Loos, Adolf Loos
(noun) Austrian architect (1870-1933)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
loos
plural of loo
loos (uncountable)
(obsolete) Praise, fame, reputation.
• OOLs, Oslo, sloo, solo, sool
Loos
plural of Loo
• OOLs, Oslo, sloo, solo, sool
Source: Wiktionary
Loos, n. Etym: [OE. los, fr. OF. los, laus.]
Definition: Praise; fame; reputation. [Obs.] Spenser. Good conscience and good loos. Chaucer.
Loo, n. Etym: [For older lanterloo, F. lanturelu, lanturlu, name of the game; orig., the refrain of a vaudeville.] (a) An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to each player from a full pack. When five cards are used the highest card is the knave of clubs or (if so agreed upon) the knave of trumps; -- formerly called lanterloo. (b) A modification of the game of "all fours" in which the players replenish their hands after each round by drawing each a card from the pack.
Loo table, a round table adapted for a circle of persons playing loo.
Loo, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Looed; p. pr. & vb. n. Looing.]
Definition: To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written also lu.] Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
