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Like a lion; fierce.

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  1. a. Like a lion; fierce.
  2. Like a lion; fierce. [Obs.] Milton. LION'S EAR Li"on's ear`. (Bot.) A name given in Western South America to certain plants with shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of Culcitium, and Espeletia. LION'S FOOT Li"on's foot`. (Bot.) (a) A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes, of which several species are found in the United States. (b) The edelweiss.
  3. Like a lion; fierce. [Obs.] Milton.
  4. a. Like a lion; fierce.