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Definition of liard
liard
/liˈɑːrd/
li · ard
Plural:liards
•Adjective:liard
liard Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
13
Tier
3
Usage
Archaic
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• adjective
1
Scottish Having a grey, dapple-grey, or roan color, particularly used in literary contexts to describe the coat of a horse or an older person's hair.
Example
"The ancient knight arrived on a stout liard steed that had seen as many battles as its master."
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1
A former French coin of small denomination, originally made of a silver alloy and later of copper, equivalent to three deniers or one-quarter of a sou.
Example
"For his meager day's labor in the fields, the peasant was paid a mere liard."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French 'liart' (grey, dapple-grey). The name for the French coin likely derived from the greyish appearance of the heavily debased silver alloy originally used to mint it.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Liard. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/liard