LAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of making laws: »Congress has the power of legislation. SYNONYM(S): lawmaking. 2. the laws made: »Important legislation is reported in the newspaper …
120leg|is|la|tor|ship — «LEHJ ihs LAY tuhr shihp», noun. the office or function of a legislator …
