Ligature

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Impotence caused by magic or charms.

II. Ligature ·noun Anything that binds; a band or bandage.

III. Ligature ·noun A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.

IV. Ligature ·noun The act of Binding.

V. Ligature ·noun A thread or wire used to remove tumors, ·etc.

VI. Ligature ·vt To Ligate; to Tie.

VII. Ligature ·noun The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint.

VIII. Ligature ·noun A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage.

IX. Ligature ·noun A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /.