PROW

bow, fore, prow, stem

(noun) front part of a vessel or aircraft; “he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

prow (plural prows)

(nautical) The front part of a vessel

Synonyms: beak, bow, forestem, prore, stem

A vessel

Etymology 2

Adjective

prow (comparative prower, superlative prowest)

(archaic) Brave, valiant, gallant.

Etymology 3

Noun

prow (plural prows)

Alternative form of proa

Anagrams

• pow'r

Source: Wiktionary


Prow, n. Etym: [F. proue (cf. Sp. & Pg. proa, It. prua), L. prora, Gr. Pro-, and cf. Prore.]

Definition: The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself. Wordsworth. The floating vessel swum Uplifted, and secure with beaked prow rode tilting o'er the waves. Milton.

Prow, n.

Definition: See Proa.

Prow, a. [Compar. Prower; superl. Prowest.] Etym: [OF.prou, preu, F. preux, fr. L. pro, prod, in prodesse to be useful. See Pro-, and cf. Prude.]

Definition: Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous. [Archaic] Tennyson. The prowest knight that ever field did fight. Spenser.

Prow, n. Etym: [OE. & OF. prou. See Prow, a.]

Definition: Benefit; profit; good; advantage. [Obs.] That shall be for your hele and for your prow. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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