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lowne

lowne is the archaic form of loon.

Meaning of loon

Noun

loon (plural loons)

  1. (slang) A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
    • An electric fire came next, followed by an umbrella and then a colander. "This bowl will carry no water," he muttered. "Some loon hath pierced it with holes."1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 67
    Synonyms:
    lunatic, psycho, wacko
  2. (obsolete) An idler, a lout.
    • The diuell damne thee blacke, thou cream-fac'd Loone: Where got'ſt thou that Gooſe-looke.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  3. (Scotland, Ulster) A boy, a lad.
  4. (Scotland) A harlot; mistress.
  5. (Scotland) A simpleton.
  6. (Ireland, historical) An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.

See all 9 meanings of loon

Forms of lowne

plurallownes

Questions about lowne

What is lowne the archaic form of?
Lowne is the archaic form of loon.

Words near lowne in the dictionary

  1. Lowndean
  2. Lowndes
  3. Lowndes County
  4. Lowndeses
  5. Lowndesy
  6. lowne
  7. lownes
  8. lowness
  9. lownesses
  10. lownest
  11. Lowney

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