Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of bagpipe formerly used in Normandy.
- noun A slow dance performed to the music of the bagpipe.
- noun Music for such a dance or in its rhythm, which is triple, rather slow, and with heavy primary accents.
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Examples
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Ne beo þe loure þene þe solf {;} ne þin mei. ne þin maȝe.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Þe þ̵ is oðers mo {n} nes þing. loure þene hit sculde.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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To Stawling Kenne the Mort bings then, [17] to fetch loure for her cheates; [18]
Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] John S. Farmer
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Mon p'tit matour lourlour loure Mon p'tit matour roulant roule.
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(In French the verb _lourer_ means "to hold," which may have been a characteristic of the _loure_ bass).
Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University Edward MacDowell 1884
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In this figure of the Crosse-couple we wrate for a forlorne loure complaining of his mistresse crueltie these verses among other.
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But I think the book, or even the website should give a total account of the history of star trek and just say if historical events are cloudy this happened but it wasn't a major item in star trek loure and it just kind of made the second page.
Blogger News Network 2009
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[(I) 23 (a) 4 (m) -2 (judg) 10 (ing) 10 (,) 0 (ma) 4 (da) 4 (m, of Mr. Ne) 4 (ville) 4 (\222s da) 4 (ug) 10 (hte) 4 (r) 3 (\ (she) 4 (c) 4 (o) 0 (loure) 4 (d) 0 (\) a) 4 (nd of huma) 4 (n)] TJ
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For all your Duds are bingd awaste, [3] the bien coue hath the loure. [
Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] John S. Farmer
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And wapping Dell that niggles well, [23] and takes loure for her hire. [
Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] John S. Farmer
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