loup

1
[ loo ]

noun
  1. a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.

Origin of loup

1
1825–35; <French: literally, wolf <Latin lupus

Words Nearby loup

Other definitions for loup (2 of 2)

loup2
[ loup, lohp, loop ]

verb (used without object)
  1. to leap; jump; spring.

verb (used with object)
  1. to leap or jump at, over, or into (something).

Origin of loup

2
1325–75; Middle English loupe<Old Norse hlaupa, cognate with Old English hlēapan to leap

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How to use loup in a sentence

  • They gazed at her in amazement; but she calmly pointed towards the frowning walls and battlements of St. loup.

    A Heroine of France | Evelyn Everett-Green
  • As I say, it was the story of St. loup over again; but if anything the fighting was more severe.

    A Heroine of France | Evelyn Everett-Green
  • The bishop had the stream turned away, and transformed the former bath into a chapel that he consecrated to St. loup.

    The Poniard's Hilt | Eugne Sue
  • The troop entered the former warm water bath, now chapel of St. loup.

    The Poniard's Hilt | Eugne Sue
  • They had not informed her how, at that very moment, the French were attacking the Saint-loup bastion and suffering great hurt.

British Dictionary definitions for loup (1 of 2)

loup1

/ (luː) /


noun
  1. another name for loo mask

Origin of loup

1
C19: from French, from Latin lupus wolf

British Dictionary definitions for loup (2 of 2)

loup2

lowp

/ (laʊp) /


verb, noun
  1. a Scot word for leap

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