What is "lafayette"

Lafayette \La`fa`yette"\, n. (Zo["o]l.)

1. The dollar fish.

2. A market fish, the goody, or spot ( Liostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.

Spot \Spot\ (sp[o^]t), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See Spit to eject from the mouth, and cf. Spatter.]

1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

   Out, damned spot! Out, I say!
   --Shak.

2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.

   Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot.
   --Pope.

3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card.

4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place. ``Fixed to one spot.''
   --Otway.

   That spot to which I point is Paradise.
   --Milton.

   ``A jolly place,'' said he, ``in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.''
   --Wordsworth.

5. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak.

6. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. A sci[ae]noid food fish ( Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette, masooka, and old wife.

   2. The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See Redfish.

7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]

   Crescent spot (Zo["o]l.), any butterfly of the family Melit[ae]id[ae] having crescent-shaped white spots along the margins of the red or brown wings.

   Spot lens (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field illumination; -- called also spotted lens.

   Spot rump (Zo["o]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ( Limosa h[ae]mastica).

   Spots on the sun. (Astron.) See Sun spot, ander Sun.

   On the spot, or Upon the spot, immediately; before moving; without changing place; as, he made his decision on the spot.

   It was determined upon the spot.
   --Swift.

   Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish; place; site; locality.

dollar \dol"lar\, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See Dale.]

1. (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 41

2. 5 grains. (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 2

3. 22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined.

   Note: Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now, the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained 2

4. 75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each dollar.

   2. A coin of the same general weight and value as the United States silver dollar, though differing slightly in different countries, formerly current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries.

   3. The value of a dollar; the unit of currency, differing in value in different countries, commonly employed in the United States and a number of other countries, including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, parts of the Carribbean, Liberia, and several others.

   Chop dollar. See under 9th Chop.

   Dollar fish (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the United States coast ( Stromateus triacanthus), having a flat, roundish form and a bright silvery luster; -- called also butterfish, and Lafayette. See Butterfish.

   Trade dollar, a silver coin formerly made at the United States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of alloy.

n. 1 The dollarfish. 2 A market fish, the goody or spot (''Leiostomus xanthurus''), of the southern coast of the United States.

Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to:

Lafayette is the central district of Tunis ( Tunisia) which occupies the north area of the Avenue Habib Bourguiba.

It is framed by the popular neighborhood Bab El Khadra from the west, the Avenue Mohammed V from the east.

Among the important buildings in the area, the Great Synagogue of Tunis and the headquarter of the Tunisian Radio.

Lafayette is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French soldier during the American Revolutionary War
• Adrienne de La Fayette (1759–1807), wife of the marquis de Lafayette
• Bernard Lafayette (born 1940), American civil rights activist and organizer
• Georges Washington de La Fayette (1779–1849), son of marquis de Lafayette
• Gilbert Motier de La Fayette (1380–1464), Marshal of France
• Ivan Lafayette (born 1930), longtime member of the New York State Assembly (1977-2008)
• James Armistead Lafayette (circa 1760 – 1830), aka James Armistead, African-American Revolutionary War spy
• James Lafayette, pseudonym of James Stack Lauder (1853–1923), Irish portrait photographer
• Louise de La Fayette (1618–1665), maid-of-honor to Anne of Austria
• Michel du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (1731-1759) father of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette
• Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, comtesse de La Fayette (1634–1693), French author better known as Madame de La Fayette
• Nathan LaFayette (born 1973), former National Hockey League player
• Oliver Lafayette (born 1984) is an American professional basketball player
• Ross Lafayette (born 1985), is an English professional footballer.
• Ruby Lafayette (1844-1935), American film actress.

Given Name

• Hugo Lafayette Black (1886 –1971) U.S. Senator and Supreme Court Justice.
• Lafayette C. Baker (1826-1868), American investigator and Union spy during the American Civil War; promoted to brigadier general for his part in apprehending Lincoln's assassins
• Lafayette Bunnell (1824–1903), American physician, explorer and author
• La Fayette Eastman a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
• LaFayette Emmett (1822-1905), American lawyer, second attorney general of the Minnesota Territory and first chief justice of the state supreme court
• Lafayette S. Foster (1806-1880), American senator from Connecticut and Connecticut Supreme Court judge
• Lafayette Gilchrist (born August 3, 1967) i,an American jazz pianist and composer
• Hannibal Lafayette Godwin (1873 –1929) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina
• La Fayette Grover (1823 –1911) was a Democratic politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Oregon
• Lafayette Guild (1826-1870), United States Army and Confederate States Army surgeon; pioneer in the study of yellow fever
• Lafayette Head (1825-1897), Colorado legislator and first Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
• Lafayette Holbrook (September 7, 1850 – January 1, 1941)[1] mayor of Provo, Utah, from 1894 to 1897
• Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr. (November 2, 1923–2005) was sheriff for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office
• Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (1911–1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction author and founder of Scientology
• Lafayette Lane (1842-1896), Representative from Oregon
• Lafayette Leake (1919 – 1990) a blues and jazzpianist, organist, vocalist and composer
• Lafayette S. Lafe McKee (1872– 1959) was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912 to 1948.
• LaFayette Fayette McMullen (1805-1880), American politician and banker; Virginia state senator, member of both the U.S. and Confederate House of Representatives, and Territorial Governor of Washington
• Lafayette McLaws (1821-1897), Confederate general during the American Civil War
• Lafayette Mendel (1872-1935), American biochemist
• Lafayette F. Mosher (1824 –1894) was an American politician and judge in Oregon
• Lafayette Lever, also known as "Fat Lever", former professional basketball player
• LaFayette L. Patterson (August 23, 1888 – March 3, 1987) was a United States Representative from Alabama.
• Lafayette Russell (1905-1978), college and National Football League running back
• Franklin Lafayette Riley Jr. (1868 – 1929) was an American historian
• Marquis Lafayette Wood (1829 – 1893) was a Methodist minister who served as president of Trinity College, the predecessor of Duke University
• Lafayette Young (1848-1926), newspaper reporter and editor, and briefly Republican Senator from Iowa

Other

• Sigmund Neuberger (1871–1911) illusionist under the stage name "The Great Lafayette"

Lafayette was a French restaurant in New York City located at 202 East 50th Street. It was established in 1965 and closed in the late 1970s. W magazine referred to it in 1972, as one of "Les Six, the last bastions of grand luxe dining in New York." The other five named were La Grenouille, La Caravelle, La Côte Basque, Quo Vadis, and Lutèce. In its heyday the restaurant was known for the quality of its cuisine, its celebrity clientele, and the legendary rudeness of its proprietor.

Lafayette (We Hear You Calling) is a World War 1 song written and composed by Mary Earl. It was published in New York, New York by Shapiro, Bernstein, & Co. in 1918. The sheet music cover, illustrated by Albert Barbelle, depicts soldiers marching with fixed bayonets below a statue of Lafayette in silhouette.