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Low Church – Lumbago

Low Church

a term commonly applied in the Church of England to those who form the more moderate party in the Church, having less ambitious notions of its authority and power, and being more tolerant in their conduct toward dissenters-opposed to HIGH CHURCH (q. v.).

Low Countries

a name applied to the territory occupied by the Netherlands, Belgium, and the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. The three formerly made up the region known as the Netherlands.

Loyalty Islands

a group of islands in the South Pacific, E. of New Caledonia, the chief of which are Lifu, Maré, and Uvea. The islands, about 800 square miles in extent, have been French territory since 1864. Population estimated at 15,000. inal name INIGO LOPEZ DE RECALDE, a

Loyola

IGNATIUS (lō-yō'lä), orig-

Lugano

LAKE OF, also called CERESIO (che-rāzē-ō), a sheet of water at the S. foot of the Alps, 889 feet above sea-level; length, 14½ miles; average breadth, 14 miles; area, 182 square miles. The depth varies very greatly, the maximum being 945 feet, while the average is only about 246 feet.

The lake is provided with steamboats.

Lugansk

Russia, a town on the Lugan, 240 miles E. of Ekaterinoslav.

It was important before the World War as one of the larger manufacturing centers of the Donetz Basin, its iron foundries being over a hundred years old. Pop. about 60,000.

Lugdunum

the ancient name of Lyons and of Leyden.

Lugo

a town of Italy, 18 miles W. of Ravenna; has a trade in corn, hemp, wine, and a celebrated fair (all September). Pop. about 30,000.

Lugos

a city of Hungary, the capital of the county of Krassó-Szörény. It is on the river Temes. Prior to the war, the vineyards were extensively cultivated and wine was the principal export.. There were also manufactures of lumber, linen and silk. Pop. about 20,000.

Lugsail

a four-cornered sail bent to a yard, which is slung at a point twothirds of its length from the peak. LUIZ. See LOUIS.

Lulongo

a river in Africa, rising in the nortr-central part of the Belgian Congo and flowing in a westerly direction into the Congo river at Lulongo.

Lumbago

rheumatism of the muscles of the loins, with sudden and severe pain, sometimes extending to the ligaments underneath the muscles. tion of and trade in sawn timber for