loup

1
[ loo ]
/ lu /

noun

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

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Origin of loup

1
1825–35; < French: literally, wolf < Latin lupus

Words nearby loup

lounge suit, lounger, loungewear, lounging, lounsbury, loup, loup river, loup-garou, loupcervier, loupe, louping ill

Definition for loup (2 of 2)

loup2
[ loup, lohp, loop ]
/ laʊp, loʊp, lup /
Scot.

verb (used without object)

to leap; jump; spring.

verb (used with object)

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

Origin of loup

2
1325–75; Middle English loupe < Old Norse hlaupa, cognate with Old English hlēapan to leap
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British Dictionary definitions for loup (1 of 2)

loup1
/ (luː) /

noun

another name for loo mask

Word Origin for loup

C19: from French, from Latin lupus wolf

British Dictionary definitions for loup (2 of 2)

loup2

lowp

/ (laʊp) /

verb, noun

a Scot word for leap
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