Lord Lord intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lorded ; present participle & verbal noun Lording .] To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; -- sometimes with over ; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb.

The whiles she lordeth in licentious bliss.

Spenser.

I see them lording it in London streets.

Shak.

And lorded over them whom now they serve.

Milton.

Lording Lord"ing noun [ Lord + - ing , 3.] 1. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

2. A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. [ Obsolete] Swift.

» In the plural, a common ancient mode of address equivalent to "Sirs" or "My masters."

Therefore, lordings all, I you beseech.

Chaucer.

Lordkin Lord"kin noun A little lord. Thackeray.

Lordlike Lord"like` adjective [ 2d lord + like . Confer Lordly .]

1. Befitting or like a lord; lordly.

2. Haughty; proud; insolent; arrogant.

Lordliness Lord"li·ness noun [ From Lordly .] The state or quality of being lordly. Shak.

Lordling Lord"ling noun [ Lord + - ling .] A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith.

Lordly Lord"ly adjective [ Compar. Lordlier ; superl. Lordliest .] [ Lord + -ly . Confer Lordlike .] 1. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable.

She brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

Judges v. 25.

Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them.

South.

The maidens gathered strength and grace
And presence, lordlier than before.

Tennyson.

2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.

Lords are lordliest in their wine.

Milton.

Syn. -- Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious .

Lordly Lord"ly adverb In a lordly manner.

Lordolatry Lord·ol"a·try noun [ Lord + -olatry , as in idolatry .] Worship of, or reverence for, a lord as such. [ Jocose]

But how should it be otherwise in a country where lordolatry is part of our creed ?

Thackeray.

Lordosis Lor·do"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... , from ... bent so as to be convex in front.] (Medicine) (a) A curvature of the spine forwards, usually in the lumbar region. (b) Any abnormal curvature of the bones.

Lords and Ladies Lords" and La"dies (Botany) The European wake-robin ( Arum maculatum ), -- those with purplish spadix the lords, and those with pale spadix the ladies. Dr. Prior.

Lordship Lord"ship noun 1. The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your ), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace ) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc.

2. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.

What lands and lordships for their owner know
My quondam barber.

Dryden.

3. Dominion; power; authority.

They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them.

Mark x. 42.

Lore Lore (lōr) noun [ French lore , Latin lorum thong.] (Zoology) (a) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes. (b) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Lore Lore obsolete imperfect & past participle of Lose .. [ See Lose .] Lost.

Neither of them she found where she them lore .

Spenser.

Lore Lore noun [ Middle English lore , lare , Anglo-Saxon lār , from lǣran to teach; akin to Dutch leer teaching, doctrine, German lehre , Danish lære , Swedish lära . See Learn , and confer Lere , transitive verb ] 1. That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore ; legal lore ; folk lore . "The lore of war." Fairfax.

His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore .

Milton.

2. That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel. Chaucer.

If please ye, listen to my lore .

Spenser.

3. Workmanship. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Loreal, Loral Lor"e·al, Lor"al adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the lore; -- said of certain feathers of birds, scales of reptiles, etc.

Lorel Lor"el noun [ .... Confer Losel .] A good for nothing fellow; a vagabond. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Loren Lor"en obsolete strong past participle of Lose . Chaucer.

Loresman Lores"man noun [ Lore learning + man .] An instructor. [ Obsolete] Gower.

Loreto, Loretto Lo·ret"o, Lo·ret"to nuns [ From Loreto , a city in Italy famous for its Holy House, said to be that in which Jesus lived, brought by angels from Nazareth.] (R. C. Ch.) Members of a congregation of nuns founded by Mrs. Mary Teresa Ball, near Dublin, Ireland, in 1822, and now spread over Ireland, India, Canada, and the United States. The nuns are called also Ladies of Loreto . They are engaged in teaching girls.

Lorette Lo`rette" noun [ French] In France, a name for a woman who is supported by her lovers, and devotes herself to idleness, show, and pleasure; -- so called from the church of Notre Dame de Lorette , in Paris, near which many of them resided.

Lorettine Lo`ret·tine" noun (R. C. Ch.) One of a order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto , in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of Loretto , or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross ) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the Western United States.

Lorettine Lo`ret·tine" noun [ From Loreto in Italy.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of an order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the western United States. (b) A Loreto nun.

Lorgnette Lor`gnette" noun [ French] An opera glass ; plural elaborate double eyeglasses.

Lori Lo"ri noun (Zoology) Same as Lory .

Lorica Lo·ri"ca noun ; plural Loricæ . [ Latin , lit., a corselet of thongs, from lorum thong.] 1. (Anc. Armor) A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.

2. (Chemistry) Lute for protecting vessels from the fire.

3. (Zoology) The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer.

Loricata Lor`i·ca"ta (lŏr`ĭ*kā"ta) noun plural [ New Latin See Loricate .] (Zoology) (a) A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos. (b) The crocodilia.

Loricate Lor"i·cate (lŏr"ĭ*kāt) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Loricated (lŏr"ĭ*kā`tĕd); present participle & verbal noun Loricating (lŏr"ĭ*kā`tĭng).] [ Latin loricatus , past participle of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, from lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, from lorum thong.] To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

Loricate Lor"i·cate adjective [ See Loricate , v. ] Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.

Loricate Lor"i·cate noun (Zoology) An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.

Lorication Lor`i·ca"tion noun [ Latin loricatio .] The act of loricating; the protecting substance put on; a covering of scales or plates.

Lorikeet Lor"i·keet noun (Zoology) Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus , Loriculus , and several allied genera.

Lorimer, Loriner Lor"i·mer, Lor"i·ner noun [ Old French lormier , loremier , from Late Latin loranum bridle, Latin lorum thong, the rein of a bridle.] A maker of bits, spurs, and metal mounting for bridles and saddles; hence, a saddler. [ Obsolete] Holinshed.

Loring Lor"ing noun [ See 3d Lore .] Instructive discourse. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Loriot Lo"ri·ot noun [ French, from Old French loriou , for l'oriol , oriol , l' being the article. The same word as oriole . See Oriole .] (Zoology) The golden oriole of Europe. See Oriole .

Loris Lo"ris noun [ Loris , or lori , the indigenous East Indian name.] (Zoology) Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus Stenops . They have long, slender limbs and large eyes, and are arboreal in their habits. The slender loris ( S. gracilis ), of Ceylon, in one of the best known species. [ Written also lori .]

Lorn Lorn adjective [ Strong past participle of Lose . See Lose , Forlorn .] 1. Lost; undone; ruined. [ Archaic]

If thou readest, thou art lorn .

Sir W. Scott.

2. Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn woman.

Lorrie, Lorry Lor"rie, Lor"ry noun ; plural Lorries . [ Prob. from lurry to pull or lug.] A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.

Lory Lo"ry noun ; plural Lories . [ Hind. & Malay. lūrī , nūrī .] (Zoology) Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidæ, generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers.

» The lory, or louri, of South Africa is the white-crested plantain eater or turacou. See Turacou .

Los Los noun Praise. See Loos . [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Losable Los"a·ble adjective Such as can be lost.

Losange Los"ange noun See Lozenge .

Lose Lose (lōz) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lost (lŏst; 115) present participle & verbal noun Losing (lōz"ĭng).] [ Middle English losien to loose, be lost, lose, Anglo-Saxon losian to become loose; akin to Middle English leosen to lose, past participle loren , lorn , Anglo-Saxon leósan , past participle loren (in comp.), D. ver liezen , G. ver lieren , Dan. for lise , Swedish för lisa , för lora , Goth. fra liusan , also to English loose , a & v., Latin luere to loose, Greek ly`ein , Sanskrit lū to cut. √127. Confer Analysis , Palsy , Solve , Forlorn , Leasing , Loose , Loss .]

1. To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.

Fair Venus wept the sad disaster
Of having lost her favorite dove.

Prior.

2. To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health.

If the salt hath lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted ?

Matt. v. 13.

3. Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.

The unhappy have but hours, and these they lose .

Dryden.

4. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.

He hath lost his fellows.

Shak

5. To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.

The woman that deliberates is lost .

Addison.

6. To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.

Like following life thro' creatures you dissect,
You lose it in the moment you detect.

Pope.

7. To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said.

He shall in no wise lose his reward.

Matt. x. 42.

I fought the battle bravely which I lost ,
And lost it but to Macedonians.

Dryden.

8. To cause to part with; to deprive of. [ R.]

How should you go about to lose him a wife he loves with so much passion ?

Sir W. Temple.

9. To prevent from gaining or obtaining.

O false heart ! thou hadst almost betrayed me to eternal flames, and lost me this glory.

Baxter.

To lose ground , to fall behind; to suffer gradual loss or disadvantage. -- To lose heart , to lose courage; to become timid. "The mutineers lost heart ." Macaulay. -- To lose one's head , to be thrown off one's balance; to lose the use of one's good sense or judgment.

In the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars lost their heads .

Whitney.

-- To lose one's self . (a) To forget or mistake the bearing of surrounding objects; as, to lose one's self in a great city. (b) To have the perceptive and rational power temporarily suspended; as, we lose ourselves in sleep . -- To lose sight of . (a) To cease to see; as, to lose sight of the land. (b) To overlook; to forget; to fail to perceive; as, he lost sight of the issue .

Lose Lose intransitive verb To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.

We 'll . . . hear poor rogues
Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too,
Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out.

Shak.

Losel Los"el noun [ From the root of lose , loss . √127. Confer Lorel .] One who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person; a lorel. [ Archaic] Spenser.

One sad losel soils a name for aye.

Byron.

Losel Los"el adjective Wasteful; slothful.

Losenger Los"en·ger noun [ Old French losengier , losengeor , from losengier to deceive, flatter, losenge , flattery, Pr. lauzenga , from Latin laus praise. Confer Lozenge .] A flatterer; a deceiver; a cozener. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

To a fair pair of gallows, there to end their lives with shame, as a number of such other losengers had done.

Holinshed.

Losengerie Los"en·ger·ie noun [ Old French ] Flattery; deceit; trickery. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Loser Los"er noun One who loses. South.

Losing Lo"sing adjective [ See Losenger .] Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening. [ Obsolete]

Amongst the many simoniacal that swarmed in the land, Herbert, Bishop of Thetford, must not be forgotten; nick-named Losing , that is, the Flatterer.

Fuller.

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