Lictor

lik'ter, n. (Rom. Antiq.) An officer who at- tended the magistrates with ax and fasces, as ensigns of office. [L., f ligare, to bind, — peril, f the fasces, bound together; perh. his binding culprits.] Lid, lid, A movable cover, as of a ve el or box; cover of the eyes; eyelid. [D. and MHG. lid, AS. hlid, hlidan, to cover.] Lie. Water impregnated with alkali. See Lye. Lie. A criminal falsehood; willful deceit; an intentional violation of truth anything which misleads, as false doctrine, etc.— v. [lied (lid), lying.] To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do anything with intent to deceive. [ME. lyen, AS. Uogan^to lyge, a — To give the he To charge with falsehood. — Li'ar, n. One who. etc. — Ly'ing, a. Addicted to, etc. — The practice of, etc. — Ly'ingly, adv. Lie. [imp. lay (la), p. p. lain (Ian) or obs. lien (li'en), lying.] To rest extended, as on the ground, bed, or couch; to be in a horizontal position; to be situated; to abide, remain; to belong, pertain, consist; to lodge, sleep; to weigh, pre . (Laiv.) To be capable of being maintained. [ME. liggen,— lien (imp.'imp. lay,lay, p.p. p.p. teien,teien, lain),lain), AS.AS. licganlicgon (imp. p. p.p. legen),legen), Ic.Ic. liggjaliggja (imp.(imp. la,la, p.p. p.p. leginn):leginn); L. lectus. Gr. lechos, abed, E. law, q. v., lay, q. v.] To at the heart. To be an object of affection, desire, or anxiety. — To dozen. To lay the body on the ground, bed, etc., go to rest. — To To be in child-bed, bring forth young. — To on one's hands, To remain unsold, unoccupied, or unemployed; to be tedious. — To (Naut.) To be checked or stopped, either by counterbracing the yards or taking in sail, — said of a ve el.