LOEVEN'S LARVA
Loev"en's lar"va. Etym: [Named after the Swedish zoölogist, S. F.
Löven, who discovered it.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The peculiar larva of Polygordius. See Polygordius.
LOFFE
Loffe, v. i.
Defn: To laugh. [Obs.] Shak.
LOFT Loft, n. Etym: [Icel. lopt air, heaven, loft, upper room; akin to AS. lyft air, G. luft, Dan. loft loft, Goth. luftus air. Cf. Lift, v. & n. ]
Defn: That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially: (a) The room or space under a roof and above the ceiling of the uppermost story. (b) A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.; as, an organ loft. (c) A floor or room placed above another; a story. Eutychus . . . fell down from the third loft. Acts xx. 9. On loft, aloft; on high. Cf. Onloft. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LOFT
Loft, a.
Defn: Lofty; proud. [R. & Obs.] Surrey.
LOFTER
Loft"er, n. (Golf)
Defn: An iron club used in lofting the ball; — called also lofting iron.