Definition of ligature

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Ligature (n.) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage..

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Ligature :: Ligature (n.) Impotence caused by magic or charms.
Funicle :: Funicle (n.) A small cord, ligature, or fiber..
Ligature :: Ligature (n.) A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /..
Bind :: Bind (n.) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
Ligature :: Ligature (n.) The act of binding.
Strangulation :: Strangulated (a.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted..
Ligature :: Ligature (v. t.) To ligate; to tie.
Bandage :: Bandage (n.) Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature..
Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..
Strany :: Strangury (n.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it..
Ligature :: Ligature (n.) The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint..
Ligature :: Ligature (n.) A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc..
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner..
Ligature :: Ligature (n.) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
Logotype :: Logotype (n.) A single type, containing two or more letters; as, ae, Ae, /, /, /, etc. ; -- called also ligature..
Ligature :: Ligature (n.) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage..
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature..
Bind :: Bind (v. i.) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
Ligator :: Ligator (n.) An instrument for ligating, or for placing and fastening a ligature..
Ligate :: Ligate (v. t.) To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.
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