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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
lude

slang shortening of quaalude, by 1973.

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lude

Etymology 1 alt. (context obsolete English) sound, noise, clamor n. (context obsolete English) sound, noise, clamor Etymology 2

n. A pill containing the drug methaqualone Etymology 3

n. A model of car

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Lude

Lude may refer to:

  • Lude (stream), a stream in the Harz Mountains of Germany used by the historic mining industry
  • Alternative spelling for Ludic language
  • Short for Quaalude, brand name for Methaqualone
  • Mike Lude, American athlete, coach, and administrator
Lude (stream)

The Lude is a roughly long stream in the Harz Mountains of central Germany.

Usage examples of "lude".

Farther out, barely visible in the gloom, the one called Lude sat cross-legged and silent in the tall grass.

He sat down heavily and lowered the poles just as Lude collapsed to a sitting position next to him.

Baedecker stood and took the weight of the glider on his shoulder at the apex of the metal triangle while Lude held the keel parallel to the ground.

He had been first in at the taking of the fortress of Lude and slain the English commander, Blackburn, in hand-to-hand combat.

Countess dowager of Saint-Geran, and half-sister of the count, and the Countess de Lude, daughter of the Marchioness de Bouille, from whom the young count carried away the Saint-Geran inheritance, were very warm in the matter, and spoke of disputing the judgment.

The Marquis de Saint-Maixent and Madame de Bouille being dead, were naturally no parties to the suit, which was fought against the Saint-Geran family by la Pigoreau and Mesdames du Lude and de Ventadour.

For more safety and apparent absence of collusion Mesdames du Lude and de Ventadour pretended to have no communication with la Pigoreau.

Ventadour and du Lude had helped her in prison with money and advice--another strong piece of presumptive evidence.

The petitions of the accused and the interpleadings of Mesdames du Lude and de Ventadour were discussed in seven hearings, before three courts convened.

This reverse at first extinguished the litigation of Mesdames du Lude and de Ventadour, but it soon revived more briskly than ever.

The ladies de Ventadour and du Lude obtained by default letters of administration as heiresses without liability, which were granted out of the Chatelet.

Tournelle, as well as the appeals pled by both parties, and the last petition of Mesdames du Lude and de Ventadour, sends back the whole case to the three assembled chambers of the States General, to be by them decided on its merits either jointly or separately, as they may deem fit.

The Duc de Lude, grand master of artillery, had them at his disposal, and gave one of them to Madame de Frontenac.

H, crack, coke, speed, ludes, pot, PKD, dust, designer stuff like rapture.

The petitions of the accused and the interpleadings of Mesdames du Lude and de Ventadour were discussed in seven hearings, before three courts convened.