lan

n. 1. (upper case) an island in the Hawaiian chain. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (lower case) a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room. [ Hawaii ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Lanarkshire, a county in Scotland. ] (Min.) A mineral consisting of sulphate of lead, occurring either massive or in long slender prisms, of a greenish white or gray color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lanaria, fr. lanarius belonging to wool, lana wool. ] A place for storing wool. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } [ L. lanatus, fr. lana wool, down. ] 1. Wooly; covered with fine long hair, or hairlike filaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: (Biol.) covered with dense often matted or curly hairs.
Syn. -- wooly, woolly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. A steam boiler having two flues which contain the furnaces and extend through the boiler from end to end. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. A city in Northwest England on the river Lune. [ wns=1 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its symbol was a red rose; called also the House of Lancaster. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- Lancastrian line. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster, of England, in which advanced pupils in a school teach pupils below them. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. 1. Of or pertaining to Lancaster{ 2 }; as, Lancastrian royalty. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Of or pertaining to the city of Lancaster{ 1 }; as, Lancastrian city center. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. Of or pertaining to the members of the house of Lancaster; as, Lancastrian members. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Lancaster; as, the Lancastrian population. [ WordNet 1.5 ]