licham

ˈlɪt͡ʃəm

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(obsolete, rare, or, _, UK, _, dialectal) The human body, especially when living.

Nor a living for your licham that lief is to your soul. Believe not your licham, for a liar teaches him Which is the wretched world that wishes to betray you.

Origin: From , lichame, from , from , from , equivalent to . In Old English, līchama was the general term for "body," while līċ had come to mean a dead body specifically. Cognate with , , , , , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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