Webster's Dictionary 1913

1756

Leze majesty

Leze′ maj″es‐ty (lēz′ măj″ĕs‐ty̆). [F. lese-majesté, fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see Lesion) + majestas majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis.] [Written also lese m...

1757

Lherzolite

Lher″zo‐lite (lẽr″zō̍‐līt), n. [From Lherz, a place in the Pyrenees + -lite.] (Min.) An igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite (a variety of s...

1758

Li

Li (lē), n. 1. A Chinese measure of distance, being a little more than one third of a mile.2. A Chinese copper coin; a cash. See Cash.

1759

Li bella

‖Li ‐bel″la (lī̍‐bĕl″lȧ), n. [L., dim. of libra balance. See Level, n.] 1. A small balance.2. A level, or leveling instrument.

1760

Liability

Li′a‐bil″i‐ty (lī′ȧ‐bĭl″ĭ‐ty̆), n.; pl.Liabilities (–tĭz).1. The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.2. That whi...

1761

Liable

Li″a‐ble (lī″ȧ‐b'l), a. [From F. lier to bind, L. ligare. Cf. Ally, v. t., Ligature.] 1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for...

1762

Liableness

Li″a‐ble‐ness, n. Quality of being liable; liability.

1763

Liage

Li″age (lī″ā̍j), n. [Cf. OF. liage a bond. See Liable.] Union by league; alliance.

1764

Liaison

‖Li′ai′son″ (lē̍′ā̍′zôN″), n. [F., fr. L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. See Ligature, and cf. Ligation.] A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; especially, an illicit intimacy b...

1765

Liane

{ Li‐ane″ (lī̍‐ān″), Li‐a″na (lī̍‐ā″nȧ), } n. [F. liane; prob. akin to lien a band, fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. Lien, n.] (Bot.) A luxuriant woody plant, climbing hi...

1766

Liar

Li″ar (lī″ẽr), n. [OE. liere. See Lie to falsify.] A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.

1767

Liard

Li″ard (lī″ẽrd), a. [OF. liart, LL. liardus gray, dapple.] Gray. Chaucer.☞ Used by Chaucer as an epithet of a gray or dapple gray horse. Also used as a name for such a horse.

1768

Liard (2)

‖Liard (lyär), n. A French copper coin of one fourth the value of a sou.

1769

Lias

Li″as (lī″as), n. [Cf. F. lias, fr. liais sort of limestone, OF. also liois; perh. of Celtic origin, cf. Armor. liach, leach, a stone, Gael. leac, W. llech. Cf. Cromlech.] (Geol...

1770

Liassic

Li‐as″sic (lī̍‐ăs″sĭk), a.(Geol.) Of the age of the Lias; pertaining to the Lias formation. — n. Same as Lias.

1771

Lib

Lib (lĭb), v. t. [Cf. Glib to geld.] To castrate.

1772

Libament

Lib″a‐ment (lĭb″ȧ‐ment), n. [L. libamentum.] Libation. Holland.

1773

Libant

Li″bant (lī″bant), a. [L. libans, p. pr. of libare to taste, touch.] Sipping; touching lightly. Landor.

1774

Libation

Li‐ba″tion (lī̍‐bā″shŭn), n. [L. libatio, fr. libare to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering: cf. F. libation.] The act of pouring a liquid or liquo...

1775

Libatory

Li″ba‐to‐ry (lī″bȧ‐tō̍‐ry̆), a. Pertaining to libation.

1776

Libbard

Lib″bard (lĭb″bẽrd), n. [See Leopard.] A leopard. Spenser. Keats.

1777

Libbard's bane

Lib″bard's bane′ (–bẽrdz bān′). Leopard's bane.

1778

Libel

Li″bel (lī″bĕl), n. [L. libellus a little book, pamphlet, libel, lampoon, dim. of liber the liber or inner bark of a tree; also (because the ancients wrote on this bark), paper,...

1779

Libel (2)

Li″bel, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Libeled (–bĕld) or Libelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Libeling or Libelling.] 1. To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, pic...

1780

Libel (3)

Li″bel (lī″bĕl), v. i. To spread defamation, written or printed; — with against.What's this but libeling against the senate? Shak.libels now 'gainst each great man. Donne.

1781

Libelant

Li″bel‐ant (–ant), n. One who libels; one who institutes a suit in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court. [Written also libellant.] Cranch.

1782

Libeler

Li″bel‐er (–ẽr), n. One who libels. [Written also libeller.] “ Libelers of others.” Buckminster.