Chapter 921

Now I stand Loose of my vow; but who knows Cato's thoughts ? Addison.

3. Not tight or close; as, a loose garment .

4. Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture .

With horse and chariots ranked in loose array. Milton.

5. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning .

The comparison employed . . . must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation. Whewel.

6. Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.

The loose morality which he had learned. Sir W. Scott.

7. Unconnected; rambling.

Vario spends whole mornings in running over loose and unconnected pages. I. Watts.

8. Lax; not costive; having lax bowels.

Locke.

9. Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman .

Loose ladies in delight. Spenser.

10. Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle .

Dryden.

At loose ends , not in order; in confusion; carelessly managed. -- Fast and loose . See under Fast . -- To break loose . See under Break . -- Loose pulley . (Mach.) See Fast and loose pulleys , under Fast . -- To let loose , to free from restraint or confinement; to set at liberty.

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Loose , n. 1. Freedom from restraint. [Obs.]

Prior.

2. A letting go; discharge.

B. Jonson.

To give a loose , to give freedom.

Vent all its griefs, and give a loose to sorrow. Addison.

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Loose (?) , v. n. [ imp. & p. p. Loosed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Loosing .] [From Loose , a. ] 1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.

Canst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion ? Job. xxxviii. 31.

Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me. Matt. xxi. 2.

2. To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.

Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife. 1 Cor. vii. 27.

Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matt. xvi. 19.

3. To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.

The joints of his loins were loosed . Dan. v. 6.

4. To solve; to interpret. [Obs.]

Spenser.

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Loose , v. i. To set sail. [Obs.]

Acts xiii. 13.

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Loose"ly , adv. In a loose manner.

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Loos"en (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Loosened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Loosening .] [See Loose , v. t. ] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.

After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. Bacon.

2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..

It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden.

3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.

Bacon.

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Loos"en , v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.

S. Sharp.

Loosener <Xpage=868>

Loos"en*er (?) , n. One who, or that which, loosens.

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Loose"ness , n. The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles.

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Loose"strife` (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) The name of several species of plants of the genus Lysimachia , having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color. (b) Any species of the genus Lythrum , having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers. Gray .

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False loosestrife , a plant of the genus Ludwigia , which includes several species, most of which are found in the United States. -- Tufted loosestrife , the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora , found in the northern parts of the United States and in Europe.

Gray.

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Loos"ish (?) , a. Somewhat loose.

Loot <Xpage=869>

Loot (?) , n. [Hind. l<?/t , Skr. l<?/tra , l<?/ptra , booty, lup to break, spoil; prob. akin to E. rob .] 1. The act of plundering.

2. Plunder; booty; especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city.

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Loot , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Looted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Looting .] To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war.

Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses. L.O<?/phant.

Looter <Xpage=869>

Loot"er (?) , n. A plunderer.

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Loo"ver (?) , n. See Louver .

Lop <Xpage=869>

Lop (?) , n. [AS. loppe .] A flea. [Obs.]

Cleveland.

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Lop (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lopped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lopping (?) .] [Prov. G. luppen , lubben ,to cut, geld, or OD. luppen , D. lubben .] 1. To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything; to sho<?/ -- by cutting off the extremities; to cut off, or remove as superfluous parts; as, to lop a tree or its branches . "With branches lopped , in wood or mountain felled."

Milton.

Expunge the whole, or lop the excrescent parts. Pope.

2. To cut partly off and bend down; as, to lop bushes in a hedge .

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Lop , n. That which is lopped from anything, as branches from a tree.

Shak. Mortimer.

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Lop , v. i. To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side.

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Lop , v. t. To let hang down; as, to lop the head .

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Lop , a. Hanging down; as, lop ears ; -- used also in compound adjectives; as, lop eared; lop sided.

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Lope (?) , imp. of Leap . [Obs.]

And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser .

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Lope , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Loped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Loping .] [See Leap .] 1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] "He that lopes on the ropes."

Middleton.

2. To move with a lope, as a horse. [U.S.]

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Lope , n. 1. A leap; a long step. [Prov. Eng.]

2. An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps. [U.S.]

The mustang goes rollicking ahead, with the eternal lope , . . . a mixture of two or three gaits, as easy as the motions of a crade. T. B. Thorpe.

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Lop"eared` (?) , a. Having ears which lop or hang down.

Lopeman <Xpage=869>

Lope"man (?) , n. Leaper; ropedancer. [Obs.]

Loper <Xpage=869>

Lop"er (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, lopes; esp., a horse that lopes. [U.S.]

2. (Rope Making) A swivel at one end of a ropewalk, used in laying the strands.

Lophine <Xpage=869>

Loph"ine (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a tuft or crest of feathers.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde. It is obtained in long white crystalline tufts, -- whence its name.

Lophiomys <Xpage=869>

Lo*phi"o*mys (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. lofia` a mane, bristly ridge + my^s a mouse.] (Zo\'94l.) A very singular rodent ( Lophiomys Imhausi ) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family ( Lophiomyid\'91 ), remarkable for the structure of the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in structure and arrangement.

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Loph"o*branch (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ crest or tuft + <?/ gill.] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii. -- n. One of the Lophobranchii.

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Loph`o*bran"chi*ate (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii.

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Loph`o*bran"chi*i (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a crest or tuft + <?/ gill.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of teleostean fishes, having the gills arranged in tufts on the branchial arches, as the Hippocampus and pipefishes.

Lophophore <Xpage=869>

Loph"o*phore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a crest or tuft + <?/ to bear.] (Zo\'94l.) A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of the Bryozoa. See Phylactolemata .

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Lo*phop"o*da (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. <?/ a crest or tuft + -poda .] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Phylactolemata .

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Lo*phos"te*on (?) , n. ; pl. L. Lophostea (#) , E. Lophosteons (#) . [NL., from Gr. <?/ a crest + <?/ a bone.] (Anat.) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.

Loppard <Xpage=869>

Lop"pard (?) , n. [ Lop + -ard .] A tree, the top of which has been lopped off. [Eng.]

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Lop"per (?) , n. One who lops or cuts off.

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Lop"per , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Loppered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Loppering .] [Cf. Prov. G. l\'81bbern , levern , OHG. giliber<?/n , G. luppe , lab , rennet.] To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.

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Lop"ping (?) , n. A cutting off, as of branches; that which is cut off; leavings.

The loppings made from that stock whilst it stood. Burke.

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Lop"py (?) , a. Somewhat lop; inclined to lop.

Lopseed <Xpage=869>

Lop"seed` (?) , n. (Bot.) A perennial herb ( Phryma Leptostachya ), having slender seedlike fruits.

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Lop"sid`ed (?) , a. [ Lop + side. Cf. Lobsided .] 1. Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure; as, a lopsided ship .

Marryat.

2. Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; full of idiosyncrasies.

J. S. Mill.

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Lo*qua"cious (?) , a. [L. loquax , -acis , talkative, fr. loqui to speak; cf. Gr. <?/ to rattle, shriek, shout.] 1. Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous.

Loquacious , brawling, ever in the wrong. Dryden.

2. Speaking; expressive. [R.]

J. Philips.

3. Apt to blab and disclose secrets.

Syn. -- Garrulous; talkative. See Garrulous .

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Lo*qua"cious*ly , adv. In a loquacious manner.

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Lo*qua"cious*ness , n. Loquacity.

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Lo*quac"i*ty (?) , n. [L. loquacitas : cf. F. loquacit\'82 .] The habit or practice of talking continually or excessively; inclination to talk too much; talkativeness; garrulity.

Too great loquacity and too great taciturnity by fits. Arbuthnot.

Loquat <Xpage=869>

Lo"quat (?) , n. [Chinese name.] (Bot.) The fruit of the Japanese medlar ( Photinia Japonica ). It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds. Also, the tree itself.

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Lo"ral (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the lores.

Lorate <Xpage=869>

Lo"rate (?) , a. [L. loratus , fr. lorum thong.] (Bot.) Having the form of a thong or strap; ligulate.

Lorcha <Xpage=869>

Lor"cha (?) , n. [Pg.] (Naut.) A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk.

Admiral Foote.

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Lord (?) , n. [Cf. Gr. <?/ bent so as to be convex in front.] A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively. [Eng.]

Richardson (Dict.).

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Lord , n. [OE. lord , laverd , loverd , AS. hl\'beford , for hl\'befweard , i. e., bread keeper; hl\'bef bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See Loaf , and Ward to guard, and cf. Laird , Lady .] 1. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.

But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion. Shak.

Man over men He made not lord . Milton.

2. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl; in a restricted sense, a boron, as opposed to noblemen of higher rank. [Eng.]

3. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc. [Eng.]

4. A husband. "My lord being old also."

Gen. xviii. 12.

Thou worthy lord Of that unworthy wife that greeteth thee. Shak.

5. (Feudal Law) One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord of the manor.

6. The Supreme Being; Jehovah.

&hand; When Lord , in the Old Testament, is printed in small capitals, it is usually equivalent to Jehovah , and might, with more propriety, be so rendered.

7. The Savior; Jesus Christ.

House of Lords , one of the constituent parts of the British Parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual and temporal. -- Lord high chancellor , Lord high constable , etc. See Chancellor , Constable , etc. -- Lord justice clerk , the second in rank of the two highest judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland. -- Lord justice general , &or; Lord president , the highest in rank of the judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland. -- Lord keeper , an ancient officer of the English crown, who had the custody of the king's great seal, with authority to affix it to public documents. The office is now merged in that of the chancellor. -- Lord lieutenant , a representative of British royalty: the lord lieutenant of Ireland being the representative of royalty there, and exercising supreme administrative authority; the lord lieutenant of a county being a deputy to manage its military concerns, and also to nominate to the chancellor the justices of the peace for that county. -- Lord of misrule , the master of the revels at Christmas in a nobleman's or other great house. Eng. Cyc . -- Lords spiritual , the archbishops and bishops who have seats in the House of Lords. -- Lords temporal , the peers of England; also, sixteen representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight representatives of the Irish peerage. -- Our lord , Jesus Christ; the Savior. -- The Lord's Day , Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the Lord Jesus rose from the dead. -- The Lord's Prayer , the prayer which Jesus taught his disciples. Matt. vi. 9-13 . -- The Lord's Supper . (a) The paschal supper partaken of by Jesus the night before his crucifixion . (b) The sacrament of the eucharist; the holy communion. -- The Lord's Table . (a) The altar or table from which the sacrament is dispensed . (b) The sacrament itself.

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Lord , v. t. 1. To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord. [R.]

Shak.

2. To rule or preside over as a lord. [R.]

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Lord , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lorded ; p. pr. & vb. n. 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.

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Lord"ing , n. [ Lord + -ing , 3.] 1. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage. [Obs.]

Spenser.

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

Swift.

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

Therefore, lordings all, I you beseech. Chaucer.

Lordkin <Xpage=869>

Lord"kin (?) , n. A little lord.

Thackeray.

Lordlike <Xpage=869>

Lord"like` , a. [2d lord + like . Cf. Lordly .]

1. Befitting or like a lord; lordly.

2. Haughty; proud; insolent; arrogant.

Lordliness <Xpage=869>

Lord"li*ness (?) , n. [From Lordly .] The state or quality of being lordly.

Shak.

Lordling <Xpage=869>

Lord"ling (?) , n. [ Lord + -ling .] A little or insignificant lord.

Goldsmith.

Lordly <Xpage=869>

Lord"ly , a. [ Compar. Lordlier (?) ; superl. Lordliest .] [ Lord + -ly . Cf. 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 .

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Lord"ly , adv. In a lordly manner.

Lordolatry <Xpage=869>

Lord*ol"a*try (?) , n. [ Lord + -olatry , as in idolatry .] Worship of, or reverence for, a lord as such. [Jocose]