loup

¹ American  

[loo] / lu /

noun

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

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loup ² American  

[loup, lohp, loop] / laʊp, loʊp, lup /

verb (used without object)

1. to leap; jump; spring.

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verb (used with object)

1. to leap or jump at, over, or into (something).

loup ¹ British  

/ luː /

noun

1. another name for loo mask

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loup ² British  

/ laʊp /

verb

1. a Scot word for leap

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Etymology

Origin of loup¹

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

Origin of loup²

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

Example Sentences

Ciaran Devlin's family have lived in the Loup area for more than 100 years - this rural village lies near Magherafelt, on the western shores of Lough Neagh.

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Architect Ryan Dougan says that in the last 25 years there have only been about 10 or 12 houses built in the Loup.

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"Unfortunately this has led to the Loup losing people to other areas and this impacts things like numbers attending the local GAA club and the school," he said.

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"There's a proposal for 65 new houses in the Loup and the response from NI Water is that there simply isn't enough water capacity, and people in this area are pleading for houses."

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Caroline Loup, a garden landscaper who lives in Overton, Hampshire, where Southern Water's hosepipe ban has just begun, said people should be encouraged "to be nosy neighbours" to make sure the rules were being followed - but she wouldn't report someone.

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