liard
English
editEtymology
editFrom French liard, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ljɑː/, /ljɑːd/
- Rhymes: -ɑː, -ɑːd
Noun
editliard (plural liards)
- (historical) A small French coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou.
- 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:
- I waited — not to share the booty, for, so help me God and Saint Withold! as neither I nor any of mine will touch the value of a liard, — I waited but to render my thanks to thee and to thy bold yeomen, for the life and honour ye have saved.
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editUnknown. Compare obsolete liart (“greyish”), source of Catalan liart, Italian leardo, which designate a grey coat colour in horses.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editliard m (plural liards)
- (historical) liard (a small bronze coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou)
- a trifling amount, a red cent, a pittance
- (North America) cottonwood
Further reading
edit- “liard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)
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