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lissened

lissened is the simple past and past participle of lissen.

Meaning of lissen

Noun

lissen (plural lissens)

  1. (dialectal) A cleft or hollow in rock.
    • And I remember in my youth, in the Lisne of a Rock at Kingſcote in Gloceſtershire, I found at least a Bushel of Petrified Cockles actually distinct one from another, each near as big as my Fist.a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […]...

Questions about lissened

What is lissened the simple past and past participle of?
Lissened is the simple past and past participle of lissen.

Words near lissened in the dictionary

  1. lissencephalic
  2. lissencephalous
  3. lissencephaly
  4. Lissenden
  5. Lissendens
  6. lissened
  7. lissening
  8. lissens
  9. lisses
  10. lissing
  11. Lissington

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