"To A Louse, On Seeing One On A Lady's Bonnet At Church" is a 1786
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Louse — (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Louse fly — Louse Louse (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Louse mite — Louse Louse (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
louse — [lous; ] for v., also [ louz] n. pl. lice and, for LOUSE 4, louses [ME lous < OE lus (pl. lys), akin to Ger laus < IE * lūs > Welsh lleuen, Bret laouen] 1. a) any of an order (Anoplura) of small, flat, wingless insects with sucking… … English World dictionary
LOUSE — (Heb. כִּנָּם ,כִּנִּים in plural. Talmud כִּנָּה, singular), insect; one of the ten plagues with which Egypt was smitten (Ex. 8:13–14; Ps. 105:31) was the plague of lice. The כֵּן in Isaiah (51.6): They that dwell therein shall die kemokhen may… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Louse Island — ist der Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten: Louse Island (Hancock County, Maine) Louse Island (Penobscot County, Maine) Louse Island (North Carolina) Louse Island (Oregon) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung me … Deutsch Wikipedia
louse — (n.) parasitic insect infecting human hair and skin, O.E. lus, from P.Gmc. *lus (Cf. O.N. lus, M.Du. luus, Du. luis, O.H.G. lus, Ger. Laus), from PIE *lus louse (Cf. Welsh lleuen louse ). Slang meaning obnoxious person is from 1630s. The plural … Etymology dictionary
Louse — (louz), v. t. To clean from lice. You sat and loused him. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
louse, lousy — Louse is a slang term for a contemptible person. Louse up is slang for botch and spoil. Lousy is slang for well supplied (lousy with money) and unpleasant, inferior, worthless (a lousy cold, a lousy meal, a lousy show). Lousy also means infested… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
louse — ► NOUN 1) (pl. lice) a small wingless parasitic insect which infests human skin and hair. 2) (pl. lice) a related insect which lives on the skin of mammals or birds. 3) (pl. louses) informal a contemptible person. ► VERB (louse u … English terms dictionary
louse something up — ˌlouse sthˈup derived (informal) to spoil sth or do it very badly • Don t louse up our chance of winning! Main entry: ↑lousederived … Useful english dictionary
