Lown (plural Lowns)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lown is the 21009th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1252 individuals. Lown is most common among White (95.69%) individuals.
lown (plural lowns)
(Scotland) Calm, tranquillity. [from 13th c.]
A shelter; a calm or peaceful place. [from 17th c.]
lown (comparative lowner, superlative lownest)
(chiefly, Scotland) Peaceful, calm. [from 15th c.]
lown (plural lowns)
(obsolete) A low fellow.
Source: Wiktionary
Lown, n. Etym: [See Loon.]
Definition: A low fellow. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
