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jardiniere an ornamental bowl, pot, or stand for flowers or plants.

Josephine look a gown in the style of the first French Empire (1804–1815) named after Napoleon's wife, Josephine, empress of France (1804–1809); with a short waist, decollette bodice, flowing skirt, and short, puffed sleeves.

labyrinth a complicated, perplexing arrangement, course of affairs, or the like.

lapis lazuli an azure-blue, opaque semiprecious stone; a mixture of various minerals.

litigants parties to a lawsuit.

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