Loret, m. (popular), lover of a lorette.
Lorette, f. (familiar), more than fast girl, or “mot,” named after the Quartier Notre Dame de Lorette, the Paris Pimlico. See [Gadoue].
Lorgne, or lorgne-bé, m. (thieves’), one-eyed man. In English slang “a seven-sided animal;” the ace of cards, or “pig’s eye.”
Lorgnette, f. (thieves’), keyhole, this natural receptacle for a key being considered by thieves as an aperture convenient only for making investigations from the outside of a door. Etui à ——, coffin, or “cold-meat box.” Eteindre ses deux lorgnettes, to close one’s eyes.
Lorquet, m. (popular), sou.
Lot, m. (popular), venereal disease.
[Lou], or loup, m. (popular), faire un ——, to spoil a piece of work.
Louanek (Breton cant), brandy.
Louave, m. (thieves’), drunkard. Être ——, to be drunk, “to be canon.” Faire un ——, to rob a drunkard. Rogues who devote their energies to this kind of thieving are termed “bug-hunters.”