| Lacquer | A synthetic organic finishing material that dries by evaporation of volatile constituents. |
| Ladder Back Chair | A chair on which the. back consists of a number of horizontal slats resembling a ladder. |
| Lancet | An arch with a pointed top. |
| Lathe | A machine for turning wood, metal, or other materials. |
| Latticework | Pattern or structure of crossed regular lines. |
| Lion Paw Foot | Furniture foot carved in the form of a lion's paw. |
| Lip Mold | A quarter-round molding surrounding the edges of drawer fronts and used to prevent dust from entering the drawer opening. |
| Lit de Repos | French form of day-bed introduced in the early 17th century; intended for one person. |
| Love Seat | A small sofa introduced in the mid -I 7th century. Sometimes called a `courting chair', as two people needed to sit very closely on it. |
| Low Relief | Modeled carving on which the background is lowered not more than 1/8 inch. LOWBOY A term of American derivation, designating a dressing table or a side table resembling the lower section of a highboy, but not made as tall. Lowboys were made in the William-andMary, Queen Anne, and Chippendale sides. They were rectangular in form. Distinguishing features were the valanced apron and unique arrangement of the drawers In most cases there was u long drawer over three smaller drawers, of which the two on the outside were deeper. |
| Lowboy | A late 17th or 18th century American dressing table on legs, sometimes found combined with a slope-front desk. |
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