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New Zealand artist (1901–1980)
of Ron O'Reilly. Shortly before his death in 1980, Lye and his supporters established the Len Lye Foundation, to which he gave his work. The gallery is
Len_Lye
Art museum in New Plymouth, New Zealand
exhibition and storage space for the Len Lye Foundation Collection along with a dedicated education space. The Len Lye Centre is an extension to the Govett-Brewster
Govett-Brewster_Art_Gallery
New Zealand writer, film-maker, educator and cultural activist
Horrocks has been a long-term trustee of the Len Lye Foundation and was involved in the creation of the Len Lye Centre which opened in New Plymouth in 2015
Roger_Horrocks
New Zealand artist, art educator and museum director
Thorburn met Len Lye in New York City. On his return to New Zealand the next year, he attempted to arrange a public museum venue for a Len Lye exhibition
Ray_Thorburn_(artist)
City in Taranaki, New Zealand
critically acclaimed Len Lye Centre and Art Gallery, the 13 km (8.1 mi) New Plymouth Coastal Walkway alongside the Tasman Sea, the Len Lye-designed 45-metre-tall
New_Plymouth
Animated film by Len Lye
film by Len Lye. Commissioned to promote the General Post Office, it was Lye's first direct animation to receive a public release. In mid 1935, Lye struck
A_Colour_Box
Film genre
Work of Norman McLaren — Senses of Cinema The world of Len Lye|Govett-Brewster Art Gallery|Len Lye Centre "Pretty Good for the 21st Century||Keep It Moving
Modernist_film
Kinetic sculpture in New Plymouth, New Zealand
45-metre-long (148 ft) tube of red fibreglass, and was made to designs by artist Len Lye. To residents, it is one of the main icons of New Plymouth. During the
Wind_Wand
Giant sculpture involving a tesla coil
Electrum or Electrum (for Len Lye) (Len Lye being a New Zealand artist), is a 1998 sculpture by Eric Orr and Greg Leyh built around the world's largest
Electrum_(sculpture)
New Zealand architect (born 1960)
and started his own practice in 1986. Patterson Associates designed the Len Lye Centre, which is part of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth
Andrew_Patterson_(architect)
1936 British film
animated colour film, directed and written by New Zealand-born animator Len Lye. It was commissioned by the British Post Office, produced by the GPO Film
Rainbow_Dance
Animation technique
first and best known practitioners of drawn-on-film animation include Len Lye, Norman McLaren, Stan Brakhage, then later artists including Steven Woloshen
Drawn-on-film_animation
1979 American film
black-and-white animated film short by avant-garde filmmaker Len Lye. Begun in 1958 and revised in 1979, Lye made the film by directly scratching the film stock
Free_Radicals_(1979_film)
Visual art consisting of moving images
Camera-less animation, made famous by film-makers like Norman McLaren, Len Lye, and Stan Brakhage, is painted and drawn directly onto pieces of film,
Film
Photographic technique
Roger; Lye, Len (2001), Len Lye : a biography, Auckland University Press, ISBN 978-1-86940-247-1 Lye, Len; Annear, Judy; Bullock, Natasha (2000), Len Lye, Art
Photogram
Color motion picture film system
Animation". CVM. "The Birth of the Robot, 1936". The Len Lye Foundation. "Rainbow Dance, 1936". The Len Lye Foundation. Colour on the Thames at IMDb Brian
Gasparcolor
Method of creating moving pictures
creating the images directly on film stock; for example, by Norman McLaren, Len Lye and Stan Brakhage. Paint-on-glass animation: a technique for making animated
Animation
Topics referred to by the same term
code is LYE Edward Lye (1694–1767), English scholar Len Lye (1901–1980), New Zealand-born artist James Lye, Singaporean actor Kåre Arnstein Lye (1940–2021)
Lye_(disambiguation)
British-Australian filmmaker and composer (1902–2001)
Ellitt became friends with the New Zealand-born artist Len Lye, then resident in Sydney. Lye left Sydney for London in 1926 and Ellitt followed in 1927
Jack_Ellitt
1942 British film
short documentary-style film directed by experimental New Zealand artist Len Lye for the Realist Film Unit during his time working for the British Government's
Kill_or_Be_Killed_(1942_film)
Sculpture park in New Zealand
of the farm and is not open to the public. The sculpture Electrum (for Len Lye), by Eric Orr, is the world's largest Tesla coil (11.6 metres or 38 feet
Gibbs_Farm
Aesthetic of cinematic film
visualizing music. Occasionally she applied animation techniques in her films. Len Lye made the first publicly released direct animation entitled A Colour Box
Non-narrative_film
1930 superhit composed by Moisés Simons
for an experimental stop motion short by New Zealand artist and animator Len Lye 1938 Rosita Serrano, Telefunken—German recording 1940 Xavier Cugat & His
The_Peanut_Vendor
1960 film by Billy Wilder
The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2026. Horrocks, Roger (2001). Len Lye: A Biography. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press. p. 257
The_Apartment
2010 film by Edgar Wright
references for the design: You can't study animation and not be well-versed in Len Lye, Oskar Fischinger, Stan Brakhage, and Norman McLaren. We went back and
Scott_Pilgrim_vs._the_World
Animated media produced outside the major industry
Sky David (aka Dennis Pies), Steve Segal, Mike Jittlov, Paul Fierlinger, Len Lye, Adam Beckett, Lillian Schwartz, Larry Cuba and George Griffin also made
Independent_animation
Practice of using technological errors in art
ranging from crafted artworks such as the film A Colour Box (1935) by Len Lye and the video sculpture TV Magnet (1965) by Nam June Paik, as well as Digital
Glitch_art
Digital footage or animation which create the illusion of motion or rotation
Robert Abel Kyle Cooper Pablo Ferro Oskar Fischinger Martin Lambie-Nairn Len Lye Norman McLaren Early ground breaking motion design studios include: Charlex
Motion_graphics
Name list
dance judge, and coach Len Fox (writer) (1905–2004), writer and painter Len Lye (1901–1980), sculptor and experimental filmmaker Len Reynolds (1897–1939)
Len_(given_name)
1936 art exhibition in England
Howard Marcel Jean Humphrey Jennings Rita Kernn-Larsen Paul Klee Rupert Lee Len Lye Dora Maar René Magritte Maruja Mallo André Masson Robert Medley Reuben
London International Surrealist Exhibition
London_International_Surrealist_Exhibition
Australian guitarist and singer (born 1955)
semi-improvised music to some of these films under the banner of Music for Len Lye (MFLL). Len Lye (1901–1980) was an artist known for experimental films and kinetic
Ed_Kuepper
influential. Although some later abstract animation works by, for instance, Len Lye and Norman McLaren would be widely appreciated, the genre largely remained
History_of_animation
New Zealand artist (born 1935)
sculptor Len Lye, a fellow New Zealander. Gimblett continued to support Lye's work after his death and in 1990 he became a trustee of the Len Lye Foundation
Max_Gimblett
French singer
magazine, carrying out interviews with Jean-Luc Godard, Philippe Garrel, Len Lye and others. In the early 1970s she spent time as a tightrope walker (see
Hermine_Demoriane
1940 animated film by Walt Disney
interested in producing abstract animation since he saw A Colour Box by Len Lye from 1935. He explained the work done in the Toccata and Fugue was "no
Fantasia_(1940_film)
Region of New Zealand
leader in the First Taranaki War William Malone – First World War officer Len Lye – artist, filmmaker born in Christchurch, collection only housed in New
Taranaki
the Walt Disney Animation Studios, wins the award for Best Animation. Len Lye's experimental animated film A Colour Box is shown, but causes a riot among
1936_in_animation
Art museum in Auckland, New Zealand
conceptual and contemporary art in New Zealand 1977 The Two Worlds of Omai 1980 Len Lye: A Personal Mythology Curated by Andrew Bogle 1983 - 1984 Aspects of Recent
Auckland_Art_Gallery
American writer (1901–1991)
writers and artists including James Reeves, Norman Cameron, John Aldridge, Len Lye, Jacob Bronowski and Honor Wyatt. The house has become a museum. Riding
Laura_Riding
British-American artist
in London to New Zealand-born artist and filmmaker Len Lye and South African dance teacher Jane Lye (nee Florence Winnifred Thompson), he was named after
Bix_Lye
American film production company, 1950–60s
the company include Bert Spielvogel, Stan Brakhage, Willard van Dyke, Len Lye, Stan Vanderbeek, Marcel Rebiere, Richard Miller, Richard Bagley, Hugh
On_Film
English keyboard player and composer (born 1950)
pendulum-created harmonographs, and in particular by the abstract cinema of Len Lye, Norman McLaren and Oskar Fischinger. Unlike most light paintings where
Morgan_Fisher
German-American animator, filmmaker, and painter (1900–1967)
tests, fragments and experiments from the 1920s - 50s Clavier à lumières Len Lye List of German painters Music visualization Visual music Reiniger, Lotte
Oskar_Fischinger
original on 2016-03-04. "Stan Brakhage Filmography". www.fredcamper.com. "The Len Lye Foundation - Color Cry, 1953". www.lenlyefoundation.com. "INTERVIEW WITH
List of avant-garde films of the 1950s
List_of_avant-garde_films_of_the_1950s
Australian film producer
Pacific Biennale Catalogue" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2023. "The World of Len Lye". Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
John_Maynard_(film_producer)
Who Wanted to Sing at the Met" in Make Mine Music), (d. 1967). July 5: Len Lye, New Zealand artist, filmmaker, and animation director, (The Peanut Vendor
1901_in_animation
Live in Prague) Otakar Vávra Czechoslovakia City film 1935 A Colour Box Len Lye United Kingdom Colour Cocktail Norman McLaren United Kingdom Abstract animation;
List of avant-garde films of the 1930s
List_of_avant-garde_films_of_the_1930s
Lord Peter Lord John Lounsbery Andy Luckey Bud Luckey Robert Lue Don Lusk Len Lye Seth MacFarlane Mahiro Maeda Marcos Magalhães Johji Manabe Jeff "Swampy"
List_of_animators
American journalist
Robert Graves, Eleanor Green, Laura (Riding) Jackson, Schuyler Jackson, Len Lye, Laurie Lee, William Piel Jr., V. S. Pritchett, Lyman Spitzer, and Adlai
T._S._Matthews
Selick C ParaNorman 2012 Sam Fell, Christ Butler C The Peanut Vendor 1933 Len Lye C Pinocchio 2022 Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson C The Pirates! In an
List of films featuring claymation
List_of_films_featuring_claymation
Artworks that are three-dimensional objects
1940s abstract sculpture was impacted and expanded by Alexander Calder, Len Lye, Jean Tinguely, and Frederick Kiesler who were pioneers of Kinetic art
Sculpture
Animation made in United Kingdom
these films he hired experimental animators such as Norman McLaren and Len Lye. These GPO productions and the many wartime propaganda films led to an
British_animation
Scottish poet, artist and novelist
Louis MacNeice, Geoffrey Grigson, Norman Cameron, David Gascoyne and Len Lye. He became a life-long friend of Julian Symons, and a character based on
Ruthven_Todd
American electroacoustic composer and musician
Rep Company in the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. Along with Len Lye, he became an artist in residence at the newly formed Tisch School of the
Morton_Subotnick
Scottish documentary filmmaker (1898–1972)
Anstey 1934) The Song of Ceylon (dir. Basil Wright 1934) A Colour Box (dir. Len Lye 1935) Introducing the Dial (dir. Stuart Legg 1935) Coal Face (dir. Alberto
John_Grierson
American visual artist and musician (born 1947)
interpretation with Pandit Pran Nath, experimented on kinetic light sculptures with Len Lye, composed music for Tony and Beverly Conrad’s film Coming Attractions,
Charlemagne_Palestine
Topics referred to by the same term
of aging Film Free Radicals (1979 film), an American animated short by Len Lye Free Radicals (2003 film) (German: Böse Zellen), an Austrian film by Barbara
Free_radical_(disambiguation)
Type of animation
1935, abstract animation films gained more recognition in England, where Len Lye and Norman McLaren brought new ideas of using sound and colour in animation
Experimental_animation
German photographer (born 1968)
Wojnarowicz, Corita Kent, Charlotte Posenenske, Isa Genzken, the films of Len Lye, and photographs from the Center for Land Use Interpretation. From 2014
Wolfgang_Tillmans
Device that produces a visual display to accompany music
fulfillment in animated abstract films by artists such as Oskar Fischinger, Len Lye and Norman McLaren; but long before them, many people built instruments
Color_organ
New Zealand film director, screenwriter and artist
Zealand's cutting edge public gallery, the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth. This was followed by two other public gallery showings
Vincent_Ward_(director)
New Zealand artist
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre. 2022 Ko Te Kihikihi Taku Ingoa, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre. 2022 Ko Te Kihikihi Taku
Shona_Rapira_Davies
National museum of screen culture in Melbourne, Australia
Retrieved 28 February 2015. ACMI Archived 16 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Len Lye. Retrieved 28 February 2015. ACMI Archived 7 March 2014 at the Wayback
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Australian_Centre_for_the_Moving_Image
Old press in London
Graves and Riding, the Seizin Press published works by Gertrude Stein, Len Lye, Honor Wyatt and James Reeves. During the 1980s, a "New Seizin Press" was
Seizin_Press
Genre of artworks that contains movement
Koleichuk Gyula Kosice Paul Kuniholm Gilles Larrain Julio Le Parc Liliane Lijn Len Lye Sal Maccarone Heinz Mack Phyllis Mark László Moholy-Nagy Alejandro Otero
Kinetic_art
Caroline Lush (1854–1945) – painter Phillip Luxton (born 1959) – ceramicist Len Lye (1901–1980) – sculptor, experimental film maker Julia Lynch (1896–1975)
List_of_New_Zealand_artists
New Zealand curator and artist
Retrieved 7 March 2025. "Shannon Novak | Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre". cms.govettbrewster.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025. "Annual Artist
Shannon_Novak
1938 film
Zealand artist Len Lye. The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "For no apparent reason, there are some surprising 'effects' introduced by Len Lye, including a
Stardust_(1938_film)
Barbara Hepworth Ivon Hitchens Frances Hodgkins Sidney Hunt David Jones Len Lye Henry Moore Cedric Morris Ben Nicholson Winifred Nicholson John Piper Cecil
Seven_and_Five_Society
Inventor and pianist (1871–1950)
repeating geometric patterns in the same way as the hand painted films of Len Lye from the 1930s. Clavier à lumières Louis Bertrand Castel New Epoch Notation
Mary_Hallock-Greenewalt
British government film unit
Jennings, narrated by Edward R. Murrow Men of the Lightship 1940 Directed by David MacDonald Musical Poster Number One 1940 Written and directed by Len Lye
Crown_Film_Unit
prime minister (1970–1971). Donald D. Lorenzen, 60, American politician. Len Lye, 78, New Zealand sculptor and experimental filmmaker, leukemia. Milton
Deaths_in_May_1980
Film production company
Cavalcanti Mony a Pickle Norman McLaren & Richard Massingham Animation N or NW Len Lye Comedy The H.P.O. – Heavenly Post Office Lotte Reiniger Animation North
GPO_Film_Unit
Era of sculpture beginning with Auguste Rodin
1940s abstract sculpture was impacted and expanded by Alexander Calder, Len Lye, Jean Tinguely, and Frederick Kiesler who were pioneers of Kinetic art
Modern_sculpture
Representation of music in film or other art forms
include: Walter Ruttmann, Hans Richter, Viking Eggeling, Oskar Fischinger, Len Lye, Mary Ellen Bute, Jordan Belson, Norman McLaren, Harry Smith, Hy Hirsh
Visual_music
John Henry and the Inky-Poo, Tubby the Tuba), dies at age 72. May 15: Len Lye, New Zealand film director, sculptor, animator and film director (The Peanut
1980_in_animation
British soldier and a German sniper hiding in a tree." Horrocks, Roger. Len Lye: a biography, pp. 198–199. Donald Duck's income tax for the calendar year
List of World War II short films
List_of_World_War_II_short_films
Men of the Lightship David MacDonald Miss Grant Goes to the Door Brian Desmond Hurst Musical Poster Number One Len Lye Neighbours Under Fire Ralph Bond
List of Allied propaganda films of World War II
List_of_Allied_propaganda_films_of_World_War_II
Artistic group
Moore (1898–1986) Herbert Read (1893–1968) Humphrey Jennings (1907–1950) Len Lye (1901–1980) Conroy Maddox (1912–2005) E.L.T. Mesens (1903–1971) Desmond
British_Surrealist_Group
American television and animation writer (1955–2020)
the tutelage of several artists and experimental filmmakers, including Len Lye and Stan VanDerBeek. Wise created dozens of brief animations using cut-outs
David_Wise_(writer)
New Zealand librarian (1914–1982)
arrival at the gallery coincided with the installation of three large Len Lye kinetic sculptures, including Trilogy. Unfortunately, the gyrations created
Ron_O'Reilly
New Zealand documentary filmmaker
documentaries about New Zealand artists and writers, including artist Len Lye, writer Albert Wendt, poet Allen Curnow, artist John Reynolds, playwright
Shirley_Horrocks
Scottish poet
he worked closely with Dylan Thomas, Geoffrey Grigson, Ruthven Todd, Len Lye, John Aldridge RA, Alan Hodge and many others. He worked as a copywriter
Norman_Cameron_(poet)
Cinematic works that are experimental form or content
Hans Richter's animated shorts, Oskar Fischinger's abstract films, and Len Lye's GPO films are examples of more abstract European avant-garde films. Working
Experimental_film
Center for film preservation in Manhattan, New York
Kuenstler George Landow Fernand Léger Alfred Leslie Helen Levitt Jeanne Liotta Len Lye Danny Lyon Willard Maas George Maciunas Gregory Markopoulos Jim McBride
Anthology_Film_Archives
New Zealand writer and artist
that persuaded Len Lye to donate his works to the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth and was an original trustee of the Len Lye Foundation. He
Hamish_Keith
American poet and film director (1912–2000)
been called pioneering, although those techniques had been used before by Len Lye, Stan Brakhage, and others. Tools and techniques aside, critics have characterized
Storm_de_Hirsch
1964 book by Jay Leyda
re-edited to make propaganda films, for example Frank Capra's Why We Fight. Len Lye and Alberto Cavalcanti make technical innovations. Post-war Footage of
Films_Beget_Films
Malaysian-born New Zealand artist (born 1964)
and International Artists in Residence". Govett-Brewster Art Gallery - Len Lye Centre. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 24 May
Luise_Fong
New Zealand actor
Happiness 2004 Father of the Bride Episode: "Is Happiness an Accident?" From Len Lye to Gollum: New Zealand Animators Mr. Pencil / Narrator Television documentary
Brian_Sergent
British documentary filmmaker (1907–1950)
the Suburbs (dir. Alberto Cavalcanti, 1934) The Birth of the Robot (dir. Len Lye, 1936) "Jennings, (Frank) Humphrey Sinkler (1907–1950)". Oxford Dictionary
Humphrey_Jennings
1988 film festival in West Berlin, Germany
English title Original title Director(s) Production country A Colour Box Len Lye United Kingdom The Adventures of Robin Hood Michael Curtiz United States
38th Berlin International Film Festival
38th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival
Early British colour film process
the Sea (1939), directed by Maurice Elvey. It was used for short films; Len Lye, for instance, used it for his films Kaleidoscope (1935), A Colour Box
Dufaycolor
New Zealand artist and musician
Retrieved 12 October 2023. "Residencies | Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre". govettbrewster.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023. "Three Artists
Sorawit_Songsataya
Canada (NFB). However, "and–" was clearly inspired by the earlier work of Len Lye, whose pioneering short A Colour Box (1935) had been screened by the film
And_(film)
filmmaker) Peter Kubelka (Austrian filmmaker) Jørgen Leth (Danish filmmaker) Len Lye (New Zealand filmmaker) David Lynch (American filmmaker) Jodie Mack (American
List_of_avant-garde_artists
Tongan artist (born 1959)
European settlers landed. The street terminates across the road from the Len Lye Wind Wand." Outside the Onehunga Library, Auckland. This large sculpture
Filipe_Tohi
New Zealand musician
collection of lo-fi, experimental pop music which ranges from a take on a Len Lye vocal sample (All You've Got Someday) to a Janet Roddick composition (Sea
David_Donaldson_(composer)
that included James Reeves, Honor Wyatt, Gordon Glover, Norman Cameron, Len Lye, T. S. Matthews, John Aldridge, Eirlys Roberts, and Jacob Bronowski. In
Epilogue_(periodical)
Loznitsa Ernst Lubitsch Sidney Lumet Lumière brothers Pavel Lungin Ladj Ly Len Lye David Lynch Gustav Machatý Jodie Mack Guy Maddin Kurt Maetzig Maïwenn Lech
List of directors associated with art film
List_of_directors_associated_with_art_film
LEN LYE
LEN LYE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from ‘The Leen’ (earlier Leon, ‘at the streams’) in Hereford or the Leen river in Nottinghamshire. Both are derived from a Celtic root verb lei- ‘flow’ (for example as in Welsh lliant ‘stream’).English : variant spelling of Lean.
Female
Welsh
 Variant spelling of Welsh Linn, LIN means "lake" or "waterfall." Compare with another form of Lin.
Female
German
 Short form of German Helene, possibly LENE means "torch." Compare with another form of Lene.
Male
Native American
 Native American Hopi name LEN means "flute." Compare with another form of Len.
Male
Polish
 Polish form of Yiddish Lev, LEW means "lion." Compare with another form of Lew.
Male
English
 Short form of English Leonard, LEN means "lion-strong." Compare with another form of Len.
Male
Hebrew
(לֵב) Hebrew name LEV means "heart." Compare with other forms of Lev.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Latin, Teutonic
Brave as a Lion; Lion-bold; Flute
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Lynn.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Len.
Male
English
 Short form of English Lewis, LEW means "famous warrior." Compare with another form of Lew.
Male
English
 Short form of English Leonard, LEO means "lion-strong." Compare with another form of Leo.
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Boy/Male
Teutonic American Native American English German
Lion.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Meadow
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name LIEN means "lotus flower."
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Leo, LEÓN means "lion."
Male
Russian
 Yiddish name LEV means "lion." In use by the Russians. Compare with other forms of Lev.
Girl/Female
Gaelic
From the glen. Valley.
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Male
English
 English short form of Spanish Alonso, LON means "noble and ready." Compare with another form of Lon.
LEN LYE
LEN LYE
Boy/Male
American, Australian
To have Faith; Hope; From Zulu; Trust
Girl/Female
Spanish
Kind.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Blessing, Eye of God, Resembling a Goddess, Blessing
Female
Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Latin Angelus, ANGÉLICA means "angel, messenger."
Male
German
Old German equivalent of Old Norse Óðinn, derived from proto-Germanic *Wod-enaz-, WOTAN means "eager, frenzied, raging."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Shiva
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Guardian Protector
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Irish
Little; Fire
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Golden.
Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend
Faithful or abused wife.
LEN LYE
LEN LYE
LEN LYE
LEN LYE
LEN LYE
v. t.
To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence.
n.
A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing.
n.
A waterfall. See Lin.
a.
Smooth; as, the lene breathing.
imp. & p. p.
of Let
v. t.
To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.
n.
A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin.
v. i.
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
n.
A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
v. t.
To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig.
n.
The unit of value and account in Japan. Since Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, the value of the yen has been about 50 cents. The yen is equal to 100 sen.
v. t.
To lend; to grant; to permit.
n.
Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terrae, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants.
imp. & p. p.
of Lend
v. i.
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
n.
Grass or meadow land; a lea.
v. i.
To live in, or as in, a den.
v. i.
To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t.