{ Lis″som, Lis″some } (lĭs″sŭm), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome.
Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson.
2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell.
— Lis″some‐ness, n.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
{ Lis″som, Lis″some } (lĭs″sŭm), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome.
Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson.
2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell.
— Lis″some‐ness, n.