A gentleman's companion. He will never louse a grey head of his own; he will never live to be old.
·vt To clean from lice. II. Louse ·noun Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. ·see <<Branchiura...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines. ...
·noun A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidae, of many species. That of the pear tree is Psyll...
·- Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of Cymothoa, Livoneca, and allied genera, mostl...
In Aldersgate Street, near Bridgewater Gardens (Gent. Mag. Lib. XV. 32). ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
A species of louse peculiar to the human body; the male is denominated a cock, the female a hen. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Vulgar pronunciation of the Dedalus ship of war. ...
A black bag worn to the hair or wig. ...
The round house, cage, or any other place of confinement. ...
A stitch fallen in a stocking. ...
Scotland. ...
A small toothed comb. ...
·- A sea slater. ...