lour

[ louuhr, lou-er ]

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noun, verb (used without object),lour·ed, lour·ing.

a variant of lower².

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How to use lour in a sentence

How peaceful lies this palace, yet I see The war clouds lour upon its roofs.
The Buddha | Paul Carus
She particularly wanted to go out with her brother for half an lour, and she did not wish to leave the house empty.
Rogues and Vagabonds | George R. Sims
As for the lour in my pocket, I am a forsworn man if I deliver it not to-morrow.
Captain Ravenshaw | Robert Neilson Stephens
For the leaden lour of the heavens pointed to the coming of a storm.
Aletta | Bertram Mitford
Ils n'osoront assentir tant qu'ils eussent conseillez et avysez les Communes de lour pais.
A Literary History of the English People | Jean Jules Jusserand

British Dictionary definitions for lour

lour

lower

/ (laʊə) /

verb

a variant spelling of lower 2

Derived forms of lour

louring or lowering, adjective
louringly or loweringly, adverb

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