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Cross references:
1. frown
1. low.er \'lau.(-*)r\ vi [ME louren; akin to MHG lu-ren to lie in wait] 1:
to look sullen : FROWN 2: to become dark, gloomy, and threatening {~ing
clouds}
2. lower n : a lowering look : FROWN; also : a gloomy sky or aspect o f
weather
3. low.er \'lo-(-*)r\ aj 1: relatively low in position, rank, or order 2:
constituting the popular and often the larger and more representative b
ranch of a bicameral legislative body 3a: situated or held to be situated
beneath the earth's surface cap 3b: of, relating to, or constituting an
earlier geologic period or formati on 4: SOUTHERN {~ New York State}
4. low.er \'lo-(-*)r\ vi : to move down : DROP; also : DIMINISH 1a: to let
descend by its own weight 1b: to depress as to direction 1c: to reduce
the height of 2a: to reduce in value or amount {~ the price} 2b1: to
bring down : DEGRADE 2b2: ABASE, HUMBLE 2c: to reduce the objective of