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Comet which was not detected during its most recent perihelion passage
A lost comet is one which was not detected during its most recent perihelion passage. This generally happens when data is insufficient to reliably calculate
Lost_comet
comets (e.g. Halley's Comet), non-periodic comets (e.g. Comet Hale–Bopp), comets with no meaningful orbit (the Great Comet of 1106), and lost comets (5D/Brorsen)
List_of_comets_by_type
Comets with less than 200 year orbital periods
Periodic comets (also known as short-period comets) are comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years or that have been observed during more than
List_of_periodic_comets
Lost comet
Biela's Comet or Comet Biela (official designation: 3D/Biela) was a periodic Jupiter-family comet first recorded in 1772 by Montaigne and Messier and
Biela's_Comet
Closest observed comet approach to Earth
from the Earth to the Moon. The comet has not been seen since 1770 and is considered a lost comet. Lexell's Comet's 1770 passing still holds the record
Lexell's_Comet
Natural object in space that releases gas
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body or interstellar object that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called
Comet
Kreutz sungrazer comet
The Great Comet of 372–371 BC (sometimes Aristotle's Comet) was a comet that was observed by Aristotle, Ephorus, and Callisthenes. Ephorus reported that
Great_Comet_of_371_BC
Comet that lacks typical activity
An extinct comet is a comet that has expelled most of its volatile ice and has little left to form a tail and coma. In a dormant comet, rather than being
Extinct_comet
First commercial jet airliner, four-engined
in 1952. Within a year of the airliner's entry into service, three Comets were lost in highly publicised accidents after suffering catastrophic mishaps
De_Havilland_Comet
Periodic comet
is a periodic comet that orbits the Sun once every 6.83 years. Studies in 2022 show that 449P was a rediscovery of a previously lost comet that was spotted
449P/Leonard
Process of finding the image of an object in images predating its discovery
of a body which was lost to our view (as behind the Sun), but has become visible again (also see lost minor planet and lost comet). Orbit determination
Precovery
Lost comet
D/1895 Q1 (Swift) is one of 13 comets discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift. A Jupiter-family comet, it was last seen in February 1896 and
D/1895_Q1_(Swift)
Great Comet of 1997
Comet Hale–Bopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) is a long-period comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest
Comet_Hale–Bopp
non-periodic comets begin with a "C"; the names of periodic comets begin with "P" or a number followed by "P". Comets that have been lost or disappeared
Lists_of_comets
Great Comet of 2024
Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, also known as the Great Comet of 2024 and formally designated as C/2023 A3, is a non-periodic comet from the Oort cloud discovered
Comet_Tsuchinshan–ATLAS
Halley-type comet
as Comet Tempel–Tuttle) is a retrograde periodic comet with an orbital period of 33 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with
55P/Tempel–Tuttle
Index of articles associated with the same name
with Andrea Boattini. These include: 206P/Barnard–Boattini, a previously lost comet rediscovered in 2008 P/2011 JB15 (Spacewatch–Boattini) This set index
Comet_Boattini
Extended mission of the Deep Impact space probe
for a December 5, 2008 flyby of comet Boethin, though, the comet could not be located, and was later declared a lost comet, prompting mission planners to
EPOXI
Lost comet
comet was last seen in 1879 and is now considered lost. It has not been observed in 147 years. The comet was discovered on February 26, 1846, by Danish astronomer
5D/Brorsen
WNBA women's basketball team
The Houston Comets are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Houston. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the original eight WNBA
Houston_Comets
Lost comet
recovered during its 1984 and 1991 apparitions, and is now considered lost. The comet was independently discovered by Toshio Haneda and José da Silva Campos
D/1978_R1_(Haneda–Campos)
Lost comet
periodic comet with an orbital period of 61 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet (20 years < period < 200 years). The comet appeared
20D/Westphal
Great Comet of 2020
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) or Comet NEOWISE is a long period comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered on March 27, 2020, by astronomers during the NEOWISE
Comet_NEOWISE
Lost comet
conducted, it is hypothesized that this object is highly likely a non-periodic comet. William Wallace Campbell reported the sighting of a star-like object about
Lick_Object_of_1921
Lost comet
The comet was never recovered on its next apparitions and was subsequently considered lost. Uncertainties in orbital calculations prevented the comet from
D/1766_G1_(Helfenzrieder)
Asteroids whose orbits are not known accurately enough to find them again
especially tricky for lost comets because their orbits can be affected by non-gravitational forces, such as emission of jets of gas from the comet nucleus. Many
Lost_minor_planet
Index of articles associated with the same name
Comet Wilson or Wilson's Comet, may refer to any of the comets discovered by the following people below: American astronomer Albert G. Wilson discovered
Comet_Wilson
Parabolic comet
The Great Comet of 1264 (designated as C/1264 N1 in modern nomenclature) was one of the brightest comets on record. It appeared in July 1264 and remained
Great_Comet_of_1264
Periodic comet
Comet Encke /ˈɛŋki/, or Encke's Comet (official designation: 2P/Encke), is a periodic comet that completes an orbit of the Sun once every 3.3 years. (This
Comet_Encke
Great Comet of 1106
X/1106 C1, also known as the Great Comet of 1106, was a comet that appeared on 2 February 1106, and was observed around the world from the beginning of
X/1106_C1
Jupiter-family comet
Jupiter-family comet with an orbital period of 9.4 years. It was discovered by William Frederick Denning on 26 March 1894 but was subsequently lost until 2024
489P/Denning
Lost comet
83P/Russell) is a periodic lost comet in the Solar System with an orbital period of about 7.5 years. On the post-1988 orbit the comet probably does not get
83D/Russell
Periodic contact binary comet
(abbreviated 67P or 67P/C–G and nicknamed "Chury") is a Jupiter-family comet. It is originally from the Kuiper belt and has an orbital period of 6.45
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Periodic comet with 8 year orbit
it is a short period comet, with an orbital period of about 7.5–7.9 years which has a rough similarity with that of the lost comet Biela according to Shuichi
207P/NEAT
French astronomer (1873–1938)
on its return, a little less than 7 years later, and was considered a lost comet and consequently designated D/1896 R2. On 10 September 2008, amateur supernova
Michel_Giacobini
Musical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace
considered for merging. › Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (or simply The Great Comet) is a sung-through musical adaptation of a 70-page segment
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Natasha,_Pierre_&_The_Great_Comet_of_1812
Lost comet
object to be the lost Comet Biela, but subsequent orbital calculations have suggested that this was unlikely. Neither Biela's Comet nor Pogson's object
X/1872_X1_(Pogson)
1970 Czech film
kometě (literally On the Comet) is a 1970 Czech film directed by Karel Zeman, based on Jules Verne's 1877 novel Off on a Comet. The film is a combination
On_the_Comet
Periodic comet
periodic comet in the Solar System first discovered by Father Francesco de Vico (Rome, Italy) on 23 August 1844. It has become a lost comet several times
54P/de_Vico–Swift–NEAT
Great Comet of 2007
Comet McNaught, also known as the Great Comet of 2007 and given the designation C/2006 P1, is a non-periodic comet discovered on 7 August 2006 by British-Australian
Comet_McNaught
2025 film by Paul Greengrass
(September 19, 2025). "The Lost Bus review". The Guardian. Retrieved March 11, 2026. Kroll, Justin (June 22, 2022). "Jamie Lee Curtis' Comet Pictures And Blumhouse
The_Lost_Bus
Periodic comet
and he realised that it is the same comet as Tempel's. After 1908, the comet became an unobservable lost comet due to a series of four close flybys of
11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR
Lost comet
1896. For some time it was thought to be a fragment of Biela's Comet. It was considered lost after the 1909 appearance, but was rediscovered by the Czech
18D/Perrine–Mrkos
In comet nomenclature, the letter before the "/" is either "C" (a non-periodic comet), "P" (a periodic comet), "D" (a comet which has been lost or has
List of comets discovered by the LINEAR project
List_of_comets_discovered_by_the_LINEAR_project
Pizzeria in Washington, D.C.
Comet Ping Pong (often abbreviated as Comet) is a pizzeria, restaurant, and concert venue located on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C.'s Chevy Chase
Comet_Ping_Pong
Great Comet of 1996
Comet Hyakutake (formally designated C/1996 B2) is a comet discovered on 31 January 1996. It was dubbed the Great Comet of 1996; its passage to within
Comet_Hyakutake
1998 film by Mimi Leder
depicts humanity's attempts to prepare for and destroy a 7-mile (11 km) wide comet set to collide with Earth and cause a mass extinction. Deep Impact was released
Deep_Impact_(film)
Lost comet
Comet Boethin (officially 85D/Boethin) was a periodic Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1975 by Leo Boethin. It appeared again in January 1986 as expected
85D/Boethin
Jupiter-family comet
Jupiter-family comet with a 7.5-year orbit around the Sun. Its frequent encounters with Jupiter also classify it as a quasi-Hilda comet. As of 2025[update]
P/2010_H2_(Vales)
Non-periodic comet
Comet Kohoutek (pronounced "ko-HU-tek" /koʊˈhuːtɛk/, or "ko-ho-tek" /koʊhoʊtɛk/), formally designated as C/1973 E1, 1973 XII and 1973f, is a comet that
C/1973_E1_(Kohoutek)
Fictional comic book character
Comet Man (Stephen Beckley) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Comet
Comet_Man
German amateur astronomer (born 1964)
Agency (ESA) he recovered near-Earth objects and comets. From 2014 to 2021 he recovered 30 lost comets, which equates to about 25% of the worldwide proportion
Erwin_Schwab
Kreutz sungrazer comet that appeared during the May 1882 solar eclipse
The Eclipse Comet of 1882, designated as X/1882 K1, was a Kreutz sungrazer comet that was spotted during the solar eclipse of 17 May 1882. It is sometimes
X/1882_K1_(Tewfik)
Comet
short-period comet with an orbital period of 5.2 years. It was discovered by Jean-Jacques Blanpain on November 28, 1819 but was considered lost until it was
289P/Blanpain
Periodic comet with 4 year orbit
a periodic comet known as Comet Wilson–Harrington or 107P/Wilson–Harrington. It was initially discovered in 1949 as a comet and then lost to further observations
4015_Wilson–Harrington
Periodic comet
Jupiter-family comet with an orbital period of 6.68 years. It was discovered by Michel Giacobini on 4 September 1896 and then it was lost until it was recovered
205P/Giacobini
1954 aviation accident in the Mediterranean Sea
passenger flight from Singapore to London. On 10 January 1954, a de Havilland Comet passenger jet operating the flight suffered an explosive decompression at
BOAC_Flight_781
Lost comet
Minor Planet Center has given the comet a "D/" designation as the comet is believed to be lost. In August 2026 the comet is calculated to come to opposition
75D/Kohoutek
Spanish airline
Air Comet was an airline based in Madrid, Spain. It operated scheduled long-haul services from Madrid to 13 destinations in Central and South America
Air_Comet
NASA space probe launched in 2005
to study the interior composition of the comet Tempel 1 (9P/Tempel), by releasing an impactor into the comet. At 05:52 UTC on July 4, 2005, the Impactor
Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)
American astronomer (born 1963)
thirteen comets. Of these, periodic comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski was the recovery of Edward Pigott's lost comet of 1783. Kowalski discovered the comet C/2013
Richard_Kowalski
Periodic comet
Comet 177P/Barnard, also known as Barnard 2, is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 122 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type
177P/Barnard
Fringe hypothesis about a North American comet impact
spread across North America as a result of the cometic collision and that it had wiped out the fictional lost civilization of Atlantis. YDIH is a fringe hypothesis
Younger Dryas impact hypothesis
Younger_Dryas_impact_hypothesis
between 2–3 AU from the Sun or at the orbit of Jupiter, 5 AU from the Sun. Comets are not typically included under minor planet numbers, and have their own
List_of_exceptional_asteroids
American astronomer (1929–2016)
astronomy with a particular focus on comets and minor planets. She was well known for the recovery of lost comets, as well as for her discovery of two
Elizabeth_Roemer
Debunked conspiracy theory about alleged child sex ring
and child sex ring. One of the establishments allegedly involved was the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C. Members of the alt-right, conservative
Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory
Halley-type comet
Comet Crommelin, also known as Comet Pons-Coggia-Winnecke-Forbes, is a periodic comet with an orbital period of almost 28 years. It fits the classical
27P/Crommelin
Lost comet
unfavourable conditions ever since it has never been recovered and it remains a lost comet. For the 2026 perihelion passage, estimates vary by a difference of 85 days
34D/Gale
Jupiter-family comet
Vico's lost comet of 1844. Lewis Boss noted large discrepancies between the orbits and after further observations concluded that de Vico's comet could
15P/Finlay
Jupiter-family comet
4P/Faye (also known as Faye's Comet or Comet Faye) is a Jupiter-family comet discovered in November 1843 by Hervé Faye at the Royal Observatory in Paris
4P/Faye
Oort cloud comet
C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś) is a hyperbolic Oort cloud comet, discovered on 3 March 2024 by Polish astronomer Kacper Wierzchoś. It reached perihelion on 20
C/2024_E1_(Wierzchoś)
Part of the Catalina Sky Survey
survey accidentally rediscovered 206P/Barnard-Boattini, a lost comet, on 7 October 2008. The comet has made 20 revolutions since 1892 and passed within 0
Mount_Lemmon_Survey
Video game character
Super Mario Galaxy (2007) as a non-player character who resides in the Comet Observatory, the game's hub world. In the game, Rosalina is the adoptive
Rosalina_(Mario)
American Hockey League team in Utica, New York
The Utica Comets are a professional ice hockey team based in Utica, New York. They are members of the North Division in the Eastern Conference of the American
Utica_Comets
British astronomer (1937–2010)
Marsden helped to recover once lost asteroids and lost comets. Some asteroid and comet discoveries of previous decades were "lost" because not enough observational
Brian_G._Marsden
Hungarian-Jewish astronomer
studies of objects such as comet 27P/Crommelin and others, he advanced the recovery of lost comets as well as those of lost minor planets. The main-belt
Lipót_Schulhof
20th episode of the 6th season of The Sopranos
"The Blue Comet" is the 85th and penultimate episode of the American crime drama The Sopranos, the eighth episode of the second half of the show's sixth
The_Blue_Comet
Trapped whaling ships that were abandoned
other whaleships to the south. Sept 2: at 1 AM the Comet was crushed by incoming ice and was lost. The crew was dispersed among the surrounding ships
Whaling_disaster_of_1871
Interstellar object that passed near Earth in 2017
to the Sun, it showed no signs of having a coma, the usual nebula around comets formed when they pass near the Sun. Further, it exhibited non‑gravitational
1I/ʻOumuamua
Periodic comet
97P/Metcalf–Brewington is a periodic Jupiter-family comet originally discovered by Joel H. Metcalf in 1906 but subsequently lost. A new observation in 1991 by Howard
97P/Metcalf–Brewington
Lost comet
were made. The comet was recovered in 1926. Searches in 1932 and 1937 were unsuccessful. Consequently, this comet has remained a lost comet since 1927. As
25D/Neujmin
Multiple fragment periodic comet with 5-year orbit
also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 or SW3 for short, is a periodic comet that has a 5.4 year orbital period and that has been actively disintegrating
73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
Periodic comet
lost comet in 1979. After both comets were confirmed to be the same object, the IAU Committee on Small-Body Nomenclature agreed to rename the comet as
158P/Kowal–LINEAR
World War II Belgian Resistance organization
The Comet Line (French: Réseau Comète; 1941–1944) was a Resistance organization in occupied Belgium and France in the Second World War. The Comet Line
Comet_Line
Overview of Chinese records of comets
Chinese records of comets are the most extensive and accurate in existence from the ancient and medieval periods and stretch back across three millennia
Historical comet observations in China
Historical_comet_observations_in_China
British electrical retailer
Comet Electricals Limited (trading as Comet.co.uk) is a British online electricals retailer and a former electricals retail chain. The company sells consumer
Comet_(retailer)
Periodic comet with 6-year orbit
and P. Holvorcem (Campinas, Brazil) detected a comet that proved to be on a similar orbit to the lost comet. B. G. Marsden was able to calculate a new orbit
157P/Tritton
Racing aircraft in Britain
The de Havilland DH.88 Comet is a British two-seat, twin-engined aircraft built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was developed specifically to
De_Havilland_DH.88_Comet
American astronomer (1932–2009)
(Helin–Lawrence) Additionally, she is also credited for rediscovering one previously lost comet / active asteroid: 107P/Wilson–Harrington List of minor planet discoverers
Eleanor_F._Helin
1954 aviation accident in the Mediterranean Sea
South African Airways Flight 201, a de Havilland Comet 1, took off at 18:32 UTC on 8 April 1954 from Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy, en route to Cairo
South African Airways Flight 201
South_African_Airways_Flight_201
times, great comets caused worldwide fear, considered bad omens foreboding disaster and turmoil; for example, the 1066 passage of Halley's Comet depicted
Observational history of comets
Observational_history_of_comets
American rock and roll band
Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band formed in 1947 and continuing until Haley's death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill
Bill_Haley_&_His_Comets
result, many comets have more than one name. The simplest system names comets after the year in which they were observed (e.g. the Great Comet of 1680).
Naming_of_comets
European mission to study Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (2004–2016)
Rosetta performed a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (67P). During its journey to the comet, the spacecraft performed flybys of Earth
Rosetta_(spacecraft)
Jupiter-family comet
Comet Holmes /ˈhoʊmz/ (official designation: 17P/Holmes) is a periodic comet in the Solar System, discovered by the British amateur astronomer Edwin Holmes
Comet_Holmes
Sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Comet was launched in 1807 as a Thais-class fireship of the Royal Navy. In 1808 the class were re-rated as sloops, and in 1811 they were re-rated
HMS_Comet_(1807)
Family of comets
The Kreutz sungrazers (/krɔɪts/ KROYTS) are a family of sungrazing comets, characterized by orbits taking them extremely close to the Sun at perihelion
Kreutz_sungrazer
Comets that may not be orbiting the Sun
This is a list of parabolic and hyperbolic comets in the Solar System. Many of these comets may come from the Oort cloud, or perhaps even have interstellar
List of parabolic and hyperbolic comets
List_of_parabolic_and_hyperbolic_comets
Periodic comet with 9 year orbit
the comet was lost. On 17 June 2014 the comet was recovered by Hidetaka Sato at apparent magnitude 16 when it was 50 degrees from the Sun. The comet came
72P/Denning–Fujikawa
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
Renamed ICE, it became the first spacecraft to visit a comet, passing through the plasma tail of comet Giacobini-Zinner within about 7,800 km (4,800 mi) of
International Cometary Explorer
International_Cometary_Explorer
LOST COMET
LOST COMET
Male
Swiss
, sportive.
Male
Greek
(Λώτ) Greek form of Hebrew Lowt, LOT means "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.
Boy/Male
Arabic
The Biblical Lot is the English Language Equivalent
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friend
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, German, Hebrew, Latin, Swedish
May Jehovah Give Increase; Experienced in Battle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Male
Dutch
, just.
Surname or Lastname
English (now most common in northern Ireland)
English (now most common in northern Ireland) : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, most likely somewhere in Lancashire or Yorkshire.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Friend; Sweetheart
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Cunning.
Boy/Male
Hebrew Spanish
May Jehovah add/give increase.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an innkeeper, from Middle English, Old French (h)oste ‘host’, ‘guest’.Danish (Høst) : nickname from høst ‘harvest’, ‘autumn’ (see Herbst).French : from Old French ost ‘army’, hence an occupational name for a soldier.Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Austa, meaning ‘east’.German : habitational name from either of two places called Host, near Koblenz and near Bitburg.
Male
Arthurian
, king of Orkney.
Male
Hebrew
(לï‹×˜) Hebrew name LOWT means "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.
Boy/Male
Indian
Friend
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend Biblical Hebrew
Name of a king.
Boy/Male
African, American, British, English
Portion; Share
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts (see Laster).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a porter, from Middle High German last; German Last or Yiddish last ‘burden’, ‘load’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name as in 2, from Middle Dutch last ‘load’, ‘burden’; or a nickname for an awkward character, from Dutch last ‘trouble’, ‘nuisance’.French : habitational name from a place so named in Puy-de-Dôme.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English lofte ‘upper chamber’, ‘attic’, possibly bestowed on a household servant who worked in an upper chamber, or used in the same sense as Loftus.Danish : habitational name from a place called Loft.
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
Rose
LOST COMET
LOST COMET
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Romanian
Gift from God
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Sage; Advisor to Devi Lalita
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bream 1.French : from Old Occitan brame ‘cry’, ‘howl’, presumably applied as a nickname.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
New; Nootan; Cute
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Strong; Solid; Firm; Sharp
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, English, Greek, Hebrew
Pure; Keeper of the Keys; Beloved; Like God
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Modern, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Swan; Love; Baby of Swan
Girl/Female
Hindu
Flower offering
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sibanarayan | ஸீபநாராயணÂ
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Shiva and Krishna
LOST COMET
LOST COMET
LOST COMET
LOST COMET
LOST COMET
v. t.
To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list.
v. t.
Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.
v. t.
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd.
v. t.
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul.
v. t.
Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought.
adv.
With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post.
imp. & p. p.
of Cost
v. t.
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.
a.
Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft.
v. t.
The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
n.
To list; to like.
v. t.
Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit.
v. t.
Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor.
v. t.
That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.
n.
A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so.
v. t.
Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor.
a.
Last; least.
n.
Lust; desire; pleasure.
v. t.
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London.
v. t.
To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life.