Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
livres - 2 dictionary results
Sponsored Links Bookstore at Amazon.com
Millions of New & Used Books. Free Delivery on Order over $25!
www.Amazon.com/Books
Librairie
Find Librairie. Price Comparisons & Product Reviews
BizRate.com
Livres
Find Deals on Livres “Compare Prices, Brands, and More”
www.smarter.com

li⋅vre

   [lee-ver; Fr. lee-vruh ]
–noun, plural -vres  [-verz; Fr. -vruh ] .
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
Origin:
1545–55; < MF, OF < L lībra balance, pound
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Cite This Source
Sponsored Links Bookstore at Amazon.com
Millions of New & Used Books. Free Delivery on Order over $25!
www.Amazon.com/Books
Librairie
Find Librairie. Price Comparisons & Product Reviews
BizRate.com
Livres
Find Deals on Livres “Compare Prices, Brands, and More”
www.smarter.com
li·vre     (lē'vər, lē'vrə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. See Table at currency.
  2. A money of account formerly used in France and originally worth a pound of silver.

[French, from Old French, from Latin lībra, a unit of weight, pound.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Share :Share This: digg.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: www.myspace.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: myjeeves.ask.com
Search another word or see livres on Thesaurus | Reference | Translate
Sponsored Links Bookstore at Amazon.com
Millions of New & Used Books. Free Delivery on Order over $25!
www.Amazon.com/Books
Librairie
Find Librairie. Price Comparisons & Product Reviews
BizRate.com
Livres
Find Deals on Livres “Compare Prices, Brands, and More”
www.smarter.com
Get your FREE Subscription to Dictionary.com Word of the Day
The FREE Dictionary.com Toolbar
Dictionary Thesaurus Reference
The answers are right on your browser and just a click away with Dictionary.com Toolbar.