Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A form of bagpipe formerly used in Normandy.
- n. A slow dance performed to the music of the bagpipe.
- n. Music for such a dance or in its rhythm, which is triple, rather slow, and with heavy primary accents.
Examples
“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]
“Ne beo þe loure þene þe solf {;} ne þin mei. ne þin maȝe.”
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
“Þe þ̵ is oðers mo {n} nes þing. loure þene hit sculde.”
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
“Mon p'tit matour lourlour loure Mon p'tit matour roulant roule.”
“(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
“In this figure of the Crosse-couple we wrate for a forlorne loure complaining of his mistresse crueltie these verses among other.”
“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.”
“[(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”
“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]
“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]
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Bagpipes
"God's own music," said the guide to me in Edinburgh. At least God was enthusiastic enough to bestow the squealing bag many names.
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