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gowan
[ gou-uhn ]
noun
- any of various yellow or white field flowers, especially the English daisy.
gowan
/ ˈɡaʊən /
noun
- any of various yellow or white flowers growing in fields, esp the common daisy
Derived Forms
- ˈgowany, adjective
- ˈgowaned, adjective
Other Words From
- gowaned adjective
- gowan·y adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gowan1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gowan1
Example Sentences
Gowan, Donald E. From Eden to Babel: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 1-11.
Then Gowan told the judge about what she considers another asset of the estate.
Pulling a flower from the hill-side, he said as he held it up, "I can see God in that gowan."
In my fear I sat up amang my cairpets, like a puddock among gowan-leaves, and I listened wi' a' my ears.
And just at this particular moment Dolly was unconsciously sealing Ralph Gowan's fate for him.
It sounded rather like nonsense to Ralph Gowan, but it was not a pleasant sort of thing to think about.
Ralph Gowan was meanly conscious of not being overpowered with regret on hearing this latter statement of facts.
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