LIGAMENT

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond. Hawthorne. Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts. Washington.

2.
n.

A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints.

3.
n.

A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach.