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Webster 1913 Edition

Ligament

Lig′a-ment

(lĭg′ȧ-ment)
,
Noun.
[L.
ligamentum
, fr.
ligare
to bind; cf. f.
ligament
. Cf.
Lien
,
Noun.
,
Ligature
.]
1.
Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.
Hawthorne.
Interwoven is the love of liberty with every
ligament
of your hearts.
Washington.
2.
(Anat.)
(a)
A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints.
(b)
A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place;
as, the gastrophrenic
ligament
, connecting the diaphragm and stomach
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ligament

LIG'AMENT

,
Noun.
[L. ligamentum, from ligo, to bind, that is, to strain.]
1.
Any thing that ties or unites one thing or part to another.
Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts.
2.
In anatomy, a strong, compact substance, serving to bind one bone to another. It is a white, solid inelastic, tendinous substance, softer than cartilage, but harder than membrane.
3.
Bond; chain; that which binds or restrains.

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