Lowry

UK: /ˈlaʊrɪ/ US: (lou′rē)

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Low•ry  (lou′rē), n. 

(Clarence) Malcolm (Bo•den) (bōd′n), 1909–57, U.S. novelist, born in England.
1. a male given name, form of Lawrence. 

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Lowry / ˈlaʊrɪ/ noun

1. L(awrence) S(tephen). 1887–1976, English painter, noted for his bleak northern industrial scenes, often containing primitive or stylized figures
2. (Clarence) Malcolm. 1909–57, British novelist and writer, best known for his semiautobiographical novel Under the Volcano (1947)

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lo•ry  (lôr′ē, lōr′ē), n., pl. -ries. 

1. Birds any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.

• Malay lori, luri, nuri parrot
• Dutch lori, loeri)
• (1685–95

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lowry, lowrie / ˈlaʊrɪ/ noun

1. another name for lory

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lory / ˈlɔːrɪ/, lowry, lowrie / ˈlaʊrɪ/ noun ( -ries)

1. any of various small brightly coloured parrots of Australia and Indonesia, having a brush-tipped tongue with which to feed on nectar and pollen

Etymology: 17th Century: via Dutch from Malay lūrī, variant of nūrī