Loft (?), 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. ]
That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially:
(a)
The room or space under a roof and above the ceiling of the uppermost story.
(b)
A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.; as, an organ loft.
(c)
A floor or room placed above another; a story.
Eutychus . . . fell down from the third loft.
Acts xx. 9.
On loft, aloft; on high. Cf. Onloft. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Loft, a.
Lofty; proud. [R. & Obs.] Surrey.
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Loft (?), n. (Golf)
Pitch or slope of the face of a club (tending to drive the ball upward).
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Loft, v. t.
To make or furnish with a loft; to cause to have loft; as, a lofted house; a lofted golf-club head.
A wooden club with a lofted face.
Encyc. of Sport.
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Loft, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Lofted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lofting.]
To raise aloft; to send into the air; esp. (Golf),
to strike (the ball) so that it will go over an obstacle.
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