As nouns the difference between lith and pith
is that
lith is a limb; any member of the body or
lith can be owndom; property or
lith can be a gate; a gap in a fence while
pith is the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
As a verb pith is
to extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
lith English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) lith, lyth, from (etyl) .
Alternative forms
* (l)
Noun
( en noun)
A limb; any member of the body.
A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division.
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*:he departed with the lady / & brou?t her to Camelot / Soo as they rode in a valey it was ful of stones / and there the ladyes hors stumbled and threwe her doun that her arme was sore brysed and nere she swouned for payne / Allas syr sayd the lady myn arme is oute of lythe wher thorow I must nedes reste me
(label) A segment of an orange, or similar fruit.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) lith, . More at (l).
Noun
(-)
Owndom; property.
Etymology 3
From (etyl) *. More at (l).
Noun
( en noun)
A gate; a gap in a fence.
Anagrams
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pith English
Noun
( -)
The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
The spongy interior substance of a feather.
The spinal cord; the marrow.
(figuratively) The essential or vital part.
- The pith of my idea is truth.
* Shakespeare
- enterprises of great pith and moment
Synonyms
* (essential or necessary part) core, essence, general tenor, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, quintessence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance
Related terms
* pith helmet
* pithy
* pith and substance
Verb
( en verb)
To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
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