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adv. [ Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff. ] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our palace stood aloof from streets. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without sympathy; unfavorably. [ 1913 Webster ]

To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. Away from; clear from. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being aloof. Rogers (1642). [ 1913 Webster ]

The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. Thoreau. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ D. See Clove a cleft. ] A glen; a ravine closed at its upper end. [ South Africa ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Luff. ] [ Also written luff. ] (Naut.) (a) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind. (b) The part of a ship's side where the planking begins to curve toward bow and stern. [ 1913 Webster ]