liard Meaning, Definition & Usage

Li"ard adjective
Etymology
OF. liart, LL. liardus gray, dappie.
Definitions
  1. Gray. Obs. Chaucer. ✍ Used by Chaucer as an epithet of a gray or dapple gray horse. Also used as a name for such a horse.
Liard noun
Etymology
F.
Definitions
  1. A French copper coin of one fourth the value of a sou.

Webster 1913