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lithened

lithened is the simple past and past participle of lithen.

Meaning of lithen

Verb (1)

lithen (third-person singular simple present lithens, present participle lithening, simple past and past participle lithened)

  1. (archaic) To make lithe, soften; to ease, mitigate
    • “Nay, daughter, when thou art as old as Notte it will be time enough to reckon years!” returned the dark-skinned sybil, lithening the stiff folds of a viper in a blue oil, which cast out a noisome perfume as she stirred it.1874, Emma Robinson, Cæsar Borgia

Verb (2)

lithen (third-person singular simple present lithens, present participle lithening, simple past and past participle lithened)

  1. (dialectal) To thicken a broth or gravy with a thickening agent (e.g. flour, oatmeal, etc.)

Questions about lithened

What is lithened the simple past and past participle of?
Lithened is the simple past and past participle of lithen.

Words near lithened in the dictionary

  1. lithely
  2. lithemia
  3. lithemias
  4. lithemic
  5. lithen
  6. lithened
  7. litheness
  8. lithenesses
  9. lithening
  10. lithens
  11. lither

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