资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Little \Lit"tle\, a.

   {Little Englander}, an Englishman opposed to territorial
      expansion of the British Empire. See {Antiimperialism},
      above. Hence:

   {Little Englandism}.

   {Little-neck clam}, or {Little neck} (Zo["o]l.), the quahog,
      or round clam.

   {Little peach}, a disease of peaches in which the fruit is
      much dwarfed, and the leaves grow small and thin. The
      cause is not known.

   {Little Rhod"y}, Rhode Island; -- a nickname alluding to its
      small size. It is the smallest State of the United States.
      

   {Little Sisters of the Poor} (R. C. Ch.), an order of women
      who care for old men and women and infirm poor, for whom
      special houses are built. It was established at St.
      Servan, Britany, France, in 1840, by the Abb['e] Le
      Pailleur.

   {Little slam} (Bridge Whist), the winning of 12 out of the 13
      tricks. It counts 20 points on the honor score. Living
picture \Liv"ing pic"ture\
   A tableau in which persons take part; also, specif., such a
   tableau as imitating a work of art.