1) French boy name 2) French wolf 3) French boy name 4) Half-mask 5) Masquerade-ball mask 6) River in Nebraska 7) Platte tributary 8) Wolf, to Duceppe 
[river] The Loup flows through the following cities and villages (source to mouth): ...
• (n.) See 1st Loop.
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Loup (lōp) noun (Iron Works) See 1st Loop . 
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
Loup is a French name for boys and girls. The meaning is `wolf` The name is very rarely given inthe United States. The name Loup is most commonly given to French boys. In Wallonie and Belgium it is (almost) solely given to boys