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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLIANCY

n.[from pliant. ] Easiness to be bent; in a physical sense; as the pliancy of a rod, of cordage or of limbs. 1. Readiness to yield to moral influence; as pliancy of temper.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLIANCY

PLIANCY Pli "an *cy, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being pliant in sense; as, the pliancy of a rod. "Avaunt all specious pliancy of mind. " Wordsworth.

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