lias
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Definition of lias
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)A type of blue limestone present in parts of southern England and Wales.
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noun
- (uncountable)A type of blue limestone present in parts of southern England and Wales.
- (alt-of, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of Lias.
- (form-of, plural)plural of LIA
name
- A stratigraphic group from the lower Jurassic of Western Europe, consisting of thin layers of blue limestone.
- (obsolete)The lower Jurassic.
- A surname.
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Etymology
Originally dialectal, from Old French liois (“compact limestone”) (French liais), from Medieval Latin liae, plural of lia; doublet of lees (which is via Latin lias). Ultimate origin uncertain, possibly a Celtic word (such as Gaulish *ligyā) from Proto-Celtic *legyā, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie (down)”). Compare Loire and Leicester.
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