liard (plural liards)
(historical) A small French coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou.
• 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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
