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bawsunt

UK/ˈbɔːsənt/

bawsunt adjective: having white streaks or spots on a black or bay background (especially of an animal's or a mountain's face).

Adjective

bawsunt (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, literary, rare) Having white streaks or spots on a black or bay background (especially of an animal's or a mountain's face).
    • Far off the bawsunt mountains jirk, Their kaim o' ribie trees. Like howlets roostin' roon' aboot, Are a' the seas.1985, The Powys Review, volume 5, numbers 17-20

Forms of bawsunt

alternative formbausond
alternative formbawsond

Origin of bawsunt

From Old French bausant (“black and white spotted”).

Questions about bawsunt

What does bawsunt mean?
Bawsunt means having white streaks or spots on a black or bay background (especially of an animal's or a mountain's face).
What part of speech is bawsunt?
Bawsunt is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bawsunt?
Bawsunt is pronounced /ˈbɔːsənt/ (UK).

Words near bawsunt in the dictionary

  1. bawsin
  2. bawsins
  3. bawson
  4. bawsond
  5. bawsons
  6. bawsunt
  7. bawtie
  8. bawties
  9. Bawtree
  10. Bawtry
  11. bawty

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