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. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Aërolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aëro- + lithology. ] The science of aërolites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. albus white + -lith. ] A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; -- called also albolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed. -- n. An antilithic medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'archai^os ancient + liqiko`s pertaining to a stone. ] (Archæol.) Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Astro- + lithology. ] The science of aërolites. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Of or pertaining to a batholith. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ AS. blīðe blithe, kind; akin to Goth. bleiþs kind, Icel. blīðr mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG. blīdi kind, blithe. ] Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit. [ 1913 Webster ]

The blithe sounds of festal music. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

A daughter fair,
So buxom, blithe, and debonair. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Gay; full of gayety; joyous. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a blithe manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being blithe. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. same as blather.
Syn. -- babble, blather, smatter, blether. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. talking incoherently; as, a blithering idiot.
Syn. -- jabbering. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Cheery; gay; merry. [ 1913 Webster ]

The blithesome sounds of wassail gay. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Blithe"some*ly, adv. -- Blithe"some*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -lite, -lith. ] An aërolite. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family comprising the marmosets.
Syn. -- family Callithricidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the type genus of the Callithricidae; the true marmosets.
Syn. -- genus Callithrix. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + E. lithograph. ] A picture printed in tints and colors by repeated impressions from a series of stones prepared by the lithographic process. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is engaged in chromolithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertjining tj, or maoe by, coromolithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lithography adapted to printing in inks of various colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A photolithograph printed in colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a grain, seed + -lith. ] (Biol.) One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; bladder + -lith. ] 1. (Bot.) A concretion of mineral matter within a leaf or other part of a plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A urinary calculus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Relating to stone in the bladder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine + -lith. ] (Med.) An intestinal concretion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + -lith. ] (Zool.) See Crab's eyes, under Crab. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. granum a grain (or E. granite) + -lith + -ic. ] A kind of hard artificial stone, used for pavements. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "i`ppos horse + -lith.] A concretion, or kind of bezoar, from the intestines of the horse. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. 'i`chnos footstep + -lith + -logy. ] Same as Ichnology. Hitchcock. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_; 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. [1913 Webster]

n. a female demon who attacks children. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } suff. Combining forms fr. Gr. li`qos a stone; -- used chiefly in naming minerals and rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Lie, to recline, for lieth. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

‖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]

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 ]

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 ]

‖n. [ NL. See Litharge. ] (Old Chem.) Crystallized litharge, obtained by fusion in the form of fine yellow scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Old Med. Chem.) A salt of lithic or uric acid; a urate. [ Obs. ] [ Written also lithiate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ Icel hl&ymacr_;ða. See Listen. ] To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [ Obs. ] P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

v. t. [ AS. līðian. See Lithe, a. ] To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]