Lik lohori,
Lik pattern resembling waves in Kantha.

Lik phor,
The Holbein stitch in Kantha.

Lik phul,
Lik pattern resembling a flower; known also as shaita phul in Rajshahi, anarasi in Jessore in Kantha.

Lik tan,
An elongated version of the lik pattern in Kantha.

Limitations,
“Limitation,” according to Black’s Law Dictionary, refers to the act of limiting; the state of being limited, a restriction.  The word “limits,” in addition to “exceptions,” refers to “boundaries” or “restrictions”. In order to maintain an appropriate balance between the interests of rights holders and users of protected works, copyright laws allow certain limitations on economic rights, that is, cases in which protected works may be used without the authorization of the right holder and with or without payment of compensation. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1971) sets conditions under which authors’ rights could be limited, and free uses therefore permitted. A three-step-test has been devised to determine the conditions under which an act of limitation may be carried out. This test has been extended to Article 13 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS Agreement), Article 10 of the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), as a test for exceptions and limitations on all economic rights under copyright.  Article 16 of the WIPO Performances and Phonographs Treaty (WPPT) extends it to rights of performers and producers of phonograms covered by that treaty.

Line,
The path of a point that moves through space. Line can be described in terms of width, direction, movement, length, curvature, and even color.

Linear perspective,
Way of showing depth and distance in a picture with converging lines. In linear perspective, lines that are parallel get closer together and objects get smaller in the distance.

Linga,
Phallic emblem of Shiva

Lingam,
Sacred phallic emblem of the god Shiva. usually standing in the yoni, or female organ.

Linked warp,
The joining and substitution of different coloured threads into the basic warp where a change of pattern colour in the ground weave of a warp-faced textile is desired.

Lint doctor,
A steel blade positioned at the back of an engraved roller-printing machine to scrape off any fluff after printing.

Lippai,
White wash.

Lippai,
White wash

Lithographic printing,
Printing (now rarely used directly on to fabric) from pigment colour adhering to a mixed-wax printed pattern on the level surface-as distinct from intaglio or relief images.

Lithography,
Printing process invented in 1798 in which a picture or design is drawn on a smooth stone or metal plate with a special wax or grease crayon. The surface is then treated with a chemical that allows ink to adhere only where the crayon has been used. Finally, the surface is inked and the crayon design is printed on paper.

Litre,
Nearly 1 3/4 pints

Lixivitation,
The process of separating a soluble substance from an insoluble by the percolation of water.

Lixivium,
A term often used in old dye books, water impregnated with alkaline salts extracted by lixiviation from wood ashes.

Lodheyur,
Apportioned

Loha,
Iron