loricate 
an epithet arising from the mistaken idea that 
the lorioa was essentially an imbricated coat. 
3. Having a lorica ; loricated; inclosed in a 
shell, case, or some hard covering resembling a 
corselet or coat of mail Loricate femora, in m- 
tom., femora so sculptured exteriorly that they appear to 
be covered with a double series of oblique scales, as the 
posterior femora of a grasshopper. 
II. . A loricated animal; a member of the 
Lorica to in any sense. 
lorication (lor-i-ka'shon), n. [< L. loricatio(n-), 
a clothing in mail, ? loricare, pp. loricatus, 
clothe in mail: see loricate, .] 1. The act 
of loricating, or the state of being loricated. 
2. A loricate covering. 
These cones [of the cedar] have . . . the entire lorica- 
(ton smoother couched than those of the Fir kind. 
Evelyn, Sylva, II. i. 
loricoid (lor'i-koid), a. [< L. lorica, a corselet 
(see lorica), + Gr. eMof, form.] Resembling a 
lorica; also, loricate: sometimes applied to 
fossil footprints left by supposed shielded ani- 
mals. 
Loriculus (lo-rik'u-lus ), n. [NL. , dim. of Lorius, 
a lory: see 'Lorius."] A genus of small lories of 
the subfamily Loriinie (or Trichoglossinw); the 
hanging parrakeets, or bat-parrots. They are 
notable for their habit of hanging by the feet head down- 
ward when asleep, and sometimes while feeding, and also 
for lack of the brushy tongue which the lorikeets possess. 
lories, . Plural of lory. 
Loriinae (16-ri-i'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Lorius + 
-iiue,'] A subfamily of Psittacidce, including 
the genera Lorius and its subdivisions (as Eos), 
Loriculus, and Coriphilus ; the lories. The defi- 
nition of the group is not fixed ; it is often merged in 
Tnchoglogsinoe. The birds usually placed in it are for the 
most part of small size and very beautiful colors, chiefly 
inhabiting the Eastern Archipelago and Oceania. Also 
written Loriance, Loriiuz. 
lorikeet (lor-i-kef), [< lory + (parra)keet.'] 
A. small parrot of the genus Trichoglossus, or, 
in a broader use, of the subfamily Trichoglos- 
sinte; a kind of lory. Most of them have a brushy 
or penciled tongue, by means of which they feed upon 
the sweets of flowers and on soft fruits. See Tricho- 
glossus. 
lorimert, lorinert (lor ' i - mer, -ner), n. [Also 
loremer; < OF. lorimier, larmier, a saddler, < to- 
raw, lorein, a bridle, < L. lorum, a thong: see 
lore*. For the term -im-er instead of -in-er, cf. 
latimer for latiner.~\ A maker of bits, spurs, 
and metal mountings for bridles and saddles ; 
hence, a saddler. 
Brummagem is a town maintained chiefly by smiths, 
nailers, cutlers, edge-tool forgers, loriiners or bit-makers. 
Holinshed, Descrip. of Britaine, xxv. 
Lorinse (16-ri'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Loris + -ince.] 
Same as Lonince. G. E. Gray, 1840. 
loringt (lor'ing), n. [Verbal n. of lore 1 , v., = 
Zearl.j Instructive discourse ; instruction. 
[Bare.] 
They, as a Goddesse her adoring. 
Her wisedome did admire, and hearkned to her taring. 
Spenser, F. Q., V. vii. 42. 
lorion (lo'ri-on), .; pi. loria (-a). [< MGr. 
topiov, dim. of LGr. Aupov, Aapo(, < L. lorum, 
thong, strap: see tore 4 .] One of the stripes or 
bands on the stoicharion or alb of a bishop of 
the Greek Church. 
Bishops . . . put on the stoicharion, which . . . dif- 
fers from that of a Priest by being waved in white and 
red bands, called loria. These signify rivers of grace, and 
set forth the doctrine which should flow from a Pontiff. 
J. M. Neale, Eastern Church, i. 810. 
loriot (lor'i-ot), n. [< F. loriot (OF. also lorion), 
i. e. I'oriot, < le, the, + OF. oriot, var. of oriol, 
a witwall, an oriole : see oriole.'] The golden 
oriole of Europe, Oriolus galbula. 
The swallow and the loriot 
Are not so swift of wing. 
S. B. Stoddard, Chinese Songs. 
loris (16'ris), . [NL. torn (F. torn, sing, and 
pi.); commonly said to be a native (E. Ind.) 
name, but according to Baird < D. loeris, a clown, 
booby, formerly adj., loerisch, loersch, clownish, 
< loer, loerd, a clown, fool, < OF. lourd, a stupid 
fellow: see lourd}.] 1. The slender lemur of 
Ceylon, Arachnoeebus or Loris gracilis, a pro- 
simian mammal of the family Lenmridce, and sub- 
family Nycticebinai : more fully called slender 
loris. Also ton; pi. tons. 2. [cap.'] The typi- 
cal genus of Lorisina;, based by Geoffrey on the 
slender lori or loris of Ceylon, and the same as 
Arachnoeebus of Lesson; extended to include 
the slow lemur, which is more frequently re- 
ferred to a genus Sycticebus, Stenops, or Brady- 
lemur. The species are arboreal and nocturnal inhabi- 
tants of the East Indies. L. gracUis is remarkable for its 
slender form, disproportionately long limbs, the absence of 
a tail, short muzzle, and large eyes. 
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Slender Loris {Lori* gracilis). 
Lorisinae (lor-i-si'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Loris + 
-incs.] A subfamily of Lemuridce, named from 
the genus Loris, in a restricted sense including 
only this genus and Nycticebus, in a wider sense 
including these genera with Arctocebus and 
Perodicticus : in the latter use it is the same 
as Nycticebince. The animals referred to this group 
are the slender loris, Loris gracilis; the slow lemur, Nyc- 
ticebus tardigradus ; the potto, Perodicticus potto; and the 
angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis. Also Loridina. 
Lorius (16'ri-us), n. [NL., < E. lory, q. v.] A 
large genus of small trichoglossine parrots, type 
of the subfamily Loriince; the lories. The term 
has been used with much latitude, but is now restricted 
to the broad-tailed lories, of which more than 20 spe- 
cies are known, all of the Austromalayan region, as L. 
domicella of the Moluccas. The characteristic coloration 
is red varied with blue ; hut some species are green, others 
brown or black. Several subdivisions of Lorius are rec- 
ognized, especially Eos. The name Domicella is now much 
used instead of Lorius. See cut under Domicella. 
lorn (16rn), a. [< ME. lorn, loren, lore, < AS. 
loren, pp. of leosan, lose : see leesei, lose*.] I. 
Lost; undone. 
Wit-outin loue thou art lorn. 
Wose [whoso] hat nout loue were bettre on-born. 
Political Poems, etc. (ed. FurnivaU), p. 2S5. 
If thou readest, thou art lorn ! 
Better hadst thou ne'er been born. 
Scott, L. of L. M.,L 23. 
2. Forlorn; bereft; lonely: as, a lorn, -widow. 
But, as tenderly before him the lorn Ximena knelt. 
Whittier, The Angels of Buena Vista. 
"Yes, yes, . . ." cried Mrs. Gummidge, . , . "I know 
that I'm a lone lorn creetur." 
Dickens, David Copperfleld, iii. 
Lorrainer (lo-ra'ner), . [< Lorraine (see def.) 
+ -er 1 .] A native or an inhabitant of Lorraine. 
Lorrainese (lor-a-nes' or -uez'), a. [< Lorraine 
+ -ese.J Pertaining to the ancient duchy or to 
the later province of Lorraine, or to the inhabi- 
tants of Lorraine. Since 1871 it has been di- 
vided between France and Germany. 
Lorraine shales. See shale. 
lorrelt, Same as losel. 
lorry (lor'i), .; pi. lorries (-iz). [Also tome, 
larry; cf. E. dial, lurry, pull or drag.] 1. In 
mining, a running bridge over a sinking-pit 
top, upon which the bowk is placed after it is 
brought up for emptying. Gresley. [Yorkshire.] 
2. A long wagon, consisting of a nearly flat 
platform (with a very low rim) set on four wheels, 
which are either entirely under the platform or 
do not rise above it. [Great Britain.] 
lorum (16'rum), n. ; pi. torn (-rii). [NL., < L. 
lorum: see tore*.] In zoo'l., the lore, as of a bird 
or reptile. 
lory (16'ri), n. ; pi. lories (-riz). [Also Inry. luri ; 
< Malay luri, also nun, a lory.] One of a large 
number of parrots constituting the subfamily 
Loriina!, or forming a separate family Tricho- 
glossidce ; any brush-tongued parrakeet, or lori- 
keet. They are mostly of small size and brilliant col- 
oration, inhabiting parts of Asia, the Malay archipelago, 
and Oceania. Lorius domicella is a characteristic example. 
All the lories properly so called are trichoglossine or brush- 
tongued, excepting those of the genus Loriculus (or Caryl- 
lis); but the name extends to some similar parrakeets of a 
different group as those of the genus Eclectus. See Lorius, 
Loriculus, Loriiiwe, and Trichoglossinai. See also cut under 
Domicella. 
Gentle lories, more beautiful in color than any, who sat 
on the Banksias like a crop of crimson and purple flowers. 
H. Eingsley, Hillyars and Burtons. 
lost, See toseS. 
losable (lo'za-bl), a. [Also loseable; < tosl + 
-able.'] Capable of being lost ; liable to be lost. 
I heard him make enquiry whether the frigoriflck fac- 
ulty of these corpuscles be loosoMe or not. 
Boyle, Works, III. 763. 
lose 
Pencils and rubbers are about equally loseable. 
Tlte Nation, III. 139. 
losanget, An obsolete form of lozenge. 
losardt, [A var. of losel, with substituted 
suffix -ard.~] A coward. 
lose 1 (16z), v. ; pret. and pp. lost, ppr. losing. 
[Formerly also toose (more or less confused with 
loose, untie, relax) ; partly < ME. losien, < AS. 
losian, become loose, escape, also lose, < to*, a 
loss (see loss); but chiefly a var. of lescn (> E. 
leese) (pret. les, pi. lore, pp. loren, lorn), lose: 
see leesel, < AS. leosan (pret. leas, pi. luron, pp. 
loren), in comp. forleosan. For the change of 
AS. ed to E. o (o'o), pronounced o, cf. choose, < 
AS. ceosan.'] I. trans. 1. To miss from pres- 
ent possession or knowledge ; part with or be 
parted from by misadventure ; fail to keep, as 
something that one owns, or is in charge of or 
concerned for, or would keep. 
Rejoice with me ; for I have found the piece which I had 
lost. Luke xv. 9. 
Thus they spent the next after-noone, and halfe that 
night, when the Spanyards either lost them or left them. 
Capt. John Smith, True Travels, I. 53. 
But, said Christian, are there no turnings nor windings, 
by which a stranger may lose his way? 
Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress, p. 101. 
2. To be dispossessed, deprived, or bereaved 
of; be prevented or debarred from keeping, 
holding, or retaining; be parted from without 
wish or consent : as, to lose money by specula- 
tion; to lose blood by a wound; to lose one's 
hair by sickness ; to lose a friend by death. 
Hus sones for hus synnes sorwe they hadden ; 
And alle lewede that leyde hond thereon loren lyf after. 
Piers Plowman (C), xv. 63. 
Even so by love the young and tender wit 
Is turn'd to folly, blasting in the bud, 
Losing his verdure even in the prime. 
Shak., T. G. of V., i. 1. 19. 
Her [the Roman Catholic Church's] acquisitions in the 
New World have more than compensated for what she has 
lost in the Old. Macaulay, Von Rauke's Hist. Popes. 
3. To cease to have ; part with through change 
of condition or relations; be rid of or disen- 
gaged from. 
The offence is holy that she hath committed, 
And this deceit loses the name of craft. 
Shale., M. W. of W., v. 5. 239. 
Nor is it a thing extraordinary for rivers to lose their 
channels, either choaked by themselves, or by the adverse 
Seas. Sandys, Travailes, p. 73. 
The mountains, lessening as they rise, 
Lute the low vales, and steal into the skies. 
Pope, Autumn, 1. 60. 
4. To fail to preserve or maintain: as, to lose 
one's reputation or reason ; to lose credit. 
Chuff ey boggled over his plate so long that Mr. Jonas, 
losing patience, took it from him. 
Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, xi. 
I lose my colour, I lose my breath, 
I drink the cup of a costly death. 
Tennyson, Eleanore. 
5. To fail to gain or win ; fail to grasp or se- 
cure; miss; let slip: as, to lose an opportuni- 
ty; to tose a prize, a game, or a battle. 
He shall in no wise lose his reward. Mat. x. 42. 
What have you lost by losing of this day? 
Shak., K. John, iii. 4. 116. 
Such delay might have lost the opportunity of relieving 
him. Winthrop, Hist. New England, II. 185. 
The motion that the sum to be granted should not ex- 
ceed four hundred thousand pounds was lost by twelve 
votes. Macaulay, Hist. Eng., vi. 
See if you can't find out if the villain means to break 
jail. I would not lose having him hung for a thousand 
pounds. S. Judd, Margaret, ii. 8. 
6. To let slip or escape from observation, per- 
ception, etc.: as, I lost what he was saying, 
from inattention ; we lost the ship in the fog. 
7. To fail to profit by; miss the use, advan- 
tage, or enjoyment of; waste. 
I am of the Opinion, That if any of our Nations would 
seek a Trade with them, they would not lose their labour. 
Dampier, Voyages, I. 308. 
He has merit, good nature, and integrity, that are too 
often lost upon great men. Pope, Letters. 
All these signs, however, were lost upon him. 
Macaulay, Hist. Eng., vi. 
8. To cause to miss or be deprived of ; sub- 
ject to the loss of: as, his slowness lost him the 
chance. 
I pray that this action lose not Philaster the hearts of 
the people. Beau, and Fl., Philaster, iv. 4. 
Sir, if that to serve you 
Could lose me any thing, as indeed it cannot, 
I still would follow you. 
Fletcher, Spanish Curate, iv. 4. 
9. To displace, dislodge, or expel. [Rare.] 
A still soliciting eye, and such a tongue 
As I am glad I have not, though not to have it 
Hath lost me in your liking. Shak., Lew, i. 1. 286. 
