Lone

Lone
Lone Lone, a. [Abbrev. fr. alone.] 1. Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher. [1913 Webster]

When I have on those pathless wilds a appeared, And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster]

2. Single; unmarried, or in widowhood. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman. --Collection of Records (1642). [1913 Webster]

A hundred mark is a long one for a poor lone woman to bear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, a lone house. `` A lone isle.'' --Pope. [1913 Webster]

By a lone well a lonelier column rears. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

4. Unfrequented by human beings; solitary. [1913 Webster]

Thus vanish scepters, coronets, and balls, And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


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  • Lone — Die Lone unweit der VogelherdhöhleVorlage:Infobox Fluss/KARTE fehlt Daten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lone — [ləun US loun] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: alone] 1.) used to talk about the only person or thing in a place, or the only person or thing that does something = ↑solitary ▪ A lone figure was standing at the bus stop. ▪ He was… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Lone — Lône Une lône (de l arpitan lona, issu du est un germanique lûnho[1]) désigne un bras mort d un fleuve qui reste en retrait du lit de ce fleuve et se trouve alimenté en eau par infiltration ou en période de crue, au cours desquelles son tracé… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lone — (Hindi: लोन, Urdu: لون) is a Kashmiri tribe in the Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. It is also used as family name.The Lone tribe is based mainly in North Kashmir, although in the past few centuries there has been gradual diffusion of the… …   Wikipedia

  • lone — [ loun ] adjective only before noun * 1. ) alone: Lone women drivers are advised not to pick up hitchhikers. 2. ) single or only: Police believe a lone gunman is responsible for the shooting …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lone — (adj.) late 14c., having no companion, solitary, aphetic shortening of ALONE (Cf. alone) (q.v.) by weakening of stress or else by misdivision of what is properly all one. The Lone Star in reference to Texas is first recorded 1843, from its flag.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Lone — Lone, n. A lane. See {Loanin}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lone — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having no companions; solitary. 2) lacking the support of others: a lone voice. 3) literary unfrequented and remote. ORIGIN shortening of ALONE(Cf. ↑aloneness) …   English terms dictionary

  • lone — index exclusive (singular), only (sole), separate, singular, sole, solitary, unilateral …   Law dictionary

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