WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
loup1
(lo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
loup2 (loup, lōp, lo̅o̅p),USA pronunciation [Scot.]
v.i.
v.t.
- Clothinga cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Latin lupus
- French: literally, wolf
- 1825–35
loup2 (loup, lōp, lo̅o̅p),USA pronunciation [Scot.]
v.i.
- Scottish Termsto leap;
jump;
spring.
v.t.
- Scottish Termsto leap or jump at, over, or into (something).
- Old Norse hlaupa, cognate with Old English hlēapan to leap
- Middle English loupe 1325–75
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