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Webster 1913 Edition


Gowany

Gow′an-y

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Adj.
Having, abounding in, or decked with, daisies.
[Scot.]
Sweeter than
gowany
glens or new-mown hay.
Ramsay.

Definition 2024


gowany

gowany

English

Adjective

gowany (comparative more gowany, superlative most gowany)

  1. (Scotland) Covered with daisies.
    • Ramsay
      Sweeter than gowany glens or new-mown hay.
    • John Mackay Wilson
      When the gowany braes / Were our temple o' joy and glee, / Some dour auld body would shake his head, / And tell us our gladness away would flee []