Definition of Plint
Pli"ant (?), a. [F. pliant, p.
pr. of plier to bend. See Ply, v.]
1. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding
to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe;
limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also
used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as,
a pliant heart.
The will was then ductile and pliant to right
reason. South.
2. Favorable to pliancy. [R.] "A
pliant hour." Shak. -- Pli"ant*ly,
adv. -- Pli"ant*ness,
n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.
- Favorable to pliancy.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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