Lorel, lor′el, n. (Spens.) an idle fellow. [Losel.]
Lorette, lō-ret′, n. a showy strumpet. [Fr.]
Lorgnette, lōr-nyet′, n. an opera-glass.—n. Lor′gnon, an eye-glass with a handle. [Fr.]
Lorica, lo-rī′ka, n. in ancient Rome, a cuirass made of thongs—also Lor′ic (Browning).—v.t. Lor′icāte, to furnish with a coat-of-mail: to plate or coat over.—adj. covered with defensive armour: imbricated.—n. Loricā′tion, a coating or crusting over, as with plates of mail. [L.,—lorum, a thong.]
Lorikeet, lor-i-kēt′, n. a small parrot, a kind of lory.
Lorimer, lor′i-mėr, n. a maker of horse-furniture.—Also Lor′iner. [Fr. lormier—L. lorum, a thong.]
Loriot, lō′ri-ut, n. the oriole. [Fr. le, the, oriol—L. aureolus, dim. of aureus, golden—aurum, gold.]
Loris, lō′ris, n. the slender lemur of Ceylon.
Lorn, lorn, adj. (Spens.) lost, forsaken. [A.S. loren, pa.p. of leósan, to lose.]
Lorry, lor′i, n. a four-wheeled wagon without sides. [Perh. from prov. Eng. lurry, to pull.]