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- English Word Lorettine Definition 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.
- English Word Lorgnette Definition An opera glass
- English Word Lorgnette Definition elaborate double eyeglasses.
- English Word Lori Definition Same as Lory.
- English Word Lorica Definition A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
- English Word Lorica Definition Lute for protecting vessels from the fire.
- English Word Lorica Definition The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer.
- English Word Loricae Definition of Lorica
- English Word Loricata Definition A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos.
- English Word Loricata Definition The crocodilia.
- English Word Loricate Definition To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.
- English Word Loricate Definition Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.
- English Word Loricate Definition An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.
- English Word Loricated Definition of Loricate
- English Word Loricating Definition of Loricate
- English Word Lorication Definition The act of loricating; the protecting substance put on; a covering of scales or plates.
- English Word Lories Definition of Lory
- English Word Lorikeet Definition 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.
- English Word Lorimer Definition Alt. of Loriner
- English Word Loriner Definition A maker of bits, spurs, and metal mounting for bridles and saddles; hence, a saddler.
- English Word Loring Definition Instructive discourse.
- English Word Loriot Definition The golden oriole of Europe. See Oriole.
- English Word Loris Definition 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.
- English Word Lorn Definition Lost; undone; ruined.
- English Word Lorn Definition Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn woman.
- English Word Lorrie Definition Alt. of Lorry
- English Word Lorries Definition of Lorry
- English Word Lorry Definition 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.
- English Word Lory Definition 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.
- English Word Los Definition Praise. See Loos.