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

Low-churchism Low"-church`ism noun The principles of the low-church party.

Low-churchman Low"-church`man noun ; plural -men One who holds low-church principles.

Low-churchmanship Low"-church`man·ship noun The state of being a low-churchman.

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

Low-minded Low"-mind`ed adjective Inclined in mind to low or unworthy things; showing a base mind.

Low-minded and immoral.

Macaulay.

All old religious jealousies were condemned as low- minded infirmities.

Bancroft.

Low-mindedness Low"-mind`ed·ness noun The quality of being low-minded; meanness; baseness.

Low-necked Low"-necked` adjective Cut low in the neck; decollete; -- said of a woman's dress.

Low-pressure Low"-pres`sure adjective Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure.

Low-pressure steam engine , a steam engine in which low steam is used; often applied to a condensing engine even when steam at high pressure is used. See Steam engine .

Low-spirited Low"-spir`it·ed adjective Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not sprightly.

-- Low"-spir`it*ed*ness , noun

Low-studded Low"-stud`ded adjective Furnished or built with short studs; as, a low-studded house or room.

Low-thoughted Low"-thought`ed adjective Having one's thoughts directed toward mean or insignificant subjects.

Lowbell Low"bell` noun [ Low a flame + bell .] 1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.

The fowler's lowbell robs the lark of sleep.

King.

2. A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep.

A lowbell hung about a sheep's . . . neck.

Howell.

Lowbell Low"bell` transitive verb To frighten, as with a lowbell.

Lowborn Low"born` adjective Born in a low condition or rank; -- opposed to highborn .

Lowboy Low"boy` noun 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. [ U. S.]

Lowbred Low"bred` adjective 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.

Lower Low"er adjective Compar. of Low , adjective

Lower Low"er transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lowered ; present participle & verbal noun Lowering .] [ From Low , adjective ] 1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.

Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love
Down to a silent grave.

Tennyson.

2. To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.

3. To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.

4. To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.

5. To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.

6. To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.

Lower Low"er intransitive verb To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

Lower Low"er intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lowered ; present participle & verbal noun Lowering .] [ Middle English lowren , luren ; confer Dutch loeren , LG. luren . German lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and English leer , lurk .] 1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.

All the clouds that lowered upon our house.

Shak.

2. To frown; to look sullen.

But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face.

Dryden.

Lower Low"er noun [ Obsolete] 1. Cloudiness; gloominess.

2. A frowning; sullenness.

Lower-case Low"er-case` adjective (Print.) Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; -- used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals. See the Note under 1st Case , noun , 3.

Lowering Low"er·ing adjective Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky.

Loweringly Low"er·ing·ly adverb In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.

Lowermost Low"er·most` adjective [ Irreg. superl. of Low . Confer Uppermost , Foremost , etc.] Lowest.

Lowery Low"er·y adjective Cloudy; gloomy; lowering; as, a lowery sky; lowery weather.

Lowgh, Lowh Lowgh, Lowh obsolete strong imperfect of Laugh . [ Confer 1st Low and 2d Lough .] Chaucer.

Lowing Low"ing noun The calling sound made by cows and other bovine animals.

Lowish Low"ish adjective Somewhat low. [ Colloq.] Richardson.

Lowk Lowk noun See Louk . [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Lowland Low"land noun Land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a low or level country; -- opposed to highland .

The Lowlands , Belgium and Holland; the Netherlands; also, the southern part of Scotland.

Lowlander Low"land·er noun A native or inhabitant of the Lowlands, especially of the Lowlands of Scotland, as distinguished from Highlander .

Lowlihood, Lowlihead Low"li·hood, Low"li·head noun A lowly state. [ R.] Tennyson.

Lowlily Low"li·ly adverb In a lowly place or manner; humbly. [ Obsolete or R.]

Thinking lowlily of himself and highly of those better than himself.

J. C. Shairp.

Lowliness Low"li·ness noun [ From Lowly .] 1. The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind.

Walk . . . with all lowliness and meekness.

Eph. iv. 1, 2.

2. Low condition, especially as to manner of life.

The lowliness of my fortune has not brought me to flatter vice.

Dryden.

Lowly Low"ly adjective [ Compar. Lowlier ; superl. Lowliest .] [ Low , adjective + -ly .] 1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. " Lowly lands." Dryden.

2. Low in rank or social importance.

One common right the great and lowly claims.

Pope.

3. Not lofty or sublime; humble.

These rural poems, and their lowly strain.

Dryden.

4. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart.

Matt. xi. 29.

Lowly Low"ly adverb 1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. "Be lowly wise." Milton.

2. In a low condition; meanly.

I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught.

Shak.

Lown Lown noun [ See Loon .] A low fellow. [ Obsolete]

Lowness Low"ness noun The state or quality of being low.

Lowry Low"ry noun An open box car used on railroads. Compare Lorry .

Loxodromic Lox`o·drom"ic adjective [ Greek ... slanting, oblique + ... a running, course; confer French loxodromique .] Pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines; as, loxodromic tables.

Loxodromic curve or line (Geom.) , a line on the surface of a sphere, which always makes an equal angle with every meridian; the rhumb line. It is the line on which a ship sails when her course is always in the direction of one and the same point of the compass.

Loxodromics Lox`o·drom"ics noun The art or method of sailing on the loxodromic or rhumb line.

Loxodromism Lox·od"ro·mism noun The act or process of tracing a loxodromic curve; the act of moving as if in a loxodromic curve.

Loxodromy Lox·od"ro·my noun [ Confer French loxodromic .] The science of loxodromics. [ R.]

Loy Loy noun A long, narrow spade for stony lands.

Loyal Loy"al adjective [ French loyal , Old French loial , leial , Latin legalis , from lex , legis , law. See Legal , and confer Leal .]

1. Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance.

Welcome, sir John ! But why come you in arms ? -
To help King Edward in his time of storm,
As every loyal subject ought to do.

Shak.

2. True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity, especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other, and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a principle.

Your true and loyal wife.

Shak.

Unhappy both, but loyal their loves.

Dryden.

Loyalist Loy"al·ist noun A person who adheres to his sovereign or to the lawful authority; especially, one who maintains his allegiance to his prince or government, and defends his cause in times of revolt or revolution.

Loyally Loy"al·ly adverb In a loyal manner; faithfully.

Loyalness Loy"al·ness noun Loyalty. [ R.] Stow.

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