lyoure

Middle English

Alternative forms

• layour, liour, lyer, lyere, lyour, lyowr, lyowre

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French liure, from Latin ligātūra. Doublet of ligature.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːˈuːr(ə)/, /ˈliːur(ə)/, /ˈliːər(ə)/

Noun

lyoure (uncountable)

1. tape (thin strips of cloth)
2. A thickener for sauce; thick sauce.

References

• “līǒur(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.