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ligature
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ligature — [ ligatyr ] n. f. • XVe; ligadure XIVe; bas lat. ligatura, de ligare → lier 1 ♦ Opération consistant à réunir, à fixer, à serrer avec un lien. Faire une ligature. Chir. Nœud fait à l aide d un fil autour d un vaisseau (hémostase), d un cordon ou… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ligature — may refer to: Ligature (medicine) Ligature (music), a characteristic notation style of the Medieval and Renaissance periods of music history Ligature (musical instrument), a device used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument… … Wikipedia
ligature — Ligature. s. f. Bande dont les Chirurgiens lient les membres pour faire leurs operations. Serrer, lascher la ligature. faire une ligature. Il signifie aussi, La maniere de lier avec cette bande. C est un Chirurgien qui entend bien les ligatures.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Ligature — Lig a*ture (l[i^]g [.a]*t[ u]r; 135), n. [L. ligatura, fr. ligare, ligatum, to bind: cf. F. ligature. Cf. {Ally}, {League}, {Legatura}, {Liable}, {Ligament}.] 1. The act of binding. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything that binds; a band or bandage. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ligature — c.1400, something used in tying or binding, from M.Fr. ligature (14c.), from L.L. ligatura a band, from L. ligatus, pp. of ligare to bind (see LIGAMENT (Cf. ligament)). In musical notation from 1590s; of letters joined in printing or writing from … Etymology dictionary
ligature — ► NOUN 1) a thing used for tying something tightly. 2) a cord used in surgery, especially to tie up a bleeding artery. 3) Music a slur or tie. 4) Printing a character consisting of two or more joined letters, e.g. æ. ► VERB ▪ bind or connect with … English terms dictionary
ligature — [lig′ə chər] n. [ME < MFr < LL ligatura < pp. of L ligare, to bind < IE base * leiĝ , to bind > MLowG līk, a tie, MHG geleich, joint, Alb lidhe, a bond] 1. a tying or binding together 2. a thing used in tying or binding together;… … English World dictionary
Ligature — Lig a*ture (l[i^]g [.a]*t[ u]r), v. t. (Surg.) To ligate; to tie. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ligature — (frz., spr. tühr), hinterind. Geldgröße, ein Bündel von 600 Dong (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
ligature — index chain (nexus), connection (fastening) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ligature — in printing, is a pair of letters printed in a joined form, e.g. æ. See digraph … Modern English usage
