Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . esspeech itself; the edge of anything. — v. t [lippednipt), lipping.] To touch with the lips, kiss ; tospeak. Liqubiy, lik^we-fi, v. t. [-fied (-fid), -fying.] Tomelt, dissolve ; esp. to melt by the sole agency ofheat or caloric. — v. i. To become liquid.— Lique-faction, n. Act or operation of, or state of being,etc. — Liq^uefacient, -shent, n. That which servesto liquefy.— Liquid, -wid, a. Havi


Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . esspeech itself; the edge of anything. — v. t [lippednipt), lipping.] To touch with the lips, kiss ; tospeak. Liqubiy, lik^we-fi, v. t. [-fied (-fid), -fying.] Tomelt, dissolve ; esp. to melt by the sole agency ofheat or caloric. — v. i. To become liquid.— Lique-faction, n. Act or operation of, or state of being,etc. — Liq^uefacient, -shent, n. That which servesto liquefy.— Liquid, -wid, a. Having liquidity;fluid ; flowing smoothly or easily; sounding agree-ably to the ear; pronounced without harshness. — substance whose parts change their relative posi-tion on the slightest pressure and retain no definiteform; a fluid not aeriform. (Gram.) Aletterwhichhas a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothlyafter a mute, —in Ehg., I, m, n, r. — Liquidate, -wl-dat, ?). t. To make liquid; to clear from obscurity;to ascertain the precise amount of; to settle, adjust,pay.—Liqnidation, n. Act of, etc.; esp. of adjust-ing debts. — Liqttidity, -T-tT, n. State of being liq-. am, fame, far, pass or opera, fare; end, eve, term; Tn, ice ; 5dd, tone, 8r; LIQUORICE 229 LIVERY uid; fluidity; quality of beinjr smooth and flowing;agreeableness of sound. — Liquor, liker, w. Anyliquid or fluid substance; esp. alcoholic or spirituousfluid, distilled or fermented; a decoction, solution,or tincture. — Liquettr, le-ker. n. A delicate prepa-ration of distilled spirits, usually flavored with fruitsand aromatic substances. Liquorice. See Licokice. Lira, le^ra, n.; pi. -re, -ra. An Italian coin = 1French franc = 19f cents. Lisp, lisp, V. i. [lisped (lispt), lisping.] To give sor z the sound of th, th, or ilh ; to speak imperfectlyor with hesitation; to make feeble beginnings or im-perfect efforts. — V. t. To pronounce with a lisp. —n. Habit or act of lisping. Lissom.


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