▪ I. ‖ loth, n.
(ləʊt)
Also 8 lote, 8–9 loot.
[Ger.; a specific use of loth lead n.1 Also Du. lood (obs.).]
A denomination of weight in use in Holland, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It varies locally in amount, but is always 1/32 of the local pound, or half the local ounce.
| 1683 Pettus Fleta Min. i. (1686) 29 The Mark in the Grain-weight, is parted into Loths and Grains. 1753 Hanway Trav. (1762) I. ii. xi. 51, 1 ounce is 2 loot. Ibid. vi. lxxxi. 371, 32 Lotes = 1 pound. 1799 W. Tooke View Russian Emp. III. 530 They..heighten the colour afterwards with 3 lote of allum to every pound of berries. 1839 Ure Dict. Arts 1124 The earthy deposit contains from 1/4 to 9/32 of a loth of silver per cwt. 1868 E. Seyd Bullion 146 For Silver, it [Carat] is the mark divided into 16 loths of 18 grains each. |
▪ II. loth
alternative form of loath a.