| Lith | n. [ AS. lið. ] A joint or limb; a division; a member; a part formed by growth, and articulated to, or symmetrical with, other parts. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Lith | obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Lie, to recline, for lieth. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] | | lithaemia | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. li`qos stone + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A condition in which uric (lithic) acid is present in the blood. [1913 Webster] Variants: lithemia | | Lithagogue | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Litharge | 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 ] | | Lithargyrum | ‖n. [ NL. See Litharge. ] (Old Chem.) Crystallized litharge, obtained by fusion in the form of fine yellow scales. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Lithate | n. (Old Med. Chem.) A salt of lithic or uric acid; a urate. [ Obs. ] [ Written also lithiate. ] [ 1913 Webster ] | | Lithe | v. t. [ AS. līðian. See Lithe, a. ] To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] | | Lithe | a. [ AS. līðe, for linðe 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton. Syn. -- lithesome. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Lithe | v. t. & i. [ Icel hl&ymacr_;ða. See Listen. ] To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [ Obs. ] P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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