Webster's Dictionary 1913

3214

Low-lived

Low″–lived′ (?), a. Characteristic of, or like, one bred in a low and vulgar condition of life; mean; dishonorable; contemptible; as, low-lived dishonesty.

3215

Low-minded

Low″–mind′ed (?), a. Inclined in mind to low or unworthy things; showing a base mind.Low-minded and immoral. Macaulay.All old religious jealousies were condemned as low-minded i...

3216

Low-mindedness

Low″–mind′ed‐ness, n. The quality of being low-minded; meanness; baseness.

3217

Low-necked

Low″–necked′ (?), a. Cut low in the neck; decollete; — said of a woman's dress.

3218

Low-pressure

Low″–pres′sure (?), a. Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure.Low-pressure steam engine, a steam engine in which low steam is used; often applied to a condensi...

3219

Low-spirited

Low″–spir′it‐ed (?), a. Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not sprightly.— Low″–spir′it‐ed‐ness, n.

3220

Low-studded

Low″–stud′ded (?), a. Furnished or built with short studs; as, a low-studded house or room.

3221

Low-thoughted

Low″–thought′ed (?), a. Having one's thoughts directed toward mean or insignificant subjects.

3222

Lowbell

Low″bell′ (?), n. [Low a flame + bell.] 1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.The fowler's lowbell robs th...

3223

Lowbell (2)

Low″bell′, v. t. To frighten, as with a lowbell.

3224

Lowborn

Low″born′ (?), a. Born in a low condition or rank; — opposed to highborn.

3225

Lowboy

Low″boy′ (?), n. A chest of drawers not more than four feet high; — applied commonly to the lower half of a tallboy from which the upper half has been removed.

3226

Lowbred

Low″bred′ (?), a. Bred, or like one bred, in a low condition of life; characteristic or indicative of such breeding; rude; impolite; vulgar; as, a lowbred fellow; a lowbred remark.

3227

Lower

Low″er (?), a.Compar.ofLow, a.

3228

Lower (2)

Low″er, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lowering.] [From Low, a.] 1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket ...

3229

Lower (3)

Low″er, v. i. To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

3230

Lower (4)

Low″er (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Lowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lowering.] [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.] 1....

3231

Lower (5)

Low″er, n. 1. Cloudiness; gloominess.2. A frowning; sullenness.

3232

Lower-case

Low″er–case′ (?), a.(Print.) Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; — used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals. See the Note under 1...

3233

Lowering

Low″er‐ing (?), a. Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky.

3234

Loweringly

Low″er‐ing‐ly, adv. In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.

3235

Lowermost

Low″er‐most′ (?), a. [Irreg. superl. of Low. Cf. Uppermost, Foremost, etc.] Lowest.

3236

Lowery

Low″er‐y (?), a. Cloudy; gloomy; lowering; as, a lowery sky; lowery weather.

3237

Lowgh

{ Lowgh (?), Lowh }, obs.strong imp. of Laugh. [Cf. 1st Low and 2d Lough.] Chaucer.

3238

Lowing

Low″ing (?), n. The calling sound made by cows and other bovine animals.

3239

Lowish

Low″ish, a. Somewhat low. Richardson.

3240

Lowk

Lowk (?), n. See Louk. Chaucer.