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.

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.

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.

subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage, usually considered as no greater than 250 volts. Contrasted with high-voltage.

The Australian moundbird (Leipoa ocellata); it incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds.

to give a deceptively low estimate of the price of (merchandise or services); -- a sales tactic to induce a person to buy.

To frighten, as with a lowbell.

Born in a low condition or rank; -- opposed to highborn.

A chest of drawers not more than four feet high; -- applied commonly to the lower half of a tallboy from which the upper half has been removed.

Bred, or like one bred, in a low condition of life; characteristic or indicative of such breeding; rude; impolite; vulgar; as, a lowbred fellow; a lowbred remark.

Cloudiness; gloominess.

Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; -- used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals; as, lowercase letters a and b and c etc.. Contrasted with uppercase. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.

same as low-class. Contrasted with middle-class and upper-class.

the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something.

occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society.

inferior in rank or status.

an undergraduate who is not yet a senior.

pointed downward; as, with lowered eyes. Opposite of raised.

Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky.

In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.

Lowest.

Cloudy; gloomy; lowering; as, a lowery sky; lowery weather.

strong imp. of Laugh.

The calling sound made by cows and other bovine animals.

Somewhat low.

See Louk.

Land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a low or level country; -- opposed to highland.

A native or inhabitant of the Lowlands, especially of the Lowlands of Scotland, as distinguished from Highlander.

A lowly state.

In a lowly place or manner; humbly.