A bulbous plant, Eucharis amazonica, of the family Amaryllidaceae, having tight, compact rosettes of glossy green leaves and tall spikes of white, fragrant flowers.

(uncountable) Light, having a mixture of frequencies, being perceived as having no specific colour; such as sunlight. / (countable) A white-coloured light or lamp

The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided. / The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc. / The process of annealing metals.

present participle of light

(stockbreeding) Breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother.

Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved.

(military) That portion of a theater of war] which an army passes over in attaining its object.

(geology) A line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon

(military) Arrangement of troops for marching. / (military) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching.

(nautical) A wooden tub in which the tow-line carried by a whaleboat is coiled.