Part 797

Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love Down to a silent grave.

Tennyson.

2. To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.

3. To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.

4. To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.

5. To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.

6. To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.

Low"er, v. i. To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

Low"er (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lowering.] [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.] 1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.

All the clouds that lowered upon our house.

Shak.

2. To frown; to look sullen.

But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face.

Dryden.

Low"er, n. [Obs.] 1. Cloudiness; gloominess.

2. A frowning; sullenness.

Low"er-case` (?), a. (Print.) Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; -- used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.

Low"er*ing (?), a. Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky.

Low"er*ing*ly, adv. In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.

Low"er*most` (?), a. [Irreg. superl. of Low. Cf. Uppermost, Foremost, etc.] Lowest.

Low"er*y (?), a. Cloudy; gloomy; lowering; as, a lowery sky; lowery weather.

{ Lowgh (?), Lowh }, obs. strong imp. of Laugh. [Cf. 1st Low and 2d Lough.] Chaucer.

Low"ing (?), n. The calling sound made by cows and other bovine animals.

Low"ish, a. Somewhat low. [Colloq.] Richardson.

Lowk (?), n. See Louk. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Low"land (?), n. Land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a low or level country; -- opposed to highland.

The Lowlands, Belgium and Holland; the Netherlands; also, the southern part of Scotland.

Low"land*er (?), n. A native or inhabitant of the Lowlands, especially of the Lowlands of Scotland, as distinguished from Highlander.