Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ligature"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ligature \Lig"a*ture\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n. [L.
ligatura, fr. ligare, ligatum, to bind: cf. F. ligature. Cf.
{Ally}, {League}, {Legatura}, {Liable}, {Ligament}.]
1. The act of binding.
2. Anything that binds; a band or bandage.
3. (Surg.)
(a) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels,
particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage.
(b) A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc.
4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the
ligature of a joint.
5. Impotence caused by magic or charms. [Obs.]
6. (Mus.) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
7. (Print.) A double character, or a type consisting of two
or more letters or characters united, as [ae], [filig],
[ffllig].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ligature \Lig"a*ture\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*t[-u]r), v. t. (Surg.)
To ligate; to tie.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Logotype \Log"o*type\, n. [Gr. ? word + -type.] (Print.)
A single type, containing two or more letters; as, [ae],
[AE], [filig], [fllig], [ffllig], etc.; -- called also
{ligature}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ligature
n 1: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict
the flow of blood)
2: something used to tie or bind [syn: {binder}]
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