Loos

//luːz// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of loo form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Praise; fame; reputation. obsolete, uncountable

    "That much he feared, leaſt reprochfull blame / VVith foule diſhonour him mote blot therefore; / Beſides the loſſe of ſo much loos and fame, / As through the world thereby ſhould glorifie his name."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Loo form-of, plural

Synonyms

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adolf loos

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"That much he feared, leaſt reprochfull blame / VVith foule diſhonour him mote blot therefore; / Beſides the loſſe of ſo much loos and fame, / As through the world thereby ſhould glorifie his name."

Etymology

From Middle English loos, lōs (“reputation, renown, fame, infamy, rumor, news”), from Old French los, from Latin laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”). Doublet of laud.

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