lote

[loht]

noun Archaic.

lotus.

Origin of lote

First recorded in 1500–10, lote is from the Latin word lōtus

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Examples from the Web for lote

Historical Examples of lote

Neither Captain Lote nor his wife had read anything of the kind in the papers.
The Portygee
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Captain Lote was not in the habit of taking his women-folks on his voyages with him.
The Portygee
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Captain Lote watched him for a moment and then put on his own.
The Portygee
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Even Captain Lote's praise of the Lusitania poem was whole-hearted and ungrudging.
The Portygee
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Captain Lote's temper was boiling now, contradiction was its worst provocative.
The Portygee
Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Word Origin and History for lote

n.

1510s, anglicized form of lotus.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper