a. [ L. Lydius, fr. Lydia, Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character. [ 1913 Webster ]
Softly sweet in Lydian measures,
Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lydian stone,