Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LOVE'-LA-BOR-ED, a.

Labored by love.

LOVE'-LASS, n.

A sweetheart.

LOVE'-LESS, a.

Void of love; void of tenderness or kindness. – Milton. Shelton.

LOVE'-LET-TER, n.

A letter professing love; a letter of courtship.

LOVE'LI-LY, adv. [luv'lily. From lovely.]

Amiably; in a manner to excite love. – Otway.

LOVE'LI-NESS, n. [luv'liness. From lovely.]

Amiableness; qualities of body or mind that may excite love. If there is such a native loveliness in the sex, as to make them victorious when in the wrong, how resistless their power when they are on the side of truth. – Spectator.

LOVE'-LINK-ED, a.

Linked or connected by love. – Bowles.

LOVE'-LOCK, n.

A curl or lock of hair so called, worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. – Lily.

LOVE'-LORN, a. [love and lorn.]

Forsaken by one's love; as, the love-lorn nightingale. – Milton.

LOVE'LY, a. [luv'ly.]

Amiable; that may excite love; possessing qualities which may invite affection. Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. – 2 Sam. i.

LOVE'LY-FAC-ED, a.

Having a lovely face. – Scott.

LOVE'-MONG-ER, n. [love and monger.]

One who deals in affairs of love. [Not used.] – Shak.

LOVE'-PIN-ED, a.

Wasted by love. – Spenser.

LOV'ER, n.

1. One who loves; one who has a tender affection, particularly for a female. Love is blind, and lovers can not see. – Shak.
2. A friend; one who regards with kindness. Your brother and his lover have embraced. – Shak.
3. One who likes or is pleased with any thing; as, a love of books or of science; a lover of wine; a lover of religion.

LOVER, or LOOVER, n. [Lover and Loover; See Louver.]

LOVE'-SE-CRET, n.

A secret between lovers. – Dryden.

LOVE'-SHAFT, n.

Cupid's arrow. – Shak.

LOVE'-SICK, a.

1. Sick or languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick maid. To the dear mistress of my love-sick mind. – Dryden.
2. Dictated by a languishing lover, or expressive of languishing love. Where nightingales their love-sick ditty sing. – Dryden.

LOVE'SOME, a.

Lovely. [Not used.] – Dryden.

LOVE'-SONG, n.

A song expressing love. – Shak.

LOVE'-SUIT, n.

Courtship; solicitation of union in marriage.

LOVE'-TALE, n.

A narrative of love. Cato's a proper person to intrust / A love-tale with. – Addison.

LOVE'-TAUGHT, a.

Instructed by love. – Moore.

LOVE'-THOUGHT, n.

Amorous fancy. [Not used.] – Shak.

LOVE'-TO-KEN, n.

A present in token of love. – Shak.