Liquor, lik′ur, n. anything liquid: strong drink: a strong solution of a particular substance: any prepared solution.—v.t. to apply liquor or a solution to: (Shak.) to rub with oil or grease.—v.i. (slang) to drink (esp. with up).—n. Liq′uor-gauge, a rod used by excisemen for measuring the depth of liquid in a cask.—Liquor laws, restrictive legislation with regard to the sale of intoxicating drink.—In liquor, drunk; Malt liquors, liquors brewed from malt. [O. Fr. liqeur—L. liquor-em—liquēre.]
Liquorice, lik′ur-is, n. a plant with a sweet root which is used for medicinal purposes. [Through an O. Fr. form, from Low L. liquiritia, a corr. of Gr. glykyrrhiza—glykys, sweet, rhiza, root.]
Liquorish, lik′ur-ish, adj. obsolete spelling of lickerish.
Lira, lē′ra, n. an Italian coin, worth a franc, and divisible into 100 centesimi:—pl. Lire (lē′rā). [It.]
Liriodendron, lir-i-ō-den′dron, n. a North American tree, sometimes above 100 feet in height, having close bark, large four-lobed leaves, and greenish-yellow flowers, something like a tulip.—Also Tulip-tree. [Gr. leirion, a lily, dendron, a tree.]
Liripoop, lir′i-poop, n. (obs.) a graduate's hood: smartness: a silly person.—Also Liripip′ium.
Lirk, lirk, n. (Scot.) a fold.—v.i. to hang in creases.
Lis, lis, n. a controversy, litigation. [L.]
Lis, lēs, n. (her.) same as Fleur-de-lis:—pl. Lisses.
Lisbon, liz′bon, n. a light-coloured wine from Estremadura in Portugal.