Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To make ready; to prepare; to dress.
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- verb obsolete To make ready; to prepare; to dress.
Etymologies
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Examples
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For luf my hert es bowne to brest, when I pat faire behalde.
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` ` Fear not, '' said Lord Boteler, ` ` he shall be found, if this or the four adjacent counties hold him --- And now Lord Fitzosborne will be pleased to doff the armour he has so kindly assumed for our sakes, and we will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. ''
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And tell me if ye ride to France, or whither bowne ye be.
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See below, V. xx, 'to bowne him for the war'; and 'Lay of the Last Minstrel,' V. xx, 'bowning back to
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Like lead into the sea. 'line 487. bowne = prepare.
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And now Lord Fitzosborne will be pleased to doff the armour he has so kindly assumed for our sakes, and we will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. '
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And now Lord Fitzosborne will be pleased to doff the armour he has so kindly assumed for our sakes, and we will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. '
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For more information, please visit www. bowne.com.
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NY 10041, Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone (212) 658-5805, or from Bowne's website, www. bowne.com.
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NY 10041, Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone (212) 658-5805, or from Bowne's website, www. bowne.com.
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