Ligature

lig'a-tur, n. anything that binds: a bandage: wins a line connecting notes: (print a type of two letters {wed.) a cord for tying the blood-ve els, [See Ligament.] Light, Ut, u. that which slum’s or is brilliant: the agent by which objects are rendered visible the power of vision day dawn of day that which gi\es light, as the sun. a candle the illuminated part of a picture (Jig mental orspmtualillumutation: enlightenment: knowledge: public view point of view a conspicuous person an aperture fur admitting light: (B prosperity, favour. adj. not dark: bright whitish, — v to give light to: to set fire to to attend with a light \—pr.p lighting; pa.t. and pa.p. lighted or —«. Light'er. [A.S. leoht, lyht Ger. hcht, Goth, liuhath W. Hug, L. lux, light. Gr. leukos akin to Sans, lok, loch, to see, to shine, ruck, to shine.] 302 IMG:page-302.webp:Page 302 U Light, adj. not heavy easily suffered or performed easily digested not heavily armed active not hbavfly burdened unimportant not dense or copious gentle easily influenced gay, lively amusing unchaste not of legal weight; loose, sandy: (B.) idle, worthle .— cidv. Lightly, cheaply (B.) easily, carele ly. Light'negfi (Z?.) levity, ficklene . [A.S. leokt; Ger leickt Ice lettr; L. Itvis, Gr. elachys; akin -to Sans. laghu, light.} Light, v.i. (followed by on, upon to stoop from night to settle to rest to come to by chance (fol. by down, from) to descend, to alight pr lighting pad. and pa p lighted nr [From light, not heavy, as to light from a horse,’ to relieve him of his burden