Low"er-case` (?), a. (Print.) Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower
case; -- used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals
and small capitals. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.
Low"er*ing (?), a. Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering
clouds or sky.
Low"er*ing*ly, adv. In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or
threatening gloom.
Low"er*most` (?), a. [Irreg. superl. of Low. Cf. Uppermost, Foremost,
etc.] Lowest.
Low"er*y (?), a. Cloudy; gloomy; lowering; as, a lowery sky; lowery
weather.
{ Lowgh (?), Lowh }, obs. strong imp. of Laugh. [Cf. 1st Low and 2d
Lough.] Chaucer.
Low"ing (?), n. The calling sound made by cows and other bovine
animals.
Low"ish, a. Somewhat low. [Colloq.] Richardson.
Lowk (?), n. See Louk. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Low"land (?), n. Land which is low with respect to the neighboring
country; a low or level country; -- opposed to highland.
The Lowlands, Belgium and Holland; the Netherlands; also, the southern
part of Scotland.
Low"land*er (?), n. A native or inhabitant of the Lowlands, especially
of the Lowlands of Scotland, as distinguished from Highlander.
{ Low"li*hood (?), Low"li*head (?), } n. A lowly state. [R.] Tennyson.