Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
louse .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun pl. of
louse .
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- noun Plural form of
louse .
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Examples
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Trimmed birds that were allowed to regrow their overhangs ‘caused an immediate reduction in lice’ (p. 815).
Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Trimmed birds that were allowed to regrow their overhangs ‘caused an immediate reduction in lice’ (p. 815).
The war on parasites: a pigeon’s eye view Darren Naish 2006
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Unlike the itch parasite (of scabies), the habitat and breeding-ground of these lice is not the body but the clothing.
War Story of the Canadian Army Medical Corps John George 1918
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Dona – Yamana, Chile: to take lice from a person’s head and squash between one’s teeth.
Weird And Wonderful Foreign Phrases … That Just Don’t Translate | Impact Lab 2007
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Trout lice, which is a kind of a worm, in shape like a
The Compleat Angler 2007
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It is only a case of lice, which is exceedingly common throughout the world.
Wake Up, Sir! Jonathan Ames 2004
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This was a bad man, and an American doctor going through his hair looking for lice, which is how that looked to me, I mean it doesn't get perhaps more degrading than that.
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R.N. Mall in Pakistan wrote, "We learned during the Health Education Program that in some villages the seeds are crushed and the oil is being used against head lice, which is quite effective."
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_R_ he invariably sounds like _l_, so that the word "rice" he pronounces "lice" -- a bit of information which may prevent an unpleasant apprehension when you come to employ a Chinese cook.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 Various
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The walrus is also troubled with lice, which is not the case, so far as I know, with any kind of seal.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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There’s a term for airplane passengers who push ahead and clog the front of the boarding area long before their group is called: gate lice.
The Rudest Things You Can Do At The Airport Caroline Bologna 2020
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The rabble holding cheap tickets who board last are most affected, but even jet-setters with elite status seem to worry about bag space; they hover in front of gates hoping to board as soon as possible—“gate lice,” they’re sometimes called.
The Carry-On-Baggage Bubble Is About to Pop Ian Bogost 2024
jmjarmstrong commented on the word lice
JM doesn’t believe everything he hears about fleas and ticks – it’s all lice.
May 25, 2011