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Coloq. Loo table , a round table adapted for a circle of persons playing loo.
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Loo (l�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Looed (l�d); p. pr. & vb. n. Looing.] To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written also lu.] Goldsmith.
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Loob (l�b), n. [Corn., slime, sludge.] (Mining) The clay or slimes washed from tin ore in dressing.
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Loobily (?), a. [From .] Loobylike; awkward. Fuller.
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Loobily, adv. Awkwardly. L'Estrange.
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Looby (?), n.; pl. Loobies (#). [Cf. .] An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber. Swift.
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Looch (l�ch), n. See 2d .
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Loof (l�f), n. (Bot.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Ægyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
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Loof (l�f or lŭf; 277), n. [See .] [Also written luff.] (Naut.) (a) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind. (b) The part of a ship's side where the planking begins to curve toward bow and stern.
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Loof, v. i. (Naut.) See .
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Look (l�k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Looked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Looking.] [OE. loken, AS. lōcian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luogēn.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; -- with various prepositions, often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below.
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2. To direct the attention (to something); to consider; to examine; as, to look at an action.
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3. To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance; as, the patient looks better; the clouds look rainy.
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It would look more like vanity than gratitude. Addison.
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Observe how such a practice looks in another person. I. Watts.
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4. To have a particular direction or situation; to face; to front.
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The inner gate that looketh to north. Ezek. viii. 3.
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The east gate . . . which looketh eastward. Ezek. xi. 1.
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5. In the imperative: see; behold; take notice; take care; observe; -- used to call attention.
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Look, how much we thus expel of sin, so much we expel of virtue. Milton.
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☞ Look, in the imperative, may be followed by a dependent sentence, but see is oftener so used.
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Look that ye bind them fast. Shak.
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Look if it be my daughter. Talfourd.
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6. To show one's self in looking, as by leaning out of a window; as, look out of the window while I speak to you. Sometimes used figuratively.
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My toes look through the overleather. Shak.
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7. To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate.
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Looking each hour into death's mouth to fall. Spenser.
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Coloq. To look about , to look on all sides, or in different directions. -- Coloq. To look about one , to be on the watch; to be vigilant; to be circumspect or guarded. -- Coloq. To look after . (a) To attend to; to take care of; as, to look after children. (b) To expect; to be in a state of expectation.
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Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth. Luke xxi. 26.
(c) To seek; to search.
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My subject does not oblige me to look after the water, or point forth the place where to it is now retreated. Woodward.
-- Coloq. To look at , to direct the eyes toward so that one sees, or as if to see; as, to look at a star; hence, to observe, examine, consider; as, to look at a matter without prejudice. -- Coloq. To look black , to frown; to scowl; to have a threatening appearance.
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The bishops thereat repined, and looked black. Holinshed.
-- Coloq. To look down on or Coloq. To look down upon , to treat with indifference or contempt; to regard as an inferior; to despise. -- Coloq. To look for . (a) To expect; as, to look for news by the arrival of a ship. “Look now for no enchanting voice.” Milton. (b) To seek for; to search for; as, to look for lost money, or lost cattle. -- Coloq. To look forth . (a) To look out of something, as from a window. (b) To threaten to come out. Jer. vi. 1. (Rev. Ver.). -- Coloq. To look forward to . To anticipate with an expectation of pleasure; to be eager for; as, I am looking forward to your visit. -- Coloq. To look into , to inspect closely; to observe narrowly; to examine; as, to look into the works of nature; to look into one's conduct or affairs. -- Coloq. To look on . (a) To regard; to esteem.
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Her friends would look on her the worse. Prior.
(b) To consider; to view; to conceive of; to think of.
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I looked on Virgil as a succinct, majestic writer. Dryden.
(c) To be a mere spectator.
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I'll be a candleholder, and look on. Shak.
-- Coloq. To look out , to be on the watch; to be careful; as, the seaman looks out for breakers. -- Coloq. To look through . (a) To see through. (b) To search; to examine with the eyes. -- Coloq. To look to or Coloq. To look unto . (a) To watch; to take care of. “Look well to thy herds.” Prov. xxvii. 23. (b) To resort to with expectation of receiving something; to expect to receive from; as, the creditor may look to surety for payment. “Look unto me, and be ye saved.” Is. xlv. 22. -- Coloq. To look up , to search for or find out by looking; as, to look up the items of an account. -- Coloq. To look up to , to respect; to regard with deference.
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Look, v. t. 1. To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
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2. To seek; to search for. [Obs.]
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Looking my love, I go from place to place. Spenser.
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3. To expect. [Obs.] Shak.
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4. To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence as, to look down opposition.
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A spirit fit to start into an empire,
And look the world to law. Dryden.
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5. To express or manifest by a look.
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Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again. Byron.
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Coloq. To look daggers . See under . -- Coloq. To look in the face , to face or meet with boldness or confidence; hence, sometimes, to meet for combat. -- Coloq. To look out , to seek for; to search out; as, prudent persons look out associates of good reputation.
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Look (?), n. 1. The act of looking; a glance; a sight; a view; -- often in certain phrases; as, to have, get, take, throw, or cast, a look.
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Threw many a northward look to see his father
Bring up his powers; but he did long in vain. Shak.
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2. Expression of the eyes and face; manner; as, a proud or defiant look. “Gentle looks.” Shak.
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Up ! up! my friends, and clear your looks. Wordsworth.
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3. Hence; Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy look; the affair has a bad look.
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Pain, disgrace, and poverty have frighted looks. Locke.
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There was something that reminded me of Dante's Hell in the look of this. Carlyle.
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lookdown, look-down (?), n. (Zoöl.) A fish (Selene vomer) similar to the moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead; it was also called moonfish at one time.
Syn. -- Selene vomer.
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looked-for adj. same as , 2; as, his looked-for advancement. [prenominal]
Syn. -- anticipated.
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Looker (?), n. 1. One who looks.
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2. A person who is physically very attractive, especially a beautiful woman.
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Coloq. Looker-on , a spectator; an onlooker; one that looks on, but has no agency or part in an affair.
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Did not this fatal war affront thy coast,
Yet sattest thou an idle looker-on ? Fairfax.
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Looking, a. Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
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Looking, n. 1. The act of one who looks; a glance.
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2. The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance; face. [Obs.]
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All dreary was his cheer and his looking. Chaucer.
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Coloq. Looking for , anticipation; expectation. “A certain fearful looking for of judgment.” Heb. x. 27.
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Looking-glass (?), n. A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver.
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There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass. South.
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Lookout (?), n. 1. A careful looking or watching for any object or event.
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2. The place from which such observation is made.
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3. A person engaged in watching; a sentinel; a sentry.
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4. Object or duty of forethought and care; responsibility. [Colloq.]
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Coloq. on the lookout for in search of; looking for.
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look-over n. a swift cursory examination or inspection; as, I gave the car a quick look-over.
Syn. -- once-over.
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lookup n. (Computers) an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; as, they wrote a program to do a table lookup.
Syn. -- search.
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Lool (?), n. (Metal.) A vessel used to receive the washings of ores of metals.
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Loom (l�m), n. (Zoöl.) See , the bird.
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Loom (l�m), n. [OE. lome, AS. gelōma utensil, implement.]
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1. A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
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Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the distaff. Rambler.
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2. (Naut.) That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock. Totten.
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Loom (l�m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loomed (l�md); p. pr. & vb. n. Looming.] [OE. lumen to shine, Icel. ljoma; akin to AS. leóma light, and E. light; or cf. OF. lumer to shine, L. luminare to illumine, lumen light; akin to E. light. √122. See not dark.] 1. To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to appear enlarged, or distorted and indistinct, as a distant object, a ship at sea, or a mountain, esp. from atmospheric influences; as, the ship looms large; the land looms high.
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Awful she looms, the terror of the main. H. J. Pye.
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2. To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
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On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and shine so gloriously, as in the context. J. M. Mason.
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3. To become imminent; to impend.
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Loom, n. The state of looming; esp., an unnatural and indistinct appearance of elevation or enlargement of anything, as of land or of a ship, seen by one at sea.
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Loom-gale (l�mgāl), n. A gentle gale of wind.
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Looming, n. The indistinct and magnified appearance of objects seen in particular states of the atmosphere. See .
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Loon (l�n), n. [Scot. loun, lown, loon; akin to OD. loen a stupid man; prob. for an older lown, and akin to E. lame.] A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue.
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Loon, n. [For older loom, Icel. lōmr; akin to Dan. & Sw. lom.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus), and the red-throated loon or diver (Urinator septentrionalis), are the best known species. See .
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looney (l�n�) n. someone deranged and possibly dangerous.
Syn. -- crazy, loony, weirdo.
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loony (l�n�), a. [Shortened fr. lunatic.] 1. Crazy; insane; lunatic; mentally unsound. [Low, U.S.] [Written also loony, luny and looney.] See .
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2. Very foolish; very impractical; as, loony ideas.
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loony (l�n�) n. someone mentally deranged and possibly dangerous.
Syn. -- crazy, looney, weirdo, psycho.
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loony bin (l�n� bĭn) n. An institution for the confinement or treatment of insane persons, such as an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital. [slang]
Syn. -- mental institution.
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Loop (l�p), n. [G. luppe an iron lump. Cf. .] (Iron Works) A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls. [Written also loup.]
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Loop, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. lub loop, noose, fold, thong, bend, lub to bend, incline.] 1. A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight.
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That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop
To hang a doubt on. Shak.
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2. A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
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And stop all sight-holes, every loop from whence
The eye of Reason may pry in upon us. Shak.
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3. A curve of any kind in the form of a loop.
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4. (Telegraphy) A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts.
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5. (Acoustics) The portion of a vibrating string, air column, etc., between two nodes; -- called also ventral segment.
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Coloq. Loop knot , a single knot tied in a doubled cord, etc. so as to leave a loop beyond the knot. See Illust. of .
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Loop (l�p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Looped (l�pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Looping.] To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.
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Looped (l�pt), a. 1. Bent, folded, or tied, so as to make a loop; as, a looped wire or string.
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2. Full of holes. [Obs.] Shak.
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Looper (l�pẽr), n. 1. An instrument, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn, a cord, etc.
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2. (Zoöl.) The larva of any species of geometrid moths. See .
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Loophole (?), n. 1. (Mil.) A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy.
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2. A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion.
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3. An amibiguity or unintended omission in a law, rule, regulation, or contract which allows a party to circumvent the intent of the text and avoid its obligations under certain circumstances. -- used usually in a negative sense; -- distinguished from escape clause in that the latter usually is included to deliberately allow evasion of obligation under certain specified and foreseen circumstances; as, a loophole in the law big enough to drive a truck through.
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Loopholed (?), a. Provided with loopholes.
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Loopie (?), a. Deceitful; cunning; sly. [Scot.]
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Looping, n. [Cf. D. loopen to run. Cf. a mass of iron, .] (Metal.) The running together of the matter of an ore into a mass, when the ore is only heated for calcination.
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Looping, p. pr. & vb. n. of .
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Coloq. Looping snail (Zoöl.), any species of land snail of the genus Truncatella; -- so called because it creeps like the measuring worms.
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Looplight (?), n. A small narrow opening or window in a tower or fortified wall; a loophole.
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loop-line n. a railway line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it at another point.
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Loord (?), n. [F. lourd heavy, dull.] A dull, stupid fellow; a drone. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Loos (?), n. [OE. los, fr. OF. los, laus.] Praise; fame; reputation. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Good conscience and good loos. Chaucer.
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Loose (l�s), a. [Compar. Looser (l�sẽr); superl. Loosest.] [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. leás false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. lös, Goth. laus, and E. lose. √127. See , and cf. falsehood.] 1. Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.
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Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat. Shak.
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2. Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc.; -- with from or of.
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Now I stand
Loose of my vow; but who knows Cato's thoughts ? Addison.
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3. Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
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4. Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture.
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With horse and chariots ranked in loose array. Milton.
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5. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning.
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The comparison employed . . . must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation. Whewel.
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6. Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.
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The loose morality which he had learned. Sir W. Scott.
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7. Unconnected; rambling.
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Vario spends whole mornings in running over loose and unconnected pages. I. Watts.
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8. Lax; not costive; having lax bowels. Locke.
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9. Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.
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Loose ladies in delight. Spenser.
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10. Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle. Dryden.
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Coloq. At loose ends , not in order; in confusion; carelessly managed. -- Coloq. Fast and loose . See under . -- Coloq. To break loose . See under . -- Coloq. Loose pulley . (Mach.) See Fast and loose pulleys, under . -- Coloq. 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.
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2. A letting go; discharge. B. Jonson.
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Coloq. To give a loose , to give freedom.
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Vent all its griefs, and give a loose to sorrow. Addison.
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Loose (l�s), v. n. [imp. & p. p. Loosed (l�st); p. pr. & vb. n. Loosing.] [From , a.] 1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
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Canst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion ? Job. xxxviii. 31.
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Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me. Matt. xxi. 2.
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2. To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
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Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife. 1 Cor. vii. 27.
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Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matt. xvi. 19.
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3. To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
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The joints of his loins were loosed. Dan. v. 6.
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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-fitting adj. large enough to leave space for movement over the skin; not tight-fitting; -- of clothing. Opposite of close-fitting, tight, and tight-fitting.
Syn. -- loose.
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loose-jowled adj. having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw.
Syn. -- double-chinned, jowly.
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looseleaf, loose-leaf (l�slēf), adj. having rings that open and close permitting insertion and removal of pages; -- of notebooks and binders and the paper used in them; as, a looseleaf notebook; looseleaf paper.
Syn. -- loose-leaf.
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looseleaf binder, looseleaf notebook n. A type of notebook with hard covers attached to metal rings which open, allowing sheets of writing paper to be conveniently inserted into it and removed from it.
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looseleaf paper n. Sheets of writing paper having holes at the edge permitting insertion into and removal from a looseleaf binder.
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Loosely, adv. In a loose manner.
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Loosen (l�s'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loosened (l�s'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Loosening.] [See , 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.
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After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. Bacon.
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2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
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It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden.
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3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon.
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Loosen, v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp.
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loosened adj. 1. having constraints removed.
Syn. -- freed.
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2. straightened out; untangled.
Syn. -- disentangled, unsnarled.
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Loosener (?), n. One who, or that which, loosens.
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Looseness, 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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Loosestrife (l�sstrīf), 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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