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lour

American  
[louuhr, lou-er] / laʊər, ˈlaʊ ər /

noun

loured, louring

  1. a variant of lower.

lour British  
/ laʊə /

verb

  1. a variant spelling of lower 2

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • louring adjective
  • louringly adverb

Example Sentences

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Et de Villeins sont lour gaignures appelle Villenages.'

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

For the leaden lour of the heavens pointed to the coming of a storm.

From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram

Tous nostres cors vendran essuchs, coma fa l'eska, Lous Aubres leyssaran lour verdour tendra e fresca, Lous Auselets del bosc perdran lour kant subtyeu, E non s'auzira plus lou Rossignol gentyeu.

From Poems by Bryant, William Cullen

O my stars,    Why do you lour unkindly on a king?

From Edward the Second by Marlowe, Christopher

Now 's the day and now 's the hour; See the front o' battle lour.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John

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