Loos

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A·dolf

[ey-dolf; German ah-dawlf], /ˈeɪ dɒlf; German ˈɑ dɔlf/, 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.

Anita, 1893–1981, U.S. writer.

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But when you went into the actual cubicle, they had these crazy old-fashioned wooden loos.
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“It was weird, because they just looked like ordinary loos,” says our source.
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Preparations for the battle of Loos brought to the Division for the first time a fairly liberal supply of ammunition.
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Such is the story of the girl who will go down to history as "the heroine of Loos."
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The strong redoubt of Loos was raked fore and aft, and the German trenches were full of dead.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
Let me remind you that this division consisted of Scottish soldiers, and that they lay in front of the Loos Redoubt.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
Nothing was more surprising in the Battle of Loos than the high spirits of our men, even in the darkest hour of trial.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott

British Dictionary definitions for Loos

Loos

/ (German luːs) /

noun

Adolf (ˈadolf). 1870–1933, Austrian architect: a pioneer of modern architecture, noted for his plain austere style in such buildings as Steiner House, Vienna (1910)

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