loup

¹ American  

[loo] / lu /

noun

1. a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.

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loup ² American  

[loup, lohp, loop] / laʊp, loʊp, lup /

verb (used without object)

1. to leap; jump; spring.

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verb (used with object)

1. to leap or jump at, over, or into (something).

loup ¹ British  

/ luː /

noun

1. another name for loo mask

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loup ² British  

/ laʊp /

verb

1. a Scot word for leap

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Etymology

Origin of loup¹

1825–35; < French: literally, wolf < Latin lupus

Origin of loup²

1325–75; Middle English loupe < Old Norse hlaupa, cognate with Old English hlēapan to leap

Example Sentences

Sensing something is off, Teddy searches the internet for “comment soigné loup garou”: how to cure werewolf.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021

After gala co-chair Marciano got everyone’s attention, a Puck-catered dinner of loup de mer with spinach-fennel puree was served.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2017

They call it "l'heure entre le chien et le loup" - "the hour between the dog and the wolf".

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2016

And he served a loup de mer the way I’d like to see it done at La Grenouille, with a terrific lobster sauce, a tangle of simple spinach and a huge glittering knob of caviar.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2015

Here there is a great display of jewellery, the ladies, as in Italy, wearing the little loup mask and a domino, while most of the gentlemen are in evening dress.

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