n.
And try if life be worth the liver's care. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fast liver,
Free liver,
Good liver
Loose liver,
n. [ AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG. lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. &unr_; fat, E. live, v. ] (Anat.) A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral cavity of all vertebrates. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Most of the venous blood from the alimentary canal passes through it on its way back to the heart; and it secretes the bile, produces glycogen, and in other ways changes the blood which passes through it. In man it is situated immediately beneath the diaphragm and mainly on the right side. See Bile, Digestive, and Glycogen. The liver of invertebrate animals is usually made up of cæcal tubes, and differs materially, in form and function, from that of vertebrates. [ 1913 Webster ]
Floating liver.
Liver of antimony,
Liver of sulphur
Liver brown,
Liver color
Liver shark (Zool.),
Liver spots,
n. (Zool.) The glossy ibis (Ibis falcinellus); -- said to have given its name to the city of Liverpool. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a color like liver; dark reddish brown. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having (such) a liver; used in composition;
a. Having an enlarged liver. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Wearing a livery. See Livery, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
The liveried servants wait. Parnell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A kind of pudding or sausage made of liver or pork. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) Same as Liverwort. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.