Honeysuckle,** a genus of plants belonging to the pentandra class. See Botany Index.

**LONSDALE,** or Kirkby Lonsdale, a town of Westmoreland, seated on the river Lon, in a pleasant and rich valley of the same name. It is a large well built town, has a handsome church, and a fine stone bridge over the river. It contained 1368 inhabitants in 1811, and is the best town in the county except Kendal. It gives title of earl to the Lowther family. W. Long. 2° 27'. N. Lat. 54° 10'.

**LOO,** a town of the United Provinces, in Guelderland, eight miles west of Deventer, where the prince of Orange has a fine palace. E. Long. 6° 0'. N. Lat. 52° 18'.

**LOOF,** the after part of a ship's bow; or that part of her side forward where the planks begin to be incurvated into an arch as they approach the stem.

**Loof, or Luff.** See **Luff**.

**LOOK-OUT,** in the sea-language, a watchful attention to some important object or event which is expected to arise from the present situation of a ship, &c. It is principally used in navigation when there is a probability of danger from the real or supposed proximity of land, rocks, enemies, and, in short, whatever peril she may encounter through inattention, which might otherwise have been avoided by a prudent and necessary vigilance.

There is always a look-out kept on a ship's forecastle at sea, to watch for any dangerous objects lying near her track, and to which she makes a gradual approach as she advances: the mate of the watch accordingly calls often from the quarter-deck, "Look out afore there!" to the persons appointed for this service.

**LOOKING-GLASSES,** are nothing but plain mirrors of glass, which, being impervious to the light, reflect the images of things placed before them. See the articles **MIRROR** and **OPTICS**.

For casting, grinding, and polishing looking-glasses, see the article **Glass**.

For foliating looking-glasses, see the article **Foliating**.

**LOOL,** in Metallurgy, a vessel made to receive the washings of ores of metals. The heavier or more metallic parts of the ores remain in the trough in which they are washed; the lighter and more earthy run off with the water, but settle in the lool.

**LOOM,**