Definition of lief

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Lief (n.) Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable; preferable.

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Barbotine :: Barbotine (n.) A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
Crusta :: Crusta (n.) A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object..
Liss :: Liss (n.) Release; remission; ease; relief.
Heretic :: Heretic (n.) One who having made a profession of Christian belief, deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe one or more of the articles of faith determined by the authority of the universal church..
Evolutionism :: Evolutionism (n.) The theory of, or belief in, evolution. See Evolution, 6 and 7..
Progressionist :: Progressionist (n.) One who holds to a belief in the progression of society toward perfection.
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief..
Embossment :: Embossment (n.) A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect..
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Lief :: Lief (adv.) Willing; disposed.
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Ground :: Ground (n.) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief..
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