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lithe

lithe is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.]
  2. 2.Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton.
  3. 3.To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [Obs.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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