Ligature : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ligature	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Ligature
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ligature n (music) a group of notes connected by a slur character consisting of two or more letters combined into one a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) something used to tie or bind Synonym(s): binder, ligature the act of tying or binding things together Synonym(s): tying, ligature
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligature \Lig"ature\ (l[icr]g"[adot]t[usl]r), v. t. (Surg.) To ligate; to tie.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligature \Lig"ature\ (l[icr]g"[adot]t[usl]r; 135), n. [L. ligatura, fr. ligare, ligatum, to bind: cf. F. ligature. Cf. {Ally}, {League}, {Legatura}, {Liable}, {Ligament}.] 1. The act of binding. 2. Anything that binds; a band or bandage. 3. (Surg.) (a) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage. (b) A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc. 4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint. 5. Impotence caused by magic or charms. [Obs.] 6. (Mus.) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur. 7. (Print.) A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as [91], [filig], [ffllig].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Logotype \Log"o*type\, n. [Gr. [?] word + -type.] (Print.) A single type, containing two or more letters; as, [91], [92], [filig], [fllig], [ffllig], etc.; -- called also {ligature}.