-lith

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Lith \Lith\ (l[imac]th), obs.
     3d pers. sing. pres. of {Lie}, to recline, for lieth.
     --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
     [1913 Webster] lithemia