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dower
UK [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)] US [ˈdaw.ɚ]
noun 4verb 2name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
rich
VERB + DOWER
carries
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
noun
1
The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
2
Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage
[…] how features are abroad, / I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty,— / The jewel in my dower,—I would not wish / Any companion in the world but you […]
In New Bedford, fathers, they say, give whales for dowers to their daughters, and portion off their nieces with a few porpoises a-piece.
3
That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower!
Man in his primeval dower arrayed.
verb
1
To give a dower or dowry to.
He had married a lady well educated and softly nurtured, but not dowered with worldly wealth.
2
To endow.
It was nothing of this earth, but a piece of the great outside; and as such dowered with outside properties and obedient to outside laws.
noun
1
Alternative spelling of dougher.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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[…] how features are abroad, / I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty,— / The jewel in my dower,—I would not wish / Any companion in the world but you […]
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In New Bedford, fathers, they say, give whales for dowers to their daughters, and portion off their nieces with a few porpoises a-piece.
Wiktionary03
How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower!
Wiktionary04
He had married a lady well educated and softly nurtured, but not dowered with worldly wealth.
Wiktionary05
It was nothing of this earth, but a piece of the great outside; and as such dowered with outside properties and obedient to outside laws.
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Beauty carries its dower in its face.
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