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lis|some — «LIHS uhm», adjective. 1. bending easily; lithe; limber; supple: »a daughter of our meadows…straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand (Tennyson). 2. nimble; active. ╂[variant of … Useful english dictionary
lis´some|ness — lis|some «LIHS uhm», adjective. 1. bending easily; lithe; limber; supple: »a daughter of our meadows…straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand (Tennyson). 2. nimble; active. ╂[variant of … Useful english dictionary
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lis — acrop·o·lis; ae·o·lis; aero·bal·lis·tics; ama·bi·lis; am·a·ryl·lis; an·a·gal·lis; anaph·a·lis; an·nap·o·lis; ano·lis; anom·a·lis·tic; an·thyl·lis; apo·lis·ta; ba·lis·tes; ba·lis·ti·dae; bal·lis·ta; bal·lis·ter; bal·lis·ti·cian; bal·lis·tics;… … English syllables
some — four·some; hand·some; lee·some; lep·to·some; light·some; li·po·some; lis·some; lone·some; meso·some; mono·some; schis·to·some; some; some·body; some·thing; some·time; some·times; some·what; three·some; awe·some·ly; awe·some·ness; blithe·some·ly;… … English syllables
Lis pendens — is Latin for suit pending. [1] This may refer to any pending lawsuit or to a specific situation with a public notice of litigation that has been recorded in the same location where the title of real property has been recorded. This notice secures … Wikipedia
lis pendens — lis pen·dens / lis pen ˌdenz/ n [Latin] 1: a pending suit 2: a written notice of a pending suit involving property usu. filed in the appropriate office (as a registry of deeds) – called also notice of pendency; 3 a: the jurisdiction and control… … Law dictionary
Lis alibi pendens — The principle of lis alibi pendens (literally, dispute elsewhere pending ) applies both in municipal, public international law, and private international law to address the problem of potentially contradictory judgments. If two courts were to… … Wikipedia
Fleur-de-lis — The fleur de lys (or fleur de lis, plural: fleurs de lis; pronEng|ˌfləː(r)dəˈliː (Pronounced|ˌfləː(r)dəˈlɪs in Quebec), translated from French as lily flower ) is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily that is now used purely decoratively… … Wikipedia
fleur-de-lis — /flerr dl ee , ees , floor /; Fr. /fluerdd deuh lees /, n., pl. fleurs de lis /flerr dl eez , floor /; Fr. /fluerdd deuh lees /. 1. a heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band. 2.… … Universalium
