The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Liard \Li"ard\ (l[imac]"[~e]rd), a. [OF. liart, LL. liardus
   gray, dapple.]
   Gray. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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   Note: Used by Chaucer as an epithet of a gray or dapple gray
         horse. Also used as a name for such a horse.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Liard \Liard\ (ly[aum]r), n. [F.]
   A French copper coin of one fourth the value of a sou.
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