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Loo (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Looed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Looing.] To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written also lu.] Goldsmith.

Loob (?), n. [Corn., slime, sludge.] (Mining) The clay or slimes washed from tin ore in dressing.

Loo"bi*ly (?), a. [From Looby.] Loobylike; awkward. Fuller.

Loo"bi*ly, adv. Awkwardly. L'Estrange.

Loo"by (?), n.; pl. Loobies (#). [Cf. Lob.] An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber. Swift.

Looch (?), n. See 2d Loch.

Loof (?), n. (Bot.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Ægyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.

Loof (?), n. [See Luff.] [Also written luff.] (Naut.) (a) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind. (b) The part of a ship's side where the planking begins to curve toward bow and stern.

Loof, v. i. (Naut.) See Luff.

Look (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Looked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Looking.] [OE. loken, AS. lcian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luogn.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; -- with various prepositions, often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below.

2. To direct the attention (to something); to consider; to examine; as, to look at an action.

3. To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance; as, the patient looks better; the clouds look rainy.

It would look more like vanity than gratitude.

Addison.

Observe how such a practice looks in another person.

I. Watts.

4. To have a particular direction or situation; to face; to front.

The inner gate that looketh to north.

Ezek. viii. 3.

The east gate . . . which looketh eastward.

Ezek. xi. 1.

5. In the imperative: see; behold; take notice; take care; observe; -- used to call attention.

Look, how much we thus expel of sin, so much we expel of virtue.

Milton.

Look, in the imperative, may be followed by a dependent sentence, but see is oftener so used.

Look that ye bind them fast.

Shak.

Look if it be my daughter.