- lych
- lych·nis;lych·no·scope;lych·no·scop·ic;
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lych-gate — or lych gate also lich gate (lĭchʹgāt ) n. A roofed gateway to a churchyard used originally as a resting place for a bier before burial. [Middle English lycheyate: lyche, corpse, body (from Old English līc. See līk + … Universalium
Lych gate — n. See under {Lich}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lych gate — [lich] n. LICH GATE * * * … Universalium
lych gate — lych′ gate n. lich gate … From formal English to slang
lych gate — [lich] n. LICH GATE … English World dictionary
lych gate — lych gate, = lich gate. (Cf. ↑lich gate) … Useful english dictionary
lych|nis — «LIHK nihs», noun. any one of a group of plants of the pink family having showy red or white flowers, such as the rose campion and the ragged robin. ╂[< Latin lychnis < Greek lychnís some kind of brilliant red flower < lýchnos lamp] … Useful english dictionary
Lych Gate — The word lych, derived from the Anglo Saxon lie, or the German leiche, means a body, especially a dead body, a corpse. The term lych gate is the old name given to a churchyard gate with a porch or covering, under which a bier may be rested… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
lych — /lich/, n. Brit. Obs. lich. * * * … Universalium
lych — n. (British) body; trunk; corpse, dead body … English contemporary dictionary
