Li
[liː] or [li]
Definition
(noun.) Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers.
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Definition
(n.) A Chinese measure of distance, being a little more than one third of a mile.
(n.) A Chinese copper coin; a cash. See Cash.
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Definition
n. a Chinese weight equal to the one-thousandth of a liang or ounce and nominally to the Japanese rin: a Chinese mile equal to rather more than one-third of an English mile.
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Examples
- Oh O-li-ver, if you know'd how I've been a-grieving for you--' 'Hold your tongue, fool,' murmured Mrs. Bumble. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Master O-li-ver! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Of course, said the trader, all 's equal with me; li'ves trade 'em up as down, so I does a good business. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Li toddle de om dee. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The area from under which volcanic matter was actually erupted was 720 miles in one li ne and 400 in another at right angles to it. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The royal crown of France is a circle ornamented with eight fleur-de-lis, from which rise as many quarter-circles closing under a double fleur-de-lis. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In September, 1845, he gave the results to Chal lis, who wrote to Airy on the 22d of that month that Adams sought an opportunity to submit the so lution personally to the Astronomer Royal. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- As at present existing, the crown of England is a gold circle, adorned with pearls and precious stones, having alternately four Maltese crosses and four fleur-de-lis. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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