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Definition of Gowans
1. gowan [n] - See also: gowan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gowans
Literary usage of Gowans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science by George Woodyatt Hastings, Andrew Edgar, Charles Wager Ryalls, Edwin Pears (1881)
"The following resolution, proposed by Professor Eraser, and seconded by Mr.
gowans, was, after a brief discussion as to its exact terms, adopted, viz. ..."
2. The Bookman (1895)
"Mr. gowans' store at 115 Nassau Street extended through to Theatre Alley, ...
The freedom of Mr. gowans' book-store was not presented to every passer-by. ..."
3. Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland: Hitherto Unpublished by Peter Buchan (1875)
"THE gowans SAE GAY. Page 22. A ballad somewhat similar in fancy, was published
by Allan Ramsay in his Tea Table Miscellany ; but it differs widely in ..."
4. Reminiscences of Fifty Years by Mark Boyd (1871)
"... or was digging up gowans (dandelion) oot o' his bit o' a park in the country.
Ma (my) opinion is, that a man is a great fool for this sort c? display, ..."
5. Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and by Robert Chambers (1876)
"... Where woodbines and the twisting vine Clip round the pear-tree and the pine ;
And roses 'midst rank clover blow Where mixed jonquils and gowans grow, ..."
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