lown
1[ loun ]
adjective, noun, verb (used with or without object)South Midland U.S.
calm; quiet.
Origin of lown
11375–1425; late Middle English (Scots ) lownen (v.), later lowne (adj.) <Old Norse logn calm (noun), lugna to calm
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How to use lown in a sentence
Doctors like Newman and lown may be gaining a more prominent voice in the national conversation.
PSA Testing, Like a Lot of Other Procedures, May Do More Harm Than Good, Some Doctors Argue | Casey Schwartz, Clark Merrefield | May 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy,” he exclaimed, in a lowered voice, “that lown tore your pretty shirtwaist!
Mountain Blood | Joseph Hergesheimer"Blaw lown, Dan; ye dinna ken wha may hear ye," said Charlie.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 3 (of 3) | James HoggThe wind has died down, and through the lown midnight air I heard the Auld Kirk clock strike the hour of twelve.
Betty Grier | Joseph WaughBecause, like a lull at sea, or lown on land, it is felt to descend from Heaven on man's toilsome lot.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 | John Wilson
Let us descend, then, from that most inclement front, into the lown boundaries of the Holm.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) | John Wilson
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