The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bowne
Bowne \Bowne\, v. t. [See Boun.] To make ready; to prepare; to dress. [Obs.]
We will all bowne ourselves for the banquet.
--Sir W.
Scott.
Wiktionary
bowne
vb. (context obsolete English) To make ready; to prepare; to dress.
Wikipedia
Bowne
Bowne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alan Bowne (1945–1989), American playwright and author
- Andrew Bowne (c. 1638–c. 1708), American colonial politician
- Borden Parker Bowne (1847–1910), theologian associated with American Methodism
- John Bowne (1627–1695), English colonist in North America
- Norwood Bowne (1813–1890), New York newspaper editor and politician
- Obadiah Bowne (1822–1874), American politician from New York
- Peter Bowne (1575–c. 1624), English physician
- Samuel S. Bowne (1800–1865), American politician from New York
- Walter Bowne (1770–1846), 59th Mayor of New York City
Usage examples of "bowne".
Mother gave me her watch, and I shall have no money to take me to Bowning, where I am going to a situation.
In the society of Friends he was prominent, and, like Thomas Eddy and Robert Bowne, he was occupied with hospitals, and ever zealous in good works.
The persecution was kept up until one of the banished Friends, John Bowne, reached Amsterdam and laid the case before the Company.