Low"er , n. [Obs.]
1. Cloudiness; gloominess.
2.
A frowning; sullenness.
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 , 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. t. [imp. & p. p. Lowered (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Lowering.]
[From
Low, a.]
1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as,
to lower a bucket into
a well; to
lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down;
as, to lower a flag.
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 (?), a.
Compar. of Low, a.
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