Jacobean relating to drama or literature during the reign of James I of England (1603–25).
jarvies slang for cabmen.
Jav an island of Indonesia.
Juliet the leading female role in William Shakespeare's (1564–1616)
la consolation des arts French, "the consolation of the arts."
Lady Capulet the mother of Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
languid lacking energy or spirit.
les grandpères ont toujours tort French, meaning "Grandfathers are always wrong."
Lido an island off Venice.
Like the painting of a sorrow, / A face without a heart from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 7, 108–09.
lilas blanc French, meaning "white lilac."
listless lacking energy or effort.
lithe supple; easily bent; flexible.
Louis Quatorze Louis XIV (1638–1715), King of France (1643–1715), known as "the Sun King." The novel's reference is to a style of furniture.
Louis-Quinze Louis the Fifteenth (1710–74), king of France 1715–74; a fashion style named after him.
