LORGNETTE, l[=o]r-nyet', _n._ an opera-glass.--_n._ LOR'GNON, an eye-glass
with a handle. [Fr.]
LORICA, lo-r[=i]'ka, _n._ in ancient Rome, a cuirass made of thongs--also
LOR'IC (_Browning_).--_v.t._ LOR'IC[=A]TE, to furnish with a coat-of-mail:
to plate or coat over.--_adj._ covered with defensive armour:
imbricated.--_n._ LORIC[=A]'TION, a coating or crusting over, as with
plates of mail. [L.,--_lorum_, a thong.]
LORIKEET, lor-i-k[=e]t', _n._ a small parrot, a kind of lory.
LORIMER, lor'i-m[.e]r, _n._ a maker of horse-furniture.--Also LOR'INER.
[Fr. _lormier_--L. _lorum_, a thong.]
LORIOT, l[=o]'ri-ut, _n._ the oriole. [Fr. _le_, the, _oriol_--L.
_aureolus_, dim. of _aureus_, golden--_aurum_, gold.]
LORIS, l[=o]'ris, _n._ the slender lemur of Ceylon.
LORN, lorn, _adj._ (_Spens._) lost, forsaken. [A.S. _loren_, pa.p. of
_leósan_, to lose.]
LORRY, lor'i, _n._ a four-wheeled wagon without sides. [Perh. from prov.
Eng. _lurry_, to pull.]
LORY, l[=o]'ri, _n._ a common name for the members of a family of
Australian parrots. [Malay.]
LOSE, l[=oo]z, _v.t._ to be deprived of: to cease to have: to mislay: to
waste, as time: to miss: to bewilder: to cause to perish: to ruin.--_v.i._
to fail, to be unsuccessful: to suffer waste:--_pr.p._ los'ing; _pa.t._ and
_pa.p._ lost.--_adj._ LOS'ABLE.--_n._ LOS'ER.--_adj._ LOS'ING, causing
loss.--_adv._ LOS'INGLY.--_n._ LOSS, the act of losing: injury:
destruction: defeat: that which is lost: waste.--_adj._ LOST, parted with:
no longer possessed: missing: thrown away: squandered: ruined.--LOSE ONE'S
SELF, to lose one's way, to become bewildered; LOST TO, insensible to; LOST
TRIBES, the tribes of Israel which never returned from captivity.--AT A
LOSS, in uncertainty. [A.S. _losian_--_leósan_; cog. with Ger.
_ver-lieren_, to lose.]
LOSEL, l[=o]'zel, _n._ a sorry, worthless fellow: a scamp.--_adj._
slothful: wasteful--_n._ L[=O]'SELISM, worthlessness, worthless fellows
collectively. [Prob. _lose_.]
LÖSS. See LOESS.
LOT, lot, _n._ one's fate in the future: destiny: that which falls to any
one as his fortune: that which decides by chance: a separate
portion.--_v.t._ to allot: to separate into lots: to catalogue:--_pr.p._
lot'ting; _pa.p._ lot'ted.--CAST, or DRAW, lots, to determine an event by
some arrangement of chances. [A.S. _hlot_, _hlýt_, a lot--_hleótan_, to
cast lots.]
LOTAH, l[=o]'ta, _n._ a Hindu small brass or copper pot.
LOTE. See LOTUS.
LOTH, l[=o]th, _adj._ Same as LOATHFUL, LOATHLY.
LOTHARIO, l[=o]-th[=a]'ri-[=o], _n._ a libertine, rake. [From _Lothario_,
in Rowe's play, _The Fair Penitent_.]
LOTION, l[=o]'shun, _n._ a liquid preparation for healing or cleansing any
diseased or bruised part. [Fr.,--L.,--_lav[=a]re lotum_, to wash.]
LOTTERY, lot'[.e]r-i, _n._ a distribution of prizes by lot or chance: a
game of chance.
LOTTO, lot'[=o], _n._ a game played with numbered discs and cards.--Also
LOT'O. [It.]
LOTUS, l[=o]'tus, _n._ the water-lily of Egypt: a tree in North Africa,
whose fruit made strangers forget their home: a genus of leguminous
plants--also LOTE, L[=O]'TOS.--_ns.pl._ LOT[=O]'PHAGI, L[=O]'TUS-EAT'ERS, a
people who ate the fruit of the lotus, among whom Ulysses lived for a
time.--_ns._ L[=O]'TUS-EAT'ER, an eater of the lotus: one given up to
sloth; L[=O]'TUS-LAND, the country of the lotus-eaters. [Gr.]
LOUD, lowd, _adj._ making a great sound: noisy: showy.--_advs._ LOUD,
LOUD'LY.--_adj._ LOUD'-LUNGED, vociferous.--_n._ LOUD'NESS.--_adj._
LOUD'-VOICED, stentorian. [A.S, _hlúd_; Ger. _laut_, sound; L. _inclytus_,
renowned, Gr. _klytos_, heard.]
LOUGH, loh, _n._ the Irish form of _loch_.
LOUIS, l[=oo]'i, _n._ a French gold coin superseded in 1795 by the 20-franc
piece--also LOU'IS-D'OR.--_adjs._ LOU'IS-QUATORZE', characteristic of the
reign of LOUIS XIV. (1643-1715), in architecture and decoration;
LOU'IS-QUINZE, of that of Louis XV. (1715-74); LOU'IS-SEIZE, of that of
Louis XVI. (1774-92); LOU'IS-TREIZE, of that of Louis XIII. (1610-43).
LOUNDER, lown'd[.e]r, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to beat.--_n._ a heavy blow.--_n._
LOUN'DERING, a beating.
LOUNGE, lownj, _v.i._ to recline at one's ease: to move about
listlessly.--_n._ the act or state of lounging: an idle stroll: a place for
lounging: a kind of sofa.--_n._ LOUNG'ER. [Fr. _longis_, one that is long
in doing anything, formed (but with a pun on L. _longus_, long) from L.
_Longius_ or _Longinus_, the legendary name of the centurion who pierced
the body of Christ.]
LOUP, l[=oo]p, _n._ (_Spens._) loop.
LOUP, lowp, _v.i._ (_Scot._) to leap.--_ns._ LOUP'ING-ILL, a disease
causing sheep to spring up in walking; LOUP'ING-ON'-STANE, a stone from
which to mount a horse; LOUP'-THE-DYKE', runaway.
LOUR, lowr, _v.i._ Same as _lower_, to frown.
LOUSE, lows, _n._ a common wingless parasitic insect, with a flat body, and
short legs furnished with claws:--_pl._ LICE (l[=i]s).--_v.t._ (_obs._) to
remove lice from.--_n._ LOUS'INESS.--_adj._ LOUS'Y, swarming with lice.
[A.S. _lús_, pl. _lýs_; Ger. _laus_; from the root of Goth. _liusan_, to
destroy.]
LOUT, lowt, _n._ a clown, awkward fellow.--_v.t._ to treat as a
lout.--_v.i._ to bend.--_adj._ LOUT'ISH, clownish: awkward and
clumsy.--_adv._ LOUT'ISHLY.--_n._ LOUT'ISHNESS. [A.S. _lútan_, to stoop.]
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LOUVRE, LOUVER, l[=oo]'v[.e]r, _n._ an opening of a turret shape on roofs,
to allow the smoke or foul air to escape from halls, kitchens, &c.--_n._
LOU'VRE-WIN'DOW, an open window in a church tower, crossed by a series of
sloping boards. [O. Fr. _louvert_ for _l'ouvert_, the open space.]
LOVAGE, luv'[=a]j, _n._ a genus of plants of the natural order
_Umbelliferæ_, allied to Angelica, used as a salad plant: a liquor made
from the above. [O. Fr. _luvesche_--L. _ligusticum_, belonging to Liguria.]
LOVE, luv, _n._ fondness: an affection of the mind caused by that which
delights: pre-eminent kindness: benevolence: reverential regard: devoted
attachment to one of the opposite sex: the object of affection: the god of
love, Cupid: (_Shak._) a kindness, a favour done: nothing, in billiards,
tennis, and some other games.--_v.t._ to be fond of: to regard with
affection: to delight in with exclusive affection: to regard with
benevolence.--_v.i._ to have the feeling of love.--_adj._ LOV'ABLE, worthy
of love: amiable.--_ns._ LOVE'-APP'LE, the fruit of the tomato; LOVE'BIRD,
a genus of small birds of the parrot tribe, so called from their attachment
to each other; LOVE'-BROK'ER (_Shak._), a third person who carries messages
and makes assignations between lovers; LOVE'-CHARM, a philtre; LOVE'-CHILD,
a bastard; LOVE'-DAY (_Shak._), a day for settling disputes;
LOVE'-F[=A]'VOUR, something given to be worn in token of love; LOVE'-FEAST,
a religious feast held periodically by certain sects of Christians in
imitation of the love-feasts celebrated by the early Christians in
connection with the Lord's-supper; LOVE'-FEAT, the gallant act of a lover;
LOVE'-IN-[=I]'DLENESS, the heart's-ease; LOVE'-JUICE, a concoction used to
excite love; LOVE'-KNOT, an intricate knot, used as a token of
love.--_adj._ LOVE'LESS, without love, tenderness, or kindness.--_ns._
LOVE'-LETT'ER, a letter of courtship; LOVE'-LIES-BLEED'ING, a species of
the plant Amaranthus; LOVE'LINESS; LOVE'LOCK, a lock of hair hanging at the
ear, worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.--_adj._
LOVE'LORN, forsaken by one's love.--_n._ LOVE'LORNNESS.--_adj._ LOVE'LY,
exciting love or admiration: amiable: pleasing: delightful.--_adv._
beautifully, delightfully.--_ns._ LOVE'-MATCH, a marriage for love, not
money; LOVE'-MONG'[.E]R, one who deals in affairs of love;
LOVE'-P[=O]'TION, a philtre; LOV'ER, one who loves, esp. one in love with
person of the opposite sex, in the singular almost exclusively of the man:
one who is fond of anything: (_B._) a friend.--_adjs._ LOV'ERED (_Shak._),
having a lover; LOV'ERLY, like a lover.--_n._ LOVE'-SHAFT, a dart of love
from Cupid's bow.--_adjs._ LOVE'-SICK, languishing with amorous desire;
LOVE'SOME, lovely.--_ns._ LOVE'-SUIT (_Shak._), courtship; LOVE'-T[=O]'KEN,
a gift in evidence of love.--_adj._ LOV'ING, having love or kindness:
affectionate: fond: expressing love.--_ns._ LOV'ING-CUP (see under CUP);
LOV'ING-KIND'NESS, kindness full of love: tender regard: mercy:
favour.--_adv._ LOV'INGLY.--_n._ LOV'INGNESS.--FOR LOVE OR MONEY, in some
way or another; IN LOVE, enamoured; MAKE LOVE TO, to try to gain the
affections of; PLAY FOR LOVE, to play without stakes; THERE'S NO LOVE LOST
BETWEEN THEM, they have no regard for each other. [A.S. _lufu_, love; Ger.
_liebe_; cf. L. _libet_, _lubet_.]
LOVELACE, luv'l[=a]s, _n._ a well-mannered libertine. [From _Lovelace_, the
hero of _Clarissa Harlowe_.]
LOVER, an obsolete form of _louvre_.
LOW, l[=o], _v.i._ to make the loud noise of oxen: to bellow.--_n._ the
bellow of oxen.--_n._ LOW'ING, the bellowing of cattle. [A.S. _hlówan_;
Dut. _loeijen_; imit.]
LOW, l[=o], _adj._ (_comp._ LOW'ER; _superl._ LOW'EST) lying in an inferior
place or position: not high: deep: shallow: small: moderate: cheap:
dejected: mean: plain: in poor circumstances: humble.--_adv._ not aloft:
cheaply: meanly: in subjection, poverty, or disgrace: in times near our
own: not loudly: (_astron._) near the equator.--_adj._ LOW'-BORN, of mean
birth.--_ns._ LOW'-CHURCH, a party within the Church of England minimising
sacerdotal claims, ecclesiastical constitutions, ordinances, and forms,
holding evangelical views of theology:--opp. to _High-church_;
LOW'-CHURCH'ISM; LOW'-CHURCH'MAN.--_v.t._ LOW'ER, to bring low: to depress:
to degrade: to diminish.--_v.i._ to fall: to sink: to grow less.--_adjs._
LOW'ER-CASE (_print._), kept in a lower case, denoting small letters as
distinguished from capitals; LOW'ER-CLASS, pertaining to persons of the
humbler ranks.--_n._ LOW'ERING, the act of bringing low or
reducing.--_adj._ letting down: sinking: degrading.--_adj._ LOW'ERMOST,
lowest.--_ns._ LOW'LAND, land low with respect to higher land; LOW'LANDER,
a native of lowlands; LOW'-LIFE, humble life; LOW'LIHEAD, LOW'LIHOOD, a
lowly or humble state; LOW'LINESS.--_adjs._ LOW'-LIVED, vulgar: shabby;
LOW'LY, of a low or humble mind: not high: meek: modest; LOW'-MIND'ED,
moved by base or gross motives: vulgar; LOW'-NECKED, cut low in the neck
and away from the shoulders, décolleté.--_n._ LOW'NESS.--_adjs._
LOW'-PRESS'URE, employing or exerting a low degree of pressure (viz. less
than 50 lb. to the sq. inch), said of steam and steam-engines;
LOW'-SPIR'ITED, having the spirits low or cast down: not lively: sad.--_n._
LOW'-SPIR'ITEDNESS.--_adj._ LOW'-THOUGHT'ED, having the thoughts directed
to low pursuits.--_n._ LOW'-WA'TER, the lowest point of the tide at
ebb.--LOW LATIN, a term often applied loosely to the Latin spoken and
written after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as during the Middle
Ages; LOW SUNDAY, the first Sunday after Easter, so called in contrast to
the great festival whose octave it ends; LOW WINES, the weak spirit
produced from the first distillation of substances containing alcohol.--LIE
LOW, to keep quiet or hidden. [Ice. _lágr_, Dut. _laag_, low; allied to
A.S. _licgan_, to lie.]
LOW, low, _n._ (_Scot._) a flame.--_v.i._ to blaze.--_n._ LOW'-BELL, a bell
used in fowling by night, in connection with a light, to frighten birds
into a net. [Ice. _logi_; cf. Dan. _lue_, Ger. _lohe_.]
LOWER, low'[.e]r, _v.i._ to appear gloomy, as the clouds: to threaten a
storm: to frown.--_adjs._ LOU'RY, LOW'ERY, cloudy; LOW'ERING, looking
sullen: appearing dark and threatening.--_adv._ LOW'ERINGLY. [M. E.
_louren_, from M. E. _lure_, _lere_, the cheek, allied to A.S. _hleór_, and
thus a variant of _leer_.]
LOWN, lown, _n._ a variant of _loon_.
LOWN, lown, _adj._ (_Scot._) sheltered, tranquil.