Lour definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LOUR. [See Lower.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" [syn: lower, lour] 2: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio" [syn: turn down, lower, lour] 3: look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval [syn: frown, glower, lour, lower] Merriam Webster's variant of lower Oxford Reference Dictionary ... Etymology: ME loure, of unkn. orig. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lour Lour, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) An Asiatic ...
... 2: set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" [syn: lower, lour] 3: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio" [syn: turn down, lower, lour] 4: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain ... s forehead, as if to signal disapproval [syn: frown, glower, lour, lower] Merriam Webster's I. intransitive verb also lour Etymology: Middle English louren; akin to Middle High German l ... an overcast sky lowered over the village > II. noun also lour Date: 14th century frown III. adjective Etymology: 3low Date: 13th ... 4 tr. degrade. 5 tr. & intr. diminish. 3. var. of LOUR. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Low Low, a. [Compar. Lower; ...
... s forehead, as if to signal disapproval [syn: frown, glower, lour, lower] Merriam Webster's I. verb Etymology: Middle English frounen ... look black upon, look daggers, look down upon, look sullen, lour, lower, make a lip, make a moue, mantle, moue, mow ...