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lover |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF lover, lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr overt, ouvert, p. p. of ovrir ouvrir to open F. ouvrir Cf {Overt}.] (Arch.) A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2 a . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and {luffer}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lover \Lov"er\, n. 1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex. --Gower. Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty follies that themselves commit. --Shak. 2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing as a lover of his country. I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. --Shak. 3. One who has a strong liking for anything as books, science, or music. ``A lover of knowledge.'' --T. Burnet. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lover \Lo"ver\, Lovery \Lo"ver*y\, n. See {Louver}. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lover n 1: a person who loves or is loved 2: an ardent follower [syn: {fan}, {buff}, {devotee}, {afficionado}]
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