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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Lo-rī'ca, n. p. 789(Anc. Armor.) A cuirass of leather set with metal plates.Lŏr'i-cāte, v. t. p. 789To plate over; to spread over, as a plate for defense. Nature hath loricated the sides of the tympanum in animals with ear-wax. Ray. 2. To cover with a coating or crust, as a chemical vessel, for…Lōr'i-cate, a. p. 789Covered with a shell or hard exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo. Dana.Lōr'i-cate, n. p. 789(Zoöl.) One of an order of reptiles with scale-armor, as the armadillo. Dana.Lōr'i-cā'tion, n. p. 789The act of loricating, or covering any thing with a coating for defense. 2. A surface covered with plates like mail; also, the covering thus put on.Lōr'i-keet, n. p. 789(Ornith.) A small bird like the lory, but having a more slender bill and a long tongue like the humming-bird, by which it feeds on the honey of flowers. The lorikeets are social birds, found in…Lôr'i-mer or Lôr'i-ner, n. p. 789A maker of bits, spurs, and metal mountings for bridles and saddles; hence, a saddler. [Obs.]Lōr'ing, n. p. 789Instructive discourse. [Obs.] Spenser.Lō'ri-ot, n. p. 789(Ornith.) The golden oriole of Europe. See ORIOLE.Lō'ris, n. p. 789(Zoöl.) A nocturnal lemur of small size, a native of India and its isles. A common species is Loris Ceylonicus, of Ceylon.Lōrn, a. p. 789Lost; forsaken; lonely. Spenser.Lôr'rie p. 789† n. [Probably from lurry, to pull or lug.]Lôr'ry p. 789† A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.Lō'ry, n. p. 789(Ornith.) A small bird allied to the parrot, but having a slender bill. It is usually of a red color. The Lorius domicella, or collared lory, is easily taught to speak. The lories inhabit…Los'a-ble, a. p. 789Capable of being lost; liable to be lost.Lōz'ange, n. p. 789See LOZENGE.Lose, v. t. p. 789To set free from; to cause to part with unwillingly; to be rid of unintentionally; to loose; to forfeit; as, to lose a book, a record, a dollar. O false heart! thou hadst almost betrayed me to…Lose, v. i. p. 789To forfeit any thing in contest; not to win. We'll talk with them, too, Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out. Shak. 2. To suffer loss by comparison. Wisdom in discourse with her Loses…Lō'sel, n. p. 789A wasteful fellow; one who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person. [Obs.] One sad losel soils a name for aye. Byron.Lōs'el, a. p. 789Wasteful; slothful.Lōs'en-ger, n. p. 789A flatterer; a deceiver. [Obs.] Chaucer. To a fair pair of gallows, there to end their lives with shame, as a number of such other losengers had done before them. Holinshed.Los'er, n. p. 789One who loses, or is deprived of any thing by defeat, forfeiture, or the like.Los'ing, a. p. 789Causing or incurring loss; as, a losing game or business.Lō'sing, n. p. 789Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening. Amongst the many simoniacal prelates that swarmed in the land, Herbert, Bishop of Thetford, must not be forgotten; nicknamed Losing, that is, the…Lōs'ing-ly, adv. p. 789In a manner to incur loss.Lōss, n. p. 789The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. “Assured loss before the match be played.” Shak. 2. The state of…Lŏss'ful, a. p. 789Detrimental. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Lŏss'less, a. p. 789Free from loss. [Obs.] Milton.Lōst, a. p. 789Parted from unwillingly; unintentionally rid of; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep. 2. Forfeited in an unsuccessful contest; not gained or won; as, a lost stake or battle. 3. Parted…Lŏst Mō'tion p. 789The difference between the motion of a driver and that of a follower, due to the abnormal springing of parts or looseness of joints.Lŏt, n. p. 789That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate. But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay. Spenser. 2. A contrivance to determine a…Lŏt, v. t. p. 789To allot; to assign; to distribute; to sort; to catalogue; to portion. 2. To separate into lots or parcels; to assort. To lot upon, to have an interest in, or purpose concerning. [Colloq.]Lōte, n. p. 789(Bot.) A large, hard-wooded tree (Celtis australis), found in the south of Europe, which bears a cherry-like fruit; — called also nettle-tree. Eng. Cyc. 2. [Fr. lote, lotte, L. Lat. lota, lotta.]…Lŏth, a. p. 789Hating; detesting. 2. Unwilling; disliking; not inclined; reluctant. “To pardon willing, and to punish loth.” Waller. Long doth he stay, as loth to leave the land. Davies.Lŏth'ful, a. p. 789The same as LOATHFUL. [Obs.]Lŏth'ly, a. p. 789Loathsome; hateful; detestable. “A lothly plume fallen from the wing.” Tennyson.Lō'tion, n. p. 789A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair. 2. A liquid preparation for washing some part of the body, to cleanse it of foulness or deformity. 3. (Med.) A healing…Lō'tos, n. p. 789(Bot.) See LOTUS.Lŏt'ter-y, n. p. 789A distribution of prizes by lot or chance. 2. Allotment. [Obs.] The lottery of my destiny Bars me the right of voluntary choosing. Shak.Lō'ture, n. p. 790The same as LOTION. [Obs.] Holland.Lō'tus, n. p. 790(Bot.) A plant of several genera; as, (a.) The Egyptian lotus, an aquatic plant, something like the water-lily, found in Egypt and Nubia. The Nymphæa lotus bears white flowers; the N. cærulea bears…Loud, a. p. 790Making a great sound; high-sounding; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud voice; a loud cry; loud thunder. 2. Clamorous; boisterous. She is loud and stubborn. Prov. vii. 11. 3.…Loud, adv. p. 790With loudness; loudly.Loud'ful, a. p. 790Full of sound; noisy; ringing. [Obs.] “Loudful music.” Marston.Loud'ly, adv. p. 790In a loud manner; clamorously; noisily. “Long and loudly in the schools declaimed.” Denham.Loud'-mouthed, a. p. 790Having a loud voice; talking or sounding noisily or clamorously.Loud'ness, n. p. 790Great sound or noise; as, the loudness of a voice or of thunder. 2. Clamor; clamorousness; turbulence; uproar.Loud'-voiced, a. p. 790Having a loud voice; noisy; clamorous. Byron.Lōugh, n. p. 790A loch. See LOCH. Fairfax.Louis-d'or, n. p. 790A gold coin of France, first struck in 1640, in the reign of Louis XIII., equivalent in value to twenty shillings sterling, equal to about $4.84.Louis-quatorze, a. p. 790Characterizing or resembling a meretricious style of ornamentation used in France under Louis XIV.Lounge, v. i. p. 790To spend time lazily; to move idly about; to stroll. 2. To recline at ease; to loll.Lounge, n. p. 790An idle gait or stroll. 2. The act of reclining at ease. 3. A place for lounging. 4. A piece of furniture on which one may recline; a small sofa. 5. A lunge in fencing. W. Scott.Loun'ger, n. p. 790An idler; one who loiters away his time in indolence.Loup, n. p. 790The same as Loop. [Obs.] Spenser.Lour, v. i. p. 790See LOWER.Louse, n. p. 790(Entom.) A wingless, hemipterous insect having a sucking mouth, and not undergoing any metamorphosis. It is found parasitic upon mammals. The common louse is the Pediculus (humanus) capitis, found in…Louse, v. t. p. 790To clean from lice. Swift.Louse'wort, n. p. 790(Bot.) A plant of the genus Pedicularis (P. palustris);—so named because sheep were supposed to become lousy by feeding much on it. Yellow lousewort, a plant of the genus Rhinanthus. Loudon.Lous'i-ly, adv. p. 790In a mean, paltry manner; scurvily. [Vulgar.]