loup

[ loo ]

/ lu /

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noun

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

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Origin of loup

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

Words nearby loup

lounger, lounge suit, loungewear, lounging, Lounsbury, loup, loupcervier, loupe, loup-garou, louping ill, Loup River

Other definitions 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

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

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How to use loup in a sentence

They gazed at her in amazement; but she calmly pointed towards the frowning walls and battlements of St. Loup.
A Heroine of France|Evelyn Everett-Green
As I say, it was the story of St. Loup over again; but if anything the fighting was more severe.
A Heroine of France|Evelyn Everett-Green
The bishop had the stream turned away, and transformed the former bath into a chapel that he consecrated to St. Loup.
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue
The troop entered the former warm water bath, now chapel of St. Loup.
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue

They had not informed her how, at that very moment, the French were attacking the Saint-Loup bastion and suffering great hurt.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France

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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