Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as loral.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the lore; -- said of certain feathers of birds, scales of reptiles, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to the lore.
  • noun zoology Any of the loreal scales.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word loreal.

Examples

  • Women represent 55% of the research workforce – a percentage unmatched anywhere else in the industry.www. loreal.com

    Super-productive Friday PSA ScienceWoman 2007

  • Women represent 55% of the research workforce – a percentage unmatched anywhere else in the industry.www. loreal.com

    Archive 2007-08-01 ScienceWoman 2007

  • DKNY black tights, black wacoal "queen anne's lace" bra, VS panties with purple medallion print. black cole hahn sneaker trendy flat type shoes. amythyst ring, garnet ring, rolex, me&ro pearl pod earrings. hair in a french twist held together with one pencil. laura mercier black violet eyeliner, loreal black mascara, blistex lip balm, mychelle dermaceuticals sunscreen SPF 28

    tartan boxers, "who farted?" t-shirt 2008

  • I carry: wallet with $63, small day planner, loreal lipstick, little bottle of lotion, hairbrush, asthma inhaler, and sunglasses in a hard case.

    A list of items found in my purse, all in some way related to the fact that my parents are in town: 2006

  • She was close enough to see the vertical eye pupils, the heat-sensing loreal pits that looked liked extra nostrils, even the long black tongue flicking in and out.

    SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

  • She was close enough to see the vertical eye pupils, the heat-sensing loreal pits that looked liked extra nostrils, even the long black tongue flicking in and out.

    SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

  • Varied with a few whitish cross bands; last series of scales and beneath whitish ventral shield black in front; subcaudal plates, one-rowed; throat scaly; chin shields two pairs; eyes lateral, pupil round; front pair of frontal plates short; nostrils lateral, in two small shields, loreal shields none; one large anterior, and two moderate posterior ocular shields; lower temporal shield in the labial ones.

    Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855

  • Tip of the tail black; eyes small, pupil round; nostrils in the centre of a shield, lateral, erect; loreal shields none; one anterior oblique, and two small post-ocular shields.

    Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855

  • The dorsal and lateral scales keeled, placed in longitudinal series; the keels continued, equal; chin shields two pairs, long; throat scaly on the sides, shielded in the middle; loreal shields equal; one high anterior, and three small posterior ocular shields; temples shielded; nostrils in the suture between the scales; the anterior frontal narrow, moderate; eyes large, convex, pupil round.

    Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855

  • The nasal plate triangular, interposed between the rostral plate and the frontal ones, with the nostrils in its centre; loreal plates two, square; labial plates large; ears none, only a very indistinct sunk dot in their place.

    Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.