licou, n.m., halter.

licteur, n.m., lictor.

lie, n.f., lees, dregs, grounds; (fig.) scum, refuse. Boire jusqu’à la —; to drink to the dregs. La — du peuple; the scum of the people.

lie, adj., merry, gay. Faire chère —; to lead a merry life.

lié, -e, part., tied, bound, connected. Une sauce bien —e; a thick sauce. Partie —e; rubber (at cards).

liège, n.m., cork; cork-tree. Bouchon de —; cork.

liéger, v.a., to cork (a net).

liégeu-x, -se, adj., like cork, corky.

lien (li-in), n.m., band, rope, strap. pl., bonds, chains, irons. Briser, rompre, ses —s; to break one’s bonds. — conjugal; matrimonial bond.

lienterie, n.f., (med.) lientery.