loth; pl. linen clothes; -- sale, dirty
linen or clothes; laver le --, to wash the clothes.
lion, _m._ lion.
liqueur, _f._ liquor, cordial.
liquide, _adj. and m._ liquid.
lire, _v._ to read.
lis, _m._ lily (s pronounced).
lisere, _m._ strip.
lisiere, _f._ border, outskirts, selvage, list (cloth), string.
lit, _m._ bed.
litiere, _f._ litter.
litre, _m._ liter (about 7/8 of a quart).
litteraire, _adj._ literary.
litteralement, _adv._ literally.
litterature, _f._ literature.
livide, _adj._ livid.
livre, _m._ book; grand --, great book, ledger.
livre, _f._ pound, franc.
livrer, _v._ to deliver, give over; se -- a, devote or apply
oneself to, give oneself over to; un combat se livra, a battle was
fought.
livret, _m._ little book (of identification, etc., used as a passport).
local, -e, _adj._ local.
locution, _f._ locution.
lofer, _v._ to luff (bring the head of a vessel to the wind).
loge, _f._ lodge, porter's room, box (theater).
loger, _v._ to lodge, star.
logique, _adj._ logical.
logis, _m._ bouse, dwelling, lodge, lodging-house, lodgings.
loi, _f._ law.
loin, _adv. and m._ far away, distant, distance; plus --,
farther; de --, afar, at or from a distance; de -- en --, from
place to place, from time to time.
lointain, -e, _adj. and m._ distant, far away, distance.
loisir, _m._ leisure.
long, -ue, _adj. and m._ long, length; le -- de, along; tout
de son --, de tout son --, his whole length; tout le -- de,
the whole; de -- en large, to and fro.
longanimite, _f._ longanimity, forbearance.
Longosardo, Sardinian village and port at the western entrance of
the Strait of Bonifacio.
longtemps, _adv._ long time, long, for a long time.
longuement, _adv._ for a long time, lengthily, lingeringly.
longueur, _f._ length.
loque, _f._ rag, tatter.
lorgner, _v._ to squint at, look out of the corner of the eye,
ogle, look through opera glasses.
lors, _adv._ then, that time; pour --, then, thereupon;
depuis --, since then.
lorsque, _conj._ when.
louable, _adj._ laudable, praiseworthy.
louage, _m._ letting, hiring, hire; de --, hired, livery, for
hire.
louer, _v._ to praise, rent; se --, praise one self, be
pleased (with).
louis, _m._ louis (gold piece=$4).
Louis XIV, known as Louis le Grand, most famous of the French
kings; reigned: 1643-1715.
Louis XV, King of France; reigned: 1715-1774.
loup, _m._ wolf; -- cervier, lynx, speculator, sharper
(especially one who speculates without principle on government
enterprises)