Lied
[laɪd]
Definition
(noun.) a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Lie
(n.) A lay; a German song. It differs from the French chanson, and the Italian canzone, all three being national.
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Definition
n. a German ballad secular or sacred fitted for singing and often set to music.
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Examples
- Of course, I lied: it was, in fact, a very faithful representation of Mr. Rochester. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I lied and said no, we had two boys and two girls. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I don't know, he lied. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He lied, putting aside disappointment. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I have escaped from worse plights than this, and I tried to smile as I lied. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- You have lied to me. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And worse than this, he lied. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Of course he lied when I asked him why he wished me to get him the keys in that private way. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Up to now you may have spoken the truth, but now I know that you have lied. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The sharpness of the retort was next to telling the Secretary that he lied. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She lied, or she had uttered what was once truth, and failed to contradict it when it became false. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They shuffled and lied--said that they found it on the moor on Tuesday morning. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- You thought amiss, Sir Knight, said Athelstane, and Wamba lied. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Evidently, therefore, Alec Cunningham had lied when he said that the two men were struggling when the shot was fired. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I will bring it to thee, the gypsy lied to him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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