Both Uses of
lithe
in
Moby Dick
- To look at the tawny brawn of his lithe snaky limbs, you would almost have credited the superstitions of some of the earlier Puritans, and half-believed this wild Indian to be a son of the Prince of the Powers of the Air.†
Chpt 25-27
- Hark ye, lad—fleet interlacings of the limbs—lithe swayings—coyings—flutterings! lip! heart! hip! all graze: unceasing touch and go! not taste, observe ye, else come satiety.†
Chpt 40-42 *
Definition:
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(lithe) a graceful, flexible body -- often implying thinness
or:
graceful, flexible body movement