lith
Pronunciations
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/lɪθ/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Noun
A limb; any member of the body.
Usage- UK usage
- dialectal
A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division.
Usage- UK usage
- dialectal
- Examples
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lith and limb; out of lith
More examples (1)
he departed with the lady / & brouȝt her to Camelot / Soo as they rode in a valey it was ful of stones / and there the ladyes hors stumbled and threwe her doun that her arme was sore brysed and nere she swouned for payne / Allas syr sayd the lady myn arme is oute of lythe wher thorow I must nedes reste me
A segment of an orange, or similar fruit.
Usage- Scotland
Noun
Property.
Usage- Uncountable
Noun
A gate; a gap in a fence.
Usage- UK usage
- dialectal
Noun
coccolith
Usage- Informal
Word forms
lithslythe