lickerish, lickerous, licherous, licorous, likerous, liquorish

[A variant of lecherous (q. v.).] 1. Nice in the choice of food; dainty. "For al so siker as cold engendreth hayl, A likerous mouth most han a likerous tayle." Chaucer: C. T. , 6,048. 2. Pleasing to the taste; tempting to the appetite; dainty. ( Milton .) 3. Eager to swallow; greedy; having a keen relish. 4. Lecherous, lascivious, wanton. "Licherous lif the i led, and thouht it in thar breste, Holynes did away, and the kirke gaf the i leste." Robert de Brunne , p. 65. lick-er-Ish-lỹ, *licker-oŭs-lý, *lik - erous-ly, adv . [Eng. lickerish , lickerous ; -ly .] In a lickerish, dainty, or lascivious manner. lick-er-Ish-ne , *lick-er-oŭs-ne , *lik-erous-ne , s . [Eng. lickerish , lickerous ; -ne .) The quality or state of being lickerish; daintine ; nicene of palate. "A theef of venison that hath forlaft, His liker ous ne and all his olde craft." Chaucer: C. Т. , 1,217. IMG:content-0535.png:[blocks in formation] Wild licorice: luted joint to prevent escape of gas. lid-flower, s. Bot .: Calyptranthes, a genus of Myrtaceæ, tribe Myrtese. lid-děd, a. [Eng. lid; -ed.] Covered with a lid; hence, downcast. "The eye still fast lidded to the ground." Keats: Birthplace of Burns. lid-le , a . [Eng. lid ; -le .] Having no lid; uncovered, bare, as the eyes without eyelids; hence, sleeple , vigilant. "To an eye like mine, A lidle watcher of the public weal." Tennyson: Prince , iv. 306.