dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/gow_MW.json

{
  "gown":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a coverall worn in an operating room":[],
      ": a distinctive robe worn by a professional or academic person":[],
      ": a loose flowing outer garment formerly worn by men":[],
      ": a woman's dress":[],
      ": dressing gown":[],
      ": nightgown":[],
      ": the body of students and faculty of a college or university":[
        "rivalry between town and gown"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The bride wore a lovely lace wedding gown .",
      "a shopping trip for the express purpose of finding the perfect gown for the wedding",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The actress wore a gown designed by Danielle Frankel while Form chose a Brunello Cuccinelli pinstripe suit. \u2014 Catherine Santino, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
      "Kate previously wore the gown in March 2020 on a trip with William to Ireland, just before the start of the pandemic. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "To the glamorous event, Doja wore a black Schiaparelli gown by the French fashion house's creative director, Daniel Roseberry. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
      "At Chopard\u2019s Cannes event, Longoria wore a particularly standout black evening gown , featuring a thigh-high leg slit and lace top. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
      "Diplo offset his dapper look with an ice-blue dye job; Cindy Bruna wore a slinky cut-out gown by Dundas that was more flesh than bodice; and Charlie XCX looked ever the emo diva in Jean Paul Gaultier Couture by Glenn Martens. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Other members of the royal family, however, have been showing off their best spring-summer looks, including Sophie, Countess of Wessex, who wore a dramatic floral gown on day three of the event. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
      "To honor the night\u2019s theme, co-chair Blake Lively wore an Atelier Versace gown that paid tribute to New York City, while Alicia Keys wore a luxe Ralph Lauren cape beaded and embroidered to depict the Manhattan skyline. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "To begin her life as a princess, Charlene wore an elegant, white, shoulder-skimming gown with embroidered details and a show-stopping train to her royal wedding to Prince Albert. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French gune, goune , from Late Latin gunna , a fur or leather garment":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8gau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dress",
      "frock"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075303",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "gowiddie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": labrador tea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "g\u014d\u02c8wid\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144228"
  },
  "gowk":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cuckoo":[],
      ": simpleton , fool , gawk":[
        "sat there all evening like a great gowk",
        "\u2014 Flora Thompson"
      ],
      ": to gaze or stare vacantly":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8g\u014dk",
      "\u02c8g\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8g\u0259u\u0307k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English goke, gowke from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; akin to Old English g\u0113ac cuckoo, Old High German gouh":"Noun",
      "Middle English (Scots dialect) gowken , perhaps from gowk , noun":"Intransitive verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165518"
  },
  "gowked":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": foolish , giddy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259\u0307t",
      "\u02c8g\u0259u\u0307k\u0259\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "gowk entry 1 + -ed or -it (Scots variant of -ed )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192047"
  },
  "gowk storm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a brief storm or period of adversity":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the typical occurrence of short storms in the spring at the time of the cuckoo's return":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201134"
  },
  "gowf":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dull blow : cuff , buffet":[],
      ": strike , cuff":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8g\u0259u\u0307f",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps from gowf entry 1 (also, \"golf club\")":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220530"
  },
  "gowl":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": howl , yell":[
        "the hound dog gowled",
        "wind gowls in the chimney",
        "\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
      ],
      ": a loud cry : howl , yell":[
        "burst out in kind o' gowl o' anger",
        "\u2014 S. R. Crockett"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8g\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8gau\u0307(\u0259)l",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English goulen, gowlen , from Old Norse gaula ; akin to Old Norse geyja to bark and perhaps to Greek chaos abyss":"Intransitive verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013801"
  },
  "Gower":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "John 1330":[],
      "peninsula west of Swansea on Bristol Channel in southern Wales":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8gau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8g\u014d-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8g\u022f(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160613"
  },
  "Gowen cypress":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small tree or shrub ( Cupressus goveniana ) with erect or stiff branches, spherical cones, and light green to yellowish leaves that is native to California and used as an ornamental":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8gau\u0307\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after James R. Gowen , 19th century British horticulturist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161716"
  }
}