Lydian

Definition of Lydian

Lyd´i`an

a.

1.

Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; - said especially of one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character.

Softly sweet in Lydian measures,
Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures.

- Dryden.

Lydian stone
a flint slate used by the ancients to try gold and silver; a touchstone. See Basanite.

Related Words

Anatolian, Anatolian language

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