loup

[loo]

noun

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

Origin of loup

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

loup

[loup, lohp, loop]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

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

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Examples from the Web for loup

Historical Examples of loup

The morning of the 24th we reached the Loup fork of the Platte.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California
Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
My eyes were like to loup out of my head, but I had no breath to cry.
The Life of Mansie Wauch
David Macbeth Moir
"There has been an accident in the gorge of the Loup," he said.
Riviera Towns
Herbert Adams Gibbons
And Loup the Lynx would do the same so that he could betray our hiding places.
Washer the Raccoon
George Ethelbert Walsh
He that looks not e're he loup, will fall e're he wit of himself.
A Collection of Scotch Proverbs
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for loup

loup

noun

another name for loo mask

Word Origin for loup

C19: from French, from Latin lupus wolf

loup

lowp

verb, noun

a Scot word for leap

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