Main Entry: ¹loft

Pronunciation: \ˈlȯft\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, air, sky, from Old Norse lopt; akin to Old High German luft air

Date: 13th century

1 : an upper room or floor : attic
2 a : a gallery in a church or hall b : one of the upper floors of a warehouse or business building especially when not partitioned <living in a converted loft> c : hayloft
3 a : the backward slant of the face of a golf-club head b : the act of lofting
4 : the thickness of a fabric or insulating material (as goose down)

— loft·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective