LIARD

Etymology

Noun

liard (plural liards)

(historical) A small French coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou.

Anagrams

• LIDAR, Laird, drail, laird, larid, lidar

Source: Wiktionary


Li"ard, a. Etym: [OF. liart, LL. liardus gray, dappie.]

Definition: Gray. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Note: Used by Chaucer as an epithet of a gray or dapple gray horse. Also used as a name for such a horse.

Liard, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A French copper coin of one fourth the value of a sou.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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