That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially:
The room or space under a roof and above the ceiling of the uppermost story.
A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.; as, an organ loft.
A floor or room placed above another; a story. Eutychus . . . fell down from the third loft. Acts xx. 9. On loft, aloft; on high. Cf. Onloft. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Lofty; proud. [R. & Obs.] Surrey.
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