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Ambrose Bierce
LL.D. Letters indicating...
LL.D. Letters indicating the degree Legumptionorum Doctor, one learned in laws, gifted with legal gumption. Some...
LAP, n. One...
LAP, n. One of the most important organs of the female system -- an admirable provision of nature for the repose of...
MAGIC, n. An...
MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the...
LAWFUL, adj. Compatible...
LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
Source: The...
LOGOMACHY, n. A...
LOGOMACHY, n. A war in which the weapons are words and the wounds punctures in the swim-bladder of self-esteem -- a...
LODGER, n. A...
LODGER, n. A less popular name for the Second Person of that delectable newspaper Trinity, the Roomer, the Bedder, and...
LAZINESS, n. Unwarranted...
LAZINESS, n. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.
Source: The...
MAGNET, n. Something...
MAGNET, n. Something acted upon by magnetism.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...
LAWSUIT, n. A...
LAWSUIT, n. A machine which you go into as a pig and come out as a sausage.
Source:...
LONGEVITY, n. Uncommon...
LONGEVITY, n. Uncommon extension of the fear of death.
Source: The Devil's...
LOQUACITY, n. A...
LOQUACITY, n. A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to...
LIBERTY, n. One...
LIBERTY, n. One of Imagination's most precious possessions.
Source: The Devil's...
MAGNETISM, n. Something...
MAGNETISM, n. Something acting upon a magnet.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...
LAWYER, n. One...
LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...
LYRE, n. An...
LYRE, n. An ancient instrument of torture.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...
LORD, n. In...
LORD, n. In American society, an English tourist above the state of a costermonger
LOCK-AND-KEY, n. The...
LOCK-AND-KEY, n. The distinguishing device of civilization and enlightenment.
MANNA, n. A...
MANNA, n. A food miraculously given to the Israelites in the wilderness. When it was no longer supplied to them they...
LEAD, n. A...
LEAD, n. A heavy blue-gray metal much used in giving stability to light lovers -- particularly to those who love not...
MACE, n. A...
MACE, n. A staff of office signifying authority. Its form, that of a heavy club, indicates its original purpose and...