LOOP E. lopper, lapper, &c., perhaps ultimately of same root as E. leap, D. loopen, to run; comp. run, in sense of melting.] A mass of half-melted iron taken from the furnace in a pasty state for the forge or hammer. Loop (löp), n. In metal. to run together, as the matter of an ore into a mass, when the ore is only heated for calcination. Looped (löpt), a. Full of loops or loopholes. Looped and windowed raggedness.' Shak. Looper (löp'èr), n. The larva of certain species of moths, which forms a loop when crawling, having no legs near the middle of its body. When resting the loopers stretch their body out, holding on to the branch by the hind pair of feet. They look then like a piece of the branch, and being often coloured like it must frequently escape the notice of birds. Loophole (löp'hol), n. [See LOOP, an opening or loophole.1 1. Milit. a small aperture in the walls of a fortification or in the bulk-head and other parts of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons are fired at an enemy.-2. A hole or aperture that gives a passage or the means of escape: often used figuratively, and especially of an underhand or unfair method of escape or evasion. Full of holes or [Perhaps lit. one Loopholed (löp'hōld), a. openings for escape. Loopie, Loopy (löp'i), a. who slips out at loopholes, or allied to leap, elope, D. loopen, to run.] Deceitful; crafty. [Scotch.] Looping-snails (löp'ing-snalz), n. pl. The species of Truncatella are so called, from the animal walking by contracting the space between the lips and foot. Loop-line (löp'lin), n. A line of railway Besides the losse of so much loos and fame, name. Loose (lös), v. t. pret. & pp. loosed; ppr. loosing. [From the adjective loose; comp. D. lossen, Icel. leysa, losa, G. lösen, Goth. lausjan, to loose. See the adjective and also the allied LOSE.] 1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to set free. Canst thou... loose the bands of Orion? Job xxxviii. 31. Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: Loose them, and bring them unto me. Mat. xxi. 2. 2. To relax; to loosen; as, to loose one's hold. The joints of his loins were loosed. Dan. v. 6. 3. To release from imprisonment; to liberate. The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed. Is. li. 14. 4. To free from obligation, burden, or the like; to disengage. Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. Luke xiii. 12. 5. To unfasten; to undo; to unlock. Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? Rev. v. 2. 6. To remit; to absolve. Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be leased in heaven. Mat. xvi. 19. 7.† To solve; to explain. Spenser. Loose (lös), v.i. To set sail; to leave a port or harbour. Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga, in Pamphylia. Acts xiii. 13. Loose (lös), a. [A. Sax. leds, G. and D. los, Dan. Sw. lös, Icel. and Goth. laus, loose. This word appears also as the term. -less. Lose, loss, are closely allied.] 1. Not attached together or to something fixed; untied; unsewed; not fastened or confined; fig. free from ties; as, the loose sheets of a book. "Unfortunate foundlings, deprived of their natural rights, cast loose upon the world.' Dickens.-2. Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.-3. Not dense, close, or compact; 23, a cloth or fossil of loose texture. With horse and chariots ranked in loose array. 4. Not concise; not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose and diffused style; a loose way of reasoning.-5. Not morally strict or rigid; lax; careless; as, a loose observance of rites. The loose morality which Loose of my vow; but who knows Cato's thoughts? Addison. Their prevailing principle is, to sit as loose from pleasures, and be as moderate in the use of them, as they can. Atterbury. 9. Unrestrained in behaviour; dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.-10. Containing unchaste language; as, a loose epistle. -To break loose, to escape from confinement; to gain liberty by violence; fig. to cast off moral restraint.-To set loose, to set at liberty; to free from restraint or con finement. Loose (lös), n. 1.† Freedom from restraint; liberty. He runs with an unbounded loose. Prior. 2. The act of letting go or discharging; discharge; shot. In throwing a dart or javelin we force back our arms, to make our loose the stronger. B. Jonson. -On the loose, (a) obtaining one's living by prostitution: said of women. (b) On the spree: said of men.-To give a loose, to give free vent. They give a loose to their feelings on proper occasions. Thackeray. But with a sigh, a tear for human frailty, We may return, and once more give a loose To the delighted spirit. Rogers. Loose-box, Loose-house (lös'boks, lös'hous), n. A stable or part of a stable without stalls, for the accommodation of such horses as are considered to be better not tied. Loosely (lösli), adv. In a loose manner: (a) not fast; not firmly; that may be easily disengaged; as, things loosely tied or connected. (b) Without confinement. Her golden locks for haste were loosely shed About her ears. Spenser. (c) Without order, union, or connection. Part loosely wing the region. Milton. (e) Negligently; carelessly; heedlessly; as, a mind loosely employed. (f) Meanly; slightly. A prince should not be so loosely studied as to reShak. member so weak a composition. Loosen (lös'n), v. t. [From the adjective loose.] To make loose: (a) to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; as, to loosen a string when tied, or a knot; to loosen a joint; to loosen a rock in the earth. (b) To render less dense or compact; as, to loosen the earth about the roots of a tree. (c) To free from restraint. Bacon. It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden. (d) To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Fear looseneth the belly. Loosen (lös'n), v.i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. Loosener (lös'n-ér), n. 1. One who loosens. 2. That which loosens; a laxative. 'As an astringent or as a loosener.' Sterne. Looseness (lös'nes), n. The state of being loose or relaxed: (a) a state opposite to that of being tight, fast, fixed, or compact; as, the looseness of a cord; the looseness of a robe; the looseness of the skin; the looseness of earth or of the texture of cloth. (b) The state opposite to rigour or rigidness; laxity; levity; as, looseness of morals or of principles. (c) Irregularity; habitual deviation from strict rules; as, looseness of life. (d) Habitual lewdness; unchastity. (e) Flux from the bowels; diarrhoea. Loosestrife (lös'strif), n. [Loose and strife. The L. and Gr. name lysimachia has the same meaning.] In bot. the English popular name of several species of plants of the genera Lysimachia and Lythrum. See LySIMACHIA, LYTHRUM. Loosish (lös'ish), a. Somewhat loose. [Rare.] Loosome (lö'sum), a. [Sc. loo for love, and suffix some (which see).] Lovely; worthy of being loved. [Scotch.] Loot (lut), pret. of the verb to let. Let; permitted. [Scotch.] Loot (löt), n. [Hind. lut, plunder.] Booty; plunder: especially such as is taken in a LOPHIUS sacked city. Our loot consists of some atta and rice.' W. H. Russell. [Anglo-Indian.] It is a very curious fact that while the word loot is unquestionably Anglo-Indian, and only a recent importation into our English language, it has always been at the same time English-Gipsy, although it never rose to the surface. C. G. Leland. Loot (löt), v.t. To plunder, as a sacked city or a house; to ransack in search of plunder. 'Looting parties... ransacking the houses.' Oliphant. [Anglo-Indian.] Loo-table (lö'ta-bl), n. A round table for a sitting-room: so named from this form being convenient and often used by a circle of persons for playing at loo. Looter (löt'èr), n. One who loots; a plunderer. [Anglo-Indian.] See LOOT. Those insatiable looters, men, women, and children, all are at it. W. H. Russell. Looty (löt'i), n. In the East Indies, a plunLoover (lö'ver), n. derer. The same as Pindary. See LOUVRE. Lop (lop), v.t. pret. & pp. lopped; ppr. lopping. [Origin doubtful. The L.L. loppare has the same meaning, but it may be from the English word; Ed. Müller, however, inclines to derive lop from loppare, and the latter from the stem of E. lap, G. lappen, a patch, &c. The Fr. lopin, a morsel, a fragment, is probably allied.] 1. To cut off, as the top or extreme part of anything; to shorten by cutting off the extremities; to cut off, as superfluous parts; to trim by cutting; as, to lop a tree or its branches. Like to pillars most they seem'd, Or hollow'd bodies made of oak or fir With branches lopped, in wood or mountain fell'd. Expunge the whole, or lop the excrescent parts. Pope. Milton. 2. To cut partly off and bend down; as, to lop the trees or saplings of a hedge. Lop (lop), n. That which is cut from trees. Else both body and lop will be of little value. Mortimer. Gilbert White. He lays claim also to lop and top. Lop (lop), v. t. [Allied to lap. See Lop, to cut off. To let fall; to allow to hang pendulous; as, a horse lops his ears. Lop (lop), v.i. To hang downwards or pendent; to be pendulous, as the ears of some varieties of rabbits. Lopet (lop), pret. of leap. Lopet (lop), n. [See LEAP.] A leap; a long step. Lopet (lop), v.i. To leap; to move or run with a long step, as a dog. Lop-eared (lop'erd), a. Having ears which lop or hang downwards; having pendulous ears. Lopemant (lõp'man), n. A leaping man. Lophiida (lo-fi'i-dē), n. pl. A family of teleostean fishes of the order Acanthopterygii, distinguished by the bones of the carpus being elongated, and forming a kind of arm, which supports the pectoral fins. The angler or fishing-frog belongs to this family. See LOPHIUS. Lophiodon (lo-fi'o-don), n. [Gr. lophos, a crest or eminence, and odous, a tooth.] A genus of fossil mammals allied to the tapir and rhinoceros: so named from certain points or eminences on the teeth. They are found in tertiary formations. Lophiodont (lo-fi'o-dont), a. Relating or Lophius (lo'fi-us), n. [Gr. lophos, a crest pertaining to the lophiodon. or eminence.] A genus of acanthoptery LOPHOBRANCHIATE rate movable tendrils; mouth capacious and armed with formidable teeth; skin soft, without scales; fins fleshy and supported on a firm framework of bones, so that to some extent they are capable of serving as feet. In general appearance these fishes have been compared to a gigantic tadpole. They lie at the bottom concealed in mud, and by gently waving the filamentous appendages on the head attract the smaller fishes, upon which they prey. The best known species is L. piscatorius (the angler, fishingfrog, toad-fish, sea-devil, &c.), often found on the British coasts. Its voracity is extreme; one 24 feet long has been caught with a cod 2 feet long in its stomach. Lophobranchiate (lo-fō-brang'ki-at), a. Apellative of an order of osseous fishes comprehending those whose gills are disposed in tufts along the branchial arches, as in the pipe-fish and hippocampus. Lophobranchii (lo-fō-brang ki-i), n. pl. [Gr. lophos, a crest or tuft, and branchia, gills.] A family of fishes in which the gills, instead of being pectinated, are separated into small rounded tufts, which are arranged in 1 Lophobranchii. 1, Pipe-fish (Syngnathus acus). 2, Head, with the operculum removed to show the tufted branchiæ, a. pairs along the branchial arches, and covered by a large operculum, so fixed as to leave only a single small orifice for the passage of the water outwards. The body is covered with small plates for scales. It comprehends the pipe-fishes. Lophopea (lo-fop'e-a), n. See LOPHOPODA. Lophophore (lo'fō-för), n. [Gr. lophos, a crest, and phero, to carry. ] In zool. the disc or stage upon which the tentacles of the Polyzoa are borne. Lophophorinae (lo-fof'o-ri"ne), n. pl. [Gr. lophos, a crest, and phero, to bear.] The monauls, a sub-family of gallinaceous birds of the pheasant family (Phasianida). Lophopoda (lo-fop'o-da), n. pl. [Gr. lophos, a crest, and pous, podos, a foot.] The freshwater Polyzoa, in which the tentacles, instead of being placed in a circle round the mouth, are supported upon a pair of long arms, which usually form a sort of horseshoe. Their tentacles are usually more numerous than in the marine forms. An example of this structure is seen in the Pluma tella. Lophyropoda (lo-fi-rop'o-da), n. pl. [Gr. lophouros, having a bushy tail or tufts, and pous, podos, a foot.] One of the five sections of entomostracous crustaceans, comprehending those forms, as Cyclops, which have a masticating mouth and numerous leaflike branches attached to the feet. Lophyrus (lo-fi'rus), n. [Gr. lophouros. See above.] 1. A genus of hymenopterous insects, belonging to the family Tenthredinidæ or saw-flies. The larva of the British species (L. pini) feeds on the fir.-2. A sub-genus of the gasteropodous genus of molluscs Chiton. 3. A genus of Javan tree-lizards.-4. A genus of the family Columbida. Loppard (lop'ard), n. A tree with the top lopped or cut off; a pollard. Lopper (lop'er), n. One that lops. Lopper (lop'er), v.i. [Sc. lapper; allied to D. lobberig, gelatinous, Prov. G. lubbern, G. liefern, geliefern, to curdle or coagulate; G. luppe, lab, rennet; Icel. hleypa, to curdle, to cause to run, from hlaupa, to leap or run = E. leap; while keslop, loop (a mass of melted ore), perhaps slab (adj.), are kindred words. Comp. run in Scotch sense of curdle.] To curdle or coagulate, as milk which has be come sour. Lopping (lop'ing), n. 1. The cutting off of all the branches of a tree, except the crop or leading shoot, for the sake of the profit to be derived from them; as contrasted with pruning, by which some of the branches are cut off for the sake of the tree.-2. That which is cut off; severed branches. Loppy (lop'i), a. [From Prov. E. lop, to 76 hang loosely. See next art.] Hanging down; limp and pendulous. A smeared and loppy shirt collar. Shirley Brooks. [Rare.] Lop-sided (lop'sid-ed), a. [Written also lap-sided, lob-sided, from O. and Prov. E. lob, lop, to hang down or droop, Icel. labba, to slouch; allied to G. lappen, to hang loose, E. lap (which see).] Heavier at one side than the other; lying or inclining to one side. A lop-sided, shambling vagabond.' Theodore Hook. Loquacious (lo-kwa'shus), a. [L. loquax, loquacis, from loquor, Skr. lap, to speak, to talk. Colloquy, eloquent, obloquy, &c., are from this stem.] 1. Talkative; given to continual talking. Loquacious, brawling, ever in the wrong.' Dryden.-2. Speaking; noisy. Blind British bards, with volant touch, Traverse loquacions strings. F. Philips. [See SYN. Talkativeness, loquaciousness, garrulity, chatter, volubility. Loquat (lo'kwat), n. A Chinese and Japanese evergreen tree of the genus Eriobatrya (E. japanensis), nat. order Rosacer, closely allied to the genus Mespilus (medlars). Its fruit, which bears the same name, is held in high esteem, and is about the size of a large gooseberry. The tree has been introduced into Australia, and is not unfrequent in hothouses in England. It grows to the height of 20 to 30 feet, but in cultivation is seldom permitted to exceed 12 feet. Loquela (lo-kwe'la), n. [L] In law, an imparlance; a declaration. Loranthaceae (lo-ran-tha'se-e), n. pl. LORANTHUS.] A nat. order of exogenous plants, chiefly inhabiting the tropics, now considered as allied to Santalacea. They have mostly hermaphrodite flowers, the perianth being often brilliantly coloured, all in one piece, or formed of many sepals. The stamens are inserted on the perianth-segments; the ovary is one-celled, with a solitary erect ovule. The Loranthacea are true parasites, growing upon the branches of trees. They have opposite leathery leaves, or are leafless. There is but one species found wild in England, the common mistletoe (Viscum album). A species of Loranthus occurs in the south of Europe. The bark is usually astringent, and the berries contain a viscid matter like birdlime. Loranthus (lo-ran'thus), n. [From Gr. lōron, a thong, and anthos, a flower-in allusion to the long linear form of the petals.] A large genus of plants, the type of the nat. order Loranthaceæ. The species are evergreen shrubs, parasitical on trees. L. europaeus has the habit of the common mistletoe: it is a native of the southern parts of Europe, and is found on the oak. Many of the tropical species have gorgeous scarlet blossoms. Lorate (lo'rat), a. [L. lorum, a thong, a strap.] In bot. shaped like a thong or strap. Lorcha (lor'cha), n. A light Chinese sailing Lorcha. vessel, carrying guns, built after the European model, but rigged like a Chinese junk. LORD Lord (lord), n. [O.E. laverd, loverd, &c., A. Sax. hlaford, luford, a lord, from hlaf hlaf, bread, loaf, and probably weard, E. ward, that is bread-ward. Another suggested derivation is hlaf, and ord, origin, beginning, point; but it seems hardly possible that such a compound could have given rise to a personal designation. Lady is also a disguised compound with loaf as first element. See LADY.] 1. A master; a person possessing supreme power and authority; a ruler; a governor; a monarch. But now I was the lord He made not lord. Shak. Milton. 2. The Supreme Being; Jehovah: with the definite article except in address; also applied to Christ, especially in the expression our Lord. When Lord in the Old Testament is printed in capitals it is the translation of JEHOVAH, and so might with more propriety be rendered.-Lord's Supper, in the Christian Church, the sacrament of the eucharist, so named because it was instituted by our Saviour when he took his last meal with his disciples, on the occasion of celebrating the Passover.-3. A title of respect formerly given to persons of superior rank or consideration, especially in the phrase of address 'my lord,' as to kings and princes, monks or other ecclesiastics, a husband, or the like. My lord the monk, quod he, be mery of chere. My absent daughter, and my dearer lord. Pope. 4. The proprietor of a manor.-5. A nobleman; a title of honour in Great Britain given to those who are noble by birth or creation; a term applied to peers of the realm, including dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons. Árchbishops and bishops also, as members of the House of Lords, are lords of parliament. (See Lords Temporal, Lords Spiritual, below.) By courtesy also the title is given to the sons of dukes and marquises, and to the eldest sons of earls.-6. An honorary title bestowed on certain official personages, generally as part of a designation. The mayor of London, of York, and of Dublin, the provosts of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Perth, have this title; also, all judges while presiding in court, and the members of the College of Justice in Scotland.-Lord lieutenant. See LORD-LIEUTENANT.-Lord chancellor. See CHANCELLOR. -Lord privy-seal. See SEAL.-Lord highadmiral. See ADMIRAL. - Lords of the admiralty. See ADMIRALTY.-Lords of the Articles, a committee of the Scottish parliament, by whom the laws to be proposed in parliament were prepared.-Lords of regality. See REGALITY.-Lord advocate of Scotland. See ADVOCATE.-Lord president, the presiding judge in the Court of Session. See PRESIDENT. Lords of justiciary, the judges of the court of justiciary or supreme criminal court of Scotland. See JUSTICIARY. -Lords of Session, the judges of the Court of Session.-Lord keeper. See KEEPER. Lords justices. See under JUSTICE. Lord in gross, he that is lord having no manor, as the king in respect of his crown.-Lord of a manor, one who possesses a manor having copyhold tenants.-Lord and vassal, grantor and grantee in the feudal system. - Lords marchers, those noblemen who, in former times, lived on the marches of Wales or Scotland, and had their laws and powers of life and death like petty kings. See MARCHES. -Lords temporal, those lay peers who have seats in the House of Lords.-Lords spiritual, the archbishops and bishops who have seats in the House of Lords.-Lord of misrule, a person formerly chosen to direct the sports and revels of a great family during Christmas holidays. See REVEL.-House of Lords, the second branch of the legislature, consisting of the lords spiritual and temporal assembled in one house. See PARLIAMENT. Lord (lord), v. t. 1. To invest with the dignity and privileges of a lord.-2. To rule or preside over as a lord. 'All the revels he had lorded there.' Keats. Lord (lord), v.i. To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway: sometimes followed by over and sometimes by it, in the manner of a transitive verb. The whiles she lordeth in licentious bliss. Spenser. LORD Lord (lord), n. [Gr. lordos, bent forward.] Lording (lord'ing), n. 1. A young lord; a little lord; a lord in contempt or ridicule; a lordling. I'll question you Of my lord's tricks and yours when you were boys: You were pretty lordings then. Shak 2+ Sir; master: an ancient mode of address. 'Listen, lordings, if ye list. Spenser. Lord-lieutenant (lord'lef-ten-ant), n. An official of high rank representing the sovereign. (a) The Lord-lieutenant of Ireland is the viceroy or deputy of the sovereign, and has the government of that country intrusted to him by appointment under the great-seal. He is assisted by a privy-council nominated by the sovereign, and is commissioned to keep the peace, and to see that the laws are impartially administered; he has the control of the police and the troops; he may confer knighthood, and has most of the patronage of the country at his disposal. In all matters of importance, however, he is under the direct control of the British cabinet, and he retires from office with the ministry, of which he is a member. (b) The lord-lieutenant of a county is the principal official of the county, and was originally appointed for the purpose of mustering the inhabitants for the defence of the county. A certain number of deputy lieutenants are appointed at his recommendation, as are also justices of the peace, and first commissions in the militia, yeomanry, and volunteers are also given on his recommendation. Lordlike (lord'lik), a. 1. Becoming a lord. 2. Haughty; proud; insolent. Lordliness (lord'li-nes), n. The state or quality of being lordly: (a) dignity; high station. (b) Pride; haughtiness. Lordling (lord'ling), n. A little or diminutive lord; a lord in contempt. Lordly (lord'li), a. 1. Becoming a lord; pertaining to a lord; befitting or suitable for a lord; large; liberal. She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. Judg. v. 25. Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them. South. 2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. Every rich and lordly swain With pride would drag about her chain. Swift. Lordly (lord'li), adv. In the manner of a lord; proudly; imperiously; despotically. A famished lion, issuing from the wood, Roars lordly fierce. Lord-mayor (lord'ma-ér), n. See LORD, 6. Lordolatry (lord-ol'a-tri), n. [E. lord, and Gr. latreia, worship.] Lord-worship; excessive regard for nobility. [Humorous.] Dryden. But how should it be otherwise in a country where Lordolatry is part of our creed, and where our children are brought up to respect the Peerage as the Thackeray. Englishman's second Bible? Lordosis (lor-do'sis), n. [Gr. lordos, curved.] In anat. (a) procurvation of the head and shoulders, or anterior crookedness. (b) Any abnormal curvature of the bones. Lord-provost (lord'prov-ost), n. See LORD, 6. Lords-and-ladies (lordz'and-lä"diz), n. plant, Arum maculatum. Also called Cuckoo-pint and Wake-robin. A Lord's-day (lordz'dā), n. The first day of the week; Sunday. Lordship (lord'ship), n. 1. The state or quality of being a lord; hence (with his, your, their), a title of honour given to noblemen, except to archbishops and dukes (who are called Grace).-2. A titulary compellation of judges and certain other persons in authority and office.-3. Dominion; power; authority; sovereignty. They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them. Mark x. 42. 4. The territory of a lord over which he holds jurisdiction; a manor; seigniory; domain. What lands and lordships for their owner know Dryden. My quondam barber. Lore (lor), n. [A. Sax. lar, from læran, to teach; D. leer, Dan. lære, G. lehre. See LEARN.] 1. That which is or may be learned; the store of knowledge which exists regarding anything; learning; erudition; knowledge. The law of nations, or the lore of war. Fairfax. Lo! Rome herself, proud mistress now no more Of arts, but thundering against heathen lore. Pope. 2. That which is taught; instruction; counsel; admonition; teaching. 77 Loret (lor), pret. & pp. of lese. [See FORLORN.] Left; lost. Spenser. In what manner, said Robin, Hast thou love thy riches? Old ballad. Lore (lōr), n. [L. lorum, a strap.] 1. In ornith. the space between the bill and the eye, which is bare in some birds, as the great crested grebe, but is generally covered with feathers.-2. In entom. a corneous angular process observed in the mouth of some insects, by means of which the trophi are put forth or retracted, as in hymenopterous insects.-3. Anything suggesting a thong or lore. About the which two serpents weren wound, Entrayled mutually in lovely lore, And by the tayles together firmely bound. Spenser. But she backstarting with disdainefull yre, Bid him avaunt, ne would unto his lore Allured be for prayer nor for meed. Spenser. [Probably in the last extract the word may be a corruption of lure.] Lorelt (lor el), n. [From loren (E. lorn, forlorn), pp. of A. Sax. leosan, to lose. Otherwise written Losel. For interchange between s or z and r, compare A. Sax. isen, iren, E. iron (G. eisen), E. choose, and O.E. ycorn, chosen: freeze and frore. See LOSE, &c.] An abandoned scoundrel; a vagrant; a losel. 'A lewd lorel.' Spenser. Loresmant (lōrz'man), n. [Lore, learning, and man.] An instructor. Lorette (lo-ret), n. A modern French term designating a class of women of light character; a member of the demi-monde. A lorette differs from a grisette only in assuming a more showy appearance, living in higher style, and in doing no work, being entirely supported by her lovers. Lorettes are said to have received their name from frequenting the church of Notre Dame de Lorette at Paris. Lorettine (lo-ret'in), n. One of an order of nuns founded at Kentucky in 1812. Called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross. They occupy themselves with education and the care of destitute orphans. They labour chiefly in the Western States. Lorgnette (lor-nyet), n. [Fr., from lorgner, to spy or peep, from dial. G. loren, to look at.] An opera-glass. Lorica (lo-ri'ka), n. [L., from lorum, a thong, the term being originally applied to a corslet of leather thongs.] 1. In Rom. antiq. a cuirass or corslet.-2. A kind of lute or clay with which vessels are coated before they are exposed to the fire, as in chemical processes.-3. In zool. the protective case with which certain infusoria are provided. Loricata (lor-i-ka'ta), n. pl. [L. lorica, a coat of mail.] 1. An order of reptiles, including the crocodiles, alligators, and gavials, characterized by the plate armour with which their body is protected. See CROCODILE.-2. A group of Infusoria inclosed in a shell.-3. A group of insectivorous Edentata, so named from being inclosed in scaly shields. The armadillo is the type.-4. The Chitonidæ, so named from the overlapping plates of their shell.-5. Jenyn's name for the Sclerogenidæ or gurnard family. Loricate (lor'i-kāt), n. An individual of the Loricata. Loricate (lori-kat), v. t. pret. & pp. loricated; ppr. loricating. [L. lorico, loricatum, from lorica, a coat of mail.] 1. To plate over; to spread over, as a plate for defence. 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 resisting fire. Loricate, Loricated (lor'i-kat, lor'i-kat-ed), pp. Covered or plated over; covered with a double series of oblique scales, like a coat of mail; incrusted. Lorication (lor-i-ka'shon), n. 1. The act or operation of covering anything with a plate or crust for defence; as, the lorication of a chemical vessel, to enable it to resist the action of fire, and sustain a high degree of heat.-2. A surface so covered. These cones have... the entire lorication smoother. Evelyn. Lorikeet (lor'i-kēt), n. [A kind of dim. of lory, formed on the type of parrakeet.] The general name of certain small Australian birds belonging to the parrot tribe and forming the genus Trichoglossus, remarkable for their extensible tongue, furnished with a pencil at its extremity, by which they are enabled to suck up the nectar of flowers. Lorimer, Lorinert (lor'i-mér, lori-ner), n. [O. Fr. lorimier, lormier, a saddler, a bridle LOSE maker, lorain, lorein, a bridle, from L. lorum, a thong.] A maker of bits, spurs, and metal mountings for bridles and saddles; hence, a saddler. Brummagem is a town maintained chiefly by smiths, nailers, cutlers, edge-tool forgers, lorimers or bit-makers. Holinshed. Lorinæ (lō-ri'ne), n. pl. A sub-family of parrots; the lories. See LORY and PSITTAInstructive discourse; CIDE. Loring (lōr'ing), n. Loriot (lor'i-ot), n. [Fr. loriot; O. Fr. lorion, instruction. Spenser. for loriol, l'oriol; Pr. auriol, from L. aureolus, golden, from aurum, gold.] The golden oriole of Europe (Oriolus galbula), an insessorial bird. (Called also Witwal.) It is of a bright yellow colour. See ORIOLE. Loris (lo'ris), n. [Native name.] A genus of quadrumanous mammals, allied to the lemurs. They have a short muzzle, slender body, no tail, large approximating eyes, and rough tongue. Two species only are known, the short-limbed loris (L. tardigradus), and the slender loris (L. gracilis), both natives of the East Indies. The latter is remarkable for the disproportionate length of its limbs, and especially of its forearms. They are nocturnal and arboreal in their habits. Lorius (lo'ri-us), n. A genus of birds beLorn, Lorne (lorn), a. [An old or poetic longing to the parrot tribe. See LORY. pp. of lose. See FORLORN, LOREL.] Lost; undone; forsaken; lonely; bereft. Be it scroll, or be it book, Into it, knight, thou must not look; That rather Thou hast cast me out with her Lorrellt (lor'el), n. Same as Lorel. Spenser. Los, t n. Praise. See Loos. Losable (löz'a-bl), a. That may be lost. Losange (loz'anj), n. Same as Lozenge. Lose (löz), v. t. pret. & pp. lost; ppr. losing. [A. Sax. leôsan, always or almost always in the compound form forleósan, like O. Sax. forleosan, farliosan, Goth. liusan, fraliusan, O.H.G. farliusan, Dan. forlise, D. verliezen, G. verlieren. The pret. of forleósan was forleús, pl. forluron, pp. forloren = E. forlorn; like ceôsan (E. choose), ceas, curon, coren. See LOREL for interchange of s and r.] 1. To cease to have in possession, as through accident; to become dispossessed or rid of unintentionally; to part with; to be deprived of; to cease to possess; to cease to enjoy; as, to lose a book or paper; to lose a sum of money; to lose men in battle; to lose ships at sea; to lose a friend by death; to lose one's health. To sigh, like a schoolboy that had lost his A B C. Shak. Knolles. He lost his right hand with a shot. LOSE 2. To forfeit, as by unsuccessful contest, or as a penalty; not to gain or win; to miss obtaining; as, to lose money in gaming; to lose a prize; to lose a competition or battle; to lose favour. Few, alas! the casual blessing boast, So hard to gain, so easy to be lost! Pope. 3. Not to make use of; not to employ or enjoy; to throw away; to squander; to misspend; to waste. The happy have whole days, and these they use: The unhappy have but hours, and these they lose. Dryden. He has merit, good nature, and integrity, that are too often lost upon great men. Pope. 4. To ruin or destroy, either physically or morally. (Perhaps only in pp. See LOST.) In spite of all the virtue we can boast, 5. To deprive or dispossess of. Addison. A still-soliciting eye, and such a tongue 8. To wander from and not be able to find; to miss; as, to lose one's way.-9. To perplex; to bewilder; to confuse. 'Lost in the maze of words.' Pope.-10. To cease or fail to perceive; to cease or fail to see or hear; as, we lost the land at noon; I lost my friend in the crowd; the indistinctness of his utterance made me lose the half of his discourse. Pope. Oft in the passion's wild rotation tost, Our spring of action to ourselves is lost. -To lose one's self, to lose one's way; to be bewildered; also, to slumber; to have the memory and reason suspended. To lose one's temper, to become angry. To lose sight of (a) to cease to see; as, we shortly lost sight of land; I lost sight of my friend for many years. (b) To overlook; to omit to take into calculation; as, you lose sight of my last argument. -To be lost at sea, to be drowned, or to be wrecked at sea. Lose (löz), v.i. 1. To forfeit anything 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 succumb; to decline; to fail; to suffer by comparison. Wisdom in discourse with her Loses, discountenanced, and like folly shows. Milton. Loset (lōz), v.t. [O.E. lose, loos, praise. See Loos.] To praise; to flatter. Losed, pp. Loosed. Chaucer. Loself (löz'el), n. [From stem lose. Otherwise written lorel. See LOREL.] A wasteful fellow; one who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person; a lorel. Byron. One sad losel soils a name for aye. Losel (löz'el), a. Wasteful; slothful. Losenge (loz'enj), n. Same as Lozenge. Losengeour, t Losenger+ (loz'enj-ér), n. [O. Fr. losangier, Pr. lauzengier, It. lusinghiere, a deceiver, flatterer; from 0. Fr. losenge, Pr. lauzenga, flattery, deceit, from L. laudo, to praise, from laus, laudis, praise.] A flatterer; a deceiver. Loser (löz'ér), n. One who loses, or is deprived of anything by defeat, forfeiture, or the like: the contrary to winner or gainer. Losh (losh), exclam. [Corruption of Lord.] An interjection implying astonishment, and sometimes employed as an introduction to a supplication. [Scotch.] Losh, man! hae mercy wi' your natch, Your bodkin's bauld. Burns. Losing (löz'ing), a. Causing or incurring loss; as, a losing game or business. Losing (lōz'ing), a. [From lose, to flatter.] Given to flattery; fawning; cozening; deceitful. Among the many simonaical prelates that swarmed in the land, Herbert, Bishop of Thetford, must not be forgotten; nicknamed Losing, that is, the Flatterer. Our old English word 'leasing,' for 'lying,' retains some affinity thereunto; and, at this day, we call an insinuating fellow a 'glozing companion." Fuller. Losingly (löz'ing-li), adv. In a losing manner; in a manner to incur loss. Loss (los), n. [A. Sax. los, damage.] 1. Privation; deprivation; forfeiture; the misfortune of having something taken away from us; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation; loss of children. 'Loss of Eden.' Milton. The loss of such a lord includes all harms. Shak. 78 2. Failure to win or gain; as, the loss of a prize or battle.-3. That which is lost; that from which one has been parted; as, the loss by leakage amounted to 20 gallons.4. Defeat; overthrow; ruin. 'Our hap is loss.' Shak.-5. The state of being cast off or discarded; exposure. 'Poor thing, condemned to loss.' Shak.-6. The state of not enjoying or having the benefit of. For loss of Nestor's golden words.' Shak.-7. The state of being at fault; the state of having lost the trace and scent of game. He cried upon it at the merest loss, And twice to-day picked out the dullest scent. Shak. -To bear a loss, to make good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it.-To be at a loss, to be puzzled; to be unable to determine; to be in a state of uncertainty.SYN. Privation, deprivation, forfeiture, detriment, injury, damage, disadvantage. Lossfult (los'ful), a. Detrimental. Losslesst (los'les), a. Free from loss. Lost (lost), p. and a. 1. Parted with; not to be found; no longer held or possessed; missing; as, a lost book or sheep; a lost limb; lost honour.-2. Forfeited, as in an unsuccessful contest or as a penalty; as, a lost prize; a lost battle.-3. Not employed or enjoyed; employed ineffectually; not taken advantage; thrown away; misspent; squandered; wasted; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity.-4. Having wandered from the way; bewildered; perplexed; being in a maze; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London.-5. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; as, a lost ship; a lost woman.-6. Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; as, a profligate lost to shame; lost to all sense of honour.-7. Not perceptible to the senses; not visible; as, an isle lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd.-The lost, in theol. those who are doomed to misery in a future state. Loste. For Looste,† pp. of loose. Loosed; Losynge,t n. Lozenge. Chaucer. loosened; dissolved. Spenser. Lot (lot), n. [A. Sax. hlot, hlyt, hlyte; D. lot, Dan. lod, Icel. hlutr, G. loos, Goth. hlauts, lot; from A. Sax. hleôtan, O.Sax. hliotan, O.H.G. hliozan, to cast lots, to obtain by lot. The word passed into the Romance languages, as in Fr. lot (whence loterie, and E. lottery), It. lotto.] 1. That which happens without human forethought or provision; chance; hazard; fortune. But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay. Spenser. 2. A contrivance by which a person allows his fate, portion, or conduct to be determined; that by which an event is committed to chance. If we draw lots, he speeds.' Shak. The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. 4. A distinct portion or parcel; as, a lot of goods; a lot of boards.-5. In mining, a certain portion of the ore reserved for the lord of the mine for protecting the miners' privileges. 6. Proportion or share of taxes; as, to pay scot and lot.-7. A prize in a lottery. In the lottery... Sir R. Haddock had the largest lot. Evelyn. 8. A game of chance. Burton.-9. A piece or division of land; perhaps originally assigned by drawing lots, but now any portion, piece, or division; as, a lot in the plain; a house-lot; a wood-lot. The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York. Kent. 10. A large or considerable number; as, a lot of people: often used in the plural; as, he has lots of money. [Colloq.]-To cast in one's lot with, to connect one's fortunes with. Essex quitted the board of treasury and cast in his lot with the opposition. Macaulay. -To cast lots, to use or throw a die, or some other contrivance, by the unforeseen turn or position of which an event is by previous agreement determined. To draw lots, to determine an event by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer. Lot (lot), v.t. pret. & pp. lotted; ppr. lotting. LOTUS To allot; to assign; to distribute; to sort; to catalogue; to portion. Lote (löt), n. See LOTUS. Lote (lot), n. [Fr. lote, lotte, L. L. lota.] A fish, the eel-pout. Loteby,t n. [Written also ludby, and probably another form of lewdsby.] A private companion or bed-fellow; a concubine. Lote-tree (lōt'trē), n. See LOTUS. Loth (loth), a. [Ó.E. lath, lathe, looth, lothe, loth, loathsome; A. Sax. lath, hateful, evil; also enmity, injury; Icel. leithr, loathed, hated, leithi, irksomeness; G. leid, D. leed, injury.] 1. Unwilling; disliking; not inclined; reluctant. To pardon willing, and to punish loth.' Waller. Long doth she stay, as loth to leave the land. Sir F. Davies. To a shady bank," Thick overhead with verdant roof embower'd, Milton. He led her nothing loth. 2. Disagreeable; odious. Lothario (lo-thā'ri-ō), n. [From Lothario, one of the characters in Rowe's Fair Penitent.] A gay libertine; a seducer of female virtue; a gay deceiver. Lothful (lŌTH'ful), α. Same as Loathful. Lothly, adv. Loathsome. Chaucer. Lotion (lo'shon), n. [L. lotio, from lavo, to wash.] 1. A washing; particularly, a washing of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair. 2. A fluid preparation, wash, or cosmetic applied to certain parts of the body, as the face, for improving the complexion, &c.-3. In phar. a fluid, generally distilled or filtered soft water, holding in solution various medical substances, and applied externally in cutaneous diseases to stimulate action, to relieve pain, and the like. Loto (lō'tō), n. [Hind.] A polished brass pot, used for cooking, drinking, and drawing water. Each man carries his bamboo lathee shod with iron, with a bundle at one end, and the unfailing loto... at the other. W. H. Russell. Lotophagi (lo-tof'a-ji), n. pl. [Gr., lotuseaters.] In ancient Greek legends, the name of a people who lived on the fruit of the lotus-tree. They received Ulysses and his followers hospitably, but the sweetness of the fruit induced such a feeling of happy languor that they forgot their native land and ceased to desire to return to it, their sole object being to live in delicious dreamy idleness in Lotus-land. Lotos (lō'tōs). Same as Lotus (which see). Lottery (lot'tèr-i), n. [Fr. loterie. See LOT.] 1. Allotment or distribution of anything by fate or chance; a procedure or scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot; the drawing of lots. In general, lotteries consist of a certain number of tickets drawn at the same time, some of which entitle the holders to prizes, while the rest are blanks. This species of gaming has been resorted to at different periods by most of the European governments as a means of raising money for public purposes. Both state and private lotteries were rendered illegal in this country in 1826, except in the case of art-unions, where the distribution by lottery of works of art was legalized. So let high-sighted tyranny rage on, Shak. Lotus (lō'tus), n. [Gr. lōtos.] 1. A name vaguely applied to a number of different plants famous in mythology and tradition. One of these is the Zizyphus Lotus, a native of Northern Africa and Southern Europe, belonging to the nat. order Rhamnaceæ. It is a shrub of 2 or 3 feet high, bearing a fruit, the jujube, which is a drupe of the size of a wild plum. This was probably the food of the Lotophagi of Homer, though some consider it was more probably the delicious berry of the Rhamnus Lotus, another North African shrub, while others refer it to the still better flavoured intoxicating berry of the Nitraria tridentata, still greatly prized by the Berbers. The name lotus was also given to several species of water-lily, as the blue water-lily (Nymphæa cærulea), the Egyptian water-lily (N. Lotus), and to the nelumbo (Nelumbium speciosum), which grow in stagnant or slowly running waters. Nymphæa cærulea and N. Lotus are often found figured on Egyptian buildings, columns, &c., and the nelumbo, or Hindu and Chinese lotus, bears a prominent part in the mythology of these countries. LOTUS-EATER 2. A genus of plants, nat. order Leguminosa, consisting of creeping herbs and undershrubs, chiefly natives of temperate regions throughout the world. They have yellow, red, or white flowers, growing in umbels on axillary peduncles, and compound leaves of four or five leaflets. Four or five species are found in Britain, where they are known as bird's-foot trefoil. They resemble the clovers in their general properties.-3. In arch, an ornament in the form of the Egyptian water-lily (Nymphaea Lotus) frequently figured in the architecture of ancient nations, especially on the capitals of Egyptian columns. Lotus-eater, Lotos-eater (lō'tus-et-ér, lō'tos-et-ér), n. One of the Lotophagi. "The mild-eyed melancholy lotos-eaters. Tenny son. See LOTOPHAGI. Lotus-land, Lotos-land (lo'tus-land, lō'tosland), n. The country of the lotus-eaters. See LOTOPHAGI. Let us swear an oath, and keep with an equal mind, In the hollow Lotos-land to live and lie reclined On the hills like gods together, careless of mankind. Tennyson. Loud (loud), a. [A. Sax. hlúd, loud, O. Sax. 0. Fris. hlúd, D. luid, O.G. hlut, lût, G. laut, loud; Icel. hljóth, G. laut, sound. Initial h represents a radical k, the root being klu; allied are A. Sax. hlýd, a noise, hlystan, E. listen; Gr. kleos, glory, klyō, to hear, klytos, famous; L. (in)clytus, famous; laus, praise, whence E. laud; W. clod, praise; Ir. cloth, noble,brave.] 1. Strong or powerful in sound; high-sounding; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud voice; a loud cry; loud thunder.-2. Uttering or making a great noise; giving out a powerful sound; as, loud instruments.-3. Making use of high, emphatic, or positive words; clamorous; noisy; vehement; as, to be loud in one's praises. She is loud and stubborn. Prov. vii. II. 4t High; boisterous; stormy; turbulent. My arrows, too slightly timbered for so loud a wind.' Shak. 'If the French be lords of this loud day.' Shak. 'Tis like to be loud weather. 5.† Urgent or pressing; crying. For, I do know, the state. Shak. Cannot with safety cast him, for he's embark'd With such loud reason to the Cyprus wars. Shak. 6+ Ostentatious; pompous; boastful; pretentious. Many men by great labours and affronts, many indignities and crimes, labour only for a pompous epitaph, and a loud title upon their marble. Fer. Taylor. 7. Flashy; showy: applied to dress or manner; as, a loud pattern; he is decidedly loud. [Colloq.]-SYN. Noisy, boisterous, vociferous, clamorous, emphatic, positive, vehement, flashy, showy. Loud (loud), adv. Loudly; so as to sound with force; with much sound, noise, or voice. Shak. Who knocks so loud at door? My griefs cry louder than advertisement. Shak. Loudfult (loud'ful), a. Loud. Loudful music.' Marston. Loud-lunged (loud'lungd), a. Having lungs enabling one to speak loudly; uttered with strong lungs; vociferous; noisy. 'Loudlung'd antibabylonianisms.' Tennyson. Loudly (loud'li), adv. In a loud manner: (a) with great sound or noise; noisily. 'Who long and loudly in the schools declaimed.' Denham. The soldiers' music and the rites of war Shak. (b) Clamorously; with vehement words or importunity; as, he loudly complained of intolerance. (c) Ostentatiously; pompously; showily; as, he was very loudly dressed. [Colloq.] Loud-mouthed (loud'mouTнd), a. Having a loud clamorous voice; talking loudly or clamorously. Loudness (loud'nes), n. The state or quality of being loud: (a) great sound or noise; as, the loudness of a voice or of thunder. (b) Clamour; clamorousness; turbulence; uproar. (c) Ostentation; pompousness; flashiness; showiness; as, loudness of dress. [Colloq.] Loud-voiced (loud'voist), a. Having a loud voice. Byron. Lough (lok), n. The Irish form of Loch (which see). Lough, pret. of laugh (Sc. leugh or leuch). Laughed Chaucer. Louis d'or (lö-e-dor), n. [Fr.,a Louis of gold.] A gold coin of France, first struck in 1640, in the reign of Louis XIII., and continuing to be coined till 1795. It ranged in value from about 16s. 7d. to 188. 94d. sterling. Louis-Quatorze (lö-e-ka-torz), a. [Fr., Louis XIV.] The name given to a style of architecture and internal ornamentation prevalent in France in the reign of Louis XIV., specially applied to palaces and large mansions. Externally the forms are classical, freely treated, and rustication is much employed; the windows are larger and the rooms more lofty and spacious than in buildings of the period immediately preceding, and there is generally an effort at sump Table, Louis-Quatorze style. tuous elegance. The palace of Versailles and the east front of the Louvre are prominent examples of the style. The most characteristic features of the Louis-Quatorze style, however, are seen in the internal ornamental decoration, the great medium of which was gilt stucco-work, and its most striking characteristics are an infinite play of light and shade, and a certain disregard of symmetry of parts and of symmetrical arrangement. The characteristic details are the scroll and shell. The classical ornaments, and all the elements of the Cinque-cento, from which the Louis-Quatorze proceeded, are admitted under peculiar treatment, or as accessories; the panels are formed by chains of scrolls, the concave and convex alternately; some clothed with an acanthus foliation, others plain.-LouisQuinze (lö-e-kanz) is the name for the va riety of this style of ornament which prevailed in France during the reign of Louis XV. In it the want of symmetry in the details, and of symmetrical arrangement, which characterize the Louis XIV. style, are carried to an extreme. An utter disregard of symmetry, a want of attention to masses, and an elongated treatment of the foliations of the scroll, together with a species of crimped conventional shell-work, are characteristics of this style. Loun, Lound (loun, lound), a. [Icel. logn, Sw. lugn, calm, tranquil: said of weather.] Calm; low and sheltered; still; serene; trànquil; as, a loun place. [Scotch.] Loun (lön), n. See LOON. Lounder (loun'dér), v.t. [Icel. hlaunn, the buttock.] To beat with severe strokes. [Scotch.] Lounder (loun'dèr), n. A severe stunning blow. [Scotch.] Loundering (loun'der-in), n. A drubbing; a beating. [Scotch.] Sir W. Scott. Lounge (lounj), v.i. pret. & pp. lounged; ppr. lounging. [O.E. lungis, an awkward, slowmoving fellow, dial. lungeous, awkward, LOUT from O. Fr. longis, longin, an awkward dawdling fellow, from long, L. longus, long. Akin long, linger, lunge.] 1. To loll or dawdle; to live lazily; to spend the time in idly moving about. ature. We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literHannay. 2. To recline in a lazy manner; to loll; as, to lounge on a sofa. Lounge (lounj), n. 1. A sauntering or strolling.-2.The act of reclining at ease or lolling. 3. A place which idlers frequent.-4. A kind of couch or sofa for reclining on. Lounge (lounj), n. In fencing, a lunge (which see). Lounger (lounj'èr), n. One who lounges; an idler; one who loiters away his time in indolence. Guardian. Lounging (lounj'ing), a. Pertaining to a lounger; lolling; as, a lounging manner, gait, chair, &c. Loup (loup), v.t. or i. pret. lap; pp. loupen. [Scotch form of leap.] 1. To leap; to spring; to run or move with celerity.-2. To give way: applied to frost when it melts away. Loupt (löp), n. Same as Loop. Spenser. Louping-ill (loup'ing-il), n. Leaping-evil; a disease among sheep which causes them to spring up and down when moving forward. [Scotch.] Louping-on-stane (loup-in-on'stán), n. A step-stone, or a flight of stone steps for assisting one to get on horseback. [Scotch.] Loup-the-dyke (loup'thi-dyk), a. Giddy; unsettled; runaway. [Scotch.j Now I have my finger and my thumb on this loupthe-dyke loon. Sir W. Scott. Lour (lour). See LOWER. Louse (lous), n. pl. Lice (lis). [A. Sax. lús, pl. lys, D. luis, Dan. lus, Icel. lús, O. H. G. lús, G. laus, derived by some from root of lose, by others from a root meaning to creep, seen in Slav. lizu, to creep; W. llau, creepers, lice. The plural is formed by umlaut, as in mouse, mice; foot, feet; man, men, an original in the termination having modified the stem-vowel.] The common name of a genus (Pediculus) of apterous insects, parasitic on man and other animals. The common louse is furnished with a simple eye or ocellus, on each side of a distinctly differentiated head, the under surface of which bears a suctorial mouth. There is little distinction between the thorax and abdomen, but the segments of the former carry three pairs of legs. The legs are short, with short claws or with two opposing hooks, affording a very firm hold. The body is flattened and nearly transparent, composed of eleven or twelve distinct segments, and showing the stigmata very plainly. The young pass through no metamorphosis, and their multiplication is extremely rapid. Most, if not all, mammals are infested by lice, each having generally its own peculiar species, and sometimes having two or three. Three species are said to belong to man, viz. P. humanus (body-louse), P. capitis (head-louse), and P. pubis (crab-louse), the last perhaps constituting a distinct genus, Phthirius. They are oviparous, and their eggs, which are glued each to a hair, are popularly termed nits. Louse (louz), v. t. To clean from lice. Lousewort (lous'wert), n. The popular English name of the genus Pedicularis, nat. order Scrophulariaceæ. Two species, P. palustris and P. sylvatica, are found in Britain growing in moist pastures. They are herbs of brownish hue, with deeply divided leaves and showy pink flowers. Lousily (louz'i-li), adv. In a lousy manner; in a mean paltry manner; scurvily. Lousiness (louz'i-nes), n. The state of being lousy or abounding with lice. Lousy (louz'i), a. 1. Swarming with lice; infested with lice. Hence-2. Mean; low; contemptible. A lousy knave to have his gibes and his mockeries.' Shak, Lout (lout), v.i. [A. Sax. lutan, hlutan, to stoop, to bow, to incline; lútian, to bow, to lurk; Icel. lúta, Dan. lude, to bow down, to lout; Icel. lútr, louting, stooping.] To bend; to bow; to stoop. [Old English and Scotch.j He fair the knight saluted, louting low. Spenser. Them, louting low with rustic courtesy, He welcomed in. Southey. Lout (lout), n. [From the verb. See above.] A mean awkward fellow; a bumpkin; a clown. Lout, Lowtt (lout), v.t. To treat as a lout; to make a fool of; to leave in the lurch. I am lowted by a traitor villain. Shak. |