Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: loaf – lofty
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loaf (loaves), n. [OE hlaf.]
Mass; lump; set amount of bread.
locality, n. [Fr. < L. locālitātem.]
Place; position; situation.
location (-s, -'s), n. [L. locāre.]
Situation; geographic coordinate; temporal orientation; position in time and place.
lock (-s), n. [OE lok.]
- Seal; device that keeps intruders out.
- Closure mechanism; [word play] system that changes water levels on a river for transportation purposes.
lock (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [see lock, n.]
Secure; fasten; keep safe.
lodge, n. [ME < OFr loge, arbor, summerhouse, hut < L. laubia, cloister, covered walk.]
Home; house; habitation; residence; dwelling place; [fig.] mansion; heavenly abode.
lodge (-d), v. [see lodge, n.]
- Enclose; confine; detain; imprison; incarcerate.
- Place; plant; set to grow.
- House; host; board.
- Stay; rest; abide; find a place in.
lodging (-s), verbal n. [see lodge, n.]
- Inn; hostel; temporary abode; place of rest.
- Home; house; dwelling place; [fig.] heavenly abode; mansion on high.
lofty, adj. [OE, see lift, v.]
Elevated; very high in the air.
lofty, adv. [see lofty, adj.]
Gallantly; with dignity; like a soldier's marching; with each foot lifted high up from the ground; [fig.] proudly.