lown

¹

[ loun ]

adjective

, South Midland U.S.

1. calm; quiet.

lown

²

[ loon ]

noun

, Scot.

1. loon ².

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

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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