lown

[ loun ]

/ laʊn /

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calm; quiet.

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This term means the "arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses." What is it?

1375–1425; late Middle English (Scots ) lownen (v.), later lowne (adj.) <Old Norse logn calm (noun), lugna to calm

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[ loon ]

/ lun /

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|DAILY BEAST
Why,” 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 Hogg
The wind has died down, and through the lown midnight air I heard the Auld Kirk clock strike the hour of twelve.
Betty Grier|Joseph Waugh

Because, 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