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Webster 1913 Edition


Lilliputian

Lilˊli-pu′tian

(lĭlˊlĭ-pū′shan)
,
Noun.
1.
One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift’s “Voyage to Lilliput” or “Gulliver's Travels”.
2.
Hence:
A person or thing of very small size.

Lilˊli-pu′tian

,
Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of
Lilliput
described by Swift, or to its inhabitants.
2.
Hence:
Of very small size; diminutive; insignificant; dwarfed.