liard

[ lee-ahr; French lee-ar ]

/ liˈɑr; French liˈar /

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noun, plural li·ards

[lee-ahrz; French lee-ar]. /liˈɑrz; French liˈar/.

a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.

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Origin of liard

1535–45; named after G. Liard, 15th-century French minter

Words nearby liard

Liao He, Liaoning, Liaoyang, Liaoyuan, liar, liard, liar paradox, Lias, liatris, lib, libation

Other definitions for liard (2 of 2)

Liard

[ lee-ahrd, lee-ahrd, -ahr ]

/ ˈli ɑrd, liˈɑrd, -ˈɑr /

noun

a river in W Canada, flowing from S Yukon through N British Columbia and the Northwest Territories into the Mackenzie River. 550 miles (885 km) long.

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How to use liard in a sentence

For if it was worth a liard, you would not be willing to give it to me.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2)|Wiliam Cabell Bruce
Quand il s'agissait de cela, Smiley en tassait les enjeux sur elle tant qu'il lui, restait un rouge liard.
Sketches New and Old, Part 1.|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Usually mathematical definitions, as M. Liard has shown, are veritable constructions built up wholly of more simple notions.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
Mine is in weight two groates, a halfe pennie less of silver, which commeth to twelve sols and one liard.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, Issue 563, August 25, 1832|Various

You know, neighbour, Mother Dewis had more milk for her liard than we for two.
The Spell of Belgium|Isabel Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for liard (1 of 2)

liard

/ (lɪˈɑːd) /

noun

a former small coin of various European countries

Word Origin for liard

C16: after G. Liard, French minter

British Dictionary definitions for liard (2 of 2)

Liard

/ (ˈliːɑːd, liːˈɑːd, -ˈɑː) /

noun

a river in W Canada, rising in the SE Yukon and flowing east and then northwest to the Mackenzie River. Length: 885 km (550 miles)

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