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/luy"dhee/, adj. Archaic.lithe; supple; flexible.[bef. 1000; ME lethi, OE lithig, akin to D, G ledig empty, Icel lithugu free, nimble]
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Lithy tree — Lithy Lith ya. [See {Lithe}.] Easily bent; pliable. [1913 Webster] {Lithy tree} (Bot.), a European shrub ({Viburnum Lantana}); so named from its tough and flexible stem. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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