LOWRY

Lowry, Malcolm Lowry, Clarence Malcolm Lowry

(noun) English novelist (1909-1957)

Lowry, L. S. Lowry, Laurence Stephen Lowry

(noun) English painter (1887-1976)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Lowry

A surname.

A city and town in Minnesota.

A town in South Dakota.

Etymology

Noun

lowry (plural lowries)

An open boxcar used on railroads.

Source: Wiktionary


Low"ry, n.

Definition: An open box car used on railroads. Compare Lorry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 January 2025

DERMATOGLYPHICS

(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”


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