Chapter 97

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

Lor"i*cate, n. (Zoöl.) An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.

Lor`i*ca"tion (?), n. [L. loricatio.] The act of loricating; the protecting substance put on; a covering of scales or plates.

Lor"i*keet (?), n. (Zoöl.) 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.

{ Lor"i*mer (?), Lor"i*ner (?), } n. [OF. lormier, loremier, fr. LL. loranum bridle, L. lorum thong, the rein of a bridle.] A maker of bits, spurs, and metal mounting for bridles and saddles; hence, a saddler. [Obs.] Holinshed.

Lor"ing (?), n. [See 3d Lore.] Instructive discourse. [Obs.] Spenser.

Lo"ri*ot (?), n. [F., fr. OF. loriou, for l'oriol, oriol, l' being the article. The same word as oriole. See Oriole.] (Zoöl.) The golden oriole of Europe. See Oriole.

Lo"ris (?), n. [Loris, or lori, the indigenous East Indian name.] (Zoöl.) 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 (?), a. [Strong p. p. 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.

{ Lor"rie, Lor"ry } (?), n.; pl. 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.

Lo"ry (?), n.; pl. Lories (#). [Hind. & Malay. lr, nr.] (Zoöl.) 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 (?), n. Praise. See Loos. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Los"a*ble (?), a. Such as can be lost.

Los"ange (?), n. See Lozenge.

Lose (lz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lost (lst; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. Losing (lz"ng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. leósan, p. p. loren (in comp.), D. verliezen, G. verlieren, Dan. forlise, Sw. förlisa, förlora, Goth. fraliusan, also to E. loose, a & v., L. luere to loose, Gr. ly`ein, Skr. l to cut. √127. Cf. 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 (?), v. i. 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.

Los"el (?), n. [From the root of lose, loss. √127. Cf. Lorel.] One who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person; a lorel. [Archaic] Spenser.

One sad losel soils a name for aye.

Byron.

Los"el, a. Wasteful; slothful.

Los"en*ger (?), n. [OF. losengier, losengeor, fr. losengier to deceive, flatter, losenge, flattery, Pr. lauzenga, fr. L. laus praise. Cf. Lozenge.] A flatterer; a deceiver; a cozener. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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

Holinshed.

Los"en*ger*ie (?), n. [OF.] Flattery; deceit; trickery. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Los"er (?), n. One who loses. South.

Lo"sing (?), a. [See Losenger.] Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening. [Obs.]

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.

Los"ing (?), a. [See Lose, v. t.] Causing or incurring loss; as, a losing game or business.

Who strive to sit out losing hands are lost.

Herbert.

Los"ing*ly (?), adv. In a manner to incur loss.

Loss (ls; 115), n. [AS. los loss, losing, fr. leósan to lose. √127. See Lose, v. t.] 1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.

Assured loss before the match be played.

Shak.

2. The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.

Though thou repent, yet I have still the loss.

Shak.

3. That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.

4. The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.

5. Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.

6. Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.

7. (Mil.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.

8. (Insurance) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.

To bear a loss, to make a loss good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it. -- To be at a loss, to be in a state of uncertainty.

Syn. -- Privation; detriment; injury; damage.

Loss"ful (?), a. Detrimental. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Loss"less, a. Free from loss. [Obs.] Milton.

Lost (?), a. [Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See Lose, v. t.] 1. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.

2. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor.

3. Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit.

5. Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London.

6. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul.

7. Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor.

8. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd.

9. Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought.

Lost motion (Mach.), the difference between the motion of a driver and that of a follower, due to the yielding of parts or looseness of joints.

Lot (lt), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hleótan to cast lots, OS. hlt lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. lz, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. Allot, Lotto, Lottery.]

1. That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay.

Spenser.

2. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.

The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.

Prov. xvi. 33.

If we draw lots, he speeds.

Shak.

3. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.

O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's Enough to bear.

Milton.

He was but born to try The lot of man -- to suffer and to die.

Pope.

4. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.

I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I.

Walpole.

5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.

The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York.

Kent.

6. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so. [Colloq.]

He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a lot of business.

W. Black.

7. A prize in a lottery. [Obs.] Evelyn.

To cast in one's lot with, to share the fortunes of. -- To cast lots, to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which, an event is by previous agreement determined. -- To draw lots, to determine an event, or make a decision, by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer. -- To pay scot and lot, to pay taxes according to one's ability. See Scot.

Lot (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lotted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lotting (?).] To allot; to sort; to portion. [R.]

To lot on or upon, to count or reckon upon; to expect with pleasure. [Colloq. U. S.]

Lote (?), n. [L. lotus, Gr. &?;. Cf. Lotus.] (Bot.) A large tree (Celtis australis), found in the south of Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherrylike fruit. Called also nettle tree. Eng. Cyc.

Lote, n. [F. lotte.] (Zoöl.) The European burbot.

Lote (?), v. i. [AS. lutian.] To lurk; to lie hid. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Loth (?), a., Loth"ly, a. & adv., Loth"some (&?;), a., See Loath, Loathly, etc.

Lo*tha"ri*o (?), n. [Name of a character in Rowe's drama, "The Fair Penitent."] A gay seducer of women; a libertine.

Lo"tion (?), n. [L. lotio, fr. lavare, lotum, to wash: cf. F. lotion. See Lave to wash.] 1. A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair.

2. A liquid preparation for bathing the skin, or an injured or diseased part, either for a medicinal purpose, or for improving its appearance.

Lo"to (?), n. See Lotto.

||Lo*tong" (?), n. [Malay ltong.] (Zoöl.) An East Indian monkey ||(Semnopithecus femoralis). || ||Lo*toph"a*gi (?), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; the lotus + &?; to ||eat.] (Class. Myth.) A people visited by Ulysses in his wanderings. ||They subsisted on the lotus. See Lotus (b), and Lotus- eater. || Lo"tos (?), n. [NL.] (Bot.) See Lotus.

Lot"ter*y (?), n.; pl. Lotteries (#). [Lot + -ery, as in brewery, bindery.] 1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of the tickets are blanks. Fig.: An affair of chance.

The laws of the United States and of most of the States make lotteries illegal.

2. Allotment; thing allotted. [Obs.] Shak.

Lot"to (?), n. [F. loto or It. lotto, prop., a lot; of German origin. See Lot.] A game of chance, played with cards, on which are inscribed numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing numbered balls) for determining a set of numbers by chance. The player holding a card having on it the set of numbers drawn from the wheel takes the stakes after a certain percentage of them has been deducted for the dealer. A variety of lotto is called keno. [Often written loto.]

Lo"ture (?), n. [L. lotura. See Lotion.] See Lotion. [Obs.] Holland.

Lo"tus (l"ts), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto`s. Cf. Lote.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphæa Lotus and N. cærulea, the respectively white- flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments. (b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it. (c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote. (d) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. [Written also lotos.]

European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish black berry, which is called also the date plum.

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2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.

{ Lo"tus-eat`er (l"ts-t`r), Lo"tos-eat`er (l"ts-t`r), } n. (Class. Myth.) One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi.

The mild-eyed melancholy Lotos- eaters.

Tennyson.

||Lou*chettes" (?), n. pl. [F.] Goggles intended to rectify strabismus ||by permitting vision only directly in front. Knight. || Loud (loud), a. [Compar. Louder (loud"r); superl. Loudest.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hld; akin to OS. hld, D. luid, OHG. lt, G. laut, L. - clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. klyto`s heard, loud, famous, kly`ein to hear, Skr. çru. &radic;41. Cf. Client, Listen, Slave a serf.] 1. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified.

Luke xxiii. 23.

2. Clamorous; boisterous.

She is loud and stubborn.

Prov. vii. 11.

3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. [Colloq.]

4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang]

Syn. -- Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous; turbulent; blustering; vehement.

Loud, adv. [AS. hlde.] With loudness; loudly.

To speak loud in public assemblies.

Addison.

Loud"ful (?), a. Noisy. [Obs.] Marsion.

Loud"ly, adv. In a loud manner. Denham.

Loud"-mouthed` (?), a. Having a loud voice; talking or sounding noisily; noisily impudent.

Loud"ness, n. The quality or state of being loud.

Loud"-voiced` (?), a. Having a loud voice; noisy; clamorous. Byron.

Lough (?), n. [See 1st Loch.] A loch or lake; -- so spelt in Ireland.

Lough (?), obs. strong imp. of Laugh. Chaucer.

Lou"is d'or` (?). [F., gold louis.] Formerly, a gold coin of France nominally worth twenty shillings sterling, but of varying value; -- first struck in 1640.

Lou"is qua*torze" (l" k*tôrz"). [F., Louis fourteenth.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the art or style of the times of Louis XIV. of France; as, Louis quatorze architecture.

Louk (louk), n. An accomplice; a "pal." [Obs.]

There is no thief without a louk.

Chaucer.

Lounge (lounj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lounged (lounjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lounging (loun"jng).] [OE. lungis a tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF. longis, longin, said to be fr. Longinus, the name of the centurion who pierced the body of Christ, but with reference also to L. longus long. Cf. Long, a.] To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature, yawn over politics.

J. Hannay.

Lounge, n. 1. An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging.

She went with Lady Stock to a bookseller's whose shop served as a fashionable lounge.

Miss Edgeworth.

2. A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may lie or recline.

Loun"ger (?), n. One who lounges; an idler.

Loup (lp), n. (Iron Works) See 1st Loop.

||Loup"-cer`vier" (?), n. [F. Cf. Lusern.] (Zoöl.) The Canada lynx. See ||Lynx. || ||Loup`-loup" (l`l"), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) The Pomeranian or Spitz dog. || Loups (?), n. pl.; sing. Loup. [F., prop., a wolf.] (Ethnol.) The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose principal totem was the wolf.

||Lour (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) An Asiatic sardine (Clupea ||Neohowii), valued for its oil. || Lou"ri (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Lory.

Louse (lous), n.; pl. Lice (ls). [OE. lous, AS. ls, pl. ls; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. ls, Icel. ls, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zoöl.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (Pediculina), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head louse of man (Pediculus capitis), the body louse (P. vestimenti), and the crab louse (Phthirius pubis), and many others. See Crab louse, Dog louse, Cattle louse, etc., under Crab, Dog, etc.

2. Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga.

3. Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid.

4. Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira.

The term is also applied to various other parasites; as, the whale louse, beelouse, horse louse.

Louse fly (Zoöl.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the group Pupipara. Some of them are wingless, as the bee louse. -- Louse mite (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of mites which infest mammals and birds, clinging to the hair and feathers like lice. They belong to Myobia, Dermaleichus, Mycoptes, and several other genera.

Louse (louz), v. t. To clean from lice. "You sat and loused him." Swift.

Louse"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs. It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy.

Yellow lousewort , a plant of the genus Rhinanthus.

Lous"i*ly (?), adv. [From Lousy.] In a lousy manner; in a mean, paltry manner; scurvily. [Vulgar]

Lous"i*ness, n. The state or quality of being lousy.

Lous"y (?), a. 1. Infested with lice.

2. Mean; contemptible; as, lousy knave. [Vulgar]

Such lousy learning as this is.

Bale.

Lout (lout), v. i. [OE. louten, luten, AS. ltan; akin to Icel. lta, Dan. lude, OHG. lzn to lie hid.] To bend; to box; to stoop. [Archaic] Chaucer. Longfellow.

He fair the knight saluted, louting low.

Spenser.

Lout, n. [Formerly also written lowt.] A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. Sir P. Sidney.

Lout, v. t. To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. [Obs.] Shak.

Lout"ish, a. Clownish; rude; awkward. "Loutish clown." Sir P. Sidney. -- Lout"ish*ly, adv. -- Lout"ish*ness, n.

||Lou*tou" (?), n. [Native names.] (Zoöl.) A crested black monkey ||(Semnopithecus maurus) of Java. || { Lou"ver, Lou"vre } (?), n. [OE. lover, OF. lover, lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. Overt.] (Arch.) A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a). [Written also lover, loover, lovery, and luffer.]

Louver boards or boarding, the sloping boards set to shed rainwater outward in openings which are to be left otherwise unfilled; as belfry windows, the openings of a louver, etc. -- Louver work, slatted work.

Lov"a*ble (?), a. Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love; worthy of love.

Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable, Elaine, the lily maid of Astolat.

Tennyson.

Lov"age (?), n. [F. livèche, fr. L. levisticum, ligusticum, a plant indigenous to Liguria, lovage, from Ligusticus Ligustine, Ligurian, Liguria a country of Cisalpine Gaul.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant.

Love (?), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See Lief.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preëminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.

Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.

Keble.

2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.

He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored.

Milton.

3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.

Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena, And won her soul.

Shak.

4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often with of and an object.

Love, and health to all.

Shak.

Smit with the love of sacred song.

Milton.

The love of science faintly warmed his breast.

Fenton.

5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.

Keep yourselves in the love of God.

Jude 21.

6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address. "Trust me, love." Dryden.

Open the temple gates unto my love.

Spenser.

7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.

Such was his form as painters, when they show Their utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.

Dryden.

Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.

Shak.

8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] Boyle.

9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis (C. Vitalba).

10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc.

He won the match by three sets to love.

The Field.