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louse
I. \ˈlau̇s\ noun
(plural lice \ˈlīs\ ; see sense 3)
Etymology: Middle English lous (plural lys), from Old English lūs (plural lȳs); akin to Old High German & Old Norse lūs louse, Welsh llau lice
1. : any of various small wingless usually flattened insects that are parasitic on warm-blooded animals and constitute the orders Anoplura and Mallophaga — compare bird louse, sucking louse; body louse, crab louse, head louse
2.
a. : any of various small usually sluggish arthropods that live on various animals or plants and suck their blood or juices — usually used in combination; compare bee louse, carp louse, fish louse, plant louse, whale louse
b. : any of several somewhat similar arthropods that are not parasitic — usually used in combination; compare book louse, wood louse
3. plural louses : a person regarded as extremely contemptible for parasitic or other odious low conduct : bastard, heel, rat, stinker
< what a beast, what a cad, what a louse he had been — Walter Karig >
< while all the time she was withering her inner self with “… you louse! You perfect louse” — Catherine Hubbell >
II. \ˈlau̇s, ˈlau̇z\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English lowsyn, from lous, lows, n.
: to pick lice from
< one old crone was alternately pinching a pretty child's cheeks and lousing her hair — I.L.Idriess > |