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† ˈlemnisc Obs. Also 8 lemnisk. [ad. L. lēmniscus, Gr. ληµνίσκος in sense 1.] 1. A ribbon.
a1706Evelyn Sylva (1776) 397 The ends and stalks of the tender branch were tied together with a lemnisc or ribbon. 2. = lemniscus 1.
1718Prideaux Connect. O. & N. Test. ii. i. 55 The Lemnisk was a strait line drawn between two points (as thus {div}). |