gowany

English

Etymology

gowan +‎ -y

Adjective

gowany (comparative more gowany, superlative most gowany)

  1. (Scotland) Covered with daisies.
    • 1725, Allan Ramsay, The Gentle Shepherd:
      Sweeter than gowany glens or new-mawn hay.
    • 'a. 1835, John Mackay Wilson, Wilson's Tales of The Borders (and of Scotland)
      When the gowany braes / Were our temple o' joy and glee, / Some dour auld body would shake his head, / And tell us our gladness away would flee […]

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