LITH


Meaning of LITH in English

I. ˈlith noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch lit, let limb, part of the body, Old High German lid, Old Norse lithr, Gothic lithus limb, Latin lituus crooked staff carried by augurers, Tocharian A & B lit- to go away, fall down, Old English eln ell — more at ell

1. Scotland : joint , limb , member — often used in the phrase lith and limb

2. Scotland : division , segment

II. abbreviation

lithograph; lithography

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