To lurk; to lie hid.

strongly opposed.

A gay seducer of women; a libertine.

Lorraine, a French region rich in iron-ore deposits.

See Loath, Loathly, etc.

A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair.

See Lotto.

An East Indian monkey (Semnopithecus femoralis).

A people visited by Ulysses in his wanderings. They subsisted on the lotus. See Lotus (b), and Lotus-eater.

See Lotus.

One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi.

A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of the tickets are blanks. An affair of chance.

A game of chance, played with cards or tickets, on which are inscribed numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing numbered balls) for determining a set of numbers by chance. The player holding a card having on it the set of numbers drawn from the wheel takes the stakes after a certain percentage of them has been deducted for the dealer. In some systems, lesser prizes are awarded for having some but not all of the numbers selected, such as four or five numbers in a six-number drawing. A variety of lotto is called keno. In another variety, the player chooses the numbers for the card or ticket s/he holds. There may be from three to seven different numbers on a card or ticket. In a modern computerized lotto system conducted by state authorities, the player chooses numbers, or allows the computer to choose numbers at random, which are then printed on a ticket that the player holds until the winning number is selected.

See Lotion.

A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymph/a Lotus and Nymph/a c/rulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments. The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it. The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote. A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover.

of questionable taste, decency, or morality; not reputable; as, a louche nightclub; a louche painting.

Goggles intended to rectify strabismus by permitting vision only directly in front.

With loudness; loudly.

a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscretely.

Having a loud voice; talking or sounding noisily; noisily impudent or offensive.

Having a loud voice; speaking with a loud voice; noisy; clamorous.

Noisy.

In a loud manner.

The quality or state of being loud.

A device which converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance, usually outdoors; it is used to amplify or transmit over a distance speech from a person, who is typically speaking into a microphone. Sometimes it is used to play recorded speech or music.

of Laugh.

Formerly, a gold coin of France nominally worth twenty shillings sterling, but of varying value; -- first struck in 1640.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the art or style of the times of Louis XIV. of France; as, Louis quatorze architecture.

a resident of Louisiana.

An accomplice; a /pal./

An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging.

One who lounges; an idler.

See 1st Loop.

The Canada lynx. See Lynx.

A werewolf; a lycanthrope.

The Pomeranian or Spitz dog.

Any of a variety of small magnifying glasses, having a magnifying power from 2X to 20X, commonly of 10X, which may be held in the hand, or in some cases held within the eyesocket without the use of a hand. It is commonly used by jewelers and watchmakers.

An enzo/tic, often fatal, disease of sheep and other domestic animals, of unknown cause. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose principal totem was the wolf.

An Asiatic sardine (Clupea Neohowii), valued for its oil.

See Lory.

To clean from lice.

Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs. It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy.

In a lousy manner; in a mean, paltry manner; scurvily.

The state or quality of being lousy.

Infested with lice.

To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.

Clownish; rude; awkward.

A crested black monkey (Semnopithecus maurus) of Java.

To supply with louvers.

supplied with louvers for ventilation; as, a louvered door.

A door having louvers in place of a solid panel, in part or all of the surface of the door.

A window having louvers in place of glass, usually over the entire surface of the window.

A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a).

Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love; worthy of love.

An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant.

To have the feeling of love; to be in love.

a song about love or expressing love for another person.

Affection.

Courtship.

a fabled drink credited with magical power; it can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it.

Languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick maid.

The state of being love-sick.

something given as a token of love.

See Lovable.

A small Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors; also called the budgie.

p. p. of love, v. t.. Opposite of unloved.

One who is loved.

Full of love.

Void of love; void of tenderness or kindness.

In manner to excite love; amiably.

The state or quality of being lovely.

A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.

Forsaken by one's love.

In a manner to please, or to excite love.

One who deals in affairs of love.

One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.

As lovers do.

See Louver.

Lovely.

Affectionate.

Tender regard; mercy; favor.

With love; affectionately.

Affection; kind regard.

A lover.

To depress; to lower.

a hand loom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for weaving tapestry.

having relatively few calories.

having a lower than normal ceiling.

Not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms; -- applied especially to Episcopalians, and opposed to high-church. See High Church, under High.

The principles of the low-church party.

One who holds low-church principles.

The state of being a low-churchman.

Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society. Contrasted with middle-class and upper-class.

inexpensive; cheap. Opposite of expensive.

having a neckline low enough to expose part of the breast; -- of a woman's garment; as, a low-cut party dress.

of the most contemptible kind; contemptible; mean; base; vile; -- of people or the actions of people; as, a lowdown sneak thief.

producing little emission of atmospheric pollutants; as, a low-emission vehicle.

inferior; as, low-grade ore. Opposite of high-grade.

restrained in style or quality; not flashy or intense; understated; as, a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence.

weak; not intense; as, low-level radiation.

Characteristic of, or like, one bred in a low and vulgar condition of life; mean; dishonorable; contemptible; as, low-lived dishonesty.

having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level; as, low-lying clouds.

Inclined in mind to low or unworthy things; showing a base mind.

The quality of being low-minded; meanness; baseness.

Cut low in the neck; decollete; low-cut; -- said of a woman's dress.

low in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices. Opposite of high-pitched.

producing little pollution, especially air pollution; as, a low-polluting electric car.

Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure.

same as low-cost.

producing images that are not sharply defined; -- of optical instruments or image display devices. Opposite of high-resolution.

Lower than the highest heights; -- used of buildings of one or only a few stories; as, a low-rise apartment building.

short and thick; especially having short legs and heavy musculature; -- of people.

Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; dispirited; not sprightly.

Furnished or built with short studs; as, a low-studded house or room.

causing little foam to form; -- used of e.g. detergents. Contrasted with high-sudsing.

not involving high technology; using long-established technology. Opposite of high-tech.

subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage. Contrasted with high-tension.

Having one's thoughts directed toward mean or insignificant subjects.

relatively low in volume; soft; -- of sound; as, making low-toned noises with their mouths that went as an undercurrent of sound. Opposite of loud.