Lias
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of Lias
C15 (referring to a kind of limestone), C19 (geological sense) from Old French liois, perhaps from lie lees, dregs, so called from its appearance
Example Sentences
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Perry writes of blue lias and saltings; gorse thickets and bladderwrack; coltsfoot and cowslips.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2017
I am delighted first because the recognition the King lias given to me is a recognition of my profession.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nothing in the War was more tragic—the world lias yet to realize the tragedy's significance —than the collapse of the Dual Monarchy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Staff members of Fair magazine are viewing the body of Miss Blaisie, an editorial secretary who lias died at the age of 30.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our wonder, moreover, may be increased when we recollect that the two-gilled cephalopods have not yet been found below the lias, where they at once abound; whereas the four-gilled cephalopods are Silurian forms.
From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George
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