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Meaning of Lour | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlaʊə

Definitions

  1. A frown, a scowl; an angry or sullen look.
  2. Of the sky, the weather, etc.: a dark, gloomy, and threatening appearance.
    figuratively

Equivalents

العربية تجهم
Čeština mračit se
Suomi murjottaa uhata

Examples

“I have ſuch averſion to ill temper, that I could ſooner forgive my wife adultery, than croſſneſs. I cannot taſte Caſſio's kiſs on her lips; but I can ſee a lour on her brow.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Lourches Lourdes Lourdes Extension Lourdes Proper Subdivision loure Loured

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