Lowbell
(Low"bell`) n. [Low a flame + bell.]

1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.

The fowler's lowbell robs the lark of sleep.
King.

2. A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep.

A lowbell hung about a sheep's . . . neck.
Howell.

Lowbell
(Low"bell`), v. t. To frighten, as with a lowbell.

Lowborn
(Low"born`) a. Born in a low condition or rank; — opposed to highborn.

Lowbred
(Low"bred`) a. Bred, or like one bred, in a low condition of life; characteristic or indicative of such breeding; rude; impolite; vulgar; as, a lowbred fellow; a lowbred remark.

Low-church
(Low"-church`) a. Not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms; — applied especially to Episcopalians, and opposed to high-church. See High Church, under High.

Low-churchism
(Low"-church`ism) n. The principles of the low-church party.

Low-churchman
(Low"-church`man) n.; pl. -men One who holds low-church principles.

Low-churchmanship
(Low"-church`man*ship), n. The state of being a low-churchman.

Lower
(Low"er) a. Compar. of Low, a.

Lower
(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.

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

Lower
(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.


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