Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at lige.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Lige.
Examples
-
You all know perfectly well that Lige is as honest as the day, if he is so unfortunate as to have an unprincipled brother.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud 1920
-
The mining town over the hills, at the end of 'Lige's branch, was booming, too, and wanted to be the county seat.
-
One young girl offered a handkerchief and another a shawl, but before they were accepted the cool woman holding 'Lige's head got up quickly, laying his head down tenderly on the snow, and without a word or attempt to get out of sight, pulled up her dress, and in a second kicked out two white skirts, and sat down again to cool' Lige's brow.
-
One day a month after the accident I sat beside 'Lige's bed when he told me that he was anticipating quite a discussion there that evening, as the hospital committee was going to meet to decide on the rules of the institution.
-
His reverse lever caught in his clothing and before he could get loose, the engine had stopped on her side, with 'Lige's feet and legs under her.
-
We tried to stop, but 'Lige's engine got into it, and was carried sideways down some fifty or sixty feet.
-
They seemed well-matched, 'Lige's superior length being offset by Philip's solidity, skill, and fury.
-
Where is the woman or girl who is not dazzled by these, and made blind to more serious faults than 'Lige's laziness and lack of ambition?
-
Then she picked up 'Lige's pin and fastened it on ag'in.
-
Miss Loring also saw Dilsey's fastidious eyes shrink from him and turn with relief to 'Lige's slender, well-fitted figure.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.