ligature
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See also: ligaturé
Etymology
From Middle English ligature, from Middle French ligature, from Late Latin ligātūra, from Latin ligātus, past participle of ligāre (“to tie, bind”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ligature (countable and uncountable, plural ligatures)
- (uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.
- (countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.
- anti-ligature clothing
- (in psychiatry) clothing that prevents one from using it to tie knots
- 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Gives Some Account of Himself and Family, His First Inducements to Travel. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), page 7:
- I likewiſe felt ſeveral ſlender Ligatures acroſs my Body, from my Armpits to my Thighs. I could only look upwards, the Sun began to grow hot, and the Light offended mine Eyes.
- 2018, Eli Rosenberg, “She stalked the Golden State Killer until she died. Some think her work led to the suspect’s arrest”, in The Washington Post:
- He hid shoelaces or rope under cushions to use as ligatures.
- A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc.
- The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness.
- the ligature of a joint
- (countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ij; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.
- Meronym: ligand
- (countable, music) A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.
- (music) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
- (countable) A piece used to hold a reed to the mouthpiece on woodwind instruments.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Impotence caused by magic or charms.[1]
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
act of tying
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cord or similar used to tie something
typography: character that combines multiple letters
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music: group of notes played as a musical phrase
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Verb
ligature (third-person singular simple present ligatures, present participle ligaturing, simple past and past participle ligatured)
References
- “ligature”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
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