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Lier

Lier \Li"er\ (l[imac]"[~e]r), n. [From Lie. ] One who lies down; one who rests or remains, as in concealment.

There were liers in a ambush against him.
--Josh. viii. 14.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
lier

"one who reclines;" 1580s, agent noun from lie (v.2).

Wiktionary
lier

n. 1 A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal. 2 (misspelling of liar English)

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Lier

Lier may refer to:

  • Lier, Belgium
  • Lier, Norway
  • De Lier, Netherlands
  • Li Er, also known as Laozi, a Chinese philosopher

Usage examples of "lier".

A squall came up, and only the favor of Saint Lier brought us to a small island none of us knew, somewhere near the Sorrows.

We made land in a longboat and gave offering to Saint Lier and Saint Vri-ente, then sent out parties to search for habitants.

Great Britain, after all the treaties she had made, and the numberless subsidies she had granted, should not have an ally left, except one prince, so embarrassed in his own affairs, that he could grant lier no succour, whatever assistance he might demand.

As soon as they were moved to measure lier, lier parents would know the horrid truth.

Eloni is looking at me with dark pools of eyes and what could be a hopeful smile on lier face.

In the office of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Atlanta, a Spelman College student named Ruby Doris Smith, who had been jailed during the sit-ins, expressed lier anger at the way women were relegated to the routine office work, and she was joined in her protest by two white women in SNCC, Sandra Hayden and Mary King.

L E G E N D iDe it was because the sight of his broad, muscular back inade lier hands tremble, but she started talking about her world.

Last Christmas, Jane had given lier a red blouse, and years before that she had given her some earrings.

I was informed this would most likely be the case when I was hospitalized ear- lier this year.

The ladies returned, Miss Grirnsley nattering about the beautiful chandelier, which caused the Ancient to roll his eyes heavenward, or chandelierward.

In any case I should like to have Brigid under the care of Dr Liers, who has had more success with children of her kind than any man in Europe.