It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.
Dryden.
3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine
discharges of. Bacon.
Loos"en, v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.
S. Sharp.
Loos"en*er (?), n. One who, or that which, loosens.
Loose"ness, n. The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as,
the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of
principles.
Loose"strife` (-strf`), n. (Bot.) (a) The name of several species of
plants of the genus Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers,
usually of a yellow color. (b) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having
purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers. Gray.
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False loosestrife, a plant of the genus Ludwigia, which includes
several species, most of which are found in the United States. --
Tufted loosestrife, the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora, found in the
northern parts of the United States and in Europe. Gray.