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
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
