Bowne (plural Bownes)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bowne is the 23283rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1094 individuals. Bowne is most common among White (92.78%) individuals.
• Bowen, benow, bewon
bowne (third-person singular simple present bownes, present participle bowning, simple past and past participle bowned)
(transitive, obsolete) To make ready; to prepare; to dress.
• Bowen, benow, bewon
Source: Wiktionary
Bowne, v. t. Etym: [See Boun.]
Definition: To make ready; to prepare; to dress. [Obs.] We will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
