Associations to the word «Leyden»

Wiktionary

LEYDEN, proper noun. Synonym of Leiden.
LEYDEN JAR, noun. A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.
LEYDEN JARS, noun. Plural of Leyden jar
LEYDEN PHIAL, noun. Leyden jar
LEYDEN PHIALS, noun. Plural of Leyden phial

Dictionary definition

LEYDEN, noun. A city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats