Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter L - Page 50
Lordly (adv.) In a lordly manner.
Lordolatry (n.) Worship of, or reverence for, a lord as such.
Lordosis (n.) A curvature of the spine forwards, usually in the lumbar region.
Lordosis (n.) Any abnormal curvature of the bones.
Lords and Ladies () The European wake-robin (Arum maculatum), -- those with purplish spadix the lords, and those with pale spadix the ladies.
Lordship (n.) The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc.
Lordship (n.) Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
Lordship (n.) Dominion; power; authority.
Lore (n.) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes.
Lore (n.) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
Lore (obs. imp. & p. p.) Lost.
Lore (v. t.) That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore; legal lore; folklore.
Lore (v. t.) That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel.
Lore (v. t.) Workmanship.
Loreal (a.) Alt. of Loral
Loral (a.) Of or pertaining to the lore; -- said of certain feathers of birds, scales of reptiles, etc.
Lorel (n.) A good for nothing fellow; a vagabond.
Loren (obs. strong p. p.) of Lose.
Loresman (n.) An instructor.
Lorette (n.) In France, a name for a woman who is supported by her lovers, and devotes herself to idleness, show, and pleasure; -- so called from the church of Notre Dame de Lorette, in Paris, near which many of them resided.
Lorettine (n.) One of a order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the Western United States.
Lorgnette (n.) An opera glass.
Lorgnette (n.) elaborate double eyeglasses.
Lori (n.) Same as Lory.
Loricae (n. pl. ) of Lorica
Lorica (n.) A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
Lorica (n.) Lute for protecting vessels from the fire.
Lorica (n.) The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer.
Loricata (n. pl.) A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos.
Loricata (n. pl.) The crocodilia.
Loricated (imp. & p. p.) of Loricate
Loricating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Loricate
Loricate (v. t.) To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.
Loricate (v.) Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.
Loricate (n.) An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.
Lorication (n.) The act of loricating; the protecting substance put on; a covering of scales or plates.
Lorikeet (n.) 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.
Lorimer (n.) Alt. of Loriner
Loriner (n.) A maker of bits, spurs, and metal mounting for bridles and saddles; hence, a saddler.
Loring (n.) Instructive discourse.
Loriot (n.) The golden oriole of Europe. See Oriole.
Loris (n.) 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.
Lorn (a.) Lost; undone; ruined.
Lorn (a.) Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn woman.
Lorries (n. pl. ) of Lorry
Lorrie (n.) Alt. of Lorry
Lorry (n.) [C]【英】卡車，貨車；（礦區等處在鐵軌上行駛的）運料車 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.
Lorry (n.) A motorized wheeled land vehicle, esp. a large one, with a cab for the driver and a separate rear compartment for transporting freight; called truck in the U. S. [Brit.].
Syn: camion.
Lorry (n.) A large low horse-drawn wagon without sides.
Lorry (n.) A large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides [syn: lorry, camion].
Compare: Camion
Camion (n.) 載貨馬車；軍用卡車 (British English) A lorry, or, esp formerly, a large dray.
Compare: Dray
Dray (n.) [C] 板車；運貨馬車 A dray is a large flat cart with four wheels which is pulled by horses.
Dray (n.) A vehicle used to haul goods.
Especially : A strong cart or wagon without sides.
Dray (v. t.) (drayed; draying; drays) 以板車運 To haul on a dray : CART.
Lories (n. pl. ) of Lory
Lory (n.) Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidae, 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.
Los (n.) Praise. See Loos.
Losable (a.) Such as can be lost.
Losange (n.) See Lozenge.
Los Angeles (n.) 洛杉磯 （英語：Los Angeles，縮寫為L.A.），簡稱洛城，是位於美國加利福尼亞州南部的都市，也是洛杉磯郡的郡治，人口約397萬[8]，為加州第一大城，同時也是美國人口第二大都市，僅次於紐約市。全市面積為469.1平方英里（1214.9平方公里）。由洛杉磯、長灘、安那翰3市組成的洛杉磯都會區擁有約1331萬的人口[9]，涵蓋範圍更廣的大洛杉磯地區則達到1870萬[10]，兩者在統計上均次於紐約都會區，為全美國第二大都會區。
洛杉磯在1781年由西屬上加利福尼亞總督費利佩·德·內維建立。它曾先後屬於西班牙與墨西哥，但在1848年美墨戰爭結束後，墨西哥將包括洛杉磯在內的上加利福尼亞地區割讓給美國。1850年4月4日，洛杉磯正式建市，比加州加入聯邦的時間早了5個月。時至今日，洛杉磯已發展成為全世界的文化、科學、技術、體育、國際貿易和高等教育中心之一，還擁有世界知名的各種專業與文化領域的機構。整個大洛杉磯地區在電影、電視、音樂等文化娛樂產業的蓬勃發展，構成了洛杉磯的國際聲譽和全球地位的基礎。截至2014年，洛杉磯的大都市生產總值達8605億美元，排名世界第三。
Officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. With a U.S. Census-estimated 2016 population of 3,976,322,[16] it is the second most populous city in the United States (after New York City) and the most populous city in the state of California. Located in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10,000 feet (3,000 m), Los Angeles covers an area of about 469 square miles (1,210 km2).[17] The city is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the country. Los Angeles is the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, with 13,131,431 residents,[18] and is part of the larger designated Los Angeles-Long Beach combined statistical area (CSA), the second most populous in the nation with a 2015 estimated population of 18.7 million.[19]
Historically home to the Chumash and Tongva, Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542 along with the rest of what would become Alta California. The city was officially founded on September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. The discovery of oil in the 1890s brought rapid growth to the city.[20] The completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, delivering water from Eastern California, later assured the city's continued rapid growth.
Nicknamed the "City of Angels" in part because of how its name translates from the Spanish, Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, and sprawling metropolis. The city is also one of the most substantial economic engines within the nation, with a diverse economy in a broad range of professional and cultural fields. Los Angeles is also famous as the home of Hollywood, a major center of the world entertainment industry. A global city, it has been ranked 6th in the Global Cities Index and 9th in the Global Economic Power Index. The Los Angeles combined statistical area (CSA) also has a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of $831 billion (as of 2008), making it the third-largest in the world, after the Greater Tokyo and New York metropolitan areas. Los Angeles hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics and will host the Olympic Games for a third time in 2028.
Losing (imp. & p. p.) of Lose
Lose (v. t.) 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.
Lose (v. t.) 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.
Lose (v. t.) 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.
Lose (v. t.) 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
Lose (v. t.) To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
The woman that deliberates is lost. -- Addison.
Lose (v. t.) 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.
Lose (v. t.) 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.
Lose (v. t.) 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.
Lose (v. t.) 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, through fear, anger, or other emotion.
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.
To lose one's self. (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.
To lose sight of. (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.
Losel (n.) One who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person; a lorel.
Losel (a.) Wasteful; slothful.
Losenger (n.) A flatterer; a deceiver; a cozener.
Losengerie (n.) Flattery; deceit; trickery.
Loser (n.) One who loses.
Losing (a.) 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.
Losing (a.) Causing or likely to cause a loss; as, a losing game or business; a losing strategy.
Who strive to sit out losing hands are lost. -- Herbert.
Losing (a.) Said of anything that is or causes a lose or lossage.
?The compiler is losing badly when I try to use templates.?
Losing, () Said of anything that is or causes a lose or lossage. [{Jargon File]
Losingly (adv.) In a manner to incur loss.
Loss (n.) 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.
Loss (n.) 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
Loss (n.) 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.
Loss (n.) The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
Loss (n.) Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
Loss (n.) Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
Loss (n.) (Mil.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
Loss (n.) (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 (n.) Something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt".
Loss (n.) Gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business".
Loss (n.) The act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock".
Loss (n.) The disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation" [syn: loss, deprivation].
Loss (n.) The experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather".
Loss (n.) The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: loss, red ink, red] [ant: gain].
Loss (n.) Military personnel lost by death or capture [syn: personnel casualty, loss].
Loss (n.) Euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release].
Loss (n.) Something (not a person) that loses; a situation in which something is losing. Emphatic forms include moby loss, and total loss, complete loss.
Common interjections are ?What a loss!? and ?What a moby loss!? Note that moby loss is OK even though **moby loser is not used; applied to an abstract noun, moby is simply a magnifier, whereas when applied to a person it implies substance and has positive connotations. Compare lossage.
Loss, () Something (not a person) that loses; a situation in which something is losing. Emphatic forms include "moby loss", and "total loss", "complete loss". Common interjections are "What a loss!" and "What a moby loss!"
Note that "moby loss" is OK even though **"moby loser" is not used; applied to an abstract noun, moby is simply a magnifier, whereas when applied to a person it implies substance and has positive connotations.
Compare lossage. (1995-04-19)
LOSS, () contracts. The deprivation of something which one had, which was either advantageous, agreeable or commodious.
LOSS, () In cases of partnership, the losses are in general borne by the partners equally, unless stipulations or circumstance's manifest a different intention. Story, Partn. Sec. 24. But it is not essential that the partners should all share the losses. They may agree, that if there shall be no profits, but a loss, that the loss shall be borne by one or more of the partners exclusively, and that the others shall, inter se, be exempted from all liabilities for losses. Colly. Partn. 11; Gow, Partn. 9; 3 M. & Wels. 357; 5 Barn. & Ald. 954 Story, Partn. Sec. 23.
LOSS, () When a thing sold is lost by an accident, as by fire, the loss falls on the owner, res perit domino, and questions not unfrequently arise, as to whether the thing has been delivered and passed to the purchaser, or whether it remains still the property of the seller. See, on this subject, Delivery.
LOSS (n.) Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter sense, it is said of a defeated candidate that he "lost his election"; and of that eminent man, the poet Gilder, that he has "lost his mind." It is in the former and more legitimate sense, that the word is used in the famous epitaph:
Here Huntington's ashes long have lain Whose loss is our eternal gain, For while he exercised all his powers Whatever he gained, the loss was ours.
Lossful (a.) Detrimental. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Lossless (a.) Free from loss. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Lossless (a.) Characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy [ant: lossy].
Lossless, () A term describing a data compression algorithm which retains all the information in the data, allowing it to be recovered perfectly by decompression.
Unix compress and GNU gzip perform lossless compression.
Opposite: lossy. (1995-03-29)
Lost (v. t.) Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.
Lost (v. t.) Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor.
Lost (v. t.) Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit.
Lost (v. t.) Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London.
Lost (v. t.) 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.
Lost (v. t.) Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor.
Lost (v. t.) Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd.
Lost (v. t.) Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought.
Lot (n.) That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
Lot (n.) 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.
Lot (n.) The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
Lot (n.) 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.
Lot (n.) A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
Lot (n.) A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so.
Lot (n.) A prize in a lottery.
Lotted (imp. & p. p.) of Lot
Lotting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lot
Lot (v. t.) To allot; to sort; to portion.
Lote (n.) (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.