lych

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proper noun

A surname.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

lych1

nounlych (plural lyches)

plural lyches

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative spelling of lich.

    I'd wish to be a handsome lych, [...] so as not to scare them as come to look at me.

    1892, St. C. O'Neill, Devonshire idyls, page 11
    1 more example

    When perfect it comprises a lych path, lych seats, a lych cross, and a lych stone, on which to rest the coffin.

    1849, Andrew Trimen, Church and Chapel Architecture, page 114

Lych2

proper nounLych (plural Lychs or Lyches)

plural Lychs · plural Lyches

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APA

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Chicago

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