Part 6658

<hw>Los"ing*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a manner to incur loss.</def>

<h1>Loss</h1> <Xpage=870>

<hw>Loss</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>los</ets> loss, losing, fr. <ets>le\'a2san</ets> to lose. <?/. See <er>Lose</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; <as>as, the <ex>loss</ex> of property; <ex>loss</ex> of money by gaming; <ex>loss</ex> of health or reputation.</as></def>

<blockquote>Assured <b>loss</b> before the match be played. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.</def>

<blockquote>Though thou repent, yet I have still the <b>loss</b>. <i>Shak</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to <i>gain</i> or <i>increase</i>; <as>as, the <ex>loss</ex> of liquor by leakage was considerable</as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Failure to gain or win; <as>as, <ex>loss</ex> of a race or battle</as>.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Failure to use advantageously; <as>as, <ex>loss</ex> of time</as>.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.</def>

<p><b>8.</b> <fld>(Insurance)</fld> <def>Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; <as>as, the <ex>losses</ex> of the company this year amount to a million of dollars</as>.</def>

<cs><col>To bear a loss</col>, <cd>to make a loss good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it.</cd> -- <col>To be at a loss</col>, <cd>to be in a state of uncertainty.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Privation; detriment; injury; damage.</syn>

<h1>Lossful</h1> <Xpage=870>

<hw>Loss"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Detrimental.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<h1>Lossless</h1> <Xpage=870>

<hw>Loss"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Free from loss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Lost</h1> <Xpage=870>

<hw>Lost</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Prop. p. p. of OE. <ets>losien</ets>. See <er>Lose</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; <as>as, a <ex>lost</ex> book or sheep</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Parted with; no longer held or possessed; <as>as, a <ex>lost</ex> limb; <ex>lost</ex> honor.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; <as>as, a <ex>lost</ex> day; a <ex>lost</ex> opportunity or benefit.</as></def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; <as>as, a child <ex>lost</ex> in the woods; a stranger <ex>lost</ex> in London.</as></def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; <as>as, a ship <ex>lost</ex> at sea; a woman <ex>lost</ex> to virtue; a <ex>lost</ex> soul.</as></def>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; <as>as, <ex>lost</ex> to shame; <ex>lost</ex> to all sense of honor.</as></def>

<p><b>8.</b> <def>Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; <as>as, an island <ex>lost</ex> in a fog; a person <ex>lost</ex> in a crowd.</as></def>