Loose liver

Loose liver
Liver Liv"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, lives. [1913 Webster]

And try if life be worth the liver's care. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

2. A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn. [1913 Webster]

3. One whose course of life has some marked characteristic (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver. [1913 Webster]

{Fast liver}, one who lives in an extravagant and dissipated way.

{Free liver}, {Good liver}, one given to the pleasures of the table.

{Loose liver}, a person who lives a somewhat dissolute life. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • loose liver — n. one who lives a wanton lifestyle …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Liver — Liv er, n. 1. One who, or that which, lives. [1913 Webster] And try if life be worth the liver s care. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn. [1913 Webster] 3. One whose course of life has some marked… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fast liver — Liver Liv er, n. 1. One who, or that which, lives. [1913 Webster] And try if life be worth the liver s care. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn. [1913 Webster] 3. One whose course of life has some marked… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Free liver — Liver Liv er, n. 1. One who, or that which, lives. [1913 Webster] And try if life be worth the liver s care. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn. [1913 Webster] 3. One whose course of life has some marked… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Good liver — Liver Liv er, n. 1. One who, or that which, lives. [1913 Webster] And try if life be worth the liver s care. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn. [1913 Webster] 3. One whose course of life has some marked… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Liver Birds — Infobox Television show name = The Liver Birds caption = genre = Sitcom creator = Carla Lane Myra Taylor starring = Polly James Pauline Collins Nerys Hughes Elizabeth Estensen theme music composer = opentheme = endtheme = composer = country =… …   Wikipedia

  • Fast and loose — Fast Fast, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE., firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[ae]st; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fast and loose pulleys — Fast Fast, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE., firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[ae]st; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • William Wycherley — ( c. 1640 – 31 December 1715) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period.BiographyHe was born at Clive, Shropshire near Shrewsbury, where his family was settled on a moderate estate of about £600 a year (the equivalent of £77,786.87 in… …   Wikipedia

  • Pieter Langendijk — (Haarlem, 25 July 1683 – Haarlem, 9 or 18 July 1756) was a damask weaver, city artist, dramatist, and poet. LifePieter was the son of Arend Kort, a mason born in Langedijk. When young, his father died, and so he and his mother began a textile… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”