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Definition of Lithest
1. lithe [adj] - See also: lithe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lithest
Literary usage of Lithest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Wordsworth Poetically, Mythologically, and Comparatively Examined by William H. Wintringham (1892)
"lithest, gaudiest harlequin! Prettiest tumbler ever seen ! Light of heart, and
light of limb, What is now become of him! " * For fear these lines shall ..."
2. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1895)
"Not the lithest Moor Has lither limbs for scaling, keener eye To mark the meaning
of the farthest speck That tells of change; and they are disciplined By ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1862)
"... where the otters breed sometimes), and then say, if otters at play in the
water are not the merriest, lithest, graceful- lest creatures you ever saw. ..."
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