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Webster 1913 Edition
Lounge
Lounge
(lounj)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lounged
(lounjd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lounging
(loun′jĭng)
.] [OE. ]
lungis
a tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF. longis
, longin
, said to be fr. Longinus
, the name of the centurion who pierced the body of Christ, but with reference also to L. longus
long. Cf. Long
, Adj.
To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
We
lounge
over the sciences, dawdle through literature, yawn over politics. J. Hannay.
Lounge
,Noun.
1.
An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging.
She went with Lady Stock to a bookseller’s whose shop served as a fashionable
lounge
. Miss Edgeworth.
2.
A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may lie or recline.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lounge
LOUNGE
,Verb.
I.