losel
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of losel
1325–75; Middle English: literally, one who is lost, equivalent to los- (past participle stem of lose ) + -el -le
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Undo Misrule, and many a volley Of losel snatches born of folly— Bring back the cheer, be Christmas-king, With cakes and ale!
From In The Yule-Log Glow, Book IV by Harrison S. (Harrison Smith) Morris
My choice be a wretch, Mere losel in body and soul, Thrice accurst!
From Robert Browning: How to Know Him by William Lyon Phelps
Wasn't that "lewd losel" told by the Kentish Archbishop how useful such music might be say if a pilgrim struck his toe on a stone?'
From Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales by Arthur Shearly Cripps
Then, turning back, he bade shut the chamber-door and enquired of those who were about him if any knew yonder losel who sat at table over against his chamber-door; but all answered no.
From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by John Payne
The young men, seeing and hearing all this, turned upon Arriguccio and gave him the soundest rating ever losel got; and ultimately they said to him.
From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by John Payne
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