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-lith
(gcide) | -lith \-lith\ (-l[i^]th), -lite \-lite\ (-l[imac]t). suff.
Combining forms fr. Gr. li`qos a stone; -- used chiefly in
naming minerals and rocks.
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Lith
(gcide) | Lith \Lith\ (l[imac]th), obs.
3d pers. sing. pres. of Lie, to recline, for lieth.
--Chaucer.
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Lith
(gcide) | Lith \Lith\ (l[i^]th), n. [AS. li[eth].]
A joint or limb; a division; a member; a part formed by
growth, and articulated to, or symmetrical with, other parts.
--Chaucer.
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lithuania
(mass) | Lithuania
- Litva |
lithuanian
(mass) | Lithuanian
- litovský, Litovčan, litovčina |
Acantholithodes hystrix
(gcide) | Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.
porc-espi, F. porc-['e]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco
spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine
+ spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is
perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. ['e]pi ear,
a spike of grain, L. spica. See Pork, Spike a large nail,
Spine.]
1. (Zool.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having
the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or
quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of
Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is the best known.
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2. (Zool.) Any species of Erethizon and related genera,
native of America. They are related to the true
porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in
their habits. The Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus)
is a well known species.
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Porcupine ant-eater (Zool.), the echidna.
Porcupine crab (Zool.), a large spiny Japanese crab
(Acantholithodes hystrix).
Porcupine disease (Med.). See Ichthyosis.
Porcupine fish (Zool.), any plectognath fish having the
body covered with spines which become erect when the body
is inflated. See Diodon, and Globefish.
Porcupine grass (Bot.), a grass (Stipa spartea) with
grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and
uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the
sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh
of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See
Illustration in Appendix.
Porcupine wood (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa
palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the
markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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Acrolith
(gcide) | Acrolith \Ac"ro*lith\, n. [L. acrolthus, Gr. 'akroli`qos with
the ends made of stone; 'a`kros extreme + li`qos stone.]
(Arch. & Sculp.)
A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being
generally of wood. --Elmes.
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Acrolithan
(gcide) | Acrolithan \A*crol"i*than\, Acrolithic \Ac`ro*lith"ic\, a.
Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith.
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Acrolithic
(gcide) | Acrolithan \A*crol"i*than\, Acrolithic \Ac`ro*lith"ic\, a.
Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith.
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Aerolith
(gcide) | Aerolith \A"["e]r*o*lith\, n.
Same as A["e]rolite.
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Aerolithology
(gcide) | Aerolithology \A`["e]r*o*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [A["e]ro- +
lithology.]
The science of a["e]rolites.
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Albolith
(gcide) | Albolith \Al"bo*lith\, n. [L. albus white + -lith.]
A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting
chiefly of magnesia and silica; -- called also albolite.
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Antilithic
(gcide) | Antilithic \An`ti*lith"ic\, a. (Med.)
Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to
destroy them when formed. -- n. An antilithic medicine.
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Archaeolithic
(gcide) | Archaeolithic \Ar`ch[ae]*o*lith"ic\
([aum]r`k[-e]*[-o]*l[i^]th"[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'archai^os ancient
+ liqiko`s pertaining to a stone.] (Arch[ae]ol.)
Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a
prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.
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Archaeopteryx lithographica
(gcide) | archeopteryx \archeopteryx\ n.
1. an extinct primitive toothed bird ({Archaeopteryx
lithographica}) of the Upper Jurassic having a long
feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the
most primitive of all known birds. Same as
archaeopteryx.
Syn: archaeopteryx.
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Astrolithology
(gcide) | Astrolithology \As`tro*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Astro- + lithology.]
The science of a["e]rolites.
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batholith
(gcide) | batholith \bath"o*lith\ (b[a^]th"[-o]*l[i^]th), n. [Gr. baqo`s
depth + -lith.]
A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have
solidified deep within the earth.
Syn: batholite, pluton, plutonic rock.
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batholithic
(gcide) | batholithic \batholithic\ adj.
Of or pertaining to a batholith.
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Blithe
(gcide) | Blithe \Blithe\ (bl[imac][th]), a. [AS. bl[imac][eth]e blithe,
kind; akin to Goth. blei[thorn]s kind, Icel. bl[imac][eth]r
mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG.
bl[imac]di kind, blithe.]
Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe
spirit.
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The blithe sounds of festal music. --Prescott.
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A daughter fair,
So buxom, blithe, and debonair. --Milton.
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Blitheful
(gcide) | Blitheful \Blithe"ful\ (bl[imac][th]"f[.u]l), a.
Gay; full of gayety; joyous.
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Blithely
(gcide) | Blithely \Blithe"ly\, adv.
In a blithe manner.
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Blitheness
(gcide) | Blitheness \Blithe"ness\, n.
The state of being blithe. --Chaucer.
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blither
(gcide) | blither \blither\ v.
same as blather.
Syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether.
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blithering
(gcide) | blithering \blithering\ adj.
talking incoherently; as, a blithering idiot.
Syn: jabbering.
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Blithesome
(gcide) | Blithesome \Blithe"some\ (-s[u^]m), a.
Cheery; gay; merry.
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The blithesome sounds of wassail gay. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Blithe"some*ness, n.
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Blithesomely
(gcide) | Blithesome \Blithe"some\ (-s[u^]m), a.
Cheery; gay; merry.
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The blithesome sounds of wassail gay. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Blithe"some*ness, n.
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Blithesomeness
(gcide) | Blithesome \Blithe"some\ (-s[u^]m), a.
Cheery; gay; merry.
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The blithesome sounds of wassail gay. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Blithe"some*ness, n.
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Brontolith
(gcide) | Brontolite \Bron"to*lite\, Brontolith \Bron"to*lith\, n. [Gr. ?
+ -lite, -lith.]
An a["e]rolite. [R.]
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Callithricidae
(gcide) | Callithricidae \Callithricidae\ n.
a natural family comprising the marmosets.
Syn: family Callithricidae.
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Callithrix
(gcide) | Callithrix \Callithrix\ n.
the type genus of the Callithricidae; the true marmosets.
Syn: genus Callithrix.
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Callithrix discolor
(gcide) | Onappo \O*nap"po\, n. (Zool.)
A nocturnal South American monkey (Callithrix discolor),
noted for its agility; -- called also ventriloquist monkey.
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Callithrix lugens
(gcide) | Widow \Wid"ow\ (w[i^]d"[-o]), n. [OE. widewe, widwe, AS.
weoduwe, widuwe, wuduwe; akin to OFries. widwe, OS. widowa,
D. weduwe, G. wittwe, witwe, OHG. wituwa, witawa, Goth.
widuw[=o], Russ. udova, OIr. fedb, W. gweddw, L. vidua, Skr.
vidhav[=a]; and probably to Skr. vidh to be empty, to lack;
cf. Gr. "hi`qeos a bachelor. [root]248. Cf. Vidual.]
A woman who has lost her husband by death, and has not
married again; one living bereaved of a husband. "A poor
widow." --Chaucer.
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2. (Card Playing) In various games (such as "hearts"), any
extra hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table.
It may be taken by one of the players under certain
circumstances.
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Grass widow. See under Grass.
Widow bewitched, a woman separated from her husband; a
grass widow. [Colloq.]
Widow-in-mourning (Zool.), the macavahu.
Widow monkey (Zool.), a small South American monkey
(Callithrix lugens); -- so called on account of its
color, which is black except the dull whitish arms, neck,
and face, and a ring of pure white around the face.
Widow's chamber (Eng. Law), in London, the apparel and
furniture of the bedchamber of the widow of a freeman, to
which she was formerly entitled.
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Callithrix Moloch
(gcide) | Orabassu \O`ra*bas"su\, n. (Zool.)
A South American monkey of the genus Callithrix, esp.
Callithrix Moloch.
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Callithrix torquatus
(gcide) | Macavahu \Ma`ca*va"hu\, n. (Zool.)
A small Brazilian monkey (Callithrix torquatus), -- called
also collared teetee.
[1913 Webster]Teetee \Tee"tee\, n. [Sp. tit['i].]
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small, soft-furred
South American monkeys belonging to Callithrix,
Chrysothrix, and allied genera; as, the collared teetee
(Callithrix torquatus), and the squirrel teetee
(Chrysothrix sciurea). Called also pinche, titi, and
saimiri. See Squirrel monkey, under Squirrel.
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2. (Zool.) A diving petrel of Australia ({Halodroma
wrinatrix}).
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Callithump
(gcide) | Callithump \Cal"li*thump`\, n.
A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of
tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque
serenade; a charivari. [U. S.] [Also spelled callathump.]
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Callithumpian
(gcide) | Callithumpian \Cal`li*thump"i*an\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump. [U. S.]
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Chromolithograph
(gcide) | Chromolithograph \Chro`mo*lith"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ? color + E.
lithograph.]
A picture printed in tints and colors by repeated impressions
from a series of stones prepared by the lithographic process.
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Chromolithographer
(gcide) | Chromolithographer \Chro`mo*li*thog"ra*pher\, n.
One who is engaged in chromolithography.
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Chromolithographic
(gcide) | Chromolithographic \Chro"mo*lith`o*graph"ic\, a.
Pertjining tj, or maoe by, coromolithography.
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Chromolithography
(gcide) | Chromolithography \Chro"mo*li*thog"ra*phy\, n.
Lithography adapted to printing in inks of various colors.
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Chromophotolithograph
(gcide) | Chromophotolithograph \Chro"mo*pho`to*lith"o*graph\, n.
A photolithograph printed in colors.
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Coccolith
(gcide) | Coccolith \Coc"co*lith\, n. [Gr. ? a grain, seed + -lith.]
(Biol.)
One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably
vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.
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Cyatholith
(gcide) | Cyatholith \Cy*ath"olith\ (s?-?th"?-l?th), n. [Gr. ky`aqos a cup
+ -lith.] (Biol.)
A kind of coccolith, which in shape resembles a minute cup
widened at the top, and varies in size from 1/6000 to 1/8000
of an inch.
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Cystolith
(gcide) | Cystolith \Cys"to*lith\ (s?s"t?-l?th), n. [Gr. ???? bladder +
-lith.]
1. (Bot.) A concretion of mineral matter within a leaf or
other part of a plant.
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2. (Med.) A urinary calculus.
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Cystolithic
(gcide) | Cystolithic \Cys`to*lith"ic\ (-l?th"?k), a. (Med.)
Relating to stone in the bladder.
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Discolith
(gcide) | Discolith \Dis"co*lith\, n. [Gr. ? a round plate + -lith.]
(Biol.)
One of a species of coccoliths, having an oval discoidal
body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner
central portion. One of them measures about 1/50000 of an
inch in its longest diameter.
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Enterolith
(gcide) | Enterolith \En"ter*o*lith\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine +
-lith.] (Med.)
An intestinal concretion.
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Falco lithofalco
(gcide) | Merlin \Mer"lin\, n. [OE. merlion, F. ['e]merillon; cf. OHG.
smirl, G. schmerl; prob. fr. L. merula blackbird. Cf.
Merle.] (Zool.)
A small European falcon (Falco columbarius, syn. {Falco
lithofalco}, or Falco aesalon). In North America called
also pigeon hawk.
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Gastrolith
(gcide) | Gastrolith \Gas`tro*lith\, n. [Gastro- + -lith.] (Zool.)
See Crab's eyes, under Crab.
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Granolithic
(gcide) | Granolithic \Gran`o*lith"ic\, n. [L. granum a grain (or E.
granite) + -lith + -ic.]
A kind of hard artificial stone, used for pavements.
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Hippolith
(gcide) | Hippolith \Hip"po*lith\, n. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + -lith.]
A concretion, or kind of bezoar, from the intestines of the
horse.
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Ichnolithology
(gcide) | Ichnolithology \Ich`no*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'i`chnos footstep
+ -lith + -logy.]
Same as Ichnology. --Hitchcock.
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Laccolith
(gcide) | Laccolite \Lac"co*lite\, Laccolith \Lac"co*lith\, n. [Gr. ? a
cistern + -lite, -lith.] (Geol.)
A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and
resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata. --
Lac`co*lit"ic, a.
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Lilith
(gcide) | Lilith \Lilith\ n.
a female demon who attacks children.
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Lith
(gcide) | -lith \-lith\ (-l[i^]th), -lite \-lite\ (-l[imac]t). suff.
Combining forms fr. Gr. li`qos a stone; -- used chiefly in
naming minerals and rocks.
[1913 Webster]Lith \Lith\ (l[imac]th), obs.
3d pers. sing. pres. of Lie, to recline, for lieth.
--Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]Lith \Lith\ (l[i^]th), n. [AS. li[eth].]
A joint or limb; a division; a member; a part formed by
growth, and articulated to, or symmetrical with, other parts.
--Chaucer.
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lithaemia
(gcide) | lithaemia \li*th[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-i]*th[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. li`qos stone + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
A condition in which uric (lithic) acid is present in the
blood.
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Lithagogue
(gcide) | Lithagogue \Lith"a*gogue\ (l[i^]th"[.a]*g[o^]g), n. [Gr. li`qos
stone + 'agwgo`s leading.] (Med.)
A medicine having, or supposed to have, the power of
expelling calculous matter with the urine. --Hooper.
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Litharge
(gcide) | Litharge \Lith"arge\ (l[i^]th"[.a]rj), n. [OE. litarge, F.
litharge, L. lithargyrus, Gr. liqa`rgyros the scum or foam of
silver; li`qos stone + 'a`rgyros silver. Litharge is found in
silverbearing lead ore.] (Chem.)
Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an
amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating
lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead
nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in
glazing earthenware, in making red lead or minium, etc.
Called also massicot.
[1913 Webster]massicot \mas"si*cot\, n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a
corruption.] (Chem.)
Lead monoxide (also called Lead protoxide), PbO, obtained
as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form
of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a
pigment. It is also called lead oxide yellow, as opposed to
red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb3O4.
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Note: Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a
drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.
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litharge
(gcide) | Litharge \Lith"arge\ (l[i^]th"[.a]rj), n. [OE. litarge, F.
litharge, L. lithargyrus, Gr. liqa`rgyros the scum or foam of
silver; li`qos stone + 'a`rgyros silver. Litharge is found in
silverbearing lead ore.] (Chem.)
Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an
amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating
lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead
nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in
glazing earthenware, in making red lead or minium, etc.
Called also massicot.
[1913 Webster]massicot \mas"si*cot\, n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a
corruption.] (Chem.)
Lead monoxide (also called Lead protoxide), PbO, obtained
as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form
of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a
pigment. It is also called lead oxide yellow, as opposed to
red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb3O4.
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Note: Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a
drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.
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Lithargyrum
(gcide) | Lithargyrum \Li*thar"gy*rum\ (l[i^]*th[aum]r"j[i^]*r[u^]m), n.
[NL. See Litharge.] (Old Chem.)
Crystallized litharge, obtained by fusion in the form of fine
yellow scales.
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Lithate
(gcide) | Lithate \Lith"ate\ (l[i^]th"[asl]t), n. (Old Med. Chem.)
A salt of lithic or uric acid; a urate. [Obs.] [Written also
lithiate.]
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Lithe
(gcide) | Lithe \Lithe\ (l[imac][th]), v. t. & i. [Icel hl[=y][eth]a. See
Listen.]
To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.
[1913 Webster]Lithe \Lithe\, a. [AS. l[imac][eth]e, for lin[eth]e tender,
mild, gentle; akin to G. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel.
linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to
yield. Cf. Lenient.]
1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.]
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2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber;
as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. --Milton.
Syn: lithesome.
[1913 Webster]Lithe \Lithe\, v. t. [AS. l[imac][eth]ian. See Lithe, a.]
To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [Obs.]
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Lithely
(gcide) | Lithely \Lithe"ly\, adv.
In a lithe, pliant, or flexible manner.
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Litheness
(gcide) | Litheness \Lithe"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being lithe; flexibility; limberness.
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Lither
(gcide) | Lither \Li"ther\ (l[imac]"[th][~e]r), a. [AS. l[=y][eth]er bad,
wicked.]
Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Not lither in business, fervent in spirit. --Bp.
Woolton.
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Note: Professor Skeat thinks " the lither sky" as found in
Shakespeare's Henry VI. ((Part I. IV. VII., 21) means
the stagnant or pestilential sky. -- Li"ther*ly, adv.
[Obs.]. -- Li"ther*ness, n. [Obs.]
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Litherly
(gcide) | Litherly \Li"ther*ly\, a.
Crafty; cunning; mischievous; wicked; treacherous; lazy.
[Archaic]
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He [the dwarf] was waspish, arch, and litherly. --Sir
W. Scott.
[1913 Webster]Lither \Li"ther\ (l[imac]"[th][~e]r), a. [AS. l[=y][eth]er bad,
wicked.]
Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Not lither in business, fervent in spirit. --Bp.
Woolton.
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Note: Professor Skeat thinks " the lither sky" as found in
Shakespeare's Henry VI. ((Part I. IV. VII., 21) means
the stagnant or pestilential sky. -- Li"ther*ly, adv.
[Obs.]. -- Li"ther*ness, n. [Obs.]
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Litherness
(gcide) | Lither \Li"ther\ (l[imac]"[th][~e]r), a. [AS. l[=y][eth]er bad,
wicked.]
Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Not lither in business, fervent in spirit. --Bp.
Woolton.
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Note: Professor Skeat thinks " the lither sky" as found in
Shakespeare's Henry VI. ((Part I. IV. VII., 21) means
the stagnant or pestilential sky. -- Li"ther*ly, adv.
[Obs.]. -- Li"ther*ness, n. [Obs.]
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Lithesome
(gcide) | Lithesome \Lithe"some\ (l[imac][th]"s[u^]m), a. [See Lithe,
a., and cf. Lissom.]
Pliant; limber; flexible; supple; nimble; lissom.
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Lithesomeness
(gcide) | Lithesome \Lithe"some\ (l[imac][th]"s[u^]m), a. [See Lithe,
a., and cf. Lissom.]
Pliant; limber; flexible; supple; nimble; lissom.
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Lithia
(gcide) | Lithia \Lith"i*a\ (l[i^]th"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr. li`qos
stone.] (Chem.)
The oxide of lithium; a strong alkaline caustic similar to
potash and soda, but weaker. See Lithium.
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Lithia emerald. See Hiddenite.
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Lithia emerald
(gcide) | Lithia \Lith"i*a\ (l[i^]th"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr. li`qos
stone.] (Chem.)
The oxide of lithium; a strong alkaline caustic similar to
potash and soda, but weaker. See Lithium.
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Lithia emerald. See Hiddenite.
[1913 Webster]Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. "Emerald
meadows." --Byron.
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Emerald fish (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
(Gobionellus oceanicus), remarkable for the brilliant
green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
the name; -- called also esmeralda.
Emerald green, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
emerald green crystals.
Emerald Isle, a name given to Ireland on account of the
brightness of its verdure.
Emerald spodumene, or Lithia emerald. (Min.) See
Hiddenite.
Emerald nickel. (Min.) See Zaratite.
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Lithiasis
(gcide) | Lithiasis \Li*thi"a*sis\ (l[i^]*th[imac]"[.a]*s[i^]s), n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. liqi`asis, fr. li`qos stone.] (Med.)
The formation of stony concretions or calculi in any part of
the body, especially in the bladder and urinary passages.
--Dunglison.
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lithiate
(gcide) | Lithate \Lith"ate\ (l[i^]th"[asl]t), n. (Old Med. Chem.)
A salt of lithic or uric acid; a urate. [Obs.] [Written also
lithiate.]
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Lithic
(gcide) | Lithic \Lith"ic\ (l[i^]th"[i^]k), a. [Gr. liqiko`s of or
belonging to stones, fr. li`qos stone: cf. F. lithique.]
1. Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture.
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2. (Med.) Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid
concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the
body; as, lithic diathesis.
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Lithic acid (Old Med. Chem.), uric acid. See Uric acid,
under Uric.
[1913 Webster]Lithic \Lith"ic\, n. (Med.)
A medicine which tends to prevent stone in the bladder.
[1913 Webster]Lithic \Lith"ic\, a. [From Lithium.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to or denoting lithium or some of its compounds.
--Frankland.
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