n.
Pronunciation: l ē - ' ə rn, - ' ern
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, probably from lier to bind, from Latin ligare
Date: 1842
: a rib in Gothic vaulting that passes from one intersection of the principal ribs to another
n.
Pronunciation: l ē - ' ə rn, - ' ern
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, probably from lier to bind, from Latin ligare
Date: 1842
: a rib in Gothic vaulting that passes from one intersection of the principal ribs to another
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012