louis

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/ˈluː.i/

noun 4name 3

Collocations

ADJ.

black, fake, famous, gold, justice, known

She bought a fake Louis bag at the market for a bargain price.

VERB + LOUIS

began, bought, executed, forgotten, reign, went

King Louis XVI began his reign in 1774 and ruled France until his execution during the Revolution.

LOUIS + NOUN

', armstrong, braille, brandeis, daguerre, guillotine, handbag, missouri

Louis Braille invented the reading system for blind people in the nineteenth century.

PREP.

during, in, on, through

During Louis XIV's reign, France became the most powerful nation in Europe.

Definitions

name

A male given name from French.

'It is hardly a week since you called me your future husband, and treated me as such; now I am once more the tutor for you: I am addressed as Mr. Moore, and Sir; your lips have forgotten Louis.' "'No, Louis, no: it is an easy, liquid name; not soon forgotten.'

A female given name.

A surname.

Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings.

It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones’s hoard for the diversity of coinage, but so much larger and so much more varied that I think I never had more pleasure than in sorting them. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, […]

noun

Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10

The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.

The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs.

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Example Bank

'It is hardly a week since you called me your future husband, and treated me as such; now I am once more the tutor for you: I am addressed as Mr. Moore, and Sir; your lips have forgotten Louis.' "'No

Wiktionary

Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now.

Wiktionary

We flew from New York to St. Louis by way of Chicago.

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The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.

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We went through St. Louis on the way to New Orleans.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, louis is marked as informal, rare, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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