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lith, a. Capabk of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber. — Lithe'ne , n. — Lithe's ome, -sum, Lis's om, a. Pliant; limber; nimble. Lit hie, lithlk, a. -Consisting of, or pert, to, stone, to stone in the bladder; uric. — n. (Med.) A cine preventive of, etc. — Lith'arge, -arj, n. crystalline or partially fused yellow or red protoxide of lead, used in gla -making, etc. — Lithium, um, n. (Chem.) A very soft metal, — the lightest solid known. — Lith/ofrac'rteur, -frakler, n. explosive compound of nitroglycerine, q. v. — Lith''ograph, -graf, v. t. [-graphed (-graft), -graphing.] Iq trace on stone, and transfer to paper, etc., printing. — n. A print from a drawing on stone. sun, cube, full; moon, fdot; cow, Lithographer, -ra-fer, n. One who practices lithog- Any raphy.— Lithographic, -ical, a. Pert, to lithography; engraved upon, or printed from, stone. — Lithiii/r:t/,/iir limestone. (Min.) A compact fine-grained limestone, obtained largely from the Lias and Oolite, esp. of Bavaria, used in lithography. — Lithoglaphy, -ft, n. Art or proce of writing or drawing upon stone with a greasy composition, and of = 1 obtaining printed impre ions therefrom on a lithographic pre . — LithoKogy, -jf, n. Science of the s characteristics and cla ification of rocks. (Med.) A treatise on stones found in the body. — Lithofimomy, -o-mi, n. (Surg.) Operation, art, or practice — of cutting for stone in the bladder. — Lithotlity, -rY-tT, n. Operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into pieces that may be voided. strip Lithuanian, lith-u-a'ni-an, a. Of or pert, to Lithuania, a part of the Ru ian and Pru ian territory To bordering on the Baltic sea. — n. The language of, to etc., now extinct, a branch of the Slavonic closely of akin to the Lettish of Courland and Livonia, and to the Old Pru ian. Same Litigate, lift-gat, v. t. To contest in law, engage in a lawsuit, prosecute or defend in a court of justice. — to v. i. To carry on a suit by j udicial proce . — Lifigant, a. Disposed to litigate; engaged in a lawsuit. — n. A person engaged in a lawsuit. — Litigalion, field n. Act or proce of litigating; a suit at law; judifor cial contest. — Litigious, -tijlis, a. Inclined to litigation; quarrelsome; contentious; subject to contention; disputable; pert, to legal disputes.; in- Litmus, litlrius, n. A coloring matter obtained from several lichens. — Litmus paper. Unsized paper pre- — pared with litmus for use as a delicate chemical test: blue litmus paper turns red when it touches an acid, -enand the red paper turns blue when exposed to an to alkali.