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See Lickerish. -- Lic"o*rous*ness, n. [Obs.] Herbert.

Liquor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

igns of his office. His duty was to attend the chief magistrates when they appeared in public, to clear the way, and cause due respect to be paid to them, also to apprehend and punish criminals. Lictors and rods, the ensigns of their power. Milton.

That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc. ; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.

Covered with a lid. Keats.

Same Ledge.[Obs.] Spenser.

Having no lid, or not covered with the lids, as the eyes; hence, sleepless; watchful. A lidless watcher of the public weal. Tennyson.

truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive. It is willful deceit that makes a lie. A man may act a lie, as by pointing his finger in a wrong direction when a traveler inquires of him his road. Paley.

The simple tubular glands of the small intestines; -- called also crypts of Lieberkühn.

A concave metallic mirror attached to the object-glass end of a microscope, to throw down light on opaque objects; a reflector.

A lay; a German song. It differs from the French chanson, and the Italian canzone, all three being national. The German Lied is perhaps the most faithful reflection of the national sentiment. Grove.

Lit., wreath of songs; -- used as the title of a group of songs, and esp. as the common name for German vocal clubs of men.

A popular name for any society or club which meets for the practice of male part songs.

Same as Lif.

Pleasing; delightful. [Obs.]

Same as Ligeance.

Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord. Chaucer. She looked as grand as doomsday and as grave; And he, he reverenced his liege lady there. Tennyson.

Same as Liege, n., 2. Chaucer. Spenser.

A resident ambassador. [Obs.] See Leger. Denham.

See Ligeance.