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lown
1[ loun ]
adjective
, South Midland U.S.
- calm; quiet.
lown
2[ loon ]
noun
, Scot.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lown1
1375–1425; late Middle English ( Scots ) lownen (v.), later lowne (adj.) < Old Norse logn calm (noun), lugna to calm
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Example Sentences
Doctors like Newman and Lown may be gaining a more prominent voice in the national conversation.
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Why,” he exclaimed, in a lowered voice, “that lown tore your pretty shirtwaist!
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"Blaw lown, Dan; ye dinna ken wha may hear ye," said Charlie.
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The wind has died down, and through the lown midnight air I heard the Auld Kirk clock strike the hour of twelve.
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Because, like a lull at sea, or lown on land, it is felt to descend from Heaven on man's toilsome lot.
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Let us descend, then, from that most inclement front, into the lown boundaries of the Holm.
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