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ligature
[ lig-uh-cher, -choor ]
noun
- the act of binding or tying up:
The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
- a tie or bond:
the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.
- Printing, Orthography. a stroke or bar connecting two letters.
- Printing. a character or type combining two or more letters, as fl and æ.
- Music.
- a slur.
- a group of notes connected by a slur.
- a metal band for securing the reed of a clarinet or saxophone to the mouthpiece.
- Surgery. a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation.
verb (used with object)
- to bind with a ligature; tie up; ligate.
ligature
/ -ˌtʃʊə; ˈlɪɡətʃə /
noun
- the act of binding or tying up
- something used to bind
- a link, bond, or tie
- surgery a thread or wire for tying around a vessel, duct, etc, as for constricting the flow of blood to a part
- printing a character of two or more joined letters, such as, fl, ffi, ffl
- music
- a slur or the group of notes connected by it
- (in plainsong notation) a symbol indicating two or more notes grouped together
verb
- tr to bind with a ligature; ligate
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- un·liga·tured adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of ligature1
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Example Sentences
The ligature around his neck corresponded to a fragment of ligature still attached to the shower curtain.
He had scars on his stomach and buttocks, and ligature indentations on his wrists.
A fourth ligature, but this one swift as an arrow, darted towards his stomach, and wound around him there.
It would be the bursting of the ligature of the artery; and once under the water with its heavy burden, no power could raise it.
For a time the wound seemed to be progressing favorably, but the unlucky complication of the ligature threw him back.
On that day the ligature came away, giving instant and entire relief.
His hands were now immoderately swelled from the tightness of the ligature; and the pain had become intolerable.
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