Los
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lɒs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Los is a noun meaning Obsolete form of loss.
Meaning
Obsolete form of loss.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”).
- (obsolete) A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.
Example Sentences
The los had been brought from a northern part of the United States.
A beaſt like unto a wolfe having many ſpottes, and being exceeding quicke of ſight: a wolfe like an hart, a Los or Lynx.
If we come under France, we have not onely Spaine our enimie by Sea and Land (as we have ſhewne) but the los of our Spaniſh Trade, and the hazarding of our whole Levant Traffick: And if we rightly calculate, that amounts to no ſmall part of our Commerce.
Word Forms
- loses
- losse
Synonyms for los
Depending on context, synonyms include lynx.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include its, all, any, their, luz, luce.
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