\Low\, obs.
strong imp. of {Laugh}. --Chaucer.

\Low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lowing}.] [OE. lowen, AS. hl?wan; akin to D. loeijen, OHG.
hl?jan, hluojan.]
To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals;
to moo.
      The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.

\Low\, n.
The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine
animals.
      Talking voices and the law of herds.     --Wordsworth.

\Low\, n. [AS. hl[=a]w; akin to Goth. hlaiw a grave, hlains
a hill, and to E. lean to incline.]
A hill; a mound; a grave. [Obs. except in place names.]
--Skeat.

\Low\, n. [Icel. log, logi; akin to E. light, n.]
Fire; a flame; a light. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

\Low\, v. i.
To burn; to blaze. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns.

\Low\, a. [Compar. {Lower}; superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low,
louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D.
laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.]
1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or
   elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as,
   low ground; a low flight.
2. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature;
   a low fence.
3. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in
   winter, and six in summer.
4. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.
5. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the
   ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of
   corn; low wages.
6. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.
7. (Mus.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low
   pitch; a low note.
8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of
   the tongue in relation to the palate; as, ? (?m), ? (all).
   See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 10, 11.
9. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the
   low northern latitudes.
10. Numerically small; as, a low number.
11. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as,
    low spirits; low in spirits.
12. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low
    condition; the lower classes.
          Why but to keep ye low and ignorant ? --Milton.
13. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low
    mind; a low trick or stratagem.
14. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a
    low comparison.
          In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest
          wits of the heathen world are low and dull.
                                               --Felton.
15. Submissive; humble. ``Low reverence.'' --Milton.
16. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse;
    made low by sickness.
17. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a
    low temperature; a low fever.
18. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low
    estimate.
19. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple;
    as, a low diet.
Note: Low is often used in the formation of compounds which
      require no special explanation; as, low-arched, low-
      browed, low-crowned, low-heeled, low-lying, low-priced,
      low-roofed, low-toned, low-voiced, and the like.
{Low Church}. See {High Church}, under {High}.
{Low Countries}, the Netherlands.
{Low German}, {Low Latin}, etc. See under {German}, {Latin},
   etc.
{Low life}, humble life.
{Low milling}, a process of making flour from grain by a
   single grinding and by siftings.
{Low relief}. See {Bas-relief}.
{Low side window} (Arch.), a peculiar form of window common
   in medi[ae]val churches, and of uncertain use. Windows of
   this sort are narrow, near the ground, and out of the line
   of the windows, and in many different situations in the
   building.
{Low spirits}, despondency.
{Low steam}, steam having a low pressure.
{Low steel}, steel which contains only a small proportion of
   carbon, and can not be hardened greatly by sudden cooling.
{Low Sunday}, the Sunday next after Easter; -- popularly so
   called.
{Low tide}, the farthest ebb of the tide; the tide at its
   lowest point; low water.
{Low water}.
    (a) The lowest point of the ebb tide; a low stage of the
        in a river, lake, etc.
    (b) (Steam Boiler) The condition of an insufficient
        quantity of water in the boiler.
{Low water} {alarm or indicator} (Steam Boiler), a
   contrivance of various forms attached to a boiler for
   giving warning when the water is low.
{Low water mark}, that part of the shore to which the waters
   recede when the tide is the lowest. --Bouvier.
{Low wine}, a liquor containing about 20 percent of alcohol,
   produced by the first distillation of wash; the first run
   of the still; -- often in the plural.

\Low\, n. (Card Playing)
The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt
or drawn.

\Low\, adv.
1. In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near
   the ground.
2. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as,
   he sold his wheat low.
3. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
4. In time approaching our own.
         In that part of the world which was first inhabited,
         even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered
         with their flocks and herds.          --Locke.
5. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to
   speak low. --Addison.
         The . . . odorous wind Breathes low between the
         sunset and the moon.                  --Tennyson.
6. With a low musical pitch or tone.
         Can sing both high and low.           --Shak.
7. In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low
   by oppression, by want, or by vice. --Spenser.
8. (Astron.) In a path near the equator, so that the
   declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the
   altitude is small; -- said of the heavenly bodies with
   reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the moon runs
   low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or
   near the meridian.

\Low\, v. t.
To depress; to lower. [Obs.] --Swift.