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liard

/liˈɑːrd/
li · ard
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Adjective:liard
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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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• noun

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A former French coin of small denomination, originally made of a silver alloy and later of copper, equivalent to three deniers or one-quarter of a sou.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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• Rhymes for liard

• Nearby Words

liaison
liao
liar
liard
liard river
liatris
lib

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.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Liard. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/liard
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