liard

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[253 The Reformation was thus gaining a foothold in the bishopric of Metz, in the duchy of Lorraine, and the county of Montbéliard--districts as yet independent of France, in which country they were subsequently merged.

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  1. Gray or dapplegray: applied to a horse. This cartere thakketh his hors upon the croupe. … “That was wel twight, myn owene lyard boy.” Chaucer, Friar's Tale, l. 265. Stedis stabillede in stallis, Lyarde and sore [sorrel]. MS. Lincoln, A. i. 17, f. 130. (Halliwell.)
  2. Gray: applied generally. Twa had manteeles o'dolefu'black, But ane wi' lyart linin'. Burns, Holy Fair.
  3. A dapple-gray horse. He liʒte adown of lyard, and ladde hym in his hande. Piers Plowman (B), xvii. 64.
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  • Paris Saint-Germain FC's defence continued to form the bedrock of their productive start to the Ligue 1 season in their 1-0 win against bottom side FC Nantes while SM Caen saw off the threat of AS Saint-Etienne and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard were held by LOSC Lille Métropole. —  uefa.com - News
  • FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are 17th after going down 1-0 at home to AJ Auxerre —  uefa.com - News
  • [252 Sidenote: Farel at Montbéliard Less sanguinary results attended the Reformation at Montbéliard, where the indefatigable Farel was the chief actor. —  The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)
  • [253 The Reformation was thus gaining a foothold in the bishopric of Metz, in the duchy of Lorraine, and the county of Montbéliard--districts as yet independent of France, in which country they were subsequently merged. —  The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)
  • The writers urge the utmost haste, both for the sake of the prisoners of Paris and of some other Protestants confined in the dungeons of Dijon Footnote 644: This was particularly the advice of the friendly Count George of Montbéliard, as recorded by Beza: "Comes fuit in ea sententia, ut, dum Helvetii priores cum rege agerent, sollicitaremus alios etiam Germanos principes, ac præsertim eos, a quibus Pharao ille nova auxilia hoc ipso tempore postularet." —  The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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  1. Also (Scots) liart, lyart; from Middle English liard, from Old French liard, liart, liairt = Italian leardo (Middle Latin liardus), gray, dapple-gray; as a noun, a gray horse.
  2. French, from Old French liar, liard, liars, a small piece of money.
 

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