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liard
1[ lee-ahr; French lee-ar ]
noun
- 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.
Liard
2[ lee-ahrd, lee-ahrd, -ahr ]
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.
Liard
1/ -ˈɑː; ˈliːɑːd; liːˈɑːd /
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)
liard
2/ lɪˈɑːd /
noun
- a former small coin of various European countries
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Origin of liard1
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Example Sentences
For if it was worth a liard, you would not be willing to give it to me.
Quand il s'agissait de cela, Smiley en tassait les enjeux sur elle tant qu'il lui, restait un rouge liard.
Usually mathematical definitions, as M. Liard has shown, are veritable constructions built up wholly of more simple notions.
Mine is in weight two groates, a halfe pennie less of silver, which commeth to twelve sols and one liard.
You know, neighbour, Mother Dewis had more milk for her liard than we for two.
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