Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Speaking; that speaks.

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Examples

  • So she came forward and saluted the fisherman with loquent tongue and eloquent speech; and her father said to her, “Bring meat for our guest, by whose visit a blessing hath betided us: 273” whereupon she brought him two great fishes, each the bigness of a lamb, and the Merman said to him, “Eat.”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • When his sister heard this, she marvelled at his eloquence and loquent speech and his readiness at answering her in verse and said to him, O my brother, when didst thou fall into this thy case and what hath betided thee, that I find thee speaking in song and shedding tears that throng?

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • The Arabs also translated them into Arabic, and the loquent and eloquent polished and embellished them and wrote others resembling them.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Redworth would have yielded her the loquent lead for the smallest of the privileges due to him who now rejected all, except the public scourging of her.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • Redworth would have yielded her the loquent lead for the smallest of the privileges due to him who now rejected all, except the public scourging of her.

    Diana of the Crossways — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868

  • Redworth would have yielded her the loquent lead for the smallest of the privileges due to him who now rejected all, except the public scourging of her.

    Diana of the Crossways — Complete George Meredith 1868

  • Arabs also translated them into Arabic, and the loquent and eloquent polished and embellished them and wrote others resembling them.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • So she came forward and saluted the fisherman with loquent tongue and eloquent speech; and her father said to her, "Bring meat for our guest, by whose visit a blessing hath betided us: [FN#273]" whereupon she brought him two great fishes, each the bigness of a lamb, and the Merman said to him, "Eat."

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Sometimes just saying "with sympathy" doesn't seem like enough, so we've made the task easier with the thoughtful & loquent sentiments included in one of our January stamp releases, entitled With Sympathy.

    {capture the moment} 2009

  • Then they committed her to wetnurses and drynurses and governesses who reared her with the fairest rearing, and after she had reached the age of four they brought to her divines who lessoned her in the art of writing and of making selections [FN#181] and presently she approved herself sharp of wits, clever, loquent of tongue, eloquent of speech, sweet spoken of phrase; and every day she increased in beauty and loveliness and stature and perfect grace.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

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