gowan

[ gou-uhn ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.

1. any of various yellow or white field flowers, especially the English daisy.

gowan

/ ˈɡaʊən /

noun

1. any of various yellow or white flowers growing in fields, esp the common daisy

Derived Forms

• ˈgowany, adjective
• ˈgowaned, adjective

Other Words From

• gowaned adjective
• gowan·y adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gowan¹

1560–70; earlier gollan < Old Norse gollinn golden

Word History and Origins

Origin of gowan¹

C16: variant of gollan, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gullin golden

Example Sentences

Gowan, Donald E. From Eden to Babel: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 1-11.

From The Daily Beast

Then Gowan told the judge about what she considers another asset of the estate.

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Pulling a flower from the hill-side, he said as he held it up, "I can see God in that gowan."

From Project Gutenberg

In my fear I sat up amang my cairpets, like a puddock among gowan-leaves, and I listened wi' a' my ears.

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And just at this particular moment Dolly was unconsciously sealing Ralph Gowan's fate for him.

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It sounded rather like nonsense to Ralph Gowan, but it was not a pleasant sort of thing to think about.

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Ralph Gowan was meanly conscious of not being overpowered with regret on hearing this latter statement of facts.

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