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Onloft \On*loft"\, adv.
Aloft; above ground. [Obs.]
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She kept her father's life onloft. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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Loft — (l[o^]ft), n. [Icel. lopt air, heaven, loft, upper room; akin to AS. lyft air, G. luft, Dan. loft loft, Goth. luftus air. Cf. {Lift}, v. & n. ] 1. That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially: (a) The room or space under a roof and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On loft — Loft Loft (l[o^]ft), n. [Icel. lopt air, heaven, loft, upper room; akin to AS. lyft air, G. luft, Dan. loft loft, Goth. luftus air. Cf. {Lift}, v. & n. ] 1. That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially: (a) The room or space under a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
