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Webster 1913 Edition

(lĕj′ĭ-b’l)

Adj.

[L.

legibilis

, fr.

legere

to read: cf. OF.

legible

. See

Capable of being read or deciphered; distinct to the eye; plain; – used of writing or printing;

as, a fair,

legible

manuscript

The stone with moss and lichens so overspread,
Nothing is

legible

but the name alone.

Longfellow.

Capable of being discovered or understood by apparent marks or indications;

as, the thoughts of men are often

legible

in their countenances

Adj.

[L. legibilis, from lego, to read.]

That may be read; consisting of letters or figures that may be distinguished by the eye; as a fair, legible manuscript.

That may be discovered or understood by apparent marks or indications. The thoughts of men are often legible in their countenances.