lith (plural liths)
(UK dialectal) A limb; any member of the body.
(UK dialectal) A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division.
(Scotland) A segment of an orange, or similar fruit.
lith (uncountable)
Property.
lith (plural liths)
(UK dialectal) A gate; a gap in a fence.
By shortening.
lith (plural liths)
(sciences, informal) coccolith
• Hilt, hilt
Source: Wiktionary
-lith, -lite.
Definition: Combining forms fr. Gr. li`qos a stone; -- used chiefly in naming minerals and rocks.
Lith, obs.
Definition: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Lie, to recline, for lieth. Chaucer.
Lith, n. Etym: [AS. li.]
Definition: A joint or limb; a division; a member; a part formed by growth, and articulated to, or symmetrical with, other parts. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
