{ Lor"rie, Lor"ry } (?), n.; pl. Lorries (#). [Prob. from lurry to pull
or lug.] A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines
to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage,
as at railway stations.
Lo"ry (?), n.; pl. Lories (#). [Hind. & Malay. lr, nr.] (Zoöl.) Any one
of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidæ,
generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles
straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in
the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They
feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers.
The lory, or louri, of South Africa is the white-crested plantain eater
or turacou. See Turacou.
Los (?), n. Praise. See Loos. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Los"a*ble (?), a. Such as can be lost.
Los"ange (?), n. See Lozenge.
Lose (lz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lost (lst; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. Losing
(lz"ng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become
loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. leósan, p. p.
loren (in comp.), D. verliezen, G. verlieren, Dan. forlise, Sw.
förlisa, förlora, Goth. fraliusan, also to E. loose, a & v., L. luere
to loose, Gr. ly`ein, Skr. l to cut. √127. Cf. Analysis, Palsy,
Solve, Forlorn, Leasing, Loose, Loss.]
1. To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident,
misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as,
to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to
lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.
Fair Venus wept the sad disaster Of having lost her favorite dove.
Prior.
2. To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as,
to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health.
If the salt hath lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted ?
Matt. v. 13.
3. Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to
squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
The unhappy have but hours, and these they lose.
Dryden.
4. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray
from; as, to lose one's way.
He hath lost his fellows.