Mown

Mown
Mow Mow (m[=o]), v. t. [imp. {Mowed} (m[=o]d); p. p. {Mowed} or {Mown} (m[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mowing}.] [OE. mowen, mawen, AS. m[=a]wan; akin to D. maaijen, G. m["a]hen, OHG. m[=a]jan, Dan. meie, L. metere to reap, mow, Gr. 'ama^n. Cf. {Math}, {Mead} a meadow, {Meadow}.] 1. To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine. [1913 Webster]

2. To cut the grass from; as, to mow a meadow. [1913 Webster]

3. To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses, as in mowing grass; -- with down; as, a discharge of grapeshot mows down whole ranks of men. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Mown — Mown, p. p. & a. Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a mown field. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mown — mown; un·mown; …   English syllables

  • mown — [mōn] vt., vi. alt. pp. of MOW1 …   English World dictionary

  • mown — adjective (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine the smell of newly mown hay • Syn: ↑cut • Ant: ↑unmown • Similar to: ↑new mown • Topics: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • mown — /mohn/, v. a pp. of mow1. * * * …   Universalium

  • mown — moan …   American English homophones

  • mown — məʊ n. pile of hay; part of the barn where hay is stored, hay loft v. cut down hay or a similar crop, trim grass; destroy or kill without purpose or in great numbers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mown — UK [məʊn] / US [moʊn] mow …   English dictionary

  • mown — [[t]moʊn[/t]] v. a pp. of mow I …   From formal English to slang

  • mown — /moʊn/ (say mohn) verb past participle of mow1 …  

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