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2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.
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{ Lotus-eater (lōtŭs-ētẽr), Lotos-eater (lōtŏs-ētẽr), } 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.
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The mild-eyed melancholy Lotos-eaters. Tennyson.
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louche adj. of questionable taste, decency, or morality; not reputable; as, a louche nightclub; a louche painting.
Syn. -- shady.
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Louchettes (?), n. pl. [F.] Goggles intended to rectify strabismus by permitting vision only directly in front. Knight.
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Loud (loud), a. [Compar. Louder (loudẽr); superl. Loudest.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hlūd; akin to OS. hlūd, D. luid, OHG. lūt, G. laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. klytos heard, loud, famous, klyein to hear, Skr. çru. √41. Cf. , , 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.
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They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. Luke xxiii. 23.
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2. Clamorous; boisterous.
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She is loud and stubborn. Prov. vii. 11.
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3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. [Colloq.]
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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.
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Loud, adv. [AS. hlūde.] With loudness; loudly.
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To speak loud in public assemblies. Addison.
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Loudful (?), a. Noisy. [Obs.] Marsion.
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Loudly, adv. In a loud manner. Denham.
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loud-mouth n. 1. a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscretely. [wns=1]
Syn. -- loudmouth, blusterer.
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2. Aperson who is loud-mouthed.
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Loud-mouthed (?), a. Having a loud voice; talking or sounding noisily; noisily impudent or offensive.
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Loudness, n. The quality or state of being loud.
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loudspeaker n. A device which converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance, usually outdoors; it is used to amplify or transmit over a distance speech from a person, who is typically speaking into a microphone. Sometimes it is used to play recorded speech or music.
Syn. -- speaker, speaker unit, loudspeaker system, speaker system.
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Loud-voiced (?), a. Having a loud voice; speaking with a loud voice; noisy; clamorous. Byron.
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Lough (?), n. [See 1st .] A loch or lake; -- so spelt in Ireland.
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Lough (?), obs. strong imp. of . Chaucer.
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Louis d'or (?) n. [F., gold louis.] Formerly, a gold coin of France nominally worth twenty shillings sterling, but of varying value; -- first struck in 1640.
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Louisianan, Louisianian prop. n. a resident of Louisiana.
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Louis quatorze (l�ĭ kȧtôrz) n. [F., Louis fourteenth.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the art or style of the times of Louis XIV. of France; as, Louis quatorze architecture.
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Louk (louk), n. An accomplice; a “pal.” [Obs.]
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There is no thief without a louk. Chaucer.
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Lounge (lounj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lounged (lounjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lounging (lounjĭng).] [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. , a.] To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
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We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature, yawn over politics. J. Hannay.
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Lounge, n. 1. An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging.
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She went with Lady Stock to a bookseller's whose shop served as a fashionable lounge. Miss Edgeworth.
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2. A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may lie or recline.
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Lounger (?), n. One who lounges; an idler.
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Loup (l�p), n. (Iron Works) See 1st .
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Loup-cervier (?), n. [F. Cf. .] (Zoöl.) The Canada lynx. See .
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loupe (l�p), n. Any of a variety of small magnifying glasses, having a magnifying power from 2X to 20X, commonly of 10X, which may be held in the hand, or in some cases held within the eyesocket without the use of a hand. It is commonly used by jewelers and watchmakers.
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Loup-garou (?), n.; pl. Loups-garous (#). [F., fr. loup wolf + a Teutonic word akin to E. werewolf.] A werewolf; a lycanthrope.
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The superstition of the loup-garou, or werewolf, belongs to the folklore of most modern nations, and has its reflex in the story of “Little Red Riding-hood” and others. Brinton.
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Louping (?) n. [From to leap.] (Veter.) An enzoötic, often fatal, disease of sheep and other domestic animals, of unknown cause. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
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Loup-loup (l�l�), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) The Pomeranian or Spitz dog.
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Loups (?), n. pl.; sing. Loup. [F., prop., a wolf.] (Ethnol.) The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose principal totem was the wolf.
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Lour (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) An Asiatic sardine (Clupea Neohowii), valued for its oil.
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Louri (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Louse (lous), n.; pl. Lice (līs). [OE. lous, AS. lūs, pl. lȳs; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. lūs, Icel. lūs, 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 (Pediculus vestimenti), and the crab louse (Phthirius pubis), and many others. See Crab louse, Dog louse, Cattle louse, etc., under , , etc.
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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 .
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3. Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See .
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4. Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See , and .
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☞ The term is also applied to various other parasites; as, the whale louse, beelouse, horse louse.
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Coloq. Louse fly (Zoöl.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the group Pupipara. Some of them are wingless, as the bee louse. -- Coloq. 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.
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Louse (louz), v. t. To clean from lice. “You sat and loused him.” Swift.
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Lousewort (?), n. (Bot.) Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs. It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy.
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Coloq. Yellow lousewort , a plant of the genus Rhinanthus.
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Lousily (?), adv. [From .] In a lousy manner; in a mean, paltry manner; scurvily. [Vulgar]
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Lousiness, n. The state or quality of being lousy.
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Lousy (?), a. 1. Infested with lice.
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2. Mean; contemptible; as, lousy knave. [informal]
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Such lousy learning as this is. Bale.

3. Very bad; as, to feel lousy; to do a lousy job.
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Lout (lout), v. i. [OE. louten, luten, AS. lūtan; akin to Icel. lūta, Dan. lude, OHG. lūzēn to lie hid.] To bend; to box; to stoop. [Archaic] Chaucer. Longfellow.
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He fair the knight saluted, louting low. Spenser.
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Lout, n. [Formerly also written lowt.] A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. Sir P. Sidney.
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Lout, v. t. To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. [Obs.] Shak.
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Loutish, a. Clownish; rude; awkward. “Loutish clown.” Sir P. Sidney. -- Loutishly, adv. -- Loutishness, n.
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Loutou (?), n. [Native names.] (Zoöl.) A crested black monkey (Semnopithecus maurus) of Java.
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{ Louver, Louvre } (?), n. [OE. lover, OF. lover, lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. .] (Arch.) A small lantern. See , 2 (a). [Written also lover, loover, lovery, and luffer.]

2. Same as louver boards, below
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3. A set of slats resembling louver boards, arranged in a vertical row and attached at each slat end to a frame inserted in or part of a door or window; the slats may be made of wood, plastic, or metal, and the angle of inclination of the slats may be adjustable simultaneously, to allow more or less light or air into the enclosure.
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Coloq. Louver boards or Coloq. Louver 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. -- Coloq. Louver work , slatted work.

Louver (?), n. To supply with louvers.
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louvered adj. supplied with louvers for ventilation; as, a louvered door.
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louvered door (?), n. A door having louvers in place of a solid panel, in part or all of the surface of the door.
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louvered window (?), n. A window having louvers in place of glass, usually over the entire surface of the window.
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Lovable (?), a. Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love; worthy of love.
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Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable,
Elaine, the lily maid of Astolat. Tennyson.
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Lovage (?), 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.
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Love (lŭv), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See .] 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.
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Of all the dearest bonds we prove
Thou countest sons' and mothers' love
Most sacred, most Thine own. Keble.
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2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.
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He on his side
Leaning half-raised, with looks of cordial love
Hung over her enamored. Milton.
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3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
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Demetrius . . .
Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena,
And won her soul. Shak.
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4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often with of and an object.
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Love, and health to all. Shak.
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Smit with the love of sacred song. Milton.
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The love of science faintly warmed his breast. Fenton.
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5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.
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Keep yourselves in the love of God. Jude 21.
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6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address; as, he held his love in his arms; his greatest love was reading. “Trust me, love.” Dryden.
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Open the temple gates unto my love. Spenser.
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7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.
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Such was his form as painters, when they show
Their utmost art, on naked Lores bestow. Dryden.
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Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love. Shak.
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8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] Boyle.
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9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis (Clematis Vitalba).
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10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc.
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He won the match by three sets to love. The Field.
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11. Sexual intercourse; -- a euphemism.
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☞ Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in most of which the meaning is very obvious; as, love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked, love-taught, etc.
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Coloq. A labor of love , a labor undertaken on account of regard for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself, without expectation of reward. -- Coloq. Free love , the doctrine or practice of consorting with one of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See . -- Coloq. Free lover , one who avows or practices free love. -- Coloq. In love , in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love. -- Coloq. Love apple (Bot.), the tomato. -- Coloq. Love bird (Zoöl.), any one of several species of small, short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus Agapornis, and allied genera. They are mostly from Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are celebrated for the affection which they show for their mates. -- Coloq. Love broker , a person who for pay acts as agent between lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. Shak. -- Coloq. Love charm , a charm for exciting love. Ld. Lytton. -- Coloq. Love child . an illegitimate child. Jane Austen. -- Coloq. Love day , a day formerly appointed for an amicable adjustment of differences. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Chaucer. -- Coloq. Love drink , a love potion; a philter. Chaucer. -- Coloq. Love favor , something given to be worn in token of love. -- Coloq. Love feast , a religious festival, held quarterly by some religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists, in imitation of the agapæ of the early Christians. -- Coloq. Love feat , the gallant act of a lover. Shak. -- Coloq. Love game , a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished person or party does not score a point. -- Coloq. Love grass . [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus Eragrostis. -- Coloq. Love-in-a-mist . (Bot.) (a) An herb of the Buttercup family (Nigella Damascena) having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut bracts. (b) The West Indian Passiflora fœtida, which has similar bracts. -- Coloq. Love-in-idleness (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.
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A little western flower,
Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound;
And maidens call it love-in-idleness. Shak.
-- Coloq. Love juice , juice of a plant supposed to produce love. Shak. -- Coloq. Love knot , a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual affection. Milman. -- Coloq. Love lass , a sweetheart. -- Coloq. Love letter , a letter of courtship. Shak. -- Coloq. Love-lies-bleeding (Bot.), a species of amaranth (Amarantus melancholicus). -- Coloq. Love match , a marriage brought about by love alone. -- Coloq. Love potion , a compounded draught intended to excite love, or venereal desire. -- Coloq. Love rites , sexual intercourse. Pope -- Coloq. Love scene , an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the stage. -- Coloq. Love suit , courtship. Shak. -- Coloq. Of all loves , for the sake of all love; by all means. [Obs.] “Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come back again.” Holinshed. -- Coloq. The god of love , or Coloq. The Love god , Cupid. -- Coloq. To make love , to engage in sexual intercourse; -- a euphemism. -- Coloq. To make love to , to express affection for; to woo. “If you will marry, make your loves to me.” Shak. -- Coloq. To play for love , to play a game, as at cards, without stakes. “A game at piquet for love.” Lamb.
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Syn. -- Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness; delight.
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Love (lŭv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loved (lŭvd); p. pr. & vb. n. Loving.] [AS. lufian. √124. See , n.] 1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God.
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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Matt. xxii. 37.
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Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. Matt. xxii. 39.
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2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other.
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3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.
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Wit, eloquence, and poetry.
Arts which I loved. Cowley.
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Love, v. i. To have the feeling of love; to be in love.
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Loveable (?), a. See .
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lovebird n. A small Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors; also called the budgie.
Syn. -- budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus.
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2. small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates.
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loved adj. 1. p. p. of , v. t.. Opposite of unloved. [Narrower terms: admired, esteemed] Also See: .
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Love-drury, n. [Love + OF. druerie. Cf. .] Affection. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Lovee (?), n. One who is loved. [Humorous] “The lover and lovee.” Richardson.
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Loveful (?), a. Full of love. [Obs.] Sylvester.
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Loveless, a. 1. Void of love; void of tenderness or kindness. Milton. Shelton.
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2. Not attracting love; unattractive.
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These are ill-favored to see to; and yet, as loveless as they be, they are not without some medicinable virtues. Holland.
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Lovelily (?), adv. [From .] In manner to excite love; amiably. [R.] Otway.
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Loveliness, n. [From .] The state or quality of being lovely.
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If there is such a native loveliness in the sex as to make them victorious when in the wrong, how resistless their power when they are on the side of truth! Spectator.
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Lovelock (?), n. A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. Burton.
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A long lovelock and long hair he wore. Sir W. Scott.
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Lovelorn (?), a. Forsaken by one's love.
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The lovelorn nightingale. Milton.
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Lovely (?), a. [Compar. Lovelier (?); superl. Loveliest.] [AS. luflic.] 1. Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner. “Lovely to look on.” Piers Plowman.
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Not one so fair of face, of speech so lovely. Robert of Brunne.
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If I had such a tire, this face of mine
Were full as lovely as is this of hers. Shak.
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2. Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship.
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A most lovely gentlemanlike man. Shak.
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3. Loving; tender. [Obs.] “A lovely kiss.” Shak.
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Many a lovely look on them he cast. Chaucer.
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4. Very pleasing; -- applied loosely to almost anything which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody.
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Indeed these fields
Are lovely, lovelier not the Elysian lawns. Tennyson.

Syn. -- Beautiful; charming; delightful; delectable; enchanting; lovable; amiable.
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Lovely, adv. In a manner to please, or to excite love. [Obs. or R.] Tyndale.
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Love-making (?), n. 1. Courtship. Bacon.
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2. Sexual intercourse.
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Lovemonger (?), n. One who deals in affairs of love. [Obs.] Shak.
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love-philter, love-philtre n. a fabled drink credited with magical power; it can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it.
Syn. -- philter, philtre, love-potion.
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love-potion n. a fabled drink credited with magical power; it can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it.
Syn. -- philter, philtre, love-philter, love-philtre.
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Lover (lŭvẽr), n. 1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex. Gower.
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Love is blind, and lovers can not see
The pretty follies that themselves commit. Shak.
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2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country.
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I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. Shak.
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3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music. “A lover of knowledge.” T. Burnet.
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4. One who is involved in a sexual relationship with another; as, she took a lover.
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