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lory
lo·ry
/
ˈlɔr
i, ˈloʊr
i
/
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[
lawr
-ee,
lohr
-ee
]
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noun,
plural
lo·ries.
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
Origin:
1685–95;
(<
Dutch
lori, loeri
) <
Malay
lori, luri, nuri
parrot
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lory
,
lowry
or
lowrie
(ˈlɔːrɪ, ˈlaʊrɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ries
any of various small brightly coloured parrots of Australia and Indonesia, having a brush-tipped tongue with which to feed on nectar and pollen
[C17: via Dutch from Malay
lūrī,
variant of
nūrī
]
lowry
,
lowry
or
lowrie
—
n
[C17: via Dutch from Malay
lūrī,
variant of
nūrī
]
lowrie
,
lowry
or
lowrie
—
n
[C17: via Dutch from Malay
lūrī,
variant of
nūrī
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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lory
alt. form of
loris
.
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