lith
an arm or leg; limb.
a joint, as of the finger.
a segment, as of an orange.
Origin of lith
1Other definitions for lith- (2 of 5)
variant of litho- before a vowel: lithic.
Other definitions for -lith (3 of 5)
a combining form meaning “stone” (acrolith; megalith; paleolith); sometimes occurring in words as a variant form of -lite (batholith; laccolith).
Origin of -lith
3- Compare -lite.
Other definitions for lith. (4 of 5)
lithograph.
lithographic.
lithography.
Other definitions for Lith. (5 of 5)
Lithuania.
Lithuanian (def. 3). : Also Lith
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How to use lith in a sentence
Acrolith, ak′ro-lith, n. a statue of the earlier Greek artists having the trunk made of wood and the extremities of stone.
Lathyrus sylvestris, narrow-leaved, or wild lathyrus—in the bushes at the foot of the Short lith, near the path.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 | Gilbert WhitePeristalith, pe-ris′ta-lith, n. a series of standing stones surrounding a barrow or burial-mound.
According to a northern version of the ballad, he makes a plectrum from 'a lith of her finger bane.'
The Balladists | John GeddieLithuanian, for example, retains the archaic diphthongs which disappear in Slavonic—lith.
British Dictionary definitions for -lith (1 of 2)
indicating stone or rock: megalith Compare -lite
Origin of -lith
1British Dictionary definitions for Lith. (2 of 2)
Lithuania(n)
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