gowan
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of gowan
1560–70; earlier gollan < Old Norse gollinn golden
Example Sentences
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Down in the lower lands the corn is growing long and green, mingled with orange of marigold and crimson blush of wild poppy, and the meadows snowed over with gowan and scented clover.
From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Stables, Gordon
In Scotland it is popularly called the gowan, and in Yorkshire it is the bairn wort, or flower beloved by children.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
Its grassy slopes were white with the gowan, and in the low ragged hedges there were clumps of sweet-smelling hawthorn.
From The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow by Swan, Annie S. (Annie Shepherd)
Far dearer to me are yon humble broom bowers, Where the blue-bell and gowan lurk lowly unseen; For there, lightly tripping amang the wild flowers, A listening the linnet, aft wanders my Jean.
From Language of Flowers by Greenaway, Kate
The opening gowan transplanted from its Scottish glen loses its modest charm and grows rank upon the prairies of the West even in its second year.
From Round the World by Carnegie, Andrew
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