*lye*

n. [ See Flier. ] 1. One that uses wings. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The fly of a flag: See Fly, n., 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Arch.) One in a flight of steps which are parallel to each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a winder. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so called from their swift revolution. See Fly, n., 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers. Internat. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Stock Jobbing) A small operation not involving ? considerable part of one's capital, or not in the line of one's ordinary business; a venture. [ Cant ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. Same as Forlie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as highflier. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Written also lie and ley. ] [ AS. leáh; akin to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a hot spring. ] 1. A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or a concentrated aqueous solution of either compound. [ PJC ]

n. (Railroad) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A falsehood. [ Obs. ] See Lie. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to loose + &unr_; the brain. ] (Zool.) A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Lyencephala. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The cicada. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, plies; specifically: (a) pl. A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a St. Andrew's cross. (b) pl. See Pliers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Polyhedron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Polyhedral. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + Gr. e'i^dos form. ] (Zool.) Passing through several distinct larval forms; -- having several distinct kinds of young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The quality or state of being polyeidic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + embryonate. ] (Bot.) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + embryonic. ] (Bot.) Polyembryonate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Poly-, and Embryo. ] (Bot.) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Replier. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]